Lord Lucan

Yeah, it's no fun when your all clapped out isn't it?

I remember that incident very well tho I was "not" one of the wet ones I hasten to add!! There was also the hole in the fence down that end which helped if you managed to get across the river and avoid capture by the stewards tho me and my friends "occasional" free route was climbing over the old bog wall where Tesco's shop is now, way too easy that when your a spritely youngster, ahh yes, the good old days!!

Now that riders effectively hold the upper hand on availability, I find it hard to imagine that there will ever be a day when clubs could guarantee a quick arrangement for fulfilling outstanding fixtures? From a selfish point of view, very pleased it's not this weekend coz I would miss it, from a sporting/supporter, (in general) perspective, it's just another long gap in proceedings, another reason to find something else to do, another nail in the coffin for the sport?

Hmm, well in that case then what you should have said is that you would prefer to not win the league and still be running next year than win the league and not be running next year, the stadium bit, (if the rental part isn't an issue) becomes irrelevant as it would be the team that's missing not the ground, and in that respect, I would agree with you!!

I take it by that C49 were close to the end of the current rental agreement?

As expected, a comfortable and straightforward win for the Comets, some decent races scattered about, tho the scoreline maybe suggesting otherwise, but apart from sporadic efforts by Kus and a more than sporadic effort from Steve Worrall, the rest of the Bears simply weren't at the races until it was way too late? Comets, in the main just too good, solid performances alround, cant really complain much about everyone chipping in with wins and not one single last place, such was the dominance!! It really is a shame that this team can't travel, we'd easily be right up there with the best if we could, but, we can't, and at best we're a mid table team with a one track record, it's a sneaking possibility that we could grab that sixth play off spot but with our away form, do we "really" want it?

Look to have a few problems tonight Redcar, if Comets ride to home form standard we could be nearer 60pts than 50, hope it's not and we get a decent meeting coz, I'm gonna be there!!!

That's something we could always be proud of, our management can, and have, put some good sides together on paper, unfortunately, over the last few seasons, that's exactly where the form has stayed? Never seem quite able to get that winning mix of big track/small track riders who can pull it out of the fire when we need it most, this year, through one thing and another, the wheels have been as straight as a die at home, but all over the place everywhere else? Agree also with jamlad/baz, need wholesale changes if we manage to keep going next time inc Jacko, decent bloke by all accounts but I'm afraid it's too much carrot not enough stick with him, a bit of ruthlessness and he'd be alright? I wish we had 800 at DP every week, where did that figure come from TTP, think it's more like 5/600 thesedays unless, the other 2/300 were in the bar?

Oh well, normal service resumed. Good job Ricky is flying at the moment and another decent return from Mattie, just not enough support again to get those elusive away points, on this sort of hit n miss form think it best we finish seventh, it's not been a vintage year by a long way and it doesn't look like it's improving?

Thank's again guy's, knew it was reduced to one just wasn't certain of the cut off point for using it, like to think that's cleared that up!! Good news about Kyle, too many injuries lately!!

Should we be positive!!!! Yeah let's, back's to the wall good chance of a point!!

Thank's for that guys, like you C49, I've missed loads of matches this year so rule following has not been high on the list, I know a result can now be called at Ht10 but I was convinced that having virtually never seen anyone try a T/R after Ht10 that there must have been a reason for it, maybe with meetings being so close thesedays 10pts for the first then a further 12 before the second your going to need a pretty bad day at the office to even get that far?

Forgive me if I'm wrong but I dont think you can have a T/R after Ht10, think the rules were changed on that issue this season, no doubt someone better informed than I can confirm/deny that that is the case? Once again it looks like I've missed a real thriller, judging by the updates, losing Kyle early doors and RR already in use that Comets team has done pretty damn well to win this!! Not going to single anyone out because they all, no matter what they scored, deserve high praise for the effort and sticking in there when the going got even tougher than it already was!! Hope Kyle isn't too badly hurt, reads like one of those nasty crashes that could finish your season if your luck's out, anyone know if he'll be OK for tomorrow/today, could be a bit makeshift at Newky, one missing, couple of crocks if Kyle does show up and Williamson struggling a bit, (getting the excuses in early) I wouldn't be to hard on Josh, he's gonna need all the points he can get now, when Kyle put's his rent up, if he's not earning, someone's got to pay the house keeping? Well Done The Comets, Oh if only we could do this away from home, life would be so much easier?

Definitely 60/40 in favour of Plymouth under that turn of events, certainly the "easier looking" run in of the two but I still think you cant beat having the points on the board, Plymouth still have to win two of those matches just to catch up and that's not entirely guaranteed but yes, momentum and opportunity is their's at this time but I wouldn't count Ipswich out of it just yet your team is still capable of wins against that opposition?

The obvious response?

50p EW on Ricky Wells, ex Sheffield man, goes pretty well round there and running into a rich vein of form at just the right time, nice outside bet!!

Bit harsh on your team Baldyman, you have to remember you've got the pts on the board, Comets/Plymouth may have matches in hand but neither are much cop away from home and those matches still have to be won for either to make progress? If your home form stands up I reckon your still favourites to secure at least the bottom pitch and you can take it from there?

Maybe this is the answer to our problem's at Armadale, the Comets should go there disguised as some other team, Wells 15, Wethers 5, that's almost halfway toward's a result?

Are you at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this month LP, you've been practising on here quite regularly?

Despite our away form I still think we will win this OK, might be a bit thin in the end but any score will do for the three points, hazard 47-43!!

It was looking fairly promising early doors, possibility of a point, then for virtually no reason we've just fallen apart? Waste of time taking Bach/Harrison away from DP, just no heart for the job in either of them now, understandable for Rusty, maybe should have just called it a day after that purler he took but as for Rene, well, what has happened to that bloke who bagged a flawless max here a couple of seasons back, untouchable, where's he gone? Brave efforts from Kyle/Ricky but no support from anywhere else so we were never going to get anything tonight, much as I'd hoped we would have? Desperate times on the road for us, wonder if the final table will just show, Home- W 12, Away, L 12, cant see a win anywhere not even at Newky on Sunday, injuries or not we just dont have the fight in us to even try to get away results, it's just not happening, too many nondescript performances from too many riders too many times, just getting what we deserve..... Nothing? Off to bed now, disappointed again?

Tungate suspended, Covatti out, R/R, Comets have to hit 40!! Now there's an assumption!!

My very Best Wishes for a complete and side effects free recovery for Lewis!! Never saw the incident, glad I didn't see it, it was bad enough reading about it so I can only imagine the impact this incident has had on the participants? Feel for Josh, he'll be pretty down right now and I hope the right support is there for him to get through this also, what an awful thing to happen to a couple of decent blokes, sickening!!

Yeah, looks like another of those "what might have been" moments?

Judging by some of the team comments on here I'd be very disappointed if the solid looking Comets weren't on the podium at the very least? If Kenneth Hansen rides the big track at Peterborough as well as he's been doing on our's lately then he's one ace in the hole for us at reserve, got a pretty good chance here, if we put it all in, of having something to polish this season after all?