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You can't just re-declare with a rider in the team after you have publically announced his removal from the team the week before. Well I know you can, but it's totally wrong. No way should Roynan be banned for last nights fiasco. Otherwise anyone can declare anyone in their team.

Come on! You can't ban Roynan for 28 days! He was sacked last week so surely that ends his contract with Sheffield. If they re-declare with him back in the team they surely must have his agreement to do so?

I'm only surprised it took until the end of April before this sort of issue raised it's ugly head. The sad state of Speedway these days is that any time there is a new rule you just know that certain clubs (if not all) are going to be looking for loopholes to work to their advantage. Poole obviously saw the success their horses for courses guest policy got last year at tracks like Eastbourne and Lakeside, and feeling that they could find a more effective rider at Belle Vue then Lee, decided to replace him for the night. No rules broken (as far as we know) but morally bankrupt. I'm only surprised that they stopped at just replacing the one reserve and didn't have a couple of their Eastern Europeans pick up a mystery virus as well. The fact Lee's name was missing from the programme only adds fuel to the speculation.

Anyone know why Lee wasn't riding tonight?

The list relevant to tonights meeting has Greenwood below Smart. From Wednesday Greenwood is above Smart.

Still wouldn't surprise me if Poole turn up with a team full of track specialist guests, that policy worked fine for them during last seasons visits to small tracks.

I reckon its his bikes. Last year he had a big advantage with his machinary - the difference in speed between him and Emil at places like Latvia was marked. This year they seem down on power.

According to the "Homes of British Speedway" Harolds Cross hosted 4 open meetings in 1928. Still holds dog racing, a couple of miles to the south of Dublin city centre. Search Bord na gcon for more details.

Did they come out in a speech bubble then?

Josh Bates and Stefan Nielsen ride at Leicester - with Ashley Morris and Tom Perry as reserves. Kyle Howarth travels to Terenzano and Adam Ellis to Straslund.

Good draw for the Aces - glad they got the 5-1 in the last. Excellent first bend by Scotty. Glad Zagar had some race wins - I always like his interviews with Charlie. Good racing in most heats which meant it was definitely more interesting than the borefest in Madrid.

Klindt had a half decent season at Blusdon the year they finished bottom. I suppose that persuaded Rosco that he might be worth a punt, whilst one would think Gustafsson might benefit from a change of home track. The new format means you can't afford the top 5 to be struggling as there is not the same chance of covering with reserves, so I don't think Swindon will suffer for too long before looking elsewhere.

The Templeton brothers and the McMillan brothers rode in the same Glasgow team. The Templetons were Uncles of the McMillans.

So did Ronnie Russell do the track or not? Shovvy says Yes. Starry says No. As neither of those two are ever wrong is there a third explanation for the ubiquitous presence of the man with the Sadim touch at every Sky meeting? Was this the real reason for the long wait to confirm the new TV deal? Sky "We'll give you half of diddlysquat and no more" TR "what about half of diddlysquat with a smidgeon more and I'll throw in a Zelig like jack of all trades to make sure all goes tickety-boo" Sky " Done. See you at Brandon for the ELRC on any date that doesn't suit "

Kenneth Hansen. Young, Danish and good. He should be very afraid. SuperKennethRacing on the way?

Great race in the final and a great result. Well done to Smoli!!

Rooting for Smoli as the underdog - great to see him do so well. Missing Emil and Mr G though....

Didn't there used to be a rule that wouldn't allow this? A rider in a 1-7 at the end of a season who wasn't included in the following seasons initial 1-7 could not be re-introduced into that team without MC approval. Think it was brought in to stop Berwick bringing Paul Bentley in after they had introduced 3 Czechs at the start of the season on assessed averages. I suppose that rule has been shelved - and obviously the circumstances here are somewhat different.

No offence Phil and Ian but last time I saw photos like that was on Crimewatch. At least some of the others smiled. Top issue by the way.

Crowd last Sunday was less than 2,000, still pitiful compared to crowds at the Ricoh, or even compared to the Cobblers home gates.

Congratulations to you all!

Aston Parish Church ring their bells every Sunday - practice is on Thursday evenings at 7.30. http://www.astonnechellscofe.org.uk/activities_aston

Just proves that the law is an ass! Would love to see the couple's surveyors report from when they bought the house - surely that would be a crucial factor in determining what their level of knowledge was prior to moving in? I think we all agree that this Supreme Court judgement is a nonsense, but what is the next step in the process? Can the stadium owners appeal this decision? More crucially can they afford to?

Read Martin Rogers book. Can't quote directly as I'm at work, but the jist of his views on the matter goes something like- "I don't blame the company for selling Leicester, but I can't forgive the way it was done".

True, but Charles knew what was happening with regard to Blackbird Road, yet still allowed Martin Rogers to re-locate to Leicester without warning him that the track was under the hammer. First Rogers knew of it was when a letter informing him dropped on the doormat.