Daniel Smith

What could have been for the Stars but a point away is an excellent result

There's not many times in the past when you could say Iversen has let us down but tonight is one of those days. Lambert maybe a point or 2 more but no qualms about the rest of the 4. All done their jobs tonight.

The Premiership should have gone Monday - Thursday allowed the Championship clubs to also run those night's but they'd have to forego the priority rights to rider's signed up to Premiership clubs. With the Premiership the flagship league they should always hold the priority regardless of assets etc.

That I agree with regards to Kildermand over Holder. We shouldn't feel the rebound from Poole as they're at Wolverhampton on Monday. In fact, if Wolves can nail 50+ that would have the Pirates on the back foot from the off on Wednesday.

This one should be Holder's return to the Pirates line-up. Will certainly add some interest to the meeting, hopefully plenty of booing too for the +0$$ peice

Absolutely, if that produces better racing long may the slick continue

I thought the 'Hot Laps' were a bit of a flop personally. Rider's (apart from R.Lambert) seemed disinterested to be honest. It won't last long before it's knocked on the head. I prefer a proper parade with all 14 bikes on the track at the same time.

What makes you say that?

Picking up a point would be a good night for the Stars.

Can't add much more to what's already been said. The first 9 races pretty much gate and go, got a lot better after the interval. Robert Lambert different gravy from last season, looking way slimmer and fitter. His gating was brilliant and still had the brilliant passing skills in heat 15. The team looks solid right the way through with the only concern is Kasper. He was miles behind to the same standard as an NL rider. I know some will say give him time but we don't want to go down that road again of 'oh it'll come good next week'. Track was very very slick which brought the track more conductive to racing and less track grading. Fingers crossed that that is how things will be in future. Slick is ideal for the modern bike it seems.

Nothing more needs saying other than

Which has been breed by poor promoting and p!$$ poor meeting management. Up to the promotion to turn things around, nobody else.

The place will be just as empty at 7pm surely? Also can see this being scrapped from the home promotion when (and it is when) they have a rider bang into fence from over trying. Imagine if it's Lambert or Iversen, the team then forced into R/R and we then get into the realm of more farce meetings. Personally, for the benefit of the team these things would be better as an after meeting event.

See all these big names banded about as replacement for Vaculik but it won't happen. They're not interested and won't risk their pay cheque from Poland. Vaculik is certain not to return so it really will be another long season of going through the motions for Leicester.

Thanks for clearing that up. For me the trust in the promotion is very fragile. Hope this meeting is enjoyable for everyone who attends, weather is set to be perfect so no excuses.

So, while I've been being positive and praising the promotion about listening to the fans, is what you're saying above the real reason for the postponements? As proven in Poole's case with Holder a temporary replacement would have been required as no facilities would be granted. But at no point has Proctor's visa been mentioned before. Has the recent weather given the promotion a smoke screen and in fact meetings would have been postponed in sun drenched climates?

The track "looked good" last night at Swindon too, look what happened. Buster will be in his ivory tower with a bit of smugness on his face. I personally hope that this way of thinking continues, a bit of trust is being regained just by correctly calling these meetings off. Everybody is fed up with the "track conditions are perfect, look forward to a great night of Speedway" only to watch Buster blading the track for a couple of hours.

I understand that it may seen a good idea to replace Worrall but in the long term that could be a big mistake. A 28 day replacement is pointless as he's going to be out longer than that. Bring in a full time replacement would make it almost impossible to bring him back in to the team later on with his reasonably high average. Right now, Belle Vue will be fine winning just home meetings with R/R or guests and picking up the odd point away.

Not really, the most important thing is you got value for money, did you? Getting a meeting on and winning doesn't justify paying for a poor product which by all accounts, tonight was far from worth paying for if you were to be brutally honest wasn't it?

A poor meeting and rubbish track at Poole and Rye meeting abandoned half way through. Justice served and great call Buster Chapman, not to mug of ya punters

Glad to read that the track is poor and the meetings very gate and go and boring. Well deserved after Buster being criticised for calling ours off.

I think the club are just trying to maximise is revenue and making sure conditions to run meetings are near on perfect. After last season it's absolutely the right thing to do. The problem is, 2 or 3 more weeks of this weather we'll be heading towards 2 home meetings in a week or double headers again where money will be lost regardless.

Does seem a strange early call off with forecasts for no rain until 9pm on. Oh well, terrific weather in Liverpool anyway.

On route for tonight via a few hours at Albert Dock in Liverpool, can you pay by debit / credit card on the day? Don't like carrying cash.

He has and that's the right way for it to be done. "A little slide off" he's insane that man