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And that's exactly what I'll be doing , it's just sometimes staying at home watching the Speedway with a bottle of something cold can seem a more preferable than an 80 mile round trip to Berwick to watch them lose a match that most likely wont be that great

Stay at home and watch the World Cup , or come to Berwick and watch The Bandits? No contest I'll be on the terraces in my usual spot watching The Bandits . Just like a marriage you support Berwick for better or worse only with Speedway there's no divorce. As others have said it looks highly unlikely well se a Bandits win but as Jimmy Greaves once said " it's a funny old game "

Not really surprised with the score, the only positive thing to say is that at least there where no injuries

Finally after 15 hts a decent race

Nothing exciting so far

Back in the day when you could do practice starts without helmets , they turned the caps around to stop the blowing off

Easy home win I'd say just hope all the riders stay safe

Bandits Facebook page reporting that there's no serious injury to Jye, just heavy bruising good news after what looked a pretty heavy fall

Any news on a replacement for Jye ?

Very hard to come up with any positives from last night , the performances from Kev & David apart it was a very disappointing night with the injury to to Jye just compounding the misery,. I'm not sure what was wrong with Danny but he seemed disinterested particularly in ht 12 , Barker slowing down to allow Coty pass shows how bad it was . It was always going to be a tough night but TBH right from the off we never looked like we where going to win , when you lose a 1-5 in ht 2 the signs aren't great , but come the next meeting I'll be there cheering on the team , as Brian Cox once sai " Things can only get better " can't they ?

First of I'd lik to wish Jye all th best after a very nasty looking accident. Secondly well done to The Bears great team performance solid scoring all the way down ,. Thirdly a big thanks to Josh for all his efforts tonight ,felt for Alfie Bowtell in ht 14 he had a definite point only to be let down by his bike . Really disappointed with Danny tonight especially ht 12 where I thought he was embarrassing, the usual 100% from Kev & David unfortunately you can't win with two man teams

Jimmy Tannock , Ken McKinaly , Bobby Beaton , George Hunter, Jim McMillan , Doug / Willie Templeton Kenny McKinna Bert Hawkins

Hard to say which way this will go , I guess the performance of the guests in each team and how new guy Joe Jacobs goes will be important, could be busy night for Jye tonight . Going by last Saturdays display Ben Barker could seriously hamper Berwick chances of getting revenge for the defeat earlier in the season

Having Rory in the line up is not a situation I'm very happy about but I doubt it affected the attendance, nor would it stop me going to Cardiff if he'd become champ . Personally I don't think the wildcard should be decided by the result of the British final , as for the turnout I think it would improve if the meeting moved to a Saturday evening this would allow more people to travel from around the country without the problem of having school or work the next day

Will Josh bring his flip- flops ?

Why stop at flip flops ? Surely he should have been wearing gloves , protective glasses & ear defenders too , also I'm not sure about shorts and a short sleeved T-shirt it's possible they could also be construed to be a safety risk as wel . Personally I couldn't care less what's on his feet and I can't say I'm surprised that's what he was wearing seems fairly normal footwear for most antipodean folks especially speedwayriders in my experience

Best rider on display rightly won a deserved victory

Are there any stattos out there who can tell me exactly how many meetings Kevin has done & how many points he's scored since he arrived on these shores ?

Mark Courtney was in Italy on the spanners for Max Fricke , Ade Compton , Jade Mudgeway. & Johny Swales joined Chris Louis in some demonstration laps

Week done to all those who took part tonight inalienable the various forms of on track racing we saw , decent nights racing and a bumper crowd , congratulations Kevin well done you deserve it and a Bandits win to

Didn't there used to be a rule that when you accepted a booking you couldn't ride anywhere else unless you where injured or riding for you own team ?

TBH I never expected Chris Holder to be there tonight as he was never actually confirmed , unless you're injured or racing for your parent club then I think it's a poor show not to turn up and take a guest booking elsewhere

Apart from Bridger , and Holder ( I guess) who else has dropped out ?

Personally I think anyone who grudges riders like Kevin a testimonial are a bid sad , he's been a true servant to the sport over here , unlike some who pick and choose when they turn up .I don't suppose he's ever ridden for " big " money like some riders have . If we where talking about a former world champ then I'd tend to agree but we're not are we. These guys put their bodies on the line to entertain us and I for one am pleased to see Kevin get rewarded for his service to Berwick and alll the other clubs he's ridden for over the years . Good luck to him hope it's great night with a decent crowd

Utter guff , many firms reward employees for long service . If you dont like testimonials why are you butting in on a thread for one ?