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Unless GRW123 spoke to them or watched them, how can he accuse them of not trying or applying themselves? WWII, erm hardly the same ..... are you saying the Nazis didn't try to win? 😯

Timeless 😊 So 3 riders agree, perhaps you are wrong m8?

When folk lose their home track, nothing feels the same anymore, I'd be the same if Lynn went under ..... you've got to have that connection with your club and care imo. Of course loads of things need to change for the better but even if they did it's still not the same having YOUR TEAM to support. Loads of posters on here have this problem, nobody will convince me otherwise. There is NOTHING like that piece of paper in your hand to read and of course given the age of many fans still they don't frequent the www.

Unfortunately we are cancelling the Quiz Night on Tuesday 9th August due to lack of interest .....

Peterborough did, aren't they where the people are sorta thing?

Times have changed, people have changed, young people need to be asked what they want really ....

Why would you want to get rid of programmes, electronic scoreboards are just a nice addition to race nights surely? Something else they could put in progs, some do, is the merchandise available ....

Poultec are offering youngsters some mechanical experience in the speedway course they run .....

Play offs are exciting but there should be no double points or tacticals allowed in them imo. Straight meetings, not even reserve replacements this year given the balls up with reserve averages .....

How can you say that GRW123, were you in the pits, were you there?

Lynn have one but I never look at it unless I don't buy a programme. Many programmes are choca block with sponsor pages, of course they are important but often they are companies your every day supporter will never be able to use, imo the majority are better off on hoardings and kevlars. The programme needs to be mainly for the fans, years ago Lynn had their last page divided into lots of squares full of small sponsors, businesses the fans were more likely to use ....

I would like each of our promoters to make their tracks the best they can for entertaining racing as possible for starters. I'd like them to consider the music they play, making sure it is loud enough and appropriate. I'd like them to get the best guys as centre green mic men that they can, who are entertaining, know the sport, know the riders, have rapport with the fans, are fun and totally bias towards their team 😊 I'd like them to make sure the stadiums are looking good, that their track shops have good quality, current, smart merchandise at decent prices that the fans want to buy. Give their supporters clubs a proper base and all the help they need. Make sure their programmes are interesting, a kids page, competitions, stats, fans page, supporters club page ... Then turn to the race format, if they're going for 6 man teams, as long as we don't have any more protected heats and riders end up with proper, fair averages that's what we want isn't it? I'd like the promoters and refs to give time for riders to do a victory lap and for riders to always do them too and celebrate with their fans. I'd like all clubs to do some sort of press conference or talk to their riders after a home meeting, win or lose, the fans want to hear what they have to say. I don't want to see the return of tactical substitutes because riders don't get their full compliment of races but maybe it would be interesting for the team manager to have to pick the riders for the 2/3/4 races and/or a losing team could choose gate positions in a race if 6 down as a small tactical positive? How on earth you could encourage or make all EL clubs have a NL or DL team I don't know but they should all do something to develop our youngsters, thinking particularly of Poole here who are one of the best supported clubs in the country who don't 'seem' to do anything? I'd love to watch and support some test matches at BV, Lynn and Peterborough to give our best riders good, tough meetings on our big tracks. But of course to put anything like this together is near on impossible with the GP series taking up so much time of the top guys, I doubt it could be fitted in 😕

Not keen on the track but love the music 😊

Perfect example of not counting your chickens, oh damn ......

Least we know he likes Swindon.

Yeah I love their enthusiasm but I do hate their overthetopness at times, it's just so OTT!

IMG knew with the advent of satellite tv they were onto a good thing, it was so wrong of the FIM to sell off speedway's crown jewel and the World Team Championship

Wasn't gonna bother with this one cos it's not always a good track for the Stars but it's ages again since we've watched the team race, so off we go And Darcy, who would not want to give the guy a cheer.

You know the old saying, it takes one .. ... 😂

Floppy was great in commentary, very entertaining Whether he still would be i dunno.

If the BSPA receive monies for SWC participation it can't be much because the Aussies wouldn't have had the begging bowl out?

So we are saying that our current promoters who are managing their clubs on peanuts compared to years ago and Poland and Sweden, need to all build themselves new, polishesque tracks. Tall order! I don't personally know how fit the likes of Craig Cook, Danny King, Robert Lambert and Chris Harris are. Tai obviously thinks they don't take it seriously enough or don't do enough. Yes if he had arranged for them to have fitness tests with someone he knows, why didn't he tell the riders? That's a bit odd in this day and age .... he'a saying he still doesn't know if they'very been told? Why hasn't he asked them? All the other riders aren't stupid, they must know what they are or aren't doing and why? As for funding, BSI money goes to the FIM, I wonder if there is a way of accessing some of this money for grass roots training, I wonder how it works? We never hear anything about this sort of stuff, perhaps the ACU or SCB do access it to run everyday as such? I'll ask Rosco on the EDPpodcast, see if he knows.

So it's got to the point where silver and bronze medals mean nothing to riders? I know Tai has his memories and the video coverage but who knows what will happen in this sport ..... Of course it was a special moment for the little girl but the medal is not significant to her, whatever Tai had given her would be special. Just my thoughts ....

This is something of the ilk I wanted UK Martin to admit. Do the Polish clubs pay rent on their facilities though? I haven't a clue what the Russells do for their cut apart from being involved at Swindon and doing stuff on Sky nights. You've got the chance to ask Alun Rossiter on the EDP podcast all these questions if you like ...... Long range vision, surely BV is long range vision for one? Of course being a top rider isn't all about fast engines, it's the complete package, all riders know that, some are more talented, more clever, more ruthless, richer, have the gift of the gab, are more single minded and so on than others and all make a difference.

Come on Mrs, there must be stuff you'd like answering?