StevePark

Diamonds trail by 14 going in to the 2nd leg. Paul Starke guests, replacing Thomas Jorgensen. Lasse Bjerre returns. Ulrich Ostergaard makes his home debut as Max Clegg drops back down to reserve. There will be visitors from Tynemouth Lifeboat station, who will be raising vital funds to keep them going and also visitors from the 61st Newcastle Scouts and Dene Explorers.

Danny Phillips excluded for being nowhere near Connor Coles bend 3/4 heat 4 (3-3 became 4-2). Max Clegg, identical start to Ricky Wells (heat 1 which wasn't pulled back) in heat 12 when Willie Lawson fell bend 1/2 totally untouched, but Max "moved" (according to Darren H), so re-run (3-3 became 5-1). Just my opinion, of course, but even some Edinburgh fans near us (on the grassy knoll as I like to call it on bend 3) questioned the heat 4 decision.

Perhaps you should be saying "should have been less with a few dodgy refereeing decisions"?

... has signed for Leicester to replace Jack Thomas.

2 seasons ago (2017) Danny got injured quite early on, and was averaging almost 6 around Brough Park.

Prob a typo, either by us or them?!

They could only replace Danny (keeping Jacob) with a rider of 4.03 or below. Ulrich comes in on a 5.66.

Firstly, Jacob was on a 28-day contract. Secondly, they had no idea who (if anybody) was going to become available further down the line, so brought him in to replace a rider who can't the track (as was pretty much proved on Sunday). Thirdly, how do you know that they haven't tried to bring in someone to replace Danny (I'm not saying they have or haven't as I don't know myself) and haven't been able to persuade them to come to Newcastle?

The averages you go off are the ones on the race-card on the back page. The ones on page 15 include all matches and Bonus Points.

Not a lot of options available, sadly. Doolan would have been the obvious choice (given the limitations), but I guess had been booked already to ride at your place.

Current averages. So everyone is entitled to an R/R ride as TJ is second in the averages behind Stevie.

Can confirm that Coty Garcia guests for Lasse Bjerre and it's R/R for Thomas Jorgensen. 1. Steve Worrall, 2. R/R for Thomas Jorgensen, 3. Coty Garcia, 4. Matty Wethers, 5. Ulrich Ostergaard, 6. Max Clegg, 7. Danny Phillips.

Doolan not available (see post above yours).

5 from 4 on 21st June for Redcar

Both Josh Pickering and Ricky Wells intend to ride. https://www.edinburghmonarchs.co.uk/news-centre/article/2019-07-09/josh-is-back Diamonds are without Thomas Jorgensen and Lasse Bjerre, but bring in Ulrich Ostergaard to replace Jacob Bukhave.

Yes (providing two riders are missing).

Are the security not paid by the stadium owners, as part of the rent?

http://www.redcar-speedway.com/2019/07/08/bears-team-news-for-friday/

One guest appearance saw him win his last race (his only scoring race in 5 rides), 7th Sept 2014 home vs Peterborough. Lasse Bjerre scored 15 from 5 (including a tac double) for the Panthers! Danny P also guested for Peterborough (scoring 1). Ulrich Ostergaard (as an aside!) scored 10+2 from 6. Another saw him score 7+2 from 4 against Scunthorpe in a 67-22 home win in June the same year. TJ broke a scaphoid for Scunny after scoring 8 from 5 from reserve for the Scorpions.

Ooops! Well spotted! I looked at the date and forgot to add on one!!! Changed now!

Preview from the Diamonds website here: http://www.newcastlediamonds.co/news/article.asp?id=100999

If it's FIM meeting a guest up to (+5% for home matches) his average.

The decision would have been made before last night though!! (obviously!!).

He's been dropped along with Tom Bacon and Jack Smith, to make way for Erik Riss, Kasper Andersen and Tom Wooley.

Max would be at reserve for the rest of this month, which, given the fixtures, would be no bad thing. Also, Max is currently on 4.33 & Ulrich is in 5.66, so Max would probably stay at reserve in August as well.