TheScotsman

A strong top two is very important under the current PPL system.

Yes I would seriously love you to have Tungate as your number one.

But at least he turned up and possibly stayed to the end.

Well done the Mons - Did the business. Good to see the Ippo youngsters showed up the rest again. Thanks to Joe J. for stepping in at the last minute but we need a better guest if Deek's out next week.

It may happen every week but I've never seen such a rush in all my visits. Maybe it was because it was a bigger crowd.

Yep - exactly what we thought.

Being selfish, I would love to see him at the Showground every week!!

OK - I suppose that is the bright side!! Might need to rattle through the heats quickly tonight - radar seems to show a wall of heavy rain tracking in from the south west. Bit of a pity having r/r from both teams tonight.

King deffo is not as fast as Cookie in full flight (you should have seen him at Rye House - scarily fast!!).

The keys are 1) sign improvers 2) don't sign doublers unless you have the priority over fixtures. Ippo actually didn't have a bad team this season - just lacked a big hitter.

He'll ride abroad if he can get the places.

They were pouring down from the stands on the back straight. I had the misfortune to be standing at the side of the stand - nearly got mown down in the rush!! They didn't even wait for the heat 15 nominations.

Somerset even more so!!

One of the very few who showed much spirit last night. What gives with the stampede for the exits after heat 14? Pretty poor show we thought.

Should have put a quid on whether he could find his way there this time!! Not a regular attendee at the Dale!!

So Monarchs can fit him in next season!!

Well you have to shed a couple of points from this season's averages to get down to the points limit, unless that limit changes.

And Manzares out too. Suppose that means Hawkins will have to try to find his way to Armadale this time.

Well at least I am happy to go and watch Panthers even though they are not my team.

Jeez what an attitude.

Excuse me? It's a 650 not a 600. And you haven't mentioned his rocket fuel.

That would be my bet!!

Stevie still out and Joe Jacobs in for Deek. Not sure if that strengthens us or weakens us!!

Are there betting odds available on a) whether the meeting will take place and/or whether 15 heats will be run?

Well I wish Swales well. If I can't watch my team, the Panthers are the only other ones I enjoy watching and don't automatically feel like cheering for the away team like I do at Ippo and Rye!! Such a shame the original team was decimated by injury - it would have been a helluva team had they ridden to form. Remember it was Fisher, Bjerre, Ostergaard, Dryml, Blackbird, Jacobs, Greenwood. Top 3 team if ever I saw one.