Shadders

Got over it ages ago. As I told Statman last Saturday at Rye, I'm already planning to go for the PL Pairs and PL match with the Rockets. Would've come over tonight, but just couldn't be bothered with that drive on my own.

I'm off tomorrow, so could make the trip. Unfortunately B4E is working today and won't allow me to attend the OTA alone after what happened last time!!

I think he works as a gas fitter Certainly was a surprise result last night, especially as we ran Ipswich so close when we were there.

I couldn't give a toss pal, he ain't racing for my team. Just makes it easier for us when we come up in June and take the points away.

At the risk of upsetting the "if you think you can do better try riding a speedway bike yourself" brigade, how on earth does this guy keep on getting a team place when there are young British lads who can do as good a job if not better?

Do you think Silver will leave a place open for Simon?

The way it's going he'll have a challenge to the number 1 spot, which should take the pressure off him. I still don't think we've seen the best of Olly.

Couldn't or wouldn't? I still maintain the 4th bend can't be seen from the refs box What I did find amusing was Olly Allen wiggling his handlebars just before the tapes went up. It certainly put Doyle off in heat 13 as he tried to jump and missed the gate

I was told that the pits are fully open before the meeting for fans to wander around. Also the supporters are encouraged to mingle with the riders in the long bar after the meeting. This is an encouraging development, which shows that Silver does listen to the regular paying customers that have been banging on at how fan unfriendly Rye House had become. I'm still not convinced that this line up are contenders for silverware, opportunity missed during the winter, likely to be due to financial constraints, so I can see Chris's side of the argument as well as yours. I'm definitely not in Silvers little team or one of his mates either!!!

With Ben Morley at reserve? Maths was never my strong point!

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Looked decent in the couple of rides I saw him in. Could be a trump card at reserve for the Kings

I was discussing this with Bolly last night. I'm not sure, but by my reckoning he comes in at around 7.10, converted from his 4.44 EL average. If we redeclared without Bunyan and Lambert it would leave us with under 3 points for the final rider, so it's a no go if my maths is right. http://www.speedwaygb.co/issues13/pl13_dec_1.pdf

Could be something as simple as that. People putting 2 and 2 together and all that. Mear has reportedly fallen out with the Rye promotion since he left, so why should they be doing him any favours? Another spanner in the works would be his full time job, which he may or may not still have. Jason Garrity guesting at reserve for Glasgow in their LC match with Berwick today, taking a sneaky look at the track before our KOC match there. Fingers crossed he stays safe.

Latest I've heard is that he can't commit to more than half a dozen meetings in England this year due to his continental commitments. That would rule out racing in the NL.

Fair result in the end. Both sides will be pleased to have come away with something. Nelson was in some discomfort after his heat 4 trip through the fence, which may explain his lacklustre showing for the rest of the meeting. Just bruising I heard. There is an issue with the position of the referee's box obviously as he missed a few incidents on the 4th bend with riders down and kickboards being dislodged. It's not the first time this has happened. Some of the riders were having problems with the bottom turn, same as last week. Not sure if it's the same issues as last week, or something different. I didn't hang around after the meeting to see any of the riders in the bar after the meeting to ask.

Robert Mear having some laps after the Somerset meeting tonight

Only a matter of time surely?

A right hammering handed out by the Rockets tonight, making a mockery of some predictions

And of course MikeyT on the texts... Would've liked to have travelled down today, but work for me and the OT means it's updates only tonight

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Oh dear

That's better news.

Where what?

I was thinking perhaps an away defeat before the unfortunate injuries, now I'm certain Somerset will leave with the points, perhaps not all 4 though... Rider replacement gives Garrity and Nelson an extra ride, but then the slow starting Lykke and Morely have to divide the other two rides between them, not ideal.