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Well say something.

Merv Janke.

First, good job well done by the Monarchs. On the Cook/Lawson spat, as they came out of the bend on the first lap Cook had a quick look back. As he got onto the straight he appeared to shut off momentarily causing the others to bunch up.

That's better, thanks.

Same goes for the toilets.

I can't, I'm not on F.B.

Every time I visit Newcastle I wonder why they don't bring the bends in to make the straights slightly shorter and the bends slightly wider. I think it would allow a better entry to the bend at the start of the race and maybe stop the rider on gate one getting pinned.

The starts were better using the elastic.

Next up is Brian Copeland doing rider interviews from the pits. A great filler in the many voids however if the portable mic keeps cutting out FFS give up with it and get it fixed, don't do any more until you know it works. Persevering with it today only served to rile the already pissed off punter Max Factor proved over many years that the radio mike doesn't work from the pits area.

Ryan MacDonald is No.8

A squad system. Oh wait there is not enough riders to do that.

Two R/R's should cancel out, I know team managers prefer R/R but I don't think supporters do. Promote the No. 8 and give them the experience.

R/R for Nick.

Who was? Morten?

That's not what the driver said.

So do I but I prefer speedway racing. I don't think one of the starting gate staff likes tractors, he tried to decapitate the driver with the tapes.

The match against Glasgow had the tractor out longer than the bikes.

If there is plenty of riders why do we need to double up? and don't tell me it's to give P.L. riders a chance to test the E.L. waters.

As I asked on the E.L. page, where do the riders come from?

Who cares? You seem to, can't keep off of Glasgow threads.

Why is it when a rider makes the jump but doesn't touch the tapes it's pulled back, yet a rider falls asleep and misses the gate----- TOUGH!

Pity it wasn't like that for the meeting then.

Is it limited to one interview per meeting?

Once again we have a delay, starting gates again, and the meeting dies. We have former Glasgow riders attending, Bobby Beaton, Jim Beaton and David Walsh, could we not maybe get one of them out for an interveiw?