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Hopefully the last we see of that bufoon Bartlett in British Speedway

Jonesy was legal to ride for us and thats that, its just some silly little knobends who know about as much about speedway as they do about where Lord Lucan fleed to trying to cause a stir

A table topping PL team would increase the gates considerably at Ippo. A team bottom of the league year on year does nothing for the gates. We have seen at Newport how true that is, although with the form of the Wasps in the second half of the season, an increase, albeit slow, was noted. Get PL, get a team that will challenge for the title, and your crowds will flock back in.

Well done Buxton, were over the whole course of the season the best team, despite the Hornets being a class above during the first couple of months. But still, to decide the title on 1 leg is absoloutely pathetic. Buxton would of won anyway due to the depleted Hornets side (Kurtz, Webster, Jones and JWW missing) but still, it is a total and utter farce. The BSPA are a disgrace for allowing this to happen, the rules are made up as they go along. Absoloute bunch of 24 carate arseholes.

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Nickis season has been ruined by injuries. His bikes have also looked slow too, not just lastnight but all season. Fully fit next season with some faster gear, i think he can mount a challenge for the title once more.

The Newport team has been ripped apart. Mark Jones has returned home, Tim Webster is injured, the reserves have both been riding with injuries. Add the fact that Todd and Kyle have missed a few meetings and it isnt surprising that theyve slipped up a bit.

Nicki Emil Janusz Jonsson Must be those four surely. Pedersen has really hit some form lately, he will spend the winter sorting his team and gear out and I expect a huge comeback from him next year. Emil must be given a place due to missing the whole year practically through injury. Janusz has been sensational in his two GP showings this year and has been strong in both Poland and Swedens top flights. Jonsson just missed out and has always been in amongst the top 8 until this year. If Woffiden gets another wildcard or any other Brit for that matter, it will be an outrage.

Aint read that much bullrubbish on here in a long team. Bjerre didn't struggle lastnight, he just didn't put in any effort. He did not want to know because the track wasnt as slick as hell to suit him. PUK clearly had an off night at Brandon, it wasnt the track didnt suit him, he tried his nuts off, he also appeared to have machine problems. Bjerre is a 9+ rider this season, to score 1 from 4 rides is a disgrace.

People saying there was nothing wrong with the track at the start are talking nonsense, you could see most riders struggling. Which makes it all the more strange how KK got the track record. You had the Frenchman straightening up in heat 2, whilst Bridger cocked it up in the same heat who then allowed Norbert the Pole through, who looked wild all race! Barker and Harris went out and won in the next two heats but these are two extremely good grasstrack riders, racing a track that rough would be a walk in the park for them as it proved. I think barring one ride, Batchelor was pretty good, only dropping one point from his remaining rides. It wasnt him who let you down lastnight really, it wasnt PUK either. It was Bjerre and Scheiln. Scheiln has always been a tart when it comes to track prep, I remember a PLRC on TV at Sheffield before and he was one of the leaders in a riders protest about the track. But you expect more from Bjerre. That was shocking and any manager with a pair of balls would sack him on the spot. At least Iversen and Batchelor actually went out and won a race (Batchelor two) and tried. Bjerre didn't want to know barring one race where he seemed to have it under control until he lost it. The Frenchman just isnt EL standard and anyone who thinks he is is kidding themselves. Still, well done Coventry on making the final, but watching Poole lastnight, I think they will do well to get within 10 points of the Pirates on aggregate.

Are you for real? The other three teams look a lot stronger than GB. Sundstrom is more than capable of defeating Woffinden around Rye these days. Hughes is a good PL reserve/second string but no match for the majority of the riders riding. Swedens weak link looks to be Nilsson on his previous showing at Rye, but apart from that the Swedes look pretty good. Poland also look outstanding and Denmark with Bach, Jensen and Hougaard look decent too. Be stunned if GB won this.

If other teams are not sending their number ones, then I would like to see Kim Nilsson go for Newport. Dropped just 1 point from 5 outings in the league match there.

Been a fair bit of passing but the track is dreadful. The race where Pavlic was leading Hancock and basically stopped dead on the 2nd turn summed up how poor it is. Harris has been superb, that last to first ride just then was superb. On this form he will get into the top 8 and he has deserved it. Devastating to see Nicki struggling, you have to wonder whether a year out of the GPs (like Andersen in 2006?) and a return to the EL in 2011 could be the boost he needs!

Feel this could be one boring GP. Track looks awful.

It should be the top rider from each club followed by the two highest second averaged riders, rightly so. Although to be honest, I think to make this meeting more of a specticle, they could have the top two riders from each club and figure out a format for a 28 rider line up (gotta be one?). Regarding Ashworth, he shouldnt be included in this years event unless he qualifys but the slagging off of him aint fair. He won the meeting on the day fair and square, thats all that matters.

I know full well that Sam basically had everything given to him at Newport Speedway in 2009, no matter what you say. I couldn't give a flying idiot what Steve or Nick have told you. He rode a Mallett bike for most of 2009 and he used to travel in Nicks van to away meetings. He probably got a lot more too. As for what they told me, I am not going into this however I knew a hell of a lot more that went on at the club than you did. Nick may of slagged me off to you and Sam, I couldn't care less to be perfectly honest what he had said, it wasnt specifically him I dealt with regarding the website anyway, it was more with his Dad Steve. Everytime Sam is mentioned, you obviously jump to his defence as he is your son and it is only right you try to defend him but lets just say, I live in Newport, Sam lived in Newport in 2009 and you lived in Dorset. I seen a lot more of what he got up to during the season than you did and I for one am not surprised he wasnt brought back for 2010.

Of course it is Vince. Anything your Sam does is never wrong.

No, my implication was that Mark Jones is, in my opinion, a better rider (at the moment) than Steve Worall. Worall and Irving were just two riders I picked off the top of my head. I also think he is a better rider than the likes of Courtney, Davey, Bujega, McDade, etc. I would love to see GB back on the map but sadly it wont happen for some time and it is not fair to blame that on Aussies riding in the NL! I quit my job as webmaster after a shambolic performance against Birmingham in May when I left the stadium far from happy with the way the team performed, and havent returned since. It is absoloutely nothing to do with Nick Mallett having his promoters license taken away from him and anyone who knows me well will confirm that.

Didnt say Worrall was that bad but at this stage I would rate Jones as the better rider, and expect him to progress in 2011. Yes, Mildenhall in 2008 announced they were in talks with him and I am sure Kings Lynn were after him at one stage, sure someone will clarify this.

For one very good reason - Buxton would never do such a thing... Ah right. Newport obviously would as they have a huge history of employing illegial riders dont they?! Did I just see a pig flying... Some of us really do know what happens behind the scenes... As do I. I know three of the four newcomers Newport Wasps lined up with this season done exactly what I listed regarding their own machinery, mechanics etc. And that is another fact for you. Arguements going around in circles... Glasgow find their foreign riders board and lodging etc. Young British riders are reliant on parents for transport - costly enough for away meeting - astronomical for home and away matches They had to pay for Danny Bird to fly up to Glasgow from his southern based home for every home meeting because he was too lazy to drive up. That must of cost a lot of money surely? Oh wait, that cant be true because he is British! The more you defend Newport the more I think that you are more than just any ordinary supporter... I guess you're a friend of the Malletts. I ran Newports Official Site from the day Malletts took over until May 2010 when I had enough. I havent fell out with them but we are no longer in contact and I havent been to the track since May when I finished the website. I have no reason to defend them. They bent over backwards for "young gun" Sam Hurst in 2009, lending him bikes etc, they done everything for him, he used their van. And he through it back in their face. Why would they want to go through the same again? As said, you may think your well in the know and you could be, I couldn't careless but I know a hell of a lot of what goes on through my time doing the website. And it is a lot more than you think. All this comming because of a thread going from asking why Mark Jones is returning home early. It turned from that to talk of riding here illegially. He is perfectly legal, get over it and find something else to moan over .

Fair enough. My point regarding Worrell and Irving was that if they are good enough to be snapped up by a PL team, then Jonesy should have no problem.

The more I have thought about it, the more it makes sense. WHy come out and make a statement when there is no need? His place in Newport Hornets team is all legal and above board. Why are people not questioning Jade Mudgeways inclusion in Buxtons 2008 and 2009 team? He is a couple of years younger than Mark but rode NL and joined the PL on a 5.00. Did he have a proper visa? Did it ever get questioned? No. As for your remarks about a weaker GB team, do you really think the reason the Team GB world cup team is so poor is because too many foreigners ride over here? LOL. Dont talk nonsense. As I have said many times before and nobody will listen, the top nations in the world (Denmark, Aussie, POland, Sweden etc) all run 80cc junior leagues where riders are racing eachother from ages of about 6 or 7. The leagues are run properly, you often see under 16 Denmark Vs Sweden 80cc test matches. Are Britain involved? Of course not. Dont tell me the reason that GB dont have such youth schemes is because of money, we are a lot better off money wise than Denmark and Poland in particular. The other countries want it, there are hot talents coming off the production line all the time. As for what they get that Brits dont, thats rubbish. Most foreign riders provide their own bikes, they pay for lodging (or are you suggesting Brits should be allowed to doss at other peoples houses and eat etc for nothing), they fund their own way here, they either bring a mechanic from home or pay for a British one. The amount of slating young foreign riders get is pathetic. They enjoy their racing and just want to race. Glasgow have before stated that they have approached young Brits with good deals only for them to turn it down because of the travelling. That shows lazyness and lack of ambition. Yet you have Aussies and New Zealanders travelling the world away from their familys for 6 months to race. Your argument holds no water. The poor quality of British youngsters stretches way back further than an Aussie riding in the NL.

The thread is entitled Mark Jones, June. If I want to compare him to current riders or riders who have rode PL this year I will. The facts of the matter are that Mark has had a thread started up about him apparantly riding illegially in the NL when infact he is not. Maybe the fact that the promotion have issued a statement is because there is no reason to, they know hes been legal since day one. It would be a good idea for them to clarify things but on the other hand, why should they bother? All this garbage about Brits is tiresome. If you take out or decrease the amount of non Brits in any league in Britain, you will get a weaker product. With the leagues already being quite weak, is that a good idea? The young Brits are put through their tests at under 16 level where no foreigners ride. They hit reality when they come into professional speedway, racing against foreign riders who are up to standard. Mark Jones has been a fine addition to the NL this season and has entertained whenever I have seen him. Racing against foreigners at NL level should do no harm to young Brits at all, its hardly like Jones has been banging in consistent maximums and is invincible in the NL is it? The anti-foreign argument is just an excuse for most young Brits being below standard unfortunately. Young Aussies travel the world to race speedway because they love it, they are more hungry for success. Hence their succes rate compared to ours. Off topic slightly but as far as I am concerned, this thread shouldnt be here. Mark rode legally this season, end of story. Get used to it.

Mark has had a good debut year Dave, if a little inconsistent. He has proved he can gate and pass, and I think he is close to PL standard. When you see the likes of Worall, Irving etc riding in the PL, I would say Mark is more than capable of being a good reserve. He is a crowd favourite too.