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every rider has a different mentality, i thought Hazzman summed it up hence the quote.

thats not the sentence i quoted though is it

it's called clutching at straws

looking forward to the next time at Kings Lynn too ... the kids certainly went out and gave it everything.

maybe you should ask Scotty why he used an old bike in the world cup (no jokes about Sophie please), but a proper one in Prague

he has a good imagination

good call J, then i can make enquiries as to what didn't happen with the engines used by all the England team in the world cup

good post.

oh yeah sorry, lets sweep it under the carpet and forget about it.

i think it was 1989 that the World Cup was last won by England, so it doesn't make it Middlo's fault, but some people are so blatantly devoted they can't see that the whole international setup needs a complete overhaul before the English national team goes into meltdown. the team manager could be anyone, not just Middlo, and i'd be saying the same thing ... it's been long enough with someone that hasn't won, it's time to try something else. if you can't see that sharron, then you really have got it bad.

ok then, i'll stand for it ... and i'll lead England to nothing in 7 years ... fair enough? lets face it, won't be long and England will have to go through the qualifiers at this rate.

so why don't you do it, you have your head far enough up your arse to make it count. F.O.F

so what needs to be done is to bring in a management team that can all help in some way to try and get the riders to a point where they can cut the mustard. i said before, get in people from different avenues ... motivation, mechanical ... let them work together. maybe the riders don't cut the mustard because the backup they are getting is the same as its been for some years and it needs fresh input, new ideas.

thanks to Paul (trotter) for the info ... Final was won by Filip Sitera, 2nd Adrian Rymel, 3rd Adrian Gormonski?? Topinka finished 7th with 8pts.

and a real nice bloke too ... owned the Elfield Park Training Track where i used to go most weekends.

a few pictures from the meeting towards the end of THIS selection

Nicki Pedersen, Jason Crump, Tomasz Gollob, and Scott Nicholls as reserves. ok, the last one isn't an issue, but you get my point.

told my dad and he was pretty shocked ... he rode cycle speedway against Speedy Pete

i didn't like to mention it iris

still waiting

tell me, where have Nicholls and Harris had their best rounds of the GP this year? and where has Gollob?

ok, so are you thinking that the Poles and Danes were using 600cc machines compared to England's 500cc? as far as i'm aware, they were all mounted on 500cc engines, but if one or two nations want to win a competition more than others then they will put more time and effort into what they have. yes, i like the idea of everyone being on standard equipment and the cream will shine through, but it aint going to happen ... but then old Scotty N and all the others have as much opportunity to make things better as everyone else in that world cup final, if they choose not to apply it, then so be it.

she's saying that the riders just twisted the throttle and shut their eyes ... no skill whatsoever was needed to make any of the moves that were made

but he gave it all up after 7 years of winning nothing