spin king

Berge was good at Sheffield but the chance to sign Lasse Bjerre on a lower average was a greater pull.

Peter Mole is The Drillerman. It a nickname that he has due to been a dentist.

Did not see that result coming, Glasgow seemed to have done all the hard work on Friday to win the tie. Looks like its not going to be the year of the Tiger either Scottish or the English.

Dimitri Berge is injured.

Not the best GP I have ever seen, but the Marketa has been in the past very much gate and go. Few incidents to debate, My take Pedersen/ Lindgren no contact referee got the right decision. Janowski/ Sayfutdinov, Janowski ran into the back of Sayfutdinov correct decision. Lindgren/ Woffinden, very very tough move from Lindgren but just about fair but only just. Would have been very interesting to see what the decision would have been if Tai would have dropped the bike, I think Freddie may have seen his exclusion light come on.

Peterborough at home we track a full 1 to 7, or should I say we started with a full 1 to 7, we did not finished the night with a full 1 to 7.

I think the nature of the defeat and the score line I think it is impossible not to focus on your teams shortcomings, and looking at the top 2 scores been so low it has to be a worry. A massive decision coming up for the Comets, as to what they do when Mason Campton is fit and ready to return to race, do they stay loyal to Campton or do they stick with BWD. For me sticking with BWD would turn them from a decent team, into a team that could well put in a serious challenge for honours.

Pretty much spot on with what you say. I think people will find that Jason has not finished a season not injured for sometime. He superb to watch and probably one the most exciting British riders out there, he takes chances and risks that other riders don't dare unfortunately he is then at high risk of getting injured and with leagues been decided via play offs at the end of the season I think that Jason is viewed as a bit of liability. Maybe do what Kyle Howarth did a few seasons ago when move to Wolves and Sheffield and Kyle has made rapid improvements over those two seasons and taken his career to the next level, I believe that if Josh was to do the same he could also achieve what Kyle has achieved. But unfortunately Josh seems to be happy to stay in the comfort zone and lets face it Rob Godfrey would have a heart attack if Josh said he wanted a move.

Exactly what I thought especially when there has been a tactical switch that the Team Manager has made.

Not too surprised Poole have made a poor start to the season and James Shanes is the obvious target. James is improving rapidly with every meeting at Sheffield, and winning and scoring more points will build his confidence after he has got over the disappointment of been dropped his confidence will grow. He is not the first to be dropped like this and he won't be the last.

Think we are in really fix tonight. Rider Replacement for Kyle Howarth will not reap the points that Kyle would have scored. If we can get past 32 points I think that we will have done well.

Not been tonight due ill health so cannot make a proper assessment on the teams performance, but from what I can gleam from the updates page from my texter mate I don't think it helped Kyle coming into a meeting obviously not fit and having to put out after two injury hit rides. That puts the pressure on the other two heatleaders when they have to take consecutive rides, which takes it out on both man and machine. The rider replacement was not working and unfortunately the rider brought in to cover that role failed miserably, but of the riders that were possibly available Gravensen was the best option available. But highlights one thing for me we miss Josh Bates and we need to get him back into the fold as soon as possible. I think you can really blame James Shanes, the guy has improved with every meeting and is a shining light in the team, he along with Wright and Bjerre were taking on extra rides and kept the team in the meeting along with Todd Kurtz. The Panthers looked s though they took advantage of our shortcomings, but not fully because if I was a Panthers I would have been disappointed that this was not a win rather than a draw, but congratulations in coming away with some from Sheffield not many teams have been able to say over recent seasons. But I will say it again the sooner we get Josh Bates back the better.

Probably the best option out there. One thing I do know is that the Rider Replacement was not working. I wonder where they put Jan in the team, personally I would put him in at number 2 and Todd at 4.

I am sure that I read somewhere that Redcar were told to build up an asset base for the club. That invariably means bringing untried riders on assessed averages, and rare that any untried rider manages to better or achieve the assessed average. So with two newcomers to the league it adds extra pressure to other five to step up their game, and I think that is the problem at Redcar this season.

Fair play to the Diamonds did a job on us tonight. I think we now might have handed Scunny the top of the table and we will probably go through as the best 2nd placed team. I think that we really need to look at the Josh Bates situation because we are not getting the points from his R/R rides at the moment, and if he is not back very soon we really need to consider bringing in another rider, will be interesting to see what happens regarding Mason Campton, because I think Bradley Wilson Dean would capable of filling in the void left by Josh. The other slight concern at the moment is Lasse Bjerre not completed a race tonight and generally started this season pretty slowly, but I seem to remember he did last season, so although I am concerned it is only slightly. Fundamentally I think the team is okay and competitive and one win or one loss does not define a season and we will be back a wounded Tiger is a dangerous animal. But we do need to sort out the rider replacement situation sooner rather than later.

Would always want my own rider opposed to a Guest You never quite sure what you are getting with a Guest. There is a slight concern with Jason riding for the Scorpions this season, but he is sponsored by SWC so I cannot see him doing anyhting else other than trying get as many points as possible.

Big test for Diamonds coming up against the League Champions. The remit for the Diamonds has to be win all or as many of their home matches to keep the fans interest. It will get whole lot harder for the Diamonds with Garrity in for Bjerre gives us even more of chance to take all of the points. I think we might just nick this one or get a solitary point.

Another fine performance from the Tigers, riding like the Champions they are. The Bears seem to have some problems Barker looks out of sorts, and to be fair they don't seem to have a rider who could take over that number 1 role.

Good all round performance from the Tigers, and the score flattered the Bears. Did not see the Barker/ Howarth incident, so cannot comment and I doubt we will get full story. Looking good for topping the group table, wonder if the Scorpions can make the best 2nd best team.

I would not let it get to you. Basically what they are saying is We know that you are better than us. We know that we cannot get the better of you. And maybe another team can help us the better of you cause we can't.

Redcar look a whole lot stronger with the two Guest riders in the team. I will take a Sheffield win by 12.

I think the problem is that is not what they originally stated, maybe the best policy could be that they could have given supporters the chance to use the tickets for any of the first three home meetings.

Maybe he is allowing the offer been allowed for both sets of fans Sheffield and those from Redcar as well.

Class of 2018 Tigers take to the track against the strength in depth Diamonds. The sun is shining and the sky is blue ad there is no a cloud in sight. Could well be our toughest test ever from the strength in depth Diamonds, could we see Mr Rowland and Mr Park leaving Sheffield doing a Geordie jig, anything is possible with a team that has strength in depth like the Diamonds. Seriously the Diamonds have never had much form around Owlerton, as we have never done that well at Brough Park, so although not expecting a cricket score tonight I think it should be pretty comfortable win. The rider I am most looking forward to seeing is James Shanes could well prove to be our secret weapon this season.

I think that JPB could now have problems for the future. The words used in the Glasgow press release virtually match those from Sheffield when he walked away from them. There is no doubt that the lad has the talent to be a decent rider, but know there has to questions raised about his heart, desire and determination to move his career forwards and how much he really wants it. Hopefully he can get himself sort out and use that talent that he has otherwise he faces a career riding in the National League only.