mikebv

Well done Cookie....

He might be riding for both teams...

Not quite as good as Leszno v Wroclaw last evening this..

Sadly, I think we all know the answer dont we... Regardless of any volume or not.. And it was known well before this meeting, never mind this race....

"Hello Minnie".. "Hello Mickey".. "All four back?". "Yeh. Why not?"

2023?

Let's hope all those listed turn up, (although I believe that PZM dont mess about if you "cry off").. Should be a good meeting... Zmarzlik never won it..? Majic again???

Or Kelvinski's Screwdriverski...

Maybe using guest riders?... I am sure the fans would be just as fanatical knowing their favourite riders could help everyone else's chances of success, whilst at the same time single handedly destroying their own. And the sponsors would remain just as interested in pumping huge sums of money in to the teams knowing their own riders could completely undermine every single cent of their investment by their actions... And the TV companies would still be falling over themselves to tender for the rights to broadcast each meeting knowing 'Woffy' for example could rider for all eight teams.... Lastly, maybe ride not at the weekends, but Monday and Thursday's,. Two huge nights for the entertainment business.. For me.. The only improvement they could make is having one less junior in the top league teams as there are too many races with two world class riders, one very good one, and a junior.. Maybe the six and seven could be Polish U24 and U21? Other than that, nothing.. Great entertainment, unreal commitment, and you actually feel as a fan that 'it does matter'... If only eh?

Double TAC sub time in heat 14... Emil and Doyle.... Might still need a Majic heat 15 win to take the 2 points.. Edit :3 with the bonus...

Truly great ride from Majic to keep them both behind him on lap one... A match winning one maybe?.... Had to cover both outside and inside in a split second.... Some talent come to the tapes in Poland heat after heat doesn't it?

Certainly "no threat" it seems when behind these days against the top level... Finished much further behind than he was at end of lap one... Made zero ground on Emil...

Just about to press send after quoting you and read this..

How much faster is Majic than everyone else in a straight line? Amazing speed.....

Can Anders guest for Kings Lynn?...

Controversial decision there... Looked a bit of a dive from Kolodziej.....

Majic.....

I think the landscape will change again next year post Covid lockdowns... Poland will be more than happy to keep the 'one club plus us' rule and Sweden will be back playing in front of crowds again and paying more than the UK per meeting... Might not need a "No1" if that is the case... Lets be honest, only Jack Holder and Dan Bewley would be classed as anything like a "No1" rider level this year anyway, and both may at the end of this year see taking the Woffinden and Lambert route of just testing themselves against the best (rather than dropping back levels each week) as best for their development and ambition... Maybe get Batch back?

I once used one of those tourist info things in London that had several buttons under a map of all the tourist areas... You basically pressed a button with a description eg Buckingham Palace, and its location lit up on the map so you could then plot your way to the destination ... The spooky thing was on the map was an arrow pointing to a place on the map with the words "You are here"... How did they know?. I wouldn't use one again....

I think a fair few (ie five others), may use Anders now it's a "free for all".. Maybe he could ride for both the Tigers AND the Aces when the B fixture takes place..? Obviously not in the same races though.. As that would be just silly wouldnt it?

Given how close the standards are now between reserves and second strings you could just run, for a number six, two rides for the lowest average second string and two for the number seven.. For a number seven missing there are two options.. Bring in an adhoc "Number 8" from the league below who becomes that teams' official replacement rider for all season when he represents them, or.. More proactive, each team to have three reserves in their squad at the start of the year, two included in the starting septet and one (a lower average rider who doubles up), on stand by for absence /loss of form replacement... In fact, you could have the one seven slot covered by two 'rising stars' to assist with development..? If that was the case then no need for RR for a number 7..

I presume it's more for loan deals.. A magic merry go round most years isnt it? Can't remember the last "big transfer" to be honest.. However.. Given Poland can dictate if "your rider" rides for you or not, I wouldnt think paying out any transfer money would be worth it anyway..

In the 'days of yore'.. Number one riders in a 13 heat match would run a minimum 9 point average with the top ten running 10 and 11 plus... Often meaning (particularly away from home) the likes of Mauger, Olsen Collins, et al would score 13 to 15 a night (with a TAC sub 'gimme' against a second string and reserve included).. And every team had a 'proper No1... As you only needed to score 39 to get s draw it meant that the "Number Ones" were vital and 100% integral to the teams success, with, even on a bad night, a double figure score of just 10 was often more than 25% of a teams' total... Meaning that if they were missing then, so fundamental were they, that a replacement of a similar standard was needed.. Now teams have seven point men at No1, with five point men as second strings... If ever Speedway (in the UK) was going to dispense with the guest system (and with it remember, it can never hope to succeed), it should have been now, given the closeness in standard of the riders in each team.. Last week for example, Ipswich at Sheffield should have been allowed to have Cook and King take all Crumps rides up to a max seven each (if that was what the manager wanted).. Meaning the meeting (and competition) kept its credibility, the Ipswich riders (not non Ipswich riders), got to earn more money, and the team ethos and spirit was protected.. Not to mention the guest themselves don't get accused of trying too hard which penalises his own team or throwing the meeting to protect his own team... Imagine if the sport did get major coverage explaining either of those scenarios post meeting to a watching audience...?

Pretty sure you are 100% right... i seem to remember reading a couple of years ago that the BSP want teams to have assets so as they have someone to sell should they close, which then can help pay the creditors..... I think it may have mentioned that this had replaced the 'bond' (not sure if just for some or all), given tracks didn't always have the money to front up...

If this was a boxing match the ref would step in..