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Indeed... It was 2007 when he told us we would see the new stadium going up next to Smallmead during the 2008 season. I do believe that was also one of the early promises to Swindon fans before they decided to rebuild the existing stadium. I hope with all my heart Swindon doesn't go the same way.

Jordan is an undoubted talent, maybe a year too early for the Prem, but I would persevere cos it may not be.

And this is the crux of the matter. I took numerous new people to Speedway and always said dont judge it on one match, give it 3 or 4. But what can you say when they have to stand around for an hour then see less than half of what was advertised? Whatever the reasons are, that doesnt leave a good impression.

Surprise dog meeting, that is definitely a new one!

Unfortunately we werent there every week, Dan actually only rode at Eastbourne about 5 times in 2018. He was very impressive though - I do remember in one of the last matches, the Eagles were against Kent, and it was known that Len was already watching with great interest. And Dan was very keen to impress. There were obviously a few NL bosses interested in him, cant remember if Eastbourne were one of them. Maybe with Tom and Jason already on board they had enough young talent! Actually, didnt they go Championship in 2019?

I've been looking for this myself. It is showing on our very own Speedway Updates site -although it's not open for comments yet - so I'm hoping they have someone sending them details.

I just watched it and very much enjoyed it. Belle Vue is one of those tracks where just the way it rides makes it more exciting than most others. The lines there mean even when they are strung out a bit, theres still a good chance of making up the ground in one bend and challenging for position. Of course I was only watching highlights but considering some have said it was boring gate and go, the highlights were good

And these signings and facilities are all sanctioned by the same BSPL that berated and threatened SDL & MSDL teams for occasionally needing to use r/r, because it made the sport look bad...

It doesn't seem that the ACU will have a problem as they include Nora Moto-X updates in their weekly news.

It is sad news, way too young to be leaving us. We will all be forever grateful for the extra season and a bit that he gave us.

Todd Wiltshire in 1990 must be up there, started on 5.5 and finished over 8.7 and World no.3...

I have no idea what anyone else has seen or said, I'm just quoting what Alun R said in an interview that it isnt supposed to start until the summer so we shouldnt be surprised if theres no change at this point. As a lifelong Reading fan I'm very cynical towards anything Stadia UK say, but I guess we'll see in the summer...

Work supposed to start in the summer so nothing yet....

I read that another way... didnt he say clubs would run junior races as much as possible even if there wasnt a junior league match? That was what I thought the 3 or 4 races was referring to... I also read it as meaning that the junior league is for the lower NL riders who arent doubling up or on the rising star list. So I'm guessing this is a level in between the current Development Leagues and the NL. That wouldn't be a bad thing, its just a shame about the nomadic teams that will be missing, and the resulting reduction in team places for those trying to get in the NL.

I remember probably back in the early 90s or even late 80s a promoter (cant remember who, it was a NL club) basically saying that announcing the attendance figure at a match like they do in Football would have been like announcing bad news...

Jamie Bursill rode for Raeding in the SDL in 2017, had a run in NL with IOW in the 2nd half of 2018 and was NL with Plymouth throughout 2019. 3.16 average or thereabouts. Cant help with Josh Warren, it's not a name I remember from SDL or MSDL, maybe he's come straight from British Youth.

The official line was all over 50s to have had 1st jab by the end of May (the media keep saying "by May" which makes it sound like before May). That could be read as good news for us, or bad depending what you already think...

The fence was all yellow and red in 1990. I was hoping it was 1990 so I could say I was there but it seems not...

Thanks Gambo, cant open it though for some reason, I'll have a dig around

What were the 2019 NL averages of the twins and the other riders you have mentioned? Genuine question, I cant find them.

Dan Gilkes is surely ahead of all 4 of those?

Thanks for the replies, and there was me thinking I was cleverer than the commentator...

Changing the subject... can anyone confirm whether it was going to be 2 semi finals or 1? Updates said 1 but the commentator kept saying people were still in with a shout when they clearly werent going to make top 6?

While I have every respect for Len and his years in the sport, Dan has been a great talent since well before he joined Kent. He cleaned up in the development leagues at 16, the NL clubs were queuing up for him. His parents have made sure he takes the right steps at the right time, they deserve the credit for his management.

Well done to Dan Gilkes. People talk about Drew, the Thompsons and Jordan a lot, but Dan is right up there with them. That was certainly a good crop of talent on show today. And Dan a Racer at Development League level too!