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Really? So that’s why my dog never beats me at snooker!

Bomber may have to race against himself if the team he guests for in Group A meet Berwick in the semi final.

Careful, the SCB could remove their heads from their anus and pick up on this. Next season we could see some top riders over here earning decent money, all 14 of them, since they will represent every team and be racing almost every night. All 14 arrive early for each meeting and the ‘home’ track gets first rider pick (bit like football team choice in the playground).Don’t worry about injuries, everything will be fine.

Got to be, especially if Bomber wasn’t one of them!

Don’t fall for that. I once tried to jump the queue with my cash. When I got to the front I was told that I had gained an unfair advantage and was ordered to start queuing again 15m further back.

Whilst all Lions fans will be hoping that Max gets it right soon, team decision makers in this sport have little patience and will only tolerate sub standard performances for a short period. A rider's effort/commitment/expenditure will not unfortunately count for much when ambitious teams are chasing silverware at the business end of the season.

Think you’ll find everyone finished above Leicester in 1976! Boy were we poor that year. In one meeting I recall the ambulance coming out onto the track before the start of a race! I think it was one of our newly acquired reserves (Bogh or Szczepanik, excuse the spelling) practicing a start and fell off. You couldn’t make it up. Summed up the Lions 1976 campaign, but at least it was a good summer!

Good point. Whilst Clegg has only just arrived there appears to be doubts about him sustaining (forget increasing) his current average. If his rolling average starts to drop it will test Dickson’s patience as suitable replacement options diminish. Just hope that Clegg is mindful of Connor Coles’ treatment by Scunthorpe as I’m sure that Dickson will be just as ruthless.

You really are trying to make a meal of this aren’t you? My post regarding the payment was based simply an observation having checked a recent bank statement. As far as I was concerned the money was gone five weeks before. I really don’t care therefore if the delay was down the bank or Birmingham Speedway and am not attaching blame to either party. It seems like it’s only you who is interested in getting to the bottom of things. So, sorry to disappoint you, but that is the end of the matter. Without wishing to be rude, if this is bugging you, you need to get a life.

Realistically Connor is unlikely to get any better than what he is now (in view of his age) and seems to struggle at the next level up. Whilst there may be more to the situation than we know, the way Scunny have treated him after just one month however is awful. He must be thinking is it all really worth it. I hope I’m wrong though and that he battles on continuing to do something I assume he enjoys.

Thank you for advising how YOU would go about things.

Checked my bank statement yesterday and there was a debit of £18 referenced ‘Birmingham’ on 7th July and wondered what this was. Turns out it was for the Lions match at Perry Barr (card payment) on……1st June, over 5 weeks ago! Is this a reflection on banking transaction times or slacking on the Brum promotion? If it’s the latter, no wonder they struggling to stay out of the brown stuff.

It doesn’t really matter what he does at home since we will generally be able to carry someone. The concern is away as, come the play offs, the heat leaders are going to need more back up in the away leg against the leagues better teams.

Without his side kick, I think that Tatum has upped is game in his role on Eurosport (Nige would be proud!). Both Chris Louis and Scotty are well respected and come across well in their Grand Prix roles. I just feel that the Monday night Premiership coverage lacks professionalism. Sam looks anything but comfortable and makes me squirm when stating the obvious. Abi as a presenter is bubbly and enthusiastic but not unfortunately as good as her predecessors Natalie or Charlie. Just my observations and wondered what others think?

That's where I spotted it. The updated GSA page only has that one change, so its unlikely to be an error.

Since Kyle Newman has been dropped by Oxford I guess he is Leicester bound. I think he could do a job for us (assuming the mascot costume will fit him).

Not that you'd know it from the club's website or twitter page!

If Worrall hadn’t fallen off in his first ride when comfortably in front you would have been spot on!

Last night’s spanking at Glasgow was a welcome (financial) relief for the promotion apparently!

Proper spanking tonight, fair play to Glasgow. One of the top riders in the league takes a bow after one race and it doesn’t make the slightest bit of difference. The points distribution in the Lions team tonight is a true reflection of how this team is built. Top of the league but when second strings and reserves collectively don’t come to the party, this is what happens. An away defeat without points had to come and in terms of play off standings tonight doesn’t mean that much, but Dickson must be looking at the business end of the season and thinking, could we do Glasgow over two legs? Perhaps it’s a much needed realty check after recent fruitful travels. Absorb, learn and move on.

There are now 7 former Newcastle riders looking for new team places and the first thing other clubs will be checking is their averages. Are their latest GSAs the most relevant? When Eastbourne recently folded their team results were expunged from the seasons records and associated match points were scrubbed. Rider stats for meetings involving Eastbourne were also discarded I believe. On this basis, if meetings involving Newcastle technically no longer exist, Newcastle have effectively not ridden this season and their riders averages would revert back to the original team building averages in place at the start of the season? Can someone please shed some light?

Like everyone else on this thread, I’m saddened by the demise of the Diamonds but wouldn’t shed many tears for the owner. Whilst at the start of the season he was seen as the hero who saved the club and promised to take them forward, it became apparent early doors that this would be one almighty struggle. It has been said that a team that can at least compete at home and provide entertainment was fundamental to attracting the necessary numbers through the gate. Averages don’t always tell you everything but it was clear that the team assembled comfortably below the initial team building limit, was always going to struggle. Perhaps finances dictated the quality of riders that could be attracted. If that’s the case, from a business perspective, what was the revenue strategy unless lucrative sponsorship could be attracted? If you cannot or are not prepared to push the boat out with the best advert for the product you are trying to sell (an attractive team) you are doomed to fail. Why does it have to get to the donating/begging bowl stage? If Mr Grant is happy with the ‘it least he had a go’ crowd and doesn’t mind being out of pocket he may sleep easier tonight.

If Dougie was the only Lion, it was a pity we couldn’t have had seven guests! Nice chap, but so was my Grandad and I wouldn’t have wanted either of them riding for the Lions!

What red blooded male doesn’t ! Oops..just checked the Japanese spelling…move on.

Poole will secure a top two position. They will not lose at home again and looking at their remaining away fixtures I think that a point in any of those meetings would be considered a disappointment. This all assumes that Danny King continues to deliver sub standard scores. The Pirates will be able to deal with this scenario. The crunch will be the play offs when a team built top heavy will need to have its top three delivering their averages home and away against the better teams in the league.