Star Lady

Thanks for the explanations folks. Don't understand all the technical stuff. Have said for years the promoters should provide bog standard bikes and then riding talent would win.

Typical, I get that hacked off with the god awful commentators, leave the room and something interesting happens. What have I missed folks

Barnacle Bill got a bit excited then!

He may have done research but he's missed the most fundamental fact. It's FOUR laps

Glasgow aided and abetted by a guy from Redcar (who I would suggest actually passed her the flag). Never trust a man ! They started by playing Follow My Leader and now they are playing Find the rut. Feel sorry for anyone who paid to see this

Lucky you

Yeah Ermolenko did but Hampel couldn't make any sense of them

Did Jack swallow his false teeth during heat 16? certainly sounded like it.

Awesomely awful lol

Most commentators have someone to help them. Jack poor sod hasn't. Tho not heard him who mangles the English language yet.

Next week we will learn their shoe size

I'd like to hear Barnacle Bill with a co-commentator who can speak the language and actually answer the question put to him cos in fairness Barnacle Bill asks some interesting things. Hang on Sam has just inferred ankles are near shoulders,!!!!

I didn't realise speedway riders were immune from getting depression. I'm not sure giving up something you love doing is going to help any recovery. Sorry Gemini I have the utmost respect for you but your attitude and that of some others goes someway to explain why sufferers of depression do not tell people. I'm no fan of Lewis Bridger but it must have taken enormous courage to go public in the knowledge of how it would be received by some.

Thought this thread was worthy of a bump up the list Unlike some threads fulll of nonsense that habitually occupy the new post territory

I would respectfully suggest that there are one or two posters on this thread who have never suffered with depression or been close to anyone that has. At least I prefer to put their attitude down to ignorance/lack of knowledge rather than idiocy/lack of sympathy as I have great regard for some of their other posts. Edited for spelling

Announcement in the pits :- all riders don snorkels and flippers

Maybe if folk read the whole article opinions might alter a bit. That bit preceeds the quote screamer posted. I thought it was a well thought out opinion. He also says as many on here have that next season could cause problems with FTD. At least he has thought about it unlike a certain Antipodean who just says it's not good probably cos it adversely affects his countrymen

Did you see the post? I wasn't irritated I was disgusted. Thankfully it was removed quite quickly. I have the idiot on ignore but sometimes his inane ramblings are quoted, which is why I saw it in this case. it was offensive on several levels. What I cannot understand is other FMs get bans/exclusions but this serial rule breaker just seems to be allowed free rein to break the rules. Wouldn't be so bad if he/she/it added anything to discussions. However I digress. Apologies for hijacking what is an important thread.

Hall says it's a high adrenaline sport, which it is. It's also a sport that requires split second decisions. Therefore I would have to question the sense of any rider who "loses it" in the heat of the moment being granted a licence.

I'm not getting into the argument of who Lambert should or shouldn't ride for. However I believe he is still under the age of 16, certainly he was when this article was written. As such his parents have a responsibility for him and IMHO are being somewhat lacking in their care by letting him give this interview. I know I said and did things at the age of fifteen that I now regret and would never have said or done with a few more years experience. That's what parents are for - to stop minors getting themselves into strife, however much the youngster may not like it. I don't doubt they want the best for their son and from what I've read and seen they have made tremendous sacrifices to get him this far. Perhaps that has clouded their judgement.

Having slept on it, I have revised my opinion of Jack (cant remember his name). At first I loved his irreverant attitude and to be fair he stayed with that. Far better than brown nosing. His knowledge was remarkably good, he'd obviously done his homework and he did not repeat himself ad nauseum. I assume they were in a little room watching the feed as were the rest of us, so I can forgive any confusion re riders to a certain extent. Also I thought the graphics themselves were very poor so getting the scores wrong was maybe understandable. How often have we all written one down wrong and if no one corrects it it just carries on. All the comments about world champs/world pairs etc I guess was in his remit from Eurosport trying to give some gravitas to what essentially is a challenge series. On the plus side, he didn't shout , he didn't repeatedly trot out random facts like "born in Mildura" and he didn't seem to take things too seriously. All in all for a first go at something he obviously wasn't familiar with he didn't do too badly. Ermolenko on the other hand was as diabolical as ever. His mangling of the English language is atrocious. Whilst his "technical" explanations might be welcomed by some, they completely go whoosh with me, even if I could understand them. If he ever constucted and finished a sentence it would be a miracle. I'm really not sure what if anything he adds to the programme. Overall give Jack another go, preferably with a co commentator who can actually do the job and with time might rival or surpass Pearson. I seem to recall that Nicholls and the other Eurosport guy were given some hammer after their first effort but IMHO now do a fairly decent job.

His looks aren't my cup of tea, but if I were an employer I wouldn't base hiring anyone on looks alone. A far better role model than a young man who on the outside looks reasonably clean and tidy but uses profane language on social media, has been caught with drugs, appeared in court etc. I know which of the two I would prefer a daughter of mine to go out with. Never judge a book by it's cover is an old adage but a very very true one.

Extremely

Totally agree but non stop chart (do they still have them lol) music is as bad as wall to wall opera. All tastes have to be catered for. Agree with Vince,referees can do their bit by keeping the meeting moving. Stop excessive gardening and once the pit gate Is closed it should stay closed unless there is a crash where a rider or bike needs attention.

Something is better than nothing tho It doesn't need to be non stop entertainment. Half the fun is talking to friends between races BUT a mere 15 minutes of action interspersed by banal comments from the bloke on the centre is not what's needed. Neither is the repetition of comments already publicised in social media/ Star etc. Get some interviews preferably with a rider able to string more than 2 words together. Get some interaction from the riders, not just the customary lower arm in the upright position whilst talking to another rider on a victory lap. And as someone else said get some interaction between riders, it doesn't have to be fisticuffs. Bring back some charecter and personality. No one goes to speedway for the music, the interviews or the centre green presenter. People go to see the riders - get those riders involved. Somehow, anyhow it doesn't matter how. They just have to remember that the fans are there to be entertained for up to 2 hours and it's their JOB to do just that and not just ride a bike for 4 minutes. Whether they are GP stars or raw novices it doesn't matter just interact with the crowds.