mikebv

You can imagine that the rest of the riders really like Dan...

In Speedway, as everyone knows, age doesn't really matter... Bartek could win 10 titles given he won it so young... Dan needs to get himself "an edge"... His gating has improved considerably, so he now needs to maximise that by dominating first turns.. Even if "not quite there".. Too many lasts where he needs to deliver some damage limitation.. The race with Lambert was a classic example of not being ruthless enough.. Lambert would have done it to him..

Hope you are right, but not sure to be honest.. Seems "too nice".. Lambert doesnt have Dan's level of World Champ potential for me, (still extremely good though), but what he does seem to have is that "I will ride over your granny to win this race" attitude... And not many World Champs have ever gained that accolade without that attitude..

Tai not getting into those first bend "clutch" situations anymore... Dan wont ever deliver what his talent should deliver if he doesnt start to do the same.. When all four hit the same space, Bartek takes no prisoners.. Hence he wins...

Just put on an auto repeat loop for every other rider.. "Watch out! Bartek is just about to nail you up the inside going into turn 3, FFS, move over".

"Interesting" selection for the Pairs... Must have been a close call... Personally, I think Emil and Doyley probably would have just shaded it for me..... Edit: A bit surprised also that Artem didn't make the KL selection... Shows just what a high quality meeting it must be when those three riders cannot get chosen...

I think any team with crowds over 1200 are the "natural" top league teams.. Seven clubs is probably the number that means the TV money is worth having to support the cost of running in Div 1.. Teams with crowds of 600 or so need to be NDL unless the many Div 1 HL's stop doubling down.. Maybe "Championship Lite/NDL Plus" is the call for Div 2?

You would think that this would be the "natural" thing to do... However... History does suggest that "another way" will be found...

No, I was thinking. .. Could you narrow it down a bit more....

Been so long since he rode he probably had forgotten the rules so they let him off...

Many was the time when United were crap I would seek out Fergie after the match... Cannot believe he was never there to talk to me to tell me his plans to turn it around...

Long way to go... Six matches will decide the league.. Pickering will be up to speed by then. Be interesting to see who gets who in the play offs.. Aces, Sheffield, Wolves, Leicester would be the call for me... Six cracking matches I would think.. And Doyle, Emil and Artum to be possibly available to guest...

And also having some realism when judging their capability.. The likes of Screen, Louis, Loram, Woffy, Lambert and Bewley we HL's in the top league within a couple of seasons racing, and for a few of those riders, the top league was full of the very best.. If the current crop of youngsters reach HL level in the Championship it will be good for the sport, as the more spaces getting filled by UK riders the better.. We seem to see any young talent who appears better than his peers as some sort of potential world beater... Generational talents are, by definition, few and far between... Just let the lads progress, create loads of ring fenced riding opportunities for them in the 2nd tier, and see where they end up..

It seems a barmy idea to let a sponsor put money in, change the colours of the team, agree terms with s much better rider than they ended up with at the start, and still be paying the wages.. Crackers... Surely the sponsor would have covered the wages of Holder, hence the signing? I cannot believe that Holder would have been sorted out a set of new colour kevlars without some concrete financial backing behind his signing.. And "if" it all went Pete Tong because of an ego not wanting him on the team, then that is fundamentally ridiculous, and even more so when what has transpired since has panned out for Peterborough.. Speedway is a bit of a shambles isnt it? Wasn't a certain someone in "charge" of it for a few years? I can only presume that those two things are not linked in any way, and just a huge coincidence...

He needs to learn to gate... Plenty of speed, but always 20 yards down from the leader exiting turn two.. Usually chases down well, and always there or thereabouts, and in the race for 4 laps.. He isnt a "natural" given he has an "awkward" style, (is he a tall lad?), which means he can scrub off speed on the bends, as the bike doesn't always "flow"... Plenty quick enough when in front though..

Would be suicide from a crowd perspective... Buster doesnt seen to have much of a following at either of his tracks, so taking off them the one shining star (literally), of their season, would mean crowds will go even lower, and social media into meltdown.. You can imagine that Wroclaw saying "enough" to Artem wouldnt be seen as the worst thing in the world to Buster, as he is then blameless for any fall out.. Plus, some decent (ish), guests to replace him.. Hello. Is that you Bomber?

If you are willing to basically bank roll something, then, naturally, you would expect some/lots of control as to how the money is being spent.. If the recipient of your finances isnt willing to allow that, then the benefactor is quite right in withholding their cash.. Let's hope for Peterborough that there is a longer game at play here..

Must be a bit ambiguous that rule... Not to mention confusing... Hence he didnt get a 7pt average.. ...

The Fast Show... "Someone's sittin' there mate"...

Be careful... I got there really early when the Aces rode against them once, and stood in one of those gazebo type things on the first turn.. (Maybe not even there anymore?).. Anyhow.. A steward spoke with me (me and my lad were the only ones in it at that time), and told me that some woman stands there every week and will kick off if I am in "her space".. So, being a gentleman, I moved down a couple of steps.. 3 other lads then came in and stood in the place I had just vacated and got told the same thing.. But they didnt move... Cue, one "mature woman" dressed in the club shop telling everyone around her (for two hours solid), that "that's my space and they are stood there, they need to move".... From what I remember the meeting was crap but listening to her was hilarious, as was the lads' reactions.. Bet she got there really, really really early the next week... Summed up the demographic following so many teams have sadly.. As a footnote, as we got there early, we got invited into the pits so my then 11 year old lad could meet his favourite BV rider, Craig Cook... Let him sit on his bike and listened to all his, and mine, stupid questions for a good half hour.. Hopefully Craig is back soon..

Cannot blame him for taking an extra (and probably quite lucrative), payday... These lads are self employed so there only loyalty is to themselves.. Hate the game, not the player....

800 or so would be enough... And they could ride on any night apart from Mon and Thur... Satruday night? Knock 3 quid off the admission and use (at least), a couple of Div 1 HL's... Got to be worth it...

Favourites now for the title? I would say so...

Eurosport been doing it badly for years... I remember their occasional 90's coverage and they havent moved on since..

Again The issue is that Laguta is enough for you as a Speedway fan.. I loved watching him and Emil recently at the NSS.. However, expecting people who have no idea who Laguta is to buy into the sport emotionally will be a struggle when he can replace riders from other teams at a moments notice.. "But guests have been around for years"... But we didnt pay £22 to watch them and Bomber didnt turn up for all and sundry.. Their operating model delivers exactly what it deserves... No more, no less...