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No dust but the track was so deep to the extent only Harris and Vissing for the home team could ride it early on. Did the riders really ask for it this way or did we do this by design to put off Redcar and it backfired? Novak was uninterested after ht1, Pijper came down heavily in ht2 and struggled until it slickened off in later heats, as did most of the team whilst getting a gating lesson from Redcar. From the outside looking in it doesnt look like we gave ourselves the greatest opportunity to win the meeting. The tie was already gone.

Why no Thomson in ht15?

This tie could be lost, simply not enough heat wins. Basso aside poorest we've been this season.

He's a 3 pointer that is somehow on a 5.

He's made a career of doing that. Has an incredible knack of always being on an employable average at the end of each season.

Brilliant cup tie that had a bit of everything and went right to the final heat. Pijper winning points from the back, very impressive. If Eurosport showed speedway like this it'd interest me again instead of endless FTG heats and Doyle et al finishing half a lap ahead of the rest. Knowledgable commentators also help enhance the product as they did last night.

Assuming he would have wanted to return. I'm sure he had a verbal spat with Harkess when Edinburgh got rid of him a few seasons ago.

Berwick can hardly be surprised. Will take time for Schlien to get back to No1.

Proper racing on a proper track. Noticeably no extensive ht10 regrade today which stopped momentum swinging back to the 0131, sped up the meeting and left all the dirt right up high for Bomber in 13 and 15. Getting the bonus is going to be a challenge against the really good teams. Today wasnt one of them. Roll on Friday for the Bandits.

We'd better get a move on with rain now forecast from 6 and heavy rain from 7. Whilst that can change between now and 5pm the last thing we need is a rain off on opening night.

Glasgow win the toss and take gates 2 & 4. Really! How many years have we been going there. #WTF

Castagna to come alive in ht14 having otherwise been anonymous. Close meeting in prospect.

We ran out of steam towards the end of that season, both points wise and money wise! Sweetman was never heard of again.

Some decent gating would be preferable, not his forte and always harder coming from the back if not on decent equipment.

Ringwood deserved a second season IMO, he was better than the others around this era but not to be.

We were skint and couldnt attract or pay anyone else.

Around the Championship bar Plymouth. A definite no.

Got to agree, showed his true colours taking the lead role in the rain off nonsense last year. No thanks.

The Premiership is s-h-i-t and its Glasgow.

They wouldnt come to watch six championship riders and a slightly better rider of the Zagar, Kurtz level and neither would I. GP Challenge there were plenty but the field was superb.

Lockdowns have indeed hammered the UK population and it'll be 5-10 years before we can accurately judge the consequences on society against what the benefits were. With continuing lack of access to timely healthcare I suspect it won't be positive. However I digress, the most noticeable change is in the older generation who no longer come out to play. It doesnt seem to be a lack of money but a lack of motivation to go out. Its noticeable at Glasgow and I've also seen it at Glasgow Warriors where the old team are happy to watch on tv but not show up anymore.

No one will be queueing up to manage the team. Its a massive commitment with time off work and travel for little more than your travel expenses. Dickson wasnt perfect as TM, we've all seen that, neither was Ian Steel but Im sure he has grown into the role each season and become more mature in his decision making. He wont take any s-h-i-t from riders especially the Hans Andersen types who will dominate if given the opportunity and Im certain no one will tell him they arent going out in a heat because it doesnt suit. We need someone like that, if anyone is out there, just not Dickson again.

They will ruin all leagues to protect the Premiership. Always has been whether it was Elite League, Division 1 etc. They may be under pressure from Discovery Eurosport to enhance the product as its a pretty poor spectacle as is. Leicester will add nothing to that IMO. It needs more teams to join as uneven number means there is always someone not riding that week, or fortnight, or month!

Calling off mid meeting last Sunday didnt help, with fans having turned out on a baltic evening to watch 5 heats in 90 minutes. BSN will have been the benefactors tonight and I have to say I quite like them. You get a lot more behind the scenes info especially from the pits and its Championship focused unlike Eurosport where Kelvin is clueless about our league. Sedgmen is good to listen to as is Greg Blair.

March and October speedway don't bring the best out in the track. Its not usually much fun for the fans to endure either.