NeilWatson

17.5 - NL established MA is issued when a rider completes 4 NL meetings irrespective of home and away - effective 7 days later

It was Phil! COVENTRY Storm put up a valiant display in the second leg of their National League KO Cup tie at Mildenhall on Sunday afternoon. The Fen Tigers eventually progressed by eight points on aggregate courtesy of a 48-42 win in the day, but the Storm remained in contention until the penultimate race and the tie had in fact been all-square after Heat 8. There was a highly impressive debut from newcomer Luke Crang, who scored eight points from his first three rides and finished with paid-12 in his first full speedway meeting. Robert Branford was in the thick of the action throughout and again hit double-figures, whilst Paul Starke worked hard as a guest for unavailable No.1 Joe Jacobs. But there was no stopping home No.1 Stefan Nielsen, who scored a 15-point maximum, as the Fen Tigers made it into the last four of the competition, securing their progression with a 4-2 in the penultimate race. MILDENHALL 48: Stefan Nielsen 15, Jon Armstrong 11, Daniel Halsey 8, Josh Bates 6+1, Aaron Baseby 4+1, Liam Rumsey 4, Ryan Terry-Daley 0. COVENTRY 42: Robert Branford 11, Luke Crang 10+2, Paul Starke 9+1, Brendan Johnson 4+1, James Sarjeant 4, Martin Knuckey 3+1, Lee Geary 1+1. Mildenhall win 95-87 on aggregate.

COVENTRY Storm need to win at Mildenhall on Sunday (4.30pm) if they are to maintain their interest in the National League Knockout Cup. The Storm’s 45-47 defeat in the first leg at Brandon last week saw them fight back from a ten-point deficit to give themselves a chance against the current holders, although the Fen Tigers will still be favourites on their home circuit. New signing Luke Crang makes his Coventry debut, and he is also in line to gain more experience of Brandon by racing in the second half following the Buildbase Bees’ home clash with Peterborough on Monday. The Storm are, however, without two of their regular riders as No.1 Joe Jacobs is otherwise engaged on Premier League business for Glasgow, with Dudley’s Paul Starke booked to guest. Meanwhile Lee Geary, who rode at reserve in the recent win at King’s Lynn, gains a further booking as Tommy Fenwick is unavailable due to work commitments. Mildenhall have re-signed Ryan Terry-Daly this week having stood-down Nathan Stoneman, whilst they are waiting on the fitness of Jon Armstrong who aggravated a knee injury this week. Storm co-boss Blayne Scroggins said: “We need to win by more than two points to get through – it’s going to be tough, but there’s no reason why we can’t go and do the job that’s needed. It’s in our hands at the end of the day. “It’s unfortunate that we are without Tommy, but there’s nothing we can do about work commitments. These kids need full-time jobs to pay for their speedway, but I would like to thank Lee for stepping in and I know he will give 100 per cent.” MILDENHALL: Stefan Nielsen, Aaron Baseby, Josh Bates, Jon Armstrong, Dan Halsey, Liam Rumsey, Ryan Terry-Daly. COVENTRY: Paul Starke, Martin Knuckey, Robert Branford, Brendan Johnson, James Sarjeant, Lee Geary, Luke Crang.

COVENTRY Joe Jacobs Richard Franklin Robert Branford Brendan Johnson James Sarjeant © Tommy Fenwick Martin Knuckey MILDENHALL Adam Ellis (Guest for Stefan Nielsen) Aaron Baseby Josh Bates Jon Armstrong Daniel Halsey © Liam Rumsey Nathan Stoneman Second leg of tie at Mildenhall on Sunday 26th May, 4.30pm

http://www.fim-live.com/fileadmin/alfresco/6550001_eng.pdf 070.4.6.6, Page 23

ns Heats 1 & 8, http://www.speedway.chervonograd.com/onlain/60-fim_u21_speedway_online

Mimmo you are so right. Superb evening's entertainment!

Mike, wouldn't that be great to see! For the Storm, Lee Geary replaces Martin Knuckey who has sadly suffered a family bereavement.

I'm hoping for a Storm win tonight, but with Jake scoring a maximum for Kings Lynn..... Weather looks set fair, two good-looking teams, let's all get down to Saddlebow Road tonight!

Incident packed meeting, with some excellent racing to boot. Tigers 48, Storm 41 http://www.coventrybees.co/news.php?extend.2259

Still got a couple of sets left from the first order!

A tomb going round by charabanc, how bizarre.... A tome, well that's different !

COVENTRY Storm have announced a double change – with Robert Branford joining the team following an impressive display as a guest last Friday. 19-year-old Branford comes in for broken wrist victim Oliver Greenwood, having scored nine points from four rides in the home fixture against Dudley. His inclusion means the Storm have to make a second change in order to remain within the 40-point limit, and the second new arrival is 22-year-old Tommy Fenwick, who comes in at reserve after spending his debut National League season with Scunthorpe last year. The unlucky man to make way is Trevor Heath, who the club wish all the best for the future. The signings have been made in time for the National League opener at Mildenhall on Sunday. Co-boss Blayne Scroggins said: “Trevor is obviously disappointed, and had we not had the injury to Oliver Greenwood he would still be in the team. He had been struggling but he would have been given more time, but we really didn’t have a choice as we couldn’t go into the league matches using rider-replacement. “We had to put the team first. We were confident that Olly would have added a point to his average so we had to look for a seven point-plus man because there was no-one out there on Olly’s average who would have done the same, and Robert showed on Friday what he could do. “Myself, Laurence (Rogers) and Mick (Horton) discussed it and it was a tough decision, but we feel it’s the right one. There was interest elsewhere in Robert so we had to move quickly and we’re delighted to have him with us. “We had a few options at reserve and I’ve talked to several people who believe Tommy is the best man for the job. It’s always a gamble with a three-pointer but he’s really keen and he spent a lot of last season at No.2 for Scunthorpe. What we want from our reserves is for them to beat their opposite numbers.

The cards have arrived at my office today, and they look excellent 'in the flesh'! The first sets have been dispatched by post today to early adopters, but there are a few sets still available.

I've just had confirmation of despatch so not long to wait now! Stephen7 please PM me if you still would like a copy

I have a few orders already - first come first served!

I have ordered 12 sets - any one who is a serious buyer please PM me - any left will go into the Coventry track shop. I will send copies to forum members post-free so £17.00 payment by cheque, card or PayPal

COVENTRY STORM: Joe Jacobs, Richard Franklin, Oliver Greenwood, Brendan Johnson, James Sarjeant, Trevor Heath, Martin Knuckey. DUDLEY: Ashley Morris, Gareth Isherwood, Paul Starke, Dan Greenwood, Lewis Blackbird, Max Clegg, Nathan Greaves.

See post #4 above!

It was good to see Havvy in Brendan's pit on Friday offering a helping hand, and then tweeting each other afterwards.

A lovely touch by the SCB with the printed rule-book - it features a picture montage of the late Lee Richardson on the front cover. Brought a tear to my eye when it arrived this morning I can tell you.

Coventry Storm fixtures will be released at 9.00am tomorrow (Thurs 14th February) on the official website www.coventrybees.co

I rang Sky on another matter yesterday and asked about the speedway GPs, to be told not to worry they have their own dedicated channel!

Joe Jacobs IS ready this year - Glasgow Tigers!

Scunthorpe "Henderson Insurance" Scorpions = 48 (92) 1. Josh Auty - 3, 2*, 3, 1, 1* = 10+2 2. David Howe R/R - (GI0, MPT3, AB1*, NM1) = 5+1 3. Jason Bunyan (G) - 0, 0, 2 = 2 4. Ashley Birks - 1, 3, 1*, FX = 5+1 5. Nick Morris - 2, 1, 1, 3, 3, 2 = 12 6. Michael Palm Toft - 3, 3, 2, 0, 1, FX, 3 = 12 7. Gary Irving - 0, 2*, 1*, 3, 1 = 7+2 Somerset "Cases" Rebels = 42 (91) 1. Richard Hall (G) - 1*, 2, R, 2, 0 = 5+1 2. Alex Davies - 2, 1*, 3, 2 = 8+1 3. Jesper B Monberg - 2*, 2, 0, 3, 3 = 10+1 4. James Wright - 3, XT, 2, 2 = 7 5. Claus Vissing - 3, 1, 3, 0 = 7 6. Kyle Newman - 1, 0, X, 2*, 1, 1* = 5+2 7. Lewis Kerr (G) - 0, 0, FX = 0 Read more: http://speedwayupdates.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=Scun&action=display&thread=11102#ixzz2AjB2NqL7