Pavlova is overrated.
Newcastle's Top 4 is Lambert, Worrall, Lindgren and Kus
Ours is Cook, Bjerre, Thomsen and Ulrich
Cook > Lambert
Bjerre > Worrall
Ulrich > Lindgren
Thomsen > Kus
They're going to get smashed.
It only takes around 3 hours to get to P'boro from Manchester and with this being a bank holiday; Cook could do it within 2 hour 30 as I'm sure the Panthers promotion has agreed to cover any speeding tickets that Cook's mechanic gets.
Affordable pricing just doesn't come down to the management, It stems from the riders.
Anders and Kenneth were offered more to ride for Elite League clubs during the course of the year but they chose the Panthers in the Premier League.
We already have a back-up plan in place; Panthers will revert to their previous declaration as per BSPA rules and if NBJ and Morris don't turn up then they'll be withholding their services and we'll have to book guests which I'm sure the management have already looked into.
BSPA press release states: "Subject to BSPA approval both riders will make their debuts next Sunday (September 4) when Panthers take on Rye House and Workington in a crucial double-header at the East of England Showground".
The problem with speedway is that It's like communism; everybody wants everybody to be dragged down to their level.
Matt Ford and Ged Rathborne are the pioneers of our sport.
I just hope we can get into the play-offs and win the league for Ged.
It would be amazing If we could do it against the big spenders Glasgow and Somerset and It would be a win for speedway in general.
We need to get into the play-offs first before we talk about winning the league.
I'm concerned about Monday, we really need NBJ and Morris to turn up otherwise we could be in trouble as Redcar have plenty of riders who are Showground specialists.
You can but It's at the discretion of the BSPA.
The rule was brought in to stop clubs dropping riders just before they were about to attain new averages and then bringing them back in a re-declared side with a lower average.