Stan Duppcomic

Not sure the TV coverage should be linked in any way! OK Monster are sponsors, but sponsors come and sponsors go. It's not THEIR series, they're a commercial partner like everyone else including Eurosport. Fact is there is probably no better option than the commentators we have, otherwise Eurosport would probably have employed them. I think Wooooooooaaaahhh is a catch phrase used by lots of Speedway spectators when something happens; I don't think it qualifies as a catch phrase !!! (they can keep Woffy Woofy Woffy though! He must cringe when he hears that!)

Don't ever go to a Pantomime. you'll be calling the Police to arrest the villain! That's all Hoggy is. a Pantomime Villain. You lot ought to know. He's been at Worky enough times!

It WAS Joel in the Peterborough Kevlars.. He won't come in on anything because he had a career ending injury.

There are very few (if any ) experts on track preparation on this forum, but there are plenty of experts who know what a decent Speedway race is. Personally I couldn't give a monkey's whether there is x tons of dirt on a track or whether the riders think it's great. what I as a paying Speedway supporter want to see is racing. If there's no racing and no passing something needs to change. I've never baked a cake but I know when one tastes like sh**

Don't think it was Sheffield fans complaining. Just Odsalboy being Odsalboy. Obviously didn't understand what was going on. Bless.

No point at all as usual. Perhaps if riders used less flashy equipment the sport wouldn't be hissing what little is left of its cash into the hands of people tuning / selling equipment. Chico did a good job for us on that "crappy and dated " equipment and the wheels well and truly stayed off the team after he was injured. Seen to recall Skiddy having a good season on Chris Louis old equipment too. It's not how new it is it's what you can do with it!!

If Dyson made a Hoover they'd be in breach of copyright!! Yes I'm nit picking - but then pot, kettle, black!! If Stead gets a 10 point average (which I'm not saying he will), then in Speedway terms he'll have cleaned up.

This has given me an idea. I am going to bung the local McDonald's store Manager £500 and go and set my Burger stand up in the Mc Donald's Entrance. I can sell my Horse Burgers with my special sauce for 89p and everyone will be happy! The punters will get much cheaper but tastier burgers and the store manager earns more than he would normally do on a Saturday! Result!! Who could ever complain about that? You see! I am far more visionary than Mc Donald's

The point is there wouldn't be an exciting and dynamic league. The series is devised to make money from one off individual events not to suffer the pain of a Glasgow v Plymouth league match financial disaster or similar week after week

What a Great idea! Run a handful of meetings that all make a profit and ditch the bread and butter ones where the riders earn their money all season in front of a handful of spectators netting the promoters a loss. All Promoters should do this. Scrap the League, scrap the Trophy, Scrap the teams, just run a couple of profitable individual meetings each year and everyone will be happy. Anybody know the definition of a parasite?

Ah you have fans that take care of their riders. there's the difference. So instead of the promotion having to pay the riders high points money because of the cap, the fans give them a bit of nice tax free sponsorship. Maybe that's why they pay less for the tickets: they're paying the riders direct. No sign of any Supporter backed support for Sheffield though. From what I see on here, people just whinge and hope it all goes wrong.

Why do people compare Speedway with football? Football doesn't rely on its gate money to pay its way because of the Sky contract, Advertising, and the sheer volume of punters. also if Sheffield charged £28 (TWENTY EIGHT POUNDS!!!!! to watch a bunch of overpaid fairies kick a bag of wind about) for full admission I am sure that they would be happy to discount it down to a mere £17.82 a match. As for using Berwick as your benchmark - wasn't this the club who signed a load of expensive riders and then said they may not be able to run because they hadn't got a sponsor? Be lucky if they complete the season - maybe that's why you "break even" after so few meetings.

Just Curious. Why if Koppe is the best of the three would you put him at Reserve? Granted he could have more rides but you're giving Albin more difficult ones and Koppe easier ones. Of course you could swap them around and experiment until they get a proper average but If you're right about the relative ability you are potentially setting Albin up to fail

And all completely irrelevant

Face. Bothered

I heard from someone that the new drainage on the Greyhound track caused an issue with sand getting washed off it onto the Speedway Circuit, and that affected how the shale was binding. But if that IS the case, can anything be done to get the track as Stead and Hall want it? I know absolutely nothing about track preparation. Anyone who has actually prepared a track know the answer ?

Maybe if he did that he'd get sponsors to make up whatever his shortfall is! Riders who look as though they enjoy themselves and inter act with supporters will always find a few quid going their way. churlish ones won't.

Oh yeah. Team refuses to pay average rider more than he's worth shock. Contrast with Berwick's great exciting team . Oh, and no sponsor so they might not run. I know who the laughing stock is more likely to be.

Maybe we wait for Berwick to pull out of the league and sign Kozza. Job done. Perhaps Machin should have gone out on a limb, signed lots of fancy riders on money he couldn't afford and then threaten to shut up a few weeks before the season unless somebody gave him some money to carry on. Or maybe not.

Sorry Halifaxtiger, I don't agree. Wells was signed last season as someone with potential. He started the season on a 6.46 Average and finished it on a 6.47 average!! For most of the season he flattered to deceive. It's not like he was in his first season in the league. If he thinks he's better than what he's being offered then he needs to prove it on the track. He hasn't convinced me at all

Spot on Montie! Maybe they signed Wells last season on a pay scale based on his potential to be a 7 or 8 point rider. He proved he was only a 6 point rider. OK he improved a bit towards the end of the season but he wasn't great was he? Also I worry that if the track is prepared to suit Stead and Hall, Wells will be less effective. He certainly didn't like going out in the dirt, and did you notice that his good rides usually came towards the end of meetings when the track became more slick? Usually his first rides seemed to be his worst ones. I'm not worried. There seem to be more 6 point riders unattached than ever before and only a couple of teams who can fit them in.

Not sure I understand the promoter reference. When did he come on board? Don't think Sheffield have done too bad up until 2012 have they? The 2011 team he built was pretty good.

Please don't say anything positive fairplay1, you're lowering the tone! Fact is IF they sign Albin they have three gambles. Gambles can go either way.If they all pay off then great! If they all don't it could be a disaster. If some do some don't then who knows! None of us know. The way Albin was being talked about last year he could be a great catch IF he signs and IF he lives up to the "Wonder Kid" label. Same with Koppe. From what I saw of Albin at Sheffield when he was there, he is nothing if not spectacular! Made Legault look boring. Hope they announce him! As for being under the limit, well that again is a gamble. If only they'd assessed Albin at 6.5! Anyone know the rule about who rides at reserve if you have a 3 and two 5s assessed???

Ooh hope he's a seven. That'll make him so much better than if he's a five and it'll fill the points used up!

Ashworth was treated so badly last winter it's no surprise he'd want to go back to Berwick where he has been hailed a hero. Also he's proved a point to the doubters amongst whom were many Sheffield fans that he is a true number one. As for Stead turning down more money elsewhere, Whilst I don't know any details at all, there are many ways to skin a cat: i would have thought that the cap relates to points money. They can do other things with sponsorship, vans, signing on fees etc etc surely. any way, as many riders are finding, it's not the money you're promised that matters, it's the money in your pocket!! Good point Friddy about Stead's motivation. Seemed Sheffield were more keen on signing him than he wanted to go there. It's Bizarre that Spin King is talking about finding a replacement for Ashworth when he never wanted to go in the first place!