crescent girl

Good Post. The point is the owners aren't making threats, only opening up a conduit through which supporters - in the proper sense of the word - can make donations of whatever funds they can make available. It is a support group, and we have their mission statement.

Discuss?

Ditto the Bandits. Easy to make predictions, but they don't always come to pass.

Well, I'll be an optimist.... Rain until about 4pm, then clearing to a fair evening, according to three different forecasts. If Foxhall drains properly, and the track staff do a decent job it'll be OK, the Bandits can handle it. On our way now..............

Damn right, girlie! Last time it was two spots of rain at five o'clock, a panicky call-off 'cos the Witches were understrength and then a lovely sunny evening.

Could they have dropped the Pole and still brought in Mark Riss, though?

Garrity a no-show. No facility. Lewis Millar in at 3.

There has to be some form of "official staus" or Chris Holder couldn't come in on a Tier 5, could he? Strange how so many are trying to disparage the efforts of Team GB, MA and Glasgow to kick-start the oldest series of Test Matches in our sport, is it to do with the meeting being 300 miles north of the Watford Gap, d'ye think? Anyway, if the Aussies are to lose a rider, even if he is their current Champion, they do have time to whistle up a good replacement, l'm sure..... It is still going to be a brammer of a meeting!

What's Tai's average, then?

Well, that's pretty poor thinking! You're based in Scotland, but don't fancy what is, by class of rider, one of the biggest meetings in Britain this year. Right on your doorstep. Where else will you see Tai or Chris H this year? As OveFundinFan said above, major sponsors are to be welcomed, not scorned - and if you don't want to pay a booking fee, just turn up with your cash in hand, and don't pay one.

But what if there is (perish the thought) a four-man pile-up in the first heats? They will HAVE to have at the very least a local standby reserve each. Jye EghedidgeofJosh Pi keyring for Aussies, and, er, er, dunno for GB. I get 6-man teams, but.....

Surely Tungate and Batchelor will get into the mix?

With a special mention for Chris Harris, who walked around the entire stadium with his bucket, posing for selfies and thanking each fan for their donation. For a visiting rider, who had just been handed a 5-1 and might have been a bit down, this was truly commendable.

I think he was talking about the women........

How did that work out, then?

Seems like Steve Hayward's work on infield last week will become a permanent gig. Well done, Steve-o!

And covered in Berwick v Workington programme too. Tremendous support.

Following your expert advice?

Ever heard of publicity stunts?

Word on the Scottish street is that Richie will be a Monarch.

Scott Courtney posted the following on Facebook last night: "So it's pretty much the norm after a Saturday night match that I put out a little blog and a gracious summary of events, but I feel the urge to put thumb to iPhone tonight before tomorrow's League match against Scunthorpe Scorpions. There's no escaping the current state of British speedway as a whole and only being 3 seasons deep on intense involvement in the running of our club, it really is the most testing time the sport has ever experienced. It's the easiest thing to observe and criticise without any solution to any issues. It's easy to think your whole week depends on a speedway result but these last few weeks have been thought-provoking to say the least for me personally. My old team Rye House unfortunately won't be in a position to fulfil their fixtures and there are others fighting for survival. British speedway definately drops clangers where they don't need dropped at times but let's all just gather sone perspective. When you think of your favorite moments at experiences at speedway I'm sure it's all about the feelgood factor, the atmosphere and the racing? In little old Berwick-upon-Tweed we're actually doing all right, we always strive to be better obviously but in a very troublesome period within our sport, the town with the lowest population is hanging in there in the professional leagues. We all need each other in Speedway, that is one thing I’ve figured out and there has never been a more crucial time to dig deep and support what has brought so many of us memories that will last forever. The same risks are taken by the guy who is guesting or the rider who your annoyed with that didn’t do the job you thought he could. Promotions are blowing their brains out to make sure legacies continue and solutions are being sourced to problems that nobody had seen coming. Speedway is dangerous, Speedway is entertaining, Speedway is frustrating but Speedway is ours... Speedway is Live in Berwick-upon-Tweed tomorrow night at 7pm". These are excellent words, which should read and digested by everyone. Those who gripe and moan, who demand instant action, rider-changes and track perfection are living in a different universe. Let us -- all of us -- who care about having speedway, at Berwick, and every other track, help people like Scott who are prepared to do something about it. Stop sniping, stop back-stabbing. Start supporting.

Why?

Why shouldn't he be? Theo regularly rides on the continent on a Sunday (he was on the grass there last weekend) after a home meeting.

If the question is "who will score more points than Vissing?" l rather think it is!

Things are moving now.