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Spot on Ray C. That Shovlar guys comments make no sense at all. Entertainment is the key.

Just some of my thoughts on last night's meeting which I watched on the live stream:- 1. I think the overall coverage is very good. The presenters do a sound job and there were plenty of rider/manager interviews. Commentators made one or two errors but not a problem and overall very good. 2. Very easy to sign onto the stream and who would have thought three years ago that we would now be able to watch live meetings in the British Championship etc. Great innovation. 3. I thought Belle Vue would have really kicked on in this tournament with top riders like Fricke, Kurtz and Zagar. Both BV riders were pretty disappointing last night and has Fricke stagnated to a degree? 4. Well done again to Jason Doyle. Always a pleasure to watch and an absolute credit to British Speedway. Always gives his all as he did again last night. 5. Bomber having a great season and another fantastic servant of British Speedway. Always great to watch. 6. Jack Holder and Adam Ellis very hit and miss. Holder can look great one minute and then pretty average the next. 7. Josh Pickering is another very entertaining rider and I can see him becoming the new Doyley in years to come. 8. I thought the track seemed to ride OK but as others have said, it seems to have lost its reputation as being one of the best passing tracks in the country. 9. If the powers that be continue with this competition next year they need to have a big re-think as regards the inclusion (or not) of the rising stars.

I've got a picture but no sound. Anyone else got the same problem?

I think the Aces will have too much firepower for the Tigers so I'm going for a 50-40 win. Would like to see Brennan and Blodorn score well.

Is this meeting on Eurosport tonight? Some info I have seen suggests it is but I can't see confirmation anywhere either way. Cheers.

Certain Berwick riders fighting for the cause, others dire I'm afraid. More effort from certain riders and who knows??

Can Ricky Wells finally come to the party .......... very doubtful!!

Chris Harris, what a fantastic servant to British Speedway. Wish there were more like him!

Yeah, Ricky Wells letting the team down big time. Never rated him to be honest.

Agree about Doyley entirely. He was the one shining light last night amongst everything else that was going on. Total commitment to British Speedway and Speedway in general. Also total commitment to Ipswich and some of his racing last night was a joy to watch. Puts a lot of other riders to shame I'm afraid.

Love it!

Yes, yes, yes!

I paid for the live stream last Friday. Is there any chance of a refund? If this is not possible and assuming I am allowed to watch a future stream for free, can I pick the meeting or does it have to be the replay? My preference would be a refund and second choice would be a meeting of my choosing. Many thanks in advance.

Yes, but you'll have to change your name to Bomber Turnip!

I think Brennan might surprise you, good look to him anyway!

Yeah, it's a difficult one Turnip, especially with the Berwick entourage presumably still in the area. Damned if you do and damned if you don't! Is it raining yet?

It's OK but the best stream I've seen this season is defo from Plymouth. They have pit interviews with cameras focusing on the riders/bikes etc and the commentary continues during track grades etc. The Redcar stream goes eerily quiet when the tractors are buzzing around. Interview some riders/officials etc. Keep the interest going. Top marks to Plymouth so far, Edinburgh second and Redcar/Scunthorpe next on the list. Only watched four tracks' streams thus far.

Yes, crazy it's not being streamed. I think there would have been a lot of sign ups. Looks like it could be Edinburgh versus Leicester now but I know which one I'd prefer.

Plymouth to score at least 50. Oxford a bit flaky for me.

I also thought Kiri did a good job in presenting the show. Confident with the mic and very personable. You kind of felt comfortable when she was in front of the camera and wasn't going to mess anything up. There were one or two uncomfortable gaps when Kelvin and Jason were talking but understandable in the circumstances. I'm just wondering whether Eurosport might be considering bringing in an experienced commentator, thereby letting Kelvin revert back to his previous role? As far as Sam is concerned, I don't think he is as bad as what some people make out on this forum. All opinions of course but he seems quite a genial guy and I don't mind his input.

Yes, a clear cut case of the ref getting it wrong!

The Plymouth crew conducted live interviews during the match. Not sure how difficult it would be for Scunthorpe to do this? It just creates a different angle and more interest for the viewer.

They did a good job and had lots of enthusiasm which is always a big plus. No criticism from me, just observation. Keep up the good work and I will tune in again later in the season.

I am relatively new to all this streaming malarkey but in the last couple of weeks I have taken in three matches from Edinburgh, Plymouth and Scunthorpe. Let's start with the Scunthorpe one. I take on board the fact that this was only your second meeting and it's all relatively new to you. The commentary flowed and was interesting enough so well done for that. The only downside compared to the other two was that there were no pit shots or interviews with riders and/or officials. I feel as though this would have made for a much more interesting watch as in between races the camera was simply focused on the track. The Edinburgh stream did have some rider interviews but from what I can remember no pit shots. But so far, the most enjoyable stream was from Plymouth. There seemed to be more cameras involved in the production and there were plenty of pit shots and rider interviews. The graphics were good and the commentary was very good. I think all the streams were value for money and even though I had Plymouth top of my list, I do realise that ones decision can easily be swayed by how exciting the actual match/racing was.

I thought they'd have to pay you to watch that!