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Cracking second half to watch.. Dramatic heat 6 as Watts nicked second from Perks' fall, but did well to get back on the bike, especially after the earlier incidents!

Used to support the Cheetahs as I was growing up.. was handy only living a 10 minute walk from Cowley Stadium. Stuck by after the demise of the Elite League side and the (albeit short) rebranded Conference League side which lasted a season.. but things were never really right there for a few years. A massive loss to the sport, some great memories there as a kid. Now live in Bedfordshire and go and see Rye House whenever I can, but it isn't the same.. particularly in their current form, feels as though it's Oxford all over again haha! Would be good to see Milton Keynes back in a new home over here though...

Went along to my first meeting at Rye House in years last night, and bared witness to a scenario almost reminscent from my days as a kid watching Oxford during their Elite League demise.. in terms of performance, facilities and attendance. Although on a slightly different note, a great team effort from Edinburgh, deserved the win through and through.. Cook and Masters both rode fantastically! Garrity also rode well for the Rockets, great effort on heat 9 in particular. It is a shame, as the team and facilities at Rye, clearly still have a lot of potential.. as do the Raiders MDL side (which was a very entertaining second half to watch against Coventry!) Hopefully things can turn around for Rye over the coming months, the most important thing being, to encourage more local support for the club and the sport.. I'll certainly be returning more frequently.