StevePark

Scunthorpe and Lakeside both have one (at a very quick glance)

No Tour (again) in 2018... Ipswich, Peterborough and Lakeside all as one offs.

And up against each other in the 1st Round of the KOC.

Third signing will be announced at 8pm tomorrow (Wed 24 Jan). Diamonds just Tweeted:

You could say that about a few riders tbf.

So that leaves just Berwick and possibly Lakeside who will be riding on a GP night. I don't think it's going to be a major issue if he's allowed to ride in the Championship in 2018,

I guess it will depend on who he is flying in to represent?

There will be an announcement soon (according to Danny on both Twitter & Facebook) to say that he has signed for a team. It didn't say in which league, though. He had signed a week or two ago, but couldn't say who for (again, that was on Twitter/Facebook).

Not necessarily.

Just announced on Twitter: Newcastle Speedway‏ @diamondspeedway 39s39 seconds ago More Who’s ready for another rider announcement ?! Keep your eyes on twitter over the next week as more news is coming soon #Diamonds2018

I'm sure they will announce riders, once they've signed.

Yeah, but was Steady not just coming back from his serious injury then?

Stating the obvious here, but they could fit them both in with a little re-shuffling. Whether they would want to do that, then that is a different matter.

Peterborough had a choice. Newcastle didn't.

I think they all met yesterday to do an initial draft.

Rene is back at Workington (along with Rasmus Jensen). http://www.workingtoncomets.co/news/article.asp?id=100892

Ludde moved back to Sweden during last season.

A fan with 'inside' information. That's the difference. I'm in a similar situation to yourself. I'm a fan, but who has a minor job in the pits and writes a column in the Raceday Magazine every week at Newcastle. I hear 'privileged information,' both on a Sunday (or at away meetings) or in telephone conversations. The last thing I'd be doing is posting on here with false (or certainly not true) info, because, despite what you say, harm could be done.

Stuart Robson returns for 2018

Are you from Barcelona??

First signing announced tomorrow

Yes, until the farcical situation at the end of the season.

It's a fairly short list I think!! Ludvig and Matej Kus are the only two I can think of!

There appears to be a clue to whether we are running in 2018 in this weeks Speedway Star: Ashley Morris has set his sights on a return to Newcastle. He says he's had positive talks with Diamonds chiefs and he's happy to stay at the club. "I've enjoyed my time with Newcastle, the people are great and I'm happy to go back there. The management up there are nice people, the fans are loyal and I'm happy there, so why would I want to change it? I'm hoping everything will fall into place with Newcastle very soon."

Copied and pasted off the Workington website: Poole-asset Klindt comes into the side on a 7.51 average based on the 5.78 figure he achieved last season with Poole before a knee injury forced him out of the Pirates side in mid-July.