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What a great thread!! Actually worth reading for a change..

So, let's have a catch-up.... Lions so far: 1) ________ 2) ________ 3) Walasek 4)_________ 5) Wozniak 6) Auty 7) Starke Riders mentioned so far (feel free to add to this list) Tomasz Gollob, Simon Stead, Ben Barker, Kevin Doolan, Sajfudinov, Predpelski, Antonio Lindback.. Where would Ben Barker fit? No 2? No 4? Any more names connected that don't have EL teams yet?

Tomasz Gollob.

#scbisinnocent

I think he must of PM'd someone and told them, or the fact he's gone from 37.647 posts per day to zero, with no notification by him of an impending holiday to the north pole (no internet) that's what I reckon is the reasoning behind the idea he's picked up a red card...

Well next year, if you don't play tennis, snooker, or are a gymnast or athlete, you won't win it... Diabolical!! How can you have the title "Sports Personality Of The Year" when you only cover around 4% of professional sports???

A ridiculous ban.. There are multiple posts on this site that deserve a ban every day, and then an honest poster, who has spoken his mind, about another statement (not initially made in this forum) then gets banned!!! A sad day for speaking your mind. This forum is now becoming a joke with what you can/cannot say. Either have a set of rules and stick by them, or have no rules. At the moment it's like a football match and players trying to get other players sent off/ booked, very childlike.

My comment was "tongue in cheek" (tic) of course it was to stay/improve fitness, blimey, they can't cotton ball themselves over winter, and motocross must be a good analogue to test/strengthen the arms, wrists, shoulders and legs, in fact, pretty much all the modern speedway riders body parts... Just one of those things. As long as it's not a complex break, 6 weeks and he'll be back on a bike....

Plenty of time to heal before speedway starts, what on earth possessed him to take part in a dangerous sport like Motocross? (tic)

Tomasz Gollob. Is the name being bandied about...

So, Gollob it is then.....if you type Gollobs using predictive text and let it auto correct, it turns into Collins!!

For instance,any club can only have, say 9 Riders as assets.. Is it dangerous for clubs to have more assets than team places available? When you hit 9 riders as assets, if you then want to buy another rider, you have to release one (sell one) Just want people's thoughts on the subject..

Everyone wait until the European Leagues start up, then it will be Guest City, Rider Replacement Road, as the mediocre Europeans drop there BEL teams for the pots of fools gold available in Europe.. It's going to be who emerges strongest once the Euro Chaff has been sucked from our shores to the fools gold of Europe......

Where do we find an independant body of people to run/police our sport? Without ending up with someone who does have an ulterior motive?

I think the poster was talking about the status as friends/team mates after the Tungate Gate issue, (Tungate deliberately fencing Auty after race had finished) on the slow down lap in the Scunthorpe v Ipswich fixture last season.. Don't think they are on each other's Christmas card list..

He also crashes a lot when out on the track on his own (in race situations) Still very young though and pain does eventually calm you down...

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Gary Middleton, need I say more!!!!

If we didn't have an out and out number 1, but had strength in depth and top reserves, that could be successful with the make-up of the league this year.. Winning the 2 reserves races 5-1 gives you an 8 point advantage, and if you can fill in the minor places more often than not, you shouldn't lose that many matches.. In my opinion.

It actually said ex 2015 gp star.

KK has signed for the Bees, are their any riders left of EL heat leader ilk left? Larsen maybe, Batch? Shlein? R Lambert? Struggling to think of any that actually want to do EL League, Shlein and Lambert I would imagine are KL bound..

Not quite correct, the reserve at no 6, he will be eligible to be moved into the 1-5 if averages allow, but its not, as far as I can see a compulsory move and he is allowed to stay at no 6 if it suits the team... The FTDR at no 7, stays at no 7 all season.... This is I think correct, if I have read and understood the regs correctly.

Anomaly time...... With Scunthorpes perfect track, week in, week out, how come they struggle to fill the Eddie Wright Raceway on race days? You'd think it would be packed to the rafters!! But it's not, why not?

That's just darned rude people!! Yes not thick/stupid, but doesn't realise that supermarkets have a lot of clout when building! No money issues, contractors probably falling over themselves to get a piece of the pie, can't see that happening in the world of building speedway stadia, money must be the biggest build issue once planning sorted.... Edited due to predictive text being a dumb arse!!!!

Would advertising on tv be any good? You know, like a proper advert... What would it cost for a small 30-45 second advert....? Anyone know if it's ever been tried?