BWitcher

Which other main nation has fixtures on 5 different nights of the week spread haphazardly throughout the season?

I'm afraid you will find I am not ranting, that's your mantle. Still got that chip on your shoulder about Aussie riders I see. What you would prefer is no Aussies are allowed so sub standard riders can populate the teams instead.. correct?

I would suggest its to do with two teams not giving an inch and going for it on a race track that allows them to do so.. So no, the track doesn't need 'sorting out' at all.

So essentially Eastbourne has the biggest differential between home performance and away... followed by Poole.

If we organised our leagues in the right way there wouldn't be the issue in the first place.

The only people on here with any hint of suggestion we shouldn't be picking Tai are those with agendas. Either they don't like Tai, they don't like Aussies or they don't like GP's. In one case its likely all three.

Not as good as Premier League racing.

Just to add here.. I have no issue with WK wanting a competitive 2nd half.. so simply do 15 heats and a 2nd half.

No, I stated most people aren't interested in response to WK's assertion that 13 heats and a 2nd half is somehow better.

I'm afraid WK what you are doing here is utterly destroying the myth of how much higher the standard was back in the old days. You see back in those days you could have a junior rider, not in a team anywhere, race against team members in 2nd halves and often beat them. That simply wouldn't happen now.. even with fast track riders at reserve in the EL, you're not going to have a kid from the MDL beat them. As for some junior getting anywhere near a 2nd string rider (which in the old days was quite possible).. it simply wouldn't happen now, they'd be miles behind. The race would be utterly pointless and nobody with a brain would be interested in watching it. As for your argument of 'seeing more races'..... a few people might see more.. but the MAJORITY wouldn't as they wouldn't be watching a meaningless 2nd half. They'd be on their way home, short changed even more after only seeing 13 heats of their team in action.

I won't because you're wrong. Juniors riding after a meeting has absolutely nothing to do with the main meeting being over 13 heats or 15 heats. Indeed, there are a number of teams that have junior races after meetings, others run Development league teams too. You advocate there being less heats in a meeting.. people think its poor value for money as it is!!

Ah the good old second halves.. that AT LEAST 75% of the crowd had gone home and didn't watch. Once again you're digging up a relic of a bygone relic. "2nd halves" as you like to remember them were gone. Riders weren't interested in them, hence they were dropped and junior racing took its place. Clubs can still run junior racing now if they wish, nothing has changed there. So no its not correct. The mere notion of suggesting cutting league matches 2 heats short is nothing but absolute insanity.

Yeah, that's good.. 2 heats less. Marvellous.

They don't have any rules. However, their policy is not to pick players based in France as they aren't available for all the training days.. it isn't a hard and fast rule however and if someone was well above the level of the others, they would be selected. As there aren't any 'training days' and Woffinden is head and shoulders above the rest that policy is irrelevant. As for last team to win anything of note, I assume you mean the World Cup, when no such policy was in place....not only that, the hero of said World Cup was Johnny Wilkinson, who funnily enough was still picked for England even after he moved to the French League. So, nice try but your argument falls down on every level. The only funny post was your opening one.

That was the one.. it happens sometimes. Never would I think of holding it against someone if they've given good service prior, which Tai most certainly had... and hopefully will do so again in the future.

Did you forgive PK's well below year (and indeed his brothers) in the late 90's? I forget which year it was exactly, but pretty sure we finished bottom.

My comment was in jest. Trees used the fact she could see tracks as some kind of damning evidence. You see tracks on pretty much every speedway track!

Whereas I would say he had his chance and then provided us with 5 years of brilliant service, plus 1 year where things didn't go well for a myriad of reasons. Was an integral part of the 2009 championship winning team and the playoff teams of 2010 and 2013. So you're not happy with Freddie riding for us this season then.

Tyre tracks on a speedway track? Unbelievable, never seen that before....

No problem, I didn't know till SCB pointed it out. Why the stick for bech for last night, paid 9 from 4?

Steve Boxall was injured before he rode for Lakeside which meant they reverted back to their original. It's there in black and white on the BSPA site, the latest teams. Ashley Birks is in the Lakeside team. Steve Boxall is not.

I agree the problem is Lakesides. Which is why they shouldn't be using a guest for Birks. It matters not however on this occasion as Wolves won anyway.

Oh jeez.. It's really very simple. Ashley Birks is in the declared Lakeside team.. if he is telling them 'where to go' then he is withholding his services. As such if Lakeside use a guest for him, he should be banned. It's quite simple.

Irrelevant. Birks is in the Lakeside team. If he is refusing to ride he should be banned for withholding his services. Lakeside can then use a guest. Next time Wolves visit Lakeside, Wolves should simply say Musielak isn't available (no need for a reason) and use a guest in his place. Edited to add: After Heat 14, perhaps not... Thorsell not available then! And further edited to add: CHEATS DON'T PROSPER!! Get in there lads... Don't sack PK and expect to get away with it