IainB

But wasn't the chief negotiator the chairman of an association?

What a waste of 180zl then... It was a tough watch from the top of my settee

I went to watch it at The Crucible last year and it was all I could do to stop myself from snoring

I was thinking similar... I would have used the word desperate though

With Snooker you can easily identify anybody coughing and they can be jumped on, bagged up and thrown out onto the street

Trouble is the government numbers are all over the place and have lost any credibility. If, god forbid, Nicki Pedersen were to drop dead in the pits (I only choose Nicki because we know he's had Covid) his death would be counted as a Covid death!

Yes, we all know that... But who willingly handed over all of the money? And who creamed off a large wedge themselves? Funnily enough I've just listened to the Shane Parker podcast this morning and he said exactly the same thing and be was one I would think that was benefiting from the Sky money. Maybe if there was an independent body running the sport the money would have been channeled elsewhere... Who knows?

How many millions did Mr Murdoch hand over to Speedway? And where did it go?

If you're looking for enthusiasm on these forums, you're looking in the wrong place... even in the best of times It'd be like going to Ippo every week with their no air horns policy

Troy Batchelor vs Rory Schlein?

Followed by a trip to the toilet during the next break?

Not to mention most of the BBC turning the lights out and going home... while introducing the licence fee for over 75's and producing much reduced output

Time will tell on that front, but he's certainly well capable of scoring points in the Polish league

You should try watching it on delay and FF all the delays... it's unwatchable live for me, life's too short to watch endless replays while waiting for the next race. Also, on another point, I hope Sheffield fans enjoyed watching "3 Lap Nicki", he's completely uninterested in anything other than winning in team matches, been like this for years

At the risk of offending Belle Vue fans, from what I've seen of Dan Bewley so far, he's nothing special (yet!). Yes he can be amazing around Belle Vue, but I've seen him at many other tracks and he's never stood out as being anything special to me. He's been found out in Poland, compare him to Jaimon Lidsey, I think Dan needs to move away from Belle Vue to further his career, somewhere between Manchester and Poland.

You're probably at more risk of being hit in the face with shale than getting Covid19, so perhaps those full face visors should be mandatory... 2 birds, 1 stone

Don't Panicz! Don't Panicz! I assume Chris Holder is otherwise engaged? And with the inclusion of Panicz (whoever he is) it looks like Dan Bewley's Polish adventure is over unless he's named as No 16. Fricke's days must also be numbered unless he pulls his finger out this weekend.

It pains me to say it, but with the noises coming from the government about team sport "bubbles", I now can't see a British Speedway league starting this year

It doesn't matter what rules you put in place if you don't enforce them. Personally I would like to see a line across the track 1m to 2m from the tapes where riders can't enter until under starters orders, green light, approach the tapes.... GO!

... And David (Citreon) Berlingo

Smashlick was a new one last night

I find it great entertainment... I suggest you make yourself a bingo card and sit down with your dobber in your hand and mark off all the different ways to mangle up Woryna's name... Verona, Veroyni, Veroni I always wonder how he introduces himself... probably just Sam, to be safe

That's good to hear... crowds have never really been that good though for SEC in Poland

Any idea what the crowd attendance was last night? It looked pretty sparse to me, well short of the 25% capacity, especially surprising on a public that have been starved of live sport for so long. The Poles seem to give the SEC the thumbs down for some reason, not sure why? I wonder what the attendance would be like should a round ever be held in the UK? I think I'd go along to view a few riders I'd never seen before.

Is Hans Andersen still owed £50,000 by a previous Peterborough promotion? Didn't Lambert used to wear one of those inflatable crash suits? I don't know if he still does... may explain his lean look?