False dawn

My head says you're right. My heart hopes otherwise. Watching H&H in heat 15 at Brandon many times is among my fondest speedway memories. If Greg rides for Wolves next year, I'll be be there, more than once. His appearance in Britain in, what may be his his final year, would be very special indeed. [I hope he reads this]

I think I like that.

Common error underpinning your post. The Thom(p)sons weren't twins in the Tintin stories. One spelled his name with a "p" and one without. Why am I discussing Hergé's creation on a Berwick thread?

I was only kidding

Don't spoil a good idea with details

What about Magic? He's been ditched by the Poles for sicknotegate. Maybe you could get him to ride on a British licence. Could be British Champion and ride for us in the SON!

Like this?......

Hear, hear. It's great to win meetings and the league but we must never lose sight of the "Development" dimension of the third tier. If this level were to be lost, what other way do we see for our youngsters to progress through the ranks?

How about 3 bonus points for winning a race, 2 for second and 1 for third?

Max apparently. Has he definitely said he''s not riding here next season? It's a sad day if that's true.

Kyle Howarth 5.72 Nicki Pedersen 8.61 Josh Grajczonek 7.29 Jack Holder 7.49 Jason Doyle 8.96 Troy Batchelor 8.82 Rasmus Jensen 7.86 Sheffield 28.97 Swindon 25.64 (Kyle Howarth qualifies for a 2.5% reduction)

Seemed to remember when Briggo went over there that it was reported that betting was a huge part of the sport. Riders, back then, were locked away in isolation for several days before meetings to avoid the possibility of race rigging.

This was a great race and a good advert for the sport. I remember watching it live and being thoroughly impressed by all three racers. I turned to my friend after the race to share impressions when he said, "and don't forget, they're all still 15 years old". The future really is bright.

I think we should step back from some of the detail here and look at the bigger picture. We have a club with a long history returning to the top flight, on it's traditional race night, being lead by a former world champion. This is to be celebrated by all speedway fans. And we can only hope that many former Sheffield fans will see these developments as a good enough reason to come back into the fold. Well done Sheffield. I look forward to seeing you on track.

I think we know what fencing a rider means. We've all seen it done, sometimes more skillfully than at other times. But the end result is the same... "you ain't coming by and if you don't shut off, you'll end up in a big heap in the fence"

When you're "mathematically limbo dancing", every hundredth counts

Don't short change yourself, Kyle gets a 2.5% allowance does he not? That means you have 21.02 for the remaining 4 riders.

Anyone know what average he comes in on?

I suspect there will be a lot of interest in Connor. He (and Ellis) sprung more than a few surprises on opposition riders of much higher averages this season. It's a shame when this kind of team change takes place. I accept the need for a points limit, but a lad like Connor could add a point or two to his average next season.

Where has this been announced please?

I kind of agree with you and it might be wiser to have them in the NL for another year. But other clubs were already showing an interest and you can't blame any rider wanting to move up as soon as possible. Granted they need to score some points to earn a sensible income but any money coming in has got to be better than struggling financially in the NL. That family fielded 4 bikes this year. Even with sponsorship, I suspect the bank of Dad was hit pretty hard. Let's hope they can balance the books a bit better next year. It's a critical time for sure.

Thanks. You've answered my question precisely. Another question. Does the discount apply to the Premiership as well?

Does this discount apply throughout the season for redeclarations etc. or is it just applicable for initial team building?

Not now Ty Proctor has been signed Seriously, looking at your team, I am slightly surprised that Josh Bates, Ellis Perks and Connor Mountain have not been signed up already though. And I think it could be odds on that both Thompsons are destined to be in the reserve berths. Might be a early for them to step up and we have the problem that they are not 16 till 22nd April. But the signs are they'll be promoted as soon as possible.

Interesting that he hasn't been named in the Leicester side despite the fact that 2 other riders have.