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Hi, how has the track been altered? You're really constrained by the pitch in the middle aren't you, serious question though, what's been done....?

Again, the weather could intervene.. Will be a tad "plumey" sticky, humid, and thundery due to an advected plume of A moist Continental (unstable) airmass over mainland Britain, if it stears east, Sheffield could be ok, but even on the edge of this plume will be thunderstorms/thundery showers, convective rain.... You will know by Noon Thursday if you're likely to be affected by this weather issue........

No fault, I just seem to be unlucky, as nobody else seems to!!!!

Woffinden Cook Harris Lambert Bates (Reserve)

You missed my point... Perhaps that's my fault. To cut it short.. League of maybe 12 teams Top 4 play offs for title Bottom 2 or 3 play off against maybe top 1, 2, or 3 of League 2 My point was, who would want to end up in the mid-table 5 clubs..... Safe, but nowt to play for, no additional meaningful meetings.. Would a team in that mid table group of 5, maybe throw a match or 2 to drop into the relegation battle, they'd be must watch matches, rather than be in the group of 5 mid tablers....

This will be the first home meeting I will have missed, Inc old Blackbird Rd track for around 10 years!! Missed a home meeting in 1979 due to Chicken Pox!! My partner is having a operation at the Leicester Royal Infirmary on one of her eyes.... Was still hopefull of being able to make it, but the operation isn't scheduled until 16:15, don't think there's much chance of it being completed and home by 19:00, or I might just make it.......... Oh well, can't be helped. ------------¤¤¤⊙⊙⊙¤¤¤------------ Surely the BSPA/SCB, Leicester Speedway and Coventry Speedway can come to a compromise and re-arrange this fixture for the good of Speedway? Oh... Maybe not, because Leicester are involved. If it were Poole, it would have been re-arranged after England's 0-0 draw yesterday...

Hmmmmmmmmmm.... Potential weather issues... A plume of moist, warm air from the continent will be advected over south east, and east UK starting tomorrow afternoon.. severe Thunderstorms, and heavy rain are a distinct possibility for tomorrow evening... All depends how far east it all kicks off tomorrow, it it shifts slightly east, Kings Lynn will be safe.. should be predictable around noon tomorrow...

A must win confrontation, lose top flight status, be first club to be relegated? Wouldn't you go to watch that??

Yes, I did manage it ok!! The flags a quite heavy, and probably not good to hang on to or grab if you've got "arm pump" I am going to see if I can find some lighter sticks for the flags, perhaps a bit of poly pipe, rather than broom handle.... Also, the riders can only accept the flags in their left hands, the right hands are throttle bound and attached to the cut-outs...

Wonder if a card type game could be converted to a phone game? Cards dealt by Bluetooth? Any mileage in that?

Chris "Bomber" Harris.... Agree, he had a shocker in the British Final, hasn't scored particularly well at the NSS yet, and has had a very iffy start in the GP series this year.... But, he does know the opposition well, rides against most in the GP's and Poland, when picked.. But... When he rides with the Union Flag on his chest, he always rides out of his skin, and has never let us down in the SWC.. Scotty self exiled himself for whatever reason, and Danny Kings win was in extreme conditions, unlikely to be replicated in the SWC Final... I would go with Chris Harris.

Just as a matter of interest, when did Tai unsign his Wolverhampton contract? Or do contracts only last for one season? He is still a Wolves asset, isn't he?

I just think that the way money goes around in an economy, 2018 will be a really tough year for Polish Speedway. Paying big money, with sliding attendances, eventually catches up.... -----------:::::--------------- And on the promotion/relegation idea.... Something that worries me about promotion and relegation in UK speedway.. Getting this right is crucial.. if you have 2 divisions of say 12 teams, the top league will I assume have playoffs for the title, yes? Probably the top 4.. they will also have relegation playoffs, again, involving possibly the bottom 2, maybe 3? So that would be say 7 of the 12 teams involved after the main league fixtures have ended.... Who'd want to be in mid table mediocrity? 5 teams with no meaningful extra cash generating meetings at the end of the season, it's VERY important that this area is looked at... Otherwise, teams lower down in the league, could throw a match or two near the end of the season, to drop into the relegation playoffs places, to get themselves some additional meaningful cash generating meetings...... What do you think??

Passing them flags to the Lions race winning, moving and adrenaline fuelled riders is easier said than done!! Just saying....😃

The Polish speedway bubble is stretched beyond its true capacity, and soon it will pop, not this yr or next, but season 2018 will be the defining season......

So what's the point in assets? That needs addressing asap... Not that I'm trying to change the subject!!

The only thing I will say, is when checking cut-outs, I try to avoid doing Bombers, and get another examiner to check his.... I always end up getting an electric shock from his cut-outs!!!!!

Who mentioned Tai?????? I was merely stating how some Countries require their riders to compete.... Hence I enquired 're Fast Freddie?? So not irrelevant....

Well, with Poland now using Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, that leaves Sweden, Denmark, UK to fight over the remaining 4 days. I'm sure Sweden use 2 and Denmark use at least 1, not a lot left for UK is there....?

People now won't travel if there's the slightest hint of rain a week either side of the meeting they were thinking of going to..!!!!

Zagar had to ride in the Slovenian Championship, Patrick Hougaard had to ride in the Danish Championship, the Poles have to ride in ALL Polish meetings, did Fast Freddie have to compete in the Swedish Championship? Australia and USA is a little bit different geographically... Looooooong way from Europe..

But Poland don't race one night a week anymore, they use Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays now!!

It's what we've come to expect though, "it's only Leicester" attitude from BSPA/SCB/SKY. We're only here to make the numbers up.... That's what it feels like most of the time.....

Just been to the blunsdon blog, and theres nowt there! Except a paragraph saying the blog is on summer holiday!!! How do you view it's history? There was no buttons/dropdown or any link go read past content????

Every team that comes to Leicester needing a H/L guest bags Bomber!! Hope he has a good meeting, it's great seeing Bomber when he is on song.... And that's from a Lions supporter!!