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If Rockets don't now use Luke Bowen as their guest should an occasion arise................

May I, as someone who has known and liked the great Len Silver for many years, offer a comment after attending Saturday night's meeting? The Rye House track has been much improved by removing the camber and racing throughout was excellent, with little or no dust. The 'building site' reports are of course accurate, but if these are allied to 'work in progress' what's the problem? The attendance was the best I've seen over past seasons on my infrequent visits to Rye, and if any of these spectators weren't impressed by what was probably the best speedway match I've seen for ages, then the sport isn't for them. Yes, Len has his legacy at Rye -- personally, I'd have liked the new promotion to have retained "Magnificent Men" as a parade theme as a grateful nod to his heritage -- but on Saturday night, I found the Rye House experience much improved. The poster John Drake (aka Dave Stummings) who started this debate is sadly deluded in a great deal of his comment. IMO.

There was no complaint whatsoever from anyone from Berwick regarding the starting-gate officials, or any Scunny officials, all of who made us very welcome. Margaret Vardy however, was completely out to lunch. Hummel's bizarre exclusion for doing absolutely nothing wrong was bad enough --- her decision to re-run Heat 7 was simply laughable. Thank God the end result didn't hang on either 'decision'.....

Bandits will line up as follows: 1 MPT, 2 Pijper, 3 Doolan, 4 Wethers, 5 TJ. 6 Sissis, 7 Carr.

Line-ups listed in top post aren't in riding order. MPT will be at No 3 for Scunny. Bandits will be Berge, Pijper, Doolan, Wethers, Jorgensen, Hummell & Carr.

Bandits' guest will be Dimitri Berge. Howarth was booked, but has asked to be excused.

Since you raise the topic, Edinburgh's "audition" did uncover a rider no-one had heard of who could well be a real star within twelve months......

Isn't it maybe the case that EU citizens such as Karger, Bukhave -- and now Romano Hummell -- are indeed assessed and their CMA can't drop, but once they have done 4/4 they could be released if form doesn't warrant keeping them in a team on their 5, or 7? Jye Etheridge is perhaps a different case, as he's a 'foreigner' on a visa, and must be guaranteed employment?

Mr Jamrozy is Polish. No Poles in PL. Geddit? NB: for travelling supporters this month, Bandits' visit to Glasgow has been brought forward one week. Now on Sunday, June 12th.

Kyle Howarth will guest for Seb on Friday, plus Liam Carr comes back. (source = Banditmail)

Aye, funny old game. I thought Newcastle would have won at Edinburgh and taken at least a point at Glasgow.

Seb Alden has been diagnosed with a broken neck. He has full movement. An orthopaedic surgeon will decide if an operation will be necessary.

Thanks, Steve.

Nice wee bit in today's 'Daily Star'.... (except I don't know how to paste it here -- any takers?)

Future new Bandits, especially younger ones, will be able to avail themselves of as many laps as they need, all day, every day, when the Berwick Speedway Academy is up and running in the not-too-distant future.

Yes, hope Karger can repay the faith they're showing. But you don't mention the dust...........

These cruciate ligaments take a while.

Garrity is listed by Sheffield in their regular line-up, posted on SCB web. PL match followed by Sheffield v Halifax in MDL.

That's good to hear. We like talent!

Sudden surge of interest in this one, with Romano Hummel coming into the Bandits' team (nice to see the club extending thanks to Henning Bager for stepping in on his short-term contract at such short notice) and another chance to see the much-talked-about Dan Bewley, too. Bring it on!

Well, on another slant, the club last month launched an offer to every living former Bandit -- each will be granted a lifetime free pass to all Shielfield meetings. This has been highlighted on other social media this week. A good thing?

Maybe you should ask Taffy, he seems to know all about it!

You'll surely get your wish. With the new averages, Scott has a fair 1-5 to choose from --- whichever he puts in the #4 jacket will be pretty solid, I'd guess.

Might the last many posts not get more interest on a Comics' thread? Meanwhile, back on the right-hand coast there's an e-Newsletter out, with details of a revised Bandits' line-up and of progress at Duns.

That's the stuff, Mockingjay, you tell 'em.... (does the name-change mean you've stopped smoking?)