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  1. They probably wouldn't have done, which isn't ideal for him, but that's how it goes. Either accept the lottery of the RS scheme or accept the lottery of opting out. It would've been a shame for a young Brit to miss out obviously, but why bother with any sort of rules if you just don't apply them? I think we agree on the general point, the intention of the concept was a good idea, but it was bungled again by the people who created it. As you say, why bother announcing a rule that they don't bother following? I just wish they'd properly review the rules and regs and then stick to me, no budging. Too many times it's the tail wagging the dog or they've painted themselves into a corner like this.
  2. That just reinforces what a daft system it was allowed to become. It is really classic speedway that something as straightforward as a draft can end up in a mess. X clubs, X riders, everyone picks one each in the reverse order of last year's league - how can anyone possibly mess that up? It's amazing. If Jordan Jenkins didn't want to lose all of his local sponsorship - which is absolutely fair btw - then he had the choice to opt-out of the RS scheme and wait for Ipswich to sign him. If they didn't, that's life. How many other riders have to go elsewhere up and down the country to get a job?
  3. I thought it was interesting at the SON that Marcelina came across as a lot more natural than Abi often does. Maybe she's just a better presenter, but it is clear she's genuinely a speedway fan. There was one point in an interview with Kurtz that she recalled his league debut at Torun. It was completely minor at the time, but it stuck in my head. Does Abi have a clue who most riders are riding for outside of the meeting she's at? I feel like that depth just adds something. It might be team mates in Poland facing off, a rider's Polish/Swedish track compared to that meeting's track, etc., it would get that whole close-knit family aspect of speedway.
  4. In fairness, if you've enjoyed the highlights enough to actually visit your local track (e.g., Poole), then that experience probably would've been decent, regardless of how much racing there was. Sadly, as you also mention, the usual 'experience' is crap, and sits somewhere between a Sunday League football match and a working men's social club. I agree with the rest of the posts on here, highlights might be the way forward + an actual modern social media presence. It's the perfect sport for the new generation with no attention span. Incredible action in 60 seconds and if it's rubbish, just wait for the next race in 3 minutes.
  5. Superb meeting. The Superheat was probably the most boring heat of the tie somehow. Disappointing from Glasgow. Well done to both sides, it takes two to make it. Speedway the real winner tonight.
  6. Great final for the neutral. I think Harris and Howarth will have enough to win it for Glasgow here.
  7. Strange decision from Lawson to bail out. Not a single bit of contact, it wasn't even as if he was right up to the fence either.
  8. I think most people just don't like 'winners', it feels like a very British mentality. I'm old enough to remember when Glasgow had the likes of Lee Dicken carting around a dusty, shack of a stadium and nobody gave a toss about them on here. Everyone has always disliked Poole so you'll need to find someone older than me for a view on that! What the Facennas have done to Glasgow - as a club, track, team - is incredible really, and it shows what's possible when someone with a decent business mind and a lot of money can achieve (even if Glasgow fans can get precious about the money bit). They haven't just tarted up a downtrodden stadium, they've practically reinvented the sport in Glasgow to some degree - the increase in fans is testament to that. In terms of Poole, I'd love to know their secret. I don't imagine they're paying buttons, but equally, they're on for a treble with riders like Tobias Thomsen and Lewis Kerr, hardly hidden gems. I think it's a combination of their winning mentality and a bit of a self-fulfilling prophecy (win more > attract good youngsters/better riders > etc. > etc).
  9. Not sure if it's a typo, but it's driving me mad on a boring Friday workday: who's Thomas M?
  10. This is the sad part about Poland. If they actually worked together, they could basically halve rider's wages overnight and very little would change. The riders would still be earning several times more than anything in Sweden or GB, and the clubs would become far more sustainable. It might even be a good thing for the rest of world speedway. As it is, it seems it's only going one way long term, and the bubble will burst.
  11. Agreed, but I'd hardly call preparing a track on the slicker side to benefit your own riders as extreme as 'doctoring'. The track was perfectly raceable, just didn't produce a lot of entertainment. As far as I can see, that was Glasgow's best score at Poole this year. Maybe they should've asked for it even slicker.
  12. Spotted this quote from Polish rider Marcin Nowak. It would appear nobody really knows what's afoot. "I am currently looking for a club in the Swedish league, I am waiting for events in the British league, where there is a plan to merge the two leagues"
  13. I'm no fan of Poole's, and it's hardly controversial to say the track is far from what it used to be, but there have been way more boring meetings than that last night. There was still at least a handful of passes and that is a handful more than you'd get at some other places. It also gets a bit tiring listening to Harris whinge on about tracks being "diabolical" because they aren't 2ft deep in dirt. He's done it before on BSN with Leicester. You're a former GP rider in the Championship, a slick track shouldn't prevent you from beating Tobias Thomsen. It's a PO final, the track is set-up to win a meeting, not an exhbition to watch Harris flying around the outside of reserves. Overall, I think Poole will have enough. Kerr and Cook at 3/4 will probably see to that. Neither are very exciting, but they'll find their way to 7-9 each and that will probably be enough.
  14. Chris Harris, Dan Bewley, Tom Brennan, Paco Castagna, and then a pick between Fricke/Emil/Doyle. In my experience.
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