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Like making kids wear goggles when playing conkers, kite flying banned on Bridlington beach, a shop refusing to inflate a balloon for h/s reasons, ban the yoyo and sack race, a racecourse banning picnics on the grounds that it constitutes a trip hazard, i could name numerous examples of this nonsense, i was brought up to use commom sense something sadly in short supply nowadays.

That was my point a good example of team riding from Jack, first looked back to see if he can help his team mate when he saw that wasnt an option he then secured the win. Agree with your other points.

I noticed just after Jack Holder looked round to see where Howarth was seeing he was adrift at the back he then cleared off for the win, the lack of team riding nowadays really is a negative in team racing, at one time team riding was the norm and made for some great racing. Today generally a team is just seven individuals, even though we lost fair play to Holder and Woffinden for a demonstrstion of the lost art.

The processional racing, if you are a fan of that fair play to you

Should have stayed at home and watched the washing go round going off what weve witnessed so far. Belle Vue running too many last places at the moment.

Comfortable home win 52-38 ish.

Milik at reserve is totally shocking.

Im still to be convinced never thought he was the rider a lot make him out to be, talented but not the second coming of PC or Mort as some would have you believe.

One trick pony im afraid, i just dont think hes the rider the hype makes him out to be.

Was expecting far better from Rew especially at reserve, can only improve from here.

Was that due to streaming or the weather? Probably a bit of both.

A great rider, what he acheived as a late starter was incredible RIP.

If it had been Doyle instead of Holder Sheffield would have had it in the bag after the first leg.

What seems to have been forgot is Jack Holder scored 2 points in the first leg if he had managed 4 or 5 which he should have Sheffield would have won despite Lambert.

Yep only Lambert as a like for like replacement, not a premier league select like what won last season

Sad News RIP

Yes it would seem those that followed Coventry and Cradley have drifted away from the sport, would probably only return if their own clubs came back.

Considering Birmingham appeared to be struggling crowd wise i thought it a strange move to move up into the premiership given the additional cost, at least it keeps another club going but will they see out the season? Those were my initial thoughts, Birmingham is a large city with a good catchment area and given the loss of Coventry, Cradley, and now sadly Wolves the opportunity is surely there to attract good crowds, so taking their time to put out an attractive team with a competetive top two is understandable. Good luck to Nigel Tolley i hope he pulls it off, i hope Birmingham turn out to be a sucsess story. Happy New Year to all forum members.

I have total respect for Doyley great rider and totally loyal to the sport in the UK, would have loved him at Belle Vue.

This might be a stupid question but if these people have no intention of finding a site why keep the licence on ice? Surely its worthless sell the promoting rights to someone who actually has an interest in bringing the sport back to Swindon.

Good top five and they should be able to carry weaker reserves, as said above hard to compare until all sides are complete but i think this has set a strong standard.

Danny Bird received a two year ban after a test found traces of benzoylecgonine in his system, it appears that the powers that be have gone soft on drug related offences.

Yes i agree with you, but some rail against a side bringing in a guest then support it when their own club does it. We possibly lost two titles when we were unable to bring in a replacement for Bjerre against Coventry, and the same going against Peterborough without Kurtz. A side cant bring in a guest from another play off team and with our watered down league replacing the likes of a Fricke or Jack Holder is difficult, hence the mercenaries coming in when their Polish season has ended. A side does need to be able to replace their top rider and as there is no squad system its difficult. I wonder if the injured riders also get a medal? If i was Lambert for example i would give my medal to the rider i was replacing, he cant really look back on last season and this with much pride as he played no part at all in the seasons of BV and Sheffield. If Holder and Musielak had been available i think it would have been worse for Ipswich.

Weve had abuse thrown at us all season, perhaps theyve got over last season now, and to think about all the hullabaloo when we brought in a guest for an injured number one. Wasnt a bad meeting considering the weather, as i said Ipswich would get turned over as they were carrying four passengers.

The final has been one big anti climax, not a good advert at all for the seasons biggest meetings, i know the weather cant be helped but couldnt this have been run Monday or is stadium unavailable? Not that Sheffield fans will care.