StevePark

Richie's average has gone up (and over) so can't guest. Richie's average is now 8.42

Kyle Howarth now guests for the Diamonds, in place of the injured Bradley Wilson-Dean. Paul Starke returns after illness. https://newcastle-speedway.co.uk/2022/04/28/guest-change-for-this-sunday/

Doesn't matter how long ago it was. See your quote above. All I'm saying is, the did used to.

They did a few years ago. Mark Thorpe and more recently Trent Leverington, both had vans on hire, supplied by the club.

Riders can get injured or ill at any time of the season, be it April or October.

If you include Stoke...... it's one!

A guest who doesn't ride in the Championship....

He scored a Paid Max last year for Kent (14+1 from 5).

Tom Brennan will guest for Paul Starke on Sunday: https://newcastle-speedway.co.uk/news/

Easier to find a guest on a Sunday (providing they aren't riding abroad) than on a Friday when 8 out of 11 teams are riding, though.

According to Updates site Paul Starke has food poisoning.

Willie Lawson in for Starke for Diamonds. What's happened to Paul?

Back to a 4pm start this week. Richie Worrall guests for the Diamonds as we welcome the Cheetahs, headed by Scott Nicholls and Troy Batchelor, to Brough Park. There's also a welcome return of the popular ex-Diamond Kyle Newman.

That's as maybe, but what about Justin Sedgmen??

You could ride in as many leagues in different countries as you liked then, you are limited now.

Five meetings

The main thing for us is the "Poland problem." Most riders above 8 want to do Poland, which rules us out of the equation before we start.

We used R/R for Mario Jirout twice and then he was replaced by Kristian Lund.

I believe so.

Where does it say on this thread that BWD is riding (seeing as this is the thread for Sunday vs Edinburgh)? As I've said two post above yours, the line-ups for Sunday include Chris Harris at number one for the Diamonds.

Line-ups (Taken off Facebook): Newcastle 1. Chris Harris (guest), 2. Matthew Wethers, 3. James Wright, 4. Max Clegg, 5. Paul Starke, 6. Lee Complin, 7. George Congreve Edinburgh 1. Sam Masters, 2. Lasse Fredriksen, 3. Paco Castagna, 4. Kye Thomson, 5. Josh Pickering, 6. Jacob Hook, 7. James Sarjeant

Don't forget it's a 5.30pm start (gates open at 4.30pm) for this one, to avoid a clash with the football at St James Park.

According to Glasgow's website, BWD rides at number one for the Diamonds: https://glasgowtigers.co.uk/cami-brown-new-approach-2022/ UPDATE: above is incorrect. R/R for BWD: Taken off Facebook: With the Diamonds' clash at Glasgow landing on a busy Good Friday schedule, it means of all the other Championship teams, only Plymouth are not racing, but Michael Palm-Toft, Ben Barker and Hans Andersen have other commitments already and cannot deputise, so after much searching the Diamonds will need to operate rider-replacement at the Glasgow Tigers on Friday.

I will be delighted (ecstatic even) if we reach 35. It's a bit like when we used to go to Sheffield and celebrate scoring 30. Whoever rides at number 1 (providing we don't go with R/R) will improve things, obviously, but by how much remains to be seen. Anyway this is the Leicester v Newcastle thread, so best keep the Glasgow v Newcastle things to that thread.