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The Leicester riders had no problem overtaking. The reason there was less than on my previous visit was how uncompetitive the away team were.

I enjoyed the meeting, second time at Leicestet this season & on behalf of the paying public I would like to thank Mr Jarvis for having the balls to exclude Iversen in HT15 for delaying the start. If more refs did this I'm sure riders would stop arsing around & it would give us fans one less thing to moan about

Well on the 6th June he registered Straya Limited at Companies House so he would only do this if he was to have future "Business Interests" in the UK.

And look how Leicester have done since he joined. Won the league & Cup, makes the play offs, goes up a league and are in a solid third.

Long term under achievers. Maybe the concept is that their Manager is not good enough as he has not won anything with a number of strong teams.

Another final, & by the looks of it another loss over two legs. It's the story of the last five or so seasons. Teams built to different strengths, top stars, strength in depth etc. They have tried everything. Only two constants. They don't win anything. Oh & the Manager. Maybe the Directors may start to think it's not the riders fault, but the Manager who consistently gets his charges to underperformed when it matters. Rather than FTP, it should be FTM.

Always the West London Clubs before East, and Rye House as the London clubs closed down.

I just hope Vadim tells Uncle Artem what a nice place Leicester is.

I went to a recent IOW Event against the Rockets as its one of the teams I have supported over the last 40 years. Now, I appear I am the only one who thinks this but I found it a well run event but poor racing and I don't need all the other stuff they do. If I wanted that sort of event I would attend the Scout or Village Fete. I am aware that this will make me Public Enemy Number 1 with the Barry Bishop Happy Clappers. As for know how to operate within their budget I wouldn't be so sure of this having had a quick look at Companies House.

Could you act as a consultant with Eurosport on the Premiership meetings with regards to camera position, and also advise on direction ?

Thanks for the response Ben, its good to hear both sides of the story. As one of the closest spectators to your interview area I did see the lady pull riders in for interview when clearly the Clerk of Course was trying to get riders and managers to agree gate positions for the final. He didnt look happy at all with this happening. That aside I think you offer a first class streaming service and enjoy the meeting you cover - I'm a happy subscriber.

A long drawn out meeting. Cannot believe how smooth the track is in comparison to last year, lots of hard work gone into that. Leicester fans saying it was the worse meeting of the year, the Brlle Vue fan I spoke to said it was her third visit this season and was much better earlier in the season. Overheard a conversation with a frustrated official who said the slow running & long track grades were caused by BSN insisting on interviewing the riders & it taking 20 mins to fit new tyres before the semi. This needs to be thought about going forward. Having said that I enjoyed the night & will be back at Leicester this season.

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6.26 would bring them in bob on 39 points. Its not alot & I am not sure who would be available.

I was going to say the same but you beat me to it. Possibly the most underrated rider in the class at the moment. I wonder which Championship club will pick him up at the end of August?

I have been told the same. I hope this is the case as it would be my closest track as its only 20 miles away, failing that its 60ish to Oxford & Iwade or 90ish to Peterborough.

So a seven day ban when he is not scheduled to ride in the UK. The people I feel sorry for are the Restauranteurs of Wroclaw as I understand that he is likely to have food poisoning (or a reoccurrence of an old niggling injury) for Ipswich away and Leicester away.

How about you grade riders instead. A-D A are 8.01 and above, B are 6.51-8.00 C are 4.51-6.5 and D are 4.5 and below. You then make up a team with 1A, 2B;s, 2C's and a D.

I've seen Ashton a couple of times this season. He and Max Perry (I think) will be the couple of 15/16 year old riders who will get picked up once they can race in the Championship. They will be a steel on their averages.

I'm looking at popping up for a couple of meetings during the summer. Does anyone fancy splitting the cost of a taxi to the track from the train station?

If as posted elsewhere Artem is selective in where he riders and is likely to be injured for Leicester away and Ipswich away will this lead to British Speedway adopting a squad system in the future? Benefits are you may get more world class stars prepared to commit to a limited number of meetings, giving the public more stars to watch, downside is not the same 1-7 each week, but lets be honest you very rarely see the same 1-7 ride each week as it stands.

Does the Peterborough start marshal know the rules? Home riders are getting away with blue murder. Hans Andersen no where near the tapes. Does not call them in in gate order. He is pointless at the start.

I understand there could be a couple of other tracks that Laguta is unlikely to be see at.

Popped up (if that is the right expression) on the 8:20 train from London for the recent Leicester meeting and although the track wasn't great due to the drought like conditions it was an enjoyable meeting. I have to say the stadium should be the blueprint for any future development, on old industrial land, simple yet functional stadium with great viewing from anywhere. I hope over time they build a ticket office, maybe a bar and better toilets but everything was more than good enough. Also special mention to the home & away fans who made an old bird from London feel very welcome.

My prediction is that if Plymouth don't win they will make some team changes