Paulco

We had this before , didn't work then , wont work now . 1996 Scottish Monarchs . A lot of Edinburgh fans wouldn't go because it was at Glasgow , and we went and supported the away team every week until we got fed up with it all . Seriously how many Berwick fans could turn up and support the Borders Monarchs ???????

Play offs are here to stay , so the traditionalists will just have to lump it . They provide great tension and excitement , the last three finals have went to the 30th heat i think . Yes it seems unfair if the table topping team doesnt come out champions , but the league is merely a qualifying competition for this now .

What date is it again that Smirker and Sedgwoman are away to sit in the pits at the Aussie GP ? just in case we squeeze past Plymouth and have to set a date for the semi final

There isn't one , unless you like The Proclaimers and support Hibs or Hearts and then Glasgow are up to something again .

I've questioned this in the past as I watch Richard Lawson do it regularly . Apparently it's ok as long as you're holding onto the handlebars . Another one of speedway's pointless rules .

Rye House have previous at Glasgow , remember McAllan and Ksiezak being the Rockets duo in the PL Pairs

Seems I never missed much today

High average or not , teams would be falling over themselves to have him in their side . But reading that article , and his feelings towards last week's PLRC , makes me think he has tired of PL racing and sees himself going higher .

I hope Cook does . He'll be missed at PL level , but I don't think he's reached his peak yet and from a British point of view it would be nice if he could reach the next level . We only have Woffinden and to a lesser extent , Harris

According to the article in the Speedway Star , this week , he reckons it's time to kiss the Premier League goodbye . We shall see

Just a wee thread for the Moanarchs to have a whinge about Glasgow . They have a free Friday and their fans are disappointed , but on the brightside it's all Glasgow's fault

Cant be many other sports where it's left to the clubs to sort out fixtures . The BSPA should have announced the dates for the final after it was known who the finalists were , but instead we have this nonsense again where a club finds itself with a free week and it's supporters have a moan because nobody will agree to fill that date for them .

Aye I heard that too , unbelievable

The arrogance is breathtaking . We want both teams at full strength for this so there is no excuses

Great day out as usual , wasn't a great meeting but individuals very rarely are . Surprising , but deserved winner . Two Glasgow riders were a bit disappointing , but they usually are in this event , no winner since the great Robert Nagy in 92 . Thought the crowd was a bit down on recent years , the pub certainly was beforehand .

Loving the paranoia from Smugville

I fear Victor's absence at reserve is going to be the deciding factor in this tie , especially tonight . He's done well on small , tight away tracks and I really cant see Carr and Stichauer doing much at Brough . We did as well as we could today , but whether 6 points will be enough of a lead is questionable . Summers and Lawson were superb again until Richard must have had bike issues prior to heat 13 and just missed the two minutes when he appeared on Aaron's bike . I feel for young James now , he has this reputation as a roller at the starts , and it seems everytime he makes a start now the referees bring the race back . That happened today and I didn't see much wrong with the gate he made and it was noticeable in a couple of his races that he was slowest from the start as if he was over compensating . Anyway we had some incredibly fast times today , either that or Mr M Mouse supplied the stopwatch cause the existing track record was beaten 5 times and Hynek 57.7 in heat 2 !!!! seriously haha

Kus is an enigma , at Ashfield he can be brilliant or dreadful , there's no middle ground . He did suffer from mechanical problems last time , when up with Redcar , so we'll see But it's more about us than the threat Newcastle might provide . None of this throwing away silly points like we have been doing , we need at least a 12 point lead to take down there

Don't think we'll ever get back to the halcyon days when there was well over 20 clubs in the second tier of British speedway , and there was quite a few in the top league . But something has got to change because the doubling up thing has spiralled out of control and nobody knows who's riding for who these days

I actually fear for Berwick in this one

Was me who was doing the texting and I offered my opinion on the heat 7 incident . The referee's opinion agreed with mine and he excluded Richard Lawson . In a meeting between two sides near the top of the table , at the tickly bit of the season , you're going to get committed racing and sometimes it gets a wee bit too committed , as was the case on a few occasions on Sunday . Likewise , depending on which side you support , certain incidents are going to cause outrage and some are going to be conveniently forgotten about . Every club's supporters do that , even your own moral highground dwellers . Nick Morris was painted the anti-Christ after the Tabaka crash , but numerous acts of naughtiness by Ryan Fisher in a Monarchs racebib were shrugged off . That's just human nature . Can never understand why mechanics always feel they have to get involved when something like this happens . Being a rider's minder shouldn't be in the job description

The BSF has enhanced my enjoyment of speedway . I used to go to the meeting , go home and forget about speedway till the next meeting . I didn't even know what a Monarch looked like and that they didn't really eat their children . Now I can talk about speedway 7 days a week to my hearts content and have a bit of fun with them as well .

Just one of those days when incidents , outwith anyone's control , happens . I had to leave before the end of the meeting myself . I hope that doesn't put you off visiting us again .

Good to see a bit of fisty cuffs at the speedway again , we've not had that since Grievesy retired , well done Richie Worrall

Fair assessment Davy , nice to see you again . And I was there in my role as Scottish tour guide for a visiting Newport Wasp contingent