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Would that be closed tracks?

The racing at most places is pretty poor isn't it? BSN must be cheesed off as they depend so much on "generic" speedway fans subscribing... I get to watch Poland and Sweden and often give UK racing a miss on Eurosport given invariably it is poor entertainment.. Apart from a few tracks, eg. (in no particular order), NSS, Glasgow, Worky, Scunthorpe 0 and Redcar, there does seem to be a very low entertainment threshold at a lot of tracks... Based on a "win at all costs" mentality maybe around track prep? What promoters forget I fear is that only one team can win a league, so, for many teams, they are out of contention within a month or two,.. (Leagues where let's be honest don't carry too much kudos or financial reward).. ,Therefore, selling "the racing" for thes majority of clubs has to be key surely?

To defend Laguta slightly, he was brought over by Brady wasn't he on their agreed deal. Brady soon departed and he was left with Buster, who whether you believe it or not, didn't wanted him riding in many meetings due to his cost. Ended up at Peterborough because that meant the cost wasn't put on Lynn Think he could be forgiven to some extent based on the joke surroundings he was amongst. Personally think Laguta could thrive at a club like Ipswich which provides a more stable environment for their riders.

False dawn. Given the commitment of the riders in their racing I don't think the size of the crowd had any effect on them.

Challenging night for everyone down at the Coliseum from the team at Gladiators TV right through to the riders on track. As stressed on the stream at the start, that weather right before the meeting caught everybody out. Forecast only changed at 4pm and the showers pre-meeting really did make those early heats tricky. Credit must go to both sets of riders, managers, the referee and the track staff who at no point complained about the situation and instead were all proactive in doing everything possible to get the meeting to reach its conclusion but once we got through heats 7+8, thankfully the weather calmed down. As mentioned in the Plymouth thread, when it rains it pours for the Gladiators in recent times. Covatti not in team colours, Dan with Covid and Ben suffering a nasty clash with the fence on the backstraight after lifting off bend 2. Fingers crossed it’s nothing too serious and he can come back 100% when he’s ready. Spirited effort from the team, Troy Batchelor with a professional guest appearance, Kyle Newman and Alfie Bowtell with good nights too but ultimately Charles Wright was a class above and with the help of Jason Edwards, the Bears proved too strong on the night. Still early days in the Gladiators season but they need to get that aggregate point next week against Berwick to really propel themselves into the mix.

I've got dust in me flat white!!!!!!!

And happy to be, rather a close meeting than a one sided affair. But seriously what the hell track was that? Completely different to normal. Arrived to see most of the dirt gone and it looked slick with very little in the way of dirt in the outside. The rider interviews after the meeting confirmed this as they all said they were completely caught out by the track and it being prepared nothing like normal. Why on earth did that happen? Surely a track should be prepared the same every week to the riders liking? Took Poole until half way through the match to get going and it should have been won far earlier than heat 15 but we got there in the end. Take a bow Jason Edwards that was the best I and many other have ever seen him ride and when he gated in heat 15 with Wright at the back I expected Wright to pick off a Pirate to cause a golden heat. Lawsons bike going pop in heat 13 caused it to come down to the last but that was the worst I have seen Pirates ride this year. As for our new signing Vinnie Ford, well it was an improvement on his predecessor and he battled all night. Pirates go top. No home meeting now for over a month.

Good performance from the Bears - Jason Edwards in particular but Wright, Bailey and Mulford all had their moments too. With a fully fit Danny King it might have been even closer. Obviously Lawson losing a chain helped but Bears deserve some luck after the season we’ve had so far. Lawson and Brennan very good for the Pirates, but the rest of the team very up and down. As others have said the racing wasn’t good, only 2 passes of note (Wright and Brennan) and the rest decided by turn 3 lap 1. Noticeable too how strung out the races were after the blue groove appeared. BSN stream good as usual but watched without sound as I just can’t listen to Roynon.

Hold your horses Poole haters... it'll be "Sweet Caroline" soon, after heat 14... worth the admission money alone!

deluded

It’s a demand at Ipswich, not a request so you’re quite correct. Emil to his credit took that on board. They may have to lower their sights and change the make up of the side from a powerful top end, to a more strength in depth looking side with just Emil as the big hitter. That would mean sacrificing a rider lower down unfortunately. The drop off points wise from Doyle’s replacement has to be made up elsewhere in the team. We’ll see.

Three Eastbourne trained riders and another ex Eagle, just saying..

But the king of Wroclaw isn't allowed to ride over here sure some numpty posted that

All i know is they are working tirelessly to get the right kind of rider into our team that fits the criteria of Team Spirit that this Witches septet have built up through the early stages of this season. And on Monday evening at Birmingham, at the end of the meeting....Vaculik and Dudek were definetly not part of any discussions with Chris and Ritchie, and from what was said, i doubt that has changed in any way. They had been turned down by 1 GP rider, but they expected that anyway, and i would go as far as saying these 2 are seriously trying thier hardest to bring a rider in....For in their words an Irreplaceable rider in Jason Doyle. It seems very difficult to get the right rider in, but im nobody, just a fan who watches Home and Away most of the season, and i know they are frustrated in their efforts to gain a new Heat Leader. But those 2 named above, and Laguta were not part of any ongoing discussions as of Monday about 10pm. I would just add, i wouldnt rule out Laguta, nothing was said, but i just wouldnt rule him out. And for what its worth...And this was not part of anything discussed, just my opinion, i wouldnt be shocked if they made 2 Changes and not just bring in a Replacement for Jason, but thats not from a reliable source, thats from me who just has a hunch.

He'll get another team for sure! Apparently, B'ham tried to sign several guests but none suitable were available....(if you believe what the Promoters say...) Can only see a very big Ipswich win....20 points plus!

There is a difference between the King of Wroclaw and those riders you mentioned.

but are ok for bewley woffinden janoswki to ride in UK don't be stupid

I bought the stream on BSN. It was a very long way to go to see it live. It's a shame because the empty stands on the stream were very obvious and a bit disappointing. My main reason for saying that is the effect it would have had on the competitors. Oh well. Despite the above, I thought this was an excellent meeting. Real commitment from the riders and a few surprises along the way. I have been to Glasgow a few times and I have to say that they have built an impressive set up and the racing is very entertaining. Well done. And a special mention to Sam Hagon. His transfer to Leicester is obviously paying off

For his first time on the track, showed lots of fight and determination, think he will get better

I think that was the last pass the Poole regulars saw as well. Tonights blockbuster 2 passes were a decade and a half in the making.

The racing this year has been excellent but certainly not tonight. When. Rider like Brennan can’t make a move on Edwards you know something has gone wrong with track prep.

Unfortunately Poole fans like to win at all costs bu@@er the entertainment they are probably easy pleased, won't know good speedway if they saw it

Musielak can't be injured he as been named to ride for ostrow on friday that's no different to covatti riding in europe and not for plymouth ?? what is chapmans excuse for this ???

The problem with Laguta last season was that he might have "graced us with his presence", but in some matches it wasn't obvious.

I see your point, in this unlikely scenario tho I feel if you’ve got someone at reserve on 7.23 then it’s immaterial that teams winning home and away whenever wherever hah

So last year when Brennan was averaging like 6 had he been injured you’d have been happier fielding a kid in the main body of the team and not at all ready to be a top flight 7 let alone 2/4??

It's punishment enough for any team that a Rising Star has to move into the top 5 if their average means it's possible - they should stay at reserve all season, as do the youngsters in Poland. Anyway, Ipswich have got an RS, it's Dan Thompson - he is still in the declared 1-7 and is named in the team to face Birmingham, but with R/R to cover his unfortunate absence. The other problem with the Regulations is that they "only" allow R/R or another RS for a rider who is clearly riding well - better than any current RS, and - using your yardstick - better than an ExtraLiga rider.

Expedcted out for 4-6 weeks, so I believe... i'd be going R/R or guests personally, with the team moral we have this season, why would we wanna sign a rider that has a negative attitude which brings down the spirit

Wouldn't want that jumped up little s*#t at Foxhall, he's no better then a moaning faced Aussie, one sure way to bring the team morale down.

Well if it wasn't him, Zmarzlik wouldn't ride over here, he would be the obvious one asked.

That immediately rules out Lambert then

Sadly none of the 3 Danes we've named will be a patch on Doyle.

You would have done if he was missing obviously let’s not pretend otherwise . Wasn’t it you who lauded the signing of Zagar on here with “drink those tears” after your club made a change after changes were permitted? You weren’t interested in any debate on whether your club had Broken/Bent/Grey area of the rules, all you were interested in was rubbing it in people’s faces on here that your team had strengthened. Yeah, I wouldn’t be taking the moral high ground on this if I were you.

Yes - 18 May v Wolves But he wasn't RS last year.

Jarek Hampel would be a great signing for Ipswich if he could be tempted back to the uk.

Heats 14 and 15 now on you tube from Oxford speedway channel

after tonights win at Plymouth i'm sure Redcar will be there on a high .. should be a good meeting

Of course they thought of it it is a specific paragraph in the rules. It is a clear act of commission, not an omission through oversight. Whether it is a wisely drawn regulation is certainly up for debate though.

He’s improved more than any other rising star, and has progressed through to the main body. That’s Ipswich’ gain for picking him, and staying with him again this season. Why should Ipswich then be punished when he’s missing by having to replace him by Hodder or another clearly inferior rising star who will undoubtedly score 0,0,0? Why is it wrong to use R/R for him like you can any other member of the top 5? Seems totally fair to me.

I remember my first few cars, used to go out on long journeys never knowing if I'd get back. Never seemed to matter either still went

When we first went to Hackney in 1973 the hire car lost third and fourth gear approaching Hangers Lane...continued to Waterden Road around tha North Circular (those were the days) in second gear. After the meeting we found a telephone kiosk (remember those?) and phoned the breakdown service and had to hang around for a return call. In the meantime a police officer arrived on the scene as we had been reported to be behaving suspiciously (these were the days of the IRA) and after explaining our peril we phoned the owner (father of one time second halfer and Peterbrough rider Chris Drewitt) who told us to try and get the car back to Oxford...drove all the way back to Oxford in second gear! Fun days and you don't forget memories like that!

Totally agree...Cook at number 6 is a better bet ..And not so costly ...

The wage bill would be a big factor.They get decent attendance’s.It would have increase a fair big to make it viable IMO.The are not in business to lose money.

Watching the “big” riders doesn’t necessarily mean entertainment in my opinion as can be seen by some of the crap we sometimes witness on Eurosport. Last Sunday’s under 21 final proved that Ashfield can produce fantastic racing without the need for big names. I’ve never been a fan of leaving the championship due to the possible pitfalls you’ve mentioned.

he's good rider and getting better i'm sure he will get snapped up kings lynn more than likely for toft

I presume that wasn’t a genuine comeback but a stunt to meet the ‘rode for the team this season criteria’ so the pathetic farce can be played out longer.Just another episode of this joke sport unfortunately.

From the British Speedway website The home side have two absences with Troy Batchelor stepping in at No.1 to guest for Nico Covatti, who has been suspended by the SCB for his non-appearance, whilst r/r covers for the unwell Dan Thompson. Covatti correctly getting a ban for withholding his services, but Plymouth can be happy with that, as guests should strengthen them.

Probably only tested AFTER he retired from the meeting due to feeling unwell.

I am in Latvia currently which may help..... Stockport, Latvia...

Having glanced through the Ag Soc's annual report 2023, it does mention something like "the sale of the Showground to AEPG" as though it is a done deal. It also describes successful negotiations (after the original deal with Bellway went wrong) with a builder/developer. But it's still shocking that an organisation with it's purpose, is facilitating building on land, something you'd think would be contrary to their principles as a charitable organisation. Loud raspberries in their direction