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Oh you mean one of them full throttle, little skill, pure speed, fastest bike wins (yawn) tracks, where the racing is so tremendously exciting that hardly anyone from Workington bothers to turn up and watch anymore.

Except he's top of Newcastle averages so he goes out on a high. Personally I'd thought he'd do one more but hey ho. All the best Robbo and thanks for the memories (and there are lots).

Yes that's true Liga 2 does have priority but no facility is granted for liga 2 fixtures. Teams just have to suck it.

Polish fixture is a play-off one. So that's been in the diary since day 1. Technically Comets shouldn't be allowed a facility as it's a division 2 match, irrespective of the comets fixture being re-arranged, but it would appear the BSPA management committee keep changing the rules as they go along.

I'm not sure that would be the case. P'boro were at Lakeside (Rye house) last night. They've got them again home and away next sunday, and a third time home and away the following week-end. I know "local" ish derbys are usually good money makers for the clubs but 4 times in 4/5 weeks is asking a bit much. Fan apathy could be an issue.

Which is what I am quite happy to do. How is it logistically difficult to accept a rain-off ticket worth £ 17 + £8 cash.

Newcastle fans note. Your re-admission tickets from the original fixture ARE NOT valid for this fixture.

But that's not the point though is it. By paying my £17:00 on the original date I entered into a contract with Lakeside part of which is I accept that no money will be refunded should the meeting be abandoned before heat 10. On their part they agree that I can receive an appropriate reduction on ANY Lakeside fixture this season or next (Like i'm gonna risk that). So technically they are in breach of contract. All because deducting £17 from £25 is too difficult for them to manage!!!!! Why should I have to go to the added time and expense to photocopy, post, etc. my ticket off in the hope that they'll refund it, having arranged time and travel to go to the rematch expecting them to honour the agreement.

second leg Championship Shield v Scunthorpe 1st followed by Newcastle. It's in the speedway Star although I can't see it anywhere else so the newcastle fixture might be provisional.

I know. I would have no objection to paying the difference between £17:00 and the £ 25:00 for the double-header, even though I'm unlikely to stop for the second match with a five hour+ drive home. Having said that just re-reading the Hammers program and nowhere does it have the (I thought) obligatory Health and Safety notice or rain-off details. However, the official BSPA which all clubs should have signed up to is " If it is necessary to abandon the meeting before the completion of heat 10, you will entitled to reduced admission at ANY one future meeting this season in the Premier League/Cup."

I see on the Lakeside website that rain-off tickets issued when the original league match v Newcastle was abandoned without a wheel being turned are NOT valid for the return fixture on Saturday because it's a double header!!!! So Newcastle fans who forked out £17:00 + £3:00 for a naff program are expected to pay another £25:00 this Saturday to watch their team on top of another lot of travel expenses. Oh but we can use our re-admission tickets for any other match. Yea right. Like I'm going to travel another 500 miles to watch them race somebody else. Jon Cook you should hang your head in shame. DAMN DISGRACE.

Second leg is a week Saturday (22nd Sep) as part of yet another double header.

Yes. I hold my hands up and admit I got it wrong. I was working on the misplaced assumption that Workington had been told that Friday's were a no no except when racing other Saturday night teams and didn't check the date properly.

Yes and the one Peterborough think you have is 300 mile away to the south=east.

Panthers website also states Workington will be using Tero Aarnio as a guest for Dan Bewley. I don't think so. Tero is at Rye house riding for Newcastle!!!

Not sure about Garrity. People have been saying that for the past few seasons, and supporters for whoever he rides for have always wanted him back. Yet he seems to change clubs every year. There must be an underlying reason for that.

No different to the GP's then. Yet they all manage to turn up in poland on the sunday.

Personally I have nothing against Harris missing Sunday because of representing GB in the longtrack. To his credit he was at Glasgow on Friday night. It was just a statement that according to the FIM or BSPA rules a facility for him to be missing 24 hours before and/or after the event would apparently not exist. A club is bemoaning the fact that another club were granted a facility for a rider (in the longtrack as well) missing a league meeting 24 hours beforehand where it appears no facility is allowed. Either it is allowed or not. Simple. They can't both be right.

If that's the case Chris Harris should be at Sheffield on Sunday, or be fined!

If the referee had the best view of that blatant T-bone he needs dark glasses, a labrador, white stick, and tin can.!!

Nearest station is Chafford Hundred, and it's a 20- 25 minute walk to the stadium. There is a Premier Inn 5-10 minutes from the station en route to the track. As there are two near the stadium, make sure you get the right one. It's the one near Sainsbury superstore.

No he won't as it was a speedway injury, Lawson, on the other hand, has a compulsory 8 day ban from last friday as his is a non-speedway injury/illness.

the only thing I'd say to that is Eric Riss is a far better rider this year than last.

Garrity has history for not having particularly good meetings when guesting. Not the first time at Sheffield either. As for your two new riders, the fact that a dog meeting was on in the afternoon didn't help as it potentially prevented them from any track time at Sheffield. I thought Anderson showed promise, as proved by his Edinburgh performance. Shanes seems to have (at best) stagnated a bit this year. Broc was always likely to go well around Edinburgh as it is more like a typical "American" track. Personally I think Sheffield released Bjerre too quick. They should have made sure Woofy was in place before doing that unless there was another underlying issue there. Anderson was never going to fill that hole.

Actually there is usually one every month!