robert72

Very poor crowd and many left early as it was that bad. As for the lions team it's clear other than the reserves that changes are needed, most of them didn't look that bothered tonight, at £21 fans need to see riders giving it 100% but far from it tonight. Is the manager not getting the best from them or are they not good enough ?

Will the weather win this one ?

So when can a rider walk away from a 12 month contract ? The problem with England is that anyone can represent this country in sport.

Good question but money shouldn't come into it when you are in the British final, that in itself is a massive honour .

Rosco should now announce tai will Not be picked for team GB for the sake of British speedway. If he doesn't then he should resign as no rider is bigger than the country they are representing and if a rider turns down the British final he should be left out of the national team.

Crump was also born in Britain but that didn't make him a British rider. Tai has been badly advised and could turn out to be the most unpopular Team GB rider soon.

I forgot speedway is booming in the uk and stadiums are full to capacity every week

What they did get wrong was the start time and the entrance cost to entice new fans along.

It Had to be a new track record as it's a different size track now from last season

Hardcore fans like you will pay whatever price the promotors ask however will others want to pay Elite League prices to watch a friendly against a premier league team ?

So how will they be paid if not many fans turn up because it's been an over priced practice match that there not interested in seeing at full price.

I was really expecting it to be £10 max let's hope your wrong or it will be a poor crowd at full price for a friendly against a premier league team.

Maybe Steve Brandon should do what Briggo did and do a walk for ALL disabled former riders and not just pick the one who has already had huge financial support and then admitted to having put away enough money when racing to buy a nice house on the Gold Coast.

Probably more than 12 , pedersen,crump,gollob,hancock,ward,holder,woffinden to name just a few of the current and recent riders who have made a real fortune.

How many riders became millionaires over the last 15 years ?

How much is it to get in next week ?

Did I insult you with name calling ? No I don't go every week but I would if the racing was over 4 laps and not just to the first bend. Are you saying the product is good and worth the money ? your wrong with your last remark but not sure what that has to do with me making my own opinion on something you clearly have a problem understanding.

How about the 5 years it's been back and the amount of people who have walked away wishing it hadn't returned as it was boring. How about the fact the season ended last August and they have yet to Finnish turns 3 & 4 plus with No sign of doing turns 1 & 2 ? How about the stadium, yes it's a good stadium to watch if the product was worth watching. You can try and polish it up but the fact is the fans have not seen real value for money since it opened.

If I borrowed your glasses I probably see things a lot different but sadly I have seen awful racing,crowds disappearing and a poor line up for 2016 with only bends 3/4 just about completed, so what is there to be positive about at the moment concerning the lions ?

I feel unless you raced and seen how disrespectful they are to British riders then it's unfair to have a dig at nicholls. Every rider would want to ride for his country as many times as possible in a short career but treated fairly which has not always been the case for Rico,Scotty and others plus to opt out is a big decision not taken lightly.

I agree about being surprised nobody has been seriously hurt or worse, the track was the worst I have ever seen.

it is only paying off for them if people use there company but sadly I have never heard of them or even know what they do ? I wonder if there sponsorship money will be spent on a good number 1 now

It took DH a very long time watching the crowds drift away before it sunk in that what everyone was saying needed to be changed, let's hope it makes a difference and crowds will return.

Yes they should as a number of websites are poor I found