Hamish McRaker

If the man possessed a heart it would call for a large steak to be hammered through it.

Newman looked crocked on the gogglebox last night. Struggled badly with the grip. Is Danny King anywhere near being available again? It's only rearranging the deck chairs now, though isn't it??

Just like the Swindon fella did last week !!

Poole call in James Sarjeant to replace JG (as a sub-4 CL rider). Unfortunately he injures his throttle hand when charging through the tapes at the first attempt to run heat 1, cannot continue and has to be withdrawn from the meeting. The Poole reserves, who happen to be both on fine form, can take the remainder of his rides between them. How's that?

Aparrently Josh Grajonek was seen at Dusseldorf airport this morning waiting around the check-in area. And the FIM has scheduled an urgent meeting for 29th November (it's the earliest date all 18 panel members are all available)

Oh, like Stoke then? PS as I am in the Outer Hebrides, does this excuse my ignorance over Lodz?

BT would be missing something by not televising it. " Correct me I'm wrong, Kelvin, but I think this is the first time this has happened in a league match since I started commentating" "Certainly is, Nige, good luck with the commentating there."

If he's not, then I expect that Chris Harris will guest for him.

So Swindon is being cunningly shafted to the point where it becomes unfeasible to operate any more? Add to that, environmental issues (stemming from poor water supply of course!). Problems with flooding to dwellings due to the prescence of a stadium. What a bunch of fools they've been made to look. Or are they??

Far from perfect!!! The choice of words is extraordinary.

Heres a conspiracy theory. Swindon stadium owners know that in present circumstances, overnight track watering is needed. Swindon promotion probably asked them for necessary access. Stadium owners say no dice, guys. We can't have the local residents being disturbed by additional activity, especially at night, and dog racing has priority access outside of your allocated hours anyway. Developers give stadium owners a pat on the back for their help in further discrediting speedway. "Won't be too long now until you can hand it over to us for a nice fat cheque and we can send in the heavy plant."

Have you read it? He is doing far more than that

What are the chances of substantial numbers of complaints from the new local residents (encouraged by the developers) being lodged with whatever relevant authority to the effect that Swindon speedway is a serious environmental health problem, and that it should be immediately closed down at least temporarily but also possibly permanently. They will now have plenty of substantiating evidence, especially as the residents will have had windows open, and today they will also probably be plastered in brown dust. Had it not been for the TV coverage I wonder if the meeting would have even gone ahead, to judge by the track's condition and lack of watering equipment.

It was like watching the last rites being given.

Are you aware that he is in a Communards tribute act?

Merde!

I look forward to seeing Nige and Kelv suitably attired

The best moment : Lindgren sitting in his pits and spouting something foul-mouthed at the camera. The new Nicki Pedersen, without the charisma

Although I have heard that from now until the end of the season, only one piece of music will be played at Beaumont Park. Rip it up and Start Again, by Orange Juice

So does anybody know when the 2018 Leicester press & practice, and meet the riders event is happening?

And it will depend on which Iversen turns up

My bad I think probably David Davis - the great (former) Brexit Secretary

Crisis? What crisis? Everything's great. It's going fine. David Davies coming in to take over.

And I wouldn't be at all surprised if that's just what has been going on recently. Don't be surprised if there is a change soon!

It might be sooner than that?