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Yay, KJ is back. All the best Rob

That does tend to happen a lot. Although this one hasn't... yet. All the best Rob

Davy, I've never seen so many inaccuracies within a single paragraph... that's quite impressive. Are you going into competition with Cyclone? Meanwhile, you might want to keep the thread on track, it's supposed to be about the double-header last night... and the questionable use of Kevin Whelan at No 6 by the Monarchs. All the best Rob

What's going on? No rain at all predicted for Peterborough tomorrow. All the best Rob

MEETING RAINED OFF

Decided to stick at home. It's not showers, it's a great big band of rain and it's due to reach Hoddesdon... well now!! Hope I'm wrong, and it goes ahead, with Scorps winning by two and R/R for Lewis scoring a max All the best Rob

Cheers. Unfortunately, I think the rain is on its way. Was expecting to see it off first thing this morning - then remembered it's not Uncle Len at Rye any more! All the best Rob

Shadders, any weather updates mate? Put my departure back from 3.30pm to 5pm. The heavy rain has already arrived in Oxford. PS BigCatDiary, website and twitter both updated this morning before posting the news on here. All the best Rob

I had ice pops from the Café instead. Fingers crossed the Ice Cream Van is back on Sunday. All the best Rob

If this meeting does beat the band of rain crossing the country today, then Scunny will be using R/R for Lewis Kerr, who is at his brother's wedding today. All the best Rob

Nice attempt at a wind up, Lewy old chap, but the only thing I found out is that the word "Cyclone" and the phrase "good knowledge of the rules" are mutually exclusive. Rules have been stretched all ways over the years for the second half of a double-header after injuries in the first half... I suspect this is the latest instance. All the best Rob

Hi Arnie, cheers - agreed that is crystal clear. All the best Rob

Yesterday, Rye House were blocked from making a reserve switch in Heat 4 at Sheffield, since the No 7 rider cannot be replaced in this race. Yet, tonight, Max Clegg replaced the injured Rob Shuttleworth in Heat 4 at Edinburgh. Surely that's a mistake by the referee? All the best Rob

Cheers Britmet, I'd forgotten the irregular lower league Riders' Championships. But, just to confirm, the Riders' Championship was never held for the top league until 1965? All the best Rob

The Rye House rider, I would imagine. All the best Rob

HENDERSON INSURANCE Scunthorpe Scorpions face arguably the most important weekend of their season – as they race the two sides directly above them at the foot of the Premier League table. Scorpions travel to Rye House on Saturday evening, before entertaining the Redcar Bears at the Eddie Wright Raceway on Sunday (6.30pm). Scunthorpe promoter Rob Godfrey says: “Of course, we’d prefer to be at the other end of the table in contention for silverware. “But our target is now simple – to avoid finishing the Premier League in last place. “We’ve taken two comfortable victories over Workington and Newcastle in our last two home meetings, and we’ll be looking to keep that run going at the Eddie Wright Raceway against Redcar on Sunday. I think that’s going to be another complete cracker of a meeting. “In the meantime, we go to Rye House on Saturday and we’re very much targeting that also as a match that we can come away from with something.”

No such competition mate. There was a Provincial League Riders' Championship, which ran from 1960 to 1964, and that was the forerunner to the BLRC. It even had a Belle Vue final in '63 and '64. Ask Uncle Len about it - he won the comp in '62 The OTHER Riders' Championship was the one between 1946 and 1948 (called the British Riders' Championship in '46; just the Riders' Championship in '47 and '48). However, that was the replacement World Championship in the immediate post-war years. Plus, of course, there were regional comps such as the hugely prestigious London Riders' Championship (a competition at its height pre-war and immediate post-war) and the Midland Riders' Championship. All the best Rob

It was. Talking about the Ben Fund, if you're there today Tsunami, a note would be preferred from your good self. It makes the bucket lighter All the best Rob

Hi there. I haven't spoken to anyone officially, but I would imagine common sense is going to apply if someone doesn't get there until the PL meeting is over. Hope you all have a good afternoon at Scunthorpe Speedway - the weather forecast looks glorious!! All the best Rob

Interesting. So which member of the Peterborough management team is Morrissey Fan? He knows WAY too much otherwise. All the best Rob

Fair point Yeah, not sure why mechanics become involved. A bit of handbags is fine, but it should be between the two riders only (after they've dismounted from the bikes, of course). It's a bit like the GP last year. If Nicki and Sam Masters want to have a barney, that's between them, but why did Nicki's crew pit dive in and confront Masters... no need. All the best Rob (PS I'm ignoring the troll. He obviously just lives to provoke a reaction. Sad, really.)

RIP Ronnie Genz - a true Oxford Cheetahs legend. All the best Rob

Funny, I always thought Monday was the day after Sunday, not before it. Your calendar must be different to everyone else's. I've decided that you're just being deliberately obtuse now. You could go back to the Scunny v Edinburgh thread and find out exactly when I personally found out (posts 16-18), and that would also give you the information as to when both the Edinburgh and Scunthorpe websites were updated (Sunday late morning / early afternoon). It's ironic that you're calling me a 'Phony Poster', when it's becoming clearer that what's you are - a troll. It's a shame really. We used to have some really quality Edinburgh posters, such as the lovely Midnight Lady and King Jamie, and now we're stuck with you. It's just as well this only applies to the BSF, not at meetings. I had an enjoyable time with the Glasgow bunch at Scunny the day after Cardiff, and know it would be the same with Midnight Lady / King Jamie / Davy H etc. All the best Rob

BEN FUND COLLECTION ON MONDAY Scunthorpe Speedway will hold our annual collection for the Speedway Riders' Benevolent Fund on Bank Holiday Monday. Please give generously to this very worthy cause.

Eh? You're bonkers Where did I say the statement was false? It's very clear what the statement says. And what it doesn't say. I said I didn't find out until early Sunday afternoon. Nor did nearly everyone else. Go back to the Scunny v Edinburgh thread and read posts 16, 17 and 18 on the thread. It reveals that I didn't know. Nor did my opposite number who updates the Edinburgh website, well not until late Sunday morning in any case, which is when the Edinburgh website was updated. You seem to be mistaken that either the role of Press Officer or Web Manager are licensed officials - they are not. I've got nothing to retract, since that SMS was not sent to me. I didn't find out until Sunday, along with the Edinburgh web manager. Again, trying to drag the thread back onto topic, job well done by Glasgow last night. I don't think Edinburgh are capable of beating either Glasgow or Somerset on aggregate this season, and they may have to do both, if they are to win a unique hat-trick of league titles at second tier level. All the best Rob