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Thats a solid PL Team and you can probably add Richard Lawson who they still own I believe??

1 Perks 2 Clegg 3 Kemp 4 Rowe Hume + Wilson as biggest dangers. A shame that apart from Palin and Edwards no real "break through" youngsters have made it this year. League needs to root out likes of Perks, Clegg, Morley, Wilson; Hume if it is to get back to it's original purpose. Perks and Clegg can clearly cut it in CL; Danyon probably could if not so injury prone, Ben Wilson is retiring and Morley is a classic big fish in a small pond who sinks in a bigger pond.

Got to be worth a look, after all live speedway and may be last time we see an iconic Club racing, hope not but every year they (Heathens) seem less secure and less well supported.

Keeping Adam will be vital I think. I have said before no reason why Brummies should not go for Broc as I believe his backers will want to get him experience on a weekend in Europe and Polish D2 or 3. Tero and Jason would be ideal back up and Ashley deserves an injury free run Hopefully James will be back and fit if not how about enticing Zak back until he is. Tobias I am just not sure of, Drew Kemp was released by Sheffield and would be a great option on a false average. Do we know points limit yet??

Credit to both Clubs riders and management for the way they got the meeting on and got to heat 10 and a result as it would have been a difficult one to rearrange. I decided to wait around to listen to the Clubs Press Conference and the Presenter there as the meeting finished very early and very friendly home fans made it a very entertaining and informative Event. What really struck me was the positive atmosphere and real supporter enthusiasm which is great to see and the way the Riders and Team Managers were very open about the season and the future.

I'm tipping Brummies to win this. With no Lawson and Kennett returning after missing last few matches and Wood returning for first time in a month can't see anyone beating Adam round there and Brummies look solid here. Could be a competitive and tight match, looks like weather will just hold off until Sunday morning. Very little live speedway left to watch in 2019 so got to watch when you can.

They do and very well it's working too towards rider development SDL/MDL more older riders and may be 250cc races and 500cc races included in same match are way to go for MDL SDL and even National Development League.

are we talking Barry Bishop here, seems only one qualified in that area?? Think he deserves a bash at a higher level as very innovative and charismatic.

I was sure I'd been to IOW on a Wednesday few years back. Must have had a good time and forgotten which day!

ultimately be down to Barry Bishop and Len Silver to make something out of the remnants that offer the 5-6 Clubs who simply cannot afford to go up, or in the case of Kent can only go to PL as protected nights stop them moving to CL which they could certainly do financially and crowd wise, a product that can be viable based on 5-6 Clubs in the short term. Mildenhall and IOW are seemingly most at risk if there is no NDL option as Kent and Plymouth would at least seem to have a route to continue in PL/CL respectively.

I support a Wednesday track and a lot of fans at our Club prefer midweek as so many other attractions on a Friday/Saturday/Sunday especially family related. Ask Barry Bishop why he races on a Wednesday and not a Friday or Saturday?? OK ours is a a centrally based City but Coastal place like Plymouth can be a mare to get to down m5 in summer due to holiday traffic and also have to consider tourists may be more likely to go midweek as come and go on weekends. There are already 2-3-4 CL Clubs running on gates of 400-500 and surviving, if Plymouth could get 500 they could do OK. Depends on building a compact team that can win at home at right price. Scunthorpe spring to mind as kind of crowd/team budget to aim at speedway wise. Maybe Rob Godfrey can advise them.

Very glad the match is on. Well done Eastbourne, us 4 Brummies on the way on Saturday in hope and expectation of a good finale to the season Lets hope weather plays ball to reward Eagles honesty in giving full information.

Hard to see a future for NDL?? Kent can only go PL surely? (Mondays) IOW crowds just can't support any higher level despite great Presentation? Mildenhall surrounded by Buster Clubs? BV Colts / Leicester Cubs? Plymouth brave move need bigger crowds / commercial income ? Rye House any news?

have I missed something "Lawsongate saga" - a storm in a 5 minute teacup. It would be a PR catastrophe for Eastbourne to cancel the meeting . Looking forward to final chance to see 2019 Brummies in action

Number of Brummies fans out of pocket when original Fixture cancelled in early August after BSPA told Eastie to ride KOC Tie. Would be a bit unfair to cancel again when a number of us have again booked Hotels for Saturday night. Not Easties fault but not sure Brummies would agree to cancelling again any way.

Perks, Clegg or Rowe for me. if a "spoiler" then Stoneman.

Be a brave Promoter who'd take him on in 2020 after messing IOW and Eagles up so much, cost IOW play-offs and Eagles possibly a KOC and Shield? Add him to the long list of great potential unfulfilled.

The racing was absolutely top class no doubt about that. Somerset is what it is a great track, good facilities built out of nothing in the past decade or so. What let it down a bit last night and is feedback to Promoters for the future is the lost opportunity in increased vendors on the tarmac area top of back straight. One burger van, a hot drink stall and 2 stand alone portaloos didn't cut it, nor the late arrival of an ice cream van as the sun set. It was an opportunity lost for 3-4 more food outlets, a mobile bar and a better Toilet arrangement and the space is there. The Car Park that seemed chaos on arrival actually got people out and away reletively quickly. Much good but just a few improvements needed to improve spectator comfort.

Not the strength in depth in NDL this season as past seasons, especially with brummies and eastbourne moving up but the "big 3" make the semis plus Cradley. Impossible not to see Leicester in Final as Clegg cant ride in every race and Heathens have little else. Kent have a bigger home track advantage than Belle Vue and Bickley seems to struggle at Kent so could be very close but in current for Flint/Bickley/Bailey/Palin just have edge and I think Turn Two makes valid point about reserves so narrow BV win.

Somerset; Edinburgh; Scunthorpe; Leicester - Glasgow would have better chance with Rasmus and Claus Vissing IF Cook in strop mode again..

I think 40 to start with and up to 42 mid season I'm also convinced Nichol won't go to a weekend track like Eastbourne as they (Team Hagon) will want to get him on to Continent (Poland or invitational meetings) most weekends, that's way Becker has gone and seems to have worked well. Masons will know Hagons pretty well so no harm in making a bid.

Would Len take a punt on likes of Stoneman; Wood; Coles; Perks if they became available??.

Kyle Newman 4.93 ; Broc Nichol 4.34 and Drew Kemp 4.19 all on lowish averages any 2 of those 3 would fit!

I think being midweek too will be big advantage in getting Adam as he will want to try to crack Poland at some point and exploit his French connections on the Continent with lucrative weekend bookings.

little track like they used to have at Arlington returning is a great move by the Dugards (Martin and Connor) and Cook and should be a real boost for the sport and riders in the South East and the club. Got to be an advantage too to have a separate Training track like they had and will have. That saves the main track from over-wear and over use like we see at Leicester.