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As Berwick prepare to take on Sheffield in the KO Cup this weekend, it has been revealed that Liam carr is to get a helping hand with his equipment. AsBandits’ director George Hepburn says Claus Vissing is planning to help the local teenager, who is making his debut PL season with his home-town club. “Claus plans to have a look at Liam’s set-up this coming week,” said Hepburn. “He is going to swap his engines over so hopefully we should see an improvement in his scoring.” Carr drew a blank from four starts against the Diamonds, but Hepburn said: “We knew this would be a learning curve for Liam, but he is not far away and we have always said we will give him time to find his feet.” The Bandits race at Sheffield on Thursday with the return at Shielfield on Saturday and Hepburn says he is confident they can win through to meet Edinburgh in the next round. “I think that if we can keep it reasonably close in the away leg we have a chance on aggregate,” he said. Berwick will be without David Bellego for the home leg of the tie as he is away racing in a World U21 qualifier and rider replacement will operate. Meanwhile, Hepburn is predicting a big year for the club’s winter signing Claus Vissing. The Dane has been in fine form since the start of the season, and an 11+1 paid maximum in his opening Premier League meeting against Newcastle on Saturday was his third ‘full house’ at Shielfield in 2014. “I don’t think there will be many riders beating Claus around Shielfield this season,” said Hepburn. “The track is prepared with all the riders in mind, but Claus in particular revels in the way it is set up.”

NICOLAI Klindt is likely to return to the Eddie Wright Raceway this month to cover for the injured Anders Mellgren. Mellgren, who is recovering in Sweden from a fractured back, is likely to be out for a few more weeks so Scunthorpe Scorpions promoter Rob Godfrey has moved to sign Klindt on a 28 day contract to cover for the injured Swede. Godfrey was due to speak to Klindt today but was confident the deal would be completed. Klindt joined the Scorpions in July last year to cover for Ashley Birks and if he arrives it will see a shuffle in riding order for Scunthorpe's home match with Edinburgh on Easter Monday. Klindt would come in on an average of 6.98 and would be likely to be at number three with Josh Auty moving to number one, Ryan Douglas coming in at number five and Thomas Jorgensen dropping down to reserve. Godfrey had originally wanted to sign Adam Roynon, who has recently been released from Sheffield, but when that was not an option he turned to Klindt. Godfrey said: "I thought Adam would have jumped at the chance for another ride but it wasn't to be but I am 99 per cent certain Nicolai will join us. "If you look at the scores from rider replacement at number one it is around seven or eight and we know Nicolai can get us those points. "There is no question he can turn our season around. He is maybe not the best passer but he can make lightning starts." Godfrey felt a signing had to made with nine meetings coming up in May, which will include six away, in what is sure to be a pivotal month. He hopes signing Klindt on a 28 day deal will give Mellgren the necessary time to recover from his injuries with news on his injury continuing to be positive. Godfrey said: "It is quite unbelievable that Anders is in this position because we thought he was going to be out for the season. "We have got a lot of meetings in May so we are trying to do something now. "We are staying positive and having Nicolai for 28 days is the perfect scenario for us as it will give Anders time to recover. "However, we don't want to rush Anders. We want to make sure he is 100 per cent ready before returning but his determination is unbelievable." If Klindt signs it will not be in time for tomorrow's match with Edinburgh so Theo Pijper has been booked as a guest to cover for Mellgren at number one while Workington's Mason Campton will fill in at reserve in place of Jorgensen who is competing in the Danish Championship. Godfrey believes the team is not far away from hitting top form with each rider, with the exception of Matt Williamson, top scoring in at least one meeting so far. He feels there will be one meeting not too far away where all his riders will hit top form at the same time but insists all the riders will have to be at the top of their game to overcome an Edinburgh side who are unbeaten home and away. "Edinburgh is going to be a massively tough meeting as they are the form team at the moment. It will be our toughest meeting of the season so far this season," Godfrey said. "They are at full strength while we are not and they will be full on confidence so for me they are the team to beat. "We are not far away from where I want to be and we are just lacking that consistency especially in the number one position. Rider replacement has been doing us a job at home but the guests have not performed away. "Five points from three matches is not a bad record so we have to keep it going but I think one team soon is going to be unlucky. "All our riders have top scored individually but they haven’t done it at the same time. When they do that one team will get a hammering."

Steen scoring has improved considerably over the last few meeting, giving Berwick a bit potency at reserve, so any extra rides we can give him can only be good news for Berwick. On Saturday night I`m sure we will see Whether and Kus taken am r/r ride with Jensen getting two. Agree, we cant be carrying riders, been there, done that, it doesn't work. However I understand that Carr has newer equipment on the way which hopefully will get him back in the points which will be good news for him and more importantly the team.

Oh for a comma.

Cant believe that this thread has reached nine pages, was Roynon really that important to the success of Sheffield, I`m sure if Ty Proctor starts life as a Tiger banging in good scores then those who doubt his signing will be on here singing his praises.

Interesting to see how Fox gets on a reserve, think its fair to say he has struggled at times when in the No2 position, he now has the chance to get scoring.

The 18-year-old Frenchman is being kept under observation at Glasgow Royal Infirmary following his high-speed get-off during his team's Premier League clash with Peterborough Panthers. Tigers chiefs initially thought he could walk away relatively unscathed, but medics are assessing pain in the youngster's side and back area, as well as his wrist - though he's not believed to have broken any bones. Remarkably, despite the spectacular collision with opponent Lasse Bjerre, brave Berge was desperate afterwards to find out if his team had won the match - and is already talking about getting back on the track. However, there is no estimate on a return date for the British speedway debutant and he looks set to remain in medical care for the majority of the week. Tigers co-promoter Colin Hamilton said last night it was only the teenager's drive to score points for the club that had landed him in a spot of bother. "At his young age, he's very determined," Hamilton said. "He's very quiet off the bike but as soon as he puts that helmet on, he's racing for the team and for himself. That's what he did on Sunday and he contributed to a victory - our first of the season. "We just hope he gets better quickly and then we get to a position where he can decide and we can talk to him about continuing his development. It was a high-speed crash on the back straight - that's when the bikes are at their highest speed. "We're pleased from what we've heard that Lasse Bjerre has come out of it just battered and bruised, and we wish him the best, too."

I`m sure that other promotion must be looking at their riders, particularly with their poor scores, and least I hope they would be.

Change made. Change made.

Newcastle can take a lot out of the meeting, even in a losing effort. Maybe a change of luck will see them get better results, their season is far from over, to suggest otherwise would be extremely silly and leave that poster open to ridicule for ever more, no matter what they posted. Awaits post to suggest otherwise. And there it is.

Its a fair point, maybe Poole should've been the one who faced the chop.

I`m sure the Newcastle promotion will only see their riders performance for their team as their priority.

To be fair there`s very few Sky PL meetings that have failed the thrill, the EL supporters must be wondering what all this overtaking is.

Before Newcastle`s next meeting I think its fair to say Lewis Kerr needs to spend a bit of time in the workshop looking over his kit.

Check other threads for this posters un-doubted intellect, a case of biter bite.

Another great advert for PL racing, Sky need to admit defeat with all this EL stuff and concentrate on the PL.

Careful, your on the way to being Berwick`s answer to Liam Gallagher Fan which is not a tag you`d want to be chasing.

There is no doubt that I`m a diamond geezer, anything else you suggest is rumour mongering.

Exciting to watch maybe, but in the new averages Roynons average has dropped quite considerably, even allowing for these rolling averages, so IMO Sheffield are quite within their rights in making this change.

I`d consider camping out Friday night to make sure you get in, bonus is if it rains I`m sure our co-team manager can put you up.

Cheers for that I took the Sheffield line up out of last weeks Speedway star.

Seems Ty doesn't quite fancy a trip to Berwick this Saturday, more better is a trip to Eastbourne to race for Wolves.

Two more names can be added to the starting line up, the Czechs have nominated Tomasz Suchanek, while France have nominated Mat Tresarrieu.

Teams for Saturday. Berwick 1 Kevin Doolan 2 Rider Replacement 3 Matej Kus 4 Mathew Wethers 5 Claus Vissing 6 Steen Jensen 7 Liam Carr Sheffield 1 Simon Stead 2 Andre Compton 3 Leigh Lanham 4 Taylor Poole 5 Rider Replacement 6 Simon Nielson 7 Josh Bates The Sheffield line up may change in respect of where they use their r/r. Berwick`s David Bellego misses the meeting as he is away racing in the World Under-21 qualifying round in Germany, while Sheffield`s new signing Ty Proctor will be racing for his EL club at Eastbourne.

I will be cheering on the Diamonds tonight, though I fear a home win, but just as long as the meeting just the PL justice I`m sure we will all be happy.