preacherman

It is a great pity that Emil is out injured with a broken arm. Having said that I am sure that the Russian team will give a good account of themselves and possibly cause a few shocks along the way.

If Rickardsson, who claims to be the heir apparent to the World Individual crown has to result to schoolboy pranks instead of relying upon his riding then he does not deserve to be World Champion. The referee should have in this and any other incident like it EXCLUDE the rider for unfair riding. There is no need for it. As regards the issue of the Swedish team. I do hope we do not have a rerun of what we saw at Poole last year. Relying on the Danes to let them past in order to win the WTC. The referee on that occasion should have taken stern action against the Danish rider. It was a clear case of cheating! If you cannot win by your own merits then its not worth winning at all. Clearly, Team GB were far superior at Poole and deserved to win on merit alone. Now we come to todays final. The Poles are really up for it, firing on all cylinders, as are Team GB. It will be a cracking meeting, and may the best team win. Preacherman

Rickardsson lays claim the the World individual crown, and if, as he suggests, he is the best in the World then he should show it! Resorting to schoolboy tactics is not doing him any favours whatsoever. If the referee on the night had had the "bottle" he should have excluded him for unfair riding. This Saturday should be very interesting and might I add very exciting. Poland are definitely up for it and I know Team GB are too. I do hope that there is no colusion between the Swedes and Danes like last year in Poole and that IF they win they do by fair means not foul. This is Team GB's year!