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So Attwood admits that he screwed up and Scott says that choosing to give Matej Gate 3 in heat 1 put him on a downer for the night. With the right gate choice, the result could have been very different. Hopefully he'll learn from his mistake, but not counting on it.

Make that a "creative accountant". Think I'll stick with the one I use!!

There was certainly more of a case for all four back in heat 15 than there was when it was all four back when Pawlicki fell all on his lonesome. That said, you can't offer poetic license to riders if there happens to be a lst heat decider.

Let's hope we lose the toss for gate positions in all of the forthcoming meetings. Take the decision out of Attwood's hands and who knows, we might stand a chance. Basically he had two decision to make last night, gate positions and replacing Payne with Nielsen in Heat 7 and got both wrong. At least he's consistent!

Attwood's "logic" is not to get to far ahead thus not allowing the visitors the chance of a TR. Reality is we handed the initiative to Swindon and never recovered from it. At least take the choice of gates in ht15, but taking 1&3 in heat one is sheer lunacy. In football terms, it's a bit like saying let's go 2-0 down at half time as we'll make it up in the 2nd half. So having passed up on the best gate for 3 out of the firts 4 race, he then compounds his folly by keep Payne off Gate 4 in heat 7 - totally clueless. Lord help us when KL and Cov come calling!

No - Attwood did it for him

Feel sorry for my friends from BV who went down to Brandon to watch that. BV should pay them for going. Poor track doesn't excuse another woeful performance from BV on the road. Wolverhampton is the track most like Kirky Lane and it's no surprise that our only away points have been earned there. Really thought we'd get at least a point tonight, but we really made Coventry look good.

Pawlicki Jnr worth more than 8pts. His two races with Zagar worth the admission money alone. Biggest surprise was the 7+1 from Lee at reserve and it was merited. Fewer Wolves fans than usual and it's fair to say that Tai cost our promotion a few bob tonight.

Must have been issued by a doctor at the track, as if it was issued beforehand, riding last night should have made the validity null and void. Seems far too convenient to me.

If it was the same Start Marshall who officiated against Belle Vue and Eastbourne, I don't blame him. He is so biased towards the home riders, it's untrue. If anyone should be fined and suspended from duty, it's him.

In fairness to Cookie, the race format will make it much more difficult to score 13pts for the Aces than it was at the British Final. Factor in home track knowledge and I'd be happy for an eight point tally from him tonight.

with the caveat, "if he wants to"

I'd hazard a guess at Scott

Because our Manager is a tactical genius!

And therein lies the problem for all tracks. Competition for the leisure £ is greater than in "the good old days". Other attractions have moved on, but speedway is stuck in some kind of time warp. I go every week, but is speedway really good value for money nowadays?

Try again!!!

He's still the same at Belle Vue.

We all knew that Poole would abide by the rules, as they always do!!!

Good point - why was the Start Marshall apparently only concerned with how the BV riders were lining up at the tapes? Is this the norm?

Well at least he had the good grace to use the word "ride" as opposed to the word "race". Another borefest last night, I'm afraid, even allowing for how poor BV were.

Thanks - all clear now. Boy, this speedway stuff is complicated!!

So the fact he signed for BV before Rye House counts for nothing then?

So if Stefan Nielsen is fit to ride for Cov Storm tonight at KL, how can he not be fit to ride for BV tomorrow?

If it's the same intensity as what we've had for the past 3-4 hours in the North-West, there will be no chance of finishing the meeting.

And when they make a stand, they get banned - ask Hans A