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I think the rescheduling of this meeting has been excellently handled. My guess is a better crowd today than would have turned up last night.

He was doing a good Bob Kilby impression at Swindon - he beat Doyle.

Also the meeting was renowned for the shoddiest programme ever produced in British speedway

Either Pieszczek is the new Bob Kilby or Ronnie wasn't watching the starts

And was considerably more entertaining than anything I saw at Blunsdon last season.

I would expect it to be tax free as it is not 'customary' or contractual to give team managers a testimonial. I also have some sympathy for Neil given the issues with his original testimonial. But if we are going to have testimonials (other than for riders) then why not start having them for fans?

And the prize for the most predictable news story of the month goes to....

I think as a general principle the fewer differences between the leagues the better. It makes for a simpler easier to understand rulebook. As there us no compelling reason for making these different in the NL I think they should be harmonised.

I'd agree. My view is that there is considerable merit in pursuing an appeal, and I think the chances of success are good. These things are never guaranteed but I think a well argued case ought to persuade the Planning Inspectorate that Swale council has misdirected itself.

With difficulty. Belle Vue stadium management (note not the speedway club) agreed to host the event before the PL and their riders were blacklisted. The SCB attempted to threaten BV with expulsion from the league, but by then the NL position was so weak (Norwich were known to be closing) that the Aces simply threatened to go PL and the SCB folded. (Despite the blacklisting still being in place the Aces rode two late season challenge matches on PL tracks without any repercussions.)

Let's see what the published minutes give as the reason for refusal. The way the discussion ( and the planning officer's report) have gone lead me to conclude that an appeal to the Planning Inspectorate would have a high chance of success. It would not however help with this season's fixture planning.

How about South African Mark Frost, he's certainly a forgotten European!

But what about the dead ex-fans? Shouldn't Buster being more to attract a zombie audience?

Hopefully the travel fiasco that was my trip to Landshut last July will not be replicated and I will be joining you in Berlin tomorrow.

Hungary - Zoltan Adorjan Latvia Andrzej Lebedevs Russia Ilya Bondarenko Estonia Rene Aas East Germany Gerhardt Uhlenbrock Czech Republic George Stancl Czechoslovakia Jiri Stancl Croatia Jurica Pavlic

You can do whatever you want (within the limits of generally accepted accounting principles) with rider assets as long as you have a clearly stated and consistently applied accounting policy. Normally that policy is to write off transfer fees against the P & L account in the year of acquisition but I can provide an example of a publicly listed company in a comparable business that capitalised its expenditure on transfer fees and then amortised the cost over the lifetime of the player's contract. (Tottenham Hotspur plc circa late 80s)

Hand up here. [ACA] You can therefore trust everything I have said on this thread.

I intended too quote the whole rule, cut and paste error on my part. Would the MC use its power - well that is pretty much impossible to second guess

And a further problem is 16.3.3 A rider in a Team's declared 1 - 7 at the end of the previous season and not included in that Team’s new season’s initial declaration may not be subsequently re-introduced into that Team from the 2018 Rulebook

That's the value of the pies, they're down as antiques

Sometimes google translate really excels itself. https://speedwayekstraliga.pl/xxix-plebiscyt-tygodnika-zuzlowego-bartosz-zmarzlik-najpopularniejszym-zuzlowcem/ Pop that into google translate, and you get this: Awards for representatives of PGE Ekstraliga in the XXIX plebiscite of the Tygodnik Żużlowy weekly: National Event of the Year - Individual Polish Championships in Leszno The nicest Slagger - Grzegorz Zengota Fair Play - Piotr Pawlicki Revelation of the Year - Wiktor Lampart Scenic Horse - Bartosz Zmarzlik Junior of the Year - Bartosz Smektała The most popular PGE Ekstraliga Trainer - Piotr Baron Activist of the Year PGE Ekstraliga - Piotr Rusiecki Activist of the Year of the league - Jakub Kępa Foreigner of the Year - Tai Woffinden The 10 Most Popular Dwarves: 1. Bartosz Zmarzlik 2. Maciej Janowski 3. Patryk Dudek 4. Janusz Kołodziej 5. Piotr Pawlicki 6. Bartosz Smektała 7. Maksym Drabik 8. Jarosław Hampel 9. Piotr Protasiewicz 10. Jakub Jamróg

Unless the rules have changed Kerr won't be at reserve. In past years the 2.5% reduction has only applied in determining declared seven, not riding order.

Yes noted. The Rebels team looked top heavy to start with and now looks even more vulnerable. Atkins and Rowe are both promising young talents but they really need to be riding with a strong first reserve to take off some of the pressure. It means that Grobauer will be very unlikely to get a spell at reserve no matter how badly he struggles.

The ex-swindon rider https://speedway.com.pl/riders/damian-balinski/ His brother: https://speedway.com.pl/riders/dariusz-balinski/ and his nephew: https://speedway.com.pl/riders/damian-balinski-2/

I would presume that Kent speedway have also appealed the previous decision. That is what usually happens when the planning ctte misdirects itself. If I was the applicants agent I would be telling the planning officers loud and clear that they should accept the new application ( which would allow the council to determine conditions) rather than allowing the previous application to go to the Planning Inspectorate in Bristol ( who would probably approve it without conditions)