Gambo95

So a team like Berwick at the bottom of the league cannot strengthen up (straight one for one swap) but other teams higher in the league can strengthen up. Shows why it's not taken to seriously by lots of people.

Read the bit about Birmingham in the speedway star this week and I would assume Newcastle etc would be in a similar situation. Did someone not mention £000's a week earlier. With regards the air fence most promoters run meetings to part pay for them so I would assume they would have known where they come from. Did the previous promotion charge Rob for the fence and not say where it came from. If this is the case I would be looking to blame the previous owners. I agree with most other points the fans are making though (I was one of them that put money towards the crowdfunding page) especially the heat sponsor who hasn't been contacted. Hopefully we see Newcastle back next season along with various other teams.

Is Jake Mulford racing in the same meeting? See he races for the colts and is missing tonight (according to Berwick website). Hope for his r/r rides they only get 75% of his average. If you add the 2 premiership guest bookings in arnieg then that would be 12 guest bookings.

Not sure on the ruling about no-ones 1-7 etc. Don't think it said BSPL. Just what was being said on the Berwick website about Cook being out and Starke being in.

Not now racing. The rulebook seems to be a complete shambles (dispensation last week against the Bullets and a rule for a championship that doesn't exist this week).

Devastating news from Newcastle. On the point about meetings. What happened last year when Redcar had Eastbourne at home but didn't have to go to Eastbourne? Would expect the same thing to happen this year (if they had to pay something last year I would expect them to get something back this year).

There should be a cut off point of let's say 4 matches. There is Jenkins and the Thomson twins as well. As you say the rules should be applied the same to every team (no problem with them riding if Leon was allowed to race for the Bullets last year). Palin couldn't race last year also.

Maybe wasn't going to be this year but teams meet in KOC as well so maybe added?

How do they stream? Is there the bandwidth to stream BSN and Edinburgh?

Wonder how long Jye will be out for? Could Danny possibly help Berwick in the short term as could score at home. You would save that with the kids admission. My kids not interested in speedway though. I was parked a good distance away due to the shows. That would have added time onto people getting in also (people entering later than they had planned). Was 2 open when I went through. Wonder if another was opened?

Make the riders show the SCB etc they have been for tests/checkups etc if you are doubting the injury? Wonder if Berwick put Leon down for r/r at Newcastle knowing he was going to get hurt the night before? Possibly Berwick had a guest in for Jye knowing he was going to get hurt 3 days prior to the Plymouth meeting (and Belle Vue has r/r for him in their declared lineup for Monday past).

Thanks for the info. Maybe having a trainee in charge and putting the red lights on when the riders are in the 3rd/4th bend with Lee Complin (after being taken out in a first bend incident) in the first bend fence isn't the best (was 2nd time I looked at the refs box). Wonder if any of the races will be posted on social media like the last few weeks?

Berwick rode well considering they lost Jye in heat 1. Well done to Redcar. Wonder if Charles could have been excluded for causing the accident in heat 1? Lee seemed mad after getting pushed very wide by Adam on the first and second bend and had steamed passed when Adam fell. Who was the referee as the listed referee was standing in the back of the box and not in control of the buttons? When I go to the football I usually get a trained referee and not a trainee doing a professional game.

Whilst I agree with you that it's not good for speedway, this thing seems to happen every season. Take last season, Peterborough won the league using guests and r/r for most of the season. Since it's easy to get riders why did Peterborough not bother having a full 1-7 (oh yes they were stronger without signing another rider).

Is it after these matches that Ben and Keiron move to reserve? Thought I seen somewhere that they are now at reserve.

I wouldn't be happy if a team manager came up to me and said we are putting you in heat 15 but you are not going out onto the track. You are going to be excluded under the 2 minute rule. If he said go out and try to anticipate the start. If you hit the tapes we will replace you then that wouldn't be as bad as there is the possibility you could get the race points.

Well done to Newcastle on the win. Hope the injured riders are ok. Wouldn't say our riders though when the guest scored twice the points in 1 match than the rider he was replacing scored in three. Hopefully Newcastle can get that situation sorted out and have a good season.

If Wright gets away with the rollers he was getting away with last night I would expect him to get lots of points. Hopefully Berwick can get something from the meeting.

Seems I have missed a couple of good meetings the last couple of weeks. Enjoyed Glasgow on Friday.

What's wrong with saying you should get £13 off a readmission ticket when you see 2 out of 15 heats? I think that is fair. All I know is that out of the last 4 meetings I have attended at Birmingham while on holiday I have only seen 1 meeting reach its conclusion (Coventry). I have seen Mildenhall, Edinburgh, and Leicester be abandoned. Think people remember the Redcar meeting at the start of last year also. Wish Josh a speedy recovery.

Totally shocking if you ask me. Would have thought you would get £13 or £14 off the next meeting at least (saying it's roughly a pound a heat). The meeting didn't continue due to something Birmingham could control (medical cover) and not something Birmingham couldn't control (weather).

Was going to go to the Poole meeting last week on the way home from a family holiday.

Glasgow have probably the best team on paper and have built right up to the points limit. Think very few teams will get 40 at Glasgow. Don't think Berwick will be one of them unless one of their riders has an off night.

Was there not more passes in the first 2 or 3 races at Berwick than in the whole meeting at Redcar last week?