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ARE you talking about the SGP or domestic speedway. If the latter, would certainly agree. I MAY be wrong but I believe that even the players in the world's top 50 actually receive an invitation.

SORRY, but won't be in SS either. Wouldn't abuse a position by revealing the content of a conversation that I might not otherwise have heard. But rest assured, it was gamesmanship and, as I say, Nicki chose to put his arm round Chris and start to give him the benefit of his opinion face-to-face. Until that moment Holder had quite deliberately kept his own council. What followed cannot be condoned but let's keep it in perspective. There are plenty who thought it added to the occasion. It was pretty much handbag stuff especially compared to Craig Boyce's assault on Tomasz Gollob at Hackney all those years ago and no worse than the Nicholls/Sayfutdinov confrontation. No one got hurt.

MANY people on here, but not necessarily elsewhere of course, may bitch about a Brit getting a wild card but that is the way it is likely to be, just as there is always likely to be a Swede, a Dane and a Pole. Maybe even an Aussie. It just so happens that right now (and perhaps for ever!) we don't seem to possess a rider who can make it on his own. Perhaps that will change over the next 12 months. But anyone who thinks commercial considerations don't come into the equation is living in cloud cuckoo land. The Masters is a golf major, considered by some as the ultimate prize. It is an invitation only event.

STEVE Brandon has absolutely no influence on the referee. Steve was informed of the referee's decision and was simply relaying it to the TV director who in turn passes it on to the various commentators through their headsets. This was AFTER Craig Ackroyd had requested and watched replays of the incident. People should get their facts straight.

NO it wasn't. If your view yes, but in the view of just as many others it wasn't Holder's fault. WELL I was standing about three feet away, so to answer your question: yes ANd you know that how?

THANKS for those kind words

ONE thing is for sure: if Nicki had walked straight passed Chris and back to the pits there wouldn't have been any aggro. No doubt in my mind that Nicki was determined to try and wind Chris up and it almost worked. Holder has Crump, who took him off the track and into a quiet corner, to thank for calming him down and clearing his mind. Agree, there was no reason why Holder's brothers should have got involved but let's remember the context of the whole thing and what was on the line. The mere fact that so many people have different views of the initial incident just goes to show that referee Ackroyd was absolutely right to put all four back. Unless it was an open and shut case, which it plainly wasn't, then to exclude either would have been wrong. And would anyone have wanted to see such an exciting and pulsating season end that way?

CANNOT say that rumour has reached my ears. Top eight (minus Crump) seemed pretty intent upon receiving their info packs re the 2013 NZ GP. Perhaps they are talking about Bjarne Pedersen who has already said this will be his last GP as well. BY the way, Crumpie has already said he doesn't want a big fuss and that everyone's attention should be on the winner of the 2012 World Championship.

IT rained for most of practice this evening but didn't affect the track. The roof works perfectly unless there is a high wind and the rain comes down horizontally. Forecast for tomorrow is more rain but the track should be okay. Lots of different lines today and very fast. Heat 13 ... will be unlucky for one but will it be crucial?

SEE the video link posted elsewhere or go to http://speedwaygp.com/news/article/1921/holder-behind-the-scenes Looks like it will be wet in Torun tomorrow. Hope the roof does its job and the championship decider doesn't come down to a wet lottery.

DEFINITELY worth nine minutes of your time ... can take a while to buffer but stick with it http://speedwaygp.com/news/article/1921/holder-behind-the-scenes

YOU can bring a horse to water but....

BUT all those young Danes had come through the ranks of junior speedway and so on. Until we have a proper infrastructure in place to help these kids we will never have a rich vein of talent to build for the future.

NO he didn't. Has nothing to do with Harris. I am asking where are we going to find some authentic young riders to match those being unearthed in Denmark and Poland, let alone Australia.

I UNDERSTAND your sentiments Dave but where are these youngsters going to come from? They wont just appear like magic.

HAMPEL is the one you can bet your house on ...

UNLESS involved with an incident like the one in Malilla, Nicki will rarely do an TV interviews during a GP and that is his prerogative. Holder rarely says no even when knocked about in Gorican. Don't see how that could be construed as playing to the camera. In fact most of the GP boys are very accommodating when it comes to interviews, Hancock and Crump in particular, but Nicki likes to stay in his own bubble and we know that.

WARD one of those young riders who could break through and challenge like Peter Collins and Michael Lee....

EACH to his own but surprised how unpopular Holder appears to be on here. Would it be the same if he rode for any team other than Poole in the UK? Personally think that Nicki's experience and "been there done it" will be a big help but the track at Torun will suit Holder much more than Vojens. All to play for and the draw could be crucial.

THE FIM... THEY are adamant and confident that their interpretation of their own rules and that is what counts.

DIDN'T realise there was an Australian Grand Prix. Must have missed that one. There is no debate. The ninth placed rider replaces Jason Crump.

YOU are very good with stats SCB so I will take at face value your "majority of Brits" but presume you just mean on this forum. But how do we (you, I and the rest of the speedway fans in the UK) know what the majority of British fans actually want as far as representation in the SGP is concerned? Frankly, I don't think it has much if anything to do with bums on seats at Cardiff. I happened to agree with you that Woffinden probably wouldn't sell a shed load of tickets. But the bigger picture is British representation in the SGP and there are many who put a high value on that. Woffinden can be his own worst enemy (my advice would be shut down your twitter account and generally keep your mouth shut for a while) but he has genuine talent on a speedway bike and we (Britain) should be trying to help him develop into the rider he has the potential to be. I would offer him one more piece of advice: go and see Erik Gundersen for a week. Sharpen your skills and learn some humility and PR. And while I am in an advising mood: anyone who hasn't looked at speedwaystarXtra this week (accessed via speedwaystar.net) should take a peep and see how Gundo does it. Sunday sermon over ... the pub's open!

WELL put and Vaculik has proved that his Gorzow win was no fluke. MJJ has plenty of time.

HAMPEL would have been in top eight but for injury ... Ward couldn't enter qualifying rounds in Australia, Woffinden injured and ruled out of qualifiers, Vaculik did them. Prima donnas?