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Has Roy been relieved of his duties? Or is this just talk that he will go as well...

Good luck Danny, glad you got signed up somewhere Focus on having fun riding for a few years then maybe come back to the CL as a Ben Hopwood type, with plenty of experience

Don't see why he shouldn't be in the league? He's at the level he's meant to be at? Is it because he's not 16 or under? Not EVERYONE can be a youngster... I'm excited to see David around Brough as he was pretty entertaining last time, seems a hard but fair rider and he's pretty local too... I'm sure he was beating Leon around Brough also? More used to the track perhaps?

Is the website ever going to be fixed? They keep posting new news articles on there but I can't read them because a 404 error comes up every time I try to click on them... A waste of time updating it tbh...

Nice video, would be good to see more lineup, other than Bjarne and the lad he's bringing over... I'm hoping and praying Nicki gets announced soon

R.I.P Danny... Wish I could have seen you more than I did... Legend

Ah damn... I'll have to see if I can fit that into my schedule like, no before washing meetings?

Sounds... Interesting

That I haven't... And I don't think I would want to... BUT... I have seen Jamie, Joe and Gary all on a 500cc speedway bike... And they've all proved that the slightly ...'bigger' lads can do it still

Jamie has all of those things? He has talent, style... I've seen him pull off some superb moves in his time in the amateurs and the national league... And he's obviously got some determination, not one of these lads who don't get what they want so they walk away from the sport... Of which there has been numerous over the last 5 or 6 years... I'm not for one minute saying Jamie will get close to Joe at any point... I'm just saying that Joe has proved that the bigger lads can get somewhere in the sport

Having seen Archie and Jamie last year... At this moment Jamie is a better rider on the 500s than Archie, maybe not round Brough though, that's not taking anything away from Archie as he's only just moved up and hasn't had much experience yet and I would expect him to surpass Jamie next year, but people shouldn't underestimate the abilities of Jamie if he gets an extended run of solid racing where he can remain uninjured... Very nice style he has, quiet and polite lad too... And his weight doesn't matter, look at Joe Screen, Gary O'Hare...

People will go to the speedway if they're interested in it... The money will make very little difference... People aren't going to suddenly go because it's a few quid cheaper... They're going to go if it interests them... It's only the people who go every week who moan about the prices... There should be some draw though... People pay a £10 to be put in the draw and one ticket is pulled out and they get a full season of free entry if they win... Little things like that will get people who might not even bother coming once to put a little more into the club... And if they win they might be more inclined to come, if they get free entry

Hey I'm doing yous all a favour... Acting really dumb and obnoxious to make yous all, in perspective, seem like reasonable people... Except you Totally Honest Now that's just an impossible task for me to undertake... We need to make speedway fans out to be less grouchy than they actually are... Maybe it will attract more people to the sport...

Wut

That's sort of what I mean... Same website, just split into two sections... Maybe on the home page it shows the Diamonds logo and the Gems logo and you click on the one you want to get the news feed/team news etc for the desired team... Easy to switch with the click of a button somewhere too... I don't mean completely different websites Bad choice of words

I would think the Gems/NJL team having their own website would be a good thing for them... So they can amass a following of their own separate from the main team... Gives them more backing and stuff...

Maybe the website will be split into two... One for the Diamonds and another for the Gems/NJL team etc...

VERY happy with some of the rider named there... Jamie Halder and Josh Embleton are two riders who have deserved team places for years and have found them hard to come by, not sure of Jamie's experience at Brough though? But it will be a good step in his development Archie, Max and Joe all great signings and great riders for this level, Archie should have a cracking first season, especially at home Really surprised but pleased that Leon Flint has signed, he will be brilliant back up for Max Ryan MacDonald, solid reserve at this level, don't know much about him but I really do hope he kicks on and has a great season I can see the National Trophy coming to Brough!! Maybe Mildenhall will give us a run for our money, but I'd like to think the Isle of Wight and Plymouth should be beatable, good luck to the Gems in 2020

Thanks for letting us know... Really need them to come out!! Feels like we've been waiting forever lol

Not necessarily, maybe he doesn't want a full season of NL, but just a few extra meetings to fill his calendar? Maybe Armadale won't want him in their plans, maybe they've already got their team together, who knows... It's just a bit of fun putting a team or two together

1 Max Clegg 10.14 2 Joe Alcock 4.36 3 David Wallinger 3.87 4 Josh Embleton 4.83 5 James Sarjeant 7.80 6 Kelsey Dugard 3.35 7 Archie Freeman 3.00 This is the winning team though...

Aye... It's a bit of a shame how a young Brit like Max isn't allowed to ride in his own nation's development league

He's got a CL average above 4.00 and has a CL team place? Or am I misunderstanding the rules... If he is eligible... GET HIM SIGNED UP AS THE NUMBER 1 Forgot about Kelsey... Good shout, although if he's spannering for Nick and Nick is in Heat 15... It'll be a bit tight for Kelsey will it not? Wouldn't say 3.35 is a bargain, but he'd be a solid reserve imo... When was the last time he rode Brough? Don't recall him doing second halves? Dean is not ready imo... He should stick to the NJL for sure... No offence to him but it would be like Danny in the CL... In the deep end too soon, and he'd get nowhere

Absolutely brilliant news for Archie Would imagine David Wallinger will get one of the places considering all of his liking and sharing of all things Newcastle on Facebook... And his brilliant guest appearance for us last season in the CL... David Wallinger, Archie Freeman, Joe Alcock, Josh Embleton and Jamie Halder are all a must imo... Would like to see Kieran Douglas and a big number 1 to finish the team off... Might be a pretty bad team tbh, but it doesn't matter, it's all brilliant experience for them, and you never know... Some of them might kick on big time 1 15.31 2 Joe Alcock 4.36 3 Josh Embleton 4.83 4 Jamie Halder 4.63 5 David Wallinger 3.87 6 Kieran Douglas 3.00 7 Archie Freeman 3.00 I know Max isn't eligible... But it'd be great to see him spearhead that team... All fairly local too... Probably Kieran the least local George Rothery imo deserves a team place somewhere too... But I imagine it will be at Armadale if anywhere

I kinda hope we go with locals rather than just the best of the best, which is what I think we will do tbh... I'd rather our second team lost with young locals who are gaining experience than won with all the big names in the NDL Jamie Halder, Josh Embleton, Joe Alcock, Kieran Douglas and Archie Freeman MUST be in the team imo... Then build the two heat leaders from there... I know Max Clegg isn't an option, but a big number 1 like him to guide the young'uns would be ideal... Maybe Wilko will hop back on a bike just for these meetings? As captain, and maybe he'll get some sort of management role within the side? Good experience for him for the future if that's the path he wants to take... Would James Wright be eligible?