Max isn't riding speedway at the moment (per his Facebook page), so it'll be a 2.00 pointer unless Berwick can pull a rabbit out the hat and find someone on 2.6 ish (would have to be a former rider making a comeback and getting a deduction). Not impossible but not likely either.  That team should take care of business and Shielfield, but might struggle away

McDiarmid has announced this morning he won't be racing in the Championship in '27.

You hit the nail on the head with those two comments. For me you need that added passion in any kind of performance whether stage, screen, song or sports. Doing things just for the money always seems loveless. That’s a two way street at Ipswich and we can all look forward to the Ipswich 2028 thread whilst topping up our tans next summer, as they run their riders through the mill and decide on the sackings - sorry not offering a new contract to the free agents. Cold. 

Come off it fella, this is a forum for opinions, people are allowed to voice whether they think a rider is good, bad or indifferent and who they may or may not want to see don their race jacket. It's incredibly sad that tracks go to the wayside, it's happening far too often and I feel you and the other Diamonds fans as I do the Robins, Brummies, Bees, Eagles, Racers, Panthers, Hammers et al but this 'just be thankful you have a team' stuff is really dull and adds nothing to the conversation.

I've heard good things about Vicky and her meringue-based desserts 

Isn't it a set £70 a point for the RS's...? (I know, reality might be different...) You could actually argue that the lower the quality, the more it will cost the clubs as more expensive riders beat them.. Looking at the six listed, and the No6's so far signed, many of the RS's will only score the majority of their points against each other I would think..