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Been scrapped in Championship. Premiership are keeping it.

The speedway shut in the early/mid 60s and the greyhounds shut down in 1969 after problems over the lease with British Rail, who owned the site. There were plans to use the site as part of a redevelopment of the Millwall FC Stadium next door, but they came to nothing, and the derelict New Cross was just demolished.

He fears more clubs going to the wall through promoters losing money. Yet just 2 posts (and less than an hour) earlier he recommends paying Bewley more money to avoid the wooden spoon. His accusing others of not being able to think 10 minutes ahead broke my irony meter

If Oxford change their minds and go for the Championship, then Chris Harris will also have to choose between Berwick and Oxford, since he's signed for both....

Poole have won the Championship. Do you believe me?

Yes. If you're going to start wetting yourself thinking you're "in the know", you've got to come up with better information than something we've all been discussing for weeks, that's 99.9% certain to happen, and is just awaiting official confirmation. If anyone wants to impress us with inside knowledge, tell us which teams will be in which leagues for 2022 and the points limits (yes, these things have already been discussed in several pre-AGM meetings. So the info is out there if you're "in the know").

No, you didn't. You took a guess on something that was highly likely to happen. We all "knew" it was highly likely. If it later happens (as we all expected anyway) you pretend you "knew". If it doesn't happen, you skulk off. Quite sad really.

If Oxford are going Championship, then Chris Harris has made a cock-up by signing for 2 Championship teams.

Not sure what your point is by trying to shame Speedway Updates for wrong use of terminology with the word guest. Speedway updates is a brilliant resource. It's completely unofficial, unpaid, and run by fantastic volunteers. Shame on you trying to pull them up for using the wrong word. To get it right, you could of course read the Speedway Regulations (available free online) where you would learn under what circumstances a club is eligible to use a guest, and under what circumstances it isn't eligible to use a guest, and must use an unattached rider instead. The consensus of opinion seems to be that the NL has made a move in the right direction by limiting the circumstances in which a guest can be used, and moving towards giving unattached riders the opportunities instead. But clearly nothing suits you. So perhaps you could enlighten us all what would stop your moaning? So, here's the question:- A rider in a team suffers a fall during his team's match and bangs his head. He's ruled out with concussion for 9 days. His team have a meeting 7 days later. They are already using R/R. Who should replace the concussed rider in this meeting? a) A rider from another team (a guest) b) A rider not in another team (an unattached rider) c) Something else (please explain) Now we know you don't approve of a), and you are whinging about b), so please explain your option c).

I remember that Terry Lindon chap who bought Berwick and disappeared after some scandal and brushes with the law. Didn't he also raffle his sports car, selling tickets to the Berwick fans, and then by some miraculous coincidence his bessie mate won it before he disappeared? Think that was him...

Because you clearly don't.

Whose team exactly do you think Terry-Daley, Sealey and Muff are in? I definitely saw both teams only using unattached riders. Perhaps you need to go back and read my previous email properly, where I commented on how good it has been this year in the NL, with teams covering gaps with unattached riders instead of resorting to guests.

It's factual information that Dan Bewley won't be at Belle Due next year. But whether he'll be at Belle Vue is a different matter. I'm sure he wants to be. No doubt other people are waving money at him. Belle Vue and British Speedway needs him, and I think he needs Belle Vue.

Talking of guests (of which there were none in last night's match) I think the NL have done a good job of reducing guests, by allowing more unattached riders. I note that despite injuries and a retirement, Belle Vue have not borrowed a guest rider from another team all year. When McGurk and Bowen were injured, they used unattached 3-point riders. When Compton was injured they brought Jack Smith in, and when Woodhull retired they brought Sam Woolley in. Not one rider in the 1-7 of another club appeared for Belle Vue all year! I've not checked all their results yet, but I can't remember Kent using a guest all year either. (I may be wrong).

Can I suggest you ask for a new calculator for Christmas? The famous Barry Meeks Crewe track record which stood in the Guinness Book of Records for many years was 54.62mph When Mark Loram broke the Exeter track record in 1996 it was at an average speed of 55.11mph After Exeter closed, Ricky Ashworth became the fastest man on a current track in October 2010 when he broke the Sheffield track record at an average speed of 54.66mph (faster than Meeks, but slower than Loram). The Sheffield track record remains the fastest at 54.66mph Belle Vue's N.S.S is 53.37mph King's Lynn is 53.17mph Peterborough is 52.72mph Ipswich is 46.03mph Wolverhampton is 44.83mph

Think you'll see 5 of the Aces (All except the Worralls who are in the playoffs). Crump and Fricke are in, but doubt you'll see Doyle. Some of the SoN u-21 riders would be good especially Hellstrom-Bangs and Mads Hansen, but they've all gone home now, and I don't see them flying back. You'll probably see the German 17-year-old Norick Blodorn as he's over here and riding Redcar on Friday. Then mainly the Wolves, Peterborough, Sheffield riders who aren't involved in the Championship play-offs. Palin is a must as BV should be tempting him back for 2022.

It wasn't up for debate. Once he was ruled out with concussion on Monday night, he was automatically ruled out 9 days. There's an injured riders list circulated to all referees and promoters. He was on the referees list on Tuesday night at Leicester showing 9 days suspension.

Hans was ruled out on Monday with a 9 day mandatory concussion suspension. Keep up.

Because Cook for Hans, and R/R for Ostergaard allows everyone to take the RR If it was Cook for Ostergaard and R/R for Hans, then Palm-Toft couldn't take the RR.

With Cook in for Andersen, are Peterborough stronger? Andersen's average has come from some big scores at reserve, taking candy from babies, but he's replaced by someone whose points have come as a top heat leader, so a much stronger rider.

The SON isn't decided until Sunday. So Saturday is really like the football equivalent of England playing in a World Cup Semi-final at Wembley, while there's a semi-final of the Papa John's Trophy going on at Prenton Park, Tranmere.

Sometimes you have to wait over 2 years to be in a position to exact your revenge, eh Cookie? https://www.cc111.co.uk/blog/in-response-peterborough

Surely if the weather is fine, the track should be excellent. There's no excuse for a poor track!

Mandatory concussion suspension goes on age for younger riders. 23 days for 15 year olds 12 days for 16-19 year olds 9 days for anyone over 19.