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Is it financial? Is that why the Russians keep opting to miss the SWC? Shame pride is not enough to make them want to race.

We need a lot of luck to qualify I think we will all admit that the Poles are red hot favourites. But Poland had a lot of bad luck the other night, so who knows what will happen. However, for me if Team GB finish a comfortable second place I think I would consider that a step forward. I for one will just be looking forward to enjoying what promises to be a couple of great nights racing. Long term though, someone please pressure the powers to be to scrap the hosts being ceded to the final. I would have loved to have seen Denmark racing long before the final on Saturday. The fans are technically being robbed of seeing the likes of Nicki P and the Danes.

Ok, I will shut up then because you say so. Let's not debate a ruling, which is frankly ridiculous.

Then they should have banned him immediately his GP breath test failure came to light, not allowed him to continue riding.

It's history, time to move on... I am not a fan of Ward or Poole, but he was not banned when riding for Poole and there was no suggestion he was riding under the influence so why would his points be removed?

Not for Harris, he is not a gater so a bald track is not his thing.

I appreciate some people on here are stupid, but writing off King is pretty disrespectful. How many thought Lambert would beat the World Champion? Not me! Unless there is someone considered a track specialist, and guaranteed to score lots more (which to my knowledge there isn't), lets give the same four the chance to prove people right/wrong. Chances are Poland are going to be streets ahead of everyone else, but this is speedway, anything could happen.

Great racing, great effort from Team GB all racing hard, so no complaints at all. In theory that four could be our team for several seasons, which bodes well. I don't buy into Rosco choosing wrong, just bad first turns cost us in those last few heats. Only spoiled by that demented fool commentating and calling the scores after each first turn.

I don't see the problem declaring a fifth reserve rider? They can be used any time, any reason by a manager but just once per block of four rides. Down to the manager then to use tacticall then.

The BSPA normally ask themselves 'what is a stupid and farcical idea for British Speedway?' then they implement it!

Was the reserve rider removed because of a team 'using' the rules for a joker ride a few years ago? I seem to think both Aussies and Poles did it (I may be wrong). Can anyone clarify? They just need to ditch the joker and allow a reserve rider take up to four rides.

Some good close racing. SGP take note, good tracks can provide good racing. Temp poxy tracks rarely do.

I was thinking the same, why deliberately drop six to possibly gain six.

Finally, someone saying what many have been thinking for a long time.

If that was deliberate that is more reason to kill the joker for good.

If over pronunciation of his P's is top form then yeah, Pearson is. (I wonder if he learned that from the episode of Friends where Joey was taught to spit with his P pronunciation).

Entire World Cup is a farce. Should be bi-annual to keep it special Hosts should not be ceded through to the final. Teams should have a reserve able to take up to four rides.

Nah, free advertising for him to put himself in the shop window.

Very good points, I think Middlo said the right things when asked about Ward in the interview last night, I assumed Middlo being his team manager would be advising Ward, then again if Middlo is advising Ward it explains everything lol How ironic.

Loud enough to come across through the TV though and it was not just once, it always seemed to happen a lot when Sky are at Poole.

Makes a change from them cheering when an opposition rider falls off, something they did a lot when on Sky last season. I think that says more about you than Kelvin. I don't think Kelvin was trying to stifle a laugh. I respect anyone (male or female) for giving anything a go, fair play to them whatever their ability. After all, it's easy to sit behind a keyboard and be critical, takes guts to get up and give it a go.

As I posted the other day I was looking forward to seeing him race again, but the interview last night was quite a eye opener (it should not have been). I don't expect Ward to be the sharpest tool in the box but surely his advisors have told him to express some kind of apologetic approach whenever interviewed.

Depends how you look at it, Harris worked damn hard, so deserved the points/money after Bjarre screwed the team up earlier in the night.

There is someone shouting like a demented fool, and for once it is not Pearson, some loud mouth Poole fan seeking attention no doubt... Shovlar, Starman? Depends what happened in that hotel room.

Not rubbish at all. It's just that you don't agree with my thoughts, so have dismissed them to be rubbish which of course is your right.