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Scorpions win 51-42. Scunthorpe were crusing at 40-20, but Tigers closed in, mostly because of an 8-1 in Heat 11. Nice to see Ashley Birks, Gary Irving and Michael Palm Toft shining for the Scorpions. All the best Rob

It doesn't work like that. Once a track closes, 99% of the fans are lost to the sport. Edinburgh will suffer if their nearest-and-dearest close down, not gain from it. All the best Rob

So what time does the meeting start? Seriously though, it still looks like a good meeting between two well-balanced teams. All the best Rob

Looking forward to this tonight... just hope the rain holds off All the best Rob

R/R for Thomas Jorgensen, who aggravated his shoulder in Denmark on Wednesday. Haven't heard anything definite regarding Joe Haines, so at the moment it looks like this: Henderson Insurance Scunthorpe Scorpions: 1. Kevin Wolbert (guest for David Howe), 2. R/R for Thomas Jørgensen, 3. Nick Morris, 4. Ashley Birks, 5. Josh Auty, 6. Michael Palm Toft, 7. Gary Irving. Sheffield Tigers: 1. R/R for Josef Franc, 2. Hugh Skidmore, 3. Jason Bunyan (guest for Emiliano Sanchez), 4. Richard Hall, 5. Ricky Wells, 6. Joe Haines, 7. Chris Schramm. All the best Rob Peasley

What a load of fuss about nothing. It's the third tier: there will be ocassions when teams have to put out weakened teams. End of story. Has anyone considered the following? The meeting starts at 3pm, but then there are delays. What happens? Would Blackbird, Morris and Roynon have to leave mid-meeting to get off to Leicester? It could open a whole can of worms. It's better just to stick to the usual 4.30pm start-time, with replacements for the missing riders. As far as I can see as a neutral, both teams are missing riders, so it evens itself up. Not an ideal situation, but this season, with the weather as it has been, it's necessary to crack on with the fixtures. All the best Rob

SCORPIONS OUT TO COMPLETE DERBY DOUBLE HENDERSON INSURANCE Scunthorpe Scorpions are looking to complete their first-ever league double over fierce local rivals, the Sheffield Tigers, at the Eddie Wright Raceway on Friday (7.30pm), as they look to pick up another three points to consolidate their healthy position in the Premier League table. The Scorpions picked up a fine 47-43 win at Sheffield on July 12th, their first-ever win at Owlerton against the Tigers. Team manager Richard Hollingsworth said: “It was great to go to Sheffield and win last month, but on Friday we need to finish the job and beat them around the Eddie Wright Raceway. The Tigers are struggling a bit in the league at the moment, but they are always a handful around our place, so we won’t be taking everything for granted. “I feel we owe them one, after they did the double over us in the League Cup in June, when were on the verge of the semi-finals of that competition. It would be nice to repay the compliment and complete the double over the Tigers in the Premier League. “They caught us with our pants down when they visited us in the League Cup, at a time when we were in the middle of an injury crisis and a bad run of results. “Things have changed very much since then, with the addition of Nick Morris and Gary Irving to the side. Also, with the notable exception of David Howe, we now have a fit team. “The Tigers have an excellent record around the Eddie Wright Raceway which is rather too good for my liking, and we will be looking to start to readdress that balance on Friday evening.” David Howe, after a painful attempt at a comeback, announced he was sitting out the rest of the season at last Friday’s home meeting against Leicester, to allow his injured shoulder time to recover. “We’re all gutted that David is out for the rest of the season”, admitted Hollingsworth. “He was on fire at the start of this season. He put in an untouchable display at Newcastle in April which was about the most dominant performance I’d ever seen from a Scorpion away from home. Unfortunately, just after that, his injury problems began. “We have been coping without David these last few months, and picked up fine away wins at Ipswich and Sheffield in his absence. We have a young, talented side, and we see no reason why we can’t go on winning despite being without David. “It’s far from ideal to have our No 1 missing. But, at the same time, we do have two other riders, in Josh (Auty) and Nick (Morris), who would be the No 1 at many other Premier League tracks. Plus all the rest of the team are capable of going out and winning a race at any point. “Both guests and rider replacement have proven to be a bit of a lottery. We’ve had some great guests, and also at times we’ve had guests who have scored 1 or 2 points. Likewise, rider replacement has scored a paid maximum, but it’s also scored four. We are looking to bring in a suitable replacement for David for the rest of the season; this club still has serious ambitions not only of reaching the play-offs but also winning the Premier League this season”, Hollingsworth stressed. “In the meantime, Kevin Wolbert’s Elite League average means he is now eligible to guest for the Scorpions. Kevin is a proven performer around the Eddie Wright Raceway and we will be using him against the Tigers on Friday.” The action on Friday will be concluded by a Midland Development League match between the Scunthorpe Stags and Belle Vue Colts in the second half. Teams for Friday (English unless stated): Henderson Insurance Scunthorpe Scorpions: 1. Kevin Wolbert (Germany), 2. Thomas Jørgensen (Denmark), 3. Nick Morris (Australia), 4. Ashley Birks, 5. Josh Auty, 6. Michael Palm Toft (Denmark), 7. Gary Irving. Sheffield Tigers (probable): 1. Josef Franc or R/R (Czech Republic), 2. Hugh Skidmore (Australia), 3. Emiliano Sanchez or guest (Argentina), 4. Richard Hall, 5. Ricky Wells (United States), 6. Chris Schramm, 7. Joe Haines. Sheffield Tigers at EWR Ave Ave Best Name Lge M R Pts BP (no BP) (w BP) Performance Josef Franc PL 7 28 35 1 5.00 5.14 12 from 5 rides (inc 6 pts T/R (2009)) Joe Haines PL 12 51 74 6 5.80 6.27 16 from 6 rides (inc 4 pts T/R (2009)) Richard Hall PL 39 178 345 20 7.75 8.20 17 from 6 rides (2008) Emiliano Sanchez PL 19 82 132 21 6.44 7.46 15 from 5 rides (2012) Chris Schramm PL 9 36 40 3 4.44 4.78 14 from 5 rides (2009) Hugh Skidmore PL 10 46 71 3 6.17 6.43 11 from 6 rides (2011) Ricky Wells PL 5 22 33 5 6.00 6.91 8 + 3 from 5 rides (2012) Other Notes Josef Franc Ridden in 3 Grand Prix. Scored 9 points when qualifying for the Semi-Final stage in this year's Czech Republic Grand Prix. Three Times Czech Republic Under-21 Champion (1998/1999/2000). Recently named as a 'doubling-up' rider with Coventry for the 2012 Elite League season. Joe Haines Has ridden for the Scunthorpe Scorpions in both the Premier and Conference Leagues. Member of Scunthorpe's 2007 Conference League Championship, KO Cup and Conference Trophy Winning Teams. Member of Workington's Premier League Four-Team Championship and Young Shield Winning Teams in 2008. Member of Wolverhampton's Elite Shield Winning Teams in 2010 and 2011. Richard Hall Has had two spells riding for the Scunthorpe Scorpions at Premier League level. Member of Peterborough's Elite League Championship Winning Team in 2006. Member of Peterborough's Elite League Shield Winning Team in 2007. Emiliano Sanchez Has ridden for the Scunthorpe Scorpions at Premier League level. Member of Trelawny's Premier Trophy Winning Team in 2002. Member of Hull's Premier League Championship, KO Cup and Young Shield Winning Teams in 2004. Member of King's Lynn's Premier League Championship, KO Cup and Premier Trophy Winning Teams in 2009. Chris Schramm Member of Peterborough's Conference League Championship Winning Team in 2002. Member of King's Lynn's Premier League Championship, KO Cup and Premier Trophy Winning Teams in 2009. Member of Workington's Young Shield Winning Team in 2010. Hugh Skidmore 2009 New South Wales State Champion. Ricky Wells Twice USA Under-21 Champion (2007 and 2008). Member of Wolverhampton's Elite Shield Winning Team in 2011. Named as a 'doubling-up' rider with Wolverhampton for the 2012 Elite League season. Sheffield Tigers' 2012 Results 22 March 2012 CH H L Sheffield 37 Belle Vue 53 24 March 2012 PL A L Sheffield 40 Rye House 56 29 March 2012 LC H L Sheffield 44 Workington 49 05 April 2012 LC H W Sheffield 49 Redcar 40 06 April 2012 LC A D Sheffield 45 Redcar 45 22 April 2012 LC A L Sheffield 39 Glasgow 54 03 May 2012 LC H W Sheffield 58 Glasgow 34 05 May 2012 LC A W Sheffield 42 Workington 51 07 May 2012 PL A W Sheffield 40 Ipswich 54 13 May 2012 PL A L Sheffield 38 Newcastle 54 17 May 2012 PL H W Sheffield 47 Redcar 43 18 May 2012 PL A L Sheffield 42 Redcar 48 24 May 2012 PL H W Sheffield 51 Rye House 39 31 May 2012 PL H W Sheffield 48 Somerset 45 01 June 2012 PL A L Sheffield 37 Edinburgh 56 04 June 2012 LC A W Sheffield 50 Scunthorpe 40 14 June 2012 LC H W Sheffield 54 Berwick 42 22 June 2012 PL A L Sheffield 38 Plymouth 55 23 June 2012 LC A L Sheffield 39 Berwick 50 25 June 2012 LC H W Sheffield 54 Scunthorpe 39 28 June 2012 KOC H W Sheffield 58 Newcastle 32 30 June 2012 PL A L Sheffield 39 Leicester 51 01 July 2012 KOC A L Sheffield 28 Newcastle 62 (On agg:- L 86 - 94) 12 July 2012 PL H L Sheffield 43 Scunthorpe 47 14 July 2012 PL A W Sheffield 47 Berwick 46 19 July 2012 PL H W Sheffield 50 Ipswich 42 26 July 2012 PL H W Sheffield 58 Leicester 37 02 August 2012 PL H L Sheffield 47 Glasgow 48 04 August 2012 PL A L Sheffield 38 Workington 51 09 August 2012 PL H L Sheffield 43 Edinburgh 47 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 (stats courtesy of John Eyre)

Vaculik completely messed up the first corner. He was rightfully excluded from the re-run. So will we be going back to Terenzano in 2013? The track was appalling on Saturday evening. The worst GP round for a few years. The Grand Prix has been exciting and wide open this year, but Saturday's meeting was a big let down. Surely the track should be better than that? All the best Rob

Oliver Greenwood very impressive on his first ever appearance at Smallbrook. Mark Baseby was class for the Islanders - especially his third to first dash in Heat 15. All the best Rob

Jerran Hart and Steve Worrall are the top two averaged riders within the Scunny Saints declared line-up. All the best Rob Precisely. All well within the rules of the National League. All the best Rob

What a bunch of sour grapes - the Saints' line-up is completely within National League rules. Yesterday, the Saints travelled without their top two, had four first year league rookies, and still picked up an away win. All the best Rob

Brilliant comeback by the Saints in the final three races, taking three 5-1s to record a 46-43 victory. All the best Rob

That was a tremendous race. All the best Rob

Great - will leave in around half an hour All the best Rob

Any weather updates on this? All the best Rob

What a brilliant fightback by the Saints to take a point. All the best Rob

£5 for all adults, and free for children 16 and under. All the best Rob

I wonder if Stevebrum still thinks MJJ is over-rated and failing All the best Rob

Well said!!! All the best Rob

Blimey, and I thought I was a bit of a miserable git at times Cracking meeting tonight, shame about all the joker shennanings - but hopefully it means the joker will be ejected through the trap door. All the best Rob

Spitting at the camera was disgusting. He shoudl get a heavy fine for that. All the best Rob

Well done Denmark. Woo-hoo!!! MJJ beating Holder was just brilliant All the best Rob

Where's Thomas Jorgensen? All the best Rob

Can I have some of what you're on please? All the best Rob

You can't help but like the young Danes. All the best Rob