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Paulco - not to mention that Nicki apeared to be aiming for the back wheel of the other riders before bailing out. I would have given him the benefit of the doubt the first time and put all 4 back, but then excluded him from the semi-final. Let's face it, Cardiff is a bit of a panto and Nicki is the panto villain. He's there to be booed. All the best Rob

The music this year got on my nerves a bit - playing the same bit of music every time a rider wins a race is so old hat and you wouldn't expect to find it at a showpiece event such as Cardiff Some plus points, though, such as the patriotic music to accompany Scott Nicholls and Chris Harris. That can stay - but The Wizard Of Oz and Copenhagen and such like should go. Who was doing the music in previous years? I'd say they did a better job. All the best Rob

What he was doing was OK until coming off the final bend. What he did at that point was dangerous I don't think Nieminen was too impressed - there were certainly words said on the parade lap. All the best Rob

Well, the golem Flint certainly did his best to try to ruin the meeting. First of all, the speed of the first few heats was bloody ridiculous with the riders on two minutes for the next race BEFORE the previous race had ended. And then to top it all we had the second semi-final when Mark Lemon hauled himself around Jason Doyle on the final bend to place Reading in the final. Or so everyone thought. Then came the annoucement that Doyle had been "gifted" third by Flint and suddenly Somerset were in the final. Is Flint blind? I wasn't too pleased by Doyle's tactics in the final either. When he shut off coming off the final bend, right in front of Kauko Nieminen, it was nothing short of downright dangerous. There's trying to slow the race down or being a menace, and Doyle was the latter. However, despite the above it was still a night of some fabulous speedway action - Somerset is such a super racetrack. Well done to Workington, but it was a shame we were deprieved of a Workington/Reading final. All the best Rob

Er.... Reading don't have that sort of travellling support... I think you'll find it was the neutral fans up in arms, due to the miscarriage of justice. All the best Rob

Racer X - it should have been your guys against them in the final, though. Graham Flint is a disgrace and should be removed as a referee. It was obvious who finished third in Heat 22 - and it wasn't Doyle. It nearly ruined the meeting. Only nearly though, because it was a night of brilliant action. All the best Rob

Jacques, I've largely stuck with the team I had, but gone for Lindgren in place of Kasprzak (look at the current standings and the reason why should be obvious ). And don't worry - Dryml will come good All the best Rob

I would like to change my team to: Nicki PEDERSEN DENMARK $60,000 (captain) Jason CRUMP AUSTRALIA $50,000 Hans ANDERSEN DENMARK $40,000 Lukas DRYML CZECH REPUBLIC $20,000 Fredrik LINDGREN SWEDEN $30,000 All the best Rob

Schumi, so you're admitting that Kimi parked his Ferrari in the wrong place, then? All the best Rob

So speaks ANOTHER Wolves fan. You're all too predictable. All the best Rob

Lupus - I've got a stinking cold and I'm not in a good mood. So if anyone starts taking bollocks, I'll tell them so. All the best Rob

Well, no. The referee got it right for starters. As for the rest, they are just sheep and believe everything Keith Huewen tells them (despite the fact he knows NOTHING about speedway), instead of using their own eyes. I'm sure some of them still believe Freddie Lindgren won the Sweidsh GP. Baaaaaaaaaaa!! All the best Rob

Lupus - and, of course, you're completely neutral in this matter... Lindgren IS a nutjob. All the best Rob

Silver Bee, So Lukas was involved in a controversial incident... let's see... three years ago (I assume you're talking about Dryml v Iversen at Oxford). In contrast, this is the third controversial incident that Lindgren has been involved in, in the matter of around a week. The bloke is a complete menace. All the best Rob

Poppycock and nonsense. I suggest you watch the reply carefully. It was not a clean pass by Lindgren, who made clear contact with Dryml. This caused Lukas to lift and wipe them both out (how on earth the likes of Ermolenko and Louis missed this is beyond me ). It was Lindgren's fault - and further proof that Lindgren is a complete nutjob. All the best Rob

Schumi - it's hardly comparable is it, especially as Raikkonen had parked his car in the wrong place. All the best Rob

Kiwi - exactly. All the best Rob

Er... you need to look closer to home. Much closer to home. All the best Rob

Why have Oxford been forgotten - surely we have more history than some of the teams listed above? All the best Rob

There's only one idiot on this thread, and it's not Schumi. All the best Rob

Maybe he's a bit like Jekyll and Hyde? Anyway, as Stevebrum's views can be dismissed, that puts me back ahead on points. All the best Rob

50/50 decision my arse. Gollob did nothing wrong. All the best Rob

I would go for the following team at Coventry: Scott Nicholls Chris Harris Lee Richardson Simon Stead Edward Kennett Reserve: Oliver Allen And then following team for Vojens: Scott Nicholls Chris Harris Lee Richardson Tai Woffinden Edward Kennett Reserve: James Wright All the best Rob

Silver Bee - at the end of the day, speedway riders (although largely splendid chaps) are rather egotistical beasts. I think most of them would prefer to win a Grand Prix and worry about the points situation later. The exceptions are the likes of Nicki Pedersen and Jason Crump who keep a constant eye on points scored (look at the canny display by Nicki at Ullevi) - but they've the mindset of champions which marks them out as different from most of the pack. All the best Rob

Steve, I PREFER "opinionated nonsense" - whether it's my opinion or BWitcher's contradictory one - to wishy-washy "well you're both right" stuff. At least we've come out and stated our view. Stop sitting on the fence. All the best Rob