MD

Absolutely agree, with current arrangements it extends Edinburghs sphere of influence far wider than it should be. Edinburghs franchise should be reduced to a radius of 15 or 20 miles from Edinburgh city centre and Glasgow likewise. As it is Armadale is almost on the border of North Lanarkshire and that should be the farthest point considered east.

The answer is no but thats just the smokescreen, its more likely that Glasgow and Edinburgh will be competing for an ever decreasing number of riders for Friday nights and with the way things are going Glasgow may have more financial clout moving forward. Going back to a previous point the club owners have said the club must cover revenue expenditure from gate receipts whilst they are happy for the moment to spend on capital items in and around the stadium. It feels like the tide is turning and we are going to have our time once again and step out from the shadows of Edinburgh, a bit like the beginning of the Shawfield era. The bitterness then from our rivals was significant with accusations of oversized engines and all sorts. Those people are still involved with them today and dont expect them to take it lying down.

Which part? Thanks were given all round and they made it clear they wont be bullied by anyone. It was very clear who that was referring to. Im not sure that alone would drive your comments.

The letter handed out isnt particularly controversial. Its Edinburghs right to object to Glasgows request which they have exercised. Its a no brainer for Glasgow wanting to move to a Friday as it doesnt compete with other sports like football as it does on a Sunday and there are no foreign speedway leagues running that night either. Glasgows owners clearly feel frustrated by it all and wont attend Armadale any more. Thats no great issue. However we need to dispel the myth Scottish speedway. There is no such thing, there is Glasgow speedway and there is Edinburgh speedway. For the 3 seasons prior to this one Glasgow could have gone to the wall and no one in the east would have batted an eyelid. The other myth is that there is cross over of fans attending each others tracks. Absolute nonsense! Outwith when the teams meet this just doesnt happen. For years there has been a mutual boycott among many of attending each others track which has only changed this year with the relaunch of Glasgow. Im not sure it is capable of lasting in the long term and no doubt this statement will deter a few more.

Still no write down of the Monarchs chances from TheScotsman. Thats confidence for you!

Fisher and trailers go hand in hand surely!

Its not the Grand One or his protege for Friday anyway. Chris Gay according to Tigers site. We have to aim to beat Sedgmen from the gate on Friday, he's not a chaser and will more than likely finish in the same position that he goes down the back straight. If he gates however he's gone.

To the dark side! You sure about that?

Kozza will need a high placed finish in the Aussie state championships to qualify for a work permit. Morris openly doesnt like Ashfield and a mutual parting of the ways is likely.

You will be in the minority in defending the indefensible. Yes, yesterday in ht8 it was as clean a gate from all 4 riders as you are likely to see but got pulled back however no riders were warned so perhaps just maybe it wasnt Sarjeant. The next rerun definitely was Sarjeant as standing from the fourth bend you could see he dropped the clutch momentarily before the tapes rose. He is notorious for it and hasnt learned this season that by his own actions he draws unnecessary attention to himself. Not a witch hunt by referees more an immaturity from the rider.

I think there will be more than a few 0141's that wait and see.

No its not and playing the racist card is the weakest form of argument. We have one of the poorest referees I have ever seen in Willie Dishington. He's not biased but y f**k is he incompetent IMO. Hopefully he nor the Grand Monarch are in the box this weekend.

Edinburgh £15 advance, £20 on the day. No doubt Glasgow will follow.

What happens if Friday night is rained off? #justsaying

Last time Somerset were up they came into their own when the track slickened off. After each regrade they noticeably stopped winning races. Hopefully we get a fair bit of tractor work tomorrow! Also wish for some consistent refereeing, Starke should have walked in ht14 for jumping the start having been previously warned. Bring it on!

Should be no problem that way.

I'll predict a rerun in ht2 with a warning to the rider in yellow to sit still at the tapes. Thereafter i hope we can keep it under 10 points. Well by ht8 anyway!

He has been pretty disappointing this season. Having dropped the best part of a point off his average last year with Somerset, im sure the thinking in the camp was that he could put it back on with us but its not happened, dropping marginally again to 7.91.

For anyone heading up early on Sunday, the remaining Red Road flats are being blown down around mid-day with a few local road closures. This will also include closing the train line from Cumbernauld to Queen St for a bit. All should be done by 3pm though!

There was also an accident on the M8 at Townhead about 2.20 which backed the traffic up a fair distance.

Along the lines of it will be hard,ive had a few good meetings down there in the past etc

A poor meeting for a play off, the atmosphere was pretty flat. Eklof, Newman and Risager were good value for Plymouth. Holder was slow, Simota was likewise and Hansen should hang his head in shame for taking a guest booking and not trying or turning up with sub standard equipment. His presence would have made a match of it. Next week against Somerset every point will count home and away. We dont need what Sarjeant did today, shock horror, jumped the start in his first ride, got a warning for it, did it again in his next and got all 4 back when he shouldve been excluded. On a side note, when Richard Lawson was interviewed after ht10 he was asked how he felt about Somerset next weekend when the tie was still wide open. May have been an unfortunate error but came across as quite arrogant and not something we should be doing. Bring on next Sunday.

Summers and Lawson will be back though Lawson seems to be doing everything not to start at No1 next year! Cant see any of the others returning. I would park Victor for a season and let him develop back in Sverige. Kauko was just a stop gap and i would happily thank Sarjeant for his efforts and see him off the premises. Lots have still to become known ie will the reserves have to be from the NL and what race night Glasgow may change to.

There is hope for everyone!

A once a year event to come to GLA is not a valid reason. Southern teams already have to come north twice anyway as Berwick and Worky both ride a Saturday and currently Glasgow and Newcastle both on a Sunday.