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He was critical of the track, on precise words from memory lack of grip or no grip was mentioned and he couldn't give advice to younger members of the team as he didn't even know himself what was working on that track.

Don't agree about Scunny and Somerset, any time I've been at the EWR the "racing" has been processional with no passing, and although I haven't been in person to Somerset's track I've seen it on Sky and the testimony of Joe Screen an experienced rider was damning regarding the track. In contrast I've seen far more passing in one or two matches at Ashfield than I've ever seen at the EWR over about 7 or 8 matches which is why I've no great wish to return there. Agree about the "bar", who's the grumpy guy running it, and while some of the viewing at Ashfield is excellent there are a few blind spots, including the refs box sometimes.

Yeah that's in the evening when the paying public are in, but would you expect to pay to see them in the afternoon do the sound check and no actual songs (or races)

Appears you aren't aware that the Ashfield track was dug up during the close season and completely re-laid from the base up, all the shale replaced, reportedly with the aim of providing a racing track that encourages passing. As it was the Ashfield track in 2016 provided far more passing than I've ever seen at the EWR. If you don't believe me check out the sample vids on Glasgow's website, you will soon lose count of the number of close races and breathtaking passes. You mention gate and go, any time I've been at the EWR (7 or 8 times last few years) its all been gate and go with no passing at all, the saying about stones and glass houses springs to mind.

You'll need to go through passport control then, add another hour, sorry that's just getting out of East Lothian you'll need the same at the other end.

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Haha. It probably needed killed. Anyway back on topic, best of luck to David Howe in 2017, whatever happens hope its injury free.

Puddings. Not to be confused with dumplings. Although sometimes interchangeable e.g. "In 2014 season Kevin whatshisname rode like a .............." - insert 'pudding' or 'dumpling' or whatever your choice.

Probably longer than the use by date of a sporting venue we shouldn't mention

You guys put salt n sauce on everything though, including on a fish supper

It aint sliced, its one cucumber shape and size lump of black pudding deep fried in batter. Add chips, and voila you have a black pudding supper. Just add salt and vinegar, or for those in Edinburgh they add salt n sauce.

Haha. Er, black pudding deep fried in batter with chips, where the pudding is the shape and size of a whole cucumber if that helps Do you want to buy some?

I sympathise, can also be confusing when somebody wants "a darkie's walloper supper" from the chippie.

You said: 'Glasgow are a Scottish based team without a Scottish born rider' To which I asked: 'So the "Peterborough" riders are all born in Peterborough?' Maybe it aint me that needs to "get real"

Different channels: individual subscriptions to folk's houses uses postal/mail system, whereas newsagents get theirs through warehouse/trade distribution. Correct about the discounted price, but in my experience its usually Thursday (about 80% of the time), sometimes a Friday (about 19% of the time), very very rarely a Saturday (once every 5 years or about 0.4% of the time) and practically never on a Monday (once every 10 years or about 0.2% of the time). And I live back of beyond. So the "Peterborough" riders are all born in Peterborough?

So, what you're saying is its ok for Glasgow supporters to travel south of the border for the Ben Fund meeting every year, but it isn't ok just one year in reciprocation? You also say it will not maximise the support. Glasgow is probably one of the better supported and attended clubs, and as a number of high profile riders have commented Glasgow is currently one of the highest profile and best publicised clubs in the sport. The Ben Fund meeting has been going for a few years now, Glasgow deserve to host it for a change.

I agree. Lots of potential in that team. Probably still solid at home, especially once the new guys get used to the track. Much might depend on when and how much the potential and improvement kicks in as the season goes on, so in the latter stages of the season there's every chance the whole team could be going well - so a team that would be suited to the play-offs like Sheffield did last season. Hence much might depend on when the potential kicks in and will it be in time to get enough points to qualify for the play-offs, but that being the case I can see this team going far.

I'd like to say it was mine (don't think the wife logs on here so should be ok)

For some reason the wife aint so keen on me speaking to her. Will pass on your regards if I get a chance

"top heavy"? "a strong bottom end"? Reminds me of a lass I used to know Have to agree, so much depends on how the team gels. Agreed about Sheffield as well. In the latter stages of the 2016 season with key riders missing from a team not quite as good as the 2017 team, Sheffield still showed what they are capable of in the play-offs, deservedly progressing to the Play-Off Final. So with the team assembled for 2017 you would expect them to be right up there.

Well said. And of course you talk a lot of good sense there. To be honest, when I posted asking about a possible error it was to be helpful - at least I thought I was being helpful. Of course what one sees as positive another might see as negative, and lo and behold while one poster did take it positively and offering another seemingly transposed pair, another poster seemed to have the shoe on the other foot and saw it all negatively. And to be fair a poster that usually talks more sense than most of us on here. Yeah, a while back on this thread somebody commented they thought the rating system was complicated or confusing, I thought it was simple, but by late last night i'd come around to thinking like the previous poster yonks back on this thread that its clear as mud! Even started to feel like I was bein filled in (.....mud ). It was a bit late at night, I'd only had one beer, that was probably where I went wrong. Haha. Agreed we're lucky to have speedway and a forum to wax lyrical, maybe better to steer clear of other folks scoring systems right enough Cheers

Probably right. Lets have a beer instead. Enjoy your holidays and the new year when it comes.

Nothing to do with right or wrong, it was just a query. The query was to another poster, it wasn't to yourself.

Haha. Every chance mate.

Looks like its my round then.