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I just want to clarify that it is not my intention to sound like I am complaining, just simply speaking my mind. I love this club and admire the work that goes on behind the scenes by Rob and his management team. I appreciate the fact we are lucky in the fact that we almost always get quality racing at home and I will never take that for granted. The fact I do actually have a team to support is not lost on me. The frustration comes from the close calls, the ifs, the buts, the maybes. I don't think it is fair to compare one club with another in terms of fan satisfaction. Kent are still relatively new to the league and had a difficult start to the season but are now coming good. Scunthorpe are an established side in this league who have been in the play-off places from pretty much the start of the season and still are as it stands, yet are now in a position when they may lose out on that 6th spot. Make no mistake about it I will support the team whatever, however it is still a results business and the fans want results.

Hit the nail on the head there with all three of your points in my opinion. Would love to see Douglas back at Scunthorpe, need out and out point scorers, not just home track "specialists". There's been countless times when I have questioned some of Dave Peet's decision making and last night proved questionable yet again. I don't know the guy so I want to be careful not to speak out of line, however listening to him after meetings in the bar, or reading some of his interviews, I don't feel inspired in the slightest. Seems content with "the lads gave it there all" or "we put in a great effort" rather than demanding results which is what the Scunny fans want and deserve. On the surface there doesn't seem to be any genuine hunger or desire to get results, and whether consciously or not this surely has an effect on the team. It certainly does on the fans in my opinion. When you listen to Stewart Dickson, Cammy Brown, Neil Middleditch etc. there is no comparison at all. I was so frustrated last night following the updates and just feel we completely missed an opportunity. Thankfully we got a good guest for a change, as usually we never have any luck with guests. But to me there doesn't seem to be a fire there that you see in other title contending teams. Another thing which I find particularly frustrating, and understand it cannot be helped but when riders are not available due to other commitments such as long track meetings, or meetings abroad. Just seems as if we are a low priority in comparison. Hopefully Rob will build a strong side for next season and we can give it a good go both home and away. Even if we do make the play-offs, there will be 5 other teams that over the course of 2 legs, will be too strong for us anyway, although I will always try and remain optimistic. I am just simply expressing my frustration, and despite how it might sound I do not intend on "slagging" anyone off.

How do you go about purchasing the live stream? Looked at the EMTV website and followed the links to the live stream, which says “event not started”. I haven’t purchased anything so wondered how I’d managed to get through to what appeared to be the pre meeting lobby of the stream. Any ideas please? Many thanks