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Great meeting to watch... Atmosphere seemed brilliant. .. Riders giving absolutely everything. .. And a young Brit leading the charge regularly now for his team against world class opponents.. If only we could bottle some of that and bring it over here one day.... Speedway. ...

I am afraid if there isn't enough money in the club to reimburse its customers then Rob Grant will need to get the wallet out and pay, he was happy to take the fans money over the winter when offering a season full of racing so should take the responsibility now Newcastle cant complete the season.

Because they have a team to support that is theirs and they can identify with it. We have 'licorice allsort' teams of double uppers, guests, rider reps etc that have NO team identity whatsoever. Sad times.

and they cant see what they are doing to the sport and themselves junior riders are the best entertainment because you dont know what they are going to do next . i can see good support for the new venture and will support it when its on . looking forward to going to the field of dreams ..

Aye, as long as he's pocketing enough zloty to pay for nappies and the mortgage, who cares about his contractual duties in the UK? Conscious much? I like the news snippet on the Monarchs website. Says something like, "he'll miss KL and Leicester and have treatment this weekend. He won't miss any more meetings." Perhaps they should have gone with, "he'll miss KL and Leicester and have treatment on Saturday before returning to action in sunny Polska 24 hours later." Wonder what sort of reaction that would've gleaned. Poland is famous for its 'gun to the head' policy. Perhaps we should do the same? If Mr Campbell wishes to purchase a rifle, I'm happy to provide the character reference...

Tom Brennan has improved massively this year. Hopefully the progress continues.

And theirs still folk defending grant in the latest fb post. Idiots! seems an impossible task or someone who would need thousands to start speedway again there if theres no stuff to start speedway there! so ‘bleeped’ off but he made loads at the hoppings too!

Proper speedway race even tho I thaught Zmarzlik was lucky not to be excluded in ht15

ref bottled it ?

Maybe Ed should go and spend some time in Poland...? I believe the air over there can heal Speedway riders in particular very quickly...

Saw on Twitter that the Brummies announced he is out for the season. So for remainder of '22 Birmingham will have more guests than a Premier Inn.

Not getting them anytime soon by looks of it, now it depends on sale of club and assets. Originally the money was coming from other businesses.. they really do struggle to remember what they said a few weeks ago Bunch of crooks!

I have a new name- the invisible poster

Don’t know why they can’t get the league fixtures finished before we start the Mickey Mouse Cup fixtures .Just going to run into the usual fixture chaos in October.

Or we alternated all the way through the meeting as we have done for the last five seasons.

Agree you can't really promote the sport around those that don't ride here,but i don't blame those riders for looking after themselves and going where the money is.

Next one on the rank... Level headed kid too... Glide path spot on at the moment. .. HL in the Prem next year the next phase,.. Needs to be a bit harder I would say... Lambert has learned that, Bewley slowly getting there the same but needs to speed it up a tad... The future looks good given the excellent talent of those three... Let's hope the UK Speedway promoters can utilise their talents to promote their own sector of the sport.. Bewley and Lambert now Ht 15 regulars in the toughest league in the world.. Not bad that is it?

But the difference between this and other situations you might believe to be similar, is that there is absolutely no doubt that Sam is injured. He has a broken bone in his foot. He is trying to miss as few meetings as possible. If he was not injured, he would not have missed any matches.

Now that was the sport I love

Let’s be fair the rules are just a rough guide and always have been. With MPT and Hans out, Scotty is currently number 3

Smart bit of PR that to both set up interest and inform about the weather and track concerns that may have put people off travelling. If they don't know their team yet then best say that than put out something inaccurate. Good promoting.

‘’Cannot believe Poland doesnt follow the UK operating model to be honest given it works so well, definitely missing a trick the Poles aren't they? ‘’ They don’t need to Mike as Poland has one advantage over all other Speedway nations - fanatical support!

IMO he does seem to come across as a bit of a cock.

Who said that?

Lawson certainly rides better when he has a point to prove

Hey guys, I know there's a bit of pee taking going on here, but give Steve a break, he keeps us grass roots supporters up to date in the absence of official statements from Rob's PR department ().

Last I heard he was working for peanuts... (I'll get me coat...)

I have had a private message to confirm it was indeed the referee that broke the equipment It was all his fault for pressing the wrong buttons or pressing the correct buttons the wrong way There was nothing Sheffield could've done to prevent this unfortunate unforeseeable situation Whatever he did caused such extensive damage that it was assessed by the electrician that "many hours work" would be required to rectify the situation I must say I am rather sceptical and feel that the root cause is rather more likely to have been an out dated no longer fit for purpose control panel (unless of course the ref savagely beat the system with a sledgehammer! )

There didn't seem to be any reason in particular other than no-one could believe Troy Batchelor scored 13 points!

Nice piece in the "star" about a possible comeback but not sure about national league,tried a while back didnt work,thoughts?

Tbh what he made at the hoppings is irrelevant, unfortunately.

Great ride Patrick Hansen.

Totally agree and was happy to get the begging bowl out the season before which i contributed a decent amount

And if Ed Kennett can get over his injury woes they'll be quite a formidable outfit

Batchelor should definitely be doing better, averaged over 9 for Kent last season, but I'd have him back next year on a 7.20'ish average. He was popping wheelies in ht15 last wk, was a long last at the time and the meeting was won, seen other riders do the same. Could barely score a point on Wednesday for Oxford then paid 16 for Ipswich against Belle Vue the following night, you just have to accept that sort of thing when you sign him.

While it's all supposition A win at West Ham in July instead of a 43-35 defeat; a win at home to Swindon instead of a 38-40 loss; a win at Poole instead of a 36-42 score and a win at home over Wimbledon, another 38-40 look to be enough for the Cheetahs to win the BL. .... and a further point at Newcastle 39-39 . All supposition but not unlikely if How had been riding.

A very competitive meeting. The Monarchs deserved a point. The Lions tail does seem a little vulnerable now, particularly if one of the heat leaders as an off day, they may get away with it at home but over two legs I think it could be a struggle. The big danger for me are Plymouth, with a likely semi final of Glasgow v Poole in the pipeline.

The Pairs continues to be a well-guarded secret, although Ipswich have ruined it by admitting there is a meeting very soon: https://ipswichwitches.co/raceday-preview-premiership-pairs-round-4/

Berwick`s near impossible task was made all the harder as in the early heats there was an inability to make any decent starts and when that failed an inability to make any passes on what looked to be a very peculiar track where the home riders struggled, in the later races Berwick did at least make a fist of things but by then the meeting and tie was virtually over. Again Berwick didn't have to look far to find their share of bad luck with riders breaking down while in scoring positions etc but Redcar were way better and deserved their win. With a KOC exit Berwick`s target for the rest of the season is a battle not to finish bottom of the Championship table, thankfully they are getting a bit of assistance just at the minute.

PLAY-OFF PICTURE - HOW IT WORKS – The quarter-finals will consist of the 3rd v 6th placed team and 4th v 5th placed team, the top two teams will go direct to the semi-final. – The team who finishes top will have the pick of the quarter-final winners in the semi-finals. – All ties are over two legs, and any aggregate ties will be resolved by the Golden Heats format.

Most agree with you and its extra beer now that speedway no longers gets their money.....

Just another one to add to the amateur episodes to happen with our sport in this country, the powers at be should probably stop blaming the Poles for killing the sport here and start looking at themselves before it’s too late…that’s if it’s not already

I'm not so sure he's "hyped up" but I agree he's not a CL rider in its current setup. He probably should be a decent 2nd string come reserve in a proper strength 2nd division. They should have promoted from within imo.

The NSSA (Newcastle Speedway Supporters Assc), are looking to maybe run some coach trips to Redcar for Diamonds fans. Anyone with any idea of coach prices would be helpful and, also anyone not involved with NSSA that would like to be involved can email Lynn at nssa07@hotmail.com

Totally agree. He obviously loves his speedway to still be continuing in the NDL at his age, the CL is too strong for him to move up imo, the league needs weakening next year to encourage riders of his calibre to stick with it and be decent 2nd string/ reserves

Another view...

Yes, definitely been completely redeveloped, but still on the same footprint.

I was there when Hans won...I hardly recognise the stadium from the picture!

shame someone can't take them on

Thank you for your kind comments.