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"........................although what the point was of watering the track in areas that nobody has ever been to is beyond me but that seems to be something that has always happened in this country... all the riders riding around the inside creating clouds of dust... so we'll just water the very outside of the track." You cannot water on a slick inside line as it would become greasy & more difficult for the riders. Watering the outside where the dirt is or has been graded tends to keep it together & causes less dust if the riders went there. It is the shape of your track that leads to where the best lines are.

After Cardiff was the date mentioned on Friday night which means available for the Sunday at home to Glasgow. Ideally, I would like Steve & Jason back the week previous v Berwick on the Saturday & v Newcastle on the Sunday both being away but both we should be targeting wins even though they have both got good home records this year. Stefan mentioned in the clubhouse after that he has an appointment for the cast to be removed on the 19th, but was hoping to bring it forward. Then he needs to build his muscles back up. If Danny is out for 9 days through the concussion ruling, we will see what type of guests are available to those that are wanting a change!

Only if Steve is his mechanic ............................................................ like he was Friday

When interviewed later, Greg said "I did what I had to do" but it was a pairs event so helping out could have been forth coming. It is still available to watch again on YouTube.

If you don't put your stadium forward to run it then you will not be in the running to promote it. Spitting your dummy out at the BSPA is the reason for Ged not wanting to run this. I have been to Peterborough before and it does cater well for the number of riders & supporters.

Ha Ha! What a comment from a Sheffield fan about no passing. There is only one sort of passing at Owlerton & that is the passing of wind!!!!!!

Did this v Glasgow in heat 5 & almost identical in heat 5 last night. http://www.speedwaygb.co/news.php?extend.34813

We've been suffering for a month without Nielsen, missed more than anyone else due to his sensational start to the season. I would hope that Schlein will not have the problems he had 2 weeks ago. Again, as I said a few weeks ago, this will be won or lost by the reserves. Sheffield look weaker tonight than last night with Sargeant replacing Shanes but that is a clerical error(but I hope I am wrong) see tweets http://www.speedwaygb.co/homepage

Jason had 2 x-rays & thankfully nothing broken but is battered & bruised & will have a bit of time off. He was not the only member of the Scorpion crew to get an injury. Rob cut his palm open changing an engine for Jake requiring possibly stitches or gluing together.

Taken from last nights updates report of Sheffield v Scunthorpe in the KOC Will scunny ever have a full team Team will be ripped apart next season, being over the points limit ! & never have ridden as a team !!!! Read more: http://speedwayupdates.proboards.com/thread/17974/scunthorpe-28-6-18?page=1#ixzz5JoIjERsu Honestly our luck with injuries is a joke, i'm starting to think there's a higher power that's decided our team is just too good so it never let's us use our full team xD Read more: http://speedwayupdates.proboards.com/thread/17974/scunthorpe-28-6-18?page=1#ixzz5JoItFDWK We have not seen a full meeting with our starting 1-7 with the Scorpions supporters hoping for a great season. I feel, at the moment, we have only got the hard core supporters there every week & not the "extras" we were hoping to get but we will just get on with it, keep trying & support to the end.

I hope you are not accusing Scunthorpe of being one of those teams that are not willing to agree to a fixture date as we were quite happy to cancel in the first place when 3 of your riders were absent on the 19th May. In July, you already have meetings on the 6th, 13th & 27th. The 20th being the pairs before Cardiff. You also have the 3rd, 10th & 17th of August booked. What dates are free for these 2 teams with BSPA Representatives?

Covatti and Allen will struggle to get near Woryna Heat 02: Allen,Covatti,Woryna,Szcepaniak 1-5 (6-6) Line Up: Szcepaniak, Woryna, Allen, Covatti Comments: Rebels straight back with a 5-1 of their own. Read more: http://speedwayupdates.proboards.com/thread/17973/somerset-koc-2nd-leg-27?page=1&scrollTo=360226#ixzz5JehZj9Gq Heat 04: Covatti,Holder,Grajczonek,Woryna 1-5 (9-15) Line Up: Grajczonek, Woryna, Holder, Covatti Comments: A rebels 5-1 & suddenly the agg gap to 20 points is this tie slipping away from Poole so early on in the 2nd leg. Read more: http://speedwayupdates.proboards.com/thread/17973/somerset-koc-2nd-leg-27?page=1&scrollTo=360226#ixzz5Jehja1dV

Not too sure if any of these are still available Saul Bulley, Mason Searsby, Danno Verge, Mark Baseby, Luke Harris, Andy Mellish, David Speight & Jordan Hatcher are some names that spring to mind.

I don't think Edinburgh has/have problems with their fixtures racing fairly regularly ay home without 3 week gaps between fixtures. Good planning & organisation.

A Lyager has been mentioned a few times before & with him being an ex Scorpion, I would have thought he would have been approached. Maybe his other commitments that make it impossible.

I will repeat my post that I asked Lewis ....................."give us your opinions of riders available that could change matters."

I am following both meetings on tonight at Lakeside & Workington & some has posted that the hope Bickley score his 1st point beating an opposing rider. He has scored a point but only after Proctor fell. Sorry!

Lewis, give us your opinions of riders available that could change matters.

Prior to the Peterborough meeting, Danny only had 4 x 3rd places in 24 races. Has he not got the confidence yet or the settings right. Surely someone should try his bikes to see if that is the problem.

Always was going to be as was using Aarnio for Stefan until his injury on Tuesday. Now it's Howe.

Sarjeant winning heat 2 will have someone spitting feathers on here!

Not too sure if Danny was trapped as it was right in front of us but hidden by the air fence in heat 7 but Lakeside had riders in 1st & 2nd & Garrity did not go off 15m either, so there were 2 instances when this rule could have been applied. Let us not be biased but look at all heats that could have had infringements to both sides.

I looked earlier in the week at possible guests & thought NBJ could be used because of how he went last week but we went with our friend David Howe. Although he score 6 he only beat his own rider in Doolan & their reserves. Not sure if others available but up to the 7.15 for Nielsen but could Summers, Robson or Toft been better options with the latter 2 riding well this last week.

My point, too, plus riding with & against better riders. We knew when the team was made that we hoped he would chip in with a few points & he has improved his average slightly. Is he carrying a bit too much weight compared to the other youngsters because of his injury last year & has bulked up in muscle to protect his back.Luck is not going our way at the moment & I still think we are guesting in the wrong position. Bowtell scored 4+2 from his first 2 rides but luck was with him. Manzares locked up to avoid Phillips, put his arm up expecting the race to be stopped(his mistake), then set off after Bowtell. Two retirements in heat 4 gave him more points that he wouldn't have expected but it's about being in the right place at the right time & it is not going our way. The scores posted above by our guests at no1 have, in my eyes, been poor, but terrific effort by Wright in heat 10 to get by Ellis showed a bit of fight or was he wound up by other things. We will see next week what he can score. Did anyone else see the scores Schlein scored after Friday? 15 from 6 at P'boro, 6 from 4 at home in PL & 12+2 from 5 at home v Edinburgh. Let us, also, see hoe Howarth goes! Our best guest used has been Summers at Glasgow & he was at no2!!!!!! I am sure our better riders could & have scored better than our guests at no1(11 & 9 using Auty, Garrity, Allen & Nielsen). I, also, wait with interest the names of riders who could replace Phillips if we went down that route. Scoring big points regularly in the NL must give you confidence but does not make you a 3 point rider in the CL. It is a big step up.

Flint to Berwick & Kemp to Ipswich but that will be in 2019.