Paulco

We're all very aware of that , but the governing body opened that Pandora's box and there's no reason to think they'll close it . So clubs have to try their best to work round it no matter how difficult that becomes . Sadly it will kill the sport eventually .

Would that be riders who thanks to doubling up are racing most nights of the week . Seems that particular Pandora's box is open until it contributes to killing the golden goose completely .

So do we just give up ? Do you not think a sport which has the ability to thrill and excite us is worth trying to save ? Granted the custodians of the sport have done their level best to kill it off , but we've all grown up loving it and it's still not quite worth giving up on .

Years ago Monday was their traditional race night

This is hilarious . Sometimes a Glasgow/Edinburgh thread can cross the line at times , but a Newcastle /Redcar one never disappoints . Bellers " i'm an Edinburgh fan honest " - comedy gold .

North and South conferences makes sense , with play-offs between the two at the end . With two conferences you haven't got the " we finished top of the league , so should be champions " argument . We can still have doubling up if necessary , but from one conference to the other , same with guests . Then hopefully it would be thought out properly when clashes are a possibility in the play offs .

Sorry , but woosh , our friend " The Scotsman " and his sense of humour has went over your head .

That has died down to a trickle , because you can only use the free ticket once . But the crowds have remained healthy as it's obvious many have returned . Especially families as the kids race on Saturday night looked to have well over a hundred kids taking part . We might be misfiring a bit on the track , but on the terraces numbers are very healthy indeed .

We have 5 home matches left apart from the 3 away ones , we should be ok regardless of the score tonight .

Obviously they haven't and it's no co-incidence that performances have dipped dramatically in the last 6 weeks or so .

Based on his performance last night , Josh Grajczonek must be a good bet for the riders championship here later this month . The way he stalked then reeled in and passed Richard Lawson during heat 11 last night reminded me of watching Shane Parker at the height of his powers round Ashfield .

That actually had to be seen to be believed last night . Most of the talk beforehand was " this will be a walkover , Sheffield only have half a team " , well as it turned out that was all they needed to end our unbeaten home record . In previous weeks i.e. Workington and Redcar , we had raced into a big lead , then collapsed in a heap - that was away from home . At home we'd managed to muddle through . Last night half way through the meeting we'd established a 30-18 lead by heat 8 and all looked well . Racing had been crap up to that point , but we were winning comfortably so all was well . However , by that time the two wobblers had done their three rides and Grajczonek and Howarth were looking in the mood . Howarth and Graversen then took advantage on tacky ride time to register a 7-2 , then between the 4 Sheffield men they chipped away and entering heat 13 they were only 3 points behind . Cue the Sheffield big two to go into overdrive and Glasgow's spearhead to go missing and the most unlikeliest of away wins had come to fruition . Since Berwick things haven't been right in the Glasgow pits , and if that doesn't change and soon then the season will fizzle out in disappointment . The travelling band of Sheffield fans were wonderful throughout and were justifiably thrilled by what they had just witnessed , I shudder to think what would have happened had they been at full strength last night . The title looks to be heading to Yorkshire this season .

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Richard Lawson 3,3,3 in his first three rides for Somerset against Poole tonight . We could have done with some of that at Sheffield last night and we'll definitely need it against the Yorkshire Tigers tomorrow night .

Sadly the one you're thinking of is no longer with us .

Actually that collection of fans on here seems to be growing by the week .

Surely buying a season ticket is trying to give your club a financial boost at the start of a season rather than the bargain it gives you , or not , being the deciding factor in debating whether to get one or not .

It's perfectly understandable . We all still love the sport , two against two on a well prepared track is still a sight to behold . But the frustration of having the custodians of our sport constantly ruin it , is heart breaking .

Kerr's as good as he's going to be , can't see us being too interested in him . And we're not a shambles , we've just hit a run of indifferent form at the wrong time , but hopefully once we reach the tickly bit of the season we'll bounce back .

Agree what you say , and at Glasgow we've been privileged over the years to enjoy the talents of the great Charlie Monk , Jason Lyons , Shane Bowes , Shane Parker , Travis McGowan , Craig Watson and co . But seriously it's just been one strop and whinge after another from the Aussies recently . I remember Charlie Monk throwing on a pair of overalls over his leathers when it rained and the track was wet , and going out and scoring maximums . You never saw Charlie throwing the toys out the pram like a Schlein or a Batchelor when a few raindrops fell on the track .

Things have been disintegrating for a while now , but this has been the most self destructing season yet .

Return fixture after last night's now normal late meeting collapse on the road for Glasgow . There's no doubt the wheels have come off the Glasgow wagon a bit recently , but the home form ( such as there's been ) remains fairly solid and if we can get through the rest of the campaign without slipping up here then our play off place shouldn't be seriously threatened . No Dan tomorrow , he's away somewhere or other on a FIM thingy , but Ryan Douglas is a perfectly adequate guest . No Nike either as Tuesday's crash in Sweden has ended his season prematurely . For our visitors , they were pretty ordinary in the earlier clash up here , but they've peaked at the right time and are on a long unbeaten run . No Rocky Bates , he's away on the same FIM thingy as Dan , but they have Lewis Kerr in his place . No Todd Kurtz either , so r/r for him , but that's no bad thing for Sheffield as Kurtz is minging round Ashfield . So once again the onus falls on our heat leader trio to guide us home , and with Grajczonek , Howarth and Bjerre in opposition , they have to be on top form . I think we'll bring Sheffield's unbeaten run to an end , but they're more than capable of grabbing a point .

Never mind , at least the likes of Jenga and the mob who are constantly bleating about the money side of things will be quite happy we're rubbish again

All that you say might well be true , but the Aussies seem hell bent on antagonising all and sundry recently . We had the nonsense at Kings Lynn with Holder and Batchelor , Holder junior only riding for Peterborough when it doesn't clash with Poland , Schlein having a strop about the money paid at the fours , and stropping yet again last night at Peterborough . They may feel that they are in the right , but it's a kick in the teeth for the country that allowed them the opportunity to become stars .

Poor souls , they've had the good times , for the sake of the sport it cant carry on like this .