Mike.Butler

eastbourne and rye house in the 70's....

double points, reduced noise..they say imitaion is the greatest form of flattery.. tac subs only a matter of time

Edwin must be good, P'boro even arranging a home match on an off-night so he can be there as well as at Posh...

not sure, but he gets a 30% discount for being an oap..wonder if someone wil ever appeal on this basis...might make a comeback by some fit veteran more attractive ( and i don't mean joanna lumley!) seriously, doesn't anyone think it was a misjudgement last night, or am i being over-sensitive?

Another tuesday night and blow me down, not at Barnet this time but at Alwalton....Has Mr. Saul cloned himself? Is it any wonder youth unemployment is so high? Where does the man find the time... I assume he has got a proper job too!

cracking meeting in front of what looked like a decent attendance. I believe its a master stroke having regular racing on the same night each week.. wish i'd thought of that...

We were forced to listen to Mick Jagger singing "Start Me Up" over the p.a. last night.. A song that repeatedly includes the line 'You make a grown man cry'. Who on earth considered that to be an appropriate song to choose? What on earth were they thinking..?

and Belle Vue would call it off and start with -3 points

agreed. It certainly gave home fans the chance to boo the likes of Mauger when he got a flyer....I hadn't realised until you said how sanitised it has become..you're absolutely right..speedway needs some villains to get the atmosphere going..

pleased to be able to give everyone a heads up re this.

Lucky this wasn't a Devils match as there would have likely been a crowd of people on the 2nd bend who Freemantle would have landed in . As it was a grass landing proved ideal.

At Plymouth last night we were advised that if a rider now touches the tapes with his helmet he is no longer excluded. A "warning"is issued instead. Thus ref Mick Posslewhite ordered a re-run of heat 12 without penalising Richard Andrews. An exclusion (disqualifiaction sorry) only applies if it's the bike that infringes. Wondering what the thinking is behind this?

Trying to think if this is the first time 2 'counties' have faced each other?

the PC brigade stike again

i think the weather is going to be fine so i will be coming down for this one via cullompton fc at 3pm

The BLRC was fllawed as soon as there became less than 16 teams in the top division. It's effectively now gone the same way as the KOC. The league has become a warm-up and the champions are now the best team over 4 meetings. apart from that everything's fine...

Maybe there's no spare dates Tony? The Dragons Amateur Speedway Club are pleased to announce their anticipated dates schedule for this season.Once again we will be returning to the best race circuit in the country the Norfolk Arena Kings Lynn,also one of the top training circuits at Iwade Sittingbourne.The club kick off the campaign with some practice sessions to allow for some de-cobwebbing.Anybody is welcome to join us,whether to do your own thing,or whether you wish to make use of the clubs Training Instructors.You can do as much or as little as you wish,last years event saw several riders having up to eleven rides Oh To Be Young ! Bookings can be made by contacting Julie Tutton on 01633 858899 or 07920002785. Dates Saturday March15th Sittingbourne (practice/training). Sunday March30th Kings Lynn (practice/training). Sunday April13th Sittingbourne (practice/training). Sunday May4th Kings Lynn (Held over 2013 club class championship with support events) Sunday May18th Sittingbourne Sunday June 8th Sittingbourne (Eve Lanham Memorial event) Sunday June 22nd Kings Lynn Sunday July 20th Sittingbourne (credit crunch 1st Leg) Sunday August 3rd Sittingbourne (credit crunch 2nd Leg) Sunday August 17th Kings Lynn Sunday September 7th Sittingbourne (support/intermediate club championship) Sunday September 21st Kings Lynn (2014 club class championship) Sunday October 12th Sittingbourne Sunday October 26th Kings Lynn Saturday November 8th Kings Lynn (The Big Bash)

I think this is fine as a fan for this season, but i'm glad i haven't got to sort it all out this time next year!

do we even know how many heats there will be in a match?

<_< or >_> Sneer to left or Sneer to right; has also been used in succession to demonstrate nervous back and forth glances

lip curling stuff on here

the rink at tunbridge wells is only a stone's throw from the kent kings..

not really, don't think he is on a mic at any track...bizarrely i heard Steve Cram commentating on Curling today......probably as funny as Nigel covering for porky one day..

irony.

Couldn't help but notice Mr. Saul was doing the announcing at The Hive last night...not sure how long he has been there but did a good job with exactly the same inclinations as at House....made me feel at home even though this was a new ground for me last night.. Is he unique in doubling up these duties?