tigerowl

Ah yes, the Germans. One speedway World Champion, on a track set up for him to win (good rider though), a Grand Prix rider aged 30 this year, no World Finalist since Gerd Riss in 1993 (21 years ago). Great prospects who may have ridden their 500cc bikes at 14 that did fantastically well in the British League, Busch, Helfer, Dilger, Maasen...

For the Diamonds fans that didn't go... Your team looks pretty good and will be there or thereabouts this season. Lindgren was hit and miss - looked good when he made the gate but did nothing from the back Henry was excellent in heat 1 but was a bit disappointing thereafter Robson was, as ever, excellent. Great to watch and always in the thick of it Kerr didn't do anything then looked good when he made the gate in heat 14 Rosen - my first look at him and I have to say I was impressed. Let Simon Nielsen through in heat 6 and was last in heat 15 off graveyard gate 4 but was otherwise excellent Schramm - a typical never say die display Rose - looked OK. well on the pace The crowd was disappointing but I am sure the weather put off a lot of people. The programme is poor and they had run out before the start. Other than than, full marks to the riders for giving it a go and giving us a decent meeting and the team spirit looked great. A massive improvement on last year's miserable spiritless side.

Just a quick plug for my site, which does cover the third tier (National League Division Three and Southern Area League at the moment, but Conference / National League to come). The aim is to cover every rider to have ever ridden in a league or knock-out cup match in Britain. The stats do not cover the associated competitions like the League Cup etc. www.speedwayatoz.co.uk

Greyhound racing was on the TV last night from Owlerton. The air fence (blue and yellow) was in place and ready to be inflated.

Good luck David. I am sure the vast majority of fans appreciate your efforts for the Tigers over the years and I think the consensus is that you were approachable and had the best of the club at heart. I hope we see you on the terraces and I, for one, will shake your hand and buy you a pint.

I'm not. The link with King's Lynn didn't do us much good last year.

I still went last year but it was out of habit rather than anything else. Sometimes I didn't know who we were riding against until I arrived but I still love the atmosphere and standing with my friends on the first turn. I will miss the visits of Leicester this season but will still be there whenever I can.

Josh Bates made amazing progress last season whilst Facundo started well enough but wasn't much better by the end of the year. I think the new management have put together a side with youth and experience with a bit of excitement thrown in as well. A team with Steady / Leigh / Andre will be a great boost to riders like Adam / Josh / Taylor plus the seventh mystery (?) rider.

Great comments from Leigh. I think he's just what we need - steady, experienced and a team man. I'm looking forward to him being at Sheffield this year as there were too many in last year's side who seemed like they couldn't care less about team spirit.

I think I have got a weekly speedway magazine for every week from 1935 to the present day and, in my opinion the Speedway Star is better than it has ever been. If you want gossip, discussions about the bad things in speedway, good opinions, mad opinions - they are all contained in this forum somewhere. If, like me, you want a record of the sport, great pictures and reports from the furthest flung places in the world where speedway is held, the Star ticks all the boxes and is worth every penny.

If Taylor Poole is joining the Tigers then it will certainly be an entertaining side. Any team with Stead, Roynon, Poole and Compton in it will be worth watching no matter what the league position.

Excellent appointment. Welcome to Sheffield, Joe. I would have loved to have seen Screeny ride for the Tigers at some stage in his career but I am sure he will instill some team spirit which has been sadly lacking these last couple of years and hopefully have the same sort of effect that Shane Parker had on the team, albeit in a non-riding capacity. I'm pleased with the signing of Josh Bates, a local lad who has made great progress recently and should be a decent number seven for us this year.

Nick Morris is a good rider but I'd rather have someone who just rides for Sheffield. I'm sick of all this doubling up nonsense with Jason Doyle being number one at Leicester AND Somerset and Craig Cook captain of Edinburgh AND Belle Vue (I think). It's just stupid and needs putting a stop to.

Can we have a proper programme as well please. Consign the Machin Pizza Hut menu style race cards to the bin.

I disagree with this too. It's not a race to sign riders. Some of the teams that have been put together so far look unimpressive to me. Number 1 priority is to have speedway at Sheffield Number 2 is to have a team that is entertaining and Simon and Adam are a good start in that respect (as well as Mr. Not Very Entertaining going to Workington) Number 3 is to have a league winning side There are plenty of good riders without a team place but, as others have said, a fit Simon Stead and a fit Adam Roynon will do for me so far.

I quite like the idea of Magnus Karlsson as the third heat leader. I've got a feeling that Peterborough will be in the PL with Lanham, Bjerre and North as basis for their side. It will be an interesting few weeks ahead though.

I don't think Andre and Adam were part of the disaster of 2013 to be honest. They were part of the attempt to put it right (albeit unsuccessful) and I think they added to the team. The mistakes started way before that with the return of Richard Hall, Koppe and Albin being on inflated averages and Jake Knight being a bit out of his depth. If we had started last season with Adam instead of Richard Hall, Andre instead of Jake Knight and Damien and Facu on lower averages, the season might not have been so bad. I know that there has been some negative comments about Cory Gathercole on here but we have had our fair share of similar riders in the past who have not been afraid to dish it out and if he did sign, I would welcome him here. However, I think Leigh Lanham would be a good addition although it may be that riders like Leigh and Lasse Bjerre / Dakota North end up at Peterborough if they are running.

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Delighted with these signings as well. Two exciting crowd pleasers who want to ride for Sheffield. If they both stay fit, they will be a pleasure to watch next season.

It's my opinion. If you have a different one, then fair enough. He scored some points away last year and was much improved, but his first season at Owlerton when he was moping about the pits with a long face in his Wolves kevlars, not looking like he was interested in riding for us, made it difficult for me to be won round. He didn't quite manage it and I'm not all that bothered he has gone to Workington.

I've got one of my wishes for 2014. No Wells at Owlerton. Just waiting for confirmation of the Tigers coming back and I'll have the double.

Glad. Scored well away but most of us paid to watch him at Owlerton, where all too often there was too little effort. He almost changed my opinion at the end of last season but never quite managed it. Who will replace that smiley face in the pits as well??

Before Neil was the promoter at Sheffield, he was a fan. I cannot believe that he would do anything else but what is best for Sheffield if at all possible.

I don't think there is a site but I do have them. The averages include league and knock out cup matches. Sorry they aren't presented very neatly - copying and pasting didn't work well. Hope they help though. Cradley Heath Ivor Brown 19 87 225 4 229 10.53 George Major 23 102 214 13 227 8.90 John Hart 22 93 178 12 190 8.17 Eric Hockaday 27 113 172 27 199 7.04 Harry Bastable 20 83 101 14 115 5.54 Johnny Edwards 22 87 90 16 106 4.87 Alan Totney 22 79 70 21 91 4.61 Glyn Chandler 16 47 25 8 33 2.81 Ivor Hughes 6 12 2 1 3 1.00 Also Rode… Frank Holmes 3 7 1 0 1 0.57 Matt Mattocks 2 3 4 0 4 5.33 Fred Priest 3 7 3 1 4 2.29 Derek Timms 4 11 6 3 9 3.27 Edinburgh George Hunter 21 91 226 5 231 10.15 Doug Templeton 20 87 193 4 197 9.06 Wayne Briggs 15 63 133 4 137 8.70 Willie Templeton 21 86 112 20 132 6.14 Alf Wells 17 64 63 17 80 5.00 Bill Landels 10 31 31.5 5 36.5 4.71 Jimmy Tannock 23 70 63 15 78 4.46 Bert Harkins 9 32 29 4 33 4.13 Kevin Torpie 14 49 40 10 50 4.08 Alec Hughson 6 14 8 4 12 3.43 Also Rode… Dave Younghusband 3 13 29 3 32 9.85 Exeter Jimmy Squibb 22 97 224.5 8.5 233 9.61 Tim Bungay 14 56 116.5 5.5 122 8.71 Alan Cowland 22 90 170 16 186 8.27 Cliff Cox 7 28 40 6 46 6.57 Maury McDermott 14 52 60 13 73 5.62 Des Lukehurst 20 80 88 24 112 5.60 Terry Stone 6 15 17 3 20 5.33 Howdy Byford 21 83 81 22 103 4.96 Ray Wickett 6 16 15 3 18 4.50 Pat Flanagan 10 27 18 7 25 3.70 Also Rode… Chris Blewett 2 6 11 0 11 7.33 David Crane 5 15 20 4 24 6.40 Ronnie Genz 1 3 4 2 6 8.00 Glasgow Charlie Monk 24 106 284 5 289 10.91 Maury Mattingley 23 96 176 10 186 7.75 Trevor Redmond 20 89 163 7 170 7.64 Chris Julian 15 59 97 5 102 6.92 Bill McMillan 22 75 53 16 69 3.68 Graham Coombes 12 37 23 9 32 3.46 Bruce Ovenden 22 85 57 16 73 3.44 Terry Stone 14 46 28 5 33 2.87 Also Rode… Chris Blewett 2 2 0 0 0 0.00 Eric Hanlon 3 7 6 1 7 4.00 Gordon Mitchell 2 5 4 1 5 4.00 Red Monteith 4 10 9 1 10 4.00 Vic Ridgeon 5 17 8 1 9 2.12 Hackney Colin Pratt 23 96 238 4 242 10.08 Roy Trigg 23 97 223 21 244 10.06 Les McGillivray 24 98 189 23 212 8.65 Len Silver 7 24 47 4 51 8.50 John Poyser 24 98 148 19 167 6.82 Jim Heard 6 21 22 2 24 4.57 Brian Davies 23 79 72 15 87 4.41 Sandy McGillivray 17 63 45 10 55 3.49 Dennis Day 12 38 25 4 29 3.05 Also Rode… Malcolm Brown 3 6 2 1 3 2.00 Alan Jackson 2 4 1 0 1 1.00 Peter Jackson 4 8 7 2 9 4.50 Long Eaton Eric Boothroyd 11 49 114 0 114 9.31 Norman Storer 24 100 155 21 176 7.04 Ray Wilson 17 72 115 11 126 7.00 Ken Adams 24 102 150 16 166 6.51 Howard Cole 22 88 123 10 133 6.05 Ron Sharp 23 81 73 15 88 4.35 John Mills 17 39 35 7 42 4.31 Ken Vale 17 57 42 16 58 4.07 Also Rode… Eric Boocock 5 20 44 0 44 8.80 Ray Day 1 4 2 0 2 2.00 Maurice Payling 1 4 6 2 8 8.00 Bluey Scott 3 11 16 3 19 6.91 Peter Wrathall 2 6 5 0 5 3.33 Middlesbrough Dave Younghusband 22 99 211 10 221 8.93 Eric Boocock 19 81 166 6 172 8.49 Bluey Scott 23 103 172 17 189 7.34 Clive Hitch 22 90 102 18 120 5.33 Ray Day 13 40 39 9 48 4.80 Allan Butterfield 23 86 63 15 78 3.63 Maurice Payling 16 52 32 6 38 2.92 Ken Handscombe 10 24 15 1 16 2.67 Jackie Swales 8 18 5 2 7 1.56 Also Rode… Derek Timms 3 7 4 1 5 2.86 Newcastle Ivan Mauger 24 102 288 5 293 11.49 Peter Kelly 17 64 131 7 138 8.63 Bill Andrew 25 104 205 18 223 8.58 Ken Sharples 21 88 155 28 183 8.32 Mike Watkin 25 100 145 20 165 6.60 Russ Dent 17 51 55 13 68 5.33 Goog Allan 25 92 100 14 114 4.96 Jack Winstanley 13 44 32 8 40 3.64 Maury Robinson 7 21 11 3 14 2.67 Also Rode… Milt Caisley 1 2 1 0 1 2.00 Newport Peter Vandenberg 25 109 235 9 244 8.95 Alby Golden 20 85 162 28 190 8.94 Dick Bradley 25 108 213 11 224 8.30 Jon Erskine 25 103 170 18 188 7.30 Geoff Penniket 24 97 135 27 162 6.68 Bob Hughes 16 54 52 13 65 4.81 Vic White 26 90 88 10 98 4.36 Ray Harris 19 50 29 7 36 2.88 Also Rode… Fred Powell 2 4 3 1 4 4.00 Poole Geoff Mudge 23 104 200 19 219 8.42 Ross Gilbertson 19 83 167 3 170 8.19 Chum Taylor 15 66 124 10 134 8.12 Norman Strachan 23 87 110 28 138 6.34 Tony Lewis 20 71 102 7 109 6.14 Tim Bungay 7 28 28 10 38 5.43 Pete Smith 22 75 73 18 91 4.85 Pete Munday 23 66 59 14 73 4.42 Brian Leonard 7 20 14 2 16 3.20 Also Rode… Peter Swain 2 4 0 0 0 0.00 Sheffield Jack Kitchen 14 62 146.5 9 155.5 10.03 Clive Featherby 21 86 187 8 195 9.07 John Dews 15 67 139 7 146 8.72 Dent Oliver 21 79 107 17 124 6.28 Tommy Roper 14 57 78 7 85 5.96 Alan Jay 22 79 91 11 102 5.16 Ron Bagley 21 74 58 18 76 4.11 Ken Handscombe 15 50 40 6 46 3.68 Also Rode… Malcolm Bruce 3 9 6 1 7 3.11 Derek Jay 4 10 0 0 0 0.00 Wilf Jay 1 2 1 0 1 2.00 Sunderland (records deleted) Colin McKee 3 10 19 2 21 8.40 Jim Airey 3 13 20 4 24 7.38 Ken Sharples 3 13 21 0 21 6.46 Dave Collins 3 8 11 1 12 6.00 Gordon Guasco 2 9 11 2 13 5.78 Vic Ridgeon 3 13 11 1 12 3.69 Graham Coombes 3 10 7 0 7 2.80 Also Rode… Paul Sharples 1 2 1 1 2 4.00 Wolverhampton Pete Jarman 23 88 213 1 214 9.73 Tommy Sweetman 22 95 185 17 202 8.51 Cyril Francis 20 79 129 15 144 7.29 Colin McKee 17 60 71 14 85 5.67 Jim Airey 20 73 87 13 100 5.48 Gordon Guasco 17 65 75 12 87 5.35 James Bond 20 75 83 15 98 5.23 Harry Edwards 14 46 35 9 44 3.83 Also Rode… Peter Adams 1 3 1 0 1 1.33 Chris Harrison 2 4 3 0 3 3.00 Dave Hemus 4 14 23 3 26 7.43 Paul Sharples 1 2 0 0 0 0.00

He rode in the World Championship Qualifying Round at Bristol on Friday 10 June 1960, scoring 12 points from 5 rides.