mikebv

When your team invariably isn't made up of your own riders I can see the logic behind the outlook... As for the sport itself... "It's a family sport" must be the most useless marketing phrase ever dreamt up...

There is a noticeable lack of "it means something" at the vast majority of UK speedway matches.. Which is why the sport is dying on its arse... (In the UK).. Therefore. Every now and again, let's just pretend and collude with the promoters that it actually has some relevance...

"Sit down, I can't see"... "It's too noisy"... "I always stand there, can you move?".. "My favourite rider is Ove Fundin"...

Blimey.... Never go to Poland then... The whole purpose of team sports is to have that tribal element... Without it, there is no point in running it using a team concept... I bet the Sheffield promoters will have no apprehension tomorrow given they will get a fair few extra grand., The most all season from any team visiting...

Like fans of a proper team sport? A huge opportunity for the sport is to get more away fans to attend...

My lad still has Matej's sombrero hung on his bedroom wall... Edit. What a difference three or four hundred away fans make to a speedway meeting.... Maybe those who run it should subsidise away fans' travel and entrance fee?

The biggest issue the sport in the UK has. Bring in lads of this truly World Class level and, as we have seen, they can miss UK racing but still ride in Poland, and elsewhere, or simply get injured and cannot ride anywhere... Thus, meaning guestfests which knacker any chance of the sport progressing, as winning any league carries little merit or credibility.. However, they put plenty of bums on seats whenever they ride as it brings out those (like me), who are not bothered about the meeting result, but just want to see top talent "live"... And there are many thousands out there with that view.. Phil will know that without credibility, selling the league to sponsors and wider TV and written media will be difficult at best, impossible at worst... He doesnt though have a magic wand to make all the required changes happen...

I would imagine he will reflect on this, and next time it happens do what he should really have done this time.... ie. Have the team sheet glass framed (in solid vintage royal oak), and have all the riders from both teams, the ref, the time keeper, the start marshal and the clerk of the course, all sign it.... With a little message, not just their names...

The dad sounds like a proper prat... Best wishes to the kid as he grows up with that as his role model... If you are peed off then tell Jack why to his face, and move on.. No need for a public outburst...

Which explains why it makes zero sense paying out ten and tens of thousands to riders that no one has even heard of... And Jack Sh. on marketing that might actually get some to recognise that the club and sport exists... "Jasno Doyle is riding tonight v Belle Vue".. "Great. Who are Belle Vue?"_

Your sister isn't your mam then..? And the family tree isn't a straight line?..😁

In fairness... They are mainly from Yorkshire, so genetically you need to cut them a little slack...😁

Spot on .. And . No disrespect to Jason, the money spent on him would be better spent on marketing the team... No one outside a tiny bubble will know who Jason is... And the majority of those in the "speedway bubble" will turn up to watch "any speedway" nowadays given the way the sport is ran, whether Jason (or any other riders), are there or not .. It doesn't matter who turns up to ride when no one has heard of you apart from those who were going anyway..

Booo Hooo... I really would give it no thought whatsoever if I was Jack, or Chris... Life moves on, and, guess what, there are a myriad of disappointments to face, so get over it, and quickly..... If Jack Holder had done something to upset my kid which I felt was "out of order", he would have been told there and then... I wouldn't have hidden behind a keyboard... The world nowadays is far too easily offended... Which, in a way, is great... Because there are loads more who now take offence than there used to be to have a pop at......

What's the issue? Lots of respect for Chris... World Champions are a special breed... Met him once on the Monster rig at the SON.. A very decent lad.. Ignore social media knobheads.... Life is too short... And sometimes you come off worst.. Great to see him perform so well on Monday...

Oh... That's perfectly OK then...

Cheese and Ham ok?

He is an old school trooper....😇

Did Scott get asked anything? 😁

Very harsh.. He had an horrendous wrist injury just 24 hours before that made him miss the riders championship..😁

They could tie a track grader to the back of their bikes as they scrape the fence in the slop...

If only all speedway in the UK could be that good...

😁 It won't be the same as tonight.. Gate. And Go...

Great meeting Top riders on a great track,... 😎

Retain - Guests Replace - Riders who are missing with those Guests...😁