Chris

Kennett was . last night. Should be told unless he starts riding in Poland and pulls his finger out riding away from these shores then he doesn't deserve to be considered. His decision to not bother riding in Poland this season says it all. Has found a comfort zone and needs a kick up the backside. His kit is crap as well and may as well have been riding an old lawnmower last night. Has alot more ability than most, but doesn't help himself with his attitude.

Suggestion of team riding in the SWC gets bought up every year and always gets the same answer. The format was changed after the Aussies threw a race against the Swedes at Coventry in 2000 meaning Sweden got into a run off for 1st with GB where Rickardsson beat Loram. Can still picture the Adams/Crump pairing riding 4 laps with their left foot on the ground trying to slow down so as not to pass the Swedes. Race fixing would be alot easier if we had pairs. Nothing wrong with the format now.

Stupidity from Pedersen. Went for a gap that was never there and paid the consequences. Good meeting and well done to the Russians. Fancied the look of them before the start as if you know your stuff about world speedway you would see they have alot of good riders doing well around Europe. Could be even stronger in the final if they bring Artem Laguta in. Danes have no chance now. NKI and Bjarne P were poor and Klindt will struggle in Poland.

Tricky one. Nicholls omitted is no surprise, but the problem is Lyon has dumped Rico for a rider who will never be good enough in the future for this sort of experience to matter in King. Rico can't have alot of complaints though as I thought his two performances last year in the SWC were a disgrace. Him and Nicholls attitude were repulsive. Other three youngsters have the talent and time to make it so would have been a no brainer for them not to be in, but would have kept Rico in because there are no other young riders ready or good enough at the moment sadly.

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Embarrassing for the sport. Racing non existant due to the concrete surface, stadium about half full with lots of spare seats visible and Milliard worse than ever if that could be possible. Only positive was the Russian, who is mad. Still we learnt Millard has a green car and got his knowledge of the work permit issues regarding Kolpak. Brilliant.

Poor from Edward. Once he leaves the comforts of these shores he crumbles. Not helping himself by not bothering to ride in Poland either. Can't understand that at all when he needs all the experience riding abroad he can get. Needs to be alot tougher mentally.

You talk sense usually Steve, but Tai has done alot more than Holder had done by the same age. Not saying Tai should be in the GP's, but to dismiss his record at such a young age to get your point across is wrong. He will go on and be a better rider than Holder in the future.

Crap old meeting. Saifutdinov in a different class to the rest of the field. Holder should have tried to jump the start in heat 19 as gate one had such an advantage it was his only option. Could always see Tai having this sort of meeting and was never going to challenge the top six. His inexperience showing up big time. His gating was abysmal and frankly embarrassing and when in contention in the first bend was swallowed up and spat out like a wobbler. As mentioned, maybe a good thing that he was shown up by his performance. Now he will realise he has to get his gating spot on as with tracks as slick as Pardubice all over the world he won't give himself a chance if he gives everyone yards from the start. Lets see what he does next year before writing him off.

Tai's challenge is over....

Of course Nicholls doesn't have the temperament to reach the top. Have you only just worked that out? Your not the sharpest tool in the box are you! He has more than enough ability on the bike to compete with the best, but its upstairs that lets him down and has done all his career in the GP's. Look at someone like Rune Holta, who Nicholls has been competeing to get into the top 8 for the last two seasons. Holta has a horrible style on the bike and nowhere near the ability of Nicholls, but Scott can't handle pressure and makes poor decisions on track so has to fight just to reach the top 8. Acted like a petulant schoolboy? Dear, dear. I felt he reacted quite well. I would have tried to rip Dribbles head off if he tried to put me in the fence twice. Best stick to your obsession with Scoop eh?

I have grown fond recently to Tatums "from the get go" phrase.

Yep unbelievable Rob, you on a night out.

Oh dear Patve. Your knowledge of the sport shines through again.

My opinion 21stCentury is they are both pooh. Give whatever stats you want, but they are both poor riders, who should have been nowhere near the team. Good to see the regular viewers at Coventry and their fans were made to look like plonkers by backing Cry baby and Stead for berths. The home track knowledge paid off nicely.

Good on you Steve'o. Anybody from England supporting other riders/countries over their country is an absolute digrace. Although we will finish third I will feel much more comfortable watching as we will be giving two youngsters who have a chance to get upto world class level riding and gaining more experience. Lets be honest, our top three at the moment in world class terms are well short. Found it very hard to get behind the team or overly enthusiastic with riders like Stead and Allen in there. Both crap and both non racers and should have been nowhere near it. By the way, take that chav earring off Harris. Shocking behaviour.

No surprise with regards to Sean Wilson. He had no looks to lose.

You must have been watching the tiddly winks world cup for the last few years then. If you think the SWC has been boring there really is no hope for you as a fan of the sport. A reason why there is no more 2v2 in a race was given above. Too easy to fix races.

Lynch has shown he's an absolute plonker by picking R/R and Jon Bumstead. He says we are going for 2009 and picks them two clowns! Nice one Jim. Can see really see Cry baby and unsteady being the heart of the English team for years to come.

Think the team riding sceneario was scrapped after the (un)clean one and Crump rode a race with stabilisers on in 2000 at Coventry handing the WTC to Sweden. Too much opportunity for fixing going on in a 2v2 as was seen in that particular race at Coventry, when it was laughable watching the two aussies backing off at every passing opportunity after missing the gate by miles. Can't see much wrong with the current format. Over the last seven years the SWC has provided the best racing in the sport.

Bang on Orion. Also with the news of no Shazzybirk I'm eager to get my best gear out and book the Wembley tickets. I think I may be too cool for the speedway gang in my Ben Sherman shirt and Kickers though.

What a nob Lynch is. Lets hope he only gets the one year. He doesn't seem to have a lot of respect in the sport anyway so it should be a year only job. The under21 set up looks mickey mouse as well. Lynch is doing our future prospects no favours whatsover picking two poor riders like Allen and Stead. Give our two best young riders as much top level experience as possible. We ain't winning the tournament so do what the Danes did a few years ago and give the youngsters ago. Look where they are now. Kennett and Woffinden are both better riders anyway and would perform no problem round Cov. Kennett has got the hang of it now and Tai is just to talented to leave out. He has more talent in his left testicle than Allen and Stead have put together. He has put himself in a position as well. Although highly unlikely to happen, what if Stead and Allen perform well? Having already named Kennett and Tai at Vojens he could find himself in a hole. Using the home track excuse to use two riders who will never ever make it to the top level of the sport when our two best youngsters need all the experience at the top level is a disgrace. Just look at the performances of R/R and unSteady tonight. Laughable isn't it that riders of that standard are taking places of riders who are more talented and who need the experience. Well done Jim.

The themed music just displayed all what is wrong with the sport. Uncool, cheesy, abit pathetic and way behind the times. You can just see the fans dancing around in their wulfsport jackets, Lonsdale jumpers, riders hats and wearing shoe zone trainers. This is where the sport is at so its no surprise to see everyone being happy with the presentation, but if you want to attract different and more importantly younger people to speedway then you have no chance using the sort of music that was played. Its just not cool I'm afraid. Perfect for the average speedway fan, but anyone from outside would just laugh.

D.Howe will knock him out in the semis to power his way to Zielona Gora. Using the Karlsson corridor none of the finalists will touch him. It will be a magical day for GB speedway and an even better one for one SteveoBrum.

Why was "Rambo lambo" used? He can only ride one sodding track. Where were Tully or Mear? Both better riders and with much better averages. If you turn up with four and the others have five its going to be a major disadvantage.