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Do you mean this injury curse? 2018 Craig (2) 2021 Brady (1) 2022 Max (5) 2023 Charles (9) 2024 Ben (0) (Number of days before the playoffs that the injury occurred) Before last season, it had happened in 5 of the previous 6 seasons. All teams suffer injury throughout the seasons but no team has had a consistent streak of injuries on the eve of the playoffs, though I’m happy to be proved wrong by a similar list from other teams. If our situation is the norm then I apologies for my misinterpretation.

Well this post caused some chatter with fans and ex riders in the Craven Suite after the BF. I don’t see this individuals vile outbursts but having it brought to my attention I have to say it’s particularly bad and worse than those post that prompted me to ignore them in the first place. Two points we’d like to clarify, is there any particular member of The Aces 1-7 that you would find an injury more humours and would the severity of the injury increase your laughter? As one old time ex rider put it, “is this the kind of crap you get on social media?”

Well this post caused some chatter with fans and ex riders in the Craven Suite after the BF. I don’t see this individuals vile outbursts but having it brought to my attention I have to say it’s particularly bad and worse than those post that prompted me to ignore them in the first place. Two points we’d like to clarify, is there any particular member of The Aces 1-7 that you would find an injury more humours and would the severity of the injury increase your laughter? As one old time ex rider put it, “is this the kind of crap you get on social media?”

The fact that only currently affects 1 club out of 15 is purely coincidental and by no means looks to drag more number ones out of a particular team, so we don’t have to nurture talent. FFS, it’s little wonder we find ourselves where we are. What a nightmare.

Out of around 20 odd Aces posts this week only three towards the end have mentioned the British Final. Not enough but if every club had done that we’d have had nearly 50 post over the last few days. As you say, failed opportunity.

It should be allowed that a team can sign Brady 7.50 Max 4.50 Jaimon 4.00 Norick 4.00 Tate 4.50 Dan 3.00 Tom last pick RS (if you don’t get that opportunity then just promote a rider from your Colts, sorry junior team). then work with them to see them grow and improve with the club. Fans then identify more strongly with their team and are less likely to drift off. If more teams did this the whole sport in the UK would be in a much stronger place. They don’t because they don’t need to as other club(s) have to continually off load their stars. We have a level playing field, it’s called the (ever reducing) points limit. It’s been said it’s crazy that The Aces have two GP riders at the top but they didn’t last night and it was the team as a whole that did the business. We often got berated for keeping Norick, Tate, etc but as soon as they come good the complaint is you are too strong. Have a look back at the prediction thread on here and you will find very few had The Aces as winners but now we are producing the goods we are suddenly too strong - with hindsight. It’s a sign of the times that people will continually bleat about their predicament whilst doing nothing to improve their lot and just sit around waiting for handouts.

You need to say something funny to activate a sense of humour. 🤣 Using your NHS analogy, it would take an extensive team of surgeons to extract anything remotely amusing from yourself. 🤣

You need to say something funny to activate a sense of humour. 🤣 Using your NHS analogy, it would take an extensive team of surgeons to extract anything remotely amusing from yourself. 🤣

No I won’t. If you cannot pick apart my actual post, please don’t bother making stuff up I’ve never said to try and make a none existent point. Anyone doing this just comes across as a troll. There really is no need, unless of course you are trolling. To counter my point it could be said the big increase in his average was due to being unsettled at his new home. It’s at least a counter argument which is what the forum is about, not making stuff up to belittle a poster. Grim.

Must admit when we signed Jason on a seven point something average I thought he’d struggle to replace Dan, especially given Dan’s form. Jason has the fire back in his belly in the new environment of the NSS, somewhere he’s longed to race at as a home rider. It was a nice comment of his when asked about Dan’s return to say he’d be cheering The Aces on from the sidelines during the play offs. He’s been immense since joining and is already a true Ace.

I would imagine, given the impact a full stadium will have, that all clubs will be running their away coaches to this one. Though it should obviously be a sell out anyway given the fact it is on a Saturday with the British Title on the line, we might as well get fans from the whole of UK speedway to back this event and not just Aces supporters. Well done to those concerned for getting back on free to air TV. It a tick in the plus column for the new regime.

It’s like Pol Pots “Year Zero” with this guy. Speedway history didn’t restart the year you had a good season. Prior to last season and after you returned to our league, 10 times out of 12 we beat you on aggregate. Normal service has been resumed this year though I’m sure it will be erased from the record books should you have another decent year.

We have struggled with weekends and only had around 200 at our last Sunday event. Whilst Mondays are infinitely better they are only around 1400-1800 and we look on with envy at Plymouths numbers. I’ll happily have egg on my face come this Saturday at the NSS as I can see British Speedway providing 4000-5000 fans to fill the place out for a weekend fixture.

I don’t deny that and it’s the case with our league as well. The point is that an extra 1.25% in income for winning doesn’t represent the big prize needed to give relevance and jeopardy as has been stated.

This should be at least as good as last week’s meeting with almost every race “out of the top drawer”. Lynn have a good few racers in their team and I can see them contributing to more speedway for the connoisseur.