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Now updated with the GP circuits!

Irrespective of what happened at Armadale on Friday night, I still believe Newcastle should have had enough in the tank to see a wounded and depleted Edinburgh team off comfortably on Sunday. The fact one or two riders didn't perform to their early season showing has been enough to point the finger of blame back to the refereeing decisions on Friday. There were still 15 races on Sunday that - if it'd have been me, I'd have been more than happy with a 1pt lead going into the home leg of the tie... A lot of things have been said that about the ref being the deciding factor and certain Diamonds not performing to their abilities. It was the same last Tuesday against Somerset, where if certain Rebels had performed to their ability, it'd have been a walk in the park for them too!!! In my eyes, credit should be given where it's due to the fact that this Edinburgh septet didn't allow their hosts on either occasion to do what they can normally do and the battling qualities are what brought them through both very tough matches...

Updated now to include Kent's details after Steve Boxall broke the TR on 10/6.

Many thanks, I'll add Kent to the list today:)

Sorry for totally off-topic as far as team changes etc go... but can anyone tell me the official track length at Kent? Then I can add you guys to the Track Records topic running in Gen discusssions... Cheers in advance...

CC had one race (13 I think) where he was slightly moving. His first couple there was no movement. Even in heat 15, if he was moving, he didn't benefit as Doyle passed him at the end of lap one. Then Cookie used every ounce of craft and ba!!s to come back underneath Doyle at the second lap, so it's not as if he got away with a roller is it? Or were people wanting him excluded therefore taking the spectacle of the evening away? Think instead of focusing on slight movement (which a lot of riders were doing, not just CC) then focus should be on the skill of a lot of the riders on show on Tuesday.

I was right in line with the Grajczonek/Sneddon incident and thought the ref got it absolutely spot on 2 counts... Firstly his dirt deflector went into Deeks front wheel and unbalanced him and secondly, Grajczonek ran him wider and wider until he had nowhere to go... There's hard racing and not leaving anyone anywhere to go... Was certainly the turning point of the match and the ref called it right. Can't comment on Tabaka/Grajzconek in Heat 15 as I was watching Cook/Doyle up front! Was it really just on a par with Berwick?? Wouldn't say there was plenty of dirt on the track, but there was just enough to provide the entertainment everyone saw... Erm... Doyle and Davies wouldn't happen to be home riders that weere on the wrong end of the result last night, would they?

Typical Armchair supporter!!!! Wish there were a few more like it to finally push all the nails into the speedway coffin

Hi SS, that's a good shout... Can add GP/foreign tracks too if someone can keep me updated with the current status!! Any idea the official track length of Cardiff?

So am I right to assume that no track records have been broken this year?? Heard a whisper that Cookie has dropped the "new" Leicester TR - can anyone confirm? Are any others lowered? Does anyone have any information regarding some defunct tracks?

It was released on Edinburgh's website yesterday that we will meet Ipswich in the semi's...

Am I the only one that will get more and more annoyed with Chris Louis and his gadget over the coming weeks??? As insightful as some aspects of the sport can be, isn't it a bit much for him to be looking at his handheld tablet and making pretty zoomed in circles to see where a rider is looking for his teammate rather than talk to the rider he's interviewing??? Drawing lines on the track where his bike is pointing and which line the bike is moving out into? To me, it's too much! I like the technical stuff and the interviews but this is over the top to me... It's likened to the bit that Gary Neville does on Monday night football... Totally ridiculous. I do like Around the tracks mind... When I'm watching SKY, I don't have the updates on, so it's good to know what's going on. Maybe it's the way forward for teams to use Monday as a raceday and stop all the in-Europe fighting for riders... Then a live/update programme will come into it's own... I do hope Ryan Sullivan was just nervous though!!!

Though my heart would say build a custom-built all purpose all weather facility in Edinburgh, my head would say for the benefit of the sport, we need to get it back in the Capital so somewhere in London where we could raise it's profile a bit would be my starter! Then maybe Cardiff and then Dublin and then we could have a "4-Nations"!!!!

Done too...

What a relief!

He wasn't the Messiah, he was a very naughty boy

Where do you get Cookie's average of 7.76 from? Think he's nearer the 8.50 mark. Anyway, he's Armadale bound. Just a matter of time, and think there was a lot more to the reasons he left Derwent Park... Their loss;)

I know this... You know that... They know everything... blah blah blah... I'd just like to see more knockers on here...:~

Two hopes, and the first one is Bob!

Agreed, though not sure JD was necessarily having a pop at Edinburgh... The decision to run in 2013 had nothing to do with Glasgows potential of taking the Friday night superiority away from us. It was the fans that ensured the sport continues in the East together with a stubborn promotion, not wanting to let the sport die:) I think I've also read that the promotion had no problems with Glasgow running on Friday's if it was their wish. Think the objections may have come from a little further south.

Top top signing.... <Insert contented smilie here>!!!! Doesn't leave us a huge amount if and when we get the PL No.1 on board... but got faith after this signing that the last 2 will only bolster Edinburgh this year... As an aside, I still think Newcastle look very strong - as long as the twins can continue where they left off pre-injury last year...

Feel free to add Sam Masters to Edinburgh:) http://www.edinburghmonarchs.co/news/article.asp?id=1247

If this article - taken from the Birmingham mail is anything to go by, it's just a matter of waiting;) http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/other-sport/birmingham-brummies-boss-graham-drury-341831

Think we might need a wee bit more than that though to be fair... Theo, Deek, Cookie and Joe... Then the other 2 need to do the work of 3...!!! So... Sneddon (5.81) vs Wethers (5.66)... Hmmm, Have we made the right decision on which one stays???

Surely this title just about falls into the stalking category now, doesn't it?