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I dont mind watching Lindback again as he is an entertainer when put on a proper track where you can pass, and Bjarne mixes it with the best and is still a very good rider who has won GPs and made finals on his way to featuring in the top 8. But watching Pepe doesnt get the juices flowing at all and he will no doubt be one of the back markers in 2012. Still feel Anton has a lot more to offer to the sport. His world cup form was good and his recent GP scores are improving. he was head and shoulders above anyone on display at Vetlanda, having watched the meeting.

Gaters paradise? been some sensational racing so far !

Dear oh dear. And the Coventry fans have the cheek to call Poole cheats, I remember the time when they ripped into Madsen for using one abroad, well its all coming back to haunt them now Couldnt happen to a nicer team

Roynon back in for Armstrong is the best thing they could of done.

Wish people would get a grip. Ermolenko was a rider in huge decline the year he retired, which must be 6 or 7 years ago now. No way would he score big points in the EL now, a few against the dross at reserve maybe but thats about it. Pedersen hasnt had a competitive race for night on 20 years so Ermolenko should be beating him and it would be a total embarrasment if Jan O had beaten him. Lets also remember that this isnt the first time Ermolenko has taken part in match races since his retirement. Given more practice I'd imagine both will do a steady PL job, but scoring big points in the EL? LOL. Hilarious suggestion.

Then hold it at an EL track. You cant bend the rules to suit the home side, simple as that. It completely stinks.

Still a shambles . Just because they are a new club, leicester should be treated like everyone else. Same rules should apply for all 8 teams, hosts or not.

Then let them use who they want but also allow teams like Newport to ride. You cant have one set of rules for the hosts and another rule for the other 7 clubs!! Its a total shambles.

A total and utter disgrace how Leicester get to do what the hell they like and field whatever team they like despite Magnus Karlsson only riding 2 meetings for them. Utter shambles. I couldnt give a damn if Newport weren't in it due to certain riders not riding enough meetings and Leicester were treated the same way but its a joke how Leicester can field Karlsson (2 meetings) and kauko (3 meetings). If one team can do this, the home team or not, then all teams should be able to. The BSPA were always a bunch of tosspotts but this has well and truly made the sport look ameteur and a total shambles. They should hang their heads in shame. Slowly starting to lose interest now and its not just because its my team. Newport's four of Doyle/Gjedde/Lanham and Sedgmen would be a very hard team to face, it would mean we are in a competition that we havent been in since it was held at Swindon in 2003 and it would of given us something to cheer about had we won. My thoughts would be the same whatever team it was, whether it was Berwick, Scunthorpe, Plymouth or Rye. It makes a total mockery of the sport. I agree that it should be held at a EL track, it wouldnt affect the crowd that much. Thousands of away fans travel to these events, I remember 2002 at Coventry there was about 2-3000 fans there. Huge farce and another nail in British Speedways coffin.

It was done in 1999 and was a complete success. I remember going to Reading and Exeter for the qualifiers and the crowds were big and each meeting was well fought. The issue that is stopping them from coming back is that a lot of promotions/riders dont want the extra meetings to organise.

A Hornets hammering !

If bager is riding then Doyle, Sedgmen and Gjedde should be able to. All 3 signed for Newport way before Bager and have ridden in more meetings for us.

I have no problem with us not being in if the fact that Doyle, Gjedde and Sedgmen didnt ride enough meetings at the cut off date. What I do have a problem with is how Leicester will track a team of Karlsson, Bager, Nieminen and Bondarenko despite three of them signing well under a month ago. Theres no way Leicester as hosts will field a team of Bondarenko, graversen, Oliver and Wright. That is what my argument is, if Leicester do field their bottom 4 riders then fair enough but we all know that wont happen. The sport is a farce.

No I'm not having a laugh. You need to be a superb rider to win a world title. Gollob is and has, and is one of the top 3 most popular sportsmen in poland which says it all. Gollob is a bellend and a legend at the same time. But after crump, nicki and trick, he's been the best in the world over the past 15 years or so.

Any rider who is crowned world champ, whether its one or 6 titles, will go down as a true great. Fwiw, I despise of gollob, his attitude smells worse than a tramps armpit. But he has been true entertainment, infact in the 13 years I've been a fan of speedway, along with trick and andreas jonsson, he's been one of the most entertaining riders I've witnessed on track.

I've always wanted to go to The rest of the world on holiday!!! What a pathetic suggestion, my suggestion is stick to golf

And Middlo has no input on Pooles side? he just sits all winter and waits for Ford to ring him with the line up? I dont think so. Middleditch is a fine team manager and his record speaks for itself. peter oakes has been at many clubs. Peterborough, Belle Vue, Coventry are three I know of and there probably is more. Wasnt he Swindons TM? I think the only person who could match Middlo is Rosco. May not of won a title with Swindon but its no conincidence his first year away, he wins the league with Coventry. Rosco is one of, if not the most passionate TM I have seen, and I think he would do a good job for Team GB. As for Middlo not hearing of Andersson, well who knows. Most spotted his talent a couple of years ago. He didnt just appear from nowhere, I remember Iris123 posting he was one to watch some time ago and his scores have only gone one way since. Every EL team manager would of had him on their radar. Middlo is a good TM and is passionate about the sport. He is no way the reason why Team GB are so pants, the reason behind that is the BSPA. Absoloutely no interest in developing young talent from a young age and the result is the total tripe we witnessed tonight. You can't fault the riders for riding for the team, any riders dream would be to represent their country but there should be more talented riders on offer for Middlo to select. Then again, I still think a team of Richardson, Harris, Nicholls, Woffinden and Kennett would possibly of gone through tonight. They are the best 5 Brits. But when you look at Poland, riders like Ulamek, Balinski, Holta etc weren't even in Polands team yet would all score more than most of our side. Poland as a nation are streets ahead of GB. Denmarks team is superb as well and despite not having top liners left out (although Andersen probably is WC material), they have superb youngsters like Jepsen Jensen, Mikkel B Jensen, Mikkelsen, Madsen, Klindt, Bjerre junior who in 5 years or so will be super stars. Sweden also have a bright future with the likes of Andersson, Sundstrom, Lindgren junior, Nilsson, Gustaffson etc who will be big stars in the future. Who do Britain have? At the same age your looking at the likes of Garrity, Howarth, A. Morris etc who are fine young riders but not in the same league. I suppose you can never say never though, Harris was appauling when he first started out in PL racing, I remember him only ever being able to ride Exeter and he came from nowhere to become our best rider. You see Denmarks team and it has been the same since about 2003. Nicki, Bjarne, Hans, Bjerre and Iversen. Four of those are still in the side, and it probably would still include Hans had he not got injured. Their SWC record is brilliant, but now you will see the young Danes replace some of the older ones. I think Iversen will ride his last SWC fixture on Saturday at Gorzow and will be replaced by a young Dane next year. Korneliussen made a super debut but how he copes at Gorzow is anyones guess. Just explaining how other countries have so many options due to their successful 80cc leagues. Britain have none. What will we do when Harris wraps in SWC? A team of Tai, Kennett, Barker, Bridger and King. It probably wont get past event 1! british Speedway is in a dire state and the BSPA need to take massive action. For a start, get an 80cc track made this winter, invest in some 80cc bikes and host training schools for the youngsters, they need to start somewhere and its how the major countries develope their talent.

Thats like saying Man Utd fans should credit the Glaziers for their success of the last few years, and forget about Alex Ferguson!

And Middlo led Poole to back to back titles in 2003/2004. And 2004 would of be an even more dominant season for Poole had Rickardsson not left and replaced by Sullivan! Theres not one team manager from as far as I can remember that has a consistent record of top 3 finishes without a duff season thrown in, admittedly I have only been a fan since 1999. May well be proved wrong.

Middlos EL team managing record is brilliant in the EL. Course he won the wooden spoon, all teams can win it in speedway due to the points limit. He is the right man for the job and the riders love him. Nothing wrong with him, its the crap side he has to work with thats the problem!

I can't believe Middlo is getting stick for another shambolic SWC performance from the Brits! Look at the riders he has to chose from! Apart from Harris, there is nobody to score good solid points! Nicholls may be in poor form but on a bad day is still as good as your Bridgers, Steads, Kings, Allens, etc. He opted not to ride for his own reasons. Same as Richardson. The problem with the Brits is way, way below SWC level. The developement of brits in this country is pathetic, compared to the four sides in the final. The majority of those riders have got to where they are from highly successful youth development structures in their own country. Britains is shambolic. The likes of wizzer mean well with brilliant ideas but its not down to him to invest his own money in it. I support team gb and am gutted there out but I am a realist and not surprised, the 5 riders they tracked form a poor side. All middlo can do is give the team his advice and motivation. Poole Speedway = a professionally run club, highly successful. Middlo has the tools to work with here and that is why he is a major success in dorset. Team GB = a complete farce.

England? Don't you mean Great Britain? Really pisses me off when the team is actually called Great Britain yet because it only contains English riders, people call them England. Yet if a Welsh or Scottish rider ever made it into the side (highly doubtful) they would all of a sudden become Great Britain for people like Big Eddie Chek.