Blackadder

According to the rules, you should nominate someone else to go in your place, as long as they are your height or shorter.

Josh Bates only rated 50/50 to be fit for this match.

SHEFFIELD: Simon Stead, Josh Bates or R/R, Kyle Howarth, Dimitri Berge, Jason Garrity, Arthur Sissis, Nathan Greaves. WORKINGTON: Ricky Wells, Ryan Douglas, Claus Vissing R/R, Mason Campton, Michael Palm Toft, Adam Roynon, Matt Williamson. The meeting will be followed by a second half match between the Halifax Dukes and Workington Meteors.

Seb was taken to hospital, complaining of back pains.

SHEFFIELD: Simon Stead, Dimitri Berge, Kyle Howarth, Josh Bates, Jason Garrity, Arthur Sissis, Nathan Greaves. BERWICK: Thomas Jorgensen, Kevin Doolan, Theo Pijper, Matthew Wethers, Sebastian Alden, Romano Hummel, Zach Wajtknecht.

Congratulations also to Dimitri. Looks like the result stands after the Belle Vue meeting was abandoned after heat 12 due to rain. Dimitri leading the field with 3 wins and a new track record.

The forecast was for the rain to stop at about 7.00. The Referee said to give it until then, before a decision was made. If the rain had stopped by 7.00, the meeting would be on, although the start would be delayed and the second half probably cancelled. The rain showed no sign of easing, so he called the meeting off. Nothing to do with the Promtion.

Josh Bates has been handed a wildcard for next month’s British Final. SHEFFIELD: Simon Stead, Dimitri Berge, Kyle Howarth, Josh Bates, Jason Garrity, Arthur Sissis, Nathan Greaves. RYE HOUSE: Edward Kennett, Kasper Lykke, Cameron Heeps, Leigh Lanham, Stuart Robson, Peter Karger, Ben Morley.

From the Coventry web site:- The visitors eventually took the lead with a 5-1 in Heat 11, a race which proved to be doubly damaging for the Storm as Liam Carr crashed out of second place on the final bend and was withdrawn with a suspected broken scaphoid.

Start time is 19.30. SHEFFIELD: Simon Stead, Dimitri Berge, Kyle Howarth, Josh Bates, Jason Garrity, Arthur Sissis, Nathan Greaves. GLASGOW: Richard Lawson, Nike Lunna, Richie Worrall, Ben Barker, Aaron Summers, Fernando Garcia, Danny Ayres.

No meeting next week either, due to planned stadium maintenance work.

PL. SHEFFIELD TIGERS: Simon Stead, Kyle Howarth, Josh Bates, Dimitri Berge, Jason Garrity, Richard Hall, Nathan Greaves. RYE HOUSE ROCKETS: Edward Kennett, Kasper Lykke, Cameron Heeps, Leigh Lanham, Stuart Robson, Peter Karger, Ben Morley. MDL Challenge. SHEFFIELD CUBS: Jack Parkinson-Blackburn, Sam Woolley, TBC, Layne Cupitt HALIFAX DUKES: Paul Burnett, Chris Hay, Krys Bialecki, Joe Lawlor

From Rod Colquhoun:- It is difficult to understand why the UK season starts and ends when it does. It starts with a heap of rain offs, comes good for 5 months and then ends with a heap of rain offs. A shorter, higher quality season would be so much better, but no doubt there is method in the madness. Not suffered any rain offs yet, but it's been cold at every one.

Who's coriander? Who's cardamom? A nice madras or vindaloo should result.

Tacticals are allowed in the first stage of matches, but not in the KOs later. Rules can be found at the SCB site, but will not include Supplementaries which have been issued later, so don't be surprised at what you find. www.scbgb.co.uk

PETERBOROUGH: Ulrich Ostergaard, Simon Lambert, Nikolaj Busk Jacobsen, Michael Palm Toft, Nicklas Porsing, Emil Grondal, Tom Perry. SHEFFIELD: Simon Stead, Dimitri Berge, Kyle Howarth, Josh Bates, Jason Garrity, Richard Hall, Nathan Greaves.

Yes it did, but was only a challenge fixture at MDL level.

SHEFFIELD: Simon Stead, Dimitri Berge, Kyle Howarth, Josh Bates, Jason Garrity, Richard Hall, Nathan Greaves. SCUNTHORPE: Josh Auty, Zdenek Holub (if fit), Alex Davies, Ryan Douglas, Nicolai Klindt, Carl Wilkinson, Josh Bailey. SHEFFIELD TIGER CUBS: Jack Smith, Sam Woolley, Tom Woolley, Alex Wilson. SCUNTHORPE STAGS: Layne Cupitt, Chris Hay, Joe Lawlor, Jamie Halder.

That is what the Referee said when I asked last night.

TR would have been allowed. The rule is the same as last year. TRs not allowed in the KO stages.

SHEFFIELD: Simon Stead, Dimitri Berge, Kyle Howarth, Josh Bates, Ricky Wells, Richard Hall, Nathan Greaves. PETERBOROUGH: Ulrich Ostergaard, Simon Lambert, Nikolaj Busk Jacobsen, Michael Palm Toft, Nicklas Porsing, Emil Grondal, Tom Perry.

He is back at home resting, battered and bruised.

The statement does thank Jack Lee:- The club would also like to place on record our thanks to Jack Lee for his sterling work during an injury-ravaged 2015 season and we look forward to seeing him at Owlerton throughout the campaign working with the younger riders.

Best wishes John, and good luck for the future.

Slany and Prague I think.