crescent girl

Is this a fact, or a guess? Those of us who want to be there need to make travel plans. Only thing is, if Berwick get to Play-off Final, their only possible home date for it would be -- 27th October!

According to the gentleman who was handing out the very eye-catching fliers about the meeting at Berwick on Saturday night, if only thirty or forty people turn up at the Marriot the prospective buyers have a very easy choice to make. They will walk away, believing the city has lost interest in speedway. Which makes it so important for the club, and for speedway all over the north, to have a packed hall this coming Saturday. Interesting article in Berwick programme about past Glasgow problems over the years.

I've been told Sam Masters for Joe, plus Jade's coming home

Regular PL rules apply, so yes, b/w rides are allowed.

From Berwick's club website, quoting promoter Dennis McCleary: “There is still one other outstanding away league match, which has to be staged over at Derwent Park in Workington, but they are as yet unable to give us a date for this final Premier League match”. “However, as all speedway fixtures have to be completed by the end of October, we’ll no doubt be learning fairly soon when they can fit us in”

Berwick have made clear they are ready, willing and able to fulfil the fixture. This confirmed by my friend last night.

Keep trying, people Quite close, but absolutely no cigar!

It virtually had to be a double-header (to complete all PL fixtures by the already-extended deadline) as Workington had already had the stadium pulled from under them for last Sunday, and declined to run on Friday. Which leaves Saturday, and Berwick (who were giving up their own usual race-night this week to do it) were standing by to go over there. No idea what happens to the PL table now -- I suspect Workington will get some kind of fine for failing to complete fixtures.

Who really cares about form away from home? Let's face it, Gjedde was pretty good at away fixtures -- so indeed was Willie Lawson. To put on an entertaining, thrilling show for locally-based spectators every week you need home-track excitement. For which purpose Lee Complin ticks all the boxes.

Glasgow roll into Shielfield Park on Saturday, September 29th. Come one, come all........... Return fixture is the following day at Ashfield -- although some out-dated sites are showing that Sunday being the Ashfield Classic. Be assured, the Bandits will be trying very hard to make both matches Classics!

Unfortunate by-blow of Workington's apparent refusal to host Berwick this weekend. Aspegren presumably won't fly in to ride for Scunny if he hasn't got a Berwick meeting.

Let's be positive! Let's look on it as two or three nights of speedway entertainment. Let's enjoy two or three 'bonus' evenings of watching racing in the company of our friends before five cold dark months without speedway.

To close out season (and thus retain bond, share-out dividend and assets) Workington will have to stage two league meetings (Berwick and Leicester) two semi-finals and two play-off fixtures. Plus four away matches. That's six home meetings, plus the possibility of three more if they reach their three finals. But there only are six Saturdays left in the season. They seem to have painted themselves into a corner, and will require to run double-headers and (or) off-night fixtures to get through their season.

Don't worry, in the 3,000 posts on here between now and Christmas, he'll get mentioned. Among twenty-five others. By the same half-dozen people.

Is the threat to close right now, surrendering all the assets, rights to league share-out of big-event income and bond -- or to complete season and then close or sell the club and assets on? People criticise the BSPA, but they don't half get some problems thrust upon them! Here's the thing. Since they have not completed their PL programme with two home matches against Leicester and Berwick to be fitted in by this weekend, immediate closure would require ALL Workington results to be expunged from table. Would this change the standings? Indeed, would Ipswich find themselves "promoted" to play-offs?

But --- if Plymouth win 49-41 (or better) they will guarantee lifting themselves off the bottom of the table and into the Young Shield (or whatever it's now called). Guaranteeing two more home fixtures, and with reported crowd levels at a more-than-profitable level, this is something the Devils' management will be gagging for. So it isn't all about Newcastle topping the table (which is just about bragging rights plus first and third choice of play-off opposition) and has the hallmark of a pretty intense tussle.

Well sir, last night Kev Doolan was very much a Number One. He was also superb when he took Berwick for a full fifteen points at Redcar

.... and you know this, how?

Fantastic choice -- six loanees and a maybe-loanee! Any idea how much you've just paid out before a wheel is turned?

When interviewed in grass after Ht 15, Micky Dyer made very clear his admiration and warm feelings about the Berwick promotion. I'd suspect that, if they want him, he'd be a happy bun. But of course, he's yet another Swindon asset, it seems.

Newcastle gave Edinburgh a boost tonight by taking a point off Ipswich. I think, if Monarchs do a six-point double tomorrow, Ippo might arrive at Shielfield with their tails down. But you never can tell with the Witches at Shielfield!

Wrong again. Sorry about Mr Shadders Sr. And no, too far to drive, he says

So, will you be at Plymouth tomorrow?

Difficult one for him/her/it there. If he agrees with Chris.........

Some of the above is getting silly (on the BSF?) and distorting a serious discussion. I'm in favour of rolling averages, and the 38-meeting history is fair, as it represents two full seasons. Don't change it. Who's next?