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Best wishes Emil horrific crash trying his best for his team qaulity rider & person fingers crossed everything ok as for jack holder think everything as been said !!

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9 minutes ago, Gaz said:

Great meeting which ended with the awful crash right where we were standing.

Some Sheffield fans donā€™t change, shouting abuse at Emil, yes it was a minority but why anyone would think about doing that while lying on the track.

Get well soon Emil!!

Ipswich deserved to win but King was poor which cost them.

doesn't surprise me !!

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6 minutes ago, yorkshiretyke said:

The Irony of this coming from you..Ā 

How about wishing Emil the speediest of recoveries, terrible crash, hope you well soon.Ā 

Infatuation with the Holders, and Tai for that matter, Sheffield as a wholeĀ :t: stfu!!Ā 

I have wished him all the best on other forums ā€¦ he is a Foxhall legend and has been the best rider in the league for 2 seasons and has been behind other top riders coming back over including Tai

Sorry to have rattled your cage but most posts on here from non Ipswich fans will tell you what people think of him ā€¦.. got beat fair and square and refused to shake hands then wants to go and have words after Emils crash ā€¦ sorry the bloke is a toolā€¦ā€¦. And yes it doesnā€™t shock me that some of your fans were shouting at Emil after the crash ā€¦. I witnessed first hand how some ( not all ) Sheffield supporters can be and itā€™s not pleasant ā€¦.. so please forgive me that I would rather any club then Sheffield win the leagueĀ 

And if I have to say it again to appease you all the best to our star man and a breath of fresh air to. British speedway hope he is back this seasonĀ 

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9 minutes ago, Gavan said:

Donā€™t dare slag off the Sheffield fans ā€¦ I saw first hand my friends 8 year old daughter subjected to vile abuse last seasonsĀ 

Not blaming Holder one bit for the crash ā€¦. But his reaction earlier in the meeting was childish and then to try and have a word with Emil after the crash is awful behaviourĀ 

Praying that our season isnā€™t overĀ 

I canā€™t believe some people trying to blame holder for the crash. I donā€™t like him one bit, even less hearing he tried to have a go at Emil but he defo wasnā€™t to blame.

They have been the same for years and always used to abuse riders when I came with my team Newcastle. IĀ was a neutral really today, although maybe just wanted slightly an Ipswich win but mainly cracking racing which we got.

Shouting expletives and that Emil was suicidal when trying to win the match for his team was a disgrace.

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3 minutes ago, Gaz said:

I canā€™t believe some people trying to blame holder for the crash. I donā€™t like him one bit, even less hearing he tried to have a go at Emil but he defo wasnā€™t to blame.

They have been the same for years and always used to abuse riders when I came with my team Newcastle. IĀ was a neutral really today, although maybe just wanted slightly an Ipswich win but mainly cracking racing which we got.

Shouting expletives and that Emil was suicidal when trying to win the match for his team was a disgrace.

Absolutely he wasnā€™t to blame ā€¦. But his actions all night was shockingĀ 

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Hope Emil is okay. What a horrible nasty accident.Ā 
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Lack of track gradingĀ definitely the cause of this. The track curator down there needs to sort themselves out.Ā 
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As for Holder, personally Iā€™ve never been a fan. Always been an arrogant little swine even back in the days of the premier league. Not at fault for that was just an unfortunate incident.Ā 
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If what someone has posted was true, and he went to give Emil a few choice words, then shame on him.

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6 minutes ago, Gaz said:

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Shouting expletives and that Emil was suicidal when trying to win the match for his team was a disgrace.

That is seriously bang out of order. Bit too big for there boots now a days. Maybe if there track curator actually prepared a safe race track, then it wouldnā€™t be a death trap.Ā 
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Hopefully Emil will be okay, but the next person to have an off like that may not be. Come on Phillip time for you to step in and sort it out. Nobody, apart from Sheffield fans it seems, wants to see anything like that.

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13 minutes ago, Gavan said:

I have wished him all the best on other forums ā€¦ he is a Foxhall legend and has been the best rider in the league for 2 seasons and has been behind other top riders coming back over including Tai

Sorry to have rattled your cage but most posts on here from non Ipswich fans will tell you what people think of him ā€¦.. got beat fair and square and refused to shake hands then wants to go and have words after Emils crash ā€¦ sorry the bloke is a toolā€¦ā€¦. And yes it doesnā€™t shock me that some of your fans were shouting at Emil after the crash ā€¦. I witnessed first hand how some ( not all ) Sheffield supporters can be and itā€™s not pleasant ā€¦.. so please forgive me that I would rather any club then Sheffield win the leagueĀ 

And if I have to say it again to appease you all the best to our star man and a breath of fresh air to. British speedway hope he is back this seasonĀ 

Fair play to you if you have posted best wishes to Emil on other forums.

And Thank you finally for pointing out that some not all Sheffield fans can be unpleasant.

I do feel sometimes that generalise to much.

We have some fans I am not going to deny it, and never have doneĀ  who cannot behave themselves , but generally most are fine, trouble is that people always remember the bad ones rather than the better ones.

As for Emil once again lets hope the injuries have not finished his season, he has been and hopefully in the future an excellent addition to our league.Ā 

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31 minutes ago, CTD26 said:

That is seriously bang out of order. Bit too big for there boots now a days. Maybe if there track curator actually prepared a safe race track, then it wouldnā€™t be a death trap.Ā 
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Hopefully Emil will be okay, but the next person to have an off like that may not be. Come on Phillip time for you to step in and sort it out. Nobody, apart from Sheffield fans it seems, wants to see anything like that.

Unfair on the track guy ,as the Tigers are mere tenants at the stadium (and the least important ones) he only has a few hours on a Thursday afternoon (from 1.30 from memory ) to "prepare " it !

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1 hour ago, old bob at herne bay said:

OMG .... nasty looking one.... Owlerton is so narrow on the bends. Hope Emil isnt seriously injured.Ā 

Now we have the debate would that have been so serious if they had the old style wire mesh fence that collected the riders rather than bounce them back onto the track ??

It's a dangerous track was narrow before the air fence even worse now.

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3 minutes ago, The SAINT said:

Unfair on the track guy ,as the Tigers are mere tenants at the stadium (and the least important ones) he only has a few hours on a Thursday afternoon (from 1.30 from memory ) to "prepare " it !

So whatā€™s the excuse for during the meeting? When the dirt has built up and the berm is ridiculously high and heavy.

Not hard to go around with a blade to angle it back to the centre of the track and then have a grader or wonder wheel to spread it back out.

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Really hope Emil is ok,Ā best rider in the league for the last two years. Every time Iā€™ve saw him at a stadium thereā€™s always been something either bursting out the block and destroying his opponentsĀ or an overtake that few little would have been able to achieve let alone try it. Best wishes and hopefully we wake up tomorrow with a really positive update and fingers crossed minimal injuries.Ā 
In regards to track safety you would start a whole new topic on that but certainly something that needs to be looked at during the winter months.

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Jack has always been like that. He didnā€™t have anything to do with the accident though.Ā Emil was determined to beat him and crashed. Although Jack looks bitter whenever someone beats himā€¦ even his own team! Iā€™m sure bomber beat him and Jack barely acknowledged him when going back to the pits! I was happy when Vaculik got third in the Grand Prix last year!Ā 

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How have people turned this into a we hate Jack Holder instead of best wishes to Emil type of thread.. Typical Ipswich fans slagging the track off and riders, Foxhall is an absolute joke of a track as weā€™ve seen many times over the years the absolute cheek to slag Owlerton off is incredible. Jack and Emil threw bikes into that last bend after a fantastic race knowing the result was on the line and unfortunately Emil lost control of the bike, this is speedway and I have seen many crashes at different tracks in different countries. I wish him well and hope he is back on a bike asap. Great effort from the Witches team and deserved the win, our riders couldnā€™t get out the gate especially Picko and Chris. The reserves letā€™s be honest weā€™re pathetic apart from one race Dan Gilkes actually had a go. Edwards might as well of not bothered doesnā€™t attack the track whatā€™s so ever, Jenkins had much less track experience round Owlerton and showed them both how to get round. They will cost us big time in the play offs and cup final. We desperately need Pickering to up his form and not sure how we go about replacing TaiĀ 

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5 hours ago, Debbi said:

Emil has put this on instagram, one very lucky guy!

emil.racing.speedway89 Hey everyone!!!!!

After last night crash I have been taking to the hospital in Sheffield.

They scan my body and they confirm that I have no broken bones which I feel that on the track already.

I have big cut on my right buttock which one have to be stitched together.

So this will keep me in hospital for sure up to Saturday.

In that case I would like to say thank you to all paramedics at the stadium and the hospital.

All rider who was helping me at the track All club members and managements...

Really appreciate all this

And now thank you to all fans!!!! You all are legends!!!!

I have got so many messages whit good wishes

So we will updated you all how things looks for my back racing.

Have great night all of you.

Emil

1 hour ago

emil.racing.speedway89

Great News!

It could have been so much worse...

As for the track?

Only saw the incident on TV, but it was clear that the outside resembled a "ploughed field", so surely something should have been done about it?

Seen the same thing happen quite a few times at Sheffield, which makes an already narrow track become even narrower as the vast majority of riders wouldn't use that outside line..

You would think that the referee could quite clearly see the massive difference in "slick" to "heavy" from their vantage point wouldn't you and seek some corrective measures...

I would be amazed if heat one would be allowed to start with the track in that condition so why is any other heat different?Ā Ā 

Best Wishes to Emil, a true entertainer, and a great ambassador for the sport...

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Good to hear Emil has got out of that relatively unscathed, really horrific accident.

When you have a flat out track like Sheffield with a dirt line literally less than a bike length from the fence, there is no room for error or no time to correct the bike, Chris Holder was in the same position earlier on in the meeting.

Ā Heat 15 was a classic up until the crash, main thing is Emil and Bomber appear to be okay, which above all else is all that matters.

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Emil is a lucky guy thankfully nothing serious hopefully weā€™ll seem him back before long the guy is already an Ipswich legend.

As for the track the dirt line build up on the outside is an issue didnā€™t Danny have a similar crash there last season although that time he was sucked into the air fence.

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6 hours ago, Manifesto said:

How have people turned this into a we hate Jack Holder instead of best wishes to Emil type of thread.. Typical Ipswich fans slagging the track off and riders, Foxhall is an absolute joke of a track as weā€™ve seen many times over the years the absolute cheek to slag Owlerton off is incredible. Jack and Emil threw bikes into that last bend after a fantastic race knowing the result was on the line and unfortunately Emil lost control of the bike, this is speedway and I have seen many crashes at different tracks in different countries. I wish him well and hope he is back on a bike asap. Great effort from the Witches team and deserved the win, our riders couldnā€™t get out the gate especially Picko and Chris. The reserves letā€™s be honest weā€™re pathetic apart from one race Dan Gilkes actually had a go. Edwards might as well of not bothered doesnā€™t attack the track whatā€™s so ever, Jenkins had much less track experience round Owlerton and showed them both how to get round. They will cost us big time in the play offs and cup final. We desperately need Pickering to up his form and not sure how we go about replacing TaiĀ 

Everyone has wished Emil well suggest you try reading itĀ 

And yes the actions of Jack last night were awful so quite rightly he is getting stick from all supporters not just Ipswich fans and no he wasnā€™t to blame for the crashĀ 

And your ā€˜trackā€™ argument is frankly patheticĀ 

Ipswich isnā€™t the best racing track and thatā€™s my club and I can admit that Sheffield usually provides better racing ā€¦. But last night the track staff made no attempt to blade the dirt back off of the high line ā€¦. Chris Holder backed off because he was stuck out there ā€¦ Emil didnā€™t as he was trying to win the meeting ā€¦.Ā 
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Some on here have said the track is dangerous but I donā€™t agree with that but last night they should have done more to make the track safer that was obvious from an early stageĀ 

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