Gemini

Not seen Question of Sport yet but noticed that Mark answered Speedway to a question when it wasn't the correct answer. Because my memory is terrible I can't remember the programme a couple of days ago - but perhaps the new Eggheads one - when the question was asked about what sport the Poole Pirates competed in. Obviously no-one knew but don't tell Steve Shovlar because he thinks they're famous.

Hope Mick doesn't get any ideas of playing the National Anthem at Coventry.

Yes, I thought it was a strange comment as the lights wouldn't have been repaired that quickly. I know I read it somewhere but I've searched here and Facebook and can't find it now. The person had been to the meeting.

Signed earlier via Facebook. Good luck - hope it is successful.

Well I'm not. Hunting and shooting people get no respect from me so once I'm settled down I won't be standing up again.

I thought someone said the lights were back on again when they were passing the Showground on their way home?

Do riders usually get paid that quick then?

Can someone check where Avtar Sandhu was this evening.

Can't win with some people. How many promoters come on a forum and interact with the fans? You can probably count them with the fingers on one hand and most don't bother. Perhaps it was best to wait until tempers had calmed down a little before releasing a statement, also there was the little matter of a Peterborough match at Leicester to attend to the day after.

Our lovely entrance to Leicester via Fosse Park Island also closed. Just what I needed when half a mile from home having to do a detour and not knowing where I was going. Eventually got home at 10.30pm and my husband didn't believe I'd only seen 6 heats of speedway. That's rather unfair. Mick seems to get a lot of blame for things when it was actually Colin's fault. I don't think they've even been in contact with each other for several years. There have been apologies on the Bees Facebook page but obviously that's not much good for those not on there. The good news is David Hammond is back as from Sunday.

I won't quote the post because it's quite long but agree with everything in it. Well said Ivanobe.

Can't be bothered to write very much because it's all been said already. Absolute shambles in front of the biggest crowd I've ever seen for a N.L. meeting. Don't mind us fans standing around in the freezing cold not knowing what's going on for ages. Oh well...at least it's made me change my mind about going to the Leicester v Peterborough match tomorrow - I'll be stopping at home in the warm.

Where's GeneralPatton gone though? Looks like I wasted my time.

Imperial Echoes I think. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nefzhgakAQM

Have to agree with that. I always enjoy my visits to Peterborough. Great track, music, announcers, and dogs welcome. What more could I ask for, apart from a nice motorway leading there from Leicester.

Coventry and Leicester always used to be deadly rivals. That battle can now commence again this season after 30 years.

Afraid it's got worse as he thinks Speedway would be okay if each race was just one lap not four as once the riders are past the first bend there are no passes and it's boring. Where have I gone wrong?

Yes, it definitely does.

I don't think there's anything wrong with birthday shout outs either. When my son was little he could take his pick which rider he'd like to do a lap of the track with at a Leicester v Coventry meeting. Why on earth he picked Ole Olsen I don't know. The lad had no taste back then.

Many thanks for that list. I can't watch Sky Sports anymore as I haven't renewed the subscription, preferring instead to use the money for attending meetings, but I do have Eurovision via Virgin Media. All I need now is a way to stop the dog hogging the T.V. screen whenever speedway or ice speedway is on as she is a pain in the neck.

I think we're all pretty much agreed on that. Used to really annoy me at Coventry when someone used to run to open the air fence section after a false start and it's quite a way to the pits at Brandon so an even longer delay. I must say though that last season it happened very rarely so hopefully it will be the same this year.

I remember watching them at Weymouth. Great fun. Not sure that would be on SCB's list of things to liven up speedway evenings though.

Ooooh! I would have got 100% in that round. Tuesday is a bit difficult because Ray plays badminton on that night so has the car.

That's unusual. Must be a new way of deciding.

Which team won?