Sings4Speedway

Here. Delighted for Sedgy but really didnt see that coming. If he continues to get half that score he will be considered a huge success. Still got a long way to go though.

But as a replacement for Congreve surely even Sedgy would be appealing?

Would Atkins like 3 rides and Lambert 5.....hmm

As the rules say both Ace and Ben can't both score in the meeting whats the point tracking both ? Is it simply to see who gets the better overall score then scrap the others?

To be fair Jenkins was one of the best guests available. Covering for Atkins will always be hard as he has such a low average and guests don't usually line up to race at or against Mildenhall (another fixture taking place at Kent reduced the options further) . Plymouth won't be the first or last to take a thumping at Mildenhall and no guarantee the return visit will be any better. (BTW Colley is an middle order MDL rider. )

Im guessing the facility is in place whilst the 28 day ban is running, if JPB's witholding started later the cover still applies Im pretty sure the fire was pre season. Certainly a knock to any rider though and must have eaten into key funds. Id like to think that other promotions won't waste another chance on him but more likely he will pop up again somewhere in the future.

Definitely putting the blame on auto correct. I guess i made a poor attempt at spelling conversion and an even worse job of checking what I typed.

Rode since then though and implied it wouldn't cause an issue. Sadly another in the Bridger mould where talent is there but preperation and dedication is massively lacking. Thought teams were daft to include him on his comeback and still looks a daft decision now. Probably makes Belle Vue stronger though.

Perhaps if the conversation rate actually got to 2.0 as was the plan and highest average applied both ways then the doubling up / down would see a reduction. As ever though the 5 year plans last 5 minutes.

I can only see manipulation on the rise. Teams whos play-off chances have gone will see riders tripping over themselves to finish last. Two "bad" matches could easily see a rider trim 1-2 points off thier average.

Poor form really and shows the clumsiness of a new promotion being guided by you know who. Signing clearly made to get to the tapes for the first few meetings, season tickets and any other advance tickets all sold under false pretences. My thoughts go to all fans who are trying to support a club and are being fed the smelly brown stuff repeatedly. As ive said on other threads the paying public aren't completely stupid, an honest and open announcement from clubs at various stages goes a long way. Instead Brum have served up the signing of the British Champion for the upcoming season.....poor form.

Home win but Scunny will have to work for it. The 3&4 combos will swing it so unless Heeps and Newman really turn up the Scorpians should be OK. Providing Bomber is on a pay per points deal the racing should be good though.

Anyone got any news on Rowe's "illness"? he misses the Leicester match tonight at Edinburgh so figure that his illness ban will extend to the next Witches fixture also?

10 days should be the case so figure he will miss Mondays Ipswich match also

pish take or brutal honesty? Glasgow (riders, manager and promotion) all carry the weight of expectancy that play offs will be reached as a very minimum given the way the team is built and the finances laid out. Newcastle are looking at play offs on a wing and a prayer that if a lot of misfortune occurs to others they might and its a big might scrape the final place. Nobody would be against Newcastle if they openly stated this year is about survival, building for the future etc in fact i think more would get behind them and Brum (who are in similar positions although they pro-actively sorted the track) sadly delusions of grandeur will only ever hold each club back and alienate all supporters not just their own.

To confirm this is going to cover all three leagues? Easier to maintain / calculate i guess but also opens up a huge window for average manipulation in the later parts of the season

Why you go back to worrying about your club and let other people worry about theirs. All you have achieved so far is to paint Newcastle Speedway in a far worse light than it already was (and to be fair with a club that is falling apart at the seams its saying something). Nobody wants any clubs to close in the same way as they don't want the sport to disappear but half baked efforts to keep a club going do just as much harm as good. Given the few who attend its unlikely there were first time holiday makers at the Newcastle debacle but if they were its highly unlikely they would ever attend any track again. Poor showings reflect badly on the whole sport not just the host club.

Is there? The only reason places have been filled this season is due to the low team building average from the year before and artificial average inflation. Even then riders bound for retirement have been tempted back to make up the numbers. Drop in two more teams and the averages have to be cut again to fill the places. There aren't enough emerging riders and thats the bottom line. You need youth classes with 24 plus a season so that the top 4-6 graduate. At present some classes get 6-8 riders and they all will be looking for a NDL place and many will get one simply out of necessity.

Starting to get / look very silly now. Ive heard squeaks of line ups from some teams and whilst better than expected its still not to thrill the paying public especially when the riders won'tbe turning up and riding for nothing so the costs get passed on.

Busy weekend for Leicester cubs with fixtures Saturday night and then Sunday lunchtime. Definitely interested to see how Coles goes as i think he could be the real key between a good side and a great side.

Whilst you are clearly protective of Rob and the Newcastle track coming on here and chucking insults at people only paints the club in a worse light. Newcastle aren't the first or last club to have problems but sadly they do seem to fall into the denial/lack of openness approach which fans up and down the country see straight through.

The good news is only 1 person has Pijper in their fantasy team (sadly not me) . The improvement from Watson is probably more noteable and with the other 2 second string dropping to reserve Berwick continue to look a strong prospect this season.

Anyone there who knows what was wrong with bend 2? Lot of unchallenged fallers there going off the updates.

That would have been far too cheap and sensible. Why back the brits when you can fly in and pay for an overseas rider. Not saying Pearson isn't grateful but i bet McGurk would have ripped your arm off for that level of help nobody is questioning his need for rides/progression BUT will Brum see any benefit from that? Chances are the promotion/ supporters are paying for him to ride and learn and once the progression comes he will be off to a bigger paying fish in the pond. The only long term servants of any club these days are those who are track specialists or get no other offers elsewhere.

Sadly something is far amiss with Kinsley atm as his NDL form is also way down. Great to see Morley in demand but not sure Scunny would suit as well as Plymouth does. Mulford was hotly touted in the off season but no place is fairly telling. Perhaps he is more reasonable about his demands now?