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Darn that Unofficial-ness

The Panthers just started following Todd Kurtz , Paul Starke and Jack Holder on their Instagram account....

So is Ulrich still captain?

PETERBOROUGH suffered a miserable return to Premier League action when being beaten by struggling Scunthorpe tonight (July 12). The ‘T Balfe Construction’ Panthers missed the chance to go back to the top of the table when going down 46-44 to a Scorpions side, who climbed off the bottom thanks to their success at the East of England Showground. Peterborough’s top performers, captain Ulrich Ostergaard and number one Craig Cook, came agonisingly close to claiming the 5-1 required in the final race to salvage a draw. Ostergaard took victory, but Cook couldn’t get the necessary drive during a race-long charge around the boards to get the better of Scunthorpe skipper Josh Auty, who held on for second spot with Panthers having to settle for a 4-2. Peterborough team boss Jason Attwood admitted: “We always knew it was going to be a difficult night and we were struggling from the word go. “We were behind almost all night and although we got level at one point, we could never quite get control of the meeting. “Speedway is one of those sport’s that is full of what ifs and maybes, but I’m not going to start pointing the finger at any individuals. “We win as a team and we lose as a team, and now the challenge is to put it right.” Cook and Ostergaard both contributed 11 points to the Peterborough cause while Emil Grondal climbed back into the main body of the side with paid eight. Short-term signing Ashley Morris made an encouraging debut at reserve with paid seven while his partner, Tom Stokes, also added a couple of points from his three outings. But the middle-order pairing of Nikolaj Busk Jakobsen and Tom Perry both had tough nights as they managed just eight points between them from eight rides. The key man on show was Scunthorpe reserve Michael Palm Toft, who returned to haunt his old club. The former Peterborough rider roared to four wins in a 15+1 haul as the visitors led for the vast majority of the meeting. Attwood added: “We knew Michael would be a danger and we knew he would probably end up getting seven rides – both of those things proved to be true. “We’ve been spoilt ourselves with having riders at reserve who are capable of hitting double-figures, and it certainly made a big difference for Scunthorpe.” Peterborough have a quick chance to redeem themselves when hosting title-chasing Berwick on Friday (7.30pm). Sheffield star Simon Stead has been called up as a guest for number one Craig Cook, who is on Elite League duty. Attwood thanked Tigers promoter Damian Bates for granting permission to speak to Stead, who started his career by emerging from the Peterborough junior system of the late 1990s. Club bosses are still considering their options at reserve to cover for Holub. SCORES PETERBOROUGH ‘T BALFE CONSTRUCTION’ PANTHERS: Craig Cook 11+1, Ulrich Ostergaard 11, Emil Grondal 7+1, Ashley Morris 5+2, Nikolaj Busk Jakobsen 5, Tom Perry 3, Tom Stokes 2+1. SCUNTHORPE: Michael Palm Toft 15+1, Josh Auty 10+1, Carl Wilkinson 9, Ryan Douglas 8, Lewis Kerr 2+1, Josh Bailey 2, Rider replacement for Alex Davies. HEATS 1 - re-run Wilkinson (61.3), Cook, Grondal, Douglas (fell/exc). 3-3, 3-3. 2 - Palm Toft (62.0), Morris, Bailey, Stokes. 2-4, 5-7. 3 - Wilkinson (62.1), Kerr, Perry, Busk Jakobsen. 1-5, 6-12. 4 - Ostergaard (62.0), Auty, Stokes, Bailey. 4-2, 10-14. 5 - re-run Douglas (62.6), Busk Jakobsen, Wilkinson, Perry. 2-4, 12-18. 6 - re-run x2 Cook (60.5), Auty, Grondal, Palm Toft. 4-2, 16-20. 7 - Ostergaard (62.3), Morris, Bailey, Kerr (ret). 5-1, 21-21. 8 - Palm Toft (62.2), Grondal, Wilkinson, Morris. 2-4, 23-25. 9 - Auty (62.6), Palm Toft, Busk Jakobsen, Perry. 1-5, 24-30. 10 - Grondal (62.7), Cook, Palm Toft, Kerr. 5-1, 29-31. 11 - Douglas (63.0), Ostergaard, Wilkinson, Morris. 2-4, 31-35. 12 - re-run Palm Toft (63.5), Busk Jakobsen, Stokes, Kerr (15m). 3-3, 34-38. 13 - Cook (62.7), Douglas, Auty, Ostergaard. 3-3, 37-41. 14 - Palm Toft (63.6), Perry, Morris, Kerr. 3-3, 40-44. 15 - Ostergaard (62.6), Auty, Cook, Douglas. 4-2, 44-46.

Wish I'd gone, will try and make it on Friday

Holub is listed as riding for #teamczech on 23rd July for the World Cup

Nice few minutes air time on look east today from Sunday's meeting and the press day

Slightly off topic but congratulations to MPT and family on the birth of their new baby boy

Twitter news! "We're thrilled to welcome T Balfe Construction as new title sponsors. Full story to follow #speedway #pantherspride " and there's a photo....

Twitter announcement. Full story on our capture of @NicklasPorsing on loan from King's Lynn will be on peterboroughpanthers.co shortly #speedway #panthers

Will any rounds be shown on TV here?

I presume what you're getting at is the end of the Readypower sponsorship?

What's the chance of Lewis Blackbird coming back?

I was just going on £300 each for a season ticket for me and husband and then two at £200 for each kid over 12. As that's the age we have to pay for on the day tickets, however I could be wrong and kids (under 16) are included if the adult has a season ticket? Idk

So as much as we love the Panthers £1000 just isn't feasible for our family!