The Third Man

think you need to yalk to him before you decide the reason he wants to sell up, and he is not emigrating to Australia this winter, he has already said he would help the new promoter if he wants help

Just a thought, but do new promoters get a vote at the conference?

It will be a real first, never been known for Neil to buy a drink

RR used to be for an injured heat leader, guests for your number 1 then RR was for any of the top 5 and then guests for the highest scoring reserve as well as number 1 now we have RR for riders that are not injured, How long before we have guests or RR for any of the 1 to 7 for no other reason than they dont like the away track their team is riding at, i It would make the away team more competetive and according to the arguement for guests above, increase the crowd The untimate solution is to just name any seven available riders you can find for each match, and therefore do away with guests and RR as each team will not have to sign any riders, just choose from the available pool

i have heard that the bradford comeback is dead, if true it might leave someone interested in buying Sheffield, if it hasnt already happened that is

heard that someone is quite willing to operate at Sheffield next season, and that the deal may already be done, but we will see

Just that at the moment, if i can confirm it i will

might be a very good reason for this if the rumour i have heard is true

didnt the last time they played there, and its not a done deal yet

yes he would, because he has potential, thats all that matters whatever the nationality and he can entertain, which is what i go to speedway to be

Have to agree, everybody thinks that air fences are the graet thing with no investigation as to how many injuries they prevent, how many they cause, how many riders take extra risks because of them etc. not saying i dont suppoprt them, but the only major injury at Sheffield this year would not have been prevented by an air fence

so you coulnt support the track at Stoke despite the air fence (Luke Priest), or other tracks where the air fence have not stopped riders getting injured? also how many incidents of fist bend bunching do you get in the GPs with air fences compared to tracks without fences? there are more of these in the average GP than there are at Sheffield on a Thursday night, and the GP riders presumably have more skill than the PL riders at sheffield there are more

Steady riding for Swindon was the reason for the possibility of sunday this season sunday for the PLRC is ok, but every week in the summer, other things to do at weekends , and will he run against football? or will they be blank weeks mind you Mr machin did say to me last year that no one who goes to speedway supports football anyway, how about that for knowing your support

much too simple,

then why do the riders do it?

if the riders are so bothered about air fences why have they ridden this year, and all previous PL seasons without air fences? and why do EL riders accept guest and open meeting bookings on at tracks that dont have air fences? why was there a british semi final held at Sheffield for the last few seasons without an air fence? there must be a chance of something happening as i am sure that all the PL & NL tracks will not be in a position to buy an air fence, are they all going to close without a fight? lets wait and see

If the promoters havent started talking about next year by now then god help the sport everyone can see the mess its in, everyone knows there is no sky money coming in, lets hope they understand the situation and dont just bury their heads in the sand again, as usual. how many PL tracks dont have an air fence? and how many of them cant afford to buy one? lots and lots of factors that are already known now, including how much each promoter has lost this season, so there is no need to wait until november, everything can be sorted now

i remember him riding at sheffield as a mascot one of the many mascots who went on to ride elsewhere

On another note, are there any plans for a collection for Ricky? i am sure the sheffield supporters will want to show their appreciation for what ricky has done in the past for us and help him and his familly

have to agree, speedway comes second at the moment

and another two, after last weeks farce of announcing one line up and getting another printed in the programme i am not waiting until 7:45 on thursday to see who is riding

Some of the worst crashes i have seen at sheffield have been on the straights, loram cartwheeling down it in the world cup for instance. and as for our fence being safe, ask paul cooper who hit the third bend fence at high speed thanks to vissing, and managed to walk away

but thats all it is, its all what people have heard, nothing definate

It would be nice to know the line up, 2 days to go and its still all speculation, then moaning because the crowd was small dont they realise people have a choice where to go on Thursday

What some fans dont appreciate is when they tell the fans who complain that there wont be any speedway if they dont support their local track is that these are the fans that couldnt care less. they dont go anymore, so if the track closes they lose nothing. the promoters and some supporters need to take their heads out of the sand and look for reasons why people dont go anymore, not telling the stop away fans that it is their fault their track is closing