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Holder didn't have a problem with it there... I think he may even have got his wagging forefinger out

Buster will be tampering with the pit gate with a big game before the start of heat 10 looking for an abandonment at this rate

Wow!

Lynn used to be such a good race track and it's purely down to the material that's being used these days.

Where's KK when you need him?

To normal?

It's a sad state of affairs that BSN are getting all excited about that being a big crowd! Things must really have been bad before. It's a few years since I've been to Lynn but only a few years ago that would have been a poor crowd. At least there's more there than usual, which can only be a good thing

Just seen it live from the BSN-copter

Couldn't agree more with every word of this post. I spent a thoroughly enjoyable day, attending the BV Wolves match at midday and then pulling in Panthers v Lions later in the evening, 2 fantastic Speedway matches! I then sat down yesterday evening to watch the Wolves v BV match while dipping into this thread to see what people were saying and I must say it was a thoroughly depressing read, everything from people slagging the Tennis off to the usual slating of the Monmore track. If you didn't enjoy that Speedway match, you don't like Speedway and I question what the hell people like that are even doing on this forum. In other news... I wonder if Wolves find a new piece of land, and let's all hope they do, whether they'll try and replicate the Monmore track or go for a BV style shape, or maybe even a Leicester type hybrid. The "technical" track seems to be on the decline, especially in the top league and for me it's the technical track that makes British Speedway what it is, it's what's attracted riders to the UK in the past, those that have ambition to become better Speedway riders with ambition to become World Champion came to Britain to become better technical Speedway riders.

Was a strange decision to use MPT in 15 as Worrall had just won heat 14 comfortably

We're kind of both right... "If a track has a countdown clock, that can be operated solely by the Referee, then it is compulsory for the clock to be used. Riders must, at the expiry of this time allowance, be on track, under power, proceeding without stopping towards the starting gate"

You pays your money and you takes your choice. He's either the saviour of British Speedway because he'll take any booking that's going, for any team, even late notice when his "own" teams meeting has been cancelled a few hours beforehand... Or, along with others, he's made a complete mockery of Speedway as a team sport in the UK. Driving hundreds and thousands away from the sport. That's bigger picture stuff. On this occasion as Captain of the Leicester Lions speedway team he should have been at the EoEA to Captain his team imo. The team that gives him the bread and butter of his earnings. There's never been a queue of foreign clubs wanting to sign him even when he was at the top of his game. He's (been allowed to) become a running joke within our sport and when he's riding for a club you don't follow its all very funny, when he's riding for a club you do follow and is the so called Captain of that team, patience starts to wear thin. Lions got lucky last night that Basso broke a finger nail and pulled out, otherwise it would have been a Panthers victory.

Carl Johnson said on last weeks podcast that there would be an announcement about a new signing

Surprises me you don't see more riders sporting the old style Les Collins hand protector on their bars

Tomasz Gollob's last bend dive on Jimmy Nilsen?

I'm not the messiah... you're telling me to let it go lol... coming from somebody who's contributed to over 400 pages of drivel on the Peterborough thread I'll take no advice from you. Btw we'll still give you a beating without our so called skipper

A glorious Bank Holiday Monday (in Manchester at least) and only 3 matches on in the UK today! Why the hell aren't Championship clubs running some open meetings to boost their coffers?

We'll have him at Leicester... at least he's a captain that turns out for his team

I often see a Bates walking around the terraces at Leicester... he's usually on the phone and very rarely watching the racing... makes you wonder what they're in it for?

Somebody is at fault. Harris was scheduled to miss the original staging apparently as he's chasing his equally deluded dream of becoming World Longtrack Champion. It's going to take a truly exceptional set of circumstances for him to become world speedway champion... or even make the GP's. He should really be showing some loyalty as Captain of the team to Leicester and British Speedway and the leagues that provide him with the majority of his income at the expense of the credibility of the sport in this country. Leicester should not have taken the fixture but as @mikebv said it's not effecting the home gate so stuff the Leicester fan!

Thought I saw something in the regs about a clock was only looking at them the other day... I could be wrong of course Although I was also looking at the FIM regs, so I probably am wrong

Yes I have... he supposed to be our Captain! Just makes a mockery of the position.

I think that is the rule isn't it? "IF" you have a clock on the in field

Just what you want from your captain!

Why so?