'I am not on drugs. I honestly cannot believe how horrible some people can be to assume that an absence is due to something like that.   First of all, I have a baby, this means I now choose to prioritise my child over speedway and for that matter over anything.    On this occasion of absence, my wife has damaged some nerves in her neck and cannot use her hand and arm properly, she received treatment and we tried to get someone to come to help her with Rio for the day. The treatment has not yet helped and we were unable to get anyone to help out.    Therefore! I chose to stay at home and look after both my wife and child.    I prefer to keep these things on a need to know basis but that just seems to let people run with their imaginations.    This year has really shown me how horrible some people can be.'

Can someone explain to me how Ipswich got the rider rep facility for Lawson tonight as he was not injured or unwell?  it seems he chose not to ride as he was prioritising the health snd wellbeing of his family ( no criticism from me on that score).    i am assuming that it has been classified as withholding his services thus, the club get the faculty . If that is the case then does that mean Lawson now gets an automatic 28 day ban ?    not trying to point score against either Lawson or Ipswich, just asking a question and seeking a clarification 

This link doesnt work for me!!

How much is it to get a nanny in UK this days? 

For 2027, and with more time to prepare I team I do expect to see a proper number one at least. Josh Pickering I believe will step up into the no.1 spot somewhere and I believe Bomber will end up ticking off another team to ride for especially with it being local to him.  Without thinking of averages, I’d like to see something like: 1. Josh Pickering  2. Kye Thomson  3. Niels Kristian Iversen 4. Chris Harris 5. Maciej Janowski 6. William Cairns 7. Luke Harrison

To be fair the top division has always been a bit like that - in the great days of the 80s you had Cradley, Coventry Wolves in the midlands and then Reading Oxford and Swindon along the M4 etc so that was 6 of the what 12 teams in the top division. There was a northern band that comprised Bradford Sheffield and BV! and maybe an EA band that was Ipswich and Kings Lynn. The most northerly based top tier team I can recall was Berwick when Terry Lindon took them over and we all know what happened there.