John Leslie

You edited the post to add the bold bit afterwards. It wasn't there when I replied to query why you were looking for a match that had been called off an hour previously.

Would imagine they removed everything at about 6.30pm when it was called off? No point in offering odds on a rain off

What does "3 way money line" mean?

If I was a posh solicitor looking to recruit a trainee then I certainly wouldn't employ him based on looks alone. If I was a promoter of an extreme sport like speedway, I'd certainly employ him.

I thought this Jeremy Heaver worked for Sandhu? That seems to be the case as he knows all about the track problems prior to this year. But then he continues to refer to "we" when talking about the next 3 years of the stadium. But surely the next 3 years are down to the new owner? So is he confirming that the stadium hasn't actually been sold to a new owner?

Imagine this scenario at the F.A. Headquarters:- FA Vice chairman: We've held an auction of the rights to hold the FA Cup final and I've come to tell you about the bid from the winning stadium. Chairman: Is it a stadium with a long history? Vice chairman: Oh yes, they've operated continually since 1948 Chairman: Oh good....We need a stadium with a stable ownership Vice: Erm.....well, the ownership has just changed, and they have a mystery new owner. Chairman: Oh well, at least the outgoing owner was stable and trustworthy Vice: Well, yes...except, HMRC reckon one of the old co-owners was a convicted money launderer...and it may be that HMRC forced the sale of the stadium Chairman: Well it's good that the stadium has new owners Vice: Well there is a rumour that the new owner is the same as the old owner, just with a new company to get round the HMRC problem Chairman: I see Vice: But don't worry about the stadium owner. We'll be working with the guy who leases the club and runs the football team. Chairman: That's good to hear. And he'll employ a good groundsman to make sure the pitch is in tip-top condition for the final. Vice: Well I'm sure someone will Chairman: We don't know who's employing the groundsman? Can we get in touch with the groundsman and ask him who employs him? Vice: Well we could, but he only speaks Polish Chairman: Do you think we should send someone down for the weekend to oversee planning of the FA Cup final? Vice: Oh there's no need for that.....what could possibly go wrong?

That's a disgraceful thing to say. Laurel and Hardy were total professionals, and masters of their art. Watson and Horton are more Mike and Bernie Winters. And that rubbish from Horton doesn't wash with me. If there is a serious accident at a Coventry meeting, it's the promoter who ends up in the coroner's court. A feeble excuse of I didn't prepare the track won't wash. It's his ultimate responsibility.

What an utter shambles. Disgraceful from Coventry that they can't prepare a track for a showpiece event on a dry day. And now everyone blaming someone else. Disgraceful from the BSPA. Why wasn't someone sent for the weekend to oversee preparations ? Why allocate a showpiece event to a mickey mouse club who don't even know which of them is responsible for hiring a track curator? (and allegedly a track curator who doesn't speak English) And what has happened to the BSPA twitter operator who, this morning, could retweet everything that mentioned ERC, and even went on to tell us the exciting article that would be in the meeting programme...but can't be bothered to tweet the important information that the meeting is off (too embarrassed)?

I went as George Best.....I didn't turn up

They should have played "It's all over now" Any truth in the rumour that KKS phoned in a requests dedicated to Kenneth Bjerre of "Miss you" and "Let's spend the night together"?

I thought it was because Terry Russell had signed a deal with Barbara Windsor for a Speedway GP gala bingo game during the adverts. Personally I'd choose 5318008 just in case I fell off and landed in the fence upside down.

I'd say an exclamation mark, a capital letter, a comma and a full stop. Christ! As a literacy teacher, I despair sometimes.

I don't know what he does either. I have a feeling that he has some kind of family business with his father, but I haven't a clue what it is.

Are things getting tough in the sweet shop industry then Tommy?

if "a million times better" means:- paying out more money than you take in. propping the league up with dodgy money. only having one team turn up for the showpiece televised play off final.

What's that got to do with it? He might seek entertainment by watching funny youtube clips of bears falling out of trees, but the bear certainly didn't do it for his entertainment. Riders race Speedway for financial gain and for the adrenaline buzz.

Oh dear. A potty mouth. Foul language, the sure sign of a lost argument

I agree it's silly to compare the two. Morten is a nice guy who has never been banned for drug taking.

Chris Morton had his farewell after 18 years (all with the same club, after a brief start at Ellesmere Port) - And that was much deserved. Krzysztof Kasprzak gets a testimonial for 10 years with Poole even though he's been missing for part of that time and has ridden for nearly every club in the country in the years he has been here - a joke

I think it's mainly the Bees fans who suggested that he has a farewell meeting and buggers off!

Spot on. Havvy got unlucky with the date he picked. The BSPA are going to help sort him out an alternative, and the world will keep turning. Storm in a teacup. It's a bit like the local kids arranging a football game after school on Monday and then throwing a tantrum because Man City v Chelsea has been moved back to Monday night for Sky.

Anyone know when the new re-arranged date for Havelock's pension bonus meeting will be announced?

His prerogative. It means his right, his privilege. Something he's entitled to do if he wants.

Shovlar is a bit cleverer at trolling, and he does have the back up plan that when it goes wrong he can disappear on a fortnight's holiday to Rome. But a fortnight in Rome takes a lot of paper-round wages, plus Jenga's parents are likely to get fined if he misses a fortnight's school

Think he won £25,000 on "Smarter than a 10 year old". He went all the way through the questions to £25k but ducked out of the Jackpot question which would have given him £50k. He was on the daytime version with Dick and Dom which had lower money. If he'd got to the same stage on the evening version with Noel Edmonds he'd have won £100k with a chance to go for £250k if he'd attempted the jackpot question. Think he won about £60k on a Saturday night Chris Tarrant gameshow with coloured boxes. But that show was a flop and was binned after the few pilot episodes. Just found out it was called "The Colour of Money" and he won £63k http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Colour_of_Money_%28game_show%29