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Think it’s worth mentioning how enjoyable last night’s meeting was. I’m often critical of Wimborne Road, but that was a great speedway meeting last night and a fantastic advert for the sport. It had everything, from close racing to dubious decisions, on-track-action and post-race interview controversy. Congratulations to the Pirates on another trophy and also Redcar in giving a fantastic account of themselves. Special mention to Will Cairns and Jake Mullford. Never lose that fire in your belly, boys.

Good to hear Coleman addressing the supporters at the end as well. Again dangling the carrot of things being much better next year and exciting times ahead at Foxhall. He can certainly talk the talk, and he deserves the chance to walk the walk. Grateful that he stepped in personally and gave us speedway again this year.

Awwww. Martin Ashby. What a rider. I was totally obsessed with the guy as a teenager. I remember the first time I ever went to Swindon Speedway. Swindon v Wolves in 1974. I stood on the apex of the first and second bends. First race I saw - Martin Ashby of Swindon beating some foreign bloke called Ole Olsen and breaking the track record. Amazing. He had the best style of any rider. Take any picture of Martin Ashby riding, and you could put it into any other picture of him. He always looked exactly the same in every picture. So stylish, but possibly not aggressive or ruthless enough sometimes, which probably cost him a place in my first ever World Final in 1975. That race with Ray Wilson was over 50 years ago now, and I'm still traumatised by it! I even took my FS1-E to his garage once for a service - just so I could say my moped was serviced by Martin Ashby. After he retired, he was regular supporter at Blunsdon. Always in the same spot - near to the tea hatch going into the first bend - as though he were just another supporter. No heirs and graces at all. RIP Martin Ashby. What a guy!

I'm sorry, but if there is a growing dispute between two riders at the tapes, the starting marshal should intervene and sort it out. That is one of his jobs. For this to end in one rider pulling the others cut out is unforgivable. Surely this amounts to delaying the start and should lead to an exclusion. In fact I think it started out as 6 of 1 and maybe both riders should have been excluded for the delay of start. Instead of which we had this pantomime where an innocent party ends up getting thrown out.

That interview sums Cairns up… If you want an example of how to entertain both on and off the track and endear yourself to fans of other clubs and not just your own, look no further than Cooper. Pure class. 👌🏻

Another reason for any TV deal to just do a highlights package using the club streams... Too many times meetings don't happen due to weather predictions, riders not liking the track or just simply rain offs.. The sport needs to build a reputation for professionalism, and "live Speedway" going out often doesn't always paint that picture... Time to edit the best highlights, and interviews covering rider commitments and lifestyles, can start to build that reputation..

Just got back from a very entertaining meeting at Poole. First of all commiserations to Redcar who put up a decent defence of their 6 point lead. Thought Charles Wright was quite brilliant. And to the handful of Redcar fans who travelled all the way from the north east to support their team. Racing was tight and Redcar battled well until the rumpus of heat eight when Mulford started kicking out at Will Cairns. Ref really messed up by putting on the Red light. Newman thought 2 mins had been cancelled and pulled away to the bend. But the Red lights went out and the clock kept ticking. Kyle arrived 2 seconds too late and was excluded. Very unfair. In fact ludicrous. But the Purates were then fired up and took control of the meeting. People moaning there is a lack of characters in the sport. Then along comes young Will Cairns who speaks what he thinks and it’s moan moan moan. Cocksure, should be taken down a peg or two, too big for his boots, etc etc etc. Will Cairns is perfect for speedway. A young lad, who is clearly heading to the top, causing waves. More riders should be like this.

Will Cairns is everything this sport needs,voted him BSN rider of the night just for his antics and interview

The meeting the other week against Sheffield was very good, some excellent racing with lots of passing. But most of the riders were having a whinge on both sides that the track was “tricky to ride” and they were struggling a bit with it. Tonight most of the riders were praising the track because it was smooth and easy to ride, but was serving up next to no entertainment to the supporters. Give me the track like it was against Sheffield and tell them to get on with it!

It was literally cobbled together a few weeks before the season started as everyone including “Rob” knows 🙄 It’s been a crap league this year with two of only six clubs being out of it before a wheel was turned in anger and it’s been done to death. Belle Vue realistically only had ONE challenger this year who then lost their top rider and couldn’t replace him. Hopefully Sheffield will get Fricke in for the play offs so a Belle Vue-Sheffield final is at least mildly interesting.

We do have the second leg to go but, due to other commitments, there's a relatively high chance that Monarchs will have to run fan replacement in my absence. I plan to serve my 28 day ban in November.

Some of the comments at Cairns are laughable. Please remember he is still a bairn at 17, plying his trade with adults in a high pressure professional setting & a sport that is more adrenaline fuelled than most. I for one hope he keeps this up because if he wants a successful career & to chase the dream of being World Champion one day, then he is gonna need all these attributes that people are so keen to moan about. Wont be moaning if in 10 years time he is World Champion, the same people will probably be kissing his ass. Last night was brilliant for the sport. What was good to see was a load of youngsters going at it 100%, ie Cairns, Rushen, Mulford, Pijper, Scott. If these boys keep progressing then we might not see them in Britain for much longer before the lure of Zlotys beholds them, so enjoy it whilst it lasts!

This is very funny, especially the audio:

'We need more characters in speedway'... Well now you have one and everyone moaning and calling him names. So do you want one or not! Also Will's mind names plus the ref being stupid gave Poole the win. So thanks! 🤭👏 Edit- also no one moaning about the track not even Gavan, so can count this meeting as a winner all round?🙏

Don’t mind it at all. Yes, it’s a dick move, but it’s mind games and you could argue it worked. Love the kick from Mullford in response too. Also a dick move, but again, I don’t mind it. It creates a bit of interest. I mean, these interviews are brilliant; too fired-up young riders. Great coverage for BSN. Love it.

Let’s be honest team building for this season has been a big anti-climax compared to previous years , Signing Hausl and Hagon were major red flags and even resigning Hodder was very questionable.

Martin Ashby was my absolute hero when I started going to speedway in the early 70’s. A brilliant rider with many seasons averaging over 10. I remember one race at the Abbey where he forgot to turn his fuel on in heat one, was miles at the back but came through and beat I think Valentine off the last bend to take the win. Also the 1975 British Final at Coventry when he was in a race off for the final spot at Wembley against Ray Wilson. Wilson gated, Ashby attacked up the inside for three laps and got through, but gave Wilson racing room for the Leicester rider to. Last around and win by half a bike. True gentleman. Swindon hero. RIP Martin.

Guests are 100% not a necessary evil, as, if they were, then all leagues would have to use them.. The very fact they don't shows the sport can be ran without them... The issue is that now it has become part and parcel of the operating model in the UK, and fundamentally ingrained in the way the sport is ran... Providing promoters with lazy, easy to implement options, (and even a chance to improve their team), and it gives riders a chance to earn some decent money, (sometimes more than their own teams guarantee and points money)... In short, everyone is happy... If there are not enough riders then reduce the number of riders per team, (Denmark seem to run well with five per team, and eight teams)... If implemented this could free up 12 riders for next season's current six teams, with these riders, as you suggest, riding in tier two but coming in on short term replacement contracts... Or just implement a fit for purpose RR system which doesn't involve your No1 being replaced by two second strings, (or reserves if the manager chooses).. Riders 5 and 3 should be allowed to cover all the missing No1's rides, (f the manager chooses), and for the rest of the team, then the riders above and below the missing rider can take two each.. With a number eight coming in for a missing number seven.. You still then win or lose as a "proper team" and credibility is maintained.. The way UK runs its Speedway is just lazy and contrived, as they can plan in fixtures, with known clashes, and then just use Guests to cover the missing riders... Removing the Guest "Get out of jail free card" would mean a far more disciplined, and much better thought out, and organised approach, to the whole running of the sport.. Which can only be a good thing... NB. Tier two can still do "whatever they want", but the top tier should always be seen as a credible bona fide, professional, sporting league...

And I if hear riders safety one more time🤬firstly racing motorbikes is dangerous, don’t like that fact do something else, 2nd,ok riders let’s talk about lowering the revs by 2000revs on the engines and make them less volatile and ultimately a considerable amount safer to ride ? No I didn’t think so

The first thing we need to sort out in 2027 is we need to get the fun factor back into British speedway, it is sadly lacking in modern speedway and fans (those left ) feel it

Rent free 😂

That was great entertainment though if both were let at it down in the pits after there would of been only one winner and wouldnt of been Emil. Whether Cairns was right or wrong , being a knob or not, the sport desperately needs new fans and stuff like this wont do any harm.

Hand bags etc who cares, its drama, its making the meeting a lot more interesting and your getting that drama because this meeting actually has something riding on it. They say its slick but clearly there is some dirt on it because of the outside run.

Edwards might as well sit in the pits the rest of the night. At number five, he’s a waste of a race suit. His track geography is awful. Amateur.

Dick move from Cairns. Heard a few rumours that some riders think he’s a bit too cocky for his own good. That just proved it…

Why not plymouth and Berwick do has very little if any impact on crowd numbers imo. Supporters will always prefer live speedway

After giving Leicester the 💷 to throw a meeting it nice to see Belle Vue bury the old hags in embarrassing style 😛

He thanked the supporters & the sponsors for sticking by them this year. After the take over they asked for people to stick by them & not judge them on 26. He thanked everyone from the bottom of his heart for doing that. acknowledged that the performance last night wasn’t good good enough but he would avenge that next year. Exciting plans are in place for next season however as yet he isn’t able to share & they have been working on those plans for some time. Thats what I like about him several times this year he has publicly engaged with the supporters. The guy is a breath of fresh air. Personally as for next year I’d take Toby back in two minds about Tom part of me thinks he is a bargain on his average, the other parts isn’t so sure. As for Danny again on the fence had a very good season however could be a risk on his average if the league is stronger. If the points limit stays the same again his average might go against him. Id also personally try & get scott involved as team manager.

The best team won no complaints. Given the lateness we were confirmed as starting to get in to the play offs is a result. I still believe Mayfield & Coleman are both good for Ipswich & uk speedway looking forward to 2027. Interesting comments by Coleman after heat 14 role on 2027

Once a national title is in the calendar then no other meeting should run against it, rearranged or otherwise; pretty straightforward you'd have thought.

Running in 2027. UTC!

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Still more entertaining than most meetings at Poole.

Not in the Black Country it isn’t

I would of raced last night but riders were of a different mindset back in the day and we raced engines that were suited to the conditions not conditions suited to the engines, with that statement can anyone see where the problem is ???

Well, with that kind of serious threat, I’m sure the Glasgow management will be in touch to make sure you’re ok with their choices of rider next season before they sign as it would surely be a disaster for the club if you didn’t turn up…….🤣

Cancel the 2nd legs and just hold the final next week 😁

Love Coopers attitude like you say our class ,just wants to ride his bike doesn’t seemed to get phased with the situations. comes over as a grounded lad. Can’t really take to Cairns.He is a decent prospect but get very petty at times.

If we win I'll enjoy this like the last few wins. As every aces fan should. Or leicester and sheffield fans should if they win. Funny how its only the teams knocked out of play offs moaning. Although they still got 15 races to turn it round

at least Scott looked like he was trying, and rode hard tonight

Aces fans make me laugh actually lapping this tin pot crap domestic season up that most fans lost interest in weeks ago. It became very clear that the Aces couldn't lose because everything fell in place for them, Clubs who've faced problems haven't bothered to address the issues they've faced while Belle Vue did when losing Bewley. Proof is in the pudding. Sheffield didn't act with Jack Holder's season ending injury, They just crossed their fingers and hoped King's Lynn wouldn't finish 4th. Leicester didn't act when facing issues with underperformers as well as the Kyle Howarth situation. Ipswich didn't act with Richard Lawson's off track attitude as well as getting Tom Brennan some help due to his on track struggles. King's Lynn have seen Max Fricke underperform this season which effectively ended any sort of challenge from them. Northampton have had a season to forget with a number of underperformers to a point where they've ended up with a 44 year old at No.1.

Try rewinding 5 times and listen again in that case.

Holder has to be the first choice for a wildcard as we was right up there till his injury. 2nd choice is between Bewley and Lindgren, who would also both probably be in the top 7 without injuries, but surely one of them has to go to whoever finishes 8th ? With 4 riders separated by 1 point chasing 3 places, it would be very harsh to not give another shot to the one that misses out. So which way do you go ? The 41 year old with a fantastic record but never been Champion and unlikely to be now, or the 27 year old potential future champion who would probably have been in the title fight this year ?

Wasn't always going to win it. Didn't see anyone put belle vue as winning the whole thing. No one expected tate and norick to improve, also peter done way more than expected.

As said expected result … Kurtz can gate race over Shows how far Ipswich have fallen from absolutely destroying a stronger Belle Vue last season Emil replaced by Lawson Dan T replaced by Nicholls Ellis replaced by KJP The only change that worked a bit was Tobi for Doyle The other 3 changes were so much weaker Hopefully plans are afoot for a much better team next season and I hope that Lawson never rides for us again Belle Vue can only beat what’s in front of them but this has been the most one sided boring season since we won it in 1998 Last season all 4 teams had a realistic chance if winning This season only one team can win it and it’s been dull as you like

Oh, I hadn't seen anything? That is so sad to hear. Absolutely legend, always got a very warm welcome at Plough Lane. What a rider...

it was ever thus, though... Watching Peter Collins on World Of Sport winning ten races, (max) a season from the back, in brilliant fashion, wasn't replicated at Hyde Rd each week given he often won races there by half a straight... But what he did on WOS got the crowd in to watch him ride for the Aces . The majority of races since the sport began have been strung out, from the gate, therefore showing highlights, just like World Of Sport showed, will hopefully get people there .. Then, it is up to the promoters to raise their game (very considerably), in regards to their "on the night" presentation standards off the track, and the entertainment level on it...

Maybe not running again after several days of Stox will be the answer going forward?.. Obviously a huge learning curve this season, but one I am sure they will learn from and improve on..

He's been detrimental to the whole Tigers' season because with Howarth retired Glasgow needed everyone else to step up and be prepared to fight. I'd rather he didn't come back, if only for the team spirit alone because when he did turn up he always looked gloomy and disinterested. He had two good races all season, both of which he made the gate but in one of them he was pressured into a fall. At the start of the season everyone assured me he was the best thing to come out of Germany since bratwurst but even a sausage on a bike would have been more committed to the Tigers' cause than he is. If he's back next season I'll not be.