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Nice to see Scunthorpe born Tai Woffinden's PR man Pearson give him a mention tonight at the British Final but failing to tell the watching TV audience why he isnt actually riding in the British Final.

I know there are many who aren't prepared to cut Greg any slack but he has appeared in the World Cup since 1989. He has given USA good service over almost 30 years with last 10 the USA having little chance of winning. Can't think of anyone else in a motor sport who would get stick for not competing at 46. Admittedly I didn't feel comfortable with his absence from the race off last year after doing so much to ensure the USA qualified but I think we should look at the big picture

When Robert starts belting out " Das Deutschlandied " I'll get worried.

What was Woffindens excuse this year ?, surely he could have rode in the semi final at Sheffield on a Thursday night !

To be fair to Greg he is 46 and ridden in virtually every World Cup since he's been in his early twenties

Unfortunately the state British speedway is in we need the best riders in Britain to contest the British Final. With arguably our top 2 riders in Woffinden and Lambert absent for differing reasons many fans are looking at a weakened field and choosing to watch this on the box. It is imperative that we get the best field possible for the British Final for it to remain a relevant prestige event. I'm all for qualification but surely there should be 2 wildcards available , 1 for Woffinden and 1 for AN other. We have the British final on the best track in the country, unfortunately its on a Monday night and not a weekend so we need the best field to encourage people to turn out.

The ticket ordering is easier than it used to be but still not perfect for the overseas customer

7 pages on this topic and about 5 pages of rubbish. Dare I ask was this meeting any good ? Unfortunately when we have the triple lock of Brum , Gavan and Flange on the same thread, too busy calling each other names we get nothing worth reading about the actual topic.

Some things Ive learnt Tai Woffinden,s record in the GP series makes him one of Britain's best World Champions Just because you are the best is no guarantee you are the most popular You can be born in Britain to British parents but when you belt out the Aussie national anthem but don't sing the British one you leave yourself open to people putting 2 and 2 together Don't think by riding in the World Championship you are doing your country a favour, Its an individual championship,Its only a reference to where you were born. Some riders have represented 2 different countries , It don't mean much To exclude yourself from riding in the World cup then declare yourself available for the World games on your home track in Poland says you are playing games with the BSPA and British fans, and your reasons for World Cup omission is probably no more than a convenient smokescreen. Britain expects more of its best rider than to simply ride in the GP. All the other riders in Europe ride in their National championship and in the World Cup. Its 5 meetings maximum in a year its not too much to ask

Only saw the semis and final , look like I've missed the best bits

Think this has been called off due to the forecast rather than anything else , I'm 4 miles away and its as dry as a bone here at 4.30

Ride in the British Final Ride for Team GB in the World Cup Run the occasional training school in Britain as was proposed That will do for me.

Better races at Daugvapils than Penhall / Knudsen or Penhall / Olsen , don't think so

BT are only starting their League coverage with half the season gone. At least Sky started their coverage from the off

Its amazing how 2 meetings that took place this week , the Latvian GP and Leicester vs Rye House generated 14 pages of discussion while a meeting that did not take place Wolves vs Poole generates 18 pages of topic. If there were play offs for agitators on this forum Wolves , Poole and Belle Vue would be in the top 4 every year.

The cheese, Don't argue with Gavan's logic,' Nothing Is Ever Tai Woffinden's Fault . 2 More replies to him in the same tone and you risk being called a troll

Its not Phil Morris's fault , never is !

Tonights action a bit like watching speedway at Monmore Green these days. As long as you cover the inside line you are unlikely to get passed

Not sure how Swindon got a point last night, the team has more holes than a cullender . The racing was not up to much last night either, the only excitement we got when when a home rider made a total hash of the first corner or a home rider came off 15. Track was a bit grippy as well with a fair bit of wobbling including Riss. I think with Wolves virtually having the points in the bag with 3 races left helped Swindon get a point. Can't say I'm a fan of the 3 points for any kind of win, the old system gives a far clearer league table and maintains the intensity in a meeting, feel some teams switch off when the points are won.

Probably not when he looks at his trophy cabinet

All Im doing is quoting Woffindens press releases . You have nothing to post except " We don't know the full story " every time you post.

Just a couple of quotes From Twitter "Good luck to Team GB in the future ! A lot of you will not understand but true fans will, I aint being mugged off anymore " From Express and Star " But the respect WOFFINDEN has for the Wolves promotion is not mirrored with Great Britain ,a set up he labelled unprofessional in a lengthy and foul mouthed tweet. He's decided not to race in the World Cup this year and wont return to his national team until things change. Doesn't sound like the words of someone who is simply " taking a year out " does it Sorry Bwitcher for leaving you off the list as someone who believes every word that Woffinden says !

good pictures

Its interesting that Tai Woffinden quit Team GB's 2017 World Cup Team as early as July 2016 siting differences with the BSPA through a twitter rant. Now the World games is on the horizon, a national team event staged on Woffindens home track in Wroclaw Poland which he quite fancies riding in ,Cue his stance towards Team GB softens a little, not ruling out a return in 2018. He gives it away by saying " I didn't know about the World Games when I made my decision to sit out the World Cup this year. Woffinden is playing a clever game with the BSPA, let me ride in the World games with the false hope I will ride for you the World Cup again. I doubt he will ever ride in the World Cup again and the differences he has with the BSPA will conveniently resurface again. Woffinden says he was always planning to take THE world cup week off to spend a week with his pregnant wife, although he quit Team GB a full 12 months earlier 9 months before his wife was pregnant. Feel sorry for the guys on here who hang on, endorse,believe every word he says ( Gavan, Stevebrum, GiveusaB.etc ) he might be trying to hoodwink the BSPA but he had you at " hello "

The new silencers brought in 2011 not only took away the noise of the engines but also killed the atmosphere on the terraces.