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It's not a complaint. Every sport needs characters like his... I'm just not a fan of characters like his... He's not taking this press conference seriously at all (the video where they're all stood in a line on the back row of the stand, he's the only one who didn't look at the camera, he decided it was more important to be talking to the rider next to him instead) it makes all the hard work that everyone put into this event look worse off and it's a little disrespectful honestly... Haven't liked him for years, his attitude stinks and everyone loves to blow smoke up his arse which makes it worse!!

I can't wait. Most exciting part of the off season. Watching who's winding who up

Kenneth Hansen, Anders Rowe and Josh Auty?

If there's not even an announcement made on Saturday, what direction are you going to take your trolling in next? It's interesting

I thought it was a bit strange when I first heard that Doyley wasn't going to be there. I'm not a huge fan of him but have a massive amount of respect for him. He always shows up and gives his all and has always stuck by speedway in this country. His wife going into labour is a perfectly reasonable reason not to be there however, and I would like to congratulate him and his wife Tai Woffinden's comment of the rest of the league looks like they're gonna go have fun but no one is better than Sheffield so they're gonna win it again... Wow right in front of everyone. He's not got much respect has he. Hopefully every single number 1 and 5 in the league comes and batters him every week.....

I must have missed this thread for 2023!! I remember doing quite well in 22

I have no issues with the Ben Fund meetings being postponed, I had no plans to go to the Ben fund, it's still hockey season and that takes priority for me. But the meeting on 31st, I was 100% going to attend. It's the delay in announcing the last rider that's getting boring now. I'm not even a Workington fan and the radio silence is deafening. I don't care if 16 amateurs race or 16 of the worlds best race, if the racing is close then it's a good night out. If it's Freddie Lindgren vs wobbler 2 and wobbler 3 I'm not interested. If I wanted to watch riders riding alone I'd go to a practice session. Bicker about important stuff, but when it gets personal and people are bickering about quite literally nothing, or getting at eachother's throats, it turns the whole forum into a sack of rubbishe, which is a shame because it's the best place to get news in speedway... I hope Northside is as good as people make it out to be. I'm sure I'll be along at some point during the season when I find my interest again. Few meetings at Redcar, the best track in the country, should do it...

Well I was really excited to head to Workington for the first time within the next few weeks, but I've lost all enthusiasm now. Delay after delay after delay and now just constant bickering on here... Whatever.

When is this?

Think this is one of the best Berwick teams in years and should, if all goes well, be nearer to the top of the league... However I just can't see anyone getting near Poole (Possibly Redcar but they look weaker with Knudsen instead of Jorgensen?). Poole's top 4 just look ridiculous and I think Hagon will do well at reserve. Don't think Tobias will be as bad as some think, but I don't think he will be spectacular either. Poole and Berwick top 2? Possibility.

Depends on how much said promoter takes the piss... everyone has a value and it should be acknowledged. And if the promoter is going to hand out below value offers he's just going to get rejection after rejection... not saying this is robs philosophy as I have no idea what goes on in the background but...

I've not got a problem with WHO was announced. Give the young, returning lad a chance. I'm just surprised it took them months to announce the final rider when he was one of the more obvious choices... its not like they'd have to negotiate a difficult deal... This league is all about development and I don't see it as any other.

That was 17 years ago... the rulebook has probably changed 300 times since then... Smetana signed for Poole one season but never actually rode as he couldn't get a visa. I believe the op has mixed up Skorja and Smetana. I was really looking forward to watching both ride for the Diamonds in 2020. It's a shame they, or anyone else, never will again.

Well that was an underwhelming wait

There's two types of rumours though... ones that have some truth and ones that are a load of horse sh!te... I could name a rider now and claim to have seen him at Manchester Airport etc and the rumour would begin... doesn't mean its true. Although, I did see Kenneth Hansen's van heading across the a66 last weekend

Nothing with any evidence behind it though... just people naming names...

I can't believe there's not even rumours flying around or anything about the final rider... There usually is

No one has seen a bad car park until you've been to see Fife Flyers play...

Because houses cost £3.50 and wages were somewhat more aligned with cost of living, unlike today? Probably the main reason... Other factors include lack of media coverage and gob rodfrey

I don't see them doing that week in week out though. Just for big events. Not knocking the club at all, it's one of, if not THE best run club in the country. And definitely the best track

I wouldn't say plenty but some

Nearly 20 years before I was even born...

Huge car park directly outside the stadium which gets filled most times, so if you're leaving it to the last minute you may have to park on the street outside, which is perfectly safe (for Middlesbrough anyway) and is a dead end road so you don't get much traffic coming up. I hope you have a 4x4 and not a long slung sports car... Also it's free!!

But encouraged

Wiktor Lampart is very good in Poland... But they're completely different tracks to over here. I can see him thriving or struggling and not doing a full season, nothing in between.