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Well back in the office after an "interesting" 4 days away in Warsaw. Sadly it looks like it will be my last GP for a while. Took my other half to Bydgoszcz last year promising him an amazing weekend, it turned into a damp weekend literally with the rain and the stadium being a quarter empty. A year on and he forgot about that and came along to Warsaw. On returning to our hotel after the fiasco that was Saturday, his comment was "sorry, I really don't get speedway and why you want to come and watch this". Who can argue with that? After enjoying the fan village for a while we headed to the stadium, it was fantastic to see so many fans and a sold out stadium...we were excited about what lay ahead. Fast forward 2 hours and we are sat in a freezing cold stadium trying to look up facebook and forums to understand what is going on as the crowd are left in the dark. An annoucement comes over in polish...we ask around what it means, only to be told a decision hasn't been made yet. Half an hour later they announce in Polish there will be no more racing! Ok so I am no expert on tracks (i purely go to watch the racing) and I understand comments that it seemed unsafe. To my untrained eye it looked rideable and many were going round. You couldn't make up the debacle with the tapes and it was really embarassing explaining to my other half the issue, it makes speedway look so amateurish! My big gripe with the night was the communication. We sat for hours in the cold not knowing what was going on, or why? Even when it was cancelled we were not given a reason and so to the spectator it looked like it was because the riders could not manage to start on a green light!!! To then have the riders come out and do a parade was the final straw (i posted a video onto FB for anyone that wants to see this) and we, along with many thousand Poles left the stadium dejected. The fans were a credit that they did not react worse! Very sad that my many years of going to the GP's will end on such a sad note.

Thank you! Well doesn't look like we'll be there.... but will still watch it

If England finish runners up in Group D (big if I know) they will pay on 28 June at 10pm local time in Denmark. Does anyone know anywhere good to watch this near Parken?

I'm on that flight too

Come and say hello..... I'll be the one with the huge Nicki Pedersen Flag......(no comments )

Is anyone actually going to this GP? By the look of the ticket website I will have a whole stand to myself!!?

Hopefully with the other posting today on the GP/EC debacle by Phil Rising this issue will go away and we can buy tickets soon!

Going back to Bydgoszcz after many years for the GP..... but can't remember much. Can anyone tell me how easy it is to get to the centre of town from the airport and then to the stadium?? Thank you

P.S. i'm not actually playing - the other half is )

So we're not playing World Rules? Where is the Queens Vault?? Going to have to deal with the pub cues as am not bringing mine down as wont be able to take it into stadium!

I don't really know Cardiff well - but let me know when and where and we will be happy to come down and clear up )

I'll be there! Look out for the Super Nicki P flag )

We had to do that going home! Is there a quicker way out of the city?

Bring it on! When and where??