StevePark

Club Statement: http://www.newcastlediamonds.co/news/article.asp?id=101060

Far too early for Josh in the Championship. He needs a full season in the NL.

It will probably remain empty until we start to sign riders after the takeover is complete.

Official Club Statement here: http://www.newcastlediamonds.co/news/article.asp?id=101059

I think George said Smetana would be a 5 when he had a few laps around Brough last season. He rode in the GP Qualifier up at Glasgow (riding Ludvig Lindgren's bikes) and scored 6points. Pavlic rode for Swindon in 2008, so I would assume he'd come in on a converted average - he finished after 8 meetings with an EL average of 8.32, so would be over 13.

Ondrej Smetana?

I'd certainly have Alfie back, but I doubt we will be seeing Ludde back. Not too sure about Vissing,

Bjarne will be riding in Poland and I'm surprised anyone would have Lasse in their team for 2020.

When they got to the 'nitty gritty' extra financial implications were then put upon them, which they were not aware of when initially wanting to move up. Their Website says: "HAVING BEEN GRANTED PERMISSION TO PUT ITS CREDENTIALS TO THE SPORTS GENERAL COUNCIL AT THE AGM HELD IN COVENTRY THIS WEEK, THE REQUIREMENT OF NEW AND PREVIOUSLY UNFORESEEN CONDITIONS OF ENTRY; WHICH WOULD HAVE MEANT INCREASED FINANCIAL ASSURANCES AND BONDS HAVING TO BE PAID IMMEDIATELY, MEANT THAT THE PROMOTION HAD NO ALTERNATIVE BUT TO WITHDRAW THE APPLICATION ON THE GROUNDS OF THE MEDIUM AND LONG TERM FINANCIAL SECURITY OF THE CLUB."

Because Plymouth have said that the extra financial implications meant they couldn't move up, I don't think that will happen.

So teams in the North wouldn't meet teams in the South (in the league) and have home and away three times (15 home and 15 away matches)? Then fans would complain that they'd only seen five different teams in the league!! I reckon they've (just about) got it right the way they've done it.

Often spannered for Ully last season and even if he wasn't was still supporting him in the pits.

He's back at Berwick

Steve Pugh

Steve Hayward, sometiems Berwick Centre Green guy, who also helped out Bob (GRT Media) occasionally.

That's like saying "if the iceberg wasn't where it was, the Titanic wouldn't have sunk."

Here:

Don't think he's hanging the mic up, just not doing the "Ranting Roy" column in the RaceDay Mag.

Dave Allen (sp) (There was another who lasted about four weeks, but I can't remember his name!)

Barry told me that he sent a big preview for Saturday's Chronicle and they butchered it and left about 20% of what he actually sent. The preview I did for the Sunday Sun, was published and left intact, though I didn't look to see if Saturday's Journal included my preview.

Kent have applied to race in the SGB Championship in 2020 on a Wednesday night.

Quite windy, yes. Will dry the track out (if it needs it) nicely.

TJ was injured weeks ago and his season ended then.