Whilst terrible news for Riss who I very much enjoy watching, why was he announced before a proper fitness test? Surely the change should be reversed, as they have a replacement already there for him? If a guest facility is now in place, with a higher average, it will only cause more questions about rule manipulation 

Looking back over last Saturday's excitement, perhaps the best observations came from the website reportage.   Two paragraphs from which rather sums it up: "...but when all seemed lost, the 2026 Bandits and their own local hero of choice stepped up to the plate and --- with the assistance of a rash teenager and an unfathomable piece of tactical incompetence --- reignited the playoff flame". followed later by: "......celebrations which seem to have got up the nose of the charmless Havelock, who raged over Rushen's exclusion, the floodlighting and just about everything else post-match.  All decent attempts to deflect from his tactical shortcomings" Which more or less sums it up.   Whatever your views, this was a nerve-tingling meeting with an amazing conclusion and just the thing to keep the Berwick public -- who have been solid in their support in this, their 59th season of speedway, coming back for the next helping on August 22nd....    

is kilderman and Tate still out, if they are my 1st visit to Northampton and more than half the team missing,.

If his symptoms will never cure he needs to retire for his and other riders safety, especially with it being his vision.  As someone who is partially sighted I really feel for him. It can really affect aspects of your life and it’s frustrating as hell

Oxford will have a much better choice of guests for Riss than Eddie. Expect to see a decent 6.5-7.0 pointer when they visit Poole next Wednesday.

Not quite true. He stated he practiced on Monday in the interview... “I had a practice on Monday in preparation for today and unfortunately, I felt worse again yesterday and today and I don’t feel safe to get on the bike tonight and race. I’m really sorry about the whole situation." It's here if you want to read it... https://oxfordspeedway.club/2026/08/erik-riss-ruled-out/