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Shads ain't a glory supporter, though. He follows his team through thick and thin. Whereas some of the Monarchs fans seem to have disappeared back under their rock. All the best Rob

CRACKING LOCAL DERBY SET FOR EDDIE WRIGHT RACEWAY FLUIDAIR POWER Scunthorpe Scorpions face a stern test, with the visit of a revamped Sheffield Tigers side in a Premier League fixture at the Eddie Wright Raceway on Friday evening (7.30pm). It’s the sixth clash between the two local rivals in 2014. Scunthorpe have won all three meetings at Sheffield’s Owlerton Stadium, while it stands at one apiece at the Eddie Wright Raceway. Looking at league meetings alone, the Scorpions have a remarkable run against their local rivals, having won every PL encounter home and away against the Tigers since 2012 – a run of seven meetings. Sheffield are currently located at the wrong end of the Premier League table, but have recently bolstered their side with the signings of former Scorpion Ben Wilson and Argentinian Nico Covatti. Scunthorpe promoter Rob Godfrey said: “Sheffield do look a slightly different proposition now that they have both Ben Wilson & Nico Covatti in their team. “The Tigers have a number of riders who go well around the Eddie Wright Raceway, and we won’t under-estimate them. We’re expecting a contest and a battle for the points. “With the likes of Simon Stead riding for them, you know it’s not going to be easy. He’s the sort of rider who could go through the card, although last time he was here, Nicolai Klindt came out on top in their clashes. “It’s a meeting that is likely to be hard-fought and contain some fabulous racing. Sheffield will be determined to get one over on us, but we’ll be equally determined not to let that happen. “We’d love to beat Sheffield again, to make it four wins out of four over the Tigers in the Premier League this season, and keep the local bragging rights at Scunthorpe. “We’ve been firing at home recently, and we need to put in another performance along the same lines to ensure we take all three points on Friday.” Josh Auty will make his return from his appendicitis on Friday. He was actually due to return last weekend, but both Scorpions’ meetings fell to the weather. Auty has now had a further week to recover. Meanwhile, all-time leading club points’ scorer David Howe will make his first-ever appearance at reserve around the Eddie Wright Raceway. The 32-year-old is expected to move back into the main body of the team in September, but could provide a real trump card for the Scorpions in the three weeks ahead. Admission prices for Friday: Adult: £15.00 Student/OAP: £13.00 Child (10 – 17): £5.00 Child (0 – 9) Free (accompanied by paying adult) Family Ticket £35 (2 adults, 2 Children 10-17) Match Programme: £1.00 Expected teams for Friday (English unless stated): FluidAir Power Scunthorpe Scorpions: 1. Nicolai Klindt (Denmark), 2. Thomas Jørgensen (Denmark), 3. Ashley Birks, 4. Josh Auty, 5. Ryan Douglas (Australia), 6. Matt Williamson, 7. David Howe. Sheffield Tigers: 1. Simon Stead, 2. Ben Wilson, 3. Leigh Lanham, 4. Andre Compton, 5. Nico Covatti (Argentina), 6. Tom Perry, 7. Taylor Poole (Australia). Sheffield Tigers at EWR Ave Ave Best Name Lge M R Pts BP (no BP) (w BP) Performance Andre Compton PL 13 56 92 9 6.57 7.21 13 from 5 rides (2005) Nico Covatti DEBUT PL MEETING @ EWR Leigh Lanham PL 9 43 73 6 6.79 7.35 14 from 5 rides (inc 4 pts T/R (2011)) Taylor Poole PL 6 29 41 6 5.66 6.48 18 from 7 rides (inc 6 pts T/R (2010)) Simon Stead PL 4 20 45 1 7.60 7.60 15 + 1 from 5 rides (inc 6 pts T/R (2014)) Ben Wilson PL 30 142 256 25 7.21 7.92 16 from 5 rides (2009) Other Notes Andre Compton 2004 Premier League Riders' Champion. Member of Sheffield's 1999 Premier League Championship Winning Team. Member of Newcastle's 2001 Premier League Championship Winning Team. Member of Sheffield's Premier League Four-Team Championship Winning Team in 1999. Member of Workington's Young Shield Winning Team in 2009. Leigh Lanham 1997 British Under-21 Champion. Member of Exeter's Young Shield Winning Team in 1997. Member of Newport's Premier League KO Cup Winning Team in 2011. Taylor Poole 2012 Australian Under-21 Champion. Member of Ipswich's Premier League Fours Championship Winning Team in 2011. Simon Stead Three times British Under-21 Champion (2001 to 20003). Youth Development League Riders Champion 1998. Represented Team GB in this year's Speedway World Cup. Member of Peterborough's Premier League Championship Winning Team in 1998. Member of Sheffield's Premier League Championship and Young Shield Winning Teams in 1999 and 2002. Member of Sheffield's Premier Trophy Winning Team in 2001 and KO Cup Winning Team in 2002. Three times Premier League Fours Winner (1999/2000 with Sheffield and 2004 with Workington). Member of Workington's Premier League Pairs Winning Duo in 2003. Member of Belle Vue's Elite League Pairs Winning Duo in 2006. Member of Belle Vue's Elite League KO Cup Winning Team in 2005. Member of Coventry's Elite League Craven Shield Winning Team in 2008. Member of Swindon's Elite League Winning Team in 2012. Named as a 'doubling-up' rider with Leicester for the 2014 Elite League season. Ben Wilson Former Scunthorpe Scorpion. 2006 British Under-21 Champion. Member of Sheffield's 2001 Conference League Championship Winning Team. After two seasons out of the sport, he began this season with Stoke in the National League. Sheffield Tigers' Results at EWR 23 October 2005 CH L Scunthorpe 47 Sheffield 43 30 October 2007 CH W Scunthorpe 44 Sheffield 45 21 March 2008 PT W Scunthorpe 41 Sheffield 48 11 April 2008 KOC W Scunthorpe 44 Sheffield 48 15 August 2008 PL W Scunthorpe 43 Sheffield 47 20 March 2009 CH L Scunthorpe 60 Sheffield 32 05 May 2009 PL L Scunthorpe 57 Sheffield 38 19 March 2010 PT L Scunthorpe 43 Sheffield 33 30 August 2010 PL W Scunthorpe 41 Sheffield 51 18 March 2011 CH W Scunthorpe 43 Sheffield 47 10 June 2011 PL L Scunthorpe 46 Sheffield 43 04 June 2012 LC W Scunthorpe 40 Sheffield 50 17 August 2012 PL L Scunthorpe 51 Sheffield 42 05 April 2013 LC L Scunthorpe 50 Sheffield 38 21 June 2013 PL L Scunthorpe 63 Sheffield 31 29 September 2013 RC L Scunthorpe 54 Sheffield 24 30 March 2014 LC W Scunthorpe 42 Sheffield 48 09 July 2014 PL L Scunthorpe 54 Sheffield 39 (stats by John Eyre)

A compete humping, as Somerset go top of the table and the once unbeatable Monarchs now look a sorry lot. TWO!!!!! All the best Rob

Nearly forgot.... ONE!!!!! All the best Rob

It won't come down to race points. There's going to be four clear qualifiers. All the best Rob

Gustix that's not really the crux of the argument. It's whether, come Heat 11 & 13, with all three points in the bag and a big win already assured, whether you should use the No 8 or not. And if not, why name him as No 8 in the first place? All the best Rob

With all due respect to David Mason, but he isn't Jack Parker. All the best Rob

Good grief - all this montonous Poole bashing is starting to get very boring. Get a grip. All the best Rob

I'll be channel hopping between the actual races. All the best Rob

Seems to be a bit of understandable frustration on his part. As for an "improving performance", how's he supposed to deliver this, without being out on the racetrack? All the best Rob

Well done to Kent on their big win, although the big question on the night is why on earth they didn't give No 8 Adam Sheppard any rides. All the best Rob

Blimey, can't this thread stay as Kent vs Scunthorpe, rather then relative strengths of the NL teams yet again (although Scunny now only have two 3.00 men, the rest have increased from that). The other promoters voted Scunthorpe in, after the original press release where it stated Stags were intending to track six rookies - the other tracks knew what they were getting, but still welcomed Scunny in. But can't we discuss tonight's meeting instead? I'm really interested to see, in particular, how Reece Downes fares at No 4. He's a got sensible head on his shoulders, so I think he'll take it in his stride. And can Arron Mogridge mix it again with riders with a lot more speedway experience? Cradley seemed to think they were going to whitewash us, but Moggo Jnr had other ideas. All the best Rob

Then follow in F1's example. Riders have a flying lap; order determined by drawing lots. Rider with the fastest time has first choice of draw number (most likely to go for 1, 5 or 13). Second fastest rider has second pick. Down to 16th rider having whatever is left (no 3 is a bum draw, good chance this could be left). Media then not only has a draw to publish, but also qualifying times. Could create a story, e.g. if there's a surprise top qualifier, how the championship contenders fare against each other, etc. If practice is cancelled, then riders pick in championship order. All the best Rob

Moggo Jnr is a very decent speedway rider - despite very limited experience. Gutted to be missing this, it was down in my diary but the 4TT at Wolves featuring Oxford is where I'll now be. From an entirely selfish point of view, I wouldn't mind a rain off at Kent tomorrow, so that I can get down for the restaging. I hope all the riders stay safe and don't worry about the entertainment value, the Stags' lads always give 100% and nothing less. All the best Rob

Meeting off. All the best Rob

If a rider wins their first three races and has 9 points, if they then run a third, they might be not too unhappy to sit in that postion. Where under the KO format, if you did that, you were straight into an eliminator, even if you'd been previosly unbeaten. You couldn't affort a duff ride in the KO format, you can under the current format. It favours the top riders too much now, whereas under the KO format anybody could get into the mix. There was cut-throat racing throughout the KO format, you only tend to get that from Heat 17 onwards under the current format. It's too safe for a high-octane motorsport. Make it dramatic. All the best Rob

That's not backed up by the stats, which reveal that Rickardsson (with 6 wins in 2005) and Crump (with 4 wins in 2006) both had their most dominant years outside the KO format. I don't think any rider ever won more than 3 GPs in a season while the KO system was in place. It mixed things up a bit, and was unquestionably dramatic, with eliminators as early as Heat 5. It's what the GP should be.... full or drama. Whereas the current format, which guarantees riders 5 rides, is far too cosy. The KO format was cut-throat. Time to bring it back, to give the GP a much needed shake up. All the best Rob

Restaging date is Friday, September 5th (7.30pm). All the best Rob

Go back to the KO format of 1998 to 2004 - that was brilliant! All the best Rob

Facility was still in place. Rained off - already raining up there and forecast for tonight is truly dreadful (slow-moving heavy band of rain does not sound encouragaing!!). All the best Rob

MEETING RAINED OFF All the best Rob

But that's just your own personal intrepretation of the rule. I can't see why it can't be applied to Longtrack, neither can SCB. The rulebook just states "International or National Championship duty". FIM events are recognised by the British authorities - and tomorrow is a FIM event. It could be argued it could be also implemented for e.g. an FIM Ice Racing commitment (not many riders doing both at the moment, but some e.g. Cribby, Erik Stenlund have done so in the past). Nowhere in the rule does say it has to be a Speedway event. All the best Rob

Good point, although I guess the official response may be that the BSPA/SCB recognise FIM events as "International duty" but not SEC events. Yes, I do see the point about Rye House and Tressarieu, and why they may feel wronged. But surely this has now pointed the direction that Rye or other teams need to take in the future. They need to get the rider involved to directly contact his Federation and for them to order him to ride in the Longtrack meeting. And then 16.5.1 C can be implemented. All the best Rob

And again I'll ask the question of whether it's because Scunthorpe followed the full procedure and did everything by the book, whereas other promotions did not? A shame you've started resorting to personal insults, but a sure sign you are losing the argument. All the best Rob

Now you're just being daft. David Howe was told by the ACU not to ride at Scunthorpe tonight - we have that straight from the rider's mouth. Hence the implementation of 16.5.1 C. Tresarrieu is French. The ACU have no juridstriction over him. For Rye to be granted a facility, it needed to go through the French authorities. Maybe they didn't do that, I don't know. Scunthorpe have done this by the book, contacting all the relevant authorities plenty of time in advance. I can't see how they can blamed if other promotions have not done the same. All the best Rob