Dickie Head

As Referee’s Secretary, I’m sure Mr McGregor, tomorrow’s referee, will be completely au fait with the appropriate regulations.

Can a Leicester centric person advise if on line tickets bought yesterday are eligible for a refund. My brother can’t go next week and has seen on the Leicester ticket site that refunds aren’t available. Is that true? Any ideas?

To add some additional interest, could the format for the Leicester v Poole v Leicester Jubilee match ups be altered in some way? If it’s to be another 7 v 7 standard meeting, why not allow two tacticals or try the Polish/Swedish formulae or introduce two or three handicap races. Something to add interest and get folks talking.

Lions at Poole looks an interesting way of putting the team out. 1. Nick. 2. Connor. 3. Richie. 4.Kyle. 5. Dan. 6. Max. 7. Joe. Why are they doing that - especially 4 and 5?

Phil Griffin should be on the buttons for next week’s meetings so things will be in safe hands.

So IF the Tigers have withdrawn, why not give the Jubilee title to the winners of the Leicester v Poole Championship decider?

Thank you.

Specifically who did you speak to, to obtain this information?

Live stream available to buy. https://www.redcar-speedway.tv/

So with the Polish meeting postponed, will Brennan and Kemp be able to get back in time to race?

So where’s Nathan Ablitt tonight?

Will this take Basso out of the two Glasgow meetings at Plymouth and Poole?

Subject to no problems tonight, I would expect to see Nicholls, Sedgmen and Starke join up with Morley, Complin, Coles and RR.

More details here https://www.poole-speedway.com/news/view/2022-08-27-WORLD-CHAMPIONS-AND-FORMER-PIRATES-WILL-GATHER-FOR-MIDDLO Definitely going to this and definitely taking some cash to make some proper bids at the auction.

I thought the transfer deadline was midnight on 31 August.

I believe Jim McGregor is responsible for referee appointments on behalf of the SCB.

New signing incoming?

Pirates usual 1 to 7 Redcar (subject to events at Plymouth the night before): Wright, Riss R/R, Edwards, Andersen, Kerr, Newman, Jenkins.

SCB website reports that Ben Barkers second sample has returned a positive result. His suspension is confirmed and he has to appear before the SCB in September. Guess that means another facility. Almost unbelievable.

Having seen who the Brummies have guesting for them I can see Kerr, Edwards and maybe Nicol riding for the Gladiators. Add in RR so another 1 needed to join Morley & Mugurk.

I was going to go on Friday as I’m down that way but not now.

And just to add to that, will there be any official FIM/SGP merchandise available? In previous years, in addition to the unofficial street vendors, the organisers had their own official sales points. GP merchandise seems to be non-existent this year. Any thoughts?

Going to be hard for Poole to make changes, but with their recent poor form it will no doubt reflect in the August averages. That may be the opportunity to make a switch and given the Ford’s extensive list of contacts, who knows who they might be able to tempt over for a couple of months. Berwick seem to have done ok finding Jonas Knudsen.

Poole currently out of form. 10 point home win.

Poole currently out of form. 10 point home win.