MattB

Have said before that stopping them building on Brandon will be the easy bit. Getting the site out of their hands is a very different proposition, given they appear to have no intention of selling it. However, while its still there, hope must remain that we'll see speedway in one of its most iconic venues once again. Coventry returning would be such a huge boost for the sport

Wasn't Jim Lynch the Reading manager?

Birmingham did something similar to that a couple of years ago with Coventry and Cradley fans and by all accounts it did not go down well with their own fans, who questioned why they had to pay more while other clubs fans had a discount. Understandable that they want more fans in, but you don't want to get the regular ones backs up in the process.

It would help with being able to get the track right as well. The staff did well to do that at Monmore given they could work on the track for limited times when Ladbrokes let them. Whether CVS would change the race night would remain to be seen. Sure he'd prefer to run in the top flight if he can. Anyway, let's make sure we get permission first before worrying about things like that!

It'll be a very basic venue to start with. Not a chance of the stadium being at the same standard as the NSS from the word go. Long way to go, bit hopefully some light at the end of the tunnel for us getting back. The only concern would be getting to the site on public transport if its any distance away. Fine work those of us with cars, but maybe not so much for those who used to hop on the 79 bus to get to Monmore

I remain very sceptical about Bradford being viable for league racing in particular. Their crowds were never great from my memory in the 90s (certainly when you compare it against the size of the stadium). You couldn’t accuse the Hams of putting together cheap teams either - they were always very strong teams and were particularly strong in the KO cup.

Ironically if Entain were able to have betting at speedway, CVS would probably be having a lucrative contract waved under his nose.....

A tough night to get through and one I'd dreaded since the shattering news in April. Some decent racing on view, but that was of secondary importance on a night where corporate greed finally and selfishly ousted friendships that have been built, memories made and dreams came true (with the odd nightmare along the way!) 33 years on from first walking into Monmore Green as a 7 year old kid, I'm finding it hard to come to terms that just over an hour ago, I walked out through the gates for the very last time. Seeing my first speedway hero Ronnie Correy back on a bike again (and still looking handy btw) took me back to those halcyon 90s days, where life seemed so much better. The end of an era. Let's hope can do it all again some place. Monmore Green. 1928 to 2023

I fear the weather might have a big say for Monday. Damage may have been done already during yesterday's storms

What's gone on with the Russians almost adds to the mystique with Laguta. He was phenomenal in 2021, but only just edged Zmarzlik out. Would he have been able to raise his game to another level in 2022? I can remember when Chris Holder won in 2012 that many were claiming he'd go on and win multiple titles - he never got remotely close again.

Would have been fascinating to hear the great man's opinion on Bartek. I always felt he was quite dismissive of TR.

He's certainly matured quicker. I notice he's broken the record for the youngest rider to win 4 titles. Just by comparison. Greg Hancock 44 Hans Nielsen 35 Ivan Mauger 33 Barry Briggs 31 Tony Rickardsson 31 Ove Fundin 30 Bartosz Zmarzlik 28

Barring injury/someone stepping up/Zmarzlik's standards dropping you can certainly see him roaring past Mauger and Rickardsson, though they had tougher opposition.

We effectively did that after heat 9 on Monday! Asides that, this is yet another night where speedway blasts its own feet to smithereens. Clear to see the intention is to get to heat 10, with scant regard for the paying punters. It's a Semi-Final of a major competition, yet its got the atmosphere of a wake.

Rain will likely save us from a real shoeing tonight

Emil has been a breath of fresh air this year. Some exceptional performances on the track and a class act off it as well.

Not so sure "naming and shaming" the Express and Star is a clever move given how much coverage they've given us over the years and certainly since the eviction notice was served on us.

I've said for the last seven years that stopping BE building on Brandon will be the "easy" bit. Getting it back of their hands is going to be the toughest task, given they appear to have no intention whatsoever of selling it.

After last year they simply had to deliver this time and they certainly did. Vast improvement. One big disappointment for me was Dan Bewley not bothering to do a lap of honour after either of his two heat wins. Poor show

Sadly, though petitions are all well and good and I've happily signed it, it's the equivalent of shouting against thunder. Its money that's needed to fight off the developers, not signatures. Unless speedway in the UK starts standing up fir itself a little bit more, more clubs will follow Peterborough and Wolves into having to watch from the sidelines

Any club that does not own its own stadium has the same noose hanging over their head that we have and also Peterborough. If the owner of the site sells it for redevelopment or just decides they don't want you there anymore, you don't have a leg to stand on even if your a viable operation. Coventry and Cradley were viable, but that didn't stop the stadiums being taken from underneath them. Us, Peterborough, Poole, Birmingham and Edinburgh are all facing that problem and these are just the known clubs. I know of at least two others that face a real threat of having no home in the next 18 months.

I think the two complement each other and offer a different challenge. While the SWC is a team event in name, when the tapes go up every rider is an individual. The SON encourages team racing as you say.

Crikey the streets you spend time on must be policed strictly if you see people getting arrested for that

Tai will probably get a rocket from the authorities and get told not to do it again. Doubt he'll get anything more than that.

Must be a figment of my imagination that Workington and Oxford have reopened in last 18 months......