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Tommy Fenwick has been riding at No 2 or 4 most of the season for the Saints - not reserve. Give the lad a break. Good luck Tommy - hope you have a good one on Friday. All the best Rob

How much did Tai score in the GP challenge? All the best Rob

You are truly delusional if you think Woffinden will win a Grand Prix next year. MJJ has already won one, and how on earth he can be overlooked in favour of Woffinden is beyond me. Well, actually I do know why, but the logic is completely flawed. Why would anyone in this country be more likely to watch a GP if Tai Woffinden is in it rather than MJJ? All the best Rob Yup. Still doesn't change it from being a cr*p decision though. All the best Rob

With one exception. All the best Rob

Edinburgh website says: "both Richard Lawson and Rene Bach say they are fit to ride after injuries last weekend." All the best Rob

Well, no-one else has started this thread, so I will. The deciding match in Group 1 of the play-offs. Edinburgh cannot qualify (despite a very spirited display at Workington on Saturday), but will want to finish their season with a win, while Workington are after a rare away win at Armadale. It's fairly straightforward, but these are the scenarios: Home win for Edinburgh – Scunthorpe Scorpions progress to play-off final. Draw – Scorpions still progress to final, on race points difference, thanks to the big home wins against Edinburgh and Workington. Away win for Workington – Comets progress to final. According to the Edinburgh website, both Rene Bach and Richard Lawson will line-up for Workington despite their knocks last weekend. All the best Rob

I doubt if a Brit will get a wildcard. They'll give Woffinden one instead. (Ducks) All the best Rob

Parsloes, these are too difficult. Can you make them easier? Something like M. Burrows, rode for Wimbledon between 2003 and 2005. Then I'd be able to help you. All thebest Rob

I find it unbelivable that Malilla is not on the 2013 calendar - been there three times for GPs in 2008, 2009 and 2011, because it's such a top track. Not sure how Malilla goes and yet Ullevi (which always looks empty) stays. All the best Rob

One thing this has yet again proves is that Nicki Pedersen is brilliant box office. He helps to create more headlines than any other speedway rider. Like others, I suspect he had a plan to try to get Holder out of the race. It didn't work, but boy did he create a talking point, which will extend beyond the usual speedway community. All the best Rob

So would people really like to see the World Championship settled by a refereeing decision, rather than through racing? It happened on the first bend, so bringing back all four riders is a valid decision. And the right one. Although if you pressed me to exclude a rider, I'd say Pedersen. He caused the incident by pushing Holder off the track. Holder did lose control, but because Nicki had shoved him onto the grass. All the best Rob

Possible guests for tonight were a bit restricted, so Josh rode despite being not quite 100% yet with his wrist. And got a paid maximum As for MPT, he was brilliant!! Great all-around team performance. All the best Rob

Superb performance by the Scorpions tonight - the Comets didn't know what had hit them. All the best Rob

Josh Auty is back. Hugh Skidmore comes in at No 2, while R/R operates for Nick at No 5: 1. Josh Auty 2. Hugh Skidmore (guest) 3. Richard Hall (guest) 4. Ashley Birks 5. Nick Morris R/R 6. MPT 7. Gary Irving All the best Rob

A night when both sides lost points to various mishaps. The final result was around about right. Workington deserved the points, but Scorpions kept it close in terms of race points, and a handsome three point win for the Scorpions today would put them in a nice position. All the best Rob

Scunnymoaner, Richard Hall rode his heart out for the Scorpions at Workington last night. His 6+1 should have been 9+1 but for a fuel problem in Heat 11 with the chequered flag in sight. Guests are always hit and miss, but Hall does give 100%. All the best Rob

Revised Scorpions’ line-up: 1. Richard Hall (guest for Josh Auty) 2. Thomas Jorgensen R/R 3. Kevin Doolan (guest for David Howe) 4. Ashley Birks 5. Sam Masters (guest for Nick Morris) 6. Michael Palm Toft 7. Gary Irving All the best Rob

Great point for Scorpions. Nearly more, but still an excellent result. Thanks to Sam Masters and Kevin Doolan for being superb guests. All the best Rob

That's the unfortunate truth. Nick would have jumped at the chance at a Heat 15 in a TV match - a chance to show what he's capable of. Plus some extra dosh - an extra ride at EL level is lucrative. And 5 meetings on the trot in 5 days would be no problem to Nick - he's a young, fit lad. At the end of the day, it's just bad luck. There's no point in trying to point the finger and blame someone, you just have to get on with it. Nothing is over yet; there's nothing to stop us scoring points from tonight's meeting. All the best Rob Peasley

DOUBLE BLOW FOR SCORPIONS HENDERSON INSURANCE SCUNTHORPE SCORPIONS have been hit by the double blow that both Josh Auty and Nick Morris will miss tonight’s (Friday) Premier League play-off meeting at Edinburgh. Both Auty and Morris crashed during the televised Swindon v Birmingham Elite League play-off meeting last night (Thursday), and have been left battered and bruised. Promoter Rob Godfrey and team manager Richard Hollingsworth have secured the services of Poole’s Sam Masters and Sheffield’s Joe Haines as guests for the long trip up north to Armadale. The revised Scorpions line-up for tonight is: 1. Josh Auty R/R 2. Joe Haines (guest for Thomas Jorgensen) 3. Kevin Doolan (guest for David Howe) 4. Ashley Birks 5. Sam Masters (guest for Nick Morris) 6. Michael Palm Toft 7. Gary Irving Hollingsworth said: “Obviously this is a big and untimely blow. “Our thanks go to Sam Masters and Joe Haines for accepting a last minute booking for a meeting up in Scotland. “It’s 50/50 whether Josh and Nick will be fit for the two Workington meetings on Saturday and Sunday. “We are certainly not giving up on the dream of reaching the play-off final, and we will be fighting for every single point over the weekend.”

So should miserable OId Gits. Hold on, I may have to rethink that, I'm a bit of a miserable old git. All the best Rob

None of Scunny's top four are available. Josh and Nick are both at Swindon tonight, while David and the Tommy Gun are injured. All the best Rob

Could be interesting, especially as the Worralls scored 26 points out of 44 for Newcastle in the league match. Meeting will depend on how Robbo and Lemo perform at Beaumont Park this time around. All the best Rob

Both teams missing two riders due to injury. Scorpions are: 1. Josh Auty 2. R/R for the Tommy Gun 3. Kevin Doolan (guest for David Howe) 4. Ashley Birks 5. Nick Morris 6. MPT 7. Gary Irving Looking forward to coming up for this one - come on the Scorps All the best Rob

Richard Hall's two performances for Sheffield have been fine. He probably rides Scunny slightly better than Ricky Wells, not much in it though: League Cup: SCUNTHORPE SCORPIONS 1 David Howe Ex, 0, 3, 0 = 3 2 Rider Replacement 3 Carl Wilkinson 2, 2, 1, 1, 1', 2 = 9+1 4 Tom Armstrong Ex, F, 0 = 0 5 Josh Auty 3, 1, 3, 3, 3, Ex = 13 6 Michael Palm Toft 2, 2, 1, 1, 2 = 8 7 Ashley Birks F, 2', 3, 0, 2, Ex = 7+1 SHEFFIELD TIGERS 1 Josef Franc 1, 1, 2, 2, 1 = 7 2 Hugh Skidmore 3, 3, 0, 0 = 6 3 Chris Schramm 1, 0, 1', 0 = 2+1 4 Richard Hall 3, 2, 2, 1 = 8 5 Ricky Wells 0, 2', 2', 1', 3 = 8+3 6 Emiliano Sanchez 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 = 15 7 Joe Haines 1, 1, 2 = 4 Premier League: SCUNTHORPE SCORPIONS 1 Kevin Wolbert 1, 0, 3, 0 = 4 2 Rider Replacement 3 Nick Morris 3, T, 1, 2, 2 = 8 4 Ashley Birks 3, 3, 3, 1', 0, 2 = 12+1 5 Josh Auty 3, 3, Fx, 3, Fx = 9 6 Michael Palm Toft 1, 2', 3, 1, 1 = 8+1 7 Gary Irving 3, 1, 2', 1, 1', 2 = 10+2 SHEFFIELD TIGERS 1 Rider Replacement 2 Hugh Skidmore 2, 2, Ex, 6^, 1' = 11+1 3 Jason Bunyan R, 1, 0, 3 = 4 4 Richard Hall 2, F^, 2, 2', 1, 3 = 10+1 5 Ricky Wells 0, 1, 2, 3, 2, 1 = 9 6 Joe Haines 2, 0, 1', 2, 0, 3 = 8+1 7 Chris Schramm 0, 0, 0 = 0 Yup, it will be tough, but we beat Worky 49-40 last time, despite having a unfit David and Thomas crashing out mid-way. We can beat them again. All the best Rob