dontforgetthefueltapsbruv

sounds like a metaphor for team changes! No garden centre trip neede for the Witches despite recent issues IMO.

you make it sound all jetset - admit it you were bumming around with a rucksack and a sleeping bag werent you!! wink

Berwick havent been penalised by the decision to allow Sheffield a facilty. Denied the chance to take advantage of a weakened side maybe but I would say that is different to being penalised. Every side should expect to take on full strength opposition.

Or they could be thinking its the best time against a team that could be low on confidence and knowing that they capitulated in their last day meeting. The meeting therefore may be won or lost in the heads of the teams as much as any other factor IMO. For the Witches I think this has dual importance. The result is important to steady the ship so to speak. Another defeat could see a downward spiral set in. The spectacle is also important in respect of crowd levels for the rest of the season. As with any Bank Holiday meeting it attracts those 'part timers' and families that also may attend during the high summer and school holiday weeks. Another blue groove borefest like Good Friday will significantly reduce how many return. I think it will be close but its time to be positive - Witches by 4.

Perhaps you could reproduce the bit about timescales for team line up notifications and protests. IF Sheff were only told of the decision to reverse the facility for Proctor 20 mins before the start this is outside the regulatory timescales. The final decision to allow r/r for Roynon was therefore probably a compromise due to both clubs technically being on the right side of the regulations!

The home team has to declare its side at least 5 days before the meeting and the away side respond with their declaration at least 3 days. Therefore when Sheff declared their original side it wouldve been before the call off on Thursday where Proctor was expected to debut. The written confirmation originally given wouldve assumed this. Once the debut didnt happen its is down to the opposition to protest which Berwick did and permission for a facility fir Proctor was withdrawn. Whether a facility for Roynon shouldve been allowed is a different matter and is likely to be diwn to whether the redeclaration was deemed to have taken place given the Thursday cancellation. Whatever the right answer is once the line ups have been ratified the decision is final - you can no longer ride under protest re a team line up - it has to be resolved before the meeting. (regulation change this year)

you can no longer ride under protest about a team line up. Regulations have been amended for this year. Any protest has to be before the meeting and the official decision nade re elligibilty is final.

Good effort from Adam. Done as well as couldve been expected.

I think the regulations have been altered this year A protest re a team line up has to be made and heard before the meeting. Once a team has been declared legal and the meeting starts no further protest can be made even if the decision us wrong.

Thanks for that.

Somerset by 10.

Very few if any of the Witches fans on here were claiming this sude woukd be a title winning side befire a wheel was turned. Most were hoping for a play off spot (5-6) and on results so far I would say thats still about where we are. The most worrying thing for me is that we didnt seem capable of making the changes whether that be set up or approach to make the slightest difference to be more competitive let alone affect the score in any significant way. One very small positive in the comments from Rebels fans was they picked out Cam as one that did get into the mix a bit at the end. Perhaps having his Dad around will help him get his head right and get back to his true capabilities.

'Mon the Tigers!! wink

I take it you are standing up otherwise you wouldnt be able to make such a comment. We have a perfectly good No1. A bad night tonight but that was the same all round.

What is the track length and what is the shape like?

Somerset to win by 12.

Rolling averages can mask the true picture pointed out in the quote above. For Taylor his 5.99 starting aveage would have still includedmatches as far back as 2011 when he actually ended on 6.99. Following his comeback in 2012 his true average was 4.99 in those final meetings. So he would be dropping high scoring meetings from 3 seasons ago and including his new lower scores from more recently. Id say he is performing exactly as expected at present with the knowledge in the background he COULD do much better as he regains confidence.

Its seems Tungates participation has been requested by the Aussies although understandably Louis is far from happy and is resisting.

that would be good news for us Witches fans!

Any confirmation available as to the Aussie line up? Reports in England are that Tungate has been calked up at 24 hours notice which would mean he misses the Ipswich PL fixture. Anyone have the latest?

wouldve been better just to stick the cash in the first charity box you walked past.

Solid all round performance. Determined efforts and a well earned win. Didnt expect to see Ritchie again after that heat 2 crash - credit to him that he done so well despite feeling so crap! Track was much much better (thanks Bob) It cant have been easy given the state it was in at the end of Good Friday.

Hope you make it Baldy.The team need to take a leaf out of your book tonight too!!

and pantomime villans and hissy fits?? wink