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I thought the fen tigers would have given us a test tonight but they were totally taken to the cleaners. Dan Lee Jack and Kyle were superb Rob rode well and Andy chipped in well. Young Woodhull also looked assured. Not even a heat winner for the tigers.

When I travel away nowadays and especially on bank holidays I travel overnight and make a day of it. When we are at Somerset im camping for two days, similar with Swindon spent the day in Poole etc. You do have to gamble with the weather but ive been lucky on that front. I remember when many clubs rode on a Saturday which meant away sides always had a good turn out, clubs like Swindon, Coventry, Cradley, Eastbourne, Kings Lynn spring to mind, the GP,s put paid to that. Midweek meetings are not easy unless you want to use all your holiday allowance taking a chance on the good old British summertime weather.

Every time ive been to the OTA the racing has been excellent, looking forward to august.

Racing was very strung out though, not a patch on what it used to be, with stocks taking priority thats only to be expected.

Think a lot depends if Shuttleworth rides, isnt he down to ride for Workington?

You could say we got out of jail tonight as i thought Leicester could have gone on to win this, they put in a very good performance and were well deserving of their point. When the pressure was on the Aces came to the party, there is a good team ethic going on with this side which seems to underline Mark Lemon sides, he has restored that winning mentality after years of defeatest attitude at KL. This is what Belle Vue used to be about, its said the mark of any good side is winning when below par which we certainly were early doors good result and again well done Leicester.

Last season was predicted as an easy home win but the Lions were so close to winning, should be comfy for the Aces but last season against struggling sides lions and Kings Lynn has shown anything can happen.

With comments that we have been getting especially from Stars fans Buster really needs to act to provide the sort of entertainment Lynn used to be well known for. Its crazy for any businessman not to provide what his paying customers want.

Similar to Sheffield where ive seen nothing but follow the leader when ive gone over there, along with Kings Lynn it used to be a fantasic race track producing great racing on a regular basis, the tracks are pretty much as they were strange how both now seem to struggle to put on good meetings.

Great team performance from the lads, once Max got going we were always going to be be a side to be reckoned with, hope he keeps it up. Mark Lemon has put together another side where anyone can pop out and win a race, Yogi had a bit of an off night for him but Stevie and Sedgeman then stepped up. Early days but positive signs.

Agree with you on that, going from Hyde Road to Kirky Lane we know better than most what losing a great track and having to put up with a poor replacement is all about. I think the difference between the dog track and the new track has reignited peoples passion for real racing but it dosent make every other track all of a sudden not fit for purpose. When Hyde Road was in its pomp I never remember any comparisons with other tracks around the country slating the standard of racing.

I would take a point at Monmore anytime so not overly disappointed as the Wolves top four are a match for anyone round their home track. If they can sort out Skornicki and the reserve positions I would still expect them to be up there come the end of the season shootout. Team building for the new season is a bit of a joke nowadays as teams build with one eye on the first set of averages in order to then strengthen up, at one time clubs built to a strength for the season without the need for all the swapping and changing. Suppose that's the name of the game nowadays though.

Maybe a move further away from encroaching housing might be the best bet if there is land available. We certainly dont want Swindon to go the same way as Reading with the false promises. With recent talk about the possibility of Oxford re-emerging does anyone think there is a possibility of the licence being moved there?

What a fantastic meeting that was, race after race producing close racing and passing and re-passing, it goes to show you dont need a GP class of rider to produce stunning speedway, if this had been a GP it would have been lauded from on high. Say what you want about David Gordon and Chris Morton but there is no denying they have left us with a world class track. I think the Aces will suffer in so much as away teams are going to relish coming to Manchester now unlike when we were at the Greyhound track. If we suffer a few defeats due to the track being so fair then so be it. We all want our teams to be succsessful but with this facility and quality of racing we are already winners. Any newbies there last night would be chomping at the bit to get to the next meeting. This is a great oppertunity for the new owners with their business acumen to make a great success of the venue and to take the club onto the next level.

Yet again a superb pre season issue.

Pity the promotion capitulated to idiotic political correctness as to the rebels flag, the professional offendees will be the same lefty types that rejoice in the likes of St Patricks day etc but are quick to label St Georges day as racist. The promotion should have ignored these goons.

Well its an early test, Poole have a couple of meetings under their belt already and for us its our first outing of the season. Our two reserves have definitely got the ability to forge good careers for themselves but I think the first round of away matches will be tough for them as they find their feet. Im not expecting too much next week if im honest and as Poole will relish coming up to Manchester we need to try to keep it as tight as possible in the first leg. Ive booked next week off to come down for this and Swindon the next night so hope the fabled Southern weather holds up . If the forecast is iffy will still come down for the night with Swindon in mind. No point wasting a holiday stuck at home.

I would take Wolves as the team to beat mate, we should be good for a play off place if its Fricke the last signing I would say alongside Poole and Kings Lynn

I was always confident the new stadium would be delivered, but after reading the article in the star about the possible return of Oxford am starting to have a few doubts now. Would be great to have Oxford back but not at the expense of Swindon. Oxford along with Swindon and Coventry would be the ideal thing. These clubs certainly enhance the top league.

Judge, jury, and executioner springs to mind in some cases.

Oh right, its just I got the impression they were right behind the continuation of speedway in Swindon.

Many thought our new stadium wouldnt happen but it did, yes there have been problems in the first year of operating but hopefully we can now push on. If it did one thing it was to prove how difficult it is to bring this type of project to a conclusion. We saw with reading how plans can fall apart, in Swindons case like the NSS i believe they will get a new stadium, the council down there seems to be supportive of speedway, as for houses near the track we have housing close by so dont think that would put a stop to the plans. And anyone buying would know there is a speedway track nearby similar to people who buy houses near airports, railway lines etc. Many at BV started to think it wouldnt happen it did, it will happen in Swindon too. Look forward to visiting on April 6th the Abbey has plenty of memories.

Thanks, ive got a soft spot for Somerset and always manage to get down there when I'm on my way to Cornwall. Ive already booked a couple of days off for when the Aces visit great track at the Oak Tree and great real ales at the Crossways inn

Terrible news but not unexpected, whats left hardly constitutes a league does it? Whilst Horton is not squeaky clean Sandhu is the main villain in this sad saga. Obviously The Leicester move was a safety net just in case the Belle Vue deal did not materialize, once that was announced Coventry get thrown under the bus. Really feel for all the bees fans, I am certainly going to miss my trips to Brandon, the sport in this country really is on a rapid downward spiral. We need Coventry back and we need it ASAP.

Better than the option of no refund in any form, any outstanding monies owed were not the new managements debts, so they offewr free entry and still get criticised ?