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So first meeting for the Scottish contingent of the league, Re- introduced Scottish cup. Will be interesting to see how both teams get on, some Glasgow riders have had some races under their belt and are looking good, Sedgy has had an outing but unsure about the other Monarchs, Victor has been over here before so knows what to expect, will be interesting to see how their other newbies fare. Looking forward to going to armadale on Friday, hope the weather plays fair, forecast ok at present. As for prediction, I think it will be a reasonably close encounter but obviously hoping for a Glasgow win.

Kildemand out for the pairs, unfortunately

He was asked by Poole, I believe but chose us, so glad he did , look forward to seeing him step up a gear at Glasgow, like Brennan did at Poole after being with us

Loved those meetings back in the day

Would love Glasgow to finish top, but will be a tough ask

I wonder why he slumped so badly mid season? Was it bike or confidence issues?

What are the averages for the riders?

No he won't as Cairns is at Poole

He definitely is better and has come a long way from his first season as team manager, it is not an easy job, but he is getting better tactically just needs to refine how he deals with each rider, one size does not fit all, and that part can take years of experience.

Redcar declaring their team at their Christmas party on 7th December, will they be last to declare, or will we, as these are the only 2 teams that have not declared any riders

Is he not rumoured for Poole? Not sure if the 2 brit rule has changed, you can't keep up with changes at times

Does Workington not need 2 British riders in the team? They only have 1 at the moment with Vinnie.

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Never seen much track grading or watering during a meeting at Scunthorpe, other tracks tend to do a few during the meeting. I will say that racing is top quality at Scunthorpe, as it is at Workington , Redcar and Glasgow, these tracks alongside BelleVue are the best in the country

Pairs before Cardiff was very well attended as was when they were at Somerset, fans that travel far like us from Glasgow always did the pairs before Cardiff, hopefully Workington will get a good crowd but will likely be fans from the North that will attend, also having the clrc the day after at Scunthorpe may affect crowd levels, which would be a shame as both are superb race tracks

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That made me laugh out loud, although IF Ashton has signed for Glasgow then I am delighted, have been following his progress since his first venture on a speedway bike and wanted him last year. He is undoubtedly talented and yes has had a difficult end of season, did appear to shut off going into the bends during play offs, however at Glasgow there was none of that, he beat bomber and that is no easy task, we need to remember that he has not long turned 17, has a lot of learning to do, and who better to learn from than Bomber, so my fingers are crossed that he will be at Glasgow. Also I do think that Oxford have chosen Killeen over Ashton recently, so maybe that is part of the reason he has changed his mind

I really hope Plymouth can field a competitive team, I remember the days when we (Glasgow) struggled to get a decent team, thankfully due to our current promotion, riders now want to come to Glasgow, however I realise the rider pool is getting smaller year on year,no idea what the answer is. I would like the championship to have 2 x 2 pointers at reserve and give them at least 2 protected rides.

I have noticed Ashton shutting off at times when in traffic, but it is not all the time, seems to be more when on inside gate, however in Glasgow's final match with Oxford he was mixing it and doing a bomber pass on the outside, he scored 12 from 4 rides, was excluded in his first for returning to pits. He is only 17 , I am quite sure he will be a top rider some day, his gating skills and speed are remarkable for his limited experience. I am sure if Bomber is his mentor then he will learn how to mix it without being injured.

Very much doubt Glasgow are doing an NDL team, I personally would like them to have one ,but unfortunately any junior meeting we have had has been poorly attended even under 21 final

Ridiculous that Oxford can hold the championship to ransom, let them run 2 teams and give us 2 home and 2 away

Think it will be 40, certainly hope it will be. I suspect the powers that be want to delete championship to become a tiny bit better than NDL in order to make premiership look so much better. Despite the fact that championship has been the best league for many years. This deason has been a disaster fixture wise and the fact that particularly 1 club is against 2h and 2a because they run 3 teams is not good for the whole sport, let them drop their championship team or allow 2h 2a

I think bridges have been burnt there when they were dropped at Leicester

Their ambition for championship to be a tiny bit above ndl level