Mad Max

Maybe he/she/it knows something we don't, interesting that Bridger is omitted from Berwick team list on their own website

That Nick Morris is going to be a busy chap - does he choose which gate he fancies in heat 13

Riders should be getting worried, once "Tinkerman" Rathbone finds out he has points available - changes will be in the offering! Got to get them in early this season

You should be used to it, Rathbone is the biggest whinger going - just look at the times things haven't gone his way and how the dummy came straight out - the Thorsell (non) signing, the Cook (non) signing, and the final league match at Edinburgh after the cut off date as a few examples - always the "wronged" party never at fault!!

I'm only saying what a number of Bears fans said during last week's meeting - also he would be cheap. Oh I forgot .... that was the basis of decisions with last years promotion at Redcar

Seems odd when he wouldn't have cost a loan fee, and everyone is saying how well he is now going. Could have put him in the shop window and maybe generated some income!

Lunna is at least as good if not better than BWD around Redcar. Bears however will really miss Perks and Bailey will struggle to produce anywhere near his points return. The match and possibly overall tie could depend on how Garcia goes, overall I can only see panthers as hot favourites now to win

I guess Speedball is too polite to ask, but I'm happy to be cheeky! So would there be anyone attending meeting who could give a welcome visitor a lift back to hotel, saves having to book and then get taxi?

55-37 to the tiggers

So, on another thread I said our reserves wouldn't beat anyone of note and some replies suggested there weren't any reserves of note out there - outscored 3-8 yesterday and to fair could/should have been 1-10 this by a rider with same experience in league as Phillips and one with even less! Looking round Peterborough's reserve flying, Redcar's two reserves scoring a hatful for other teams on Saturday, Scunthorpe's get 8 at Glasgow (granted had a mare at home), Glasgow's reserve scores 6 - that's before you consider Branford and Riss at Sheffield/Edinburgh. We had better keep fingers crossed that top 5 keep fit and on form

I wasn't at Glasgow, so can't comment on actual state of track, or the racing. However in their defence (and other tracks) it is general for early season meetings to produce less exciting racing, a combination of tracks settling down after winter work and weather which can be unpredictable at best leads to track curators giving a more solid track to ride on and these will get better as they get used and prepared over and over again. To all those first timers, give it a chance and revisit in a couple of weeks or so!

Ippo by 16-20 at home and by 4-8 away

So a 20 point win - were we good, or Berwick poor, or a mixture? Personally I think it is more down to Berwick being poor and really we should be racking up a much higher win, but I have serious concerns about the make up of our team, to me we are going to struggle if any one of lambert/Worrall/Rose has an off night! I hope to be proved wrong but the reserves will struggle to beat anyone of note, especially away, - Berwick came with three reserve standard riders and they scored 4 points!! Sorry - at the moment its a half empty glass for me!

Connor Coles - 7.11 JPB - 6.97 Jack Smith - 6.32 Danny Phillips - 6.25 Ben Hopwood - 5.83 David Wallinger - 3.32 Kyle Bickley - 3.00 Total - 38.80

With announcement that Sam Masters is now an Edinburgh asset, can someone tell me who was he signed from?

Maybe you can be enticed you back on 6th April (even if it is a one-off) for challenge match dedicated to Russ Hodgson with the challenging team named the 'Russ Hodgson Select' Plus a junior match with a team representing Sunderland I don't know when a team last rode under the "Sunderland" banner, do you ? Anyway, come on down, I'm sure there will be plenty of fans happy to meet up with you again.

Maybe that is the mistake, just seems very odd that neither Newcastle or Scunthorpe have anything scheduled and a day which appears to have no other clashes - just guessing and as I can't see any other date set aside for 4s, and it is around same time as last year I'm putting two and two together - and probably getting 22

Wouldn't surprise me to find 16th July is the date they are thinking about for the 4s - but if it is going to be a weekend event then there are two matches on the Saturday plus some Premiership (including Kings Lynn !!!)

Having seen fixtures - not sure when the 4s are likely to take place, especially if you want to take a Saturday aswell. I realise there are a number of more important concerns, but do we think anyone is considering planning for this event?

That is the question everyone is asking!!!

To be honest every match looks tough this year, but other teams will be thinking that aswell!

Website has track curator as Philip Hainsworth

Most would say you don't know your A from your Elbow!

The way Ged works it will be a shock to finish May with more than 3 of that lot

If he is that much in love with Glasgow and their fan base, I suggest the ideal opportunity for him is available on March 12th. I'm sure the Ben Fund organisers would welcome him with open arms