northyorksbear

The clue is in the title it is about doubling up to Elite, not doubling down to Premier

Interesting move by Diamonds, obviously masterplan was king and lambert which on paper would have been a big improvement, now it's king and a 3 pointer the jurys out for me as to whether it gives the impact Newcastle fans would be looking for. However at least it will give TWK the number 1 he wanted

The only acceptable reason for having a facility (r/r) for Roynon on Saturday would be that he was " in dispute with his club" in these cases dispute has to be accepted by Management Committee and they should then determine the "period of the riders inactivity" Theoretically as this was agreed on Saturday this period of inactivity should have been known on Saturday!! So it should be clear whether a facility is in place for tonight. I don't know how contract system works, but I would assume that at some point Roynon is officially released from Sheffield's "control" and is available to pursue employment elsewhere, if this has happened then he can't be "in dispute" with a club he has no ties to?? The plot thickens!

Regardless of whether it is legitimate or not, does nobody think the honourable action is to keep the guest (who may have turned down other work, spent time getting machinery ready etc.) and abide by the agreement/contract in place for them to ride for your team. In this example speaking hypothetically - if I were Ricky Wells I may be reluctant to help out Somerset in the future if I had been dropped at last minute. No problem replacing r/r with a rider available, but there seems to be too many decisions recently which are just a slap in the face to various riders - I don't agree totally with TWK's contract issue, but I agree loyalty should work both ways!!

Lindgren - riding like a true number 1 - TWK will be drooling (and not for the usual reasons )

Thanks for genuine reply - I did have you down as one of the more sensible posters. I was also surprised at lack of pace Rosen showed, last season Bears couldn't catch him , last night he was caught, passed and then left behind, but it is early days - maybe too much expectation has been placed on him. Don't knock mid-table seasons, I would have grabbed some of those in years gone by

If you classify biting as responding to a totally inaccurate post which gives a false impression of the evening - guilty as charged. I didn't have you down as a poster who played silly games such as that

I must have been watching a different meeting aswell Ht 3 Skiddy inside Kerr coming off bend 2 and then up inside Ht 4 Summers chased and passed Rosen Ht 7 Graversen chased and passed Kerr Ht 9 Schramm chased and passed Wilko Ht 10 Lawson 3rd going into bends 3 & 4 on 1st lap, leading coming down home straight Ht 13 Summers round Rosen on bends 3 & 4 There were numerous other instances of riders "overtaking" on first two bends having missed the gate Which were the two "genuine" overtakes and why not the others? I do agree about Rose he scored more than you would expect from a rookie number 7 and looked on the pace, did remind me of Kerr when he came to STMP at beginning of last season, although perhaps not as polished and quick. Big problem for Diamonds last night was that bottom three scorers on both sides Newcastle won 9-8, yet Redcar won by 20!! Serious lack of heat winners and in bottom three were nos 1 & 5, I'm afraid it was Dolph who rode at 1 only beating Bears riders who fell (although ahead at the time).

So, just after the reverse fixture at Brough Park Diamonds fans would be feeling confident about this match and Bears fans apprehensive,,,now a week later Redcar have had two thumping wins and looked very convincing while Newcastle have had two defeats and the less patient fans are already calling for changes Of course the standard of the opposition in each case could be a contributing factor, but it all adds up to an interesting clash, with the added intrigue of a potential new Bear riding at no 4. I think it will be a close meeting, Diamonds always go well round STMP, and result could hinge on which Lindgren turns up, the one who rode like Freddie a couple of times last season, or the one who resembled Dolph Lundgren also have Diamonds got their machine issues sorted. Hopefully a good track again and a safe meeting, hope our centregreen man doesn't gets too confused over his allegiances!! Likely teams: Bears 1. Richard Lawson 2. Carl Wilkinson 3. Hugh Skidmore 4. r/r (or ????) 5. Aaron Summers 6. Jan Graversen 7. Luke Crang Diamonds 1. Freddie/Dolph Lindgren 2. Christian Henry 3. Stuart Robson 4. Lewis Kerr 5. Anton Rosen 6. Chris Schramm 7. Lewis Rose

Michael Aspel or Michael Parkinson ??

I think you are a bit high there - more like £600. I would have thought that club is supplying them if they are insisting team wears them?? Just had a quick search and found some around £375 - getting cheaper!

Looks like Redcar are now involved in Aussie Visa saga with Kozza Smith possibly having some issues, although Havvy quoted in Speedway Star seems positive about prospects

Guess it depends on circumstances he leaves in - may get the James Grieves/Ty Proctor treatment who gave their all for the club, moved on for valid reasons and receive a tremendous reception whenever they return.

Just watching world cup draw - is that George English sat next to Roy Hodgson

Like you I too have a different view to RR on the Lyons who rode for us and was a genuine number 1, and as he won Bear of the year I guess quite a few other Bears fans were very satisfied with his contributions. Stonehewer ... well that's a different story

Redcar are using the policy of not naming team until 30 mins before kick-off. It may be a case of who turns up

Can't see what you are all worried about plenty of Fridays free in November & December with a guarantee of nil clashes with other meetings

If true and Redcar fans were aware of this then maybe you've hit on a reason why some 300 votes were cast for other riders and Micky only got a third of total votes, not saying it is what the poll should be about but fans have different views on what makes a "rider of the year"

It's ok - next year we are going to book the mystery virus for Newcastle trips (problem is - it may have to hit a few all at once )

It's all a bit irrelevant until we know league structure and points limit etc etc, but based on current rules and looking at riders from this season this is my initial starting point using most recent averages Lawson 8.28 Summers 7.14 Ostergaard 6.52 Jorgensen 6.14 Skidmore 5.65 Wilkinson 5.59 3.00 (Bates/Crang/Phillips)

I wouldn't call Glasgow a superteam!! ;)

That must have been a hell of a jump at the tapes

Congrats to Diamonds great to see trophies won by NE teams, lets hope one of us can see off Somerset in Play offs

End of debate

You need to get back on your pills again