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Really hate all this negativity, you will all be crying when there is no Speedway. We have no choice up here we have rockall. Gary has again put together a decent team that will compete at this level. We have a cracking set up at Somerset, don’t ruin it. People who know me know that I was and am a passionate follower of the Rebels, I really looked forward to going every time I was down there even when times were hard back in the early days. On the odd occasion I get down there now people are so nice and friendly when I pitch up, like they only saw me the other week when in reality it may have been a year maybe. Brilliant clubhouse, good racetrack (again ), and good supporters. I can’t wait for the season to start again to see how it all pans out.

Comets named team of the year tonight at Cumbria sports awards, yay! Wonder if they’ll have room for yet another trophy?

Very happy to have Claus back, determined, passionate and a hell of a nice guy.

Too far.

Nick will be at Wolves

Can see another Miedzinski situation here, bargain average rider doesn't ride for us, goes away ups average, becomes worthless to parent club.

Are Scorpion fans really bothered about the NSS? No, we are more concerned about winning at the EWR and that's what Josh, Jake ,Jason and Stefan will do. The remainder of the team can just improve their averages for me.

So a rider we dumped the world champ for and showed more passion riding for the enemy than he did for his own team last season, doesn't want to come back after dropping 2 points off his average. Good riddance I say and I never thought I would be saying that after heat 13 at Wolves in 2017.

Are you a promoter?

Gutted Morra is leaving - hoping he is going to Wolves which was the original rumour months ago. So does this mean that Batch is staying? If not, why not announce him at the same time?

Probably already been poached by Wolves.

That's the thing, the rules are there to cut doubling up but they've been ignored and just continued with using existing Championship averages. Don't understand why you'd create such a conversion rate, which increases year on year but allow rider's to maintain existing averages, it just doesn't make any sense at all.

He rode in all three leagues last season. He shouldn't have any difficulty in finding a Championship place; in any case, it is time that he left the NL behind.

Kurtz and Morris both struggled from being an out and out number one. If Morris goes back to Swindon the pressure is taken off by Doyle being there and Morris could thrive Poole need to bring in a big hitter so that Kurtz hasn’t got that pressure again. I think Jack Holder may well go there but again he isn’t that big hitter yet... he benefited from Doyle last year.

I see Jack Smith has been told he doesn't have a place at the Colts - he says (and I don't doubt him) that it is because of the points limit. A young, talented, developing rider who also happens to be an attraction denied a team place. Bloody ridiculous

I’ve noticed the Comets headline on back of Times And Star is larger than the Reds one which is above it. Nothing against the Reds but good and deserved, as is more support next season.

For a start Elphaba please ...Obviously not done your research on Witches well seen as though you had been on the Worky thread , thought I’d repay the compliment

Nice to see a couple of good young prospects getting their chance at reserve.

A poor signing for any team!

Ipswich have always been favourites in the top league - for the wooden spoon

The British Youth Championships have got as much as anything to do with the increase in quality of riders coming through, year on year it seems that more good young riders are getting into the system. Hopefully those in charge can see this and give it all the support they can. Meeting against other countries are an excellent idea, the more experience they can get of different environments the better.

Cliff it's more a reality of where Speedway is at in this country. I personally think it's absolute suicide to expect people to go from watch Premiership with Doyle, Holder, Iversen and Lambert at £17 and then expect people to rock up and watch Rowe, Atkins and co for £16. That is just madness in my eyes. People can't just keep bringing out the line of "it's better than nothing" because it isn't, I and I am sure many others will go and spend their £16 on something else. The Somerset promotion I've said many times are one of the best in the whole country and have created a great set up, but they've scored a massive own goal by dropping down a league, and then losing Wright, BWD and Allen on top of that. That's a massive own goal in my eyes.

Can’t see Cook anywhere but Belle Vue. IF it happened though, how about: Fricke Bjerre Bewley Allen J. Holder Berge Lidsey

Totally agree, it's all about opinions. As a sport, speedway has so many flaws, so there is always plenty to talk about.

We are all 'internet warriors' mate, that's what a forum is. Exchanging views, opinions, counter opinions, suggestions, personal anecdotes, testimonies etc etc!

There is another signing announcement Monday according to CVS

dan has his health and recovery as his priority . this award presentation was attended by the management and deserved their moment of glory . chuffing good stuff .well done all .. its been a dream following this team in 18 . roll on 19 .

Great see the Comets being given the Cumbria team of the year accolade, a real tonic for speedway in general.... .....Laura mentions it is an award for the riders efforts, quite rightly.. ...but as they are all scattered worldwide none could join the ceremony....my only thought on that comment is - was Dan Bewley not still around locally?

its not all about putting points on riders averages. its about having a injury free season and no rider burn out .teams from last year hardly gained any advantage from upping their average , Edinburgh ! .. where as workington hardly put anything on their team total and were treble winners . so its down to good luck and the rub of the green .. workington had a team of 6.50 riders and a raw talent @ reserve who gained experience of championship racing .

Oh yeah we do! Fancy swapping assets??! Sshhh don't tell Wolves!

do you seriously have nothing better to do in your (what i must assume) very empty life

I don’t really understand the rules anymore

So Morris is also gone for the year. Just been announced as an update to Bellego.

Must be favourites, that is a powerful looking team, need to also get a bit of luck and stay injury free, well done .

Agreed and all British. Too much to hope for?

Jeez this looks a strong team. Suppose a lot will rest on King's fitness after his bad injury.

He can ride a bike, just a bit of a box of frogs between his ears

Think you may be shocked with the team in a good way.....

You two could be lovers...

until he gets a better offer to ride against us he also tends to spend a fair bit of time on injured list

The averages on the Speedwaygb website look slightly different to some I have seen quoted on here. Masters 8.11 Schlein 7.92 Thorsell 7.25 N.Morris 6.60 Howarth 4.96 Becker 4.00 A. Morris 3.66 TOTAL 42.50

if we did sign stevie and he got injured we could always make all other teams switch race night

What about Leicester 'Gators? Apparently it's a 'gator's paradise round there. Or this that just a croc of...

Are they all overweight?

Completely agree Personally, I can understand why any league would reduce its points limits if clubs were making substantial financial losses or there was an increase in the number of teams. Here, though, to my knowledge only one of the existing teams might be losing money badly and the league is now smaller than before. Given that last season there was a strong movement to increase the points limit (with 10 teams competing) it is most difficult to appreciate why they have chosen to use 36 for 2019. The 36 only becomes 38 for all clubs if 16 2.00point riders are available. They're not, and this only gives more of an advantage to those who are able to pick up one of the more talented youngsters available on that average. People won't be fooled into paying last years prices for a weakened league without many of its top stars, forced up because they cannot be accommodated. In 2018, the NL managed to combine the successful development of some of most capable young riders with accommodating some of the league's crowd pullers - the Roynon's, Morley's and Ayres'. For me, it worked extremely well and I just can't see why that has been changed.

Can any Panthers fans say seriously that they would be happy to have those two in a premier league team together. It doesn't inspire me with enthusiasm and would be a lack of ambition from the management IMO. As for Geds comment on fans knocking the riders , well show us a team and we'll let you know what we think of them.

I should like to see thirteen heats again with a second half for youngsters with no lower age limit. 125 and 250 cc races?

No chance Peter Wyngarde died on the 15th January 2018 Unless you are on about the re-runs then you need to watch Department S first to get the Jason King back story..., Regards THJ

The sensible thing for the BSPA to do is have two reserve races, that will be more entertaining and give the reserves a chance rather than them getting low points every match and getting demoralised.