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I am sure it will be who I expect .

Malcolm. it is still a very sore point with a lot of Heathens fans, i doubt any would agree with you on this one, but as we are only a small minority of British Speedway fans, then i guess as a democracy we should concede. Im pretty sure the usual number of Heathens fans will converge on Mildenhall this sunday, weather permitting, and it should be a very close encounter.

Almost correct Phil we did manage to beat you in The National Shield, so Mildenhall were almost Grand Slam winners.

For me, this Rebels side has the potential to be league Champs, providing they stear clear of injury, every Rebel has the potential to improve, and down at reserve they have to talented young english riders, with vastly different styles In Tom Pom you have a Chris Harris type rider, he cant gate, but he sure gives it everything to get past, and in Stefan Nielsen you have a rider with a smooth style, who once in front takes some catching, he also aint afraid to mix it, Im sure you Rebels will enjoy watching him this year, once again your management have picked a plum from the NL.

Hmmm, and who amongst others was practising at Rye House today, was it the Kings No 6 or is he to be The No7, to be honest for me its a foregone conclusion that Robert will be in the Kings Team, what is of much more interest is who will be the 7th rider ? Marc Owen is he fit ?, because if the remaining 2 riders are Marc Owen and Robert Lambert, then this years NL title will be a pretty interesting dog fight, with Kent Kings, IOW, Stoke, Dudley, and Mildenhall, all battling it out for a Top four spot, and Rob Branford sitting on the sidelines without a Team spot, whats the betting that Rob has a Team by the end of May. No i dont mean Kent, Im guessing the first Team out of Stoke, Dudley or Mildenhall who look like failing to make the play offs, will look to make changes to resurect there hopes.

Im guessing that at least one of the remaining riders will be announced around about, a certain riders Birthday, and if it is who i expect, the The Kings will be up there.

Now really the mind boggles "Flashing" at a Greyhound Track? hahaha, its to be hoped that were Tony Two Laps to contemplate doing his "other" passion over say One lap, as a fund raiser, with greyhounds chasing or chewing LOL, he would wear at least a mankini, Plz do it while The Rabble of The Heathens are in Town, any way good luck guys for 2013.

Royno, hasnt been replaced, indeed he is ireplacable, Tom hasnt been replaced, Blackbird for Bekker may well be like for like, Ritchings was at reserve for most of the season, so Max replaces Dazza, which basically leaves Gareth Isherwood and Paul Starke replacing Royno and Tom pom. I still think it will be closer than you think. Olly Greenwood, Sarj and JJ are more than a match for our Top 3, they could even have the edge on us, at reserve i confidently predict The Heathens will have the edge, its that middle order im not so sure about, in Dan Greenwood and Paul Starke they both have the ability, but its there unpredictability and its the same for Gareth Isherwood, whereas with the Storm, its going to be a make or break year for BJ, since he won the Under 18,s down at Zummerset his career has stalled, and with Richard Franklin you have a lovely lad, who is now a dad apparently, and he will always chip in with 5 or 6, usually at the difficult No2 spot when he was at Dudley, to summerise Top 3 Coventry edge it, 2nd strings depends which Brendon turns up, same for the Heathens, which Gareth and Daniel, and reserve The Heathens for sure. and ? juggle things around a bit,Im sure you can do it.

Haha, im pretty sure they and others may be looking at this right now, it will only need armo to fall down the stairs or sommat.

I trust you are joking, its not April 1st yet or is it, and remember Royno, is Coventry full time, Tom Pom, Byron and Daryl ride for Dudley South. This has to be close, i will go for 46 - 44. Its The Heathens uncertain middle order & The Storms unproven reserves, which will decide the meeting.

All done, and the best of luck.

I take it you have 1st hand experience of "The Mob" Shadders ?, whilst i do not in any way condone what has allegedly taken place at times, in fact i condoned it on the Heathens Facebook page, The Mob as you describe them, are far and away a minority, whenever i have been on an away day, there is mostly no trouble, the IOW and Stoke to name a couple, with just a few incidents highlighted on here, and at both i recall, there was a little baiting from BOTH sets of fans, so please Shadders dont believe all that you read. From ONE of the Mob.

Yes, you are correct of course, old habits die hard, or so they say. must be the Silver connection, Im sure Nikko will forgive me, it is indeed The Sittingbourne Kings.

Cant see Mildenhall being Top 4, best i can see is 5th. IOW, Stoke, Rye, and The Heathens are i think stronger, Im expecting to see Lambert at 6 or 7 for Rye.

Wooden spoon, dont make me loff, in Jacobs, Greenwood, Sarj <temperament may be suspect> you have potential for all of them to be 8+ riders this season, Brendon, will be looking to get his career back on Track, and Franksy will average his usual 5=, but for me your weakness is at reserve, young Carr would have been my choice for you, but i guess he wouldnt have been your asset, that may be the reason why you didnt sign him, and he would in my opinion be looking to push for a 1 to 5 spot this season, but back to wooden spoonists, there is one Team who currently need to strenghten up, who unfortunately appear much weaker than any other, and it certainly aint Coventry.

So 2 weeks on from the AGM ie is it Top Secret, will the information will be released in 50 years time . Is it right to treat spectators as someone to be put up with, rather than informed of whats happening within the Sport, absolutely DISGRACEFUL no information has been forthcoming from the agm, is it any wonder spectators are turning there back on the Sport ?. Why on earth have the NL Clubs reappointed Mr Morrish, as the NL co-ordinator, when there are far more people able to fullfill this role ?.

Basically the draw has been done on a regional basis, why dont the powers that be just say that, as for dates, why doesnt the NL use it as a seasonal Opener, then go into League meetings.

The 2013 PR is being released in time for the 2014 agm, but they wont affect 2013 racing, bcuz no-one knows what they are.

I really cant understand why The Heathens are not in the NT last year the excuse was not enough available dates, at a recent Forum CVS stated when asked a question about the number of available dates, he said that available dates would,nt be a problem for PL racing, so why should it be a problem for NL racing, something seems not right with this.

I dont really know where all this underestimating of Ricky Wells ability comes from, he is still young, and a decent Elite 2nd string, and a half decent PL heat leader, who should easily be The No2 rider at Sheffield in 2013, yes sometimes he should be scoring more than he does for Sheffield, I mean double figures at Monmore 1 night, and single figures at Owlerton a few nights later, doesnt add up for me, and can be the only criticism of him.

I am led to believe the guest rider ruling may well be changing at the forthcoming agm, for teams who have a 2nd injured rider at least.

Only read bits and pieces of this Topic over the weeks, and it sems Machin is programing his Team to a budget, whoever he signs as the last rider, there is only one place Sheffield are going to finish this season, and they will need strong shoulders, I think its about time either Machin got a partner in, or for the future of Sheffield speedway sold up.

Mick all those Stadia that had money spent on them, which was government provided., but now they are feeling the pinch, due to the economy.

I am a former greyhound owner/Trainer, as per my name, yes figures are missleading, especially when taken over a short time span, if we look over say 3 years, what stadia have opened succesfully ? I am afraid to say i can think of none, but yes Coventry has reopened, but it was an existing stadium, so can we class it as new ?, and Towcester is planned to Open in 2013. Closures, and this is off the top of my head; Oxford, Portsmouth, Walthamstow, but what is really worrying is the threats hanging over Wimbledon, Belle Vue, Hall Green, Swindon, and to a lesser extent Birmingham & Poole, the only reasons the latter two are a little safer is that they are Council owned, but be assured Both The GRA and Stadia UK are only in this to sell Stadia, and line there own pockets, and top up pensions, the income they receive from greyhound racing itself, will barely cover the wage bill of these 2 organisations, so they have to sell stadia from time to time, so that they can continue. Whoever thinks Greyhound racing is thriving is living in cloud cuckoo land, Owners are down, Trainers are down, Spectator figures are down, Indeed there is a shortage of dogs themselves, Yes there may be an odd exception to this, but they are the exception rather than the rule, Stadium Closures continue as before, and as in Speedway the spectators are very much the same who went racing 10 years or more ago, except for the Saturday night 6 packers, and they are only in it for a piss up, and good night out, before they go Clubbing, very few if any attend on a regular basis from these promotions.

Surely young Carr has to be the replacement ?, if not, why not ?.