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Could you please explain the relevance of these quotes regarding the subject in question mikebv?

What an excellent post mikebv! Your comments are acceptable.

Yeah, but think of the tax breaks...

Now you're scaring me... Really...

Apparently...

It doesn't need clarification. You just constantly contradict yourself...

Hmmmm... It was only a few months ago we were discussing some things on here, and not only did you not know the riders who were being discussed, but I had to inform you of the existence of some of the current world championships... Not bad for someone who has an "overall knowledge" of the sport - particularly when you have often boasted how disinterested with speedway you have been for decades. Still, what's one more contradiction from a speedway journalist who wasn't a speedway journalist? Steve

He would have been better off looking on the "Tai Rack"... See what I did there?

Sad that you are not familiar with the term, "World Champion"...

You sure that wasn't the pits??? I'll shut up...

Dammit... You beat me to it!

I totally understand, it's just very sad that a "National" stadium has such a limited capacity...

I just saw your post, and I just had to comment; you are 100% correct. I live in the US, and my only way of keeping in touch with family, friends (including many from speedway), my old work colleagues etc, is via Facebook. It is also a valuable tool as far as my work is concerned. Facebook is what YOU want it to be, and what you ALLOW it to be. We are not all insecure and socially inept as many seem to feel... Steve

It has NEVER been that way...

It wouldn't matter where you go, a long weekend would be expensive unless it's in your home town! It is strange that travel across Europe can be cheaper than staying in Britain, but that's the way it is. I just don't understand why the NSS was designed with that small a capacity. I get the finances, and that that any stadium similar to those in Poland - let alone something like Cardiff - would have been cost-prohibitive, but come on, a "National" stadium that can't handle anywhere near the crowds that a number of League One football teams draw? That's hardly something to boast about... This thread illustrates the problem speedway has always had when it comes to showpiece events; do we want a good racing track in a small, crappy run-down stadium that you wouldn't want to take your parents to, or a questionable track in a beautiful stadium that can provide a superb atmosphere for a crowd of 50,000? Again, despite what a lot of people want to believe, we all went to Wembley for the occasion, not the racing...

I tend to stay out of these discussions because of all the negativity and stupid stuff spouted by self-appointed "experts", but reading the views of iainb, Steve Hone, and your good self, I thought I would join in... Was this a "great" meeting? Of course not. However, it really wasn't that bad either - or at least I didn't think so! Same as Vojens. Not a classic, but enjoyable all the same. Most of the racing we see today is no worse than it was back in the "good old days". Like most people, I really miss Wembley, but to say the it was even SLIGHTLY superior (racing-wise) to Cardiff would be a stretch... Steve

Go back and read through the thread...

Can't argue with any of that...

Nobody is talking about GP's vs World Finals. Nobody has mentioned the crowning of the World Champion. Everyone has been talking about how poor the racing was today, and how we need to dump Cardiff because of that. Take out Penhall, and all those years of racing at Wembley wasn't any better. Nobody complained about it though...

So, Wembley World Finals weren't about the occasion???

You hadn't seen the "Wanted" posters?

I think you can look at similar cases at most tracks. At Plough Lane, Steve Bastable was the evil one after Rudy Muts suffered serious injury. Rudy was never the same after that. Steve

One would think... I can tell you that one legendary darts commentator and journalist had no comprehension of what goes on when competing (and I'm not talking about Dave Lanning or John Gwynne). It is "nice" to be popular, but any sportsperson at a genuinely competitive level will tell you that as long as there is SOME kind of atmosphere (as long as it's not truly combative and violent) that's all you need. Probably the best atmosphere I experienced was pretty hostile towards me when I beat Eric Bristow in his last-ever World Championship appearance. The crowd was totally baying for my blood, and it was fantastic! Playing - and beating - Raymond van Barneveld in front of a couple of thousand partisan Dutch fans was a similar experience! As I said, we love that. We certainly don't go running to mummy, or wondering why we bother...

How's that sore little botty of yours? I have been playing darts competitively for over 40 years - much of it at the very highest level. You think I haven't gone through the same thing? There are many reasons why you can be looked upon as unpopular, some are genuine, and some are just ridiculous opinions based on ignorance and prejudice. Whatever, I have had fingers pointed at me on many occasions (at darts, I mean, not just by the idiots on the BSF!!! ), yet NOT ONCE have I thought, "why did I ever bother to be a dart player?" If someone really is that sensitive and thin-skinned, then NO, they shouldn't have become a rider. Then NO, they shouldn't be around be around nasty pointy dangerous darts. Then NO, they shouldn't be out in that horrible world with all those horrible people. They should stay at home with their comfy-wumfy feather pillows and their warm cocoa, watching re-runs of Bagpuss... Steve

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