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Not last night anyway. Sarj must have been needing the points money, never even twitched at the gate. My gripe is with inconsistent refereeing, some pull everything back, some wait to see if the rider penalises himself, others let everything go.

A welcome 4 points on the road which we almost threw away with tactical naivety in ht13 gifting the Brummies a TS ride for Ellis in ht14. The TM should have sent Cook and Vissing out knowing a 2-4 wasnt on with Cook either sitting behind Ellis or Vissing letting Shanes through. It worked in the end but may have backfired at a stronger team. Some hard worked points through the order from Starkey, Bickley and Connor Bailey with Sarj unlucky to fall in his last ride. Adam Ellis was the pick for the home side though twice got away with jumping the start in the early part of the meeting and was creeping in ht10 which drew Jensen in. Thought Birmingham would have been stronger at reserve with Hume winning ht2 and not doing much else. Excellent venue to watch speedway on a pleasant evening. Onward to Redcar at home on Friday.

Tragic

Had a habit of going missing in the later part of meetings and i think they got quite frustrated with him. However that was last year ............

Possibly Richard Sweetmans only performance for Glasgow, he was pretty awful and only really remembered for being photographed going head first over the first bend fence in a crash with Aaron Summers. That year we won the league carrying Sweetman, winning home and away but the resultant wage bill almost finished us.

Where is best place to park at Poole? Will be heading down A31 via Ringwood. Any local info would be helpful.

Also, what time does the car park open and does it fill quickly?

Excellent post. The glory hunters probably dont even recognise who they are.

Rode in the GP Qualifier at Glasgow recently using Ludvig Lindgrens bikes and with George Stancl as mechanic. Did indeed look impressive for his age and stage as a first time visitor.

Indeed, bigger teams to face with Redcar on Tues and Birmingham on Wed. The Brummies hardly seem to have ridden a home meeting over the last month, surely ripe for an away win.

Reading the nonsense that was posted on there about him on Friday night after the meeting, I'm not surprised. However he is a young rider who needs an older head to have a quiet word, don't read speedway forums never mind post on them. He was the winner today, as he was on Friday, no better response than that.

Today is why we should never return to Sunday afternoon racing. Got showered in sh1te watching a shower of sh1te despite track grading and watering almost every 2 heats up to ht10. There is no way you can beat the wind and sun drying out the track during the day. It rides totally different to an evening start and we were out of sorts in the opening heats when we should have put this lot to the sword, 35 points is more than flattering for a struggling team who turned up with r/r for their No1. I dont know why we couldnt start at 7.30 as normal when its cooler, the track retains the moisture and its the school holidays so families arent put off. Arguably the best heats were when the watering stopped with Starke having a stormer in heats 14 & 15 and Connor Bailey getting under Coles in ht14 but the boredom of watching tractor racing in the early meeting killed the normal excitement of a derby for me. Thankfully back to Fridays for the next home meeting. Onward.

Which they thoroughly deserved. Different promotion now.

Still awaiting the EDI guest unless they are going with r/r which seems unlikely.

A quick glance at FB and Glasgow are win at all costs, paying the ref, cheating and with suggestions Edinburgh wouldnt be allowed to win. What a fkn great read, overwhelmed by victimhood and paranoia. A few more sensible punters are questioning their 1 & 6 and the TM for putting Wells in 15 or could it have been the away team were slightly better and took the chances that came their way.

r/r

Thats the business after almost going t1ts up at ht9. Always a pleasure to win there regardless. Definitely more to follow on the r/r situation that transpired.

Palovaara is the difference, replacing the ineffective Sedgmen he has brought solidity at home. To counter him we need to out gate him. No way Sedgmen will get back in this team. For GLA much relies on Vissing who is in his annual mid season slump, his equipment from last week wont do, and Starke who is proving consistently inconsistent. The other major variable is the track, glorious weather makes prep difficult, will it be the deep soaking stuff for only the bravest or ultra slick for gaters?

Unmotivated by a guaranteed income, allegedly! The hunger, speed and gating were there last night for all to see, you can understand why some fans, myself included, feel massively let down by last season.

Do you get IRR for a previous injury?

Another decent meeting with the Cook heats just sublime. Ht15 was one for race of the season as Cook had to take Schlien and Harris from the back. Never saw a single heat like that from Harris last season. Glasgow were too inconsistent in the middle order with Vissing as slow as a week in the jail and Jensen persevering early on with an ineffective inside line. Connor Bailey looks raw but certainly not scared of opening the throttle which caused his ht11 crash. We now need a run of home meetings to get fully back into the groove. Bring on the 0131 next week.

Harris looks to be in a bit of form, be a rare sight to see him ride Ashfield as a heat leader. Reserves and second strings will be crucial. Looking forward to it.

Lack of meetings is a problem for everyone as it was last year. Needs some creative thinking to solve so dont expect anything to change. It is immensely frustrating though.

No, I agree but to go back to the original point, speedway isnt a £10 sport at CL level and wont be again.

I understand diluting the standard again with the ridiculously low points limit but speedway at CL level at most clubs hasnt been a £10 sport this decade. Its currently £10 to watch BV Colts in the league below.