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And call ourselves The Belle Vue Eagles?

Friday would be a nightmare for most visiting fans and riders. Invariably problems on the motorways, which have worsened considerably since we last rode on a Friday. Wednesday would be good, except when there's football on, when the roads can get a little messed up. Thursday might prove to be the best option.

Thanks.

Any news as to who is guesting for Barker, or do I have to contact the local Masonic Lodge?

Hopefully, they will have both sets of starting gates prepared with tapes. Had this been the case last week, then we would have finished around 10

Harris is in the declared line-up for Rospiggarna in their play off meeting tonight - unless he's been pulled from it

MPT is worth a team place next season. Improved steadily all year and never gives up - if only he could gate. Scott should have come to BV years ago. He was one of the few riders who could give Crumpy a run for his money. Worrall could do with watching and learning from Scott when to drift wide and when to hold the line, but he hasn't developed on really. As for Cookie, riding a 5 is difficult in the new format, but I've seen enough improvement and aggression this season for him to merit another go, if he want's it. As for the reserves - only one comment, how did Morton come to pick Nielsen and Reade from what was available?

Wonder if the regular team members will be embarking on an average reduction exercise tonight, as our wonderful sport rewards failure - the lower the average, the more attractive for next season. Who would want to bust a gut and run the risk of ruling themselves out of a team position for next year? After all, there is not much at stake tonight.

Cov was both on Friday, so should be same again

Not sure, but it appeared that Matej had some sort of engine problem on the run to the line in Heat 13, which he won. Might be off the mark here, but that's what it looked like. Wrong - Zagar is on a fixed sum, whereas Cook will actually cost the BV promotion a start and two points money.

I did and no - not a clue!!

Ironic that less than two miles away, on the Mancunian Way, there had not been a single drop of rain and dry all the way back to Bolton. Very unlucky to lose what had been good entertainment to a cloudbreak. Had we started, as advertised, at 7:00, we would have completed the Lakeside fixture, but as the programme stated a 7:15 start, that's what we had to run with, apparently. It's a shame the Brains Trust didn't advise us of that beforehand though.

Well the betting is up on Bet 365, so someone, somewhere, knows something!! More secret than a meeting at the Masonic Lodge.

Any news on the reserve replacement for Eastbourne would also be welcome

Well I'm a Belle Vue fan and am just telling it as I saw it last night. No doubt Davey will hit form on Friday against us!!

Really don't get this - look at his races last night and I think he scored what you'd expect, given the opposition:- Heat 1 - last out of an unfavourable outside gate. Even Darcy didn't beat Lawson Heat 6 - 1-5 with Rory, so no complaints there, I suppose Heat 11 - 2-4 with Nilsson and I thought that he actually created the opportunity for Nilsson to go round the outside with some hard riding Heat 15 - Last, beaten by Darcy, Janowski and Rory. A great ride by Darcy in that one. So please tell me where he threw away points, because I fail to see it.

As PK scored a five-ride 15pt max in the first fixture, Hans will have to go some to be a "bonus". Could be close again

Yep, we should leave it all up to Labour, the masters of knowing what's best for us.

Excellent idea - so most probably won't happen. Boris has announced today that he's going to stand for parliament in 2015, so maybe the London slant might not be appropriate, but certainly a good idea to invite someone often pictured on two wheels along to our showcase event.

Now all we need is a team!!!

Never knew NKI rode for us - we can but hope!!!

Hope we lose the coin toss tonight - one less decision for Attwood to get wrong

Used to enjoy watching Bobby Ott & Frede Schott for Belle Vue and used to hate Sam Ermolenko and Ronnie Corrie for the Wolves in heat 15 at Belle Vue - invariably it ended in a 1-5 and a loss for BV

With the debts racked up, it sounds more like he's come from the Ed Balls school of economics, whereby you spend what you don't have and leave others to pick up the tab.

You never know!!! But I can't believe that any Accountant would let the situation develop the way it apparently did.