mikebv

I think it was Dean who summed everything up perfectly a few weeks back... "It just feels like everyone is just going through the motions"... Hence we have the same old, same old, each season, without any desire to change anything for the better.. It seems some Ipswich fans have gone from the joy of victory, to apathy in just a few short months.. Not great for a sport to engender such feelings is it?

I think you will find that "someone" will be on here soon explaining why Poole are very much the underdogs...

14 from their three heat leaders.... Not going to win many matches with that...

Not quite the same... You don't have 12,000 screaming fans on your back if you lose, and also don't get the defining races, some of which you may have lost, being shown on the national news' sports round up...

They publish the top earners numbers usually at the end of the season.. Usually a fair few with £600k plus... Which is why it pees off the Poles when their riders get injured riding overseas... Riders will use their signature money at the start of the season, to build not only their Polish kit, but also their GP kit, and their kit for whichever other leagues they race in.. Also. Look at any rehab that needs doing. Invariably it is the Polish team footing the bill, regardless of where the relevant injury happened.... It is big money, big pressure, big jeopardy, big consequences over there... Just how a professional sport should be..

Yes... And some get more... Doyley got over £40k last year for one meeting... Whether they paid up might be a different matter... You can understand why some riders won't take any undue risks.. Gate and win, don't gate and settle... Especially on those "technical tracks" in the UK that seemingly you need to race on to be a World Champion... These lads on huge contracts are racing against school kids on some of these circuits... I can understand their thinking when deciding how much risk to take... To be fair, come play off time, most will bring their A Game ..

But they still keep signing them... The top tier is vital for the credibility and integrity of the sport according to Mr Lemon.. Hate the game, not the player.. Even though he cost me £90 today...

Didn't he get a six figure signature fee in Poland? And £2k a point?... Given the "punishment" for getting injured in another league, I would also be very "cautious" when riding over here. .

It obviously does if people leave well before the end... You seem to have a Speedway promoters outlook.... "This is what you get, like it, or lump it, and don't give me any adverse feedback as I am quite happy with what I deliver, thankyou very much"....

And me ninety quid....

If if wasn't for my daughters engagement dinner I would have 100%, definitely, without any shadow of a doubt, absolutely, have been there... Damn that date clash....

Sheffield are 23/20 to win on Bet365 with a four point start... Their ten fans who attend the NSS could be happy today...

No betting market on B365 yet... Maybe they are confused....

A Guest replacement for a Guest replacement.... UK Speedway....

At least your Farmer's Markets are only once a month...

Don't be so negative... The tide might be in.....

Iainb cannot be with us tonight, so instead we have Whitelinehugger.

Don't tempt me.... Sounds amazing... Try Thai in Manchester could only dream of such a menu... Going out at 12 to enjoy some expensive beer and sunshine... I was a bit concerned that citeh are having a parade but La Pasta Bona outside the NSS will have more lining the kerb... I am having 115 on the menu, in honour of Pep.....

The sport is down to its die hards... Winning the majority of meetings at home is the only priority for many promoters... Do that, and crowds will stay pretty much the same... There is zero big reward for winning any league, so why risk the clubs ongoing existence by spending money it hasn't budgeted for?... A title winning team at the majority of clubs won't generate much extra income, so why bother given their outgoings will increase .. Workington, when they won the treble, would have budgeted for around 90 points (like most do) for their home and away meetings, and ended up with a team that often battered the opposition at home, and often scored 40+ away... Their crowd numbers didn't cover that "success"... Only 15 clubs are left, so all need to cut their cloth accordingly as to what they can afford...

Kurtz passes riders on the outside, time and time again... Hence he stalked Madsen for four laps riding the dirt, inches from the fence. . Greg would have kerb crawled perfrctly to see if he could under pass him....

I have to attend my daughters engagement meal in Manchester at 3pm, meaning I will miss both these mouthwatering extravaganza's of top tier Speedway... How many Championship riders?...

Always a fantastic nights racing at Sheffield... Even more so after a hot day.... 60-30....

All of them... That's 150 off the crowd...

The "have nots" have always seemed quite happy being a "have not" as it made their season cost affordable.... I suppose it all goes back to a lack of tangible big financial rewards for winning... No point spending excessive money you cannot afford, to come top, and increased costs being your only "reward"... And, as we know, win most of your home meetings and, regardless of where you are in the league, your crowds won't fluctuate much...

He must have been tempted to jump in that full water bowser and drive it himself...