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Biggest challenge is for the track staff trying to prep for Friday night. With 3 days of incessant rain now started and low temperatures predicted, we can only prepare a super slick track that will cope with further rain on race day. That plays right into the Comets hands IMO. We need to be super sharp from the gate to negate riders like Klindt, who is gone if he traps but wont pass if he doesnt. As well as Cook being a decisive factor, so will our reserves with Nathan Greaves likely r/r at No2. Sarjeant has been decent recently, he needs to be again and none of this tapes nonsense that lets everyone down. We need a practice for all the riders at Ashfield should it be possible. Lets get tore in!

Reading the headline thought one of the Havelock's were back but its not that bad. Im sure the Bears will continue on.

We had to give Erik and the boys something to close the season with. Proper business next weekend.

In 2014 Wolbert started with Glasgow on 8.48 and finished the season on a deplorable 6.19. The following season he rejoined Edinburgh on that bargain average and finished the season on 8.18. Supposing he was the only rider left on the planet who could fill your final team place, you'd be better closing your track with dignity than employing this shameless individual IMO.

Broke bones in his foot on a deep track designed to unsettle the opposition but which got out of hand. #selfinflicted

Reign it in, they would wallow in rubbing your nose right in it if it was the other way round. They shot themselves in the foot, literally, with Joel Andersson being injured as he was really starting to turn it on at reserve.

Yet again the Team Manager allowed this to happen when Campton at reserve could have taken one of his heats, and one of Bickleys as well.

At Worky at the beginning of the month turned in a single point after he couldnt get his bikes going.

Klindt pulls another shocker against the Monarchs.

No and No.

Mon the Bandits. Had they started the season off better they would have been in the play offs.

The PRO will come on and tell you it was as an indirect consequence of the track, as last week.

It'll be on regardless because it has to be.

Bet he's at Edinburgh tonight helping his brother.

Pure buzzin. 0141 in, 0131 out. Wonder whose engine Louis will come out with this week Glasgow want measured.

#pumped We shouldnt have been so worried. Track was well prepared so perhaps unsettled the visitors.

Hopefully thats the case, he only scored a point in the league meeting at Ashfield and got nothing guesting for Newcastle when we won there a few weeks ago.

Cant agree on extending the deadline or extending it by a week last time. Everyone knew what it was at the start, its up to them to achieve it, bearing in mind there have been so few fixtures to run this year compared to last, and during the best summer in 20 years.

Unfortunately a rain off helps no one. That would leave only Saturday or Sunday but Poland may thwart that.

The reserve changes look to be a game changer. Connor Mountain is out and Jordan Stewart replaces him. He was absolutely woeful when up with Redcar, I've already lost hope of getting any points out of him. Broc Nicol for the 0131 looks far more promising, he might take a heat to get going but I think he'll like it.

With the expected transition to last until Dec 2020, it wont be until the 2021 season that this need be an issue. If we (UK speedway) are short of riders we can issue visas for the required amount. I would expect us to do some sort of reciprocal deal with Australia making it easier for them to come here, or perhaps allow Australians to arrive on a 3 like they used to. Like Sweden we dont have enough home grown riders to fill all our team slots and have to have a fair number of non UK riders to make it work. I doubt it will be a problem, just like Brexit, unless you want it to be.

All in all it suggests lack of confidence, that in facing arguably the strongest opposition of the season they had to manipulate the track to ensure a close run meeting didnt happen. If the track staff got the grippy track right for the 3 home meetings prior to this one, it would suggest that last night didnt happen by accident.

If it was as described Lakeside should have asked for a track inspection and demanded remedial work be undertaken.

Stewmac should be thanked for his honesty. Win at all costs may have cost them 2 injuries, with Andersson problematic as a 4 pointer to find a guest replacement for, as we already know.

Very true, in those circumstances there should be a mechanism to award the points to the away team. Hopefully Ipswich are just as soft next week but I doubt it.