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Well done Nicki speedway needs you Denmark light years ahead. Fair play to a great team that was able to leave 3 GP riders on the sidelines BSI / FIM hang your heads in shame for ruining a trophy that carries the great Ove Fundins name. The joke that is the joker

If it was anywhere but Poole then i reckon you would be jumping up and down. Great meeting in prospect well done about time we had a proper SERIES each season and it doesn't have to be at EL tracks either

Does anyone support this stupid cheap stunt of a rule that clearly devalues the competition and makes a laughing stock out of speedway? Thought not

Rye House v Buxton http://www.flickr.com/photos/harryward/sets/72157630371282270/

I have just checked and i hope you don't mind me pointing out your error but according to WH Smith PLC there are no full stops in WH Smith perhaps you could return the ones you mistakenly used and get a refund. Anyway back on topic bit of early rain but nothing to threaten the meeting i think.

Better more balanced side now with chessell at reserve. Hope the weather is ok and its a decent match Looking forward to it

Well i was one of the supporters who felt our season was over after the two home defeats. The only reason i felt that way was Charlies indifferent form. Indeed looking at his real average with us which is just over 8 it fails to get him into the top 20 riders in the Pl which quite frankly is not what you would expect from a rider of his quality. Nor is it what we need more than ever an out and out no1 Win lose or draw i will follow Rye home and away as i have done since 76 but that doesn'tstop me being a realist. I don't like the playoffs and dont like the idea of teams scraping into the playoffs then winning the league. For me Newcastle Somerset and Workington have assembled far superior teams than we have and it would take massive bad luck and injuries for those three for us to overtake them. I stand by my season over comment as i feel that hasn't changed as far as honours is concerned. Of course i would be happy if we did win the playoffs but a victory through the playoffs isn't nearly as sweet as winning the league which is all about season long achievement rather than coming to form for the last meetings of the season. As far a Luke goes he is for me what a rider should be. Clearly loves the club and continues to make strides albeit very small. He is probably the first name on the team sheet along with Chris Neath and so he should be but given his awful run of injuries i hope he eally works for usdoes't try to come back this season as it is an injury that should be treated with respect. If Nelson fits then it is the obvious move i just don't want to see us try and go with rr as it never really seems to work for us.

I make you right. I like Jordan but where he has been disappointing for me is away from home. Agreed thr Rye track clearly isn't for him but it seems to have affected his away form too. Anders for me has been the most impressive forced addition, temporary replacement, call him what you will. It's not so much the points he has scored but they way he has got them and his general attitude around the team. At Sheffield it was apparent how upset he was at his performance points wise and his mechanical gremlins letting the side down. In the pits he was the first to help jason garrity after his fall and seems genuinely keen to be part of the team. He seems well liked by the supporters as well and i'm sure Len knows him better than most with Andrew helping him out. So like his fellow Swedes Stefan and Linus i hope Len does sign him up before someone snatches him up

Rye House v Berwick http://www.flickr.com/photos/harryward/sets/72157630295619212/

Good for his confidence, good for the struggling Raiders and good for those watching him in the NL. Best wishes to David Mason that was an awful crash and once again the fence at Rye proved itself to be among the best around

Surprised they never bring back the qualifiers. Surely a good earner if done regionally. Would have thought that anyone with half a brain would realize that but it is the BSPA we are talking about here

Rye House v Ipswich http://www.flickr.com/photos/harryward/sets/72157630056716034/

Rye House Raiders v Mildenhall http://www.flickr.com/photos/harryward/sets/72157630053184722/

Rye House Raiders v Kings Lynn Young Stars http://www.flickr.com/photos/harryward/sets/72157630017522398/

Well i live 5 minutes away from Arena Essex where i do go but certainly not when there is racing at Rye. I also go to Eastbourne when Rye are not riding. Eastbourne is tempting with Poole the visitors but my i hate watching long distance racing so no lakeside for me. Looking forward to the NL match tonight and hopefully another one on monday as long as they get on with the meeting as i do want to leave about six to get to Peterborough as i do love that place Great post everything said there is what i would have said. I wouldn't say i have never seen a decent race meeting at Arena Essex but they are sadly all too rare, West Ham was what i was brought up on but i also did see a meeting at Harringay . I saw the Raiders at the Isle of Wight and was quite impressed. Always worth a watch as you never know when Len may unearth another top talent and he does deserve to make a success of the Raiders for simply putting these meetings on

Fantastic news for one of the good guys. Although Jason only rode as a guest for Rye House he was always a popular visitor and gave his all for the sport. He deserves the ve ry best of sendoffs

Good move for Plymouth Great top two with support from Gatercole they are for me a top team in waiting if they make two changes the first has arrived and one more arrival and the team will start winning away no doubt about it. Unlucky at Ipswich and even without Fisher were a handfull at Rye. Nice to see them at last get down to being a serious team. Fair play to Bowden

Only at my club.....actually when the Raiders became the Cobras I'm led to believe that Pocket Rockets was the first choice. I can think of worse names like the ....better not finish that sentence or i'll get banned

Peterborough v Birmingham 21st May http://www.flickr.com/photos/harryward/sets/72157629843760100/

Rye House v Leicester 19th May http://www.flickr.com/photos/harryward/sets/72157629809919586/

Rye House v Somerset 7/5/2012 http://www.flickr.com/photos/harryward/sets/72157629624783592/

Always a worrying time and i'm glad Dylan is ok (And Ben too of course)

Don't be silly. No one was taken in by the 2011 tag of Hackney....surely. There is also a slight difference between the likes of Shawn McConnell, Eddie Castro and the more raw kids likely to be seen tonight. Don't get me wrong I'm all for helping Foreign riders to get experience after all the Brit only NL does a great service for young Australians doesn't it. The final score, a massive victory for the Raiders was slightly easier to to predict than the winner of the Grand National hence so many people chose to stay at home Best wishes to the injured riders looked a nasty one from where i was sat in the upstairs bar

Yes and those same Rye House supporters have the right to attend or not as in much the same way that they have the right to add their thoughts to a thread that contains the title RYE HOUSE. Rye charge a lot of money for admission and fans expect to be entertained. Sometimes in sub standard meetings such as the last USA meeting value for money was simply not there. It has nothing to do with supporters being anti NL. It's a shame that there are certain people who continually come on here to knock fans who pick and chose when are where they spend their hard earned money.For me personally i have always had a soft spot for the American riders and would love to see some real improvement and development. I will be there and i wish them well for not only this tour but also the trip to the Ukraine.