Robinh88

Falling crowds seems to be rather prevalent nationally sadly. Even the forum is devoid of much debate and positivity. Summers flying though

A year or maybe two before you. Double header Vs Rye House and Newcastle. I think I raised some valid points bj.

£17 for 15 minutes "action", cheap compared to Edinburgh up the road. The limit was further reduced by the promoters, so surely a reduction in admission? Nah feck off, we'll charge an extra £2 on last year. Enjoy what you have today because admission will continue to rise, and the quality will get worse. Of course as always, it will be the fans who will be blamed.

2002 we were defeated by the Sean Wilson/Simon Stead led Sheffield. Less said about the PL meeting later that season.

Berwick should be able to keep it close or better still win. Not the best Edinburgh team I've seen over the years. The fact Berwick could win at ARMADALE on Friday, symbolises to me the continual decrease in the Sport today. Edinburgh 47-43 (Wells to carry the Monarchs home)

I thought the racing was rather mediocre pre the rennovations

The UK before my time had an abundance of top riders. Sometimes in the same team, e.g KL Knights (Crump, Adams) in 2000. Will GP riders fully commit to the demands of an EL season? I have my doubts about that. Dropping down a league minus 16 years, the PL used to attract some of the best upcoming European stars (PUK, Zagar, Kylmikorphi, Janusz Kolodzeij). I don't think British Speedway should be held to ransom too bring back for e.g Woffinden, Hancock and Zagar etc. Our glory days are over for now, maybe they will come back.... someday?

Great race especially considering it is from Wroclaw.

Started very well on Friday night for the "green lions". Could be a future world champion imo.

Sad if it comes to pass

Great to see Grigory Laguta return, hardly looks as if he has been away.

I agree with col on this point As for worst field? 2004 would take some beating

Workington have a great race track never seen a poor meeting there.

I'm not sure even the masters of Berwick's propaganda network, can sell the current crop to the fans. Another winter of: cutbacks, reduced points limit and a team with no quality rider in quite a few locations. For £17 a go, pass.

I think British speedway generally is overpriced for what it actually offers. That being said every once in a while you see a great meeting.

Decent value tbf

You gotta pay the big bucks tho if you want the quality of rider such as wells, r worrall or ostergard

Bring back the old club call lines at 1.50 a minute, to get your results and new signings

On a trip down memory lane yesterday looking through past statistics. What came to my attention was the number 3 position. I noticed Peter Carr rocking up at Berwick with an 11 plus average (Jan Anderson's full house). Paul Bentley also had a great season from the same position a season later. Was this rider preference or foresight from the team manager? Doubt it would have made much difference if any to either riders scoring, had they been at say 1 or 5. But giving say heat 13 a miss at Stoke against Pickering and Staechman and going in 12 and against "Buzz" Burrows and Dean Felton is probably another guaranteed 3 points for the high performing visiting number 3. Nothing against Dean he did a great job partnering Wesley Waite in 2000. I think back then you could ride at either 1, 3 or 5 if you had the highest average. But it seems to me number three was the easier number to ride at. A ride less against Ray Morton/Sean Wilson back in 2000 per programme rides would be another consideration for rider/tm. Maybe the rules today in this regard have been a positive change? Safeguarding Heat 13's as the main race of the night.

Don't mind Newcastle tbf probably prefer it too Berwick actually

With the 4 point decrease in overall points limit, shouldn't riders averages improve naturally? Because primarily of a lower standard most seasons?

Workington was probably one of the best race tracks in the country as well.

Not sure if the 38 point limit justifies a price increase? The new limit suggests a lesser quality product. Also the limit would surely have been agreed by the promoters who run the individual clubs? Berwick at £15 is not too extortionate. Would I be willing to pay an extra £3.50 per week to see the class of Ricky Wells? Guess I shall leave that one to Edinburgh.

Screen, Parker, Stancl and Bird won't have been local to Ashfield? Correct me if I am wrong all came to the club with high expectations and averages..

Most of the teams listed already would give Berwick a good opportunity to be competitive in 2019. I'm perplexed by the now confirmed 38 point limit I do fondly remember the abundance a 45 point limit brought. Does the 38 point limit really encourage riders to maximise their point scoring over the season? Top riders at our level were a savoured thought/memory. What even is a top rider in today's PL? Nicholls and Harris have dropped down and achieved an average of eight. Certainly a good way of getting excess meetings. Bar Britain's big two, British riders participation was pretty minimal in the bigger leagues for 2018. Also sad to see Scott go thought he did a good job and had found a model that works for Berwick. Being competitive without splashing the cash like Glasgow continue to do. To conclude 2019 isn't really filling me with huge optimism. Maybe some good signings will change that. But it looks to me like another year of mediocrity and similar press releases to the ones I read, over the last few weeks and come to think of it years.