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Still, a pretty meteoric rise

Haven't the government just scrapped some environmental building rules today? If there's a quick buck to be made it's amazing how quickly rules and regulations can be changed

I think Kenny Cater went straight into the Halifax team and doubled up with Newcastle, was averaging over 8 within a season... they don't hit the scene like that anymore but I suppose the overall quality of rider is higher these days

He may have done but didn't Lambert spend some time in the lower leagues? I think Loram also started with Hackney in the lower league. Screeny came straight into the top flight with Belle Vue and never rode in the lower leagues until his career started to tail off (from memory)

I think you'd have to say that after the net effect of those changes Leicester's have probably worked out the worst. Taken us from 2nd in the league to scrapping around for 4th and an immediate pay off elimination

If we don't squeak into the play offs we have already seen our last (home) meeting of the season, in August!

I remember Mark Loram & Sean Wilson being the big cheeses in the old National junior League or whatever it was called, one went on to become World Champion the other a pretty decent 2nd string... a good junior does not automatically mean world beater

I'm interested to read his comments, he's always quick to appear in front of the fans after a victory but has gone missing lately after a run of defeats. Can you imagine Leicester City going down 8 nil away from home and to not read one word from the manager in the press?

Would have been interesting to see how Chris Harris's dream of a Cardiff wild card would have squared with his dream of becoming World Longtrack Champion as the Britsh GP clashes with the penultimate round of the Longtrack series, a problem he fortunately doesn't have. Shame really as he was in vintage form around the EoES last night!

I've seen riders like him come and unfortunately go through the years. I'm not for one minute suggesting it's his fault but there does seem to be a lot of hype about this kid from certain quarters, he's even got his own thread on this Forum! Not sure why that's all The only 16 year old I've ever seen come into the sport and instantly start scoring points was Joe Screen and that was in the top league too!

I've seen this Boughen kid a couple of times in the last few days... and I can't really see what all the fuss is about to be honest

What did the manager have to say about the tonking we took at Belle Vue yesterday morning... can't find any quotes on the website

To become a better Speedway rider?

Is there any other sport that would allow 1 owner of 2 teams to happen 2 times in a 7 team league!

No beans to spill really, they've put the club up for sale signed Woffy & Chris Holder for their other club and thrown us the scraps in the way of Lewis Kerr. All of the rumoured signings earlier in the season proved to be just that... rumours

Stood here by the pits waiting for the traffic to clear and I think I've got a bit of a man crush on Emil Sayfutdinov ()... Phil Morris you're so yesterday The guy's such a pro signing autographs and taking selfies with fans... grown men are walking away with beaming smiles and a grown woman has just skipped by me after having her photo taken with him. I've not quite seen anything like it since Juicy Brucey

Like I said we'll pick up the scraps... is that the Bates disappearing up the M1 with their suitcase of money

That's exactly what I have done... you've nudged into an early lead btw

It's a game of opinion

I know it's a full moon but this is ridiculous... I'm entering you into the nipple of the thread play off final along with @TheScotsman and @Fortythirtyeight I would say it was pretty farcical in the fact the rules weren't followed, the winner should have been excluded twice and they handed some replacement memorial trophy lying around to the winner on the podium. I asked the question about tyres and instead of coming back with a sensible answer @Fortythirtyeight decided to act like a sociopath. Anyway the draw for the Golden Nipple will be made during the interval of the Championship Pairs Championship Memorial Trophy this Friday... Good Luck

For how long though?

Another nipple

At this current moment in time it looks like we've been totally abandoned by the Bates

At least every rider wearing a Lions race suit was visibly trying and not pulling up after a lap... and that will do me

We have R/R and that's it