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I guess that is what happens when you run a competition to design the race suit.

Interested to see that Pidcock Motorcycles have extended their Stadium Sponsorship for another two seasons.http://www.leicesterspeedway.com/news.php?extend.32437 One advantage Leicester have over many clubs is an exclusive lease on the stadium which provides them with a naming rights opportunity. All the same its great to see they have secured the deal.

Surely those images that came out over the weekend of the excavator struggling with the conditions at Plymouth must be considered a PR mistake. I cannot believe more has not been made of the very poor conditions. Compare those images to the ones released by Leicester of their new training track and the early winter work that has obviously been going on with the main track.

I recall driving through snow on the way to the final one I attended which I think could have been the last meeting at Newport.

I am surprised that a club has not tried to organise a meeting over the festive period. I always liked the New Year Classic at Newport and it always appeared well supported. Besides the weather I wonder what puts a club off trying it?

On that basis it will be interesting to see which British riders are announced at Oxford or even Birmingham.

If my understanding is correct Ashton will be at Oxford as their rising star.

Surely Phil Morris has the necessary skills set if he is allowed to implement the changes that he feels are necessary.

Have you factored in the British discount for Harris, Kerr & Wright?

Surely it is very risky to sign seven riders before the AGM when the points limit has not been agreed? Or is it a case of the deal has been done on the points limit but not announced...

Travelled up from London for this And witnessed something I have not see before. Leicester sent out someone who all the Leicester fans appeared to know to update the fans queuing for tickets on the state of the track and what was happening inside the stadium. When i made in it about 15 minutes before it was called off his description of conditions appeared accurate. I am aware that the club are getting slated, but I feel they need to be congratulated for trying to be honest on what was happening.

I had a conversation with one of the Promoters, Dave ??? last weekend. From what he said they don't make any of the financial decisions about the club. Everything is passed down from the Owners. I hope they new owner, whoever they be are either a hands on Owner/Promoter who is financially savvy or a Speedway Person who wants to remain in the background and appoints Promoters to run the club as they see fit.

Just catching up.on yesterday's meeting. Interested to see a 17 year old rider presented with the same bottle as the rest of the team to celebrate. One can only assume they were all non alcoholic champaign then.... I am aware of other sports, football & rugby union that have got into trouble for giving alcohol to minors.

The Technical Expert speaking at the moment is possibly putting the death nail into SCS. I really hope that this is not the case.

Strong start by the SCS Barrister this morning.

Having watched yesterday in full, he is a very easy target and the BE Barrister should make the most of this on behalf of his client.

Yes - they are justifying the demand and dealing with the stupid comments made by yesterdays expert witness.

That not what has been said. The main stand would be boarded up.

and Belle Vue can only use the track on 34 days a year.

Along with Premiership Rugby, Rugby League etc.

The defence is also making both sports look amateurish because no one is able to provide spectator figures. This has come up on all three days so far. This is something that Phil Morris needs to get the Premiership Clubs to publish.

So not consulted a building professional, not consulted the council about h&s. I thought yesterdays performance was poor, today's is even worse. Mr Hunter appears to be a) pulling figures out of thin air, b) cannot even be bothered to read the developers information. Why is everybody so under prepared? As a (retired) Barrister I cannot believe how under prepared the SCS people are under cross examination.

If the Gentleman from Sport England has been called as an Expert Witness, then the campaign have wasted their money. Poorly prepared and clearly uncomfortable answering many direct questions. I just hope Matt Ford has time today to speak.

Live speedway as a product does not work on TV, unless you are going to screen three meetings live, alternating between each venue. That way you are not having to fill dead air. Also an added benefit to those fans watching live in the stadium of not having a long drawn out meeting. The alternative is the Quest, 1 hour highlights package, where they can drop a dull race and focus on a race and some professional analysis.

As a retired Barrister I have had a look through the rule book on the SCB site and cannot believe how poorly worded it is. The solution is simple rip it up. Get the BSPA brains trust together in front of a legal professional and explain to them the basic rules. They will then write a new rule book that is easy for fans to follow and does not have loopholes like this in it. It reminds me of the definition of F1 “To design a winning car that exploits the rule book, without breaking the rules”. I for one congratulate the Glasgow promotion on their savvy signing.