Steve Irving

At least some of the comments on here have some credibility as they're based on actually listening to the interview. You've admitted you haven't! Blatantly obvious who your favourite is! How about wait until you've actually listened to the thing before taking sides?

I can understand why you rub some people up the wrong way. Yes you're entitled to your opinion, but you come across as a grumpy sod who always looks for the worst in people and are very much a glass half empty kind of chap who can't wait to criticise. Slating the team manager, a novice who had only just completed his first meeting in charge, is a bit absurd.

Fairy nuff, thought Hawkins was 4.96 until July 1st..

Adam Ellis?

Tell me about it! It's hard work being a Redcar fan I tell you.

My lot? I'm a Redcar supporter, for my sins. And we'll agree to disagree, Big opportunity for Berwick and if they don't rack up a good lead for the second leg they'll be kicking themselves.

Berwick have come out of these changes far better than Ipswich, IMO.

I think Berwick will be fully aware that it's a golden opportunity to build a big lead with Ipswich looking Weakened, so I'd expect they'd make every effort to make sure this goes ahead.

Why didn't Covatti get 7 rides?

Totally opposite for me. My partner comes from Bury st Edmunds so whenever we travel there to see her family, we always take in an Ippo meeting. Probably see 2 or 3 meetings a season, and I've yet to see a poor one! Only been since 2013 mind and haven't been this year yet.

You could be blinded by a comprehensive win for your team. Likewise, the Witches fans could be negative because of the disappointment of their teams performance. Interestingly, two of the negative comments have come from supporters of neither team, that is telling.

Popped along to this as a neutral and to be honest I've seen far worse meetings! I thought Cameron Heeps looked a real talent, certainly an EL rider in the not too distant future IMO. Would have had even more points to show for his efforts in heat 8, but Garrity did him no favours whatsoever.

Lets call a spade a spade here, it's always risky signing either Adam Roynon or Oliver Allen as both have chronic injury records and history shows that both are more likely than not to be spending time on the sidelines each season. To sign both of them is a huge gamble. When you factor in the amount of meetings important riders will be missing through doubling up (see above), then despite the promotion getting the hump over their long odds to lift the title, you can understand where the bookies were coming from.

Reading the post above they don't need one. The theory that all Visas were ripped up and new ones had to be applied for doesn't seem to be the case.

It's definitely a put off that he'll miss meetings. I agree with you, he's better than all four of those mentioned and IMO has more potential and talent than all four of them put together, but riding for Lakeside on Friday's has definitely been a big problem for him. I think if he was riding for an EL club on a less busy PL night, then he'd probably have been back at Ipswich.

What a bizarre post at no point in that posting has he/she inferred that Manzares should be an exception to the rule. You've even highlighted part of the posting where CardinalSin states that he doesn't seem to meet the criteria so "prepare for disappointment"!

But you'll just get more utter dross like Palovaara, Konopka and Dilger filling spaces instead. Rules are rules, but if you can keep utter crap like those three riding here and lose the likes of Gino Manzares, Davies and Douglas then the PL will be a poorer place for it.

Ipswich/Mildenhall/neither who cares. The important thing for Peterborough is that he isn't an asset of his EL club and won't be missing any fixtures. Good points made above though, the asset system is a nonsense that needs scrapping.

You could argue that a fair few of those are already good at their jobs, but just fall short of the "criteria" to now suddenly get a visa. You're good enough to have a visa and ride over here if you averaged 7.00, come on over, but if you averaged 6.99 you're not good enough and stay away? Or is it that if you require a visa and don't have dual nationality/British passport, you won't get one no matter how good you are?

That's a bit harsh isn't it? There may not be any on that list who could currently be labelled "world class", but there's one or two youngsters on there that certainly have the potential to be. I'm not sure the majority on that list "add very little" either. They offer a darn sight more than some of the crap Brits that will have to be shoehorned in to make up the numbers if these guys get refused Visa's! I do agree however that over the years, far too many overseas riders who were clearly not good enough were given Visa's and team places over here at the expense of Brits of a similar standard, that shouldn't have done.

But going to two on the same day is a very expensive day out, especially if you're taking the kids. Going to one, one week, then another the following week when you've received another pay cheque is easier to manage. Your other point doesn't make much sense either. If you can only afford to do one meeting on the day, then you're going to choose one or the other. There are I'm sure, Peterborough supporters who were planning to go to Rory's big day, who'll now not go and watch their team instead. There'll be others who planned to watch Rory's testimonial, who still will and give the showground a miss. It wasn't a case of "Those that only wanted to go to Peterborough still will, those that only wanted to go to Lynn still will. Those that wanted to do both still can" because until today there wasn't a choice to make.

Must admit long lease or not, it does seem a little strange. How long is the lease for?

Lewis Blackbird and Oliver Rayson swapped clubs. Lewis was on the books of Kings Lynn, Oliver was on the books of Ipswich. I'm sure Chris Louis had every intention of building up Mildenhall whilst he was there, but he's since severed ties with them.

I don't think it's money out as far as Ipswich are concerned with Covatti, more like money IN.

The Ipswich fans will see a lot more of Covatti than Ellis though, and that's the problem Ellis has especially now he's signed on at Lakeside again on Fridays. I'd be very surprised if anyone turned their nose up at Nico Covatti at reserve on a 4 point average..