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Bloody vile sid..pie n' mash is superb though.

After BV's easy win at Blunsdon would have said a home win, but with Darcy Ward anything can happen.

As a nipper from nearby Peckham we used to walk to the dogs and speedway at New Cross, occasional visits to the Lions Den, we mainly went to The Valley, then when the Addicks were away it was Dulwich Amlet or any of the other Div 1 teams in the capital, Arsenal, Chelsea, West Am, Spurs, or nearby Palace. Speedway at Wimbledon, West Am, Ackney when New Cross closed. Horse racing at Sandown, Kempton, and the local cricket team Surrey at The Oval. Local rivals Kent sometimes played at Blackheath.

Two were caught by stewards, and the other one evaded capture and climbed over a fence on the 3rd/4th.bend. Dunno where he went from there, probably ended up stark naked in the nearby Tescos store! Hope your Pie'n'Mash tour is going ok...get mine delivered to my home in Swindon from Manzes in Peckham, was there last year before visit to an Arsenal game.

There have been a couple of attempts in Swindon with a sizeable London population from the 50s/60s/70s. Thing is they were in the town centre and not where most of the Londoners lived on the council estates mainly in the east of the town, and soon closed. Get mine delivered from my old local Manzes of Peckham..luvverly jubbly!

It 'll be great to have a seat and not have to carry yer own in. With a decent view. If its based on Cardiff great, 70,000-plus seats and a roof!

One of those would be Irene. I was a steward for 1 match, but my plan of watching speedway for free was thwarted as I was sent around the back of the stand to look for kids climbing in. There were none. I work around the North Wessex Downs so know the Uffington White Horse well. The White Horse thatched pub is in the hamlet of Woolstone a few miles away. We take our huge wire-haired Dachshund(sausage dog)Bertie for walks around the Downs, great places to walk in 4 counties of Wiltshire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire, Berkshire, away from built-up areas such as Swindon and Reading, you have places such as Vale of the White Horse, Avebury/Silbury Hill,The Ridgeway, Watership Down, Kennet and Avon Canal, Barbury Castle, Liddington Castle, Savernake Forest, and the market towns of Hungerford and Marlborough, and a few thousand racehorses train on the Lambourn Downs, just over the hill from Uffington.

Irene at Blunsdon is a splendid smiley steward, so are most of the others...you must have ended up in the pits car park!

Time will tell, he has certainly built up a rapport with the Swindon fans, chatted to him when the riders mingled with the fans last meeting. Hopefully will grow out of the stupid off-track behaviour, such a natural talent on a bike, reminds me of Barry Briggs. Was a shame Leigh wasn't ruthless enough to be world champion, but superb skipper and team-rider for The Robins, moreso than the great Briggo.

Bloody ell "Marra" cant see them surviving on those crowds. Were always one of the best supported teams in the PL. Swindon's crowds have dropped in the last 10 years from 1700-1800 to about 1200, but the arrival of Darcy Ward should encourage a few back. The loss of Leigh Adams here, and Stoney the legend, and Steady up there could have led to a decrease. Kildemand started up at DP then ended up at Swindon, and Steady, the two Wrighty's(pity James has gone backwards but young Charlie is doing well for the Robins)and Howarth have ridden for both clubs. Remember when Steady beat Adams to win the Stoney testimonial. The Comets always threaten to be title contenders but never quite manage it. Hull pipped them in 2004, and the battles between Zagar of Reading and Steady. That got me back into speedway after a 30-year break at Swindon from the 70s! Remember the characters up at Worky, Mystic Mel(now deceased), and the guy who stood at the front of the seats who was murdered in the massacre. Gromet the Comet! Why have fans been banned? Good luck for the future, still have rellies in Aspatria so may visit DP again one day...good memories.

Followed the Comets in 2004/5 in the days of Stoney Steady Wrighty Kauko Rusty Woodifield Collins Tacey etc., when I lived in Cumbria. Now living in Swindon so lost touch with events at Derwent Park. Loved the atmosphere on a Saturday night in the main stand, and the Premier League Fours nights with crowds of 2500. Remember the 3 streakers!!!.Read recently crowds have plummeted from 1200 10 years ago to about 800, and they're struggling... why?

I reckon Wardy is in the top 5 in the world and he can win quite a few world titles

perhaps they could source some huge plastic sheeting to act as a roof..it is annoying when we had decent weather last Thursday. I think some people lose interest if there isn't weekly racing, others probably couldn't afford a weekly speedway fix, and like football and rugby attend fortnightly. Forecast wrong yet again...and would have been on if Sky were present.

Think this one possibly could have been raced... dry in Royal Haydon End now. Working in Zummerrzet all day was dry but seemed a bit wetter the further east I went. Tore up the M5/M4 to get home, and surprised to see the wet roads in Swindonia. Would have been on if Sky were there. Any news on re-scheduled date? Thing is they give these advanced forecasts and are wrong half the time, which affects people's livelihoods...guest houses/hotels/outdoor events etc., Torrential rain and thunderstorms my arsenal!

Saw this happen in a punch-up outside a gay pub in Swindon...then the law arrived and the bag and chinos were confiscated, and 2 speedway fans put in the cells.

Agree...good bunch of fans there up in Norfolk.

That was even easier than last time, didn't have to come from behind, 10 heat wins in an away match!. Fantastic again from Darce, top of the averages, and the new Monmore track record! Cheers Bomber. Wolves look to be wooden spoonists which is a shame for their loyal fans, but the 2 Swedes are not up to it at 1 &5...disgraceful from Freddie, and PK should now retire. Well done Arsene Rossiter's rampant, rockin red Roobins. After the Wolves good start to the season and Swindon's bad start things have turned round. 8 meetings left, 3 home ,5 away, and apart from Leicester at home all top 5 opponents, so tough run-in, Cov twice away, once at home. Fantastic run at moment for the west-country side.

Best thing to do if you come on a wolf is wipe it off apologize and run like hell

Well done Pete the Killer

My bruv in Adelaide, originally from London then Swindon, said Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Perth, Darwin, but not Adelaide, all have more rainfall than London, and there's a place in Queensland that has 7 times the rainfall of England.

Especially if you've bought the said property! I would love it myself, free view of the speedway from the garden or windows. I'm sure I spotted a saw on the ground when I drove past earlier! So fingers crossed! Was sat by The Riverside pub in Lechlade yesterday having a nice cold pint of coiderr...splendid place on a warm evening!

Absolutely fantastic comeback to stun the Ammers. Wardy superb again...great motivation from Rosco, 17-7 down with severely depleted side same as at Wolves fought back yet again to pick-up max points. GO ROBINS!!!

The Mancs are the best team I've seen at Swindon this year and with all the home meetings should make it,,,but Lynn aren't there yet.

Wardy reminds me of the great Briggo in the late 60s...spectacular, natural talent...Briggo could have been even better if he had better equipment!

They are a listed building so cannot be demolished...they will be reassembled brick-by-brick in the new stadium