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If all he is after is reasonable change from the Bspa in regard to Team GB then why all the cloak and dagger stuff. Tai , we will respect you a whole lot more if you are straight and transparent If not don't be surprised by the criticism that comes your way.

At the end of the day if we need to move on without Woffinden then so be it, Nobody can force him to ride.Lets hope the BSPA can continue to implement plans,and make changes to support Team GB.in the future. Sure we may not be as potent force without Tai ,but felt next year we will struggle anyway Woffinden or not , having to go through qualifiers and an overseas round. Hopefully the remainder of this years squad and the young riders we have will see it as an incentive to represent GB in the World Cup. I will support them whatever the side Rosco picks. Yes not having Tai Woffinden is a big loss, for GB and the World Cup as a whole, but what can you do ?

Did you see our fans at Manchester for the speedway World Cup and the reception Tai Woffinden got, did that look like the actions of fans that can't stand one of their own succeeding. Unfortunately you overlook the fact that just because people are successful it does not mean they are perfect and beyond any criticism . Unfortunately you live and die by your own actions / behaviour. If Tai Woffinden does not want to ride for Team GB at the world cup he should be MAN enough to tell those who support him the reasons why, not putting out childish cryptic tweets, which just muddy the waters. Time to be straight with us the fans or risk being a multiple British World Champion resented by British fans for the rest of your career. It doesn't have to be this way !

How can you be booked up when the date is not out ?

Nothing on social media as yet from Rosco Rossiter . Talk about being stuck between a rock and a hard place. Regularly waxes lyrical about Tai Woffinden and also praises the BSPA on TV this weekend. Which side will he take ? Interesting Maybe Tai Woffinden should run the BSPA . No problem getting his ideas through then . Not sure he has time in his schedule

Wasn't born then

He does the same when he covers darts, because speedway is a Pearson shutout we don't have much to compare him to. At the darts in my opinion, of the newcomers Stuart Pike and Rod Studd are better commentators .

Seriously how can you ensure something and get paid out on the basis that it was a man made cock up, which those taking out the insurance were aware of. just saying

Don't worry White Knight dust off your programme board ,tactical subs to return next year, ( current proposal to be used when any team is in any deficit ) Ah, fairness will return at long last along with your good self

Change has to come from the F.I.M so no chance Quite like radical ideas here's mine How about having a meeting 15 heats in duration but divided into 3 segments of 5 races. At the end of 5 races the team with the most points would earn 1 point, if its level a runoff between 2 riders would decide the point. Then after heat 5 the scores are reset to zero and we start again for the 2nd set of races. Teams or to be of 6 or riders 7 riders with a race format similar to what we have now. All team members must have to have 3 programmed rides, tactical subs when a team is 6 behind, only 1 tactical sub ride per rider during all 15 heats and only 1 run off ride if required. Not all the meat on the bones I know and maybe a bit bonkers but its different and would keep matches relevant until the later heats. Any thoughts

I thought you had to give back most of the opening night money ?

There's as many Brits in the stadium today watching the athletics as there are Brazilians

Just my view but apart from football the Brazilians are nowhere near as passionate and as keen on sport as the Brits. In London many were watching sports they knew little about just to be part of the Olympics and support the Brits,not so in Brazil. The main sessions of the athletics will probably be full but you have to worry for the prospective crowds at the paralympics which follow.

Was Ole Olsen riding for Wolves the last time you went to Monmore Steve ?

All the top riders are like this. Even thou I support Wolves it doesn't sit right with me that Woffinden can stroll back into the Elite league when it suits him putting a rider who is committed to a full Elite league season out of work. I understand the reasons why the GP stars don't ride in the Elite league,they tell us often enough, its a shame promoters can't see the big picture where these guys frankly don't give a stuff about the Elite League,although they are just as happy to shamelessly come back and use the Elite league simply for GP preparation when they have a bit of a bare calendar

Tai could just as easily go to the south coast as go to the midlands, historically they have bigger wallets

Got to agree, the Worlds top riders give the Elite League the cold shoulder then as soon as their Polish / Swedish teams bomb and they are at a loose end in need of regular racing they are ready,willing and available to ride in the Elite League,bad luck I say morally it shouldn't be allowed

Well done to the Aces a terrific all round performance. As for the speedway what promised to be a blockbuster in front of a good crowd turned into a damp squip. Hardly any passing ,little racing no more than a trapping contest, not good enough ! Think this gives the Aces a free hand in the playoffs with no fear who they will pick, everyone else will be hoping Belle Vue don't pick them.

If after 2 legs of the play offs we have a draw it goes to Golden heat. A seasons work down to 1 heat, its exactly the same as football and any other sports The music wasn't anything special at the NSS for the World Cup final. When the speedway is that good nobody gives a stuff about the music. Blaming the presentation and the music is usually a screen to cover up a poor product

Good photos if only those pesky stewards hadn't kept standing in front of my Tai Woffiden flag. Hay Ho

On the flip side on a Saturday night in the height of summer one team can't sign a genuine number 1 and the other teams number 1 has other commitments

Hopefully Tai Woffinden will ride in the British Final next year. If not it requires his attendance and input. Tai's ideas may have some foundations but just jetting in on Cardiff weekend and World Cup week won't be sufficient,he needs to be a bit more hands on in Britain than he has been in the past. Its hard to influence change from afar

I find this an obsession with some speedway fans and its outlined in this post. Do speedway fans have something better to do on a speedway night because all they seem interested is getting home as soon as possible. I get it with meetings finishing approaching 10 pm but as a speedway fan I want a 2 hour show. I want it when I go to the theatre, concert or any other sporting event. Under some posters request to return to 13 heats and TWK's idea of putting the 2 minutes on at the end of every heat,if we have a parade at 7.25 we can all be home within the hour with no stoppages.Is this really what fans want ? I don't. We are in the entertainment business,what other form of entertainment night out lasts less than an hour, ridiculous . Just on another note WK , I know you object to the double points rule, but its replacement , Tactical Subs if a team is 1 point behind will infuriate you even more, not sure you're return is just around the corner yet.

And Wolves

I must admit as a critic of Woffinden I have sum-what warmed to him a little after World Cup Week.Not just for his riding on the track but his role in leading from the front , his general demean-er and the way he conducted himself.I also encourage his thoughts on how Team Gb can progress although I feel some of the ideas will require funding and time which may not be available. My only request would be for the Bspa and Tai to put their heads together to find a way that Tai can ride in .the British Final. The final needs the GB captain on so many fronts, If this means moving it forward maybe before Sweden or even Poland starts then so be it,there must be a way ,