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Er, why don't you just enjoy what we have while we have it and leave this to the close season?

why does it require laughter when hes returning from apparently nasty injuries?probably pleased to complete 5 rides

very strange very very strange Sedgeman not ridden for months Kurtz binned off by Somerset out of form. Proctor has been smashing in better scores and form in both Leagues for past few weeks. Leicester in Shield Final look sure to be in Play Offs need rider whose average Proctor best fits. "Robbing Peter to pay Paul" or "robbing one Bates to pay another Bates". IF Proctor ends up at Leicester it will bring Sport in to further disrepute and ridicule. No doubt one for the Management Committee to look in to Oh hang on....."Bates and Bates and Godfrey

“Best interests of the sport rule” coming into play again.

All this chopping and changing of team building averages is doing the sport no favours. As stated above the 42.5 number is king and what is needed to balance out sides otherwise it creates falsely high averages and then after one season riders get frozen out as a new crop of non ready riders take their places, no disrespect to any but 50% of the 2 pointers in the Champs are there because of their average and not ability.

Still got the dodgy fuel in the tanks to help some riders improve their score & get Cookie to lessen his to a more attractive average for next year.(some people just cannot see it but it might sow the seeds of doubt )

In theory yes they can, as all team declarations are subject to approval as being ‘in the best interests of the sport’.....

Especially on the podium

Has Scott Nicholls ever rode at Poole?

This fixture, already looking competitive, has now been spiced by Charles Wright lifting the British Championship. Berwick's usual line-up is Summers, Etheridge, Doolan, Gappmaier, Busk Jakobsen, Garcia & Flint. Redcar will be bringing Riss, Andersen, Palm Toft, Stewart, Wright, Woolley & Greaves -- racing order unconfirmed. Both sides at full strength -- Redcar with their new British champ, plus a new No 1, Erik Riss, who is a double World (long-track) Champion. Bandits remain unbeaten at home in Championship action for over a year, but the recently-revised Bears could be their stiffest test so far this season. If Charles Wright brings the same form he displayed at Belle Vue, Shielfield spectators are in for a treat. Plus, with another tasty wee treat of the NJL mini-match following the main event, Saturday's spectators will be able to enjoy 21 meaningful races for their money. Tell the town -- the new British Champion is coming to Berwick on Saturday night!

After 59 of 110 meetings:- 1 Glasgow 11M 5H 6A +17 2 Leicester 14M 6H 8A +12 3 Redcar 9M 4H 5A +4 4 Somerset 13M 7H 6A +3 5 Berwick 10M 3H 7A +1 6 Sheffield 11M 7H 4A -1 7= Edinburgh 9M 4H 5A -2 7= Scunthorpe 10M 5H 5A -2 9 Newcastle 8M 5H 3A -3 10 Eastbourne 12M 7H 5A -6 11 Birmingham 11M 6H 5A -9 E&OE

Only thing that sows the seed of doubt is your sanity. But seriously you surely are at the wind up well at least i hope you are. Another fantastic performance on the road once again , Razzer on fire and i hold my hands up in doubting the signing in April , has been awesome so far and a large slice of humble pie . Well done lads another fantastic performance.

yuppie flu?

What's that smell? Can smell it from here,smells like bull schnitzel

Offal isn't it.

I do like a bit of Swedish action, there is something about pretty blondes.

Tac sub?

So there we have it Gustix has his own personal opinion and will continue to bang that drum at every occasion (in all fairness we all have our own opinions / passions on things) What is clear though is Danny Ayres started out as a rag tag chancer, progressed through to talented but emotional clown and is now a National hero. If anyone know a film producer......just make sure the 70's moustache era gets edited out.

so the rumours are true that said the Newcastle teams have become quite samey over the past few years and the results have been likewise.

Because she can't help herself?

Probably using the wrong wording, What I was trying to say , If Lambert don't allow the injury to fully repair it could hinder his process for years to come...

And so it may be. But if you look at the audience demographics and you want to attract young people to speedway then something of that ilk is exactly what should be tried. I bet now I've mooted the idea someone like the Isle of Wight would look at it very seriously

Have an early night George

One league or no league is the choice imo

Just a note on a change in club details. The old BSPA-sponsored weblinks (ending in .co) are now dead. Bandits' website is now on www.berwickspeedway.com and the contact e-mail is club@berwickspeedway.com

Big Top4 theory needs re-thinking,start by cutting their points money might get better results

That's a misconception. Its no coincidence that Belle Vue is both the best racing track in the country and one that has little home advantage.

Only at weekends ...

you know you will .lol. crescent girl seems to think so . i think it will be as tight as a ducks ????

Bandits management team would like to announce that the popular Friends & Family Pass & Kids Go Free admissions will continue for the rest of the season! £35 gains admission for 2 adults and gets you 2 programmes. This incentive has worked well and it is designed to encourage more fantastic Bandits fans to bring a friend or family member along for a night of Live Speedway. This falls in line with 2014/15 admission and programme prices and we hope you will help us spread the word. Kids will also enter for free for the remainder off the season but we must emphasise that all under 16’s must be accompanied by a paying adult. Motorsport is dangerous and a parent or guardian must be responsible for any youngsters in attendance at all times.

I think the panthers look pretty strong

Only one Bates on the MC I believe - Messrs Chapman, Godfrey, Damian Bates, Pratt and Machin, with Chris Louis as reserve member.

Fingers crossed he doesn't suffer any reaction from tonite's meeting at the Oaktree.

I'm glad he's not injured, but I cant help thinking I wished that he'd be replaced....? His performances for us have been woeful and I cant see any improvement from one meeting to the next. I'd much rather have Danyon/Nathan in the team, even if only for their future progress!?

S4s you have made a very good point. I've not taken much notice of number 8's as they never seem to be included /declared in team line ups these days. But thinking ahead and covering the possible scenarios it would have been good to have made the arrangements you suggested. I would just like reserves to be replaced by guests according to average as with others in the team. But then I'm from a simpler time speedway in the 70's.

One club is up for sale, the other isn't. I think there's an obvious answer to that question.

Whilst im certainly not saying that any injuries sustained are anyone's fault as ive not seen the incidents it does re-raise the question should 15 year olds be in league racing? The youth and enthusiasm is clearly evident along with some ability but is it a matter of time until there are issues? Its not acceptable (just entertaining) when there is a bit of handbags after a race or after a rider is brought down by a reckless move but if one of the riders is 15 it opens up a whole bag of trouble that it shouldn't as all riders on track should be equally accountable for their actions. The child protection laws are getting tighter and tighter, i assume the Thompsons and others all change separately to the main team or have appropriate adults present.

Don't think proctor will be without a club for long at all. Obviously dropped to replace Bates at Leicester.

Surely they are just cheap wanna be fake famous people,

Which is TOTALLY irrelevant... Again, please read - and comprehend - what I said. The term "National" has absolutely no bearing on quality, ability, experience, or anything like that. "National" means "nationwide" (on a national basis). Nothing more, nothing less. Steve

Is a tad early but I'd add Steve, Tero and Ashley to that list too... Fill in the blanks with an exciting number 5 (Richie maybe?) and a Luke Ruddick, Nathan Stoneman type at reserve... Would do me (First we need to know we are running next year!!) 1. Steve 2. Tero 3. Ashley 4. Matty 5. 6. Max 7. Love to have Danny Ayres in the team too... But don't see that happening lol

Danny Ayres heroics in heat 19 of British Championship can be seen on sports page on Scunthorpe Live site. An awesome ride!!!

Maybe your language settings need altering??

Why do you want him to have a lap of honour if it's a death trap? Do you not like him very much?

I beg to differ. No doubt, he’d have been bigged up but, when it came to racing, he’d have been last in every race even if he made a fast start. He’s nowhere near the level of even the weakest of the GP riders. You just need to look at the job that other “entertainer” Jason Garrity did a couple of years ago to realise Danny would also embarrass himself and his supporters. He can be great to watch, though not if you were a Scunthorpe supporter last Sunday, and should be encouraged at the level he’s at, not way beyond his current abilities.

I'm all in favour of Topsoil's suggestion that ALL clubs should have a Junior Team - but this should be comprised of riders who are exclusive members of each club - not two or three different clubs all using the same riders! "Doubling-up" (in the main leagues) has become a monster totally out of control (a child of five could have seen this coming!!) - and it needs to be phased out as soon as possible whether the riders like it or not. Phasing it out though, seems to be and impossible dream - every season it is further extended. Whoever dreamed up this idea should be put up against a wall!!!!

No don't remember them , remember our double, double year at Shawfield though, that was comedy gold coming from the Edinburgh camp.

It might have been a corker of a meeting to what you normally see at Sheffield but for me, irrespective of the result, we threw it away, gifting points to the Glasgow lads in the way we rode the track. The track prep was not normal because of the weather we had & what was predicted pre meeting but it caught us out. What was up with Danny? Thoughts on tomorrow? That was a mare for him but being in the spotlight, giving interviews to put in to print has, maybe, got to him a bit. We needed to stop their lower order getting points but, for some reason, they were getting them. The inside line had the grip, possibly due to the amount of standing water that got in to the track before the water was removed yesterday. We also heard rumours of possible fuel tampering with probable additives used to get off the gate on a slick track. Whether a complaint has been put in with checks made & retrospective action taken later I am unsure but it did seem evident half way through the meeting when the Tigers got on top. Gating almost 3 metres in front by the 1st bend was evident mid meeting in which the track had not changed or been graded.

A very debatable heat result in the end. I was there in Pocking for this meeting and I remember this race well. In the re-run after Han's exclusion Sam knew his bike was in trouble on the startline and he attempted to leave the track but was forced to go back on by the stewards, as the 3 riders entered the 1st bend ermolenko's bike stopped causing Hamill to fall . The race should have been run with two riders only but Sam was allowed back in on another machine and we all know the result. A very controversial decision given the meeting referee's well known intense dislike of Hans Nielsen.

Was being dumped by Edinburgh and being deprived of making a living also “nonsense”? Why does “if you want him, you’ve got to buy him” work when Glasgow want a Leicester rider and not the other way round? And don’t tell me that Stewart Dickson didn’t know the score when he approached the rider. He’s been around too long to make a mistake like that. I suspect he publicised it first, hoping that peer pressure would let him get the rider. The Glasgow management seem to be working towards making Speedway viable in the city, so deserve credit not criticism from less well supported and funded teams.