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Totally disagree, common sense is often lacking in this sport but I think for once it has prevailed. A minor league sport where we should be doing everything we can to preserve and help the clubs within the system survive, I’ve been following the sport since the late 90’s and the amount of teams who have fallen on hard times and disappeared to then never return is staggering, to the point where the bare bones remain. Giving Plymouth no facility and then basically no hope of competing never mind winning would surely turn not only casual fans away but the fantastic loyal support that the club has. The last thing I as a speedway fan want to see is another club fall on hard times through in theory very little/no fault of there own. Why do you want to see Plymouth in a potentially bad situation? Is it so your own club does better? I’m a Berwick fan like yourself and I would much rather have as many competitive teams in the league as possible and teams being sustainable for years to come.

This could be a big win for Scunthorpe.

Not really Plymouths fault on this one, didn't ask for there No 1 to get injured

Maybe the decision was made/rubberstamped by the promotions of the other CL clubs as being in the best interests of all CL clubs.

Absolutely, need some rags to clean my work van

I see that Plymouth had snow that settled last night! They really have had some incredible weather, I really don't think the early call offs are anything other than genuine. As for the Covatti facility, I have mixed feelings but I think its common sense to grant some kind of facility. I'd always prefer R/R over borrowing other team's riders but it is what it is and the league needs all its teams to be competitive.

But could end up racing front of a terrible crowd, some not coming expecting it to be off, others not wanting to stay out in terrible weather. Apart from wether the match could be raced, gotta consider the financial implications of racing on a very wet day.

This should be a comfy home win but will be really interesting to see how the Comets newbies go.

Apparently he is holding onto them to see if a consortium from a children's charity come in with an increased bid.

Buster has some Easter eggs going cheap now

There will be thousands more views on their Facebook page then the website gets. You don't have to use or be 'on' Social media to see the posts, it amazes me how many people don't get this. It's just a web address like the official webpage is - https://www.facebook.com/scunnyspeedway All the info you'll ever want will be on there

How are Plymouth making a mockery of the sport? They didn't make the decision to allow a facility for an injured rider.

Yes it should be GT Tyres Comets, not GTS

Do you not consider this forum board to be social media?

Imagine your life being this sad!!

Could you think of anyone appropriate that could do it, I could think of one who shouldn't.

And it’s off… best decision to call it early

James Denham is on the Offical British Speedway No Brakes No Fear podcast this week and he explains the riding order logic, plus much more. But basically it is to put an experienced rider out on the away tracks in heat 1 and allow the newer riders a few heats to see what’s what. Here’s the podcast > https://pod.fo/e/22b0b3

We don't, and never do... The "In the interest of Speedway" card regularly gets played ,which clearly shows that all rules can be (pardon the pun),'ridden over, as is, and when, required... A common sense approach in a tiny minority sport where whoever wins the league isn't going to earn "millions", or even "hundreds of thousand's" and, as history tells us, could even close down due to the financial strain of getting that success.. With so few teams it is bad for business for all the clubs to have any "cannon fodder" which fails to attract crowds both home and away...

Frankly, Plymouth aren't making the playoffs, so they can have Bartosz Zmarzlik for cover if they can convince him to come as far as I'm concerned.

Read my post again, slowly this time. Or do you think Landshurt and Daugavpils are now in Poland?

100% correct decision to call it off. Used my spare evening to visit a relative in Lynn hospital and it was slashing down when I came out at 8:10pm. Clubs often get criticised for getting it wrong, so only right they get praise when they get it right.

any scorps fans seen the footage of celina beating mr kemp fron back in fashion . keep it clean search you tube if you dare lol

As opposed to July when they'll be burning hay on the back straight two hours before the meeting?

So far clubs have been calling meetings off early enough to avoid fans travelling. Certainly better for the fans than turning up.

Are they worried now that the licence is no longer in the hands of the previous promotion that someone may come along and start up again?

Thought it was a SCB decision, not BSPL!?

It should not be in, suggest the original poster gets the title correct, to acknowledge the sponsor correctly it's Workington GT tyres comets

It'll take a lot of improvement from the bottom 5 to get Redcar into the play-offs imo. They certainly have potential, can they realise it? Good fixture to start with before the serious stuff starts.

Not determined until 18 April I think

Weather forecast looks ok so far, ready for tapes up excited for it now!

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Spare bog roll too

Obviously looking to buy something then Lewy

9 likes,1person thinks it's funny just about sums up that person.

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Correct lisa and I believe that there has been other examples of this aswell with other clubs. The precedent was set a while back.

But Poole got 28 day facility for that Czech who never rode for us a few years ago, so unless the rules have changed since then, I don't see the problem.

My prediction is that Buster will be relaying the track at about 7pm

SCB now grant a 28-day guest facility to Plymouth to cover Covatti's absence,

Hagen and Perry got better with every lap though we mustn’t expect too much from them. Tobias looked more confident than I expected and seems to think he will do a good job. Soon find out against opposition riders who know the Poole track very well. Roll on Friday night and let’s hope it’s a good entertaining opening meeting.

New race suits look very impressive

Can you take food and drink into the stadium? Also, are the seats on homestraight unreserved to sit on when you arrive, looking forward to my first visit tomorrow, hope the forecast doesn’t ruin it.

I see Oxford have cancelled tonight's practice. Any conspiracy theories about that, or is it just Plymouth who aren't allowed bad weather I wonder?

I hate the super heat. There I said it. Completely deflates the side that hard earned a draw.

The track was very wet from overnight and morning rain, and although I was there before 4pm, I didn't see any water being added. It did seem a bit greasy and this probably made passing more difficult. I thought we caught Sheffield cold in the early stages and were able to twice build up a ten point lead, but Sheffield always looked to be capable of catching us up, and being able to use Tai Woffinden four times in the last six races (including the superheat) was hugely to their advantage - although fair play to their team manager for reading the situation rightly. I didn't think Birmingham's Team Manager made any blunders. He might have made a couple of late changes but these probably wouldn't have affected the final outcome. In my opinion, the superheat spoiled the meeting. What is wrong with a drawn match anyway? Both clubs and their supporters would have gone home happy with a draw, so why ruin things for half of them with a daft rule that very few people ever wanted introduced in the first place? (That's not sour grapes, and I congratulate Sheffield on their win which I think they perhaps just about deserved, but I was delighted with the size of the crowd which was a great relief and was well deserved by a promotion which has worked so hard to keep speedway in Birmingham, and by the enthusiasm displayed - made so much better by Sheffield's happy and noisy contingent. This I think, justifies the gamble to move up to the Premiership, and will hopefully lead to more entertaining meetings like this one.

I think the way Plymouth abused the rule book a couple of seasons ago with the Eddie Kennett debacle and were allowed to use a guest all season for him . They broke no rules I admit but this is why the Rule book over a missing rider was tightened up

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Usual old chestnut about admission charges, Everything else has gone up but for some people speedway promoters are expected to somehow absorb their increased costs.