Hamish McRaker

Seriously, that's a tasty team there

Mmmmmm Bacon - crackling signing

What about Wilkinson and Richard Hall at reserve ? - lots of experience to match against the callow youths named by other clubs

Ideally needs someone proven consistent points per match and a good gater capable of averaging at least 8. But the 4-pointer to finish the team off won't be Sarjeant. (And this all presumes Bates average will be reduced further). Is Dickson trying to put together a side that has echoes of 2011 Glasgow?

In that case it will be " Bikey McBikeface"

Gosh that will make it tough. I'm scratching ma head to think of any.....

Matt Ford is on Have I Got News For You tonight!

Hey! No sledging, please.

May be Jan Graversen

Because they think Buster Chapman will come along any day now on his tractor wearing his suit of armor and buy the club and put it back into the Premiership.

Season ticket holders might get a decent discount on those swanky Italian designer shirts he models?

When he bought Leicester, Chapman sold it on to a third party soon after. But this seems to be different. More like it being the only way to make sure that Leicester and Somerset were replaced and the Premiership kept from imploding. I bet he tried very hard to pursuade Damien Bates to move Sheffield up. This is farcical and desperate.

Not sure if his arm injury is sorted out. Hope so, but it didn't sound good last I heard.

If GamingUK is the stadium owner, and they've not exactly best buddies with the council by the sound of things, why would they want to crack on with the stadium? The carrot seems to be building more houses, but is there already a sufficient number built to enable them and the developers to now just sit back, do nothing, and start a dirty tricks strategy aimed at getting speedway kicked out altogether? This situation could just drag on for another few years

Wasn't he bragging about that on Twitface or something? Not the wisest thing to do. But doesn't Mrs H have a decent paid job I gather? So maybe he's more the househusband during the winter. Nobody has asked or required him to risk his life riding speedway, it's his choice and so if it's not bringing in enough, then it sounds like he (and his wife) have maybe got some decisions to make. I don't really believe that he's exactly rolling in money, though.

I think that what Chris Harris maybe needs to keep in mind is that Speedway Rider isn't a proper job, so if his income needs aren't being properly met in that way, he needs to find ways to supplement that income. Saying that he wasn't any good at school and implying this prohibits him from doing anything else is utter piffle, which I'm sure he knows. What is he expecting to do, carry on riding speedway for a living until he turns 67?

They need to bring back uncovered wickets, levy hefty fines if 90 overs are not bowled in a day, and cut out those ridiculous hourly drinks breaks.

Vulnerability to shoulder and neck injuries is sadly the undoing of many of the more tall and slender riders whether earlier or later on in their riding careers. Being more box-shaped seems to be more advantageous, in the long run.

Three leagues. First level about 10% stronger than 2018 CL. Second tier about 20% weaker than 2018 CL. Ideally 10 clubs per league with 36 match programme. No break during World Cup and no "Shield" competition. Promotion and relegation but "moving up club" can decline it. Doubling up limited to 2 riders per club, but only the two with lowest averages in initial team declaration, and to be drawn from the league/s below. Third league as now a development league, strictly cost controlled and with very low initial team building points limit.

Alun Rossiter makes slightly unfortunate choice of words. Shock of shocks. Well maybe but that's down to Jason Doyle to call out isn't it?

As are those who use them, so I am informed:-)

Speedway playoffs will always be unsatisfactory in so far as a team, having been consistent and successful for most of the season, and finish at top of the league table, can have it all taken from them through injuries to riders occurring during the latter part of the season and the playoffs themselves. In other sports where playoffs are used to determine the champions, clubs can rest key players from later league matches if they have sufficient margin which allows that. With Speedway clubs having no facility for that, and additionally with riders having commitments with other teams and risk of losing their services, playoffs for Speedway leagues is a very unsatisfactory and imperfect way to decide the champions. They cause too many injustices and anomalies. But the playoff advocates will say ah yes, that may be so, but look at the attendance money they generate, look at the crowds the playoff pull in. But to that I would say that playoffs also serve to reduce attendances at regular season matches, and cause the season to be still running when really it shouldn't, when availability of replacement riders becomes almost impossible, at times rendering these matches farcical and not in the sport's best interests. The development league should absolutely not use playoffs to decide it's champions. The second tier could perhaps justify one playoff match, a grand final between the two top finishers. The first tier, purely on a financial and operational justification, could justify more extensive playoffs with the league running to strict timings due to the smaller size.

I think this is the business owned by the Fastone brothers (pronounced Fastoni, as in Swiss Tony). I hear they could be interested in getting involved in owning a Speedway club

So can the two clubs count on the BSPA to give this a big promotional push? Involving spending money? Just as a little thank you gesture for being so co-operative in cancelling fixtures during the season for the "greater good".

So you get the Worky and Lakeside teams together for a presentation of the Shield, and you get a big picture of Mr Godfrey stuck over it when it comes to the photos being taken.