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Then who? All the best Rob

Tungate & Jacobs? How??? Jacobs' average is clearly above that of Connor Mountain? All the best Rob

If Ippo were doing a 2-for-2, did they realise that both riders had to have a lower average for the rider they were replacing, or if not, then they had to come back under the points limit? Something has clearly gone wrong. All the best Rob

Blimey, still not a sausage; not even a quick explanation to the delay on twitter. All the best Rob

Was it 8pm today or 8pm tomorrow? All the best Rob

I make it 5 All the best Rob

Him and Worrall are just mates, I think. Why shouldn't he help out one of his friends? All the best Rob

If it's him, then I'll come and stand in the middle of the Massif at the EWR in a couple of weeks and boo him very loudly. All the best Rob

The bookies often get it wrong. Denmark - with Nicki out injured and Kildemand out of the frame due to not being 100% - were nowhere near second favourites. Denmark are now facing a re-build, as they also did after Nielsen retired. All the best Rob

Advised Worrall before the World Cup, and was in his pit crew for the World Games. I think we can already see Woffy can inspire a rider in a way that Rosco simply can't. All the best Rob

Not according to the rulebook. All the best Rob

He hasn't. The deadline for putting in team declarations was Friday. It's already passed. All the best Rob

Blimey, so they only told Sedgmen after the transfer cut-off date had passed? That's ruthless. All the best Rob

Shovvy, what nonsense. Woffy has always been a team player. And he still is. He's been advising Steve Worrall. Woffy was a brilliant team-rider right from the off. I remember him team riding superbly for Scunny at Oxford with Joe Haines in 2007, when he was 17 and Haines was 15. He's quite entitled to complain, when he feels the team management is not up to scratch. He's a professional, and if he feels the team manager is an amateur, then he should say so. It's been 28 years since we won the WTC. Time for a change! All the best Rob

Who knows what Woffy would do if they gave him the chance he is asking for? After all, when New Zealand won in 1979, Ivan Mauger's bikes were out in 14 races out of 16. Interestingly, Mauger refused to ride for New Zealand in the WTC between '75 and '78. In his case, it was a protest over the qualifying round being on a Sunday, when we wanted to be on the continent riding in lucrative Longtrack bookings. When Mauger committed, he always committed 100% to win. He wasn't in it to come second or fourth or whatever. He was in to finish first. Woffy is the same. He wants to win. All the best Rob

Nielsen has taken over Denmark at the time of a re-build. He's therefore the ideal man for the job, because any incoming riders could hardly have a better example. GB scored 15 paltry points in this year's final. Woffy could have scored more than that by himself. And he could have advised riders like Cookie and Lambert, who struggled badly, regarding set-up. It's no coincidence that Steve Worrall, Woffy's mate who spoke to him regarding set-up before the meeting, did OK. How can Rosco advise riders how to set up a bike on a Polish track? Did he ever ride on one? If he did, I doubt if he ever scored points on one. All the best Rob

PLEASE note that today’s meeting at the Eddie Wright Raceway between the Henderson Insurance Scunthorpe Scorpions and the Workington Comets has been postponed, due to bad weather. Scunthorpe promoter Rob Godfrey explains: “We were battered by the rain during the night. The track is already soaking wet, plus there are heavy showers which are going to hit us at some point during the afternoon. “The track won’t take any more water, so it’s sensible to call the meeting off now (11.15am). The last thing I want is for everyone to make a wasted journey, and for the shower to hit when everyone is in the stadium, and for supporters to go home wet and miserable. We will always take the fans into account for any decision.”

MEETING OFF!

I'm not sure if stone last in this year's final is anything to brag about. I certainly wouldn't describe 15 points in 20 races as 'outstanding' - quite the opposite. As for last year, it was far more down to Woffy than Rosco. Take away Woffy's 19 points and we would have again finished a poor last. Our other three riders scored a paltry 13 points between them. I can't see how Woffy can do any worse. Give him a go! All the best Rib

SCORPIONS CHASE HOME VICTORY NEW SIGNING Jake Allen will make his debut for the Henderson Insurance Scunthorpe Scorpions against the Workington Comets at the Eddie Wright Raceway tomorrow (Sunday, 5.30pm) – with the club seeking a precious home SGB Championship victory. Scorpions lost 36-48 to Glasgow Tigers at the EWR last Sunday, and a casualty of that defeat was long-serving club stalwart Carl Wilkinson, who failed to score from three outings. 21-year-old Australian Allen was brought in just before the transfer window slammed shut, and joins Scorpions on loan from Somerset Rebels for the rest of the season. He also races for the Rebels in the SGB Premiership. Scunthorpe promoter Rob Godfrey says: “We’ve lost seven times out of 12 at home this season, and that record is simply not good enough. “We needed to do something to freshen up the team, and replacing Wilko was the most obvious move, as hard as it was to release a rider who has been a fantastic servant to the Scorpions over so many years. “We’ve gone for a one-for-one change, and I’m delighted to have secured the services of Jake Allen, a great young talent in the sport and an out-and-out racer who will love it around the Eddie Wright Raceway. My thanks go to the Somerset promotion. “We considered all the options. We looked at two-for-two changes, even three-for-three. But, in the end, I didn’t want to do anything that would upset the balance of the side. “You’ve got to be careful, because there’s a low points limit this season (40), and if you strengthen in one part of the team, you’ve got to make sure you don’t weaken elsewhere. “In the end, I decided against sweeping changes, because I think that would have weakened us rather than strengthened us. “As it is, with just one change, it means that Tero Aarnio, who has scored 13 points in the last two home meetings, should stay at reserve for the rest of the season. “We’ve still got six home SGB Championship meetings this season to win, plus we’ve still got the Knockout Cup to chase when Peterborough come here on September 22.” Godfrey is expecting a tough battle against the Comets. He says: “They’ve got their No 1 Craig Cook ruled out with a bad back, but have bought in a superb replacement in former British Grand Prix Champion and three times British Champion Chris Harris. “I’m sure many of our fans would have seen Bomber on the TV just a few weeks ago leading Great Britain’s scoring in the World Cup final in Poland – now they have a chance to see him in the flesh. “Plus the Comets have three ex-Scunthorpe riders in Thomas Jorgensen, Matt Williamson and James Sarjeant. “They’ve got a good side, but if our riders step up to the plate, I don’t see any reason why we can’t emerge from the meeting with the three SGB Championship points.” There are 21 heats of action in total on Sunday, including a six-heat second half Northern Junior League match between Halifax Dukes and Workington Meteors. Admission prices for Sunday: 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 Sunday: Henderson Insurance Scunthorpe Scorpions: 1. Michael Palm Toft (captain), 2. Jake Allen, 3. Josh Auty, 4. Ryan Douglas, 5. Lewis Kerr, 6. Tero Aarnio, 7. Josh Bailey. Workington Comets: 1. Chris Harris (guest), 2. Mason Campton, 3. Ty Proctor, 4. Matt Williamson, 5. Thomas Jorgensen, 6. James Sarjeant, 7. Rob Shuttleworth. Northern Junior League teams: Halifax Dukes: 1. Kean Dicken, 2. Dan Gilkes, 3. Jordan Palin, 4. Harry McGurk. Workington Meteors: 1. Liam Little, 2. TBC, 3. Sam McGurk, 4. Callum Gill.

New signing revealed here: http://scunthorpescorpions.co/?p=7559

Jenga, sorry to disappoint you, but Scunny's new signing is not James Sarjeant. We have 6.13 to replace Wilko; Sarj is 3.68. All the best Rob

Yes, just one change. All the best Rob

Apologies for any uncertainty, but the club will be in a position to name the replacement for Wilko first thing on Saturday morning. All the best Rob

This includes some reasoning for the TR in Heat 8: http://www.scunthorpetelegraph.co.uk/sport/other-sport/scunthorpe-scorpions-drop-carl-wilkinson-231753 To be fair to Dave Peet, there have been instances in the past where Wilko has had a quiet meeting and then popped out to win Heat 8. All the best Rob