Steve Shovlar

Panthers ripped apart. Must devastate their confidence for the playoffs. If they win on Thursday who would they pick? Wolves is my guess.

Who are Panthers sponsored by? Zimmer Frames?

Well done Danyon. Improving all the time.

Dads Army off to sort out their funeral.

Game over!

Panthers need to do it now.

Good race.

It’s now or never for Panthers.

Looks like they have run out of puff tonight. Sheffield have been very good so far. Not over yet though.

No. Close but no cigar.

Are Peterborough going to be renamed from Dads Army, to Peterborough Out Of Puff Pensioners?

Good race! Finally track comes good two thirds through.

Another roller from Adam. If had been warned he should have been out. Poor ref.

Go Danyon!

No way should rollers gain an advantage. Poland are stricter as the start Marshall makes sure the front wheel is just a few inches from the tapes. Move and a warning. Move twice and out. Both riders should have been warned.

That should have been called back.

Oh dear the racing so far is rubbish.

Well done Danyon!

A shame he thought of it that way, but fair play. But the news must have been expected, it wasn’t sudden.

The start up should not be too high. The current club is worthless and if the current promoter doesn’t come to tapes next season the BSPA should/will revoke the licence and give it to a new promotion. It would then be up to the new promotion to do a deal with the stadium over rental fees. The current promotion must realise for anyone to come in to revive the club, they can’t stand in the way and try to block. Better for a new promotion to avoid the current one almost completely and deal direct with the bspa and stadium landlords. Yes, an airfence would need to be purchased, as well as track equipment. And the BSPA bond would need to be paid. But you don’t buy the club from the previous promotion. It’s worthless. Start up a new speedway club. “Newcastle Saphires”. It can be done under a consortium of fans willing to put in, say £10,000 each. Or less if more fans. Fresh blood. Fresh ideas. I went to Newcastle for the first time this year and to be brutally honest it lacked sporting intensity. Going through the motions is a good phrase. I don’t know the current promotion and I am sure they meant well and wanted success. But preaching to the already converted and dwindling crowd through covid and failure on track with a weak team is nearly always doomed to failure. So many people live in the area it seems almost incredible they can’t get more through the gate with a decent team. Like a team on the south coast who struggled then failed this year, there are good rumblings coming out and I hope the same can be said of Newcastle.

Where did Basso being sick come from? The Leicester announcer? Could have been told Basso isn’t riding because he is not well, after coming off in Denmark. Announced as Basso missing as he is not well. Fingers crossed he is back for Wednesday.

Where was Barker last night? And a big no to 6 man teams from me. Awful thought.

No he was excellent. Top rider.

Magic was sensational for Poole when he rode for us. He was a total class act. Won us the league.

Surely you were there? Not meant disrespectfully but you are local.