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Listening to the"killing time" period got the impression that Kelvin(like myself) is hard to convince that Cook will make it to the Top in World Speedway.Regarding his form this season I think he is "watching "average for TeamPlace next season (wherever it is)

If no Kus and Bellego no points for bandits IMO ,Hope I'm wrong though.

Would agree,a full Somerset Team will fancy their chances if Kus is missing.

Good post,

I think this will be out toughest Home test.If Brady Kurtz takes to our track it will be a close run thing ,especially with Bellego missing.Todd Kurtz and Starke will give Edberg a challenge in the reserve berth IMO .Steen was poor last night will need to do better on Sat.Should be a good match.

Could you explain how you can come to that conclusion.Bit of a random statement another "ours is better than yours stuff" .

That looked like the normal fence but I might be wrong.

Good win for Berwick , can't believe Kus was not in Ht 14,Still we got out of Jail.Speedy recovery to Matty.

Big Eddiecheck does.

Speedway's main aim these days is to see how fast you can go a track prepared like a motorway.Entertaining for some but not for everybody.

Possibly,trouble is nowadays nobody wants to race even if it is light rain and the track is perfectly rideable, all the talk now is visibility.Gone are the boiler suit days and a bit of throttle control.The reason fans are concerned about the forecast nowadays are obvious ,if there is any rain falling the meeting MIGHT not go ahead even though the track is rideable IMO .You very seldom see a meeting held in wet conditions nowadays compared with the past.It annoys me that the same riders will ride in a rain affected Individual Meeting when there is money to be made and might be lost if the meeting is called off.

I mentioned 14sept,it was the date given on the Workington web site regarding their fixture crisis,so I assume it is the cut -off date.Be lucky if fixtures are complete this season IMO never mind that date.

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Your right, just found the rules,Thanks

They have ,but if they have a bit of bad luck not getting some fixtures in they could finish out of the top 3 which would leave them vulnerable as the top 3 get to pick their opposition from the next 3 (I believe)Ps having just read the rules,it is the Teams that finish 1st and 2nd after the first fixtures get to select the 2 Teams that will be in their section,and the 2 group winners contest the Final to decide Champs.

Sad news remember him well in his Canterbury days in old NL.Think he was champ one year if my memory is right.

Are you trying to say that only 1Team has fixture difficulties.On paper even Berwick have 14 fixtures to complete by the cut -off date sept 14th

Just maybe we should start the season with the league fixtures as it is the main event of the season,or is that too complicated.

I agree with your point regarding doubling up ,The Promoters just make it more complicated every year.Dont things will change for the better in the near future though.They don't seem to understand the the average fan just want to see 7 riders that ride for their Team.,not for every Team in the League.

You won't have any I assume,the Teams that have them will qualify for play -offs

He never paid the fine that was imposed,and the ban was extended I believe.

Kennet made a quick recovery,did he not fancy Somerset .

Think he will prove a lot of doubters wrong ,one thing for sure he will entertain on what I have seen of him in action and that's what you pay to see.

I think it would be good to award a bonus point for every heat winner,but not added into to score until after the meeting has finished not to interfere with qualifying points on the night.eg Woffy scores 13 points on the night but had won 3 heats so he gets an extra 3 points on his total after the meeting has finished =16ptsMight make them fight for the heat win instead of settling for 2nd in some instances.Only a suggestion.

While the club has done well to survive since it's out set,particularly during recent times when the sport of speedway in General is in decline,it is still the same catchment area that seen the Club well supported through its initial years in the 60/s 70/s .it is interesting that the Taylor's who brought the Sport to Berwick actually came from Jedburgh,having supported Berwick since the Opening of the club I think in the early years and even up to the end of the Fairbairn era a majority of the fans came from the Borders Area andSouthern Scotland in particular.I read the Ken Taylor was going to be a guest of the Promotion he would be a great guy to tell the history of the early years of the club and it's support .I my self have memories of the Christmas Dances that were run by the BorderBranch Swinton which were sell outs without fail every year.It would be interesting to know how many Branches of the there were in the Borders in these days . The club is having good season but unfortunately the support is still just the hardcore,think most clubs are in the same boat.Will these heady days ever return for speedway.?