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You probably will be cynical and not believe me, but I would say the same thing if you reversed the teams and Leicester had qualified. As I said it's not ideal, but it is what it is - totally fair & square - Edinburgh had points taken off them and Rye House called fixtures off so get over it and move on. Nothing to defend, but those posters pointing this out aswell appear to include amongst others Newcastle and Edinburgh - or did you mean northern clubs not just Bears!!

There isn't a Leicester/Redcar problem - on the date set by BSPA to determine qualifiers for the play offs, Redcar are in 6th place, by virtue of the criteria set by BSPA to determine teams level on league points. Granted the outstanding fixture is not ideal, but it isn't a problem!

possibly - you never know truth is often stranger than fiction.

I'm told that Kus was unlucky in this instance, apparently his back wheel spoiler was loose and this was turning, but not his actual wheel, so he wasn't spinning - something I've not heard of him doing before. That said he could have done with having a flying start, preferably 15 m ahead - at least then he would have been competitive (for a few laps!!)

Sorry chaps - looks like I was fed duff info

The rider Newcastle bring in WILL keep Kerr at reserve

Set your sights nearer to home - and British

I have no first hand knowledge of the incident, or directly of the riders involved so I don't feel able to pass any comments - however can I just say thanks to all the posters on here for providing such great entertainment . To those who gave considered thoughtful response It was good to read those views, to those who just decided to post the first comment they could think of to protect their team/rider or to strike back at some post they felt was unjustified - superb haven't had such a good read in months. I'll let you all decide which category you fall into !! And before anyone decides to respond please take a few minutes to consider reply, a concept which has obviously not taken place on numerous occasions on this thread already. Cheers

I believe he is nephew of the mighty Mark Crang Superb win for the Bears - Bandits will be kicking themselves for losing a 7 point lead with two heats to go. Looks like Ashworth isn't up to speed, so we had a bit of luck on our side.

11am Heavy cloud cover, but bright and dry! If you want Cs, you can have all those involved with our team

Potentially a cracking meeting, big problem could be weather, North East under yellow weather warning for rain during afternoon. Approx 2 miles from track 11.25am sky very dark and heavy rain at present Fingers crossed everyone

Rain stopped now and brighter

To make all Redcar fans feel at home can we have some work commence at 6.30 - just to make it even better

Well said and totally agree - nothing wrong with poking a little fun at your "nearest & dearest" but should be given and taken in the right spirit. I've said it before it is to both clubs benefit for both to be successful, naturally I and other wearing red & white would like Redcar to be on top, those from Newcastle have a different view! BUT it's good for the other to do well. Imagine a Newcastle/Redcar playoff final or KO Cup final - Havvy would need to pay some more turnstile staff !!!!!! Lets have a good meeting tonight with fans respecting each other and the opposition riders

I think that is a really valid point regarding Richie Worrall, I believe he has a similar mentality and as a consequence he is involved in first bend incidents and those like we saw tonight, other riders may have backed off when summers dived in front and crash could have been avoided, however would Nicki Pedersen - no, and neither does Richie Worrall, he sees the need to fight for position and not give them up. An attitude I applaud in a young British rider, however I also think that he does need to be aware of the times that the odds are not in his favour and he needs to give in and live to fight another race and be aware of other riders positions - all of this will come with experience (he is a young rider with limited racing years). He does get some bad press and there is a thin line between hard riding and unfair riding! Best wishes to him, didn't seem too bad and hopefully back soon and progressing in his career. On point of fans I apologise on behalf of all genuine Redcar fans, but has been said on numerous occasions, ALL tracks have their morons!!

It's one of the great rules that speedway has - rider can move and get a warning , if he moves and touches tapes excluded. So Dyer moves, makes Worrall go who touches tapes (well actually demolishes and takes them for a tour of track!) and Worrall excluded - is it fair?? Whoever said speedway rules/interpretations were fair?

Bears will have a replacement for Max Dilger, who broke his leg last night

Too true EVERY track has it's clowns and the rest of us are embarassed by them !! Best Wishes to young Mr Tully

PL PLAY-OFF WINNERS (and CHAMPIONS!) Leicester PL FINAL LEAGUE LEADERS: Somerset PL TROPHY WINNERS: Newcastle PL KO CUP WINNERS: Berwick PL FOURS WINNERS: Leicester PL PAIRS WINNERS: Plymouth TOP OF PL AVERAGES: Richie Worrall BEST NEWCOMER: Max Frickle MOST POINTS ADDED TO STARTING AVERAGE: Micky Dyer WOODEN SPOON TEAM IN PL: Sheffield

Bears website has Adam McKinna guesting for the Tigers, not sure where Sitera is?? expect Bears to line up 1. Ostergaard 2. Wilkinson 3. Doolan 4. Summers 5. Kus 6. Dilger 7. Mudgeway

Totally agree - Pleased to hear it's not as bad as it looked from crash perspective. Best Wishes for a speedy recovery and return to the saddle

I can see a case for a claim as to greatest promoter, but even though I was delighted to have some e-mail correspondence with John over the last few years and highly respect him as an individual, I think you are hard pushed to justify him as the greatest person ever

Basic maths shows that top two riders get an extra ride (ht 15) so teams need riders to take advantage of that, plus opportunity to utilise t/r rides.. Yes - reserves can have extra rides, but averages should eventually dictate that weakest riders are in reserve berth

Seems a shame everyone cannot be included!!