Ben91

Another sub standard foreign import. Or Joe Jacobs.

Not at all, his fitness is a reason undoubtedly but that doesn't mean there aren't underlying issues elsewhere which will have contributed to him getting out while he could.

Wouldn't be surprised if there is more to Anders' departure than has been let on. Will be a gamble on a 7 point odd average next year if he wants to come back. We need to sign someone, we're woefully weak as it is, add R/R in we may as well be in the NL. Anton Rosen and Dakota North are two names that could fill the void reasonably so don't expect them to sign. Can see Mattress or Nielsen being re-signed or a Kent rider coming in.

Rolling averages calculated over 24, we've got 9 left and he's already raced in 10 this year for Scunthorpe and us so he'll have a much more realistic average for next year assuming he completes the season.

Anders' average will drop no doubt while he gets back to full race fitness this season. Have him, Kennett and Greenwood back along with 4 newcomers.

Joe Jacobs is available now bruv!

Hope it goes well for Adam and he can have an injury free run, if he does and gets given time he can be a 7 point man in this division without a doubt. It will take time though. Richard Hall isn't an inspirational signing that will help win trophies, he will do alright at home and nothing away, except at Sheffield if Peterborough have still got to go there. Dilger... Yet another rubbish foreig rider given a ride here when he's proven that he's crap on the last 30 occasions. In place of a British prospect too. Shocking.

Why does doing the updates make you any more qualified to comment on the state of the track than another supporter who had paid to watch the meeting?

Was going to go last night but getting home late from work, coupled with the fact that I'm not parting with £20 plus to watch a team who have nothing to ride for already this season put paid to me attending again. Next year? I'd take Kennett back but he needs another heat leader to support him. Anders to slot in as third heatleader, no higher at the start of the year. Greenwood in at reserve. That is a reasonable starting point.

The ins and outs of the strength of Scunthorpe's side and what the National League is there for in terms of developing riders etc can be discussed in length here and on every other thread in this section of the forum until everyone is blue in the face and there will still not be one comprehensive answer. I will dare to put forward a suggestion however, one that I am pretty certain is the correct one too and that is simply that the Kings didn't use their number eight even when the meeting was settled because they are in the midst of a battle to qualify for the play-offs, a battle which may well come down to race points difference. The points they gained by using other 1-5 members to take Simon Lambert's rides as opposed to a number eight could well be the difference between play-off qualification or the end of their season come the cut off date.

No, he wasn't. He may not be everyone's cup of tea but Scott Nicholls is far better suited to racing in the GP's than Bomber ever has been because the bloke can make a start. I'm not saying he is a GP standard rider btw but he would do better than Harris IMO, especially around temporary tracks like Cardiff. Back on topic, Emil is one of the top 4/5 in the world, regardless of the GP standings and he is missed from the GP series, he will be even more so when Hancock and Pedersen call it a day. Imagine a GP series with Emil, Tai, Ward and Holder slugging it out at the top end. That is what Speedway fans want to see.

That was the meeting which the Rockets didn't want to race because of unsafe conditions and Len Silver told them rightly not to risk themselves if I recall correctly. We used Karlis Ezergaillis as a number 8. The next year we went back to the County Ground for the last ever league meeting there and won it to wrap up the league title. Robbo got a paid max and Shaun Tacey dropped only a point or two guesting for Chris Neath.

Hope we've got a guest lined up incase Kennett is absent again tonight. Probably be someone like Ritchie Hawkins mind. Somerset to take all 4 match points tonight, if Kennett is absent it could be a mauling.

Exciting to watch but only a 6 pointer at best.

We're a joke, rip it up and start again.

Better off at Captain Cod in the town, last time I had some chips from George's there were some curly hairs in them, shudder to think of where they came from!

Yes let's all applaud the speedway slags as they are an upstanding pillar of the sport's community.

What about after the following 12 races?

Blimey, Piotr Swist top scoring, he must be 45/46 these days, sign him up!

Only til the averages change it seems, then he's back in at the expense of Shanes!

Redcar isn't a very big track itself, he's probably just awful. Outrageous that they dropped Crang to keep Konopka in the side, shouldn't be allowed.

Good move made too late. Anders shouldn't have been released in the first place and having seen what Greenwood could do at the end of last season we could have made a move for him over the winter too. Now is the time to be ruthless and lay foundations for next year, we're teetering as it is, one more poorly put together side from the start of the season could be the straw that breaks the camels back.

No ta.

Fed up mate, when you can see something you love dearly going down the pan without a fight it hurts a lot. We could have it all in terms of PL Speedway at Rye yet we seem to choose not to year on year these days.

No. Most fans would agree that he was much improved the last season before his injury, he was looking like a real number one and there's nobody who could ride Rye like he could. We pay the going rate for Premier League speedway, why should we settle for less? The point of any sport is to win not to take part. Threats to be grateful for what you have are a part of this sport which is killing it and if you truly believe that sentiment then that is sad.