bigcatdiary

I suppose he is speaking from personal experience (Rye House) which had a crap track, crap seating and most notably crap watering as it was always dusty and under watered, which ultimately served up crap racing.

No argument from me

So basically he is a gating tart

Tolley also thinks Ermolenko will make a good TM It doesn’t exactly inspire anyone with confidence does it. They will struggle, it’s an awful team led by a clueless manager. Zach Cook is the exception I actually rate him.

Belle Vue - Good top 4 but will need regular points from Blodorn to improve their chances, Reserves are suspect. Birmingham - Not enough top end strength and they will struggle on the road, battling out with Lynn for the Wooden Spoon I fear. Ipswich - Quality top 2 and good middle order, Jenkins and Rew are the keys and I expect them to shine. Kings Lynn - Solid enough on paper but a lot of question marks as Saddlebox is chalk and cheese to Alwalton. Leicester - Good no 1 and a very solid top 5 but have paid the price at reserve. Oxford - Another solid 1-5 on paper but big question marks for some of them, especially Tungate & Klindt. Sheffield - Heat leaders are good and reasonable back up but reserves are suspect, a lot depends on how Chris Holder and Pickering go. I think Ipswich look the best based on top end strength and potential closely followed by Belle Vue, Leicester and Sheffield with Oxford, Lynn and Birmingham fighting it out at the other end.

I am sure that’s Butterfield's plan to convince all supporters their is no chance of speedway ever returning to the Showground, what I did find interesting is the EOE Agricultural Society’s decision to open the Showground up for the local hunt brigade for a dog show, that surely weakens their argument that they had shut the Showground down to everything to enable the planning application to get approved. What he clearly hasn't taken into consideration is the supporters plan to stop the planning application from ever getting approved, at the moment we are still awaiting what the Environmental Agency findings will be in relation to the recent poisoning of thousands of fish at Ferry Meadows, it’s likely the local water courses have been contaminated by something, I do wonder what could have possibly caused this, local farmers or local businesses that work near Ferry Meadows.

I should think a lot of people will now see why Laguta mostly only rode home matches for Lynn and Peterborough.

2007 was his last GSA which was 6.51

Or Ermolenko style Straightaway

No they are bloody not, my postman told me years ago when my star was late more weeks than on time that the problem was local sorting offices holding back mail that was clearly catalogues and magazines as they were not important, funnily enough I complained to my local RM manager and funnily enough the problem dramatically disappeared for a while. But it always returns on a regular basis.

If you look at the gates Lynn were getting last year it must have been obvious Brady was subsidising Laguta’s deal in sponsorship, once Brady effectively jumped ship Buster was picking up the shortfall, I never saw more than 400-600 at Lynn last whatever meeting I was at or watched online/Eurosport etc, Peterborough were getting well over twice what Lynn were getting which is why Laguta was switched to us and then only did some home meetings.

Since when has British Speedway ever been run for the fans.

That doesn’t surprise me and says nothing for Hemsley whose claim to fame was building a lovely stadium and a complete crap racetrack.

And then signs Sam Ermolenko as team manager, who has shown in his tv summaries that his only qualification is a degree in talking complete bollox.

If the application fails then AEPG lose out as well as their plans don’t get approved and their debts keep getting bigger, at some point concessions are likely to have to be made to get the planning applications passed. AEPG and the speedway club need to sit round a table and sort it out to the benefit of both, at the moment AEPG seem unwilling to talk or compromise but that could change of course.

He was indeed

Don’t underestimate Ben Cook, he was very impressive last year after settling down

He did, biggest collapse ever I seem to recall, just don't mention engines

Should do well at Ipswich as he can gate.

The track and fence isn’t really a great problem, the grandstand and lights are the most important and with the recent council planning noting that LP 30 applies to speedway , the removal of the fence and track on AEPG orders hasn’t gone down to well with anyone least of all the council planners or Sports England.

Looks like Hume (3.87) then with the usual GB reductions Foxhall will suit Ellis as long as he is trapping well.

You are free to put a complaint in about this ( I have) the PCC need to grow a pair and take this company to task.

I dare say a few will go but most of the Panthers supporters only go to the Norfolk Arena when the Panthers are racing at Kings Lynn and I rather suspect that will stay the same despite the stars signing up a lot of last years Peterborough team.

Just a shame he wasn’t committed to shale on a track and watering it to prevent dust.

If refs get paid less they wouldn’t get anything.