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I completely disagree. If anything, signing Drew Kemp brings in a far better calibre of rider for where the Comets are at right now. For a start, Kemp doesn't come with a history of not turning up or pulling out at the eleventh hour. Cook has had chance after chance at various tracks, and the unpredictability just drains a team. Workington are completely correct in wanting to give the paying public a reliable, committed 1-to-7 on the track each week. Kemp works hard, and he puts the laps in. Reliability and commitment is far better than sporadic talent in a team sport. This is definitely not a write-off.

Rubbish! They both had 8pt+av last last except Kemp rode in all the fixtures and Cook threw in the Towel after 8 matches.Kemp is a decent replacement and will turn up every week.

Fifa are ar**holes, you'd think they'd have put England on a later slot knowing Oxford are riding....

At least Kemp won't just turn up when he feels like it.

Under the circumstances kemp is a fantastic signing imo.

Thought this thread was going to be about Craig Cook!

Deanno is the kind of guy that the powers that be should be listening to, but i suspect he says it as it is, something the BSPL frowns upon as they prefer to be the secret society rather than what they should be which is the Promoters of this sport which has been allowed to run down for as long as i can remember.

I hope Craig is ok, sport comes second to mental health.

I filmed for Bob Tasker/GRT Media every week for a season at Derwent Park and remember recording some great meetings. I also went over with Bob the season before to do the interviews for the DVD's and watching Simon Stead and Carl Stonehewer going up high on the 3rd and 4th bends, was a sight to behold.

Disagree,you get the nod over klindt

Awful from Oxford, what on earth was that track all about? Tracks been poor all season for me. Without Riss we have no second heat leader, Rowe is barely contributing 3rd heat leader scores, meaning McDiarmid is riding out of position. Fair play to Glasgow, a deserved victory, a great night for Hodder but any home team should not be letting an away reserve averaging under 3 to go unbeaten.

Cook wouldn't have won them the league either. Good signing who won't let the team down unlike his predecessor.

Yes to the above, but he is nowhere near the standard required to replace Cook, anyone with a knowledge of speedway will tell you that. You've replaced a number one with a 2nd/3rd heatleader at best

The odds for a Tigers/Croatia double must be sky high. Tigers lucky to hit 30.

Disgracebook? Horrible place fake friends

Surely Glasgow have to look at replacing the 2 reserves🌝

No, he definitely said 1H1A is not enough, like most of the riders and a number of the managers/promoters and the vast majority of the fans... that still attend.

The sport as a whole is going through the motions. No direction, same old non jeopardy meeting after meeting. It’s sad to see it being ground down to the state it is now in.

Did anyone hear Chris Harris on BSN, saying if they don't consider 2 home and 2 away, he may retire

Not Poole but some tracks won’t run if the all night gas station down the road is open 😉

Comfortable Oxford win IMO. Hopefully some good speedway.

What was the reason for all of the other Wednesday's they've not ridden? Didn't want to run against Bake Off? 😜

Pleased we have managed to secure a really solid rider at championship level to replace Craig. Can have mechanical issues at times and be a little guilty on occasions of retiring prematurely but he has a bit of class when he is in the mood. Looking forward to seeing him round Northside a track he goes well at.

Am expecting another dust bowl and whilst I don’t care for the World Cup, there is no reason why injury’s aside, the meeting cannot be completed well with 90 mins, Frank Ebdon could have done that and you would still have time to get home if you lived within five miles.

Kemp is a really good signing, suits our track for sure. He can be very fast on his day. Scored 12 points last season at Northside from the No.1 position. Glad he's been snapped up and in the side for this weekend. Averaged 8.57 when riding in the No.1 position last season, so obviously has the ability, he kicked on massively over the last 2 seasons. I would move Kemp to No.5 and have Batchelor ride at No.3 with Tate, but that's just my opinion.

It appears some comets " fans " want a superstar signing when none are available and on what could be a limited budget 🤔 imo kemp is a good signing, could be a bit like batch at times, but this year batch has done well for the Comets

Hearing Charles Wright is ready to make his comeback, can he jump straight back in for Klindt, not sure what rules are with these multi 28 day rules

Clueless as usual.

What a shame. I wonder if this is the end for him now. He had decided to quit last season prior to Bainesy talking him into another go. He's still a top rider. Going off his performances this season so far, he would've been one of the best number 1s in the league if his head was in the right spot. Hope he gets himself in a good place soon.

3 x Lynn 2 x Northampton Who on earth came up with the fixture list 🤷‍♂️

NORTHAMPTON: Jaimon Lidsey, Troy Batchelor, Jonas Jeppesen, Lewis Kerr, Nicolai Klindt, Kye Thomson, Luke Harrison. SHEFFIELD: Jack Holder, Anders Rowe, Chris Holder, Leon Flint, Josh Pickering R/R, Jye Etheridge, Luke Killeen. Sheffield are "without skipper Josh Pickering who is required to fulfil recently picked up Polish League commitments." Captain fantastic 👏

I think he should be drug tested 😂great night for the young lad hopefully that'll have boosted his confidence.

School blamed reserves who were poor,but Rowe ,Kennettand McDairmid were crap.Tigers were great.

"after a signal to the Referee they shall walk well clear of all the motorcycles rear wheels which allows the Referee to take control."

He's in Witness Protection and has a new life and i can't tell you where otherwise his safety will be compromised.

Replacing a rider of Craig Cooks calibre with Drew Kemp. Oh dear, season is a right off

Ridiculous decision to run a meeting tonight, think you are spot on with the small gathering analogy. Meeting should never have been allocated to run this day.

Yep just noticed, my bad.

Postcode is OX4 6LN

Semi 1: 1. Marek Ziman SK (3,3,3,3,3) 15 2. Elias Jamil Jensen DK (2,3,3,2,3) 13 3. Brady Landon US (2,3,3,2,2) 12 4. Andzejs Smulkevics LV (3,T,3,3,2) 11 5. Arsenii Mykulchyn UA (3,3,1,3,0) 10 6. Oskar Winczewski PL (2,2,2,1,2) 9 7. Cooper Antone AU (3,2,2,d,1) 8+3 8. Nate Smith AU (1,2,2,2,1) 8+2 9. Oliver Bovingdon GB (2,1,1,1,3) 8+1 10. Casper Kluczniak GB (0,1,0,3,3) 7 11. Bruno Preibisch DE (d,2,2,0,2) 6 12. Jesper Kvarnström SE (1,1,1,1,1) 5 13. Chelu Denis Alberto RO (1,0,1,0,1) 3 14. Ondrej Trnik SK (0,0,R,2,0) 2 15. Lenja Tebbe DE (1,1,0,0,0) 2 16. Topias Manner FI (T,0,0,1,0) 1 17. Tia Zorko SI (0,0) 0 Heat 1 (73.22): Antone, Winczewski, Smith, Preibisch (d) Heat 2 (72.69): Smulkevics, Landon, Alberto, Zorko Heat 3 (73.27): Mykulchyn, Bovingdon, Tebbe, Trnik Heat 4 (72.08): Ziman, Jensen, Kvarnström, Kluczniak Heat 5 (72.94): Mykulchyn, Winczewski, Kluczniak, Zorko Heat 6 (72.33): Ziman, Antone, Bovingdon, Alberto Heat 7 (72.85): Landon, Preibisch, Kvarnström, Trnik Heat 8 (72.21): Jensen, Smith, Tebbe, Manner Heat 9 (72.59): Jensen, Winczewski, Alberto, Trnik (R) Heat 10 (72.34): Smulkevics, Antone, Kvarnström, Tebbe Heat 11 (72.22): Ziman, Preibisch, Mykulchyn, Manner Heat 12 (72.74): Landon, Smith, Bovingdon, Kluczniak Heat 13 (72.64): Ziman, Landon, Winczewski, Tebbe Heat 14 (74.78): Kluczniak, Trnik, Manner, Antone (d) Heat 15 (72.06): Smulkevics, Jensen, Bovingdon, Preibisch Heat 16 (73.06): Mykulchyn, Smith, Kvarnström, Alberto Heat 17 (74.46): Bovingdon, Winczewski, Kvarnström, Manner Heat 18 (74.89): Jensen, Landon, Antone, Mykulchyn Heat 19 (73.95): Kluczniak, Preibisch, Alberto, Tebbe Heat 20 (72.60): Ziman, Smulkevics, Smith, Trnik Run-off (74.12): Antone, Smith, Bovingdon

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hes in Wroclaw, lets not be fooled here, dan aint returning to the UK, he will just race in Poland and GPs when hes back, tracks will be to tight over here while hes recovering from thigh, back and hip injuries

Dean is one of the few who talks sense in this forum!

Unless she had an issue then utterly ridiculous not to give Loftus her fourth ride.

He does what he does... Hopefully, earning enough to cover keep coverng two places that keep UK Speedway going...

JJ has a decent record at Shielfield so wish him well.Reid obviously shouldn’t rush things with that type of injury if not fully recovered.

Update on former Berwick rider Connor Coles posted on social media. After 6½ weeks in hospital and rehabilitation, Connor is finally home. To say we’re grateful is an understatement. There were times when we didn’t know what the future would look like, so having him back home with us and the girls is the best feeling in the world. The progress he has made has been incredible. Just over two weeks ago he was largely bedbound, struggling to talk and eating puréed food. Today he’s walking, talking (all be it still very quietly) eating normal meals and continuing his recovery at home with his family. He still has a long road ahead, with ongoing appointments, exercises and rehabilitation, but today is a huge milestone and one we weren’t sure we’d see so soon. Thank you to everyone who has supported us, checked in on us, helped with the girls, visited Connor, donated, fundraised and kept us going through the hardest weeks of our lives. Every message, phone call and act of kindness has meant more than you’ll ever know. We also want to thank every single member of staff involved in Connor’s care and rehabilitation. Your support, encouragement, expertise and belief in him have helped get him home to us, and we will be forever grateful. Recovery doesn’t stop here, but we’re simply grateful to have our family back under one roof agai

Jordan Jenkins recruited on 28 day contract, standing in for Reid Battye

Should show some commitment to the UK then!