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Not quite sure why some are getting hot under the collar about Nicholls' return?! Its not as if he's been guaranteed a final team place and he clearly wants to help the less-experienced riders in the squad as much as possible. Rosco will pick his final team based on his opinion as to who is in the best form at the time and who has ridden ok at the new stadium, as well as taking into account the team dynamic ie team spirit etc. ps. It would appear that Chris Harris did not practice with the rest of the Team GB squad in Gorican because he's not yet fit enough following an operation?? Any confirmed updates on this?

Will Bomber be fit to race on Wednesday as apparantly he couldn't actively participate in the Team GB practice over the weekend, due to still recovering from an op?!

Theres nothing to stop Morris from continuing to practice with Wroclaw!! They have to reduce the training squad of 10 down to 8 for the meeting anyway!!

A facility and access test for speedway in the afternoon on Thursday 10th it seems - a bit short notice for a work day but hey ho?!

Great move by Poole to run the inaugural 'Race for Pete' after the Pirates v Bees ES meeting on 16th March, to commemorate the late Pete Ansell. Pete's widow Roz and his 2 sons together with former promoter Mervyn Stewkesbury will be in attendance!!

Aren't they supposed to be having a full 'test run' of all services and facilities on 13th??

Middlo is inviting all the Poole team around to his place after P&P on Monday so they can all study the Poole version of the rule book!!

No green-eyed monster from this Poole fan!! Good luck to Belle Vue and the new stadium - best thing to happen to British Speedway in years and I hope the same goes for the new Swindon racetrack (as well as the new Poole Stadium whenever the developers get their way!!)

We'll be getting regular updates from Darcy (and Lizzie) in the Poole Matchday Programme throughout this coming season. The Spinal Rehab unit in Australia is already reporting amazing progress with Darcy!

Can't understand all this bickering over prices. Good luck to Belle Vue in the new stadium. Just another question - do the new £20/£23 admission prices include a programme? PS. The 'proposal' to redevelop Poole Stadium is still on the table for consideration!!!!!

The contract to buy and the price has been agreed 2 years ago!! MF says in the Star that sometimes its to a club's advantage for a rider to remain on another club's asset list. Apparantly in the PL, clubs are required to have a certain level of value - including the value of assets. I'm not sure what it means but that's what it says!!

Doyley would be on very, very dodgy ground if he pi$$ed off Debbie at Somerset!!!! :wink:

Power to Debbie Hancock!!!!!

Neither is an Elite League meeting!! Morris is a member of the 10-man Wroclaw squad. Wroclaw will have to choose their 8-man team after an official practice on Thursday 17th. Its an 8-rider format over 16 heats at KL.

I would expect their respective contracts to insist they ride in 'official EL fixtures'!! Neither of these 2 fixtures are anything more than 'friendly, Challenge meetings' to blow the cobwebs away before the serious stuff starts!!!

So it would seem that Brady Kurtz remains a Somerset asset (according to Matt Ford in the SS) in order that Somerset maintain a strong value/asset base!!!??

Yes at Doyley's home from home too!!!! Debbie will be disappointed.

Debbie Hancock knows that Doyley would put a few more on the Somerset gate - but I guess she doesn't pay as well as the promoters of the KL meeting

What Jon Cook actually said was that he would be arguing for Thurs/Friday because Lakeside are a Friday track - But he would have to consider the other options if he was out voted, as he expects to be!!

If Easter were to ever become a fixed date in early April, then an April - September League season for the EL is a reality. The league and play-offs are scheduled to be completed in September already.

Hopefully so will Mrs Nicholls!!!

Well I don't think it'll be the current 8 EL clubs in the new 'streamlined' version, unless any that do drop out are replaced by a similar number of aspirational PL clubs?! Stranger things may happen..............

I'm sure it was stated somewhere (Speedway Star probably) that the BSPA would withdraw any objection to Brits competing in either the Euros or the Pairs, as long as One Sport arranged the dates well in advance and along with all the other international dates and it didn't affect any EL fixtures by riders missing!! The BSPA's original objection a few years ago was to show support to Eastbourne - the only EL Saturday track at the time!!

Now that does get the old grey matter working!!!

Crikey if that rule existed today, Eddie Kennett would never finish a race!!!!