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Or just buy him a drink......

I am no supporter of Mick Horton but I think he is absolutely right in not getting into a public slagging match with Lewis. It is unbecoming for any business to wash their dirty linen in public, especially on Twitter. We have all seen how distasteful it is when the disgrace that is Neil Middleditch start sounding off in public and making a fool of himself. Horton is right in not getting into a he-said, we-said type of argument. Even if he dais publicly lewis was wrong those on the outside wouldn't know who was telling the truth. Only two people know what really happened. The one thing we do know is that money burns a hole in Lewis' pocket and he has shocking history of getting into debt. Nothing more to see here I think.

Two very surprising names have just been added to the Rico Spring Classic on March 20th. The first is Kelvin Tatum back on a bike one-night-only basis, the second is even more surprising --- Ritchie Worrall. After all the water that has flown under the bridge between Lakeside and Worrall I really din't expect to see him in any sort of guest appearance but on the face of it , it seems they have kissed and made up. After seeing the one-time persona non grata Ed Kennett being welcomed into the Lakeside team will we one day see RW take the same route ? Will we see him guesting when Rich Lawson or Ed are unavailable ? Who knows. It's certainly a funny old sport at times. Fans favourite Ben Moreley will be in the line up for Lee''s All Stars . Ben must be another one in the frame for FTDR guest appearances. Quite an interesting line up unfolding despite Coventry v Leicester being on the same night. All we need now is a few demonstration laps by Briggo on a a two valve Jawa .

They could get out a row of beads and explain it to Muddlo in words of two syllables and he would still go on twitter saying he doesn't understand whats happening.

[quote name="sommelier" post="2578399" timestamp="1424612415" So what you are saying, Tatum is lying No I am not saying Tatum is lying. He was clearly doing his best to answer a question based on what he has heard, and what he had heard could very likely be a founded in fiction rather than fact, as is often the case when people talk about these things a stories get repeated and exaggerated.Philip Risings post for example suggests it may well have been something less than bullying.

Unfortunately the days are gone when a buch of volunteers could turn up anywhere and just clean up or paint. Any such project would be subject to all kinds of Health and Safety Regulations , training requirements , and the need for proper equipment ie ladders etc to be provided. There would have to be proper insurance liability provisions made, and someone such as Horton or Sandhu would have to take ultimate responsibility for any mishaps injuries. If you want to risk your neck on a motorcycle with no brakes that's OK but if you want to stand on a wooden box to do a bit of painting the Nanny State is there to protect you.

If Ward had been bullied into doing the interview I have no doubt that Muddlo the Mouth would have been screaming about it ever since. The absence of any comment from Muddlo about about bullying suggests there is not much mileage on that front.

No IF about iI Starry Eyes. In this weeks Speedway Star Muddlo says "Yes, he screwed up....." and "Ok, Darcy's been a bad boy......." A few weeks ago in SS Muddlo said " Darcy's done wrong" So there you have have it. Three quotes from the Great Oracle and the word IF doesn't appear anywhere. Clearly Muddlo accepts his boys crossed the line. Now, what was it you were saying about being focally challenged............

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p009y2z0 Here is a rare sound clip that I stumbled across Apparently it is the only existing recording of Briggo on Desert Island Discs. Only about 5 min of it and not the best part but an interesting reminder of the days when Speedway stars were sufficiently well known to be interviewed on the BBC. It was apparently recorded at a time when he was World Champion but as he is referring to starting ice racing I would guess it must be 1964 or 66 rather than the previous years he was champion. Enjoy.

You are losing sight of the fact that the context of SCB's post was commenting on Muddlo's stupid claim that Darcy's solicitor who according to Muddlo has been in court EVERY day for 27 years has never known a case to have a timescale like this one. You have chosen not to comment on the utter stupidity of your hero's remarks but instead rather disingenuously twisted SCB's comments. I daresay everyone on here who holds a driving licence has at some stage jumped a red light or made some similar mistake on a spur of the moment decision because imperfect people make mistakes in the real world. Very few on here are taking a self righteous stance on what Darcy actually did , it really a matter of the mis-information coming from the Ward/Muddlo camp that is annoying people.

Shouldn't that post be in the Ched Evans thread ?

Since others have already brought back Briggo (and rightly so) I'll go for Christer Loftqvist. He treated the safety fence like a bouncy castle . Two of the best races I ever saw were between Christer and Reider Eide with Christer winning both. His death from a brain tumour while still in his twenties robbed the sport of a potentially great rider.

He says in Speedway Star "Darcy's solicitor told me last week that in 27 years of studying Law and being in court everyday he has never known anything as ludicrous as the timescale on this case" More utter rubbish from Muddlo . Any solicitor of any seniority would not be in court EVERY day for 27 years for the simple reason that they have a business to run and they have junior staff and barristers to cover most cases for them. Anyone with even the most elementary knowledge of these things knows that any form of judicial process is often subject to much longer timescales than this, as the FIM rules show. I wouldn't take a lot of persuading that that's someting else Muddlo made up. Muddlo is becoming a laughing stock and a disgrace to the sport.

I have just read the letter. Breathtaking dim. All it basically says is that Mr and Mrs Parry think the matter has been going on long enough and the FIM should get their act together and bring it to a conclusion. Apart from that there is are no special observations on the case, no insight, no analysis of what has gone on, nothing we didn't already know and in particular the fact that they have been following the sport since the year dot has nothing to do with what they next say . Even by the average standard of SS letters it is pointless. Then again I suppose the clue is in "my wife and I have been following speedway for 51 years.........."

Interesting comparison. It took me back to the 2010 play off final when Poole started to unravel after Bombers unexpected but brilliant heat 6 win. That was the sort of occasion when a team manager really earns his keep, the sort of occasion when young riders need mature leadership, a cool head and a metaphorical steady hand on the tiller. Where was Muddlo then ? Running round in a panic and leaving Dave Watt to motivate the troops and give the TV interviews.

Well that sounds highly plausible. I guess the discussion went someting like this: FIM Chairman: Well thank you gentlemen, we will now give the matter our careful consideration, having regard to WADA's stance on this then we will prepare and publish our decision within 45 days in accordance with the prescribed rules. Darcy : Well hang on a minute minute matey, I got the UK borderwhateveritis on me back for me werk permit an I can't ride next season if that ain't sorted Blue. I'm gonna be like a dingos donger if you start doing things like follerin in the procedures mate. Can't you like take a few shortcuts an push it all through a bit quicker ? FIM Chairman: OK Darcy we'll do you a favour and knock it out next week. Don't tell anyone else otherwise others will expect the same treatment. What a load of old tosh.

All you need to do is write to the Bournmouth Echo in the following terms - My Dear Sir Echo, How do you do ? I can tell by your newspaper your nice to know. Hello. My name is Gusterfer Drumstix and I like you am a journalist and was once typewriter mechanic at the prestigious Speedway Gobbledegok Monthly. I am waiting to let you know that in commenting about Dudley Ward on you sports pages someone has used a name that I use on a speedway forum and I don' t like anyone else using it. I don't think they should be allowed to do this in a free country. Please ask them to change it I am sir, your obedient servant Disgustix of Tunbridge Wells.

I see there is now a comment from Swindon Sid saying Ward should "opologise" . It just gets better and better !

Surely the only thing that really matters is what is the total bill per match . A number of clubs have been slowly moving over to private medical companies over the last few years. There must be a reason for it and money is usually at the bottom of these things.

Equally there will be uproar amongst Darcy' s sycophants if they deem his punishments to be too harsh. To the vast majority the only imortant thing is that any ban should be fair in other words consistent with the current tariff for that type of offence with no suggestion that he has been treated either too harsh or too lenient because of who he is.

Hmm, let's have a think about this. Isn't it at about this time of year the BSPA have its training days/seminars with licensed SCB officials ? And doesn't it make sense to keep the officials informed first ? As I recall it was almost exactly this time of year that I Heard from a start Marshall roughly what the (then) new heat format would be and he had only just been told himself, so I guess they would be doing pretty much the same thing this year. Amazing how it's always the same members that jump in feet first with their moans without trying to think it through first.

In an ideal world of course the decision should be given immediately but we don't live in an ideal world. Those who pompously tell us it's taking too long don't know why it is taking this long or why the rules allow up to 45 days. I doubt that it is just a figure they plucked from the air. At one end of the scale it could simply be that they are totally incompetent , which is what some are happy to believe. At the other extreme we don't know what issues have been raised, or what other material has to be researched to ensure the decision in consistent with similar cases in other motor sports or sport generally. The truth may lie somewhere between the two but the point is we simply do not know the reason for the delay and those who speculate are merely guessing. Similarly we don't know why it took so long to get to the tribunal. For all anyone on here knows it could be that it was Darcy's side that wanted it put back. Again people are simply guessing when they don't have all the facts. I wish some people would take a deep breath before they sound off without the information. It's bad enough hearing Muddlo's rantings with forum members doing the same.

If you read my post again what I said was none of us really know what was actually said. It is you that keep persuing the idea that Darcy must be correct in saying there would be a decision in 7 days, even though that was not actually what he said on Twitter. When had Darcy ever said or done anything off-track when he didn't open himself to ridicule? Leaving aside his indiscretions in the rape case, the drug related episode in Australa, and the mysterious incident in the pub with Muddlo, his comments in this matter alone expose him to ridicule. First is the excuse that he didn't re-hydrate properly which would have absolutely nothing to do with sobering up, then we have the excuse that he had just heard that his parents had broken up but it turns out he knew that at least a couple of weeks before, and so it goes on. It's more than mere coincidence that controversy follows him around. Look at Darcy and look at Tai Woffinden, another world class rider of the same age. Darcy's immaturity stands out like sore thumb.

Muddlo wasn't there so he wouldn't know. What Darcy actually said on twitter was "next week they will make a call". That can be interpreted in a variety of different ways. The truth is none of us really know what was said . After Darcy's excuse about not rehydrating properly which has absolutely nothing to do with it one has conclude that he is not the most reliable source of information.

The fast track system is a complete waste of time unless the top league gets priority over FTDR riders. The clue is in the name. It is supposed to be Fast Track DEVELOPMENT scheme. Where is the development coming from if the rider is off riding at the level he would be riding in anyway? Once again the PL side pull the strings. They don't want a fast track scheme of their own and they don't want their riders in an EL scheme. They don't want young Brits to progress to a higher level. All they want is the soft option of off the peg foreigners hammering an I creasing number of nails in the coffin.