Ringitsneck

The club has openly said it needs ' investment ' so that means their skint so good luck affording Andersen and Covetti. The landlords have never been keen on reducing the rent so can't see that happening. Hearing a small consortium has come forward with a finance package so let's hope that , at least, is enough to keep the club going and we can put a team out at all next year.

Phillips and Bukhave have failed to impress at this level possibly for different reasons. Phillips has been given extended runs and can score a few points around Newcastle , when against poor / inexperienced opposition and has even scored decent points around Redcar where has has done more laps than most Bears riders but does he deserve another chance? Bukhave failed to impress when with the Bears but was saddled with a high average and not able to have a run at reserve which may have helped him. Having said that he didn't pull up any trees at Newcastle and his equipment does not look to be upto a high standard. He still has a high assessed 4 average which may mean he can't fit into a reserve slot which will go against him if the club go top heavy again. Assets mean nothing these days. Perhaps the club may look at local lad Elliot Kelly as a 2 pointer with a more experienced number six, Bickley? All just opinion of course and both Phillips and Bukhave may return to Newcastle as the rumours are they have been saved by a consortium of investors. Money maybe tight so they would fit in a ' cheap ' side ?

Why? it says negotiations are ongoing, why can't that be with Rathbone? Maybe they just can't agree a fee as yet. Plus he isn't exactly mr.popular with Godfrey so there might be a problem getting a promoters licence but I hope not.

Ben Barker has already declared he's got a club nearer home, so that Plymouth....or Kent.

Judging by the latest revelations next season is all but sorted and the annual promoters holiday will be done and dusted at a Toby Carvery one Sunday lunchtime. it's now a nine team Premiership with Berwick, Kent and Sheffield . Poole join the Championship with Plymouth making it 12 teams so Newcastle are definetly running? Why else would so many championship teams be announcing riders they have signed for 2020 if it isn't all agreed? Not sure where that leaves the National League.

You answered your own question..." We can work the last couple of riders to suit". Therefore the points limit does matter and riders will have to be released.

All pointless speculation at this stage as no one knows the points limit till after the AGM. As Havvy Snr used to say, "a successful team is one you have to brake up" so at least half the team will have to go depending on the limit. From what I've seen keep Wright but he's a Poole asset so you may have a problem there now. Stewart Redcar owned and capable of more improvement Anderssen can still improve, is he Sheffields asset? Of the rest not sure how much improvement there's left in them. If Wright goes could keep Riss and possibly Palm Toft but can't keep all three. Greaves had his moments but mostly away from home and try as he did Wooley needs to go back to National League. If Bacon comes back to racing and he can brought back at reserve he's worth a place but Birmingham seem to be signing riders already ( what do they know that we don't?) and he may go there. whoever leaves can always come to Newcastle as we appear to like your rejects!

Why is the discussion all about Wallinger all of a sudden? It's not his fault he's been asked to ride, surely the question , which is not being answered , is WHY was he asked ? The decision makers need to explain themselves as to this line up.

Perhaps the National League 'Co-Ordinator' (?), Jason Pipe , would like to explain to everyone how these decisions have been made as I can't for the life of me work out how a rider with no club takes precedence over a rider with a club who actually has a HIGHER average anyway! Or that a club has no rider representation when other clubs have a few? Come on Mr.Pipe, pipe up!

My comments were aimed at pointing out the descrepency between the alleged offences and the fines they attracted, showing the lack of balance shown by the SCB. My mate? , sorry, don't know who was involved.

A promoter who puts his fans first and you don't agree with him? This site certainly has its fill of critics no wonder it's all doom and gloom in the sport.

I'll rephrase it then so you get the message. An argument and an assault. which one should attract the heaviest fine?

Wow! A volunteer gets fined £100 for an argument with an official and a professional gets fined £65 for punching an official and most of you don't appear to think that's unfair? No matter the finer details of who said what that is unjust.