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I think Peterborough are now in a much better financial position, now that they're out of the Elite League. All the best Rob

Couldn't see how it was going to be on, with that forecast. Big band of heavy rain due. Thankful of the early call off, before I tried to negotiate a different route up, due to the A43 being closed due to Silverstone. All the best Rob

Two things: 1. Everyone is well aware that Edinburgh are still unbeaten 2. We can count Come on the Weegies on Sunday... sort out Mr Blobby and his smug pals All the best Rob

Looking forward to tonight - come on Scorps. All the best Rob

FLUIDAIR POWER Scunthorpe Scorpions will be looking to bounce straight back from a heavy defeat at Newcastle, when they entertain local rivals Sheffield Tigers at the Eddie Wright Raceway on Friday (7.30pm), with precious Premier League points up for grabs. The Scorpions slipped to a 22-67 defeat at Brough Park on Sunday against the Newcastle Diamonds, with only Thomas Jorgensen and David Howe offering any resistance. It came two days after Scunthorpe had picked up a 58-38 home win against the Diamonds, with Ashley Birks and Josh Auty both collecting paid maximums. It was feared that Jorgensen had picked up a broken scaphoid following a Heat 8 at Brough Park. However such fears proved unfounded. The Dane tweeted on Monday, following a check-up: “Update on wrist. Nothing broken. Just badly brushed and ligaments are stretched. A few days off and I'll be good to go.” Jorgensen is set to return on Friday, with the Scorpions expected to be at full strength as they take on their local rivals. Scunthorpe are keen to show last Sunday was just a blip. The team remain third in the Premier League table and if they win on Friday and Ipswich lose at Plymouth on the same night, then the Scorpions could move up to second. Results between the Scorpions and the Tigers have been topsy-turvy in 2014. Scunthorpe have travelled back from Owlerton three times with four points, but lost their home League Cup against Sheffield on March 30, the opening Scorpions’ meeting of the season at the Eddie Wright Raceway. Promoter Rob Godfrey said: “When Sheffield were last here, we were still awaiting for Ryan Douglas to arrive after his visa issues over the winter, and they picked our pockets and took the win. “We’re determined not to let them win at the Eddie Wright Raceway again. Since then we’ve won three times at their place, so we have back the local bragging rights and we’d like to keep it that way. “Our big defeat at Newcastle was a one-off; it was one of those nights for us. We won’t be dwelling on it. “Apart from Edinburgh, nearly every team has suffered a heavy defeat at one point or another this season. For example, Somerset went to Ipswich and got hammered there.” Godfrey is hoping for a bumper attendance for the visit of Sheffield. He enthused: “What’s almost guaranteed is that it will be another cracking local derby – clashes between the two teams are always hotly contested. “We won’t take Sheffield lightly, despite their current league position. I’m sure they’ll bring plenty of supporters with them up the M18, looking to get one over us, and likewise we need our fans there in good voice getting behind our lads. “Our last two home performances have been strong, and we need to put in another professional home performance and pick up the three points.” There are 24 heats of action in total on Friday night, with a nine-heat second half, including a Midland Development League match between Castleford and Stoke. 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. David Howe, 3. Ashley Birks, 4, Josh Auty, 5. Ryan Douglas (Australia), 6. Matt Williamson, 7. Thomas Jørgensen (Denmark). Sheffield Tigers: 1. Simon Stead, 2. Andre Compton, 3. Simon Nielsen (Denmark), 4. Rider replacement for Ty Proctor (Australia), 5. Leigh Lanham, 6. Taylor Poole (Australia), 7. Josh Bates. Midland Development League teams: Castleford: 1. Adam Portwood, 2.Tom Bacon, 3.Sam Darroch, 4.Ben Hewitt. Stoke: 1.David Holt, 2.Sam Ward, 3.Scooter Webster, 4.Sam Woods. Sheffield Tigers at EWR Name Lge M R Pts BP (no BP) (w BP) Performance Josh Bates PL 6 33 13 2 1.58 1.82 5 from 4 rides (2014) Andre Compton PL 12 53 90 8 6.79 7.39 13 from 5 rides (2005) Leigh Lanham PL 8 38 67 6 7.05 7.68 14 from 5 rides (inc 4 pts T/R (2011)) Simon Nielsen PL 3 12 9 3 3.00 4.00 4 + 1 from 4 rides (2013) Taylor Poole PL 5 23 32 6 5.57 6.61 18 from 7 rides (inc 6 pts T/R (2010)) Simon Stead PL 3 15 34 0 9.06 9.06 14 from 5 rides (2014) Other Notes Josh Bates Began the 2013 season in the Scunthorpe Scorpions Premier League side. Member of Mildenhall's National League Championship, KO Cup and Trophy Winning Teams in 2012. 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. Simon Nielsen Has previously rode in the Premier League with Workington, Leicester and Plymouth. Winner of the 2005 Individual FIM Youth Gold Trophy (80cc), unofficial Under-16 World Championship. Taylor Poole Returning to British speedway after a year's absence. 2012 Australian Under-21 Champion. Simon Stead Three times British Under-21 Champion (2001 to 2003). Youth Development League Riders Champion 1998. Has ridden in 4 Speedway GPs and 5 World Cup Tournaments. 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. 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

Srevie didn't. I suspect Stevie did though All the best Rob

Uh-oh, Tsunami will be changing the locks and forcing TWK to sleep on the streets again. Calm down lads, you won by 45 points. If you're like this when you win, what are you like when you lose? All the best Rob

Tweet from Tommy The Gun: Update on wrist: Nothing broken. Just badly brushed and ligaments are stretched. A few days off and I'll be good to go All the best Rob

Suspected broken scaphoid. But no-one is sure yet. It's swollen up at the moment; once the swelling has gone down, the picture will be clearer. All the best Rob

Latest from Scunny twitter is: Weather update from @moorwell ..good to go..light shower expected at 4pm but ok after that I'm going to set out about 3pm or just after that. All the best Rob

Decent guest - The Crazy Frog goes well around Scunny. All the best Rob

Whoops - now corrected. All the best Rob

TEAM GB STAR VISITS THE EDDIE WRIGHT RACEWAY GREAT BRITAIN International Danny King will make his first-ever visit to the Eddie Wright Raceway on Friday (7.30pm), as the FluidAir Power Scunthorpe Scorpions entertain the Newcastle Diamonds in a highly-anticipated Premier League encounter. With the Scorpions also making the return trip to Newcastle on Sunday evening, either team could take up to a maximum of seven points from the two fixtures. King, who has competed in the Speedway World Cup in previous seasons, was signed by Newcastle as part of a recent reshuffle, after a slow start to the season for the Diamonds. The Northeast club currently sit in sixth place in the Premier League table, two places behind fourth-placed Scunthorpe. Scunthorpe’s own former World Cup star, Dane Nicolai Klindt, returns to action for the Scorpions this week, having missed last week’s 55-38 win over Ipswich, to compete in the semi-finals of the Grand Prix qualifiers in Poland. Klindt qualified for the final and is now just five rides away from the 2015 Grand Prix series. Scunthorpe promoter Rob Godfrey has recently revealed that Klindt - initially brought in as a 28-day replacement for the injured Anders Mellgren - will remain in Scorpions’ colours for the rest of the season. Last week’s win against Ipswich saw the Scorpions pulling together to put in a fine team performance. Discounting guest Ulrich Ostergaard, the six regular Scorpions scored 12, 10+2, 9+2, 8+1, 8 and 3+1. The 3+1 would have been a 5+2 if not for a highly debatable for Matt Williamson in Heat 14. Team manager Dave Peet said: “We were on it and put in a professional performance against the Witches. It was pleasing the way we rode, especially as it was a team performance where everyone contributed. “We’ll approach the Newcastle home match this week in a similar fashion. To end up in a good league position, a team does need to take the three league points from the majority of its home meetings. We won’t be complacent against the Diamonds; we’ll be out there knowing the job that we need to do.” A huge boost for the Scorpions have been the form of the revitalised Thomas Jorgensen and Josh Auty in the last couple of meetings. Scunthorpe promoter Rob Godfrey revealed: “Thomas suffered a major engine blow-up at Peterborough a few weeks ago, which landed him with something like a £1700 bill. Thanks to the STING fund (which raises its money through raffles and other fund raisers) and people like Andy Barker and Tom Belton, we were able to help Thomas out. “He’s been in brilliant form since he sorted his engine out. It’s great to see, because we knew all along that Thomas had the talent, it just a case of getting the bikes underneath sorted out.” There are 24 heats of action in total on Friday night, with a nine-heat second half, including a Midland Development League match between Castleford and King’s Lynn. 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. David Howe, 3. Ashley Birks, 4, Josh Auty, 5. Ryan Douglas (Australia), 6. Matt Williamson, 7. Thomas Jørgensen (Denmark). Newcastle Diamonds: 1. Danny King, 2. R/R for Lewis Kerr, 3. Stuart Robson or guest, 4. Lewis Rose, 5. Ludvig Lindgren (Sweden), 6. Simon Lambert (guest), 7. Chris Mills. Midland Development League teams: Castleford: 1. Adam Portwood, 2. Tom Bacon, 3. TBC, 4. Paul Bowen. King's Lynn: 1. Josh Bailey, 2. Layne Cupitt, 3. Adam Kirkby, 4. Ryan Kinsley. Newcastle Diamonds at EWR Ave Ave Best Name Lge M R Pts BP (no BP) (w BP) Performance Daniel King DEBUT PL MEETING @ EWR Ludvig Lindgren PL 6 28 48 2 6.86 7.14 14 from 5 rides (inc 4 pts T/R (2009)) Chris Mills PL 6 21 13 5 2.48 3.43 5 + 3 from 5 rides (2010) Stuart Robson PL 7 35 69 4 7.89 8.34 15 from 5 rides (inc 6 pts T/R (2014)) Lewis Rose DEBUT PL MEETING @ EWR Other Notes Daniel King Has ridden for Team GB in World Cup Events. Captain of Birmingham's Elite League Team. Member of Peterborough's Conference League Championship Winning Team in 2002. 2004 British Under-18 Champion. Member of Rye House's Premier League Championship Winning Team in 2005. Ludvig Lindgren Member of Wolverhampton's Elite Shield Winning Teams in 2010 and 2011. Member of Newcastle's Premier League KO Cup Winning Team in 2012. Member of Newcastle's League Cup and Premier Shield Winning Teams in 2013. Chris Mills Joined Newcastle at the end of May having been released by Workington. Member of Oxford's Conference League Championship Winning Team in 2005. Member of King's Lynn's Premier League Championship, KO Cup and Premier Trophy Winning Teams in 2006. Member of King's Lynn's Premier League KO Cup and Premier Trophy Winning Teams in 2007. Member of Newcastle's Premier League KO Cup Winning Team in 2012. Stuart Robson Member of Coventry's Craven Shield Winning Team in 2000. Member of Rye House's Premier League and Premier Trophy Winning Teams in 2005. Member of Lakeside's Elite League KO Cup Winning Team in 2009. Member of Newcastle's Premier Shield Winning Team in 2011 and 2013. Member of Newcastle's Premier League KO Cup Winning Team in 2012. Lewis Rose Riding in his first full season at Premier League level. A Fast-Track Reserve with King's Lynn for the 2014 Elite League season. Also rides for King's Lynn's 2014 National League Team. Newcastle's Results at EWR: 04 April 2008 PT L Scunthorpe 55 Newcastle 38 16 May 2008 PL L Scunthorpe 56 Newcastle 36 08 May 2009 KOC (1) L Scunthorpe 65 Newcastle 25 07 August 2009 PL L Scunthorpe 51 Newcastle 45 14 May 2010 KOC (1) L Scunthorpe 49 Newcastle 41 23 July 2010 PL L Scunthorpe 52 Newcastle 39 01 April 2011 PL L Scunthorpe 47 Newcastle 42 30 March 2012 LC L Scunthorpe 46 Newcastle 44 13 July 2012 PL L Scunthorpe 48 Newcastle 42 12 April 2013 PS (1) L Scunthorpe 50 Newcastle 43 05 July 2013 PL L Scunthorpe 46 Newcastle 44 18 April 2014 LC L Scunthorpe 49 Newcastle 44 (stats by John Eyre)

Don't worry chaps - no curfew at Scunny (although the main meeting is normally done and dusted by 9.30pm in any case), plus we normally have a spare paramedic who enjoys watching his speedway and is able to help out when required. All the best Rob

Buxton gave him his first NL chance (he couldn't ride for Scunny because we weren't in the NL last year, although he did ride in several NL challenge matches at Scunny). But he'd rode in Amateur Meetings at Scunny prior to that. All the best Rob

Stags end up with just one point less than Buxton at Cradley. All the best Rob

If Steve Jones had been riding, we'd have smashed you guys, but I think you might nick it now. All the best Rob

Nice to see Tommy The Gun's good form extending to his guest bookings. All the best Rob

Scunny started to look really good. Ipswich are a good PL side, but yesterday they were made to look very ordinary. TJ and JA are now, well and truly, back on the gas. And Matt Williamson is really stating to look the part as well. Only a strange refereeing decision in Heat 14 stopped him scoring paid seven. But he'd already done his job. All the best Rob

SCORPIONS IN TOP-OF-THE-TABLE CLASH THIRD-PLACED FluidAir Power Scunthorpe Scorpions take on second-placed Ipswich Witches in a top of the table Premier League clash at the Eddie Wright Raceway on Friday evening (7.30pm). It’s the first meeting at Scunthorpe for the Scorpions since the Knockout Cup clash against Peterborough on Spring Bank Holiday Monday (May 26). Despite their lack of recent home action, the Scorpions have maintained their high league position, thanks to their 49-41 away win at local rivals Sheffield last Thursday, an amazing third win of the season at Owlerton. That win was all the more satisfying thanks to the double return to form for Josh Auty (10 from 4 rides) and reserve Thomas Jorgensen (16, paid 18, from 7 rides), with both mounted on bikes with new engines. Jorgensen went into Heat 15 with a chance of becoming only the second-ever Scorpion to score a seven-ride maximum. Scunthorpe promoter Rob Godfrey says: “Both Thomas (Jorgensen) and Josh (Auty) had a great meeting at Sheffield last week. Their mechanical problems are now behind them. “Thomas was really buzzing after the meeting at Sheffield, and Josh was a much happier man too. I never doubted their ability, it was just a case of getting the machinery sorted, and both are fired up to continue from where they left off for the Ipswich home meeting.” Both teams are minus one rider on Friday night. Scunthorpe No 1 Nicolai Klindt is riding in the semi-finals of the Grand Prix qualifiers at Czestochowa in Poland on Saturday night. Danish star Klindt is just ten rides (two meetings) away from joining Tai Woffinden and co in the Grand Prix series. He needs to finish in the top eight on Saturday, to qualify for the ultra-tough Grand Prix Challenge at Lonigo, Italy in September, where just three places for the 2015 GP series are on offer. Fellow Dane Ulrich Ostergaard is the guest replacement for Klindt. Ostergaard scored paid 15 for Peterborough at Scunthorpe in Panthers’ cup visit. Meanwhile, Ipswich are without reserve Adam Ellis, in action for Elite League Lakeside, and bring in Max Clegg as a guest. Youngster Clegg has plenty of experience at the Eddie Wright Raceway, having rode for the Scunthorpe Saints in the 2012 National League. Godfrey adds: “We’re determined to take all three points off Ipswich – with both teams high up in the league table, it’s an important match. “We’re currently four points behind the Witches in the league table with a match in hand; if we take all three points off them on Friday, it becomes just a point behind with a match in hand. “Of course, it makes it more of a challenge being without Nicolai (Klindt), given his form he’s been showing for us. But Ulrich Ostergaard had a fine meeting here with Peterborough, on the strength of that we’ve booked him as the guest. “Ipswich are certainly no pushovers, their current league position is testament to that. But if we pull together, we can take the points on Friday.” 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. Ulrich Ostergaard (Denmark – guest), 2. David Howe, 3. Ashley Birks, 4, Josh Auty, 5. Ryan Douglas (Australia), 6. Matt Williamson, 7. Thomas Jørgensen (Denmark). Ipswich Witches: 1. Richie Worrall, 2. Cameron Heeps (Australia), 3. Morten Risager (Denmark), 4. Gino Manzares (United States), 5.Rohan Tungate (Australia), 6. Max Clegg (guest), 7. Ritchie Hawkins. Ipswich Witches at EWR Ritchie Hawkins PL 18 80 100 17 5.00 5.85 10 + 2 from 7 rides (2010) Cameron Heeps PL 2 9 12 1 5.33 5.78 11 + 1 from 5 rides (2013) Gino Manzares DEBUT PL MEETING @ EWR Morten Risager PL 4 15 11 1 2.93 3.20 4 + 1 from 4 rides (2013) Rohan Tungate PL 2 8 10 1 5.00 5.50 6 from 4 rides (2013) Richie Worrall PL 7 33 55 5 6.67 7.27 13 from 5 rides (2012) Other Notes Ritchie Hawkins 2004 British Under-21 Champion. Former Scunthorpe Scorpion Member of Somerset's Premier League Four-Team Championship Winning Team in 2005. Member of Mildenhall's Conference League Championship, KO Cup and Trophy Winning Teams in 2004. Cameron Heeps 2012 Western Australia State Champion. 5 times Western Australian Under-16 Champion (2006 to 2010). Member of Mildenhall's National League KO Cup Winning Team in 2011. Member of Mildenhall's 2012 National League Championship, KO Cup, Trophy and Pairs Winning Teams. Gino Manzares Has represented the USA in the Speedway World Cup. 2012 US Under-21 National Champion. Riding in his debut British League season. Morten Risager Member of Coventry's Elite League Championship Winning Teams in 2005 and 2007. Member of Coventry's Elite Shield Winning Team in 2006. Member of Ipswich's Premier League Four-Team Championship Winning Team in 2011. Held his Testimonial Meeting at Ipswich earlier this season. Rohan Tungate Has won multiple Long track and Dirt track titles in Australia and is riding in his 2nd PL season with Ipswich. Member of Poole's Elite League Championship Winning Team in 2013, though missed the Play-Off Final due to injury. Richie Worrall Former Scunthorpe Saint. Member of Scunthorpe's National League Winning Team in 2011. Member of Newcastle's Premier Shield Winning Team in 2011 and 2013. Member of Newcastle's Premier League Cup Winning Team in 2013. Named as a 'doubling-up' rider with Belle Vue for the 2014 Elite League season. Ipswich's Results at EWR: 03 June 2011 KOC1 L Scunthorpe 55 Ipswich 35 01 July 2011 KOC1R L Scunthorpe 53 Ipswich 37 05 August 2011 PL L Scunthorpe 53 Ipswich 39 26 June 2012 PL L Scunthorpe 61 Ipswich 31 19 April 2013 PL D Scunthorpe 45 Ipswich 45 (stats courtesy of John Eyre)

I'm the same. I thought he was brilliant when I saw him in 2006 and 2007. In the 2007 CL play-off final, it wasn't just the fact he was effortlessly winning, he could also team-ride extremely well, and all at the age of 17! I considered him a future World Champion. Then around 2012 I was wondering if he career had stalled a little and I was sceptical how well he would do in the 2013 GP series. So yes I was intially right but then subsequently wrong as well. Even top-line riders can have lulls at certain points of their career. Another was Hans Nielsen - brilliant as a teenager (Danish hero in the 1978 WTC as an 18-year-old), had a couple of more ordinary seasons in 1981 and 1982 (average dropped back below 10.00), and then rising right towards the very top in 1983. Riders make a surge forward at different points in their career. All the best Rob Pedaler, I'm over 40 and at a guess, I'd say you are as well. Yes I would definitely send Tai to a fete. The kids love Tai. All the best Rob

Well done to the Scunny boys... great result. All the best Rob

Lucky Heathens saved by the weather. All the best Rob

From the official SCB rulebook: 19. NATIONAL LEAGUE MEETING REGULATIONS Known as the National League, it’s official name is the National Development League to clarify that this is the entry level league dedicated to the training and development of young home grown Riders. Looks like Scunny have entered the right league then. (Please can we avoid yet another discussion about the relative team strengths of Cradley and Scunny - the NL is contested with different teams with different agendas, it's worked successfully like that for a long time, end of). Tough night ahead for the Stags' lads, but as long as they come out of it, having gained from the experience. Prediction: Cradley 44 Scunthorpe 46. All the best Rob

Just Glasgow's luck with the weather. It's been beautiful down here all day. All the best Rob