Watched the first leg at BV but didn't attend last night. Instead of moaning about the Referee, perhaps Stead should be asking why the track curator decided not to rip up the gates again. Just like with the borefest a week earlier against Wolves, any rider off gate three was severely handicapped, so much so that you were treated to three man races, in effect.
To be honest, I go to the NSS every week and the racing is usually very good, but from what I've seen from Sheffield this season, I seriously wouldn't bother crossing the road for what passes as racing there. It actually makes Monmore Green look like a Speedway riders paradise.
Pleased to see our young riders Tom and Norick perform so well at the death. For me, the turning point in Tom's season was when he went up to number two, with Matej at number one. He seemed to grow in confidence and learned a lot about what lines to take around the NSS from the Master.