TheScotsman

Sometimes riders need to be protected from themselves. There's discretion and valour and all that. Sam should have been overruled - he may not even have known just how well Paco had been going.

In which round?

And the Speedway GB site claims Smiler Sam is riding for Edinburgh. But it's only a week since he had 9 screws put into his shattered collar bone - so surely not? It's a Mickey Mouse event that presumably pays peanuts. Rest up Sam!!

It can if they're all still working from home.

The tractors at Ippo always seemed to me like a potential danger being so close to the back straight.

Almost looks like the old time cinders!!

Agreed - just finished watching it. Gordon was very professional and handled the questions calmly and well. It's all been thought through in a lot of detail. Have to be very concerned about the cost though. And the timescales are very tight. Don't really see how a site purchase option could be a goer vs a lease option but maybe there are some very generous benefactors around who don't need a return on investment. Certainly could be very exciting times ahead.

Roasting hot?? Puzzling!! The BSN team were wrapped up in anoraks with the hoods up. But Dave & Graham in the after match Friday Focus were in their short sleeve shirts - no jackets/coats. BSN must just be the southern softies. (Is this a racist comment nowadays?!!)

Nah - Lambert, Wright, Pijper can all fly round Armadiddle. It'll be another last heat decider!!

We can't afford to pay out that much - new stadium to pay for!! (Hopefully.)

That's fair enough - didn't know that. But maybe regular light spraying from the beginning might have helped? A couple of of light sprays in the second half of the meeting didn't seem to have any impact.

I hadn't noticed the graphic. I assumed you guys were using a programme. Fair point then.

Really good that you've come back on this. My first time on BSN too so I didn't know it was your first time. So in that case I can cut you some slack! I think a lot of commentators feel the need to talk/chat constantly rather than think about what to say and then pitch in with words of wisdom. I'm sure nerves are probably the reason for most of that. So spare a few seconds to think about what you're saying and then you're likely to get most things right. I suppose I would compare with how Picko does it with Kelvin on Eurosport. But your regular comments about the lack of water were spot on - pity they didn't listen to you! But all in all I enjoyed the stream - keep it up. But for a first timer you did okay!

I hope Paul Bowen is not a regular - really irritating. Lee Kilby and the girl were excellent. But the race commentators were talking constantly and not giving themselves a chance to think. So they spouted so much wrong stuff. (Interesting that 6 points ahead going into the last race meant Edinburgh had not secured the win!) Track desperately needed water from the beginning but didn't get it till there was a blue groove.

Hands off my egg and cress sandwich. And it was crochet not knitting!!

And as Max Fricke said when interviewed on Saturday - the track was changing all night so he had to be able to read the change. Sounds like maybe other riders can't do that.

Not necessarily!! There are times when 5 seconds silence is heaven!!

Good camera work and roving interviews but these 2 commentators just talk and talk and talk................................... and talk!!

Josh has managed to find the best way round Armadiddle for years now!!

I doubt that announcing the team members at the beginning of January for a season that won't start till April could ever have had any appeal to non-speedway fans no matter how different or glitzy you made it or where you presented it. It's purely aimed at those with an interest in the team.

Seem to be a lot of anxious visitors peering at this thread in fear. Heaven knows what they'll be like after 7pm!!

Sums up a lot of this country.

There ya go!

Wheeeeeere's Richie?!!

No sign of Erik signing yet?!!