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Pretty sure it was the Martin Ashby/Tommy Jansson one at Swindon. If I saw one before then, which is possible, I can't recall it.

I hardly think that a Darcy Ward invitation meeting has anything to do with that. It's an open meeting and they have clearly decided to invite some big names along as an attractive season opener.

I remember in 1975 when Swindon were losing to all and sundry at home, and actually lost more home matches than they won, yet we beat the mighty Belle Vue 40-38. It was the highlight of the season and must have been a disappointment for the Aces.

What the hell as that got to do with anything? It's an opportunity to see some riders who British fans wouldn't normally get a chance to see riding in the UK and people come out with twaddle like this!

Good to see Sedgeman fixed up. He can be a bit hit or miss, but when he is on form he is excellent and I think Belle Vue will suit him. It will be interesting at the end of the year to compare the form of Justin and Bellego.

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We got the tactics wrong. We thought WE only needed to get 21 points to STOP you winning the league.

All this talk about Tom Farndon being an all-time great! He got beat by Fred!

Seen Swindon thumped many times. It's all part of being a Robins fan. The one performance that stands out for me as truly dreadful is NOT losing 21-56 to home to Oxford because if I said that it would set Rob Peasley off agan. (Plus Oxford were all conquering anyway at that time so it was expected we would lose) No. The worst for me is losing the 2007 play-offs at Coventry after going into a 10 point lead with a 5-1 in the first heat. I just remember standing there towards the end watching Coventry in front time after time and wanting the ground to swallow me up.

Maybe they should flog tickets to view fron the windows of the house in the pits.

There was some speedway too I think. I'm sure Aiden Collins was involved in a race there.

Will it still be Mondays I wonder? Or will they film on normal race nights?

Good news for me as I have BT sport and not Sky so I can watch League Speedway. As for the sport itself I'm not sure because Sky has a higher profile, but good to see it will be on.

Good that they've scrapped the TR in the play-offs anyway.

I guess not, if that is indeed the case, as long as someone actually wants them.

As pointed out earlier, it would be easy for Sky to get out of their contract if they have a contract to show Elite League Speedway. In their wisdom, the BSPA have dropped the Elite League moniker. So it no longer exists. Perfect get-out if Sky need one. It's been said here that BT are showing league speedway, but I've seen no confirmation of that anywhere.

Let's hope so because I don't have Sky but I have BT. But.... Source?

I don't know if Sky are showing league speedway this year, but they probably had a contract to show "Elite League Speedway" - and the BSPA have ensured that the Elite League no longer exists. So if Sky want a get-out they probably have one right there.

And off we go again... Ok, so people don't like Tai's swearing - and the reporter could easily have left out swear words had he chosen to do so. But surely the important isue here is the points that he is raising rather than the way he expressed them.

I think that is what is commonly known on here as a whoosh.

It does. Though, no doubt, some people will still see fit to slag him off because his parents emigrated for a while. Interesting, too, that he has offered to buy the rights to Team GB and run it himself for 5 years. Something that would be worth seeing happen in my opinion to see where it gets us.

Interesting interview - particularly what he says about Team GB. Imagine organising a fitness regime for the team and not one rider turning up! No wonder he got fed up with it all.

Didn't Eric Broadbelt once get injured after riding into a track raker's rake? I'm sure this is one of my early speedway memories.

That would put Swindon's British reserve out of a job.