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I recall attending a Bank Holiday home and away against Oxford where Roger was making an early appearance for us and Bobby McNeil for you and there was a comparison between the two.One announcer,possibly the Oxford one was trying to make out they had made the better signing.Bobby was something of a disappointment.I thought he would go on to better things,But was it an injury that stopped his development? Eastbourne did an amazing job turning out young talent for the sport in this period

I have done a great dis/service in leaving out a great Wimbledon der can’t,Roger Johns from my list.Never one of the best British riders,but a favourite Of mine,none the less

Thought maybe Pander would make your list,even though he was just before your time,I guess

Ole Olsen,Morian Hansen,Niels Sörensen,Erik Gundersen,Hans Nielsen,Finn Thomsen,Nicki Pedersen,Hans Andersen,,Charly Gjedde,Kenni Arendt

Ginger O’Byrne and I guess Paddy is also Irish http://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/dublinchapelizod1954.pdf

Pretty good list,but if I was going to put a rider I hadn’t seen in,then for me swap McGregor for Tommy Miller.I’d probably put Andy Meldrum in,maybe for Harkins.For some reason I always looked out for Meldrums scores in SS

And Austria.In fact I think he was based in Vienna and rode an Austrian made bike,the name of which fails me at the moment

Well Gene Tella will probably head most people’s list....

My post still applies even with the amendments you have subsequently made to the original

Some surprisingly modern riders there gusto!!

Joonas being pedantic doesn’t really fit as someone who changed nationality.I think he always had dual nationality and just used whichever he fancied in his favour One or two of the Argentinians like Sanchez or Covatti might also fall into that category of having dual nationality? Ferjan is someone who did change nationality There is a good chance some of the Poles were born in Germany.Plech was born in a former german town that became part of Poland a few years before he was born.Wyglenda for instance was born in Rybnik in 1941 when it was again after a gap of 20 year a part of Germany.In fact in the Bote after WW1 as to which country the people wanted to be part of,Rybnik voted with a good majority to stay in Germany,but the surrounding area was massively in favour of being part of Poland.A similar thing happened in Vojens with Germany/Denmark,where Vojens wanted to remain German,but the surrounding rural area held the majority for Denmark Some Yugoslavians or Soviet riders changed nationality due to their former country no longer existing.Trofimov was I think Soviet and later Ukraine

Ron Who? i’ll get me coat....

The inspirational story of ex ice racer,Dmitri Tschatschin’s fight to walk again after a terrible MotoX crash https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=share&v=ZaP-MiQd4wg in German

I would say,if I done another 10 then Louis,Betts and Thomas are good shouts along with Galvin,Goodwin and one unfancied rider,but I loved watching Paul Whittaker round Hackney

My go as I have a few favourites Huxley,Crump P,Crump J,Todd Wiltshire,....ran out.That is all folks

Tbh in most of these categories I am struggling to come up with 10 riders who count as ‘favourites’

Which Crump is that then?

Ginger Lees,Peter Collins,Andrew Silver,Michael Lee,Martin Ashby,Martin Dugard,Mark Loram,Ivan Mauger,Ronnie Moore and Barry Briggs.When I saw the last 3 they were ‘British’

Bagpuss explained and you asked the same question to the answer!!

Does this count? https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwiL7Pu5y5DgAhVGblAKHTAmDc4QzPwBegQIARAC&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sportskeeda.com%2Ffootball%2Fwhat-are-the-contents-of-messi-s-first-contract-with-barcelona-which-was-written-on-a-napkin&psig=AOvVaw1suFhb1WQsqUpNpASKfup9&ust=1548768781958026

I was going to say the same,Steve.Pretty sure Wally Loak would have taped them I was there for those meetings and what great days they were.Always one of my season highlights with all the various fan groups in attendance

Sometimes I see threads from 5 years ago and had totally forgotten I had posted on them!!!

There was also an interesting announcement in the 28.11.1928 issue of Motor cycling which stated 'A Manchester company,of which Fred Fearnley is a director,will give Germany its 1st dirt track in March 1929.It will be at Preußens football ground in Berlin.It is rumoured Clem Beckett and Ron Johnson will be riding there Guess nothing ever came of this

Never ever heard of Tommy Morley!!!Then again I don’t think I went to a single meeting in 1979.

I am measured.I always think I make a point,rather than some irrational abuse.And if I have something to say to one of your posts,I do and will in future,don’t worry about that You do seem to have jumped in without thinking again,though,as gustix seems to have agreed with the point made by Grachan