George Dodds

maybe taffy had a point about people's ability to do the maths - bet old blowjob's not as slow working out whether he's got the right benefits or not

Rumour had it that you needed an IQ of 150 plus to get a season pass (although perhaps that was combined )

Rolling back admission prices to 2015 (the last time they rose at Berwick) for this one. £15 entry, £11 concessions, accompanied kids go free. Those with a rain-off ticket from last Saturday can get £10 off the admission price. Programme is £2.50 15 Meeting Season Passes ARE valid - but bear in mind this will take the number of home meetings to a minimum of 16 (cup finals and playoffs would add to that figure) - you're all bright enough to do the maths!!

perhaps he can take his pretend friend to a pretend speedway meeting after they've finished their pretend jobs and then go home to their pretend loved ones

Tough ask that ... finding a friend

Saturday certainly wasn't called off early but, as Topsoil says, some are using that as a reason not to come back again. Saturday was, by Berwick standards, a glorious day until 5pm when rain clouds gathered. Even then it was generally squally showers until just before start time. If anyone is at a loose end then have a look at an excellent site called Speedway Researcher and under Special Features they have a statistical breakdown of rain-offs covering 1946-2010. Of 56,640 British meetings raced in that period 7.2% were rained off. The breakdown also backs up what B&P suggests in that there is a markedly higher percentage of rain-offs in "modern" times".

while I don't entirely disagree with you - and remember Edinburgh didn't want to ride at Armadale last year after a bit of rain - wasn't the whole Swedish fixture list washed out last Tuesday? Also I went to Ullevi a couple of times in the 80s and watched World Finals which went ahead but were farcical.

such as?

Gates opening early - from 5.30pm - in anticipation of a decent crowd. First race on the nose at 7pm

FFs somebody make it stop

Obviously there are posters, thousands of fliers, social media posts, articles in the local press and on the website and Facebook about the offer but sometimes nothing can beat just telling your mates - or sharing the electronic media - to make sure they don't miss out. Thanks for doing your bit

single g&t would be ok - beer is usually belhaven, john smiths or carling - not sure what holiday camp lager is but what's on offer is the same stuff we've sold for the past three seasons with few complaints

any. hot, cold, alcoholic, non-alcoholic, can, cup, pint from either of the bars or the tea-bar

Look it's not happening. The deal is £10 - adult, concession, Berwick, Edinburgh, Timbuktoo, Third Rock from the Sun. Buy a programme get a free drink. Kids go free and get entry into a draw for a body colour. There's enough Scots happy to travel to Berwick to stock up on cheap booze - well on Saturday week they can pop into Shielfield for a tenner before filling the boot at Asda and taking it back over the border. When a speedway club gets £8 million TV money per meeting perhaps they can spend some of it subsidising away admission - although most promoters would love the idea of £25 being "reasonable". Also heard that a lot of old faces are threatening to return - let's hope they do which would surely encourage the promotion to repeat the exercise on a regular basis.

Really? I thought Newcastle and Arsenal in particular were infamous for charging away fans more and giving tiny allocations of tickets to away fans. Worked security at a lot of Midlands grounds and can honestly say not one of them charged visiting fans less than home fans. Really think the concentration is on people in the Borders and in particular Berwick. Any Edinburgh fans would be considered a welcome bonus but the focus has to be on people locally who used to come and say that they now don't because it is too expensive. Well on this night it's not so hopefully we'll see them again.

... wonder if a justgiving page could cover the cost of an exclusion order

The Bandits trying something different for their next home meeting, the visit of the Monarchs. Taken from their Facebook page £10 SPEEDWAY & KIDS GO FREE! In association with our sponsors we are proud to announce that the next match at Shielfield Park Stadium vs Edinburgh Monarchs Speedway on Saturday the 15th of June will be £10 entry for both adults and concessions and kids will attend free! We hope to entice new and old fans to come along and enjoy the Saturday night Shielfield Park experience and we want you to help us spread the word. We will also be continuing our offer of a free drink with every programme purchase. Fathers Day falls on Sunday the 16th of June so this is a great opportunity to treat those Dads out there that deserve a night out and a drink! Please feel free to Like, Share, Comment and spread the word on this fantastic promotion.

not my question, not overly interested in the answer - assumed the questioner had made the obvious move of asking someone who might have the answer rather than making a snide comment just for the sake of it. My bad Now if he/she wants me to try and find out, I'll do so to save him/her the trouble. Always happy to help - it says so on the back of my t-shirt at work

or golden. Think that Duns in the winter/early spring in the borders is a pretty desolate proposition. Once the weather improves perhaps there will be some action - it was the end of may last year for similar reasons. What did the club say when you emailed them the question?

leave my niece out of this - she works hard so she can get to the speedway on a saturday night

too much like work for old blowjob ... much better to get paid for doing nowt aint it collyboy and then whinging about those who don't

Fairly certain that I remember being told at the Fans' Forum the choice of Gapp and Pijper wasn't a choice as, simply, Theo wouldn't fit under the points' limit with the other six in place, Dany did.

they are

and the tractors came out at the end of every heat, instead of every four which meant it often took over two hours to run a 13 heat meeting - which apparently would be too long for some. The biggest reason for delays is medical attention after crashes. Thankfully riders are no longer manhandled onto a stretcher, covered with a blanket and carried through the crowd to a medical room and the rerun called immediately - but proper treatment takes time and sometimes causes delays ... but meetings are rattled through compared to the "golden" era.

oh yes