TheScotsman

It was not good - but not sure it was the worst this year - I try to blot out bad memories!!

We have 4 d/up and 2 d/down BUT we have priority with all of them I think - 5 are our own assets. I think Ippo have 5 d/up and 1 d/down and one d/up who's lost his up. Dunno about priorities though.

We do tend to win (at least) 2 trophies a season in our good years so it's the same with threads!!

So was the draw against us the last time you guys raced a complete match?

Shame you guys seem to have packed up. Kept it quiet though. You hoping to get all the points awarded so that you can cruise through unbeaten from now on?

You guys did well that day. Bit like a lightning strike really.

Worried about heat 14 are you?!!

League tables never lie!!

Can you believe that there really are 7 signed riders lining up against 7 signed riders tonight!! Is this the first fixture anywhere that it's happened this season? Well done to the Monarchs and Ippo. No guests / no NL guests / no R/R, just a regular 7 against a regular 7. Just hope and pray there is no need for any IR/R tonight. And maybe even Capn Jack Hawkins will put in an appearance as team manager for Ippo!! Should be a helluva night's racing between the best 2 teams in the league. Haven't got a clue who will win - there's a case for both sides. But I just hope it's our good guys!!

Hard to argue with much of that. He let himself get wound up by Benjamin!!

But have you seen Cookie round Fox Holes? Poetry in motion!!

Agreed - Cookie could knock a second off it!!

I agree Cleggy hasn't yet mastered P'bro - but Joshie P. is worth the money round there!!

Yep I would certainly have gone to see the maestro ** King's backside 3 times if I didn't have a prior engagement. Even if the racing is crap I just love watching Cookie make it look so easy while others are killing themselves pulling big lockers.

Would rather have Cleggy or Joshie P. myself.

Crikey - must be the Cookie effect!! Won't be there myself - the bright lights of Londinium beckon instead.

Lucky Smiler was there.

A guest for a rider who has not even ridden yet? Jeez. I see oystercard has suddenly recovered some form. Quite handy timing.

Yes I saw the Redcar lineup. Hope they can get a few souls to turn up.

Done (@amce41).

Had a look there but couldn't see the tweet concerned.

Where?

Couldn't give a damn myself!! Had a few seasons to make it big over here...................... but didn't. Same as I have no interest in Aaron Fox coming back.

Pleased you got something out of it. But the average Joseph Le Public probably doesn't or care much about the preparation or workings of a speedway bike and just wants to see what for him looks like entertaining racing. Yes it was a decent hard race between Smiler and Rory though it seemed to me it was because Ricky got stuck in some deep stuff in turn 2 which allowed Rory to make his move on Sam, much to Sam's surprise, and Sam was always in the wrong place/ on the wrong line thereafter. Generally though every race was decided by turn 2 lap 1, just like most races seem to be across the country nowadays. Surely the sport should be more for us uneducated masses rather than the petrol/spanner heads?

Are you forgetting that Berwick have Alfie Bowtell, Ben Morley and someone call RR in the team? If Smiler had 15 rides they might get close to a point I suppose.