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I think we all know what the original agenda was here. Create a PLJL to gain assets for PL Clubs Create a PLJL to try to close 3rd Tier (a couple of years ago b4 Plymouth and Kent moved up after Somerset closed unexpectedly) Neuter IOW who BSPL MC whose model and success BSPL were scared of . That left Mildenhall as stand-alone and they hoped to fob them off with some Shared meetings, fair play to Mildenhall though they stodd their ground and NDL regained strength with doubling up Teams coming in to join them. The PLJL no longer serves a purpose for PL or BSPL so it's been quietly kicked in to the very long grass.

Let's go back to 2018 when The CHAIRMAN lost a rider to injury so gave himself a Guest ALL season and even cancelled others Clubs Fixtures so he could get a suitable Guest. Let's look at the failure post Brexit to be prepared for Visa delays that were clearly going to happen Let's look at the failure to put some sort of limit on the combined average of top 3 heat leaders. Let's look at the closed shop that is the PL meaning not enough riders to stock 11 CL Clubs to a more level playing field. It's far deeper than Newcastle, Birmingham and Plymouth. They are victims of the system as opposed to them being the perpetrators. The sport is run by a cartel, for the cartel full of their own agendas. Start with an inpedendent Governing body, separate the SCB which the BSPL have effectively taken over and neutered.

I thought Adams dad was on here? Thanks for the heads up though.

Sommelier to be fair is usually very accurate in his comments and predictions and not someone who makes things up for attention. It does unfortunately ring true with some others who were saying that it was a short term deal until Denmark really kicked in to their Fixtures and the Swedish Legue (the night b4) gut going too. There is someone on here who will know, in fact there are 2 people who will definitely know, one in Adams camp and one who runs brummies, hopefully either one or both of them can confirm the validity as soon as possible.

Used to be a wall just below surface off 2nd turn allegedly at Long Eaton Dave Perks knew exactly where it was and stuck his back wheel on it and get massive speed off it

I remember speedway at Brandon. Every meeting right after second half you could stand in the upper bar and watch them blading the track back to perfection. I was told back then that a blade in the wrong hands is counter productive as you need an expert. Otherwise you just blade the contours of the old surface in to a new one, hence may be why dips remain.

Really I recall major problems at some Polish tracks in last few seasons with tracks and complaints, especially when it rains. They also have loads of modern state of the art kit. Besides most Polish tracks have full time employed staff, many UK tracks have 40 year old tractors and willing hard working volunteers making do.

Thanks for clarifying

It's all about balancing the need for income and the quality of the track. The more you use a track for training and as a commercial asset the quicker it will deteriorate The more you use it in winter the quicker the deterioration. You reap what you sow. Maybe they need to cancel all non match day track use now until they get it fixed?

Its always tough to prepare when rains about. Genuine question, with Steve Lawson spending so much time creating what looks like a masterpiece at Northside are they missing his magic touch track prep wise?

Has Mr Shovlar got a flat battery? Surely can't say gate and go based on speedway updates?

It was borderline in my opinion. Hard very hard riding. Just very strange that the race vanished for 24 hours.

Might take that long to get to hospital and back BUT if there is a 4 hour delay to get in to A+E the Ambulance can't just leave the patient in the Car Park on a trolley. I have known riders being ferried in cars but any sort of head or breathing injury or bad break the paramedics won't allow it.

Having watched heat 14 which mysteriously vanished I'd say right on the margin of hard but fair and unnecessarily dangerous that saw young Dan in the fence. Hopefully he will make a full recovery physically and mentally.

I was referring more to whoever replaces Pearson. Kelvin is fine as the 2nd man, but needs a "commentator" not an analyser next to him in my opinion.

They say politics and sport should not mix TOO RIGHT. No one can condone some of the Russian atrocities but to say Russia has no right in Ukraine is basically a 100% complete failure to understand history, certainly in parts of the Donbas region. Who is more culpible in war, the aggressor, the defender or the Arms supplier, or all three?. War means no one is ultimately blameless. The aggressor rightly takes the lions share of the flak but the defender can also commit atrocity and the arms supplier in many ways is as bad as the aggressor and the defender. As for those seeminly desperate to fund and perpetuate the conflict to save their own political skins elsewhere, the word "contempt" is not sufficient. Yes you Boris! Aggressive acts bring out aggressive responses (just look at the carpet fire bombing of German Cities in WW2 as an example) . The hatred between some Poles and some Russians also goes back to WW2 (and before), when in their desperation to rout the Germans who had been responsible for the deaths of 10's on millions of Russians with their barbarity, the Russians swept through Poland treating some Poles as German collaborators and not waiting to pick and choose who was friend and who was foe. There are NO winners in war, and certainly in the context of Speedway the GP series is the loser without Emil and Artem, Emil and Artem are losers for not being there and no one wins as a result.

Hopefully Henry will continue. He will need time as he has really missed 3 seasons, 2020 to Covid, 2021 to injury and much of 2019 to injury too when he rode injured.

The actual explanation of the sport, bikes, rules etc in the first 30 minutes was excellent. Best I've seen. Understandably Kelv is upset and lost. Scotty would have been better commentating rather than monotone Chris Louis. I wasn't particularly a fan but huge boots to fill with Nigel gone. May be they will have to find an experienced commentator from other genres of motorsports to try to take things forwards.

The rumour mill wasn't that it was going to close, more that the Owners weren't going to lease it out anymore, but bring it in house and appoint a speedway manager. Given the owners track record it would undoubtedly be very unpopular surely?

I must be looking at the wrong website too then as it says Lawson (Guest) Bowtell Palm Toft Barker Andersen Gilkes Nathan Ablitt (Guest)

I was told at Lakeside some years agi that Lawson didn't like being v in heat 1 so would seek to let teammates win and pick up the bonus point when possible and safe to do so. The rumour was that he was often late because Mrs L took so long doing her make up. So Heat 4 was his favoured first race.

This match and the return on Friday are a perfect example of why the bonus aggregate bonus point is worth revisiting in my opinion. I think both matches will end up 20 to 25 point home wins. Imagine the excitement if an aggregate bonus point were up for grabs. Indeed go a stage further, allow only reserve substitute rule and scrap tactical substitute rule and then every point every rider scores has more value.

Thanks for the clarification. I knew it was 8 days wasn't aware of the No 1 exception.

Tapped up and with a sponsorship as a sweetener no doubt. Plus more certainty of more matches with the favourites to win everything.

Used to be an 8 day rule from memory meant you couldn't guest for home team 2 weeks running. When there started to be almost every team riding on a Friday night and the Chairman's Club had the need of a Guest all season in 2019 the rule was eased. It's created the equivalent of speedway mercenaries who will now ride 7days a week if they can, as heat leader guests are in short supply.