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Updates anywhere ?

Nice schedule. Shame no return to Scunthorpe, but Sheffield isn't too far away. Are Sheffield and Leicester "PL" fixtures ?

I would hope that Stuart would only take the No. 8 bib for the long haul away meetings. At Sheffield they should use young Kirby or one of the other lads riding in the Midland League 2nd Halves.

Doh ! I forgot about the notes in last week's prog. Cover will be on hand, whichever way.

Please make sure that Oliver Greenwood is at Number Eight !

This question will be getting it's own topic very soon, my friend. Watch this space.

I beleieve that Cameron himself has said it's broken, on this Facebook page. Big shame with Home and Away fixtures against the Saints coming up, I was looking forward to seeing what all the fuss has been about in person. Get Well Soon Cameron.

Spot on. Well done young Master Stoneman, only opposition the Saints had all night. The rest were awful. I had looked forward to this meeting all week and it was a major disappointment. I felt embarrassed for the Heathens fans who had made the trip, never nice to see your side ripped apart. The Saints were all on the pace, apart from Smethills who looked understandably rusty. All the Dudley team just took ages to come to terms with a grippy track and were miles behind until the last 3 or 4 heats. Danny Stoneman was the honorable exception, but his efforts just showed up the shortcomings of his team mates. Congratulations to the Saints who should make the play-offs where they will be hard to beat.

The heart bleeds. Weather in Grimsby overnight was decidedly damp, I presume that away from the coast in Scunny it was nice and drier ? From my experience only a persistent downpour at "tapes up" would put this one in doubt.

C'mon Richard ! Where is the all singing all dancing preview for what should be a NL meeting to savour ? IF the line-ups are correct then anyone can take Gary's rides so the Saints should not be too weakened by using R/R. I look forward to the Heathens faithful arriving en-masse to provide a good atmosphere on Friday night. However, I think that they will go away empty handed as far as League points are concerned. A comfortable Saints win on the cards, but plenty of on-track entertainment for the crowd to enjoy. Can't wait.

A real shame that only those with deep pockets can represent their country Some money must be put aside by the Promoters to fund riders in FIM and UEM "Team" events.

My first thought was "no Howarth?". I'm glad we are taking a team to this event, but it should be the best team. Is the announced side just those who are willing to travel ?

Can some of our Swedish friends update us on Viktor's condition ?

Hands off the "Ginga Ninja" !

Awsome reult for Scunfield tonight. All those beatings away from home over the last couple of years are starting to bear fruit now . Bravo.

Not jealous at all. Well done to Chris Louis for tying him up for the Witches next season. But he can come in on a legitimate visa as a sixteen year old and take his chances at PL level like any other foreigner. (cough, Tyson, splutter, Nelson, cough).

1. Joonas Kylmäkorpi (FIN) 14, 2. Martin Smolinski (DE) 13, 3. Dave Watt (AUS) 12+3, 4. Darcy Ward (AUS) 12+2, 5. Peter Kildemand (DEN) 10, 6. Max Dilger (DE) 9, 7. Victor Golubovsky (RUS) 8, 8. Kenneth Hansen (DEN) 7+3, 9. Tobias Kroner (DE) 7+2, Reserve: 10. Lisandro Husman (ARG) 7+1, Ausgeschieden: 11. Matic Voldrih (SLO) 6, 12. Kyril Tsukanov (UKR) 6, 13. Cristian Carrica (ITA) 4, 14. Tomas Jedrzejak (POL) 3, 15. Richard Speiser (DE) 1, 16. Julio Romano (ARG) 0, 17. Oleksandr Borodai (UKR) 0 (Thanks to Smoli's site)

I see that the Final has been announced for Wolverhampton on Monday 6th June. (Preumably to be on Sky). However only one Semi-Final is listed (Sheffield, Thursday 19th May). Will this be a one-off qualifier with certain riders seeded straight through? Just thinking about Tai's non-qualification for the Final last year. I'm sure that the powers that be don't want a repeat !

Does anyone agree that this was Tai's best perfomance for some time and that it may just be that nursing his injury made him settle on the bike and keep it as smooth as possible ? Any coincidence that this approach made him faster ?

I really hope Cameron is able to ride for the Fen Tigers, otherwise I think dragging the kid and his mum halfway round the world to stand in the Foxhall pits for a few meetings and then fly back again is a monumental waste of everyone's time and effort. If you just wanted the signature before anyone else, just get him to sign up and get him in the PL team next March.

This is all about the unseemly haste of the Ipswich promotion to tie up Heeps for the Witches and then pocket the sell-on fee to Poole (or other Elite team). ergo Darcy Ward a couple of years ago with Boston/King's Lynn. Trouble is the rules have changed since then.

Sounds like an exciting finish. Well done to the Lions, hard luck to the Kangaroos. Nearest thing the Aussies will get to a home match in the Northern Hemisphere.

Cooking the Sunday roast and missed the end ! How did it finish ? New stream for second match ?

That is good news. The first hand reports from King's Lynn were terrible. Stefan is a lucky boy.

Well that's a hard days night for Sheffthorpe, but six big league points safely banked. Sounds like Richie Worrall has earned himself plenty of these