bigeddiechek

Honestly, it is really no big deal. The opposition responded in the required manner. You'd think he was Lance Armstrong the way you are going on What is a big deal is the fact Sky came to Shielfield in the first place, the excellent show that was put on, and a good close meeting that the best team won in the final few heats. The magnificent performance by Kerr is also something worth talking about. The atmosphere on the 3rd bend was incredible with acknowledgement from Nigel, Chris and Charlie. Kozza also made a point of stopping off a couple of times. It's one of the most enjoyable nights out I've had for a long time, and the Bandits have captured a few new fans to boot. What did the girlfriend think of it?

On another note, Matty Wethers scores solidly again. He's our star performer so far this year. Great signing.

Not that bad then

You shouldn't make such a fuss about it then!

I agree, it really is no big deal, it's something that happens in all sports. In fact, much worse happens in many other sports. The way to respond to gamesmanship (for the benefit of Erse on Fire) is to come out and beat the opposition: which Newcastle did. A bit of controversy - within reason - does no harm!

I know A slip of the fingers.

It's called gamesmanship.

What a fantastic meeting, two in a row. Pity about the result - from my point of view - but Newcastle were pretty solid and thoroughly deserved the win. The meeting could have gone either way quite easily, but the Diamonds upped their game in the latter part of the meeting. Everyone involved with the running of Berwick Speedway should be very proud of what they have been achieving with the club, and I am so glad that this has been shown to the speedway world via Sky Sports. The fans really turned out to support the club, a great effort there too. It's also worth saying that Nigel Pearson and Chris Louis where complete gentlemen. It was never any trouble for them to have time to interact with the fans, and they also came into the crowd to have photos taken at the beginning and the end of the meeting. Who would have thought a Tuesday evening could be so much fun! That's what it looked like to me too. He certainly looked to be avoiding a collision, but he did take a while to get up: it happens in speedway quite frequently though...

The word must be getting out well, I've got mates who I never thought would go deciding to give it a try. It's surprising how many went in the Berrington days too. All coming out of the woodwork!

Alex is a good gater, and if he gets his confidence back will score heavily for you. Good to see he has another team so quickly

Since when were you my friend?

Ahh, but keeping with the flavour of current Berwick threads, which neurotransmitters? Power to the people

No idea who Sackless is! I hadn't actually been counting, just realised there was a muckle big popular sign on one of my posts: confirming my suspicion that I am indeed the voice of the people.

Hey, I was only asking, not instructing! You've no idea how big a slavver I am. Still, I got a muckle big popular sign on one of my post earlier today. So, it's official, what I say is general consensus.

Firstly, can you not give it a rest about how long Eddie will be a Bandit for? Even having him as a guest for one meeting would be great. It was a pretty open statement from the club, they do not have a crystal ball, in case you hadn't noticed. Sarah didn't ask if you were trained as a neurologist. She was stating that only a specialist professional would have any idea of how long it will take Ricky to recover. Saturday was a fantastic response to a very poor start to the season. All the stops were pulled out and we were served with a fantastic speedway meeting. It reminded me of why the sport is so great. It is exhilarating when at it's best, like on Saturday. I'm looking forward to having a few mates coming for the first time, and some returning for the Sky meeting. If it is as good as Saturday, I expect they will come again this year. They are even talking about bringing their girlfriends.

Don't believe everything you read, Screm. Especially your own posts.

Ha ha! My post on page 6 of this thread has a muckle big popular star on it. It is now official, what Big Eddie says is the gospel.

It is quite amusing now

The laddie is just showing himself up now, Sarah!

Nonsense, that was one of the best speedway meetings you'll see anywhere.

The most impressive thing is that we did this with r/r for the in-form Bellegeo. One's mind boggles at what the meeting would have been like with Va Va Voom riding. Bring on the Diamonds!

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh. My faith in speedway has been promptly restored. That is one of the best meetings I have seen for a very long time. 18 passes. I noted them all. Kennett, as expected, was markedly at a different level to the rest of the riders. The way he shepherded Barrett round in heat 6 was effortless. His pass on Niemenen in heat 13 just superb. A greasy track in heat 1 robbed him of what would have been the easiest paid max in the history of the sport. Aspegren: decided to jump into life half way through the meeting and started to look like the classy rider that we saw last season. Much,much better, and he looked to be enjoying himself a lot more. Wethers: just superb, hope he is OK after pushing a bit too hard in heat 15. He was worth the admission fee on his own. Kozza: getting back to his very best, the way he reeled Karlsson in heat 4 was sensational. Starke: what can you say? He demolished the opposition number 1 who was on a tactical rider Barrett: again showing what a tremendous talent and prospect he is. Leicester came and gave a good account of themselves, and it is always a pleasure to see Kevin Doolan at Shielfield. They were just unfortunate that they came on an evening when the Bandits were red hot and razor sharp. If the Sky meeting is as good as this, I reckon they will ditch the Elite League in favour of the PL. Questions have been asked over the past few weeks and, my goodness, they were not half answered this evening.

Fair dos, back to speedway. I now only have 6.5 hours to wait until tapes-up"