StevePark

It's off topic (i.e nothing to do with Scorpions 2018!), but we (Newcastle) have 13.40 pts left and I would hope we won't go 8 + 3.5, leaving us 2pts short.

Not quite true. He has become a Diamonds asset, he has not been declared in the 1-7 for 2018.

It might depend on the particular League, but as far as I know (at least when I ran a Sunday Morning pub team), if a player had signed a professional contract, he couldn't sign for a Sunday Morning side.

Yep. And Hull, and Trelawny, and Newport, and Reading, and Wimbledon, and Coventry, and... well, I think you get my drift.

I used to love our trips to the Isle of Wight. Just a shame we had to (usually) visit Exeter the night before!

I believe that they originally said the announcement would be made after the winter series and open days and the one that impressed the most would get the final spot in the team. I think the weather put paid to most, if not all, of those.

Andrew Tully was injured during Newcastle's P&P (also a broken vertebrae) and we were allowed R/R, but, obviously that was a speedway injury. Something in the back of my mind says Dickie Juul was injured pre-season and it was argued that, because he'd ridden for us the previous season, we could use R/R, but had he been a new signing, we would have had to find a replacement (I am sure someone can confirm this, or correct me!).

It's the way he tells 'em..

Danny Phillips becomes a Diamonds asset..... But it is in a unique way... http://www.newcastlediamonds.co/news/article.asp?id=100834

Ashley Morris won't be asked to be a heat leader. He will start at reserve and maybe go into the main-body of the team as a second string. Something he was successful at last season in the difficult number 2 spot.

No different than going MotoX'ing before the start of the season (like many speedway riders do), except you wouldn't think an injury could occur sledging. It's just a freak accident.

But he might, that's the crux of it. Is it worth the gamble?

I am sure they can confirm for themselves, but, as far as I am aware jenga is male.

I'd forgotten that Jason King went Ice Racing once LOL!!

It's not too long ago that P&P was cancelled due to snow!

Sorry if I interpreted what you said/meant, incorrectly.

I think you might mean Kyle Bickley?

Correct. But "parkendlass" suggested Greaves was not riding Championship to concentrate on Wolves. My point is that Nathan's tweet suggests otherwise.

Nathan Greaves # 7⃣ 7⃣‏ @NGreaves77 Jan 18 More Well looks like I'll be starting the season off in just one league this year! (then three thumbs down emoji)

Cos that's who they ride for??

Ellis P said this on Twitter in Jan.: When you can’t even ride in your own country ... will not be riding in he UK in 2018 #whatadisgrace

Peterborough were never going to be the hosts, apparently, due to not being able to get the Showground

He's been confirmed along with Tom Bacon at Peterborough

I think it's more likely the threat of lawyers and going to the Court of Arbitration that the change was made