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Will Cook make it back for Sunday?

That would help National Team but will these riders compete in British leagues,think Uk has to take a big step back to go forward again,all these "talented youngsters" that have come to Berwick this season have Disapointed IMO .Bickley,Bacon,Mountain to name a few.Proves were a fair bit behind other Countries.

Remember 63 , top4 to final ,riders protested about last 2 qualifiers as 5 riders had same points and they hadn't raced each other in meeting due to format,Jimmy Squibb led the protest and sat at tapes,so the had a run off to decide last 2 Ross Gilbertson and George Hunter got through.( they were the original finalists before protest ).Ivan had a bit of luck as Hunter bike packed up when leading final.Great meetings though.

You saw a brilliant speedway meeting.

Take on board what you are saying,but how many of these youngsters will be riding in British league speedway in the next few years,you can see the young Aussies and other young foreigners bypassing British league Speedway.

Whatever we think of Madsen he certainly can beat anyone on the day and is very consistent in Poland ,I would give him aWildcard for GP if he wanted one.Reminds me of Rine Holta in his prime great gater and very fast in front.

It's a must win for Monarchs if they want to keep play -off place alive IMO .

Berwick and Glasgow certainly do.Their fans fans still enjoy a day out even if the result doesn't go their way

Like Paulco says no one really cares what you call the meeting and who is there nowadays,for most clubs it's a supporters bus trip and a good day out and hope to see a decent speedway meeting.Result is irrelevant .

Should Cook be riding for Workington then,that's who he rode the majority of his matches for.!!

Think its 6 pts down can only be use once ,but not in Heat 8.

Berwick just got on with it,nobody cared because they though we were Cr#p now there's total panic from other clubs trying to get into top 4 before the so called cut off date ( which will be extended to suit no doubt).Ludicrious situation.Imo.

When the RIGHT TEAMS into the top 4 I would imagine.Thats speedway!

Geography not your subject I see.

The most entertaining match of the season by far IMO.I would like too think the track was prepared that way ,but more than probable the natural watering of the track due to weather done the trick,some great racing from both teams,Peterborough were better than the score suggests,Scotty was in a different class,Bandits got stuck in too though.Just wish racing had been like that most of the season,but IMO it has been poor.The Bandits have performed above expectations for me and deserve to be in the mix for play - Off's .Lets face it the fixture planning has been not thought out very well but attendances have held up.You need a weekly speedway fix,hoping they can sort something better out for next season regarding leagues and fixtures.I know that I Personaly moan about track prep but I think tonight proves a point that it can be done (even if some riders moan about it),you have to provide entertaining racing like tonight and the fans will attend.Junior match was good and you can see the inprovement of the young lads as the season progressed.

R.I.P Ronnie one of the greats in the sport.

Think Doolan is our rep.Thought I heard it announced last Sat.

Maybe not raining in Armadale.YET!

When did he ever get his kevlars dirty,gate and go merchant or tootle round at the back.

Hope you consulted Rory too.

That would make sense to me,but no one seems interested in getting dirty to suit the fans these days.The best meetings are usually on a track that has been watered by the weather ,if it is not raining of meeting this should be an option,like you say just turn the dirt over. Cook had no problem riding in the GP last weekend on a rain affected track.

Maybe doesn't trust that you will fork up later

Just to make sure they get their money at a later date(if they are not getting paid)that has happened at a number of clubs IMO .It is their source of income after all.

Impressed with Tero these days seems to have genuinely improved.

Agree,that's the reason I don't leave the house if there is a cloud in the sky,the people running the the sport and the riders have brought this situation on themselves,there technical solutions regarding Machinary and Track prep but the head is in the sand from the people running the show.There will be an excess of riders in GB just shortly.Sad days.