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Tsunami, have sent you a PM to explain. All the best Rob

I didn't realise that. But the irony is that you've mentioned me by name in your post!! All the best Rob Peasley PS Just checked - and 'outing' is not mentioned in the forum rules. Personally, I prefer to know the identity of other posters.

DOUBLE DOSE OF ACTION, AS SCORPIONS COMMENCE VITAL MONTH HENDERSON INSURANCE Scunthorpe Scorpions are involved in a weekend that promoter Rob Godfrey describes as “do-or-die”, as they start an August which will either make-or-break their Premier League play-off aspirations. The Scorpions entertain the Berwick Bandits at the Eddie Wright Raceway on Friday evening (7.30pm), before travelling to Leicester’s Beaumont Park on Saturday. All nine of Scunthorpe’s remaining regular Premier League fixtures - including no fewer than six away meetings - take place in a hectic August: Friday, August 2nd Scorpions v Berwick Bandits Saturday, August 3rd Leicester Lions v Scorpions Thursday, August 8th Redcar Bears v Scorpions Sunday, August 11th Workington Comets v Scorpions Friday, August 16th Scorpions v Plymouth Devils Thursday, August 22th Sheffield Tigers v Scorpions Friday, August 23rd Plymouth Devils v Scorpions Monday, August 26th Scorpions v Leicester Lions Saturday, August 31st Rye House Rockets v Scorpions The current Premier League table (with the next scheduled Premier League matches take place on Thursday, August 1st) is: M 3W 2W D L 4W 3W D 1L L F A Pts 1 Workington 16 5 1 0 2 2 2 1 1 2 783 681 34 2 Edinburgh 14 6 0 0 2 1 2 2 1 0 698 578 33 3 Redcar 16 5 1 2 1 2 1 0 2 2 733 685 32 4 Newcastle 14 3 0 2 0 2 2 1 3 1 668 590 30 5 Ipswich 13 4 1 0 1 1 1 2 3 0 626 544 28 6 Leicester 16 3 4 0 1 2 1 0 0 5 725 738 28 7 Somerset 13 5 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 640 546 26 8 Berwick 15 5 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 5 685 691 20 9 Scunthorpe 15 2 4 2 1 0 0 1 1 4 676 692 19 10 Plymouth 14 2 1 0 4 0 2 1 1 3 610 655 17 11 Rye House 13 2 1 1 2 0 1 0 2 4 556 607 14 12 Sheffield 12 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 5 498 619 7 13 Glasgow 17 0 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 10 641 913 5 It’s interesting to look at the current Premier League form guide, which assumes all teams take all three league points from their home meetings (i.e. any dropped home points are counted as points dropped, while any away points scored are counted as points gained). The teams currently stand as: Workington (+10) Edinburgh (+9) Redcar (+5) Newcastle (+15) Ipswich (+10) Leicester (+4) Somerset (+8) Berwick (-7) Scunthorpe (-8) Plymouth (-4) Rye House (-4) Sheffield (-11) Glasgow (-16) At first glance, this makes slightly grim reading for Scunthorpe fans. However, with more away meetings left than home meetings, there is an opportunity to make up the lost ground and get into the top six. Scunthorpe have 9 more home points available to them, but 24 away points. To get into the top six, the two clubs that the Scorpions are most likely going to have to overhaul are Leicester (currently 6th) and Redcar (currently third), assuming that currently seventh-placed Somerset will go on and qualify. The Scorpions, recently strengthened by the signing of Nicolai Klindt, have away trips to both Leicester and Redcar in the next fortnight. Wins at Leicester and Redcar – or a win at one of these tracks plus the bonus point for a narrow defeat (six points or less) at the other – would move the Scorpions back into contention. A real bonus would be an away win of seven points or more at either Leicester or Redcar – worth four points. At the same time, the Scorpions need to avoid dropping further home points. While scores of 46-44, 47-46 and 45-44 in the last three meetings at the Eddie Wright Raceway have made for some epic speedway encounters, the Scorpions really could do with taking all three points against Berwick (August 2nd), Plymouth (August 16th) and Leicester (August 26th). Promoter Rob Godfrey said: “It’s a do-or-die week for us. It’s a crunch weekend, we really need to start getting more points on the board if we are going to get into the top six and the play-offs. “We’re expecting to have a full team out this weekend, so we have no excuses. “We need to take all three points off Berwick at the Eddie Wright Raceway, and then pick up an away win at Leicester. “We took a point at Ipswich despite being without Ashley Birks, and nearly took a point at Somerset despite being without Josh Auty. We’ve shown we can be competitive everywhere. “But we’ve stopped looking for the losing bonus point from away meetings – we need to start taking away wins, otherwise our season will be over pretty soon. “I’m not going to pick out a single rider as a key rider, because we now have a line-up in which all seven riders are capable of going out and top scoring for us. “We need to perform collectively as a team and starting picking up the away wins, as well as not dropping home points. We can do it; we now have a strong side. “We also need a bit of luck to start going our way, but I firmly believe we can still make the championship play-offs”, concluded Godfrey. Admission Prices for Friday: Adult: £14.00 Student/OAP: £12.00 Child (10 - 16): £5.00 Child (0 - 9) Free (accompanied by paying adult) Family Ticket £33 (2 adults, 2 Children 10-16) Match Programme: £1.00 Teams for Friday (English unless stated): Henderson Insurance Scunthorpe Scorpions: 1. Josh Auty, 2. Thomas Jørgensen (Denmark), 3. Nicolai Klindt (Denmark), 4. Ashley Birks, 5. David Howe, 6. Ryan Douglas (Australia), 7. Lewis Blackbird. Berwick Bandits: 1. Ricky Ashworth, 2. David Bellego (France), 3. Robin Aspegren (Sweden), 4. Matthew Wethers (Australia), 5. Kozza Smith (Australia), 6. Nicki Barrett (Denmark), 7. Paul Starke. Scorpions Info (as at 24 July 2012) Ashley Birks has now scored over 900 points for the club (904 points to date - all levels) David Howe has now moved up to 2nd in the all-time list of appearances made for the club (169 to date). Berwick Bandits at EWR Ave Ave Best Name Lge M R Pts BP (no BP) (w BP) Performance Ricky Ashworth PL 11 48 87 5 7.25 7.67 18 from 5 rides (inc 6 pts T/R (2012)) Robin Aspegren PL 4 15 21 5 5.60 6.93 11 + 1 from 6 rides (2012) Nicki Barrett DEBUT PL MEETING @ EWR David Bellego PL 3 12 10 1 3.33 3.67 5 from 4 rides (2012) Kozza Smith PL 4 22 32 1 5.82 6.00 14 from 5 rides (inc 6 pts T/R (2011)) Paul Starke DEBUT PL MEETING @ EWR Matthew Wethers PL 7 28 34 3 4.86 5.29 7 + 1 from 4 rides (2008) Other Notes Ricky Ashworth 2009 Premier League Riders' Champion. A member of Sheffield's Premier League Pairs Winning Team in 2010. Member of Sheffield's Premier League Championship, KO Cup and Young Shield Winning Teams in 2002. Member of Berwick's Premier League Fours Championship Winning Team in 2012. Robin Aspegren Member of Newport's Premier League KO Cup Winning Team in 2011. Nicki Barrett Made his Premier League debut for Berwick during the 2012 season. David Bellego Member of Glasgow's Premier League Championship Winning Team in 2011. Member of Berwick's Premier League Fours Championship Winning Team in 2012. Kozza Smith Queensland State Under-21 Champion 2006. Premier League Championship Winner with King's Lynn in 2009. Paul Starke Member of Plymouth's Conference Trophy and KO Cup Winning Teams in 2008. Member of Plymouth's National Trophy Winning Team in 2009. Also rides for Dudley in the National League. Matthew Wethers Member of Edinburgh's Premier League Championship Winning Teams in 2003, 2008 and 2010. Member of Edinburgh's Premier League Play-Off Winning Teams in 2008 and 2009. Member of Edinburgh's Premier Trophy Winning Team in 2008. Berwick Bandits' 2013 Results 30 March 2013 COTN(1) H W Berwick 47 Edinburgh 45 06 April 2013 LC H W Berwick 57 Glasgow 36 07 April 2013 LC A L Berwick 43 Glasgow 46 13 April 2013 KOC(1) H L Berwick 44 Redcar 46 18 April 2013 KOC(2) A L Berwick 44 Redcar 45 (On agg - L:- 88-91) 20 April 2013 LC H L Berwick 42 Edinburgh 48 26 April 2013 LC A L Berwick 37 Edinburgh 55 27 April 2013 PL H W Berwick 51 Sheffield 42 04 May 2013 PL H L Berwick 44 Workington 46 06 May 2013 PL A L Berwick 34 Workington 59 11 May 2013 PL H W Berwick 52 Leicester 40 21 May 2013 PL H L Berwick 41 Newcastle 49 06 June 2013 PL A L Berwick 43 Sheffield 52 08 June 2013 PL H W Berwick 48 Ipswich 45 20 June 2013 PL A L Berwick 40 Redcar 53 22 June 2013 PL H W Berwick 56 Plymouth 37 23 June 2013 PL A W Berwick 46 Glasgow 44 28 June 2013 PL A L Berwick 40 Plymouth 50 06 July 2013 PL H W Berwick 54 Scunthorpe 36 13 July 2013 PL H L Berwick 44 Redcar 45 26 July 2013 PL A L Berwick 39 Edinburgh 51 27 July 2013 PL H W Berwick 53 Glasgow 42 Berwick's Results at EWR 04 July 2008 PL L Scunthorpe 52 Berwick 41 04 September 2009 PL L Scunthorpe 51 Berwick 42 23 April 2010 PL L Scunthorpe 62 Berwick 28 25 March 2011 PL L Scunthorpe 56 Berwick 39 23 March 2012 LC L Scunthorpe 53 Berwick 40 27 July 2012 PL L Scunthorpe 48 Berwick 42 (stats courtesy of John Eyre)

Without wanting to get involved in the arguments (which were already getting boring on Friday), what did Ben Barker actually say in the Sun on Saturday? All the best Rob

When I interviewed Brian Clark for Backtrack he said: One nemesis that Clark did have was Jack Millen, a colourful character from New Zealand whose nicknames included ‘Crazy Jack’ and ‘Millen The Villain’. Brian recalls: “I had quite a few mishaps with him. “I remember one time at Stoke he put me right through the fence. I was excluded for two minutes because they had to cut me out of the fence. “We got to the second half and we met again. I couldn’t get him on the first corner, but I got him on the second. He went over the top of the fence. The crowd were jeering me, but he got up and climbed on the back of my bike and we went back to the pits together. “He was hard, but he could take it. “He was one of those people, where it didn’t matter what he did or you did, it was never a big deal. He could be dirty, but if someone did it back, he didn’t complain. Once it got to the end of the meeting, it was over. “He was actually a really nice bloke.” Millen died in a road accident in early 1978. Full interview is in Issue 56 of Backtrack, available from Retro Speedway. All the best Rob <removed - it is not up to you to give details of a posters identity>

Mimmo, no problem, Richard's report is now the top story on the Scunny website. Lots of long journies recently and things to do, so couldn't make it up yesterday, but looking forward to seeing the Northside round on August 11th, before the Workington v Scunny match on the same evening. All the best Rob

Mimmo, http://www.scunthorpescorpions.co/ Third news item down. It was added late on Thursday night and it's been there ever since. Also listed in track calendar. All the best Rob From Scunny website: YOUNGSTERS IN SPOTLIGHT AT EDDIE WRIGHT RACEWAY WITH the Henderson Insurance Scunthorpe Scorpions in action away at Somerset tonight (Friday), the spotlight at the Eddie Wright Raceway this week falls on the cream of British youth. No fewer than 38 youngsters, all aged 16 or below, are set to do battle in the fourth round of the British Youth Championship on Sunday afternoon (3pm). One of the leading contenders in the 500cc class is former Scunthorpe mascot Reece Downes. There are also a host of riders from the Scunthorpe amateur meetings on display on Sunday. Scunthorpe’s Youth Co-ordinator Richard Hollingsworth said: “We are really proud to stage a round of the British Youth Championship once more. Many of the riders will be familiar to those who attend our amateur meetings here at the Eddie Wright Raceway. “The No 1 for the Scorpions, Josh Auty, was the first-ever winner of the 500cc championship in 2004. On Sunday, it’s a great chance to watch the stars of the future.” In total, there are 38 riders competing on Sunday, including 19 riders in the 125cc support races. There are 41 races (38 heats plus three finals). The cost of admission is just £5 for all adults, whilst admission is free for all accompanied children aged 16 and under. Admission Prices for Sunday: All adults: £5.00 Child (0 - 16) Free (accompanied by paying adult) Programme: 50p Sunday’s line-up: 500cc class: Luke Harris, Alex Wilson, Daniel Spiller, Kelsey Dugard, Connor Mountain, Josh Bailey, Nathan Greaves, Reece Downes, Michael Neale. 250cc class: Callum Walker, Ethan Spiller, Lewis Whitmore, Ben Woodhull, Kean Dicken, Mitchell Beckett, Luke Woodhull, Zach Wajtknecht, Saul Bulley, Daniel Miles. 12cc support races: Henry Atkins, Kai Hubbard, Sam Wright, Jamie Halder, Luke Whitehead, Joe Thompson, Jorden Jenkins, Kyle Bickley, Jack Walton, Harry Jones, Macauley Leek, Sam Stead, Dan Thompson, Joylon West, Tom Brennan, William O’Keefe, Josh Couzins, Kieran Douglas, Harry McGurk. 2013 British Youth Championships: Round 1: Leicester. Winners: Martin Neale (500cc) and Zach Wajtknecht (250cc). Round 2: Rye House. Winners: Nathan Greaves (500cc) and Lewis Whitmore (250cc). Round 3: Eastbourne. Winners: Nathan Greaves (500cc) and Zach Wajtknecht (250cc). Round 4: Scunthorpe. Sunday, July 28. Round 5: Northside (Workington). Sunday, August 11. Round 6: Iwade (Sittingbourne). Sunday, September 8.

Especially when it's an injury around either the neck/back area. You really can't be careful enough. I don't mind waiting when the delay is due to an injury- I'd rather know that the rider is 100% alright. Speedway riders is a breed apart, but sometimes they want to get charging up on their feet when that's not the best thing to do. All the best Rob

Fair enough, thanks for explaining how you saw it. I'm still not sure if Ash did anything different to Alex Davies in Heat 5, when Thomas Jorgensen was trying the outside, but had to get off the gas at one point after being squeezed. It does tight around that third bend, because the racing line is so close to the fence. I recall the TV match also containing a few incidents there. By far the most important thing is Kyle is OK - that's great news. Last year when I was team manager for a Swindon v Oxford second half, Kyle was there helping out Brendan Johnson and also came to the rescue once Ross Walter hit a few mechanical problems. He's a top lad and it's fantastic he's alright. All the best Rob

Complete garbage. Kyle was past Ash when he fell - we saw stood on the third bend and it happened right in front of us. Glad to hear Kyle is largely OK - that was a nasty tumble. Najjer, yes that's what happened. All the best Rob

He rode for Swindon at Wolves on Monday. All the best Rob

High time Scunny recorded an away win at Somerset. The Rebels are vulnerable without Doyle. Last week, Glasgow kept up in the first half, only to fade later on. The Scorpions won't be such easy meat. Bring it on!!!! Prediction: Somerset 41 Scunthorpe 49. All the best Rob

There's a not huge queue of promoters waiting to come into speedway. Are you suggesting a track should shut down the moment the promoter reaches a nominal age (e.g. 65)? All the best Rob

While everyone is focusing on the negative (and yes it was frustrating to be kept waiting for 45 minutes), fair play to the riders last night. They did their absolute best to get through proceedings in time, despite the heat. I think they deserve a huge slap on the back. All the best Rob

Good luck to the Scorpions tonight. All the best Rob

Well-earned point by Scorps in absence of Birks - had Ash been riding, it would have been an away win. Although I guess Ippo also had their problems. Nicolai Klindt already looking a good signing. All the best Rob

The move was already approved - it just takes three days until the new 1-7 takes effect, which is why Tofty could ride at Peterborough in the meantime. Mind you, as you can't even tell riders of a different nationality apart, I can see why you might have some problems understanding this. Backless, have you never filmed Nicolai Klindt at Berwick or Sheffield? All the best Rob Peasley

KLINDT TO MAKE SCORPIONS DEBUT HENDERSON INSURANCE Scunthorpe Scorpions bring in new signing Nicolai Klindt into their line-up this week as the Scorpions are involved in two vital Premier League fixtures. Danish international Klindt makes his debut at Ipswich on Thursday evening, and then makes his first home appearance in Scorpions’ colours on Friday (7.30pm), as Scunthorpe entertain the Redcar Bears at the Eddie Wright Raceway. Klindt was, until recently, the track record holder at Ipswich’s Foxhall Heath circuit. However, it appears that skipper Ashley Birks is set to miss the two meetings through injury, after fracturing his scaphoid in a guest appearance at Leicester last Saturday. Promoter Rob Godfrey says: “We’re delighted to welcome in Nicolai Klindt. He adds real strength to our line-up; we have now a very powerful top five. “I think Nicolai will see this as an opportunity to get himself going again and take it as a stepping stone to get back into the Elite League. “I’m gutted that Ash got hurt the other day. I felt we had a good chance to get a win at Foxhall Heath with a full team, because we ride well there. We’ll still go there looking for points. “Ash is 99.99% sure to be out of this week’s meetings. I’ll never say 100% with him, because he’s the sort of guy who will turn up on Thursday wanting to ride. “He is talking about coming back as soon as possible. Fortunately he’s hurt his throttle hand, not his clutch hand. It’s still going to be painful when he rides, but it won’t be as bad. “It’s a blow being without Ash because he’s been riding as our second heat-leader this season, but he’s only fifth in our rolling averages, so rider replacement is a poor replacement for him.” Friday’s visit of the Redcar Bears sees the Scorpions out to avenge a 41-49 defeat to the Bears at the Eddie Wright Raceway earlier in the season. “Everything went wrong that night”, recalls Godfrey. “Lewis Blackbird has been superb for us since we brought him in, in May, but he had a rare off-night the last time Redcar were here, and it left us exposed at reserve. “Lewis was a complete star for the Scorpions last Friday – he was brilliant. It may have been Josh Auty who passed Tyson Nelson on the line in Heat 15 after a miracle ride, but without Lewis we’d have never got as far as that final heat. “We’re also taking measures to help get Ryan Douglas going. We’re helping him to sort out his machinery. Ryan has the potential, and we want to help him to unlock the key. “We do owe Redcar one, because they put us out of the cup. “Nicolai Klindt has ridden at the Eddie Wright Raceway a couple of times before, in the Kenny Smith Memorial meeting and also in a practice session. It may take him a couple of rides to get going on Friday. I don’t think it will take him long, because he is a quality rider.” Redcar themselves have suffered a couple of injuries. Matej Kus is a doubtful starter on Friday, while Steve Worrall has been signed as a temporary replacement for Max Dilger. Meanwhile, the Scorpions’ target remains a place in the play-offs. Godfrey says: “Looking at the league table, we’re not actually that far behind sixth spot. “The majority of our remaining meetings are away, but that means nothing this season – everyone is losing at home. You can actually score more points in away matches. A couple of big away wins, which are worth four league points, would change our situation very quickly. “Our aim is definitely that sixth place, to get into the play-offs.” Admission Prices for Friday: Adult: £14.00 Student/OAP: £12.00 Child (10 - 16): £5.00 Child (0 - 9) Free (accompanied by paying adult) Family Ticket £33 (2 adults, 2 Children 10-16) Match Programme: £1.00 Teams for Friday (English unless stated): Henderson Insurance Scunthorpe Scorpions: 1. Josh Auty, 2. Thomas Jørgensen (Denmark), 3. Nicolai Klindt (Denmark), 4. Ashley Birks or R/R, 5. David Howe, 6. Ryan Douglas (Australia), 7. Lewis Blackbird. Redcar Bears: 1. Ulrich Ostergaard (Denmark), 2. Hugh Skidmore (Australia), 3. Matej Kus (Czech Republic) or R/R, 4. Micky Dyer (Australia), 5. Aaron Summers (Australia), 6. Carl Wilkinson. 7. Steve Worrall. Redcar Bears at EWR Ave Ave Best Name Lge M R Pts BP (no BP) (w BP) Performance Micky Dyer PL 3 17 30 2 7.06 7.53 13 from 5 rides (2013) Matej Kus PL 3 15 27 0 7.20 7.20 17 from 5 rides (inc 6 pts T/R (2012)) Ulrich Ostergaard PL 5 22 39 3 7.09 7.64 18 from 6 rides (inc 6 pts T/R (2008)) Hugh Skidmore PL 14 66 103 7 6.24 6.67 11 + 1 from 5 rides (inc 6 pts T/R (2012)) Aaron Summers PL 11 50 69 3 5.52 5.76 10 + 1 from 6 rides (inc 4 pts T/R 2010)) Carl Wilkinson PL 84 375 686 66 7.32 8.02 16 + 1 from 6 rides (2010) Steve Worrall PL 27 112 103 24 3.68 4.54 10 + 2 from 5 rides (2011 (for Scorpions)) Other Notes Micky Dyer First rode in British Speedway in the National League with Dudley in 2010. His excellent form so far this season has seen him move in to the Top 5 of the Redcar side. Recently named as a 'doubling-up' rider with Poole for the 2013 Elite League Season. Matej Kus Has ridden in 4 GPs and 4 Speedway World Cup Events. 2010 Czech Republic Champion. Twice Czech Republic Under-21 Champion (2008 and 2009). 2008 Czech Republic Under-19 Champion. Ulrich Ostergaard Member of Peterborough's Elite League Championship Winning Team in 2006. Named as a 'doubling-up' rider with Belle Vue for the 2013 Elite League Season. Hugh Skidmore 2009 New South Wales State Champion. Made his Premier League debut in 2009 for Sheffield. Aaron Summers Member of Edinburgh's Premier League Championship and Premier Trophy Winning Teams in 2008. Member of Edinburgh's Premier League Play-Off Winning Teams in 2008 and 2009. Member of Coventry's Elite League Winning Team in 2010. Member of Birmingham's Premier League Four-Team Championship Winning Team in 2010. 2004 Australian Under-16 Champion. Named as a 'doubling-up' rider with Coventry for the 2013 Elite League Season. Carl Wilkinson Former Scunthorpe rider who has scored over 1200 points for the club. Member of Boston's Conference League KO Cup Winning Team in 2000. Steve Worrall Former Scunthorpe Scorpion and Saint. Member of the Saints' National League Winning Team in 2011. Redcar Bears' 2013 Results 04 April 2013 TTT H L Redcar 37 Newcastle 58 06 April 2013 LC A L Redcar 39 Workington 56 07 April 2013 TTT A L Redcar 36 Newcastle 58 (agg: L:- 73 - 116) 11 April 2013 LC H W Redcar 45 Workington 44 13 April 2013 KOC A W Redcar 46 Berwick 44 18 April 2013 KOC H W Redcar 45 Berwick 44 (agg: W:- 91 - 88) 20 April 2013 PL A L Redcar 37 Leicester 53 25 April 2013 LC H W Redcar 48 Newcastle 42 28 April 2013 PL A L Redcar 42 Glasgow 48 02 May 2013 PL A W Redcar 53 Sheffield 39 03 May 2013 PL H W Redcar 60 Sheffield 35 09 May 2013 PL H W Redcar 36 Rye House 27 12 May 2013 PL A L Redcar 38 Newcastle 55 16 May 2013 PL H W Redcar 51 Plymouth 42 30 May 2013 CH H W Redcar 51 Dudley 42 06 June 2013 PL H W Redcar 49 Somerset 41 07 June 2013 PL A W Redcar 47 Edinburgh 46 08 June 2013 PL A L Redcar 40 Workington 50 13 June 2013 KOC H W Redcar 50 Scunthorpe 40 14 June 2013 KOC A W Redcar 49 Scunthorpe 41 (agg: W:- 99 - 81) 20 June 2013 PL H W Redcar 53 Berwick 40 27 June 2013 PL H L Redcar 41 Workington 49 04 July 2013 PL H W Redcar 47 Ipswich 45 11 July 2013 KOC H W Redcar 48 Rye House 42 13 July 2013 PL A W Redcar 45 Berwick 44 Redcar Bears' Results at EWR 30 March 2008 PT D Scunthorpe 45 Redcar 45 06 June 2008 PL L Scunthorpe 52 Redcar 41 19 June 2009 PL L Scunthorpe 49 Redcar 44 31 July 2009 KOC L Scunthorpe 50 Redcar 39 02 October 2009 YS L Scunthorpe 56 Redcar 34 05 April 2010 PT L Scunthorpe 50 Redcar 42 02 May 2010 PL L Scunthorpe 57 Redcar 34 09 September 2011 PL L Scunthorpe 52 Redcar 41 07 October 2011 PL Ph 2 L Scunthorpe 65 Redcar 25 27 April 2012 LC L Scunthorpe 54 Redcar 36 14 September 2012 PL L Scunthorpe 55 Redcar 38 14 June 2013 KOC W Scunthorpe 41 Redcar 49 (stats courtesy of John Eyre)

If it's tonight, then you can have Ben Barker All the best Rob

Great Britain stand a great chance of going through to the final, but only with the right team. The opposition on Thursday is Latvia, one-man US and a slightly fragile Australia. We have to put out our strongest team, and I think that is: Tai Woffinden Chris Harris Ben Barker Danny King That team would see off the Aussies. This isn't the time for putting out riders to "gain experience". It's the time to get through to the final and finish 3rd, our best result since our last 3rd place in 2006. All the best Rob

Not if we change the other two riders. With Barker and King in, we can beat the Aussies. All the best Rob

Barker AND King. Cook was out of his depth tonight - will be even more so on Thursday. All the best Rob Australia are a bit vunerable - we can win the race-off. All the best Rob

We've got Latvia, one-man US and a slightly fragile Australia on Thursday. We have to put out our strongest team, thinking about it that's Woffinden, Harris, Barker and King. All the best Rob

Rob Godfrey pays a peppercorn rent to the local council. All the best Rob

Just have a £1 programme like Scunny. No-one ever complains about that, because it's value for money. All the best Rob