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It was all a bit of handbags for me, the 2 riders both had all their protective gear on and it got the crowd going, it wasn't as if it was like Mudguards gbh attack on Ando which was sickening... more of a Boycie vs Gollob, Scotty vs Emil imo Lewis Kerr making himself look a bit of a Juan Kerr is probably punishment enough

Don't care who it is... but this should have been the opening fixture of the season Glasgow should be banned from all competitions except for the league for this season

This was a new competition introduced last year as the Summer Trophy with 3 regional groups and the winners of each group meeting in a final to be held at a neutral venue, Sheffield. Then it was re-branded without any press release to the Jubilee Trophy, then the final at a neutral venue was abandoned in favour of a 3 legged final at each of the finalists home tracks, then Glasgow pulled out because Her Majesty the Queen died () just leaving Leicester and Poole as the finalists and that final has not been run. Both clubs, months ago, have said the final will be run and then it's been silence! And now we're starting this years competition! It has never been the Premier Trophy, League Cup or Champ Sheild it's only ever been the Summer Trophy and the Jubilee Trophy. Why anybody should support this competition is beyond me... what's the situation for the BSN Series final do you know?

It had been building for a fair few years to be fair!

He (Hancock) did... but I suppose once you commit you look a bit silly if you change your mind

A bit like when Hancock attacked Pedersen

Kerr was a bit naughty there on 2 counts for me, firstly throwing his back wheel at MPT crossing the line and then physically attacking him after the race. In fact, very naughty with the latter.

KK traveling back to Poland in his Audi

I'm pretty sure it would only take a public apology from Buster to get Holder back

All he needed was a rule book and a stop watch. Agree about the clock though

Looked like he was hiding behind his bike

Only needed the team manager to do his job as Klindt has just pointed out

KK Where was the team manager?

There's a lot of blue out there tonight, maybe Lynn should be riding in green and gold race suits!

Ah yes, thanks for reminding me... I knew I could count on my stalker . I'll give it a miss . The hook-a-duck will probably be busy while you're waiting for medical cover. Have a nice time

I think it's a triple header with the 2022 Jubilee Trophy Final and the 4's isn't it?

Do you not like a hook-a-duck and bouncy castle? I'm at a loose end tomorrow and the hook-a-duck may just have enticed me to go

It's the Jubilee Trophy by another name... which was the Summer Trophy

Can we not get last year's competition finished before starting this years?

What about the hook-a-duck and bouncy castle?

Fair enough we'll have to agree to disagree I think... what I will say though is that it's only a quarter final because of the severely depleted numbers in the top league, soon they'll be starting with semi finals! Also the KO Cup has been so devalued over the last 10 years or so it's little more than a fixture filler these days, in fact it's only been run in the top league twice in the last 10 years... and after the fiasco of last season you can't be guaranteed that the final will even be run! One thing we can agree on is that Leicester have lost out on a good crowd for their opening fixture... hopefully folk will turn out in numbers for the new opening fixture... there's a lot of bridges that need rebuilding after the end to last season.

I'm not looking for an argument but 8 old men going round the track on some Triumph motorbikes is not going to get the kids to come through the turnstiles... making the riders available for photo's with their bikes in full clobber etc pre-meeting would maybe help

If Sedgeman, Harris and Fricke's form last night at the PCMT was anything to go by I'd say this tie should be over after this 1st leg... but with the 2nd leg being held at such a "specialist" track this may not be the case.

A highly entertaining night of Speedway entertainment, meeting run really slick, I didn't care much for the faffing around before the final, OK if you're in the main stand not much doing on the back straight in the cheap seats though. 5 and 6 rider races around the NSS is truly a sight to behold! If I had to have a minor gripe (and of course I do ) I found it difficult to identify the Aces in the final with 4 of them racing around in pretty much identical race suits, but that is minor. Overall a brilliant nights racing in a meeting that is fast becoming probably the 2nd most prestigious individual meeting to win in the UK and the winner seemed pretty happy to win also, which tells you something. Hopefully Harris was using this meeting as a test session if not with the form of Sedgeman and Fricke it looks like it may be a long season for Leicester! Glad I made the decision to travel home across the pennines and not down the M6! Why the British road system shuts down at 10pm these days is a right pain in the arse for the travelling sports fan.

It's no higher profile than any other meeting other than being the first match of the season, back in the top league, some would just describe it as just a cup match. And I wouldn't say the end of March is early, tracks have started much earlier in the past, you've got to start at some point.