TheWellBehavedWorrall

Sit one of those rubber head-and-torso first aid training things on a bike or sign Mario Hausl. They’d have an identical contribution.

Not a problem. 15-point maximums at home, 0 points away from home.

Paul Pickering.

Very little doubt in my mind Will Cairns can step into that second heat leader slot next season. He’s already developed at a ridiculous rate. He’s young and he’ll make mistakes, but he’s a big heat rider. His heat eight win against Redcar in the BSN final laid down a marker and set the tone for the rest of the meeting. Getting inside Mulford’s head at the tapes before that heat and although it was cheating, warming his tyres at Scunthorpe; those are dark arts of the sport Nicki Pedersen would be proud of. And he’s only 17! I just wish he’d stop using the word “super” in interviews, like a teenage America girl. “Super excited”.

Hodder on a 3-something average has shown he can get a maximum around Cowley, so the remaining three being weak isn’t a foregone conclusion.😂 FWIW I hope we keep Hodder, but given last season’s display at Oxford, he’d be a fantastic addition on that average. At reserve, of course.

What a start to team building, by the way. That top three and Killeen could comfortably win meetings while the other three cycle around on peddle bikes. We know (especially us Glasgow fans) titles aren’t won on paper, but Oxford fans must be excited. They deserve it after last season’s drama.

That English boy who does the social media, never known an interview where the questions take longer to ask than the answers do to give.

Good. Nothing but respect and admiration for Kyle Howarth, so delighted to hear he’ll be back racing in 2027. Really rate the guy; was gutted when he left and I’m disappointed he won’t be back, but I fully understand the reasoning. I understand from both this forum and a Glasgow club official (who warned me of his pending departure three weeks before the event) that his pregnant wife had faced some challenges, so naturally, I was delighted to learn of the Howarth clan becoming a four. Wiltshire to Oxford is a helluva lot easier on the family life than Wiltshire to Glasgow.

I thought Howarth retired?

A deflating announcement. UK speedway requires life support and instead of innovation, they’ve gone for survival mode. This decision does not develop, progress or grow the sport in any way, shape or form. Can’t wait for another season where clubs go five or six weeks without a home meeting and a few flirt with extinction. Meanwhile, with what’s left of the product, certain clubs prepare tracks to contain and prevent entertaining racing. The day speedway dies as a competitive sport in this country is getting closer and closer.

I like the sound of Flint and Thompson leading the line. I think there’s a lot of potential there and significantly more to come. Both continuing their development in the Premiership and abroad can only benefit us.

What does your grandfather have to say about that?

A few predictions including Harris over Flint. Is that the general consensus? I got the impression from the tone of Harris’ post-meeting interview after the Scunthorpe meeting that he might not be back. Then again, it might just have been disappointed.

The naivety of posters like this will be the death of British speedway. It’s difficult to debate this with someone who cannot distinguish between a legitimate home advantage from deliberately sacrificing the quality of racing to maximise the chance of a win. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again; Poole build excellent sides that are more than capable of winning AND entertaining.

All of this, plus whether or not Cook crossed the white line, are moot points: the rules state that riders who warm their tyres face exclusion. Cairns warned his tyres at Scunthorpe and wasn’t excluded, despite the referee having access to crystal clear video evidence. Cairns unfairly won that race. If the rules were applied, it doesn’t go to a superheat because Scunthorpe win it.