Paulco

Mystery solved then

Nobody knows for sure yet as none of those type of meeting ( fours , pairs , riders championships ) appeared on the fixtures, but i'd be amazed if it isn't . Though which particular pairs i'm not so sure , whether it's a Premiership Pairs or a Championship Pairs the night before Cardiff .

less of the " good " haha

Of course i'll be there

It will be Somerset on Cardiff eve , worry not

Looks like another Benfund bereft of big names , in saying that if it's all second tier riders then it will be a competitive meeting . if the British Final is beneath the likes of Woffinden , this isn't going to remotely figure on their radar . Best we can hope for is Harris or Nicholls or both being added to the field . Cook will no doubt be added too , plus a couple of Monarchs .

Wouldn't be too sure about that one , the Newport contingent have texted me and their flights and hotel are booked . So the beer will be flowing before , during and after

Sad to hear of the passing of my good friend Dennis Wallace ( Merlin ) today . An avid Monarchs fan for many years and a man I shared a few enjoyable beers with at various speedway tracks and in Edinburgh city centre . R.I.P Dennis , you'll be missed by all that knew you .

We were unlucky to lose to Coventry last year , so another meeting of this type would be a good opener .

Glasgow v Somerset 2011 , ironically the other rider in the shot is the current Glasgow skipper , Aaron Summers , guesting for the Rebels that day

A debate that has been done to death on here . Is speedway value for money ? Compared to other sports I believe it is . Yes you get crap meetings , one sided meetings etc , but that happens in every sport . Do you want to spend over £100 for a ticket to a F1 race , which can be worse than speedway for a race being over after the first bend . I'm Scottish , so I aint forking out £25 to watch an SPL football match where the standard is worse now than it's ever been . Ok speedway in this country isn't anywhere near as strong as it used to be , but when you get two well matched sides on a perfectly prepared track , it's still the best sporting spectacle out there . My fondest memory of the 2016 season was those wonderful two days in the Peterborough sunshine watching the PL Fours . £30 for two days wonderful entertainment can't be beaten anywhere for value for money .

Aye very nostalgic , there's a Years Gone By section in this forum

Excuse me , Bill , Alan and myself boost the economy of the local drinking establishments when hitting Highbridge . But I get your point about the similarities between Somerset moving up and us not .

The general consensus before he came over was that he was more Chris than Jack . Certainly that day at Peterborough he looked it . I reckon Panthers fans will really enjoy watching him this season .

I was there that day , Richard Sweetman ( in blue ) after dusting himself down came out and won the rerun

Is it only official matches ? Pretty sure Freddie Lindgren went through the card at James Grieves' testimonial about 5 years ago , cant ever remember him gracing the Ashfield shale on any other occasion .

You've formed your opinion , which you're entitled to do . Some on here will have applauded his WWF move on Pedersen , but that's by the by . Would be a good move if his seemingly cordial relationship with Glasgow resulted in his presence at March's Benfund meeting up here .

The money he received for wearing the Glasgow kevlars at Cardiff , he donated to Darcy Ward's fund , so he's not all an unfeeling monster

Best 10 grand Glasgow ever made

Yup , no ugly women at all in Poland

You're not a fan then , oh well . Anyway is it too much to hope for that he might tell us that he wants to wear those Glasgow kevlars again and ride in the Benfund meeting ? What a boost that would be to the cause and would give the Benfund meeting idea the boost it needs as it seems to have been dumbed down a bit in recent seasons

Glasgow for me - 1 Aaron Summers - was a wee bit disappointing last season , especially away from home , but was dogged much of the time with engine problems and hopefully he has better luck in that department in 2017 . Will certainly maintain his average over the season . 2 Richard Lawson - you know what to expect from Richard , brilliant gater who is reliable for double figures at home . He can sometimes disappear during away meetings after starting strongly , nevertheless another who will comfortably average 8.5 to 9 this coming season . 3 Richie Worrall - rider of the year at Glasgow in 2016 , no reason to suspect he hasn't stopped improving , confident he'll establish himself in the number 1 racejacket as the season progresses . 4 Nike Lunna - Mr Entertainment last season , lit up many a dull encounter with his never say die efforts after gating poorly . Improves on his gating he'll put a couple of points on his average , though a part of me hopes he doesn't improve his gating too much . 5 Dan Bewley - his progress during last season was breath taking . From looking out of his depth early on , to beating opposition heat leaders home and away before his season ended prematurely . On a 3.9 average he's a steal , and how much he adds to that could determine how successful we are . 6 Tom Perry - could be one of the best reserves in the league if he stays injury free , certainly he's impressed round Ashfield on a few occasions in the past . Big season for him 7 Jack Smith - can see him being much the same as Dan Bewley was last year , will take time to find his feet no doubt , but with support behind him i'm confident he'll do okay .

Sorry Panthers fans , we've gone as much off topic as it's possible to go . But there's nothing much happening now all the teams are full . Add to that the top division is going through it's usual turmoil , so at least we can amuse ourselves with Coventry and Poole fans laying into each other on most of the Premiership threads when we get really bored .

I was only a boy at the time , but Russ Dent would surely fill the category . The stadium would erupt when Russ pulled off an unexpected win in Glasgow colours

No it was - We were all conned by Ally's Army We went to the Argentine We thought we were a hit But we made an arse of it With the biggest load of crap you've ever seen