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It could go along way if they the promoters listened to the public at times.The product generally is good , it always has been for me an outsider looking in would not work for me,as most other sports are not like speedway at all.It has to be a speedway man,E.Boocock,Pete Adams come to mind a couple of examples and there are others who could offer alot also.Get the rules sorted would be a start,scrap the tactical ride and get the EL and Premier league to work in tandem that would be a massive start.

Howarth rode hard and was in the mix but it just was not his night Sarjeant rode very well i thought and as for Harris he actually gated made better starts than most nights.

A decent home victory the signs are good, Orion's 25s? looks a well decent bet.Tonight Nick and Steve were really dialled in, a good team effort Nathan also rode his b..s off and there were a few decent races.Fricke(again) and Sarjeant really impressed me for the visitors Garrity apart from his two british final efforts has never convinced me needs to improve on the bigger circuits he could well do that in the future.

I don't think Garrity will be getting that total i hope so a home win i believe .

But Keef he has got away with that for years a dirty sod ,but when the bully is opposed he soon goes back into his shell.!

I am sure he supported Newport and Bristol as well , both had Crumpy!! god how could you be a supporter at Cowley what a s...hole.

Are you sure? i think not.

Spot on the biggest crime is both leagues cannot work together what a joke.

Can you say that though?the way the series was it was only six rounds rewarding being placed more than actually winning.Now if that was in place you would do well to reach the podium position i reckon.

Why does Auty never get five rides,? he does of course but hardly ever a heat 15.Heat 15 he is often overlooked is it his choice?who knows just seems others who have done no better always get heat 15..

For me the Carter/Penhall was a 50/ 50 incident Carter came off second best if he had excepted second he might of had a run off still for the title? i would of fancied him to win it.Carter could never except second,and even Lee said he thought at times he was dangerous and rode on the edge.Jessup i also thought was never world champion material,he often had good results by borrowing MIke Lee's aquipment was a rider i never really took to even though he was a class rider.

Thanks alot Ghostwalker i thought so,wanted to watch my lad play then shoot to the speedway won't bother travelling now gutted but my main reason to go was for the footy.

Yes but he does not say go on let's go and take the piss out of the regular core of supporter.Tonight if it was half decent i would of gone,a night out as usual but i am not going the first home meeting i have missed for yonks.In my heart i want to go,but sod it this is not worth 17 pounds the money has nowt to do with it but the contempt of supporters who work hard has.

Thanks Ghostmaster a great weekly thread,i wondered if you could help me?On the 27th the day of the Swedish GP could i make it from watching a footy match in Eskinstuna at 3pm time and make it to the GP in time iif so how.?

It was not lucky,Mark did what he had to do and he is now in the roll of honour.But as others have said it was a flawed system he never won a GP that year but still won the title.Also in my memory in the old one off finals, i cannot remember any fluky winners even Szczakiel and Muller deserved to win there titles.Also generally all the greats won it at sometime or another,it did stand the test of time it was not broken.The GP series is a great product, but to be honest we all know it really only came in because it is a money spinner for SOME.A gravy train the sport as a whole does not benefit from this series but certain individuals do.

Not the fans fault Steve even as a home supporter i would see no delight in winning this home meeting such a shame a great sport going down the pan. The paying public who are they?

Ashamed Steve to be honest, i knew you had two of your stars out not your clubs fault but this line up is unexceptable embarrassing to be honest if this goes ahead it is worst than at Lakeside on Monday surely they will be lucky to get 800 punters in.?

Forget it with that line up i won't be going, no way are these people on a suicide mission? I have missed very few i could count on one hand the amount of meetings in the last 25 years i have missed i i wont be going unless there is a change or two.

A great post and all of what you said is true to a point, the things i would say that went against certain riders i thought Jessup at times could of been more professional could of had a more professional set up.Carter had his flaws got the tyres wrong in 82,his Dad had the final say against Ivan's advice which cost him.Sigalos and Penhall were wealthy did it make a difference? Yes i think so Sanders was hot headed Leigh Adams what a rider a true pro unlike Pedersen who would take off his granny to win ok he has three titles but he does not hold a candle to Leigh in my opinion. Your ranking system is very interesting,and i was surprised that you said the 83 version of Sanders was better than anything Mort did.To the list you have named i would have to add Simmo,Crump(sen) and Adams to it.(no order).Carter no rostrum places, Simmo,one, Crump one, Sanders two, Adams two GP rostrum places one unplaced in the one off finals, Knudsen one rostrum, Jessup one rostrum, Sigalos one rostrum.How can you decide? very difficult, down to the individual, i would say though i would have Knudsen and Jessup at the bottom of that lot.

Great list Keef,Hitchy eh great value!

Spot on Falcace, very similar indeed,the difference is Sanders had two rostrum places it does not make his cv better though.My memory is before his terrible loss ,i just felt he had really raised his game and was only thirty years old, and would of been in the mix with the Danes for a few years.Only a feeling mind no Fact involved, going back to Mort what a great rider he was.People say about Ward now being exciting to watch me included,Chris was more exciting as a rider in my view worth the entrance fee alone his pass of Carter in the 83 NRC at Hyde Rd was legendary.

Morton not a chance he never ever had a chance at any given time to be world champion in my view.What a great rider though,great value at Hyde Rd superb not as good as PC though he would not be above any of those you have mentioned because of his gating.

I agree and i have had anough myself, i am seriously considering not going on Thursday night against Wolves.Maybe i will get used to not going who knows?i can look on the updates instead the sport now is at an all time low in the EL and i just don't enjoy it anymore.

The league is a joke,bugger the result people pay good money to watch this does that not matter? surely the diehard fans will give up in the end.?

A joke Frankie and i am beginning to give up with British speedway, total contempt for the public.