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Agree with all of that. Doolan did okay for his 7 but you fancy Lawson to have scored double that. No excuses though, Sheffield fully deserved that. Outgated the Bears all night, and thought young Bates was superb. Massively disappointing though. Skidmore went from 13+1 one week to 0. Maybe feeling the effects of his fall last night? Feel sorry for Konopka. Tries his heart out, but just can't gate. We have effectively replaced Kozza Smith with a complete novice.

Pleased with a point which should hopefully see us over the line - bit disappointing to let a 6 point lead go though. Would have took the point at the start though so can't be too unhappy!

Really not sure what the outcome of tonight will be. Not sure what Lawson is like around Sheffield, but is in excellent form at the moment. Would fancy Skiddy to get a few points as well. Would be happy to sneak a point i think tonight. Doolan for Lawson weakens us in the home leg but fancy that the rest of the team can pick up the slack.

Doolan guesting for Redcar on Friday I believe..

Really impressive showing by the Bears, although an equally poor show from Newcastle I thought. Once again, the track was decent. Presentation good with Roy, and did not take long at all to replace air fence panel. Lawson was imperious - his pass off Robson one of the best I have seen at SMTP. Summers equally as good I thought, and Skidmore had a great meeting. Jan really impressed me too. Was gating well but riding hard and made some good passes. Was not sure about his signing but making me eat my words. Disappointed with Rosen, Kerr and Lindgren though. All have went well here in the past but were poor tonight. Schramm battled hard and Henry as always rode well.

I agree completely. A bit of a comedy first heat, but was very much on the pace after that. Needs to improve his gating, but definitely has some ability.

Rafal Konopka comes in for the 30 days, a 22 year old Pole who comes recommended by Adam Skornicki.

The track was excellent last week, imo the best it has been for years so fingers crossed will be like that again. As said, should be a really close meeting. Lindgren was superb here last year, and most of the Diamonds go well here. Bears win, but not by much.

First of all, hope Anders Mellgren is ok, seemed to take a nasty fall and he sounded in an awful lot of pain. But I thought Redcar were excellent tonight. Lawson was just absolutely superb. Gated well, and even before he got to the first bend was looking for his teammate every time. Summers was laos superb, did well in his last two rides to let Lawson sneak through for win. Biggest plus for me were the 2 reserves. Graversen had a great night, and rode pretty hard as well - whilst I thought Crang had an excellent home debut. Was slightly disappointed in Scunthorpe, and think Douglas must have ridden over many black cats on his way to the track. Didnt have a clear view of heat 1 crash, but thought Auty was very very unlucky to be excluded in heat 9 - i didnt think he touched Hall. I know you can only beat whats out there, but hopefully brings a little bit more optimism back, certainly for home meetings. Would also say that I thought the track was excellent tonight. Very smooth, and provided some lines to pass on. A bit of A and a bit of B i think. Obviously losing Mellgren hit the Scorps, but at the same time expected more from the likes of Auty tonight. Bears just gated better tonight, and looked quick.

Been gray and a bit misty most of the day but been dry - looking forward to my first speedway fix of the year!

Grey and pretty misty here at the moment - forecast doesn't look too bad so hopefully it's all systems go this week. Will keep weather updated if i can though. On track, really not sure what the result will be! Lawson has been in superb form, and Wilko has had a decent start as well but need the likes of Graversen to step up. Hopefully getting a home meeting under their belt will help them out. Scunny look very solid - Douglas has gone very well here in the past. Hoping for a narrow Bears win, but in truth any result is possible here I think.

Meeting has been postponed again i'm afraid.

Fairly light but steady drizzle for the last couple of hours. We are not due to have the heavy showers we had yesterday afternoon though. I'll try to keep the weather updated on here for anyone thinking of travelling.

Been a couple of heavy showers but seems to have died down now. Weather due to clear up between 3 or 4 according to latest forecast. Meeting still on at the moment.

Weather update for any of you guys thinking of travelling down. Had a bit of rain overnight, but been try and sunny this morning. Last forecast I have seen is for some showers this afternoon, but should dry up by late afternoon. Will try and keep this updated throughout the day if i can!

I believe he is due to ride for Castleford in their NJL meeting against Berwick.

Will be interesting to see how Matej goes - on his day is great round the STMP. Really hope he has rediscovered his confidence, if he has will go on to have a great season. Looking forward to seeing how we get on though - think we look solid without being spectacular but always hard to tell on paper.

I certainly do

Had a little bit of rain overnight but nothing significant. Forecast tomorrow doesnt look too bad although will be a bit chilly! Ill try and update the weather on here tomorrow. Looking forward to the first meeting of the season. A win would be good, just hoping to get all 7 through the first meeting unscathed!

Until the new website goes live, can find the fixtures here thanks to the Evening Gazette: http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/sport/speedway/redcar-ecco-finishing-bears-2014-6525427

I think Wilko can definitely improve his average - he certainly has the ability. Does need to sort out his equipment gremlins and keep on the bike! Lawson should do well - I really think Kozza was the key to the side though, in terms of points and entertainment. Hopefully we will keep in contact with him re next season.

I don't think it's all doom and gloom - although clearly losing Kozza is a massive blow. On paper, definitely not one of the stronger sides in the league. But then Speedway isn't raced on paper.. In Lawson we have the number 1 we didnt have last year so an improvement there. Graverson might not set the world on fire but will be a solid reserve/middle order man. Skidmore had a good first season with the Bears and would expect some improvement there. Slightly underwhelmed with the Hall signing but I do feel for the promotion on that one. Not a lot of options and I dare say some potential signings will have priced themselves out. They will have known how desperate we are so will have asked for that extra few £. On his day can look excellent, but I agree that away he may be slightly suspect. Maybe a change of scenery will help him kick on. My one hope is that we prepare the track for racing - towards the end of last season the racing definitely improved.

Massive blow for us - I loved watching Kozza ride at Redcar last season and was delighted when we signed him - a real entertainer. I'm clinging to the hope there has been some crossed wires somewhere!

I had heard something very similar. Can only assume in place of Nelson if he doesnt get his Visa.

Was a big improver throughout the season (along with Ryan Macdonald) in the NJL. As mentioned above, race wins against some of the big hitters on the NJL. Good to see him getting a chance in the NL, and great to see another graduate from the NJL.