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  2. Posted · Edited by yellow and black
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    5 minutes ago, geoff100 said:

    not wishing to disagree but i think mal broke his leg in 74 came back in 75 it broke again when he fell at derwent park but yes r/r was used in 76 for him.

    You are quite right Geoff. It was 1974 originally as Barrow didn't race in 1975. He did break it again in 1975 very early on, and tried to ride in 1976 but to no avail

     

     

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    30 minutes ago, TotallyHonestJohn said:

     

    Here's one for Tsunami... who may have a better memory because I was only a kid at the time but when I was looking at all them old programmes I was taking a bit of time looking at the old Workington meetings because of my connections and one name that was always missing  at Brough with either R/R or a guest in was Mal MacKay... now the question is Was that due to a genuine injury or was he pulling a sickie because he didn't like the spot? Maybe a Worky fan has the answer?

    I am aware of many riders who dislike Brough many others who love the place and many more who don't have a bias either way seeing it as just another race track and I thank then all for some fantastic entertainment over ther years (and some rubbish as well mind) but they can only race on what's prepared for them... but is that not one of the reasons why we love the sport and find it so fascinating...

     

    Regards 

    THJ 

    Mal rode for the Comets between 1970 and 1976, and between the years 1970 to 1974 Newcastle were not in the second Division. In 1975 Mal broke his leg in a crash at Barrow early in the season, ruling him out all season.The two teams met in a Challenge meeting in April and then not till Sept. In 1976 he made a very brief return for a couple of meetings before his leg problems returned, causing him to retire from the sport. He will have been genuinely injured each time I would say

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    8 minutes ago, Liz !!! said:

    I wont argue with you as you prob have more up to date stats than I have, I believe he was just shy of the record set By Carl Stonehewer

    Yeah, Rusty had made 325 up until 2013, then made another 13 in 2015 making 338.

     Carl rode in 361 official matches for the Comets

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    2 hours ago, racers and royals said:

    Although i`m not a local i can see that it`s Belle Vue that are selling the tickets, through their normal system. It looks as if MPV tickets is a selling portal of  tickets .com which are based in Milton Keynes. I would if i were you,  try and contact Belle Vue asap and see if they can sort out the problem you have.

    Many thanks for taking an interest and posting the above suggestion. I have contacted tickets.com via e-mail and await a reply.

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    2 hours ago, Neila said:

    Got confirmation email right away then a link to print off tickets at home, so all printed off ready to go, hope you get your money back, tickets sorted

    Cheers marra, yeah that's what I hoped would happen, but it didn't!

    Can't believe the site said my card was invalid, but it still took my cash. To top it off the tickets I bought twice are still up for sale!!

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    Has anyone had trouble booking tickets for this? I THOUGHT I had booked two tickets in the grandstand but at the checkout it stated my card was invalid. Tried again with another card,but received the same message. Low and behold the money was taken from my bank both times but no ticket confirmation was received, and the same tickets are still on the site for sale!

    My bank were not interested and suggest I contact the seller. Phone number given doesn't exist, so it looks like I have been duped!

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    44 minutes ago, Bryce said:

    I wouldn't be shocked if the meaningless league fixture gets used for manipulation of rider averages with next year in mind. Let's just hope both sides get through the match injury free.

    Neither would I !

    26 minutes ago, jenga said:

    its going to be odd watching every rider wanting/trying to be 3rd or 4th .estimating 4 lap races to be around 74/90 seconds . lol.

    There will be one who is desperate to finish first in all of his rides though!

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    1 hour ago, TotallyHonestJohn said:

    I honestly don't know the complexities of this as apparently there is more than "one type" of Visa available and I know Scunny had issues with Ryan Douglass last year who was stopped from racing this season, I thought (possibly wrongly) that Ty had a two year Visa that was dependant on him reaching a certain level (average) by the end of the first season (convert his top league average and it is above 7? Nah to easy?) which would allow him to roll into the second season without having to go through a National qualification process. I do know Ty had all sorts of issues at the start of the season with his Visa and spent a small fortune in trying to get it resolved (which he finally did). However as I understand it he needs to attain a 7 average in the Championship which is currently 6.96 and a double figure score  in his last meeting against Lakeside sorts the problem. (happy to be corrected)

    However it needs saying that "I cant see it being that simple", it never is; LOL I also cant wait to see what happens if we have a hard Brexit and all these  European Riders who become "Johnny  Foreigners" overnight!!! What they will have to do? That possibly will put the cat right amongst the pigeons

    Regards
    THJ

    As far as the double figure score goes it isn't as straight forward as merely achieving a "Double figure score".

    Ty is indeed on a 6.96 average and has one more opportunity to get that magical 7.00 or over via the Lakeside League meeting. Of course if he rides in this meeting, whatever score he achieves becomes part of the 20 meetings needed to qualify at the expense of the 20th oldest figure (14 points from 6 rides) achieved against Newcastle on Oct 7th 2017.

    For example, scoring 10 or even 11 points regardless of how many rides he has will not get him to 7.00.

    He has to score a MINIMUM of 12 which if achieved off 4 rides will give him that elusive 7 point figure and job done!

    If he drops a maximum of 1 point off his first 4 rides he can still do it by scoring 14 points off 5.

    If he drops no more than 3 points from his first 4 rides he would need to have 6 rides and score a total of 15 points to get his 7.00 average.

    To show how agonisingly close he is, had he scored just 1 more point in any of the last 20 qualifying meetings (With no extra rides of course), he would have a 7.00 now.

    It is the strength of the meeting that drops off the scale (14 points from 6 rides back in 2017) that makes it such an uphill task to get that 7.00 figure.

     

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    1 hour ago, TotallyHonestJohn said:

    You are not wrong Marra and consider this, Worky could have 9 meetings to fit in to the end of this season, 5 at home and 4 away, if this weekend is washed out then only available day for Worky to run this semi is 19;30 hours this Sunday (good forecast at least) and if they win the semi against Glasgow that would leave 17 days to the end of the month to run 7 meetings (with only 2 weekends) , however Ty needs the league meeting against Lakeside to get a double figure score or he has to go home to race in the Australian championships to qualify for a visa as does Mason, so both of those could miss the 26th, 27th and 28th weekend as the Australian championships have been brought forward a month apparently, meaning a requirement for guests. Glasgow don't want to race this Sunday morning if the meeting is washed out on Friday night as suggested; as they have a wedding booking using the stadium function room on the Sunday so it looks like it will have to be Monday night up there. The additional complication is flights for the Danes which will now add substantial cost to bring them in, whether in changed flights or accommodation costs over here. Starting to make that Scottish Cup match an even bigger joke, honestly you couldn't make it up. However hang in there it gets better.

    So as it stands at this moment in time (however subject to change) Friday Glasgow Saturday Worky weather permitting, if both are rained off, Sunday Worky and possibly Sunday morning Glasgow but probably more like Monday night. The next complication comes out of who wins this match Worky? then Lakeside Play off Final Friday 19th (Rye) then Sat Worky double header Lakeside (if they beat Boro) Play off first then league match second (Aussie issues which I will come back to) if its Boro it will be them Friday and Saturday followed by Lakeside in the double header, then the Cup and Shield matches depending on who wins between Scunny and Boro it could be Boro Friday in the cup or Lakeside at Rye in the Shield with the return leg at Worky Saturday and if it is Scunny it could be them on the Sunday with Lakeside still on the Friday at Rye but if its Boro it could be another double header on the Saturday/Sunday and I think I have still missed out one possibility,  which could be Scunny in the cup on the Saturday if they beat Boro. Jesus no wonder Jacko hasn't got any hair. If Glasgow win the Play Off they will want to fit their Play Off final in and all of the above will go out of the window.

    However and for those who haven't fell asleep or whose head's haven't exploded it will still end up Worky having to fit in 7 meetings in 14 days and with the potential of having to do without the two Aussies for the last weekend of the month due to not having attaining high enough averages. C'mon Indian Summer and two weeks of good weather!!! LOL

    So just for Jenga "More to Follow" I would say

    Regards
    THJ

     Oh dear the cat is out of the bag so to speak!

    Unfortunately he doesn't just need a double figure score to get that precious seven point average, as there is a bit more to it than that I'm afraid.

     

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    22 minutes ago, Solidmango said:

    Can't see any good reason for the play off between Workington and Glasgow not being next weekend and the cup fixture against Edinburgh being the following. Other than Workington running scared of Cook and trying to be awkward over it. 

     

    Like has already been mentioned, Workington should have raced their cup fixtures before now and are also the only team in the league to not have completed their home matches. Poor show really and obviously nothing at all to do with them after all the world is against them apparently :rolleyes:

    The reason the Play-Off between Workington and Glasgow can't be next weekend is because they are already racing in the KOC Semi-Final against Edinburgh.

    Edinburgh are in the same boat as Glasgow in respect that they only have one (Maximum two) home meetings to arrange, due to not having as successful a season as Lakeside, Peterborough, and Workington so far, all three whom are all still involved in three competitions. 

    These meetings v Edinburgh were agreed in principle before Workington even knew they were going to face Glasgow in the play-offs, so why should both clubs change them to suit Glasgow?

    Incidentally,  Workington have raced more of their cup fixtures than the other two teams in the play-offs. Had you been chosen to ride against Lakeside or Peterborough, you would have had exactly the same problem in that these teams are not just simply waiting to run the play-offs, but have two other competitions to consider. Due to Scunthorpe's involvement in two of these competitions, they are also not going to sit around and wait while the play-offs are ran first are they?

    Incidentally, had Glasgow still been in all three competitions, then you would have had exactly the same scenario.

    Workington are indeed the only team to have not completed their home League fixtures. With five of their home meetings being cancelled by the BSPA, I think they have done pretty well to still qualify for the play-offs considering. Your club are now experiencing the difficulty of arranging two fixtures, so can you imagine how hard it has been for Workington to re-arrange theirs?

    In respect to the outstanding League meeting v Lakeside, the original meeting scheduled for August 17th was cancelled by the BSPA and re-arranged for August 25th. This meeting was begun, but due to the serious injuries to Dan Bewley had to be abandoned. Blame cannot solely be laid at Workington's door for the failure to get that one raced, as Lakeside could well have refused to come on any available dates Workington could use the stadium. Failure to run this meeting could well have cost Workington a place in the play-offs, so do you seriously think they would have deliberately chosen not to run it? They after all didn't cancel the initial staging, and can not be blamed for the injury to Dan which caused the abandonment.

    As a Workington fan I want Cookie to be available in both meetings, as I am sure all the paying public who support both clubs do.

    A hard as it may be to understand, Glasgow cannot simply call the shots and demand fixtures to be raced on days to suit them. All the other clubs left in all the competitions have exactly the same objectives, so compromise sometimes is the winner.

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    9 minutes ago, MANSE said:

     What did my first sentence say,If you want to be picky at least Pet and Lak have got all their fixtures arranged, when is your KOC Semi and Play off Semi being held,The clubs are to blame for fixture chaos at the end off the season trying to fit fixtures in when they have had at least 12/13 weeks to get the KOC and LC completed forgot we had a terrible SUMMER

    Whoa!!!    Not been picky at all. How can you publish a fixture when you haven't qualified?

    The KOC Semi participation isn't confirmed until both legs are run. Out of sheer common sense, you can't announce a fixture until you have qualified, it's like me saying "When are Glasgow running the Play-Off Final Home leg" IF Workington qualify then the fixtures will be announced, likewise if Newcastle qualify. These could well be agreed in principle already, but not announced.

    As your club are only involved in the one competition (And current form suggests to me they have an excellent chance of winning it), they simply have to now try and sort out dates between the themselves and Workington. This has been made extremely difficult due to the shambles of cancelling fixtures for the three other clubs involved in all three competitions (Workington, Lakeside, and Peterborough), whereby the KOC and Semi-Finals of the Championship Shield may well have been run if the pre-season agreed League fixtures had been kept to.

    In addition. there may have been instruction to run certain competitions first so to speak, as there are other clubs, like yourselves, waiting to arrange dates (Scunthorpe and Edinburgh), and perhaps their clout in saying what has to be run first, is the reason the play-offs are not first priority.

    I could also ask when your play-off semi is being held. October 5th, 6th, or 7th?

     

     

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    1 minute ago, MANSE said:

    Its time cut off dates for the K O C  and L C are given.The draw for the semi off the L C was mid June  here we are 22/9 the second leg  off Wor v Scun will be raced.  In the K O C the first leg off New v Wor  Q / F  was raced 8/7, 11weeks later the second leg will be raced. Why can only think we had a bad SUMMER

    Workington are actually further on with these fixtures than Lakeside and Peterborough.

    One leg of the KOC Q/F has already been run between Newcastle and Workington, whereas none of the KOC Q/F legs between Lakeside and Peterborough have been run yet. Edinburgh await the winners of the Workington v Newcastle Q/F and Scunthorpe await the winners of the other Q/F. In the Shield Workington have already raced the  away leg of the Semi-Final, with the home leg on Saturday, whereas Lakeside and Peterborough still have both legs to race.

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    48 minutes ago, Tigerforever said:

    With Peterborough v Lakeside dates arranged for the play off semi final very swiftly after the cut off its rather quiet up here in the north regarding the other play off between Glasgow & Workington,  Would have thought next weekend would have been ideal?

    Cook has a GP the following weekend including practice plus another one after that and then there’s the final to arrange if we get through.

    The silence is deafening!

    Next week may be "Ideal" for Glasgow, but Workington are still involved in two other cup competitions. If you look at the fixtures, priority for the next couple of weekends is with the KOC and Championship Shield meetings, with play-off meetings the following week for the other two (Oct 5th-6th).

    You MAY find that Workington already have fixtures for next weekend, providing they progress in the KOC tomorrow night of course. Although nothing is certain, they have a 10 point lead already , but as of yet cannot publish the Semi-Final fixtures till after the home KOC meeting is ran tomorrow night.

    Understandably Glasgow won't run without Cookie the following weekend, so that probably explains the silence!

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    11 minutes ago, Taylorj said:

    No chance we be riding Lakeside before the 23rd. Looking like Newcastle KOC on Friday then Scunny Saturday night :blink:

    Yeah heard that tonight as well. No guarantee that the Lakeside meeting would have made any difference anyway, but not running it stops us getting a guest for Dan  alone after the end of September.

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    6 minutes ago, Marksman said:

    It will be in our best interests to push for the Play Off SF to be ran before the end of the month.

    When the new October averages are effective, Dan will probably be 4th in the list, meaning we can’t have a guest, only R/R. When you think at the minute we could have Aaron Summers to guest for him, Rider replacement with none of the top 2 being able to take a ride would be much weaker.

    Totally agree Marksman. Unless we run the home meeting v Lakeside on or before the cut-off date of Sept 23rd, Dan will be 4th in the averages (6.79), after taking into account today's result and the fact that the averages for Oct are based on a reduced figure on 20 meetings. Rene Bach will be at number 1 also, if we don't run against Lakeside by then.

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    3 minutes ago, leander said:

    Polish fixture is a play-off one. So that's been in the diary since day 1. Technically Comets shouldn't be allowed a facility as it's a division 2 match, irrespective of the comets fixture being re-arranged,  but it would appear the BSPA management committee keep changing the rules as they go along.

    Maybe Nicolai is getting married, therefore the precedent has been set lol!

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  24. Posted

    1 hour ago, lucifer sam said:

    Read this week's Speedway Star.  Danny no longer wants to ride for Scunthorpe - so it's the same as Riss at Ipswich.  Despite that, Scunthorpe are still not allowed to use NL guests for him. 

    Either guests are not allowed for Riss, or Scunthorpe are allowed NL guests for Danny.  A little consistency is needed here from the SCB.

    Wouldn't believe all you read in Speedway Star.

    This week it said Ben Barker was riding for Workington against Peterborough, but when I watched the meeting he was riding for Peterborough against Workington!

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