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Steve will come good. A little low on confidence and not quite getting the bike working how it should. Ulrich will never be great round Brough but beats the 2nd strings who hate Brough. Needs gating gloves on as he cannot pass. Lasse not good for Diamonds. Gets heat 15 cos he beat Kerr in rerun of hit 3 then reserves after that. Never was going to get a point in last one. Tommy gun just can’t get to grips with Newcastle or the championship for that matter. Hope he has a good one at Scunny. Seems to do better in Premiership. Max is an enigma when he gates he’s quick , was half a straight behind in most races tonight.Never be more than a reserve in a league like this. Danny scoring his average again but needs more if getting zero away from home. Should not be getting beat by Edwards at home. Matty going great and should win rider of the year with as many votes as the rest of the team put together if there is any justice. Looked like a wooden spoon elect team, but should bounce back against a woeful Brummie team and could do with a boost at Scunny on Friday.

And in the meantime Leicester build an expensive team, desperate for glory, that goes well and costs too much, and now struggling to meet the costs. Workington and Edinburgh all over again. Edinburgh fans bailed their club again, no one bailed Worky, who is going to fund the shortfall as Leicester costs keep rising and they are running out of home meetings ( cash ). Scary times to have a good season, hence the plea for supporters ( cash ) for this week when in all fairness Sunny won’t offer much resistance, hardly see them as entertaining away from home with the exception of Sheffield.

Tommy Gun scored well on Mon, so not his fitness. Was always hit and miss at Brough as a visitor. Lasse average was always gonna drop as half his meetings are on a track he cannot ride. Steve was always going to re find his feet this year, always been a trapper and not quite getting it together at the moment. Never has been a racer like evil twin, who cannot gate as consistently as Steve normally does. Ulrich is not a racer, looks good when gates in front but average other times. Danny shouldn’t have lost out to Stoneman in hot 8. The guy has never been to Brough and fell off twice in his first race. Matty down on recent form but still exceeding expectation. Cleggy on it.

Is the limit crazy ? Teams in this league need to cut their cloth accordingly. Should Cook, Masters, Worrall, Schlein etc be allowed in this league Strengthen up the premiership and create this championship to a level where no one over 7.50 is in this league. Then let teams race in the league that suits them Do not have a team total in top league as money ( lack of ) will prevent it getting too strong. Joe Lawlor et al will develop but no body gains from a personal or a sport or a spectator point of view of a meeting in which the number 1s race against the 5th to 7th average rider in a team. drastic but speedway is broken in all countries and someone needs to change direction and fast

Doyle was slowing race down for team mate, not losing speed. his fuel cap came off , hence mechanics getting a bollocking pearson and Tatum so out of it it’s untrue

He won’t come to Newcastle, doesn’t like the track at all

I think the tone of some on here is poor tbh. I was talking to some of the Bandits management and they were really disappointed to have had to call off the Edinburgh meeting and they had worked hard to reach out to the locals for that meeting with special offers. I was talking to one of them again this morning as they were deliberating what to do about tonight. Money and costs were not mentioned but the fans possibly being in the stadium when the storms arrive for the second time in 3 meetings was talked about and was not something they wished.to happen. That is the only reason they called it there and then. Give the guys a break. They have the club in their hearts and even if they were stinking rich, would have made the same call. Sure they would like to break even but they are not looking to rob the fans who support the club.

Simon Lambert's facebook suggests he has been released by Newcastle.

Anyone else notice 3 different suppliers of the race suit. Different shade of red on Hans, different black at top of arms. Still looks professional and could have enhanced peoples view of speedway and therefore any sponsors logo. Still believe Buster is trying to create a surplus of riders to drive down costs for promotors. Still believe Cookie on a mountain of cash from Glasgow and GHT. Way more than in the premiership. He will be fine.

I suspect M P Toft will be just down the A19 with Charles Wright so will not be him

If Wells and Riss stay at Edinburgh, only Richie, Klindt and Nick Morris left out of top riders from last year assuming Barker and Wright at Redcar, Cook will be announced at Glasgow. only Birmingham and Newcastle could take them and maybe Leicester ( not sure but thought Richie would be with his ex boss ) not many options left so maybe the 2 pointer bit may not be an option time will tell

Looking around other teams and rumours at this stage Wright Barker Stewart Palm Toft could be heading your way which would suggest not enough room for both of the Danish brothers

Not forgetting that Cook alluded to Lakeside haven’t settled their own debts and until they do his promoters license may be suspended.

Lakeside will forfeit the tie due to not staging the home leg. I believe this will be the decision tomorrow

Nick wasn’t up for it, pulled up after first bend, did not look to work on bike before next ride. Spoke to ref after his 2nd ride but was told to continue. Won his next one but then got caught up in first bend bunching a few times in his next and pulled out. Ellis and Pickering both rode well. Alfie tried to hard in wrong conditions to overtly. Ben and Zach both so so. TRack was very wet early on but those who attacked it were fine, those who were tentative struggled. kus when gating was great as was Robbo. Marty Wethers was very good and picked his way through traffic a couple of times. Tero, Carl and Ash not a good night with all 3 having bike problems. Ludvig was in a different class to all others.1.5 seconds quicker than all, smooth all the way and when headed by Josh, picked him off up the inside off bend 4. Would love to see Josh as a Diamond.

It is no use staying close to Lakeside as I believe all their matches from here on in will be held at Rye House. check the refund policy before you book.

But according to Rob Godfrey you were told about Fridays before the season started and did nothing about it. They have only taken a tough stance because Lakeside, Peterborough and Workington did not sort it themselves. why is took 12 weeks to sort is probably because Rob couldn’t get guests as documented but due to no appeals to overturn the decision I would suggest it was in place at start of the season. British speedway is worse off under Buster and Godfrey but their ego’s won’t let them see it

Ref missing Laguta catching tapes with helmet was poor. Nicki looking to feign a crash every time someone comes near him. Doyley makes me wonder with this warning rule in last yr whether he would have won title. He must have had the most warnings after Pawlicki

Was good to see Newcastle grading the track in between heats where the Monarchs rider had two on the bounce. Doesn’t happen at all tracks. Fair play.

Prague will definitely be on the list next year.Just awaiting exact date. You need to be there live to enjoy it best, was miles better live than on tv. Nice atmosphere and great surroundings and I like to watch the riders chase the set up needed for the latter stages.

Kus is the new signing

And if Witches were so weak with all them reserves in their team where were the rest of the diamonds tonight especially the strongest reserves in the league. The truth is when a good gating rider of any standard rides the right line at Brough or most other circuits in the championship it is now very hard to pass them if you make the gate you can bank on 3 or 2 points, miss the gate and it’s a 1or a zero. Once Rory had won the sling shot off turn two in ht15 Ludvig let Tero get ahead and sat mid track protecting the 3 all for a draw. ,

What about Ellis Perks if we are looking at someone like Roynan

Think the reality is the next rider will be another 5. something as none with an higher average is available

I think Only THJ qualifies for CL and would be too expensive and no good