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Which was your teams Good Year. I've had a stab at it, but am I right? https://classicspeedwaymemories.webador.co.uk/january-2024/the-good-year

Thanks Salty. It looks like I got Lovaas and Simensen transposed. Have made the necessary corrections.

Thanks bigdave. Duly amended.

The following articles are included in this months editionThe Good Year - each tracks most memorable yearWhat a Great Team We Nearly Had - Glasgow's hoped for signings that didnt materialiseMike Parker - his contribution to speedways development in the 60sAnyone Remember No 14 - more memoriesBig BirthdaysPreview of February Editionclassicspeedwaymemories.webador.co.uk/

Have Glasgow adopted a "no Danes" policy for 2024 given their Wednesday night league meetings cause problems with rescheduling fixtures? It would also explain Flint being preferred over Vissing.

Late December a time for looking back at the year endiing so a chance to look at all the articles put on line this year. . What were your favourites? A guid new year when it comes. Lang may yer lum reek! https://classicspeedwaymemories.webador.co.uk/

Vissing is good value on a 6.24 rolling average, derived from the last 20 meetings. Based on his 2023 meetings (14) his average is 7.07. Not sure why Glasgow preferred Flint on 6.56 unless it was becoming too problematic to have Danes in the team.

A report on FB about the JSH Cup JOHNNIE HOSKINS FOUNDERS CUP run at Kurri Kurri last night. What a debacle. What was going to be an individual was changed to a two, seven man team event due to the non appearance of two riders. No real problem there except the paying public were told half an hour before tapes up. Who is in which team? What are their riding numbers? where are the programmes? purchased one at Maitland on Friday for $10 but nah, that's no good, believe half of what the commentator tells you, I'm sure he was doing his best but constantly wrong. If you are running a teams event how the hell do you get an individual winner? My question is, why change the format? I'm certain a few phone calls to local juniors would have found two replacements willing to race with the big boys. The Kurri club did very well with track preparation considering the heat, yes half an hour plus late in starting, I get it, but we all knew it was going to be a 40deg day three days ago, rather than let the public fry while waiting, could the start time have not been put back an hour? I will be back, but hell ...........

Basso and Douglas seem to be the only riders missing next season. Tarasenko was always just a short term rental. While supporters may want it, would they turn out in sufficient numbers on Mondays and Thursdays to make it viable?

Remember a time when meetings ran promptly enough to allow for interval attractions? What ones stick in your memory? https://classicspeedwaymemories.webador.co.uk/december-2023/anyone-remember-no-13

He was sold to Motherwell in 1954 as Glasgow tried to balance their books to allow them to start the season.- they folded after a few weeks. He was never accepted by the Motherwell fans and moved to Coventry after just a few months. He rode for the Bees until mid 1956 when he joined Oxford for the last couple of months of the season before retiring.. He died in 1975, just 51. Have heard the rumours too.

Missed a few then! I was basing this on age and looking at those who stopped before they were 27/28. Miller was well into his 30s when he retired - born 1924. Forrest was a miss by me though! Agree some didn't retire until the 60s - Knutson being a glaring example. The file I used was riders who started riding iin the 50s. A better title might have been "Retired too earky from the 50s" Not my finest moment though hope it was interesting none the less. Off to look out the dunces cap!

Who do you remembervgiving the sport up too early? https://classicspeedwaymemories.webador.co.uk/december-2023/retired-too-soon-1950s

The following articles are included in this months editionTrains and Boats and Planes - a look at riders travel in the 50s and 60sThey Retired Too Soon -guys who gave the game away too earlyAlphabetically Speaking -The "I"s have itThe Italian Job 1966-a short season in the Italian Riviera.Big Birthdays -who is celebrating this month?Anyone Remember Number 13 -our monthly test of your recall skillsPreview of January's editionclassicspeedwaymemories.webador.co.uk/december-2023

It wasn't too evident when they both rode together for Berwick in 2022.

Might be wrong but wasn't it said that Ben Basso had to practice on Saturday mornings and that was the reason he couldn't ride for Glasgow next season.

I took part in a postal game circa 1990 run by Edinburghs most eccentric supporter Geoff Chandler who ran meetings on a ZX computer and published a fanzine with results every fortnight. Crazy times!

Far more remunerative more likely !

Details of White City and Motherwell short seasons can be found at White City 1956 - https://scotopen.tripod.com/white-city-1956.html Motherwell 1958 - https://scotopen.tripod.com/motherwell-1958.html

We've gone for a strong top three and our reserves may well be among the highest average pairing in the league coming in at just under 7. This squeezes the second strings leaving very little to play with. It may well prove to have been a mistake going heavy on the top three - after all only two are needed for heat 15. Bailey in place of Flint would have left more for the second strings and given us a better balanced side. Bailey may well outscore Flint next year too!

Something I found in my files - a graph of senior teams over the last forty years. While my projection looks pessimistic given Oxford and Workington coming back, the trend is still downward.

And 1969?

Thanks Salty. Cradley United kept the Tigers, then of Coatbridge, off the bottom of the league, and provided us with what would turn out to be our last ever away win in the BL as we dropped down to the second tier for the following season. They were also our opponents on the one and only night Eton Muller rode for us at Coatbridge, so I have fond memories of your times as United.

This edition is now on line and features Letters - readers write in November Obituaries - Jim Wells, Guy Allott, Bob DuckworthBehind The Iron Curtain - Edinburgh's tour of Poland in 1965What's in a (new) name - how teams fared after adopting a new team nameThe Summer is Over -when Glasgow's dramatic start to their inaugural BL season began to unwindNorthern League 1966 - the little known competitionBig Birthdays - who is celebrating this month?Anyone Remember Number 12 - our monthly test of your recall skillsPreview of December's edition classicspeedwaymemories.webador.co.uk/

A great night at Old Meadowbank ! However Dennis Law was less than happy at the "keepy up" as he felt off would have been better to bang in a few more goals - think he was right.