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Diamonds Co-promoter Rob Grant would like to release the following statement. "Following the completion of our remaining League fixtures, Newcastle Speedway will announce a date to complete the season with an 'End of Season Spectacular'. This will be an individual meeting with invites to rider's that have worn the Diamonds colours over the years. Unfortunately, this meeting will also mark the last match that myself and Dave Tattum will take the helm as Co-promoters. After a very hard and stressful couple of years, and after sitting down and analysing the amount of time and resources the speedway has taken away from my core businesses, I have regrettably decided I need to conclude my time with the Diamonds in order to give my main businesses the full attention they need to survive. I would like to wholeheartedly thank everyone connected to the club for their help and support, who without these people my short spell at Newcastle would have been an even harder experience. As it currently stands, I'm setting the wheels in motion to see what will come of Newcastle Speedway in 2022, but at this moment in time all I can guarantee is the 3 remaining home fixtures. The Diamonds are very much a big part of the speedway family and are the oldest running club still operating out of its original venue. Unfortunately, our crowd attendances have been well under par this season, but maybe with new management bringing new ideas and most importantly, the time this sport so vitally requires, that is something that can be increased. The work is now on to try and get Newcastle to the tapes in 2022, but although I am very sad to say, this will be without myself and Dave Tattum. Tickets are on sale for our last two league meetings against Edinburgh on the 12th September and Birmingham the week after on the 19th, both are 6.30pm starts. We all sincerely hope you can all get along to see your Diamonds in action in what we hope isn't Newcastle's last hurrah."

I can`t deny I was surprised to learn that Jacobsen had signed for Belle Vue.

Not sure British speedway has that kind of money,. Remember there are already tracks sitting there doing little or nothing, Buxton for one.

Didn't the transfer dead line close at midnight, anyway Glasgow and Redcar have made their changes.

Berwick eight points with three races to go, somehow draw.

Craig Cook makes his racing return next week.

Looks like Craig Cook will make his track return next week after his recent issues.

Bewley is showing a Championship average from 2018 of 6-79, don`t know if there is a newer average for him than that.

Format worked quite well, some of the races where we had two of the Championship and two of the NL team became a bit strung but overall it worked well, and credit to Berwick for at least trying something. Impressed with the progressing Ben Rathbone has made this season.

Probably same old same for Berwick, keep things tight until the last few heats before falling away to a defeat. Kasper Anderson should be a busy boy and should be a trump card at reserve.

Good on BSI for taking SGP to a new venue in Togliatti but now they have hopefully they won't be back.

Good luck to NB Jacobsen after signing for Belle Vue as a replacement for Ritchie Worrall.

If it put Glasgow into the play offs and they go on to win then his signing will be a master stroke. If not it will be another season where the Glasgow owners have thrown good money yet come up short.

As I understand it if a Polish rider wants to race in the Championship they must take out a GB license so they are putting GB fixtures first. In this case with Novak`s league racing is done in Poland so there shouldn't be any fixture clashes. and no problem with him signing for Glasgow. Still very short termism from Glasgow as there is precisely zero chance of the new signing being back in Tigers colours next year.

Thank you Mark Courtney ££££££££££££

Very poor

I see Kennett calling it a day now.

Why cant he use his current average, after all that's the average the Glasgow have used to sign him on.

Hopefully for them I hope Plymouth have done their sums on signing Lawson and don`t end up like Eastbourne. As a young Brit I feel for Edwards, but its rules themselves that let this happen where the problem is, IMO under-21 riders should have their averages protected until they reach that age and should be in the reserve positions.

Great to see NSS a near sell out, and its a fantastic stadium for speedway, but two days of rain free speedway in Manchester in October is a worry.

I take your point but in truth Plymouth would've been crazy to turn down the chance of signing Lawson. Hopefully Edwards will get fixed up soon.

Berwick`s task of avoiding the wooden spoon just got a whole lot harder. thankfully we still have Newcastle

Eastbourne can now be added to the list of teams we have lost since the turn of the Century, just over twenty years ago. How many teams will come to the tapes for 2022 Coventry Hull Oxford Newport Swindon Lakeside Exeter Stoke Workington Reading Rye House St Austell Buxton

Only when there`s an airport and a burger involved.

Cook taking time away from speedway due to mental issues, so Lawson to Glasgow looks very possible now.