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Really the way the Workington riders are riding ?

Boughen dropped by Glasgow today, would be a good rider to get to Workington

Because Workington certainly need some experience and someone that might be a heat leader as we only have one !!!!

MPT to Edinburgh that's a decent signing bit of experience

Embarrassing themselves simple as that

Totally agree, can not just do a one off meeting at 6pm need a good run, I just think there are lots of people who work Saturdays who will not be able to attend a afternoon meeting.

What is the Comets fans view on here of the currant start time because I'm sure the promotion have never asked, if they have I've missed it. Riding on a Saturday afternoon is not bringing in the fan numbers that used to go to Derwent park on a Saturday night, I realise they do not have floodlights but even a 6pm start time would not require any floodlights. It is much easier to attend on a Saturday evening I think most events are a Saturday Weddings, local events, football and people actually at work who can not attend. I'd certainly look at it because this set up deserves more there watching espesially since we have lost speedway once before we do not want that happening again.

Speedway is dying especially in the championship, the crowds are poor. Scunthorpe crowd on Friday against Workington can not have been any more than 400 and even the crowd at Workington on Saturday was not what it should have been with lovely weather but I think tha't down to Workington running on a Saturday afternoon. Workington are forced to ride on a Saturday afternoon really as the Friday teams have that blocked off and Sundays goes up against the rugby team in Workington so that a no go. They do not have floodlights but I certainly think they should look at a 6pm start as they would not need floodlights and could give people the chance to attend who work Saturdays or familys that have things on during the day. The football has finished for Workington Reds but they have been getting crows over 1000 this past season and they had a poor year on the pitch they ended up averaging 760 for the season. You look at crowds on the TV at other tracks and you do think how are they making this pay. Speedway needs to do something as the fixtures are so spread out fans find other things to do, Workington don't ride for two weeks now would have been longer if they had not put the Edinburgh meting on 24th May.

The Comets fans just need to stick with the team espesially at this early stage of the season. They have built an unbelivable speedway stadium at Northside that deserves to have more fans watching. The team seem low on confidance with gating the number ine issue. Where are all the fans from the Derwent Park days ? This set up is miles better than Derwent Park but the crowds are no where near what they should be. Is it the start time for racing ? Speedway at Derwent PArk was always at 7pm now I realise Northside do not have any floodlights but do they need any if say they started at 6pm ? This could be something to try see if more fans attend who don't in the afternoon's.

Batchelor has a history of this type of meeting, if he does not fancy it his effort is zero. That's the rider I thought Workington had signed last season but fair play he did really well last season but that tonight is unacceptable from a number 1 and captain. Very poor performance from the Comets but with this team there could be more of this to come this season away from Northside.

Me to my street must have missed all the heavy rain in Workington. I was thinking that they would be watering the track this morning not calling it off after the forecast changed to being dry all day.

Very tough draw getting Edinburgh away in the Comets first meeting, why ? because I think they will get hammered on Friday night which will make Saturday's meeting a right downer as they will never pull the points back.I think it's going to be a hard start to the season for the comets as they only have one heat leader who had a great season last year and we are all hoping he can just do the same this year but he has no back up currently with Tait and Anti's early season form but we should not be expecting them to be two heat leaders either this early in there British careers. Comets have decent reserves but its asking to much of them.

Thing is teams don't usually register there teams until quite late to the SCB incase of any changes. So wether he is withholding his services or not it's very unlikely Berwick would get any facility. Quite a few Workington fans were very disappointed when Workington decided not to sign him for 2025 but there were reasons behind that and this is showing one of the reasons why they opted to go without there 2024 captain.

To be honest he did not deserve a chance this season, he let Workington down badly last season not showing up at Redcar plus pulling out of the Ben Fund when nothing up with him. Stuart took a gamble on him for some reason but that's his chances for a team place surely over now.

Sorry to say your gonna need a new rider, he is just not committed no more to speedway but uses his mental health issues at the drop of a hat. To be honest if he does have issues as bad as he makes out should he really be riding a speedway bike professionally ? He has let Leicester down massively today and with the same team manager can not see him riding for him at Berwick. You will be better off without him as even if he did actually turn up for your press day he will let you down this season at some point just like he did at Workington last year.

Cook been no where near a bike again all winter just like last year. Only showed up at Workington press day last minute with the promotion not even knowing if he was coming. Let Workington down big style last season not turning up at Redcar and not even informing anyone he was not going to be there, bar his mechanic who went to watch and told the promotion he was not coming. Previously massive disregard to the Ben Fund meeting pulling out due to a bad back, after he must have been well backed by this fund for his aid.

We will see how you get on with Cook next season first before that comment about Jye. Hopefully he turns up to every meeeting for you that would be a good start.

Stewart has had him at Leicester last season so he knows what he is getting, only trouble is that in the Premiership now he is a reserve with not much say but number 1 in Championship where he has alot more say plus responsibility as he will be No1. Keep his head in it and interested in speedway great he is still a fantastic rider but for the last few years he has gone missing at certain points through the seasons and certainly let Workington and himself down with a few no shows last season.

Totally agree with your views,he was out of order that night and the fans and promotion deserved better, He also pulled out of the Ben Fund meeting and never even bothered to even show up. Craig says in his statement without injuries we could have made the final, we were never going to beat that Poole team so the team managed without him at the end of the season just fine with decent guests. Great rider when his head is in it but every season at some point he goes missing which is fustrating for the fans and promotion. Berwick the latest club to give him a go next.

Think there is more to this than is out there. Hearing different cracks.

Celina can certainly ride the bike it's her gating it's terrible she goes up rather than forward most races. Then keeps pace generally with the others. Sam has no confidence no point carrying him give someone else a go.

Max Perry dropped from Poole will beat Sam easily and Celina

Reserves failed yet again for Workington changes have to be made, look at Poole doing well but ruthless when it comes to replacing riders. Comets rightly so stuck with the team in the NDL last year but this is different Sam has to be dropped he is riding terrible and looks the worst rider in the league. Junior riders coming in and beating him easily. Celina to not been good enough her 4pt average must have dropped alarmingly and won't go back up. If Workington had just one half decent reserve they were in for a shout this season but not with these two.

How come Plymouth have a NDL rider at No1 ?

Just noticed Pickering pulled out of Edinburgh meeting tonight after a fall.