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which puts whoever they are after in a strong bargaining position i expect there is brinkmanship going on behind the scenes

the compost corner/foxhole derbies feel particularly mouth watering this year

you just knew it would be acebelle laughing at this

anyone got a scorechart?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2d3r9z25wno.amp

like last year it looks like a concrete top three and spot four very open for the others leicester grabbed that spot with both hands but just ran out of steam at the end, wonder who will do it this year brum have as good a chance as any if their signings click

yep and when he tried to resurrect them at swaffham raceway he seems to promise much but deliver little hopefully its different this time

they are a troll whose sole purpose is to wind people up and get bites best ignored

yep its on lynns site and has been ever since the fixtures were released afaik

im sure the person counting the admission money doesnt think bv's bank holiday lunchtime meetings are silly

1 ippo 2 bv 3 sheff 4 lynn 5 leic 6 brum 7 ox

clubs dont 'let' riders go they are self employed and can accept whatever offer they choose

absolutely there was obviously a chance bewley might sign however small and however unlikely there must have been some encouragement from his side perhaps he got a better deal out of it once he committed to bv no doubt it happens every winter with many riders and clubs

good signing

i suspect they tried every realistic option what is encouraging is that they are trying something different ie not worral sedge or kerr

agree with @AceBelle bv went with tate instead, realistically they were never signing both doesnt mean voulas hasnt potential but tate has more imo

you make a fair point but folk shouldnt be expected to shell out 20+ quid for any old garbage a bit chicken and egg i guess

i go pretty much every week but personally i wouldn't consider myself more of a supporter/fan than those who dont its hard work when your team is gash (as lynn have been quite a lot recently)

but also if theres a chance you are going to struggle or be cannon fodder why would you commit to going every week doesnt make you any less of a fan if you decide against going to every meeting

a vast improvement on last year on paper at least ultimately it will boil down to how much effort and desire is shown as the talent is there to challenge for a play off spot

wont be the first time grudziadz have stopped riders appearing over here

unfortunately he gets injured too often and when he comes back hes not the rider he was pre injury each time its a shame because at his best he was a very capable rider but those days are long gone imo

im guessing its the mention of mr ribbons

you are right the list is endless and the sport is badly run but i think the poor cardiff crowds is a result of external factors too cost of living in terms of affording to travel stay and eat/drink in the city covid the 2022 ploughed field and probably the novelty of the event wearing off a bit

also tais comments on his tour he says riding the third and fourth bends at owlerton is the biggest adrenalin rush as hes never quite sure if hes getting round in one piece when riding wide because of the grip and visibility i very much suspect all the dirt being left so wide is a home advantage tactic but there is a fine line when safety is potentially compromised