Just saw Greg Blair’s post on social media about tonight. Didn’t realise his family had ties to running the Bandits. He mentioned his great grandparents got the Bandits up and running 60 years ago. Brilliant. Actually wish I’d made plans to go tonight. Love Shielfield Park. The speed down that back straight, the banking on the third and fourth bends, the 9/10 chips from the snack bar, etc. Between the entertainment of Poole v Redcar and the fantastic racing on show last night with Glasgow v Scunthorpe, let’s hope the great week of Championship level speedway continues tonight. 

Well Bugger me  ,  looks like dontforgetthefueltapsbro is off to the moon tomorrow  ,, now then bigman oxygen is a bit short on the moon . so you'll need to take your foot out of your mouth before you go. 

Knowing Poole’s track record (pardon the pun), I wouldn’t be surprised if you signed Hagon and he miraculously ended 2027 with league winners medal. Didn’t that happen with Starke last season? Looked like he was doing cycle speedway for us in 2024, then goes on to win a league title with Poole in 2025. Fraser Bowes must be in the minority of failed Pirates.

Last night emphasised the need for big changes next season. A really poor contribution from Flint when we needed him most, but I think he’ll be back alongside Hodder. Don’t rate KJP, or any rider who simply follows the leader (or whoever is ahead of him) when he doesn’t gate. He reminds me of Jason Edwards; you can tell after one lap, he’s never passing whoever is in front of him. Factor in the outlay for bringing him and Hausl over (visa or work permit, transport, accommodation, allowances, etc.) and it’s been nowhere near worth it. If we never see Hagon and Hausl in a Tigers colours again, it’ll be too soon. Not sure about Harris, but I get the feeling his time at Ashfield is up. One too many really poor performances this season IMO. I love him, but I still can’t believe his and Flint’s performances in the first leg. That killed us.

What? Who has a fridge that goes down to -95 degrees C? I suppose you could put it in a box or load it onto a pallet in bulk bearing in mind it would thaw in seconds....ffs isn't the sport on it's arse anyway without stirring up rubbish like this?

Gutted, but what a great night of speedway racing. Massive congratulations to Scunthorpe. Written off by many - myself included - before a wheel had been turned, yet they find themselves the play-off final. An incredible achievement and an outstanding performance across the two legs. Well done David How and co. 51-39 flattered us. They downed tools after progress was secured in heat 12. Bitterly disappointing from our perspective. Flint conceding a 5-1 in heat 1 set the tone. Heats 6, 7 and 8 were disasters. First, Harris losing to Palm Toft in heat 7, then the disaster of heat 8 before KJP’s shambolic contribution to heat 9. Hodder far exceeded his expected contribution, but if we’re bluntly honest, nobody else stood up to be counted when we needed them most.  Heats 13, 14 and 15 - when the tie had been decided - were exhibition races for the Scorpions.