Or Vic Duggan.
What is indisputable fact is that he is one of only two riders to be runner-up twice in the World Championship without ever winning it.
And the other is...?
Newcastle v Hackney 52-38
Hackney v Newcastle 46-44
Newcastle v Exeter 54-35
Exeter v Newcastle 49-40
Arena Essex v Glasgow 46-44
Glasgow v Arena Essex 46-44
And the replay: Arena 60 Glasgow 30 and Glasgow 50 Arena 40
It seems like an age since the meeting at the Oxford Suite when Tony Mole announced he'd been forced to pull out. I remember going down to the stadium at the end of the evening for one last look at it.
Fingers crossed