40-38

Farcical. The other riders were ready.

Leicester would be overjoyed with scores like that from our no.7.

It may well happen everywhere these days, but in any business if your performance is poor and you're seen to be sat on your phone instead of working you'll get very short shrift from most managers!

Atmosphere went a bit flat because of the pasting we were getting.

I've seen clearer images with a potato. How can you claim that shows anything?

Harris wanted out, so a swap was arranged. He might bitch about it now but he was dreadful and his heart wasn't in it.

Ipswich are stronger without Ellis.

To be fair Ellis and King usually win at least one race around BP, and we've struggled to win heats 8 and 14 this year at home.

I can't believe that. I feel sick.

Lovely dry day ahead, but cold, so wrap up warm tonight.

The ref was shocking tonight, it probably evened itself out over the match in terms of bizarre decisions. Only Allen was embarrassing though, his tongue was so far up Stead's orifice he was just talking garbage.

I need a lie down after that.

I need a lie down after that.

First corner incident? He took his front wheel away!

Kemp for Becker is a bizarre choice there. Becker can gate and is quick.

I thought he did, everybody looked a bit surprised off the gate.

We always go to pot when it's anything but bone dry.

Terrible decision. He bailed out.

I'll work the split out later as I'm at work now, but in total in 1983 home, away and individual/challenge meetings involving Leicester in 1983 comes to 63 meetings. I also note the League season didn't start until May as it was cup competitions/challenges from March until then!

Absolutely, to prove the point I just checked an old 1983 Leicester programme, our last league matches of the season was 23rd October v Belle Vue and there were still another BL fixture on 25th October between Halifax and Cradley.

Perhaps the novelty factor would lead to more interest then? I know that's probably naive but I'm trying to be hopeful...!

When is the cut off?

Definitely. Great to hear from the Brummies after the meeting too, with a particular shout out to Zagar who managed to drop the f-bomb at least eight times in a 3 minute interview.

Dust is really bad now.

Track is poor, bald and dusty.