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Good God .... That would have been in 1988 or 1989 !! Get a grip !

What a bizarre comment ... Four riders who quite demonstrably couldn't 'put bums on SGP seats' any better than the 2019 guys.

Of course it may end up that the 7th and 8th in SGP2020 get 2 of the extra wildcards. So ultimately the switch to only the top six qualifying by right may make little difference to the personell in SGP2021. But ... during the SGP year it has always been the top 8 placing that has seems to drive competition in the lower reaches of the points table and maintain interest in their scoring. At least for the commentators who make great play of this. Raising the bar to the top six will just make it look as if there are just more riders 'out of contention' and from even earlier in the SGP year. Have less to race for themselves. And have less for us (and for NP/KT) to care about too. Just not really sensible ?

Dont agree at all. I think the title matters quite a bit. Especially for that illusive 'credibility' everyone seems to value so much.

No doubt about the problems of the SWC and the need for some changes But that did not mean that they answer was the ridiculous SON format, rules and even more stupid title they came up with. Trouble seems to be that Castagna and chums cannot come up with the right response when needed, no matter what situation they are given. Something NEEDS change because there are real issues needing to be resolved ... Their ham-fisted way gives us a botched product like the SON. Meanwhile something that works really well like SGP scoring and needs no change and they cannot stop themselves messing around with it to make it worse. Why is it that in just about EVERY walk of life, every institution, every international sporting body, every bloody government seems to be headed by total f..wits at the moment ?

Yes. If the numpties that came up with the scheme for next year think it is such an improvement ... Then why not put it into practice when they had the chance by giving the SEC winner a wildcard for next year. I think it's a poor change but at least my picking Mikkel M it would have shown their integrity by being committed to the idea. Right now. As it is they look pretty shabby.

Piss poor decisions , yet again.

Great news, Thanks.

But plastic replacing brown paper ... Clearly Greta's message didn't make it to Surbiton !

Noticed that someone on Facebook has quoted the attendance at this year's Cardiff to be 33,583 ... He says this has come from the Stadium. A figure of approximately 40k has been mentioned the last couple of years and the last figure that looked like an 'official' one that I can come up with was 2016 at 40,974. And yet PR said here that this year was 4k up on 2018. Any one able to 'square the circle' here ?

Changing from Pedigree Chum to PAL. It will still be a dog's breakfast.

The changes being put forward in this report sound bloody stupid. That, in itself, probably means that the report is accurate. And worse still they will probably happen After all, it is quite usual for FIM/BSI to act like complete mentalists and choose to spoil competitions that are working brilliantly.

True. Absolutely no place for Hancock.

Tbh no hardback books are any value at full cover price. They are given an inflated starting price just so that they can be discounted by up to £10 at the major retailers like Smiths, Sainsbury's etc. I just hope that those spending £15 in Cardiff may be comforted by the hope that at least some of their overspend may have actually made its way to Tai ? Or is that too much to hope ?

Well numbers don't lie. 4,000 plus up. Has there been another Speedway meeting in the Uk this year that actually got 4 000 in the first place ?

The advert in this week's star said £8.99 at Sainsburys . It wasn't a secret s o why pay £15 ? Raw Stupidity?

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Bizarre idea to lose the immediacy of their live commentary. One of NP/KT's best. Mind you Kenneth Wolstenholme's 'They think it's all over' would probably be dropped today by some snowflake who thought it could be 'improved'.

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Scarily a few also suggested Gary Havelock. As ever nothing good comes of running things by referendums.

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International 'Team' Speedway had been reduced to a 'three man pair'. Nothing more. And the reliance on Tai is just overwhelming. In most races it will be him partnered by another. So ... whatever Tai wants or feels will work best will probably BE the best. No matter what us outsiders think.

But never a recipe.

Now that there is this entire 'GB Speedway Team' set up ... I wonder what is the actual role of the 'Manager' within that set up anyway. In other sports the Manager would be the guy that headed that entire team of backroom staff every bit as much as the sportsmen on the track. But Rob Painter is that true Manager already . Not for first time British Speedway has done it arse-about. Surely they are looking for just a 'rider liaison facilitator' or a 'Programme filler in'. Aren't they ? Leaving Tai free to tell Rob what needs to be actually done.