Sidney the robin

I do think a change is needed to achieve a top four finish,who though? plus would the whole structure of the team need to be changed to accommodate somebody.!

A good all around team performance by the Robins,great to see Steff chip in with a few and Rohan with his gating shoes on doing his job at reserve.Maybe this Swindon side will surprise,i thought it was a certainty there would have to be a change beat Lakeside on Thursday and things are looking bright.

How many memories does Steve L hold for you "Paulco".?

Grachan my wife's Dad who is 86 said he never went to Gorse Hill he said it was a cinders track and some racing was on a Sunday so there were a lot of objections ( Religious day most people worked six days a week) He says to get to that Gorse Hill track then you would of turned left at the Arkells Brewery on the way to the Abbey and it was on the Duke of Edinburgh pub grounds hard to believe now.

I opologize Doctor overstepped the mark big time, again my mistake sorry and all that big error on my part SORRY.

Doctor my harsh words to you mate is F... 😡off how sad are you? have you just come off nights and feel you need to take the piss! get a life and go on the Poole threads.Why are you on the years gone by thread,/ Time travel iffy to be honest you never contribute usually.

Some of us me included have excepted that Britain now is a after thought for most a hindrance for most.As for looking after no1 everyone else in the world has to do that nobody else will do it for you.Does it make a lot of difference Tai riding in Britain NO for me maybe a couple of hundred on the gate no real deal for me his life his choice.

Great post Steve makes you think how many more titles Peter could of won a real shame the fans and the sport were robbed of a real talent.I have a large memorabilia collection and was digging some Peter Craven pictures out how similar in style was Peter and Soren Sjosten style and balance wise very similar to each other.Looking at the greatest British riders we have produced Craven,Collins,Williams,Lee,Price,Woffinden would be the Elite i would imagine.

Your point is? 😀

Hyde Rd Belle Vue v Reading,Collins v Michanek and England v Sweden at Sheffield with Collins, E.Boocock,Michanek,TJansson in the last race.

Thanks "Norbold" George Hunter was in front of Peter and his engine seized think that is correct.

Thanks BL a great post learned a lot more today

Remember that game at the CG,a game that always sticks out in mind 'Downsman" was a home Friday night game against Millwall one side of the pitch was unplayable flooded.If i remember rightly Trevor Lee a very good black lad played think he scored. BL65 when the leagues came together was there a feeling that a lot of riders could be out of there depth but often a lot of them adjusted and made progress Eric Boocock was he one.?Also my uncle often told me that Briggo would often win off a handicap when did that finish was Peter Craven on a handicap when he sadly lost his life.?

BOBBATH did you see Charlie Monk win the Easter Trophy at West Ham,or him winning the prestige Internationale at Wimbledon.Which i believe at the time was quite a shock.?

The Valley i only went there once they had Derek Hales and a 16 year Paul Walsh playing there record crowd there is 75000.

Tell you something "Macca" old age is catching up with me.Remember Fred Davis playing Kirk Stevens could of swore Kirk won he did not Fred had a 3.0 head to head with him he beat him.I can remember Fred getting to a semi aged 64 it was against bloody Perry Mans god it catches up with us all mate old father time😧! Going back to Tennis my top five would be Laver,Sampras,Borg,Djokovic,Nadal my favourite two players were McEnroe and Stefan Edberg.

Going back to certain years being a all round sports fan, Feb 1990 Tokyo Douglas beating Iron Mike ( Mike knocked him out rnd8 down for 13.5 seconds 😀)has to be up there in my favourite sporting moments.McEnroe beating Borg in 5 at Wimbledon Knowles beating Davis 10.1 at the Crucible also a a 64 year old legend Fred Davis beating Kirk Stevens in the last 16 at Sheffield great moments for me.

A great post "Macca really enjoyed the read yes I can remember Rob Maxfield first see him for Worky and quite alot of him in his NL days at the feared Exeter County Ground.Going back to Bill i see quite alot of him luckily from 72 onwards the best i ever see him ride was him winning the 77 spring Classic a massive meeting then.Saying that in that best pairs meeting when he fell riding for the Aussies that day he was awesome.When at Swindon give us a shout and a pint will await you.

Always found it strange "Macca that people always felt Bill and Crump senior never got on they did i believe you would know better than anyone.I know for certain god they both respected each other and were both aware of each other's ability.Think if i am right Phil/Bill clashed in the Aussie Final think Crumpie got eliminated on 12 pts four wins.Hated it when Bill got S... at Swindon after that Phil is a legend in my eyes but Sanders was someone i rated and liked.After that Norden 83 Sanders was nearing his peak he would of challenged Hans/Gundo no doubt in my mind at all.

My golden year would be 1983, i loved that year generally the late 60s /70s would win hands down all of the time. That year Lee, Carter, Nielsen,Gundersen, Sanders,Sigalos it was a special period at the time i didn't realise it.

Maybe if he didn't have his wrist broke again!! remember v Ippo ? he did miss most of last year.

The presentation tonight on BT was very good,got home from work thought who is this woman? to be fair she was excellent.Scott for me is Scott the same all the time great for tv for me he will have a job in speedway with the media after he stops racing no worries.

He will be there in the mix first race he looked real quick hope i see him at Belle Vue the WTC will Deffo see him ride at Cardiff/Torun.

Are people in the speedway world worried about Nigel Pearson and his feelings on Tai and his decisions he has made regarding his future.? Think i am right in thinking that Rossiter said that he totally understood where Woffinden was coming from on his decision.

Without him in the side well we might as well give up, Woffinden,Lambert,Cook,Nicholls,Harris not a bad five to be going along with without Tai forget it.