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I can't Michael, giz a clue.

What happened to the Ambulance that Peter W bought.

I seem to remember that a Doctor was watching the meeting/crash on TV ? and went to the hospital as he had spotted something that he knew would be helpful to identify his injuries. In the later part of his career Paul Pickering got a bit of a reputation for dirty moves. He came to Brough in about 2002 after being a junior with us, before he had gone to Bradford. He was a trapper and held off KB for three laps, with KB trying the inside line. On the last lap, KB tried to do a full swoop around the outside of the 4th bend, and Pickering just drove to the fence and forced him into it. KB came off with a very damaged bike, and a helmet full of blood. We got his helmet off, and he had bit through his tongue, which was bleeding badly. Eventually got some orange drink for him to wash his mouth out and off to hospital. Pickering excluded.

I also noticed that at the time, and he also did it in Monday night TV meetings. He seemed to occasionally have balance problems and slid off for no reason to blame. Never a bad 'off' just a slide off.

Was it not Stoney that chased Anders across the Sheffield centre green with a shovel in his hands.

Saw the incident with Ivor Brown and Mauger in about 1963 and it was dirty from both riders. Brown was brutal on Mauger on the Saturday at Cradley putting him deliberately in the fence. On the following Monday at Brough got his revenge. Mauger was inside Brown and Bill Andrew was on the outside of Brown. Mauger had told Andrew what was going to happen, and advised him to keep out of the way. Tapes up and Andrew made a good gate. Mauger took Brown to the fence and into it, but unfortunately Bill Andrew got it as well. The only real time I saw Mauger really fired up and dirty. In 1999, Sean Wilson in third place hehind Derrol Keats on the back straight, went under him and made no attempt to turn and drove straight into Robert Erikson mid 3rd/4th bend, wrecking his bike and breaking Robert's collarbone. Sean excluded but allowed to continue in the meeting, and we had to use I think Dave McAllan for the rest of the meeting. Ended as a draw in a meeting we should have won. Sean notoriously hated foreign riders and regularly used to go for Bjarne. One of the dirtiest riders around. Ask Peter Carr after his second bend tumble in a PLRC at Sheffield. Agree with Keith above about the Zorro crash with Christian Henry. Zorro's footrest tore a chunk out of Christian's bum in what was a blatant fencing by a rider with a reputation for doing the same before and after. Congrats to Ref Stuart Wilson for having the guts to exclude Zorro from the meeting as he reset a precedent to exclude riders for a whole meeting.

A Merry Xmas and a great New Year to all speedway fans, especially Newcastle Diamond/Gems fans. Hope the remaining rider gets announced soon, and I am sure we are going to have a great year. Careful with the booze this year.

Don't know why they haven't gone for Ryan McDonald, except that he is a Glasgow asset. Shouldn't really make any difference though, and saves Edinburgh paying for large distances for every home meeting.

As that Big Brother announcer would say "YOU DECIDE"

Only if you were very 'stupid and biased', given that the rest of my post was taken from SCB's Facebook, and the rest quoted on here by others. See post #77.

Too long a tail. NB. Not a problem I have been known for.

If you miss out the midday bit, what is untrue about any of the rest. BTW, SCB was drinking, but after work. Are you and others oblivious of the constant evidence said by others, that there is a group of posters on the BSF who regularly are the prominent anti Poole. anti Ward, anti BSPA, anti anything that rocks the boat. Like a lot of others think, it is the same posters on all troublesome thread, and all have the same perspective and fully support each other on every issue. Strange that. It usually picks on the same small group of folks who allegedly cannot have a point of view without them being ridiculed and demanded that they debate their POV. Incidently, I don't necessarily include SCB in the group all the time, as he has regulately divorced himself from some important matters, and shown his own individual thinking. Whilst the usuals were having their go during the 2010 AGM fiasco(Hi Dave BTW) and the nominated Brit reserves EDR, the scoring system, etc, etc, SCB held his own counsel on each matter and seemed to remain a bit outside of the thinking of the opposition to the issues. That is his great contribution to this forum, not being just a popularist running with the wolves looking for the kill. I have known and liked SCB for a number of years since Newport first opened up actually, meeting him and Pinny and Alan along with Dietbowers with my yearly visits, and meeting him most times at Cardiff each year. I respect his sensible side and have had many good discussions with him, swopping info with him, and we are friends on Facebook. I look forward to his return after his 'suspension' and hope he will learn from it. As someone said on another thread, let the bother begin.

Steve Brock. There are inks to him and his website on the Newcastle Diamonds Website, and he has some great ones of Nicki. Good luck. Edited Tel no - 07932 948 245 and email:- steve@stevebrock.co.uk

He certainly has, and unfortunately, when drunk on Thursday evening, he decided without reading the actual argument that he would use the R....d word just to push his luck, and see what happened. He has as much admitted to it on Facebook. He is admonished for it, and now suspended, but some of his gang ignore the circumstances and intentions to try and make the decent offended guilty, and out of step. FFS.

Was impressed with him at the 4's till Ulrich did him.

From what I have heard and read, SCB got drunk on the night after work and he decided to be clever and shock people on this forum. It's all just a joke to him, but he has received considerable criticism both on here and Facebook, but I doubt he has regrets which is not acceptable.

Except it is NOT the organisation(BSPA) that is saying it, but it is Jon Cook. Big difference if the criticism is to levelled at someone. I never believe the customer is 'always right', as they don't usually have all the facts most times, but I have got to say Cook was out of order saying what he said. Just as wrong as SCB was to reply with a worse response.

Just like I don't like Saturdays at SJP when the TOON are playing at home. You asked on Friday if I was going, and after only getting the draw perhaps I should have stayed at home.

NEWCASTLE SPEEDWAY SUPPORTERS CLUB Well , after the excitement of the Xmas Party last Friday, it's time to think about our events for next year. First off will be the Race Night at the Corner House, Heaton on Monday 1st February. TBC. Next up will be the Meet the Riders night at the PTE, Byker on Sunday 20th March, after the Practice Day at Brough. TBC. Then onto our Pub Games night at the Wheatsheaf, Benton around about May, depending on fixtures and SKY transmissions. On a date in August, the return of the River Tyne cruise, date depending on the fixtures of the Diamonds, and we will announce the date asap. After the success on Friday, we are holding next year's Xmas party again at the PTE, Byker on Friday 16th December. So that's the events planned for next year. If you support the events similar to how you all supported us this year, we are in for a cracking year. Many Thanks again.

Which Keith Dixon Steve ?

........or for a drunken person to call Cook a RETARD either, which is a worse offence. However, you got it out of your system, tried to deviate from what was actually what you said, got it turned on Starman, and your 'followers' do what they always do. So a good days work ah. SCB not at his best IMO.

I think the meetings that barncooseboy is meaning is the season starters like the TTT Challenge, Ian Thomas Trophy,etc, which are decided on a home and away basis. If one of the ties is not run then the away team loses out on any income, despite they have to pay their own riders, but the home team in the completed meeting takes all the home takings. That is only fair and equatable if both ties are ridden and monies paid the same way in each leg. In the Worky meeting mentioned, the Newcastle leg was rained off in one of our first meetings, but the away meeting at Worky was not rearranged. From what he says, that means the Newcastle now have had to pay the Newcastle riders, which is unfair.

You obviously don't know me Alan as i have no truck with John Cook, and never in my replies on this thread have I commented on what Cook said, only what SCB's reply was. Nice try at a deflection.

Pity, to get attention and stand out, you don't acquire a degree of respect when trying to present your views. Somebody makes comments in a uncomplimentary fashion like you would, and you have to resort to what is a horrible utterance to call somebody for doing what you usually do. End Of.

But he's not wrong Alan, regardless.