Ben91

But 2007 adds up to 9 Can see another defeat here, think I'll stay home and gorge on Easter eggs instead.

When the draft system was announced it was said there would be a £40 a point pay rate across the board. If that is all he's getting at Coventry then it's not enough to fund his racing surely?

Not at £40 a point surely.

I'd say Garrity's head isn't in it at all. He's doing ok for Coventry but he's racing NL standard riders in the main. Getting Luke in at reserve was a good move, he should have had Garrity there with him though. Would have helped JG after his injury last year and wins would bring his confidence/heart back. Glad I stayed home again. The 1-6 can be ok with a kick up the backside, Lambert is no good for us though and we have points to spare to replace him.

As long as he's a nice bloke then that's all that matters.

Good Polish riders don't come and ride in the Premier League as a rule, doubt this guy will be an exception.

Remember Hall sprinting after a rider that knocked him off in the EL play-off final in 2006 too. It was on Sky the other night incidentally when the ERC was called off and they showed some past action. Whatever Auty is like on the track is irrelevant, he has been kicked whilst on the floor after crashing. It may sound extreme but if he did have internal bleeding and the kick to the stomach had killed him then Hall would be facing a charge of manslaughter regardless of whether 'he had it coming to him' or not as some are suggesting here. A cowardly action, speedway doesn't need people like that.

Why? I made a comment/prediction that proved to be wrong and I'm happily joining in the "banter." No holes being dug, life's too short to be unable to laugh at yourself.

Have to laugh at myself after my original post was made to look like a turd!

Didn't want Lambert back in the first place, he's toilet

I still think it's a toilet side to be honest. Inside toilet with a heated seat on the last two night's performances apparently!

Was ludicrous bringing him back in the first place. Ben Morley would be better at home and just as good away. Stefan Nielsen hasn't got a team spot, could probably fit him in when the averages change and he likes Rye.

No it wasn't based on one meeting, that was my opinion before the season. Going by your logic Peterborough beat Leicester away, so they must be Elite League standard, we beat Peterborough away too though so we must be better than both and Plymouth are better than the lot. Simples.

No, you can't use one meeting as reasoning to write a team off or not. We were beaten heavily by the Devils on their patch but I still think they'll struggle this year.

I still see them as a wooden spoon contender, they did perform well last night though there can be no doubts about it. I won't make any predictions tonight though!

They're a toilet with a bidet tonight.

Be very disappointed if we don't win tonight tbh. Plymouth's side is absolute toilet.

They could do it due to the awful grading system though. On a separate note, tonight proves nothing IMO, Kings Lynn have only got two riders in their side who can be seen as on their way up rather than just NL journeymen, of course they were going to win by a hefty margin.

Remember him breaking the tapes/missing 2 minutes and going out to team up with Eddie for a 5-1 the Friday night that we tonked Berwick at home. What a partnership that was.

I'm not slating James Wright here but the reasons you are putting forward just don't cut it. People who pay riders wages by going to meetings are allowed an opinion. If you want to entertain people then take up acting/singing/dancing. If you're a sportsman and your goal is not to win then you should re-evaluate what you're doing.

Both points are completely true. Neathy was a marmite rider, he was fantastic round Rye though and in 2011 really started to up his game away too and was on the road to being a proper number one in 2012 had he not had his career ending injuries in the first meeting.

It's not too early to predict how he will perform though, he's been around years and it's common knowledge he's a gating tart. It is good that we've hit the ground running but Lambert is a concern for most fans, that says a lot.

Dryml is going to find the PL a major struggle. He's Lubos Tomicek mark 2, relies on his gating too much and looks pony when he doesn't make the start.

The points limit should be lower, the stand alone sides have to fit the agenda of the league, the league doesn't have to meet their agenda. As I've said before and no doubt will say again, if you give Cradley, Kent, Mildenhall etc a lower points limit then they will still be able to build winning sides but it will bring them into line with the likes of Scunthorpe, Buxton etc in trying to develop riders. Having lots of experienced riders floating round the NL helps nobody, one or two is good to help these youngsters develop yes, however the aim should be to push our young riders forward to PL standard, not let them stagnate. Well done to the Kings on the win, well done to the Stags on their ethos of team building. Hope all injured riders are soon back on their bikes.

It's quite simple, if a rider is riding for two/three sides and owned by none then the higher league should take priority. The riders who are occupying EL reserve spots should in the main be racing as PL reserves in a draft system and the likes of Roynon, Birks, Howarth, Kerr, Boxall etc should be in the EL reserve draft anyway. Looks like a cost cutting exercise dressed up as a fast track system from where I'm sitting.