dontforgetthefueltapsbruv

Can I just say thank you to the riders who happily signed autographs last night for my son. He was a bit nervous but it made his night. Even managed to get George English ( dont tell George he only wanted his book passed to Andy Tully!!!) Had a brief chat with Richie W and Andy and both more than happy stop packing up and talk. A credit to the Diamonds.

Didn't need to the way the Witches were gating!

Well done to the Diamonds. Solid team and worthy winners.

Not touching the tapes doesnt mean its a satisfactory start (anyone not just Robbo!!) In athletics you can get a false start despite not going before the gun. The blocks measure the reaction time and if lower than what is considered humanly capable then its called back. The roller is Speedways equivalent.

Id imagine it down to work and family commitments and the small matter of costs. Many are picking and choosing their home meetings let alone travelling away.

I think most Witches fans would be happy to pick up a point. A tough place to visit and unless a couple of the home riders have an off night very easy to get a hammering. Certainly the Witches are capable of an upset but Id say thats what an away win would be seen as - an upset.

I much prefer it when Robbo misses the start anyway - he can be a joy to watch.

At this rate Cook will be making more appearances for other teams than Edinburgh!

Jack Reacher the film is BASED upon the books by LeeChild. In the books he is 6'4" but in the films he is...... Tom Criuse!!

Thanks - still nothing on BSPA or other club sites. There is reserved date in Witches list for 13th (koc not to be!!) It would a shame if that went blank and end up cramming later on.

The qualifiers have been sorted for some time but still no confirmation as to who will meet who let alone any dates. Perhaps it will be left til October again!? Does anybody have knowledge of whats going on?

Lets use my Ippo as an example to check Im reading this right. Hawkins is going at end of short term contract -4.82 average. Team toatal currently allows replacement upto 5.20 BUT Adam Ellis COULD be reassessed at say 4.25 given his scores to date meaning the replacement has to be under 4.82. Of course this is all IF the MC decide to reassess Adam on redeclaration as it doesnt seem to say it WILL use the scores to date - it say BASED upon. So again its all down to IF a rule is implemented and it COULD be a different decision depending on who is askng who!

the Witches website being ahead of the game with any news is a shock!!

Always good to see a rider on the mend and back to racing whatever team they represent. Good luck to Andrew (although not too much for Thurs!!)

Rolling Robbo again tonight - starting to get a reputation!!??

Just feeling a bit mischeivious tonight! In reality of I have no problem with the make up of the Diamonds. Every team wouldve loved to have been in the position re Worralls average and no one can blame you for trying to make the most of it. Out of interest has a time limit been set for r/r and when is expected that Tully may be fit?

No1 for the keep net! Perhaps shouldve added the Lindgren not meeting the d/u rules as well!

Full strength? Try overstrength due to a debatable r/r facility and the lag in Worralls average! Favourites to win. Id certainly take a Witches 46-44 right now.

Whatever the rights and wrongs of the decision I would bet my house on Tai being happy to take the exclusion if he was able to swap it for the broken bone!!

The Eurosport guy (Andy Vane?) was also very proficient - a Speedway novice but it didnt show!

Semis and the final could well be a bit of a lottery the way the track is deteriorating.

Nothing has happened to Aljackals brain - there was/is nothing there to alter!!

Part of the problem for us armchair team managers s that we dont have the true averages of those available to hand. All those mentioned that rode last year will now have a different average to that at the end of last year despite not riding due to the number of meeting included in the calculation being reduced. Six meetings have fallen off the sample six which could make for a significant swing - up or down.

What was that bit in Phil Risings post re hoping it isnt the unlucky 13th staging!! Fingers toes and everything else crossed that they can get it right in the night.

When I saw this thread title I assumed it was the disgruntled Poole fan finally giving up on Speedway!