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Looking forward to hopefully a good (and warm) meeting! Edwards is a huge loss as was having a really good year - but Zischke is a decent guest. I do feel him and Mulford will be key. Loftus looked ok at the weekend, especially if he gated but looked a bit more tentative in traffic. Hopefully Pijper can keep his form from the weekend going as was excellent. Will go for a home win, but could be close.

Hard to tell from last week whether it was Redcar were good or Scunthorpe were not. I would expect Rowe to still score well but maybe not as well as Riss. Key will be the middle order/reserves again. Last week Edwards/Mulford/Pijper were excellent - same again and should be a Bears win.

Actually a decent meeting in front of a very healthy looking crowd with a good number of Diamonds fans. Wright never really looked like being beat. King also looked excellent but Edwards was the pick of the Bears for me. Quick and more aggressive than last season. Reserves battled and both had decent rides without impressing too much. Lambert is always good value around here along with Kerr, but Worrall won't have many meetings like that. Enjoyable night all round.

Both Pijpers, Spencer, Phillips, Halder, Rathbone and Ward.

Guess we will know more over the next few days once other teams announce announce riders.

Would be very very surprised if no Mulford but who knows at this point!

Would be interesting to see the team of no King. Would love Riss back, but not sure he would want to commit to a full season of Championship again? Doesn't leave many other heatleaders though.

I would count Wright, Edwards and Mulford as nailed on for next season. Would love to see Riss back, but not sure he will fancy a full Championship season again. Hume was excellent in his last visit to Redcar, and if you could get Gilkes as a second string I think he would be fine. Intrigued by the mention of Pearson above - from memory he has done ok round Redcar in the past and certainly has potential. In short, I have no idea.

A meeting that summed the season up really. Fair play to Oxford and Boughen in particular. A special talent who seems to love riding here (and had his first second half rides here I believe). Interesting to see where the Bears go from here really - id potentially start with Wright, Edwards and Mulford and work from there. Should be an interesting winter.

Would definitely like to see Jenkins back - impressed on his last couple of visits here.

Decent meeting, but Cairns is going to be some riser if he keeps his head screwed on. Class all night, but his pass on Mulford and Trigger in Heat 15 was something else.

Really not sure how I feel about that meeting. First off congratulations to Poole - their top men turned up at the business end of the meeting. Hell of a collapse though - from 6 points up to 4 down on three heats? I guess the gates did favour the Pirates towards the end of the meeting and they took full advantage. Lack of a third heatleader again killed us really - worst meeting Wright has had for us as long as I can remember but no one else there to pick up the slack really. No one was poor per se, Jenkins rode fairly well as did Gilkes in a couple of heats. Not sure where the Bears go from here as league season looks over.

Suns out but windy! Been dry all day so far where I am, about 5 miles from track.

It is fine margins for us to be fair which is almost more frustrating!

Not sure where the Bears go from here really. Poor again, and more importantly for me a poor track. Very slick again, even Barker commented on it during the meeting. I don't mind losing if I have been entertained but that has rarely been the case so far this season. Wright was excellent, although Barker getting in his way potentially cost us the meeting in heat 13. It's hard to see what the answer is as the middle order have had decent meetings, just not all at the same time. Knudsen has to be the one at risk for me, but no idea who could replace him. Berwick solid throughout. Schlein looked quick, and very solid returns from Kemp, Etheridge and Borke. I'd like to think I'm not a negative poster, but can't see this side making the playoff as it stands.