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Disagree, but im happy with that. Tai over Troy for most sensible people every day of the week.

Batchelor could only hope to be at a level that Woffy is already. Basically Batchelor scored 4 points . Clearly not good enough.

As expected the Danes just did enough. Iversen surely wont last for the final tho? The Aussies should have played the joker earlier. Pulling a blatant cheat trick like that from Batchelor meant that Holder had to prove his worth. Just goes to show he is still a way off from being the finished article. Ward looks already a safe pick for the GP`s he is clearly, by far, the best outside the current 15. At least its for all to see how well out of his depth Batchelor is at this level. And some say he should be in the GP`s Schlein did slightly better than i expected, will wait and see how he gets on in the race off to se if he really has the ability to up his game when it matters. MadsK did a grand job - hope he keeps his place along with Nicolai for Iversen.

Ward had already given the game away. Tho it`s hard to tell because Batchelor isnt good enough in that company.

Thanks for the race sheets. Excellent job

Well done to Tyson and a win over Lanham and 7 points.

Bjerre needs to be in the NL then. Runner up = 1st loser. pedersen AND bjerre. Split loyalties or what?

Sounds like a good meeting. gutted i missed it. Well done to Rory on the win. Is this REALLY the year he lives up to the hype?

Absolutely correct. Only some speedway fans will argue nonesense. (im amazed no one has started a `black and white helmet ` row. Is it really black? Surely thats more cream than white! ). I pretty much read it the same way. A fall IS a fall. The fact there was clear contact meant that the rider being pushed/touched/knocked is likely to be put off balance. So a fall quite often is likely. Who is at fault will ALWAYS be debated - dont think thats the issue. Im sure riders DO make tactical falls tho - if they feel it is safe to do so. With Crump so close there would appear madness to suggest Bomber made a tactical fall. NP made contact and bomber fell. Without the contact there wouldnt have been a fall! Only the dirty Dane to blame if he chooses to ride that way. Only Harris knows if it was tactical. His body language suggest he was aggrieved by it so i tend to agree with Bomber. The problem i guess lies in `history`. If Pedersen has a history of barging thru or into riders and Bomber has a history of jumping off the bike (cant say ive noticed) then more often than not if they clash and Bomber falls then NP is likely to be excluded. And rightly so in my opinion. When NP doesnt have the speed , as has been evidenced in the past few years, he reverts back to type and barges his way thru. He seems to have more exclusions as a result of that. Therefore think there can be only one conclusion to reach! On the subject of `tactical dive` Pedersen again showed how to do that perfectly when he lay it down when Lindback took his line

Well said. The man is tactless and classless. Any accident is never his fault (yea, i know they all say it, but it would appear nicki believes all calls should go his way!). When he had the speed of 2 or 3 seasons ago he may have looked a much different rider and the `dirty` element of his game seemed to be very much a think of the past. However he is true to form. He rides desperate at times and is happy to throw the bike at someone and then moan when its done back. It would appear the riders know his dirty games are back on and are happy to dish it out - fair play to them i say. As a multi champion he has never been a good advocate for the sport, He always threatens to kick of in front of the cameras when he doesnt get his own way. At least the likes of greg and crumpy have some champions class about there demeanor - something that Nicki will never have as part of his game. On his side however he does look to have a bit more speed to keep his game up for the season - but he doesnt look consistent enough to make the top 3, ill be happy with that.

I can appreciate a good joke.

Not sure you could define Kennett`s pass as a clean one. It was a desperate lunge (if there was a gap he was right to take it however) and was carrying way too much speed to make the pass clean. by doing a 180 and bringing down the rider he passed meant the pass was anything but clean. Ill agree however he was right to try and make the pass, if there is a gap and you can pass you will go for it. Unfortunately for Eddie it was all a little bit desperate. Got to applaud on effort tho.

Well said. Which was what i said. Thats precisely where Monmore is. Home of the league(s) best race track.

So uncalled for Totally agree. Totally agree. Well said. You must have been watching a completely different meeting to the rest of us then. Thinks its pretty clear why Monmore is voted best race track. Granted it got slick towards the end but what track doesnt. Tai was robbed, no two ways about it. Im gutted for the lad. Kennett`s move was a desperate one in the final re-run but at least he was giving it 110%. Cant really fault Eddie on the pass but he was carrying to much speed and it was always clear that was going to happen. The final rerun was just a disgrace. In future i expect all heats to be allowed with jumping or moving at the starts - if thats the standard set for a showcase Finale. Thought some of the PL showed up well without getting the points they probably deserved. Lanham, frampton, ashworth did the PL some justice. Barker you would now have to start saying is an automatic top 6 pick, always a danger - in more ways than one. Richardson amazingly amassed 11 points without ever looking like a final spot was in his grasp. Nicholls just seemed to struggle with speed. Thankfully he was quick enough when it mattered, and - like the play offs - its what you do in the final that counts! Bridger was over the top and should be more consistent he knows very well whilst danny was just dire. I know he is not long back from injury but he looks nothing like the rider that shone at Peterborough in the World Cup. Harris nearly cheated his way to the title so there is some justice that Nicholls beat him. And before anyone accuses me of saying "if it would have been wuffy you wouldnt be moaning" - i blooming well would!! A disgrace that the race wasnt pulled back, but tai comes out of the meeting with much renewed credit. Hope the lad is ok and has no extra damage.

thanks for the link

Tai all the way.

Well done to poole on the win. the most consistent pair. Another good meeting on a great track. Wolves did well to reach the semi`s so i gotta be happy with that. Other highlights include pedersen getting another last place and Bjerre getting it all wrong in a big meeting, God help the Stars if they make the play offs with 1 point Kenny leading them.

My, your a cheerie little soul aint ya? I get it, you aint a fan of the tour. Thankfully MANY are. Enough said. Im sure it wont stop you pulling it apart further. Im looking forward to seeing Dylan and Austin and the boys progress at the next opportunity.

Many thanks to Steve and the boys for making me a welcome part of the day at Plymouth. Unofficial helper to Mr Evans (well i gave out the helmet colours and picked heat 15). So good to be part of the backroom crew. Its been 3 years in the planning but at last i finally got to Plymouth to see the USA boys in action. Thought that some the action was pretty good. Im amazed at some of the criticism being levelled at the touring group. There on a learning curve, just what do some people expect? Always good to see Eddie in action, and uncle Doug was really going for it. Good to see Dylan have a better meeting and he was excited about it i can tell you. Austin just needs to concentrate more and he is certainly rated - its just not working for him this tour it seems.

The responses are as expected. its no wonder posters are always putting your posts into question.

Maybe you cease questioning others opinions if you want yours to be respected??? Just a thought.

WE understand, sadly for some there is no hope.

That would be a tough ask.

Agreed fella. Looking forward to locking horns, and soon! The minority will. But best let em get on with it Talking of chokers, are you going to supporting Swindon again then.

Amazingly people are still bickering about whether the statement is worded right or not. Its clear that the issues mentioned were the main sticking points - otherwise why add them. Anyway, THANK GOD we can finally accept that its a ten team leagie and get on with it. Would have been good if they could have finally issued the main rules but im sure that will be sorted in time.