Roger MARTIN

Don't take drug's, haven't got a chip on my shoulder, didn't know we had so many expert's on the site Your right Mike, but we haven't got a team yet, the latest new's in the local paper is Brent Werner may not be signing, that in itself may not be a bad thing, but to replace him with Gino is a joke, to have over 6 points left and to replace that with a rider on a 3.40 cma is a joke, if that's Mike Bowden's plan then we are in big trouble, i just hope it's not true, let's hope he see's the light.

No drug's SCB, but thank's for asking.

Bringing your own chair is a very good idea, but the racing should be good. Yeh and having speedway supporters like you are another thing wrong with speedway don't you think.

Your right Shadders, i don't think many got to grip's with the Leicester track last year, i know being a Plymouth supporter the first three season's the track at the SBA was terrible for Speedway, it wasn't until Mike Bowden payed to have the track skimmed that the racing got better, now the track mite be small but the speedway is very good, all we need now is a team and somewhere to sit.

I get what you are saying SCB, but why did he say he was homesick, or was that just hearsay, why didn't he just say he needed a change, it did not make much difference, because i don't think he helped Glasgow or Himself by moving, i think he was just having a bad year, and should have gone home, like he said he was going to do, but like you said he was just not up to it, i think if he had been British he would have got bined by Leicester earlier than he left, he stayed there far to long, and did nothing for Glasgow after leaving Leicester to go to them. Another rider that was just not up to it last year was Justin Sedgeman, he had a very bad time at Newport, and if he was British would have been dropped long before he was, but instead of going home and holding his hand up and saying he had a bad year, he let Mike Bowden sign him, which was a big mistake on both party's, he was average at home and dire away, then in the end he just told Plymouth on a thursday when they had a meeting on a friday that he wasn't going to ride for them, when he should never had signed for Plymouth in the first place, i think it was a stupid move by Sedgeman, and a stupid signing by Mike Bowden, but not the first one by him, and not the last, if you look at this year's team

I may not be the greatest Mike Bowden fan but reading his account of Ashworth not signing may not be all down to him, Mike Bowden say's that he had given Ashworth a very good deal, including a good sponser, tyres and insurance, a much better deal than he was getting at Sheffield, Ashworth had the contract in his hand's, but rang Mike Bowden on sunday to tell him he wasn't signing, he didn't say anything about signing for another team, but the next thing you know he is signing for Berwick, believe what you like, but i think this is down to Ashworth, never mind we have ryan Fisher now, very happy with that, but i won't believe it until i see him at the SBA , but i think it will put a few more on the gate.

I agree Mike, it wouldn't surprise me, we don't know if any have signed yet.

You would not say that if you were paying someone for 12 hours a day, seven days a week down at the SBA, you would ask him what he has been doing if he asked for people to help paint the fence, it would be a bit different if he did not come out with statements like that, we all know he don't spend that much time down there.

Just watched Bunyan on yutube in his last meeting in New Zealand, was very unlucky in the final when falling when infront, Hawkins went on to win it, but Bunyan looked a class above the rest, well he would do in that field.

After his track record he will need more than luck with a new track, more like divine intervention mind you he has got a big family, that's about a twenty that will go, and the bar staff

Don't forget the bar SCB, it's open until 10.30 don't forget, and it comes with a bar maid.

What ever happened to the lad, a few year's ago after watching him rip his way through the NL, then beating some very good rider's in the PL , you would have put money on him making it to the EL, i know his has an attitude, but that can't be the only reason he has failed to make the grade, the lad had everything going for him, now nobody want's him, not even his home town club, do you feel sorry for him, or what, after reading some of the post's on the site from people who know him, i don't think you can, but i hope he get's it together, because i would like to see him turn it around, you don't become a bad rider overnight, i think it's down to him now to prove people wrong.

Ben has been in Hospital over the Christmas with an infection in his leg, looked bad , knowing Ben he will ok for the start of the season, but being ready for Telford i think would be pushing it.

It's also a pity some promoters don't live in the real world to, then maybe by keeping the whinging fan's happy, they would make more money, i don't think fan's give a toss how much a promoter make's if their enjoying watching a good speedway team, if a promoter is getting good crowd's with a poor speedway team, what would they get with a good team, think about it, if you can.

You speaking for yourself or just quessing what all supporter's do at meeting's, while you may be right about some supporter's, don't suppose you know it being right that all supporter's suck up to rider's, i know i would not say something about any rider i would say to his face, and i have been baned from the pit's at Plymouth for doing that, but your right about some co-called supporter's, but not all of them.

Halifaxtiger you don't have to be a regular at the SBA to know Bowden is one, i think everybody know's that, i think the only one who don't think he is one is the bird in the bar, and we all know why that is Shadder's their is a while to go your right, but Mike Bowden's excuse for not signing good rider's will be that they have all sign for team's, and they don't want to come down to Plymouth to ride, when we all know that rider's don't want to wait until a week before the season starts to sign for a team, and the excuse that rider's don't want to come down this far is rubbish, Zagar and Sanchez didn't think that when riding for Trelawney, the team could have been sorted week's before Christmas, but Bowden would rather go on holiday than keep the supporters's happy, he still has the chance to put together a good team when he come's back, but my money's on him not doing that.

I agree Starman, i don't want Hart at the SBA, he was ok riding against NL rider's at the SBA, but found it not so easy the last he came down, riding against better rider's, am willing to give Holder a chance, and i think most Plymouth supporters will do the same, so let's get off the lad's back

No thanks,

Also says Steve Boxhall signs from Somerset to, very reliable paper The Herald.

From the present team i would only keep Wells, from the team that started the year i would keep Simmo, and Bunyan on his present cma, this was a one off year riding for the devils for Ben, it was very good when lasted but i cant see it happening next year, the lad must move on he is far to good to ride in the PL, but it would be great to have him back.

A good start by Cameron Heeps, but wouldn't it have been better to have given seven rides to Joe Jacobs, 2 from his last 2 rides wasn't that good, the way Joe Jacobs riding at home i would have given him 7 rides.

Mike it must have been a better meeting than mondays meeting on sky at Kings Lynn, that meeting was won after four heats, very boring.

Bring it on Sarah, what Mike did to your lad was wrong, but thats got nothing to do with the team, come on you Devils.

All the best to Paul this year with IofW, its going to be very tight to get Rob into the team, Robs last cma with Rye House in 2009 was 6.22, with 3.21 left to fit him in, its going to be very tight, i hope he do get in, it will be good to see him back, i think he spent last year helping Lewis Bridger, i think he is to good not to be riding, he was well liked at Plymouth, and it was sad to see him go, another one of Mike Bowdens big mistakes,letting him go, like with Paul.

To get new people to go and watch Speedway need two things, a good team and good racing, if you dont have that people will get bored, when Plymouth first started my son use to go with me to the meetings, half way into the season he stoped going, he got bored with such one sided meetings, new people to the sport will stop going if you get one sided meeting, or they will pick the meeting they go to, then what you are left with are the dye hard speedway fans that will go no matter what the score is, so the people that say out with the old and in with the new will have to wait and see if they got it right, in my opinion if you get to many one sided meetings people new to the sport will quickly get bored with it, and leave or pick their meetings.