I'd forgotten about Eurosport - even so, it would have made quite a story for them if Nicholls had answered a 28 day SOS. It's not as if the Witches are riding every Monday ...
Not girders. The Ipswich fence was collapsible on impact. With nothing to hang the airbags on, they had to develop a frame - the posts are at the back, don't think they've ever caused a problem?
They messed the team up by signing Pedersen. Quite a few people predicted he would find it tough, and wouldn't last the season. Obviously, no one guessed it wouldn't even be a lap!