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Result: Redcar 49 Scunthorpe 41 Scorpions so close to point, despite losing Alex Davies through injury in Heat 4. All the best Rob

I will again have my random bottle of water with me this year to see if I can smuggle it in by simply walking between the security chaps All the best Rob

Gavan, this is what you said. That Pedersen dominated Rickardsson. He didn't. While they were both in the GP (2001-2006), Rickardsson won three won titles and Nicki P one. Nicki P is a fine triple World Champion, and I think any rider enters the realms of a 'great rider' once they win a third World title. But you're starting to stray into the realms of fantasy with some of your statements. All the best Rob

Grachan, I agree it's being very selective indeed. Not only that, but if you look at the years they were both in the Grand Prix (2001-2006), Rickardsson won three titles (2001, 2002 and 2005), and Nicki P only one (2003). Not that I'm belittling Nicki's achievements as a three-time World Champion at all. But Gavan's claims that Nicki P dominated Rickardsson in the Grand Prix is somewhere out of the realms of fantasy. All the best Rob

I'm not sure if I can see any comparison between Nicki P and Ward. Nicki P is extremely professional in his approach to speedway, is very clever, and he is utterly ruthless and cunning once he puts on his crash helmet. Darcy is not at all professional, is a bit of an idiot, but is something of a natural talent on a bike. I can't see much common ground there at all. Both are a bit controversial, but for totally different reasons. All the best Rob

MPT is the guest for Scunny in this one, while R/R operates at No 1. All the best Rob

While I'd be perfectly happy if Scunny lose by 15 points on Sunday, I'm just quoting Dantodan's post, so that if the Scorpions do pull off a surprise on the night, then he goes along with the pledge to eat his hat. All the best Rob

Or mebbe no. Blobby, can you let me know the 43 numbers most likely to come out in the lottery on Saturday, and I'll put my money on the other six. All the best Rob

Cheers Mr Rising. I appreciate it was informal, but someone must have been keeping score, because it's known that 3 riders top scored on 11. Speedway is a very statistic-driven sport, and supporters do like having results. I know I do. In fact, I always read the Speedway Star backwards - the match reports first and then the rest of it. All the best Rob

Great attitude. Someone must know the result of the meeting, and it would only take a couple of minutes to post a result on the Speedway Grand Prix website. All the best Rob

Gathered that much, but what did the other 13 riders score and what were the heat details? All the best Rob

Yeah, I know that. I'd still like to have a butchers at the results, though. All the best Rob

Sounds like a very sensible and good idea, and hopefully the track will be all the better on July 4 because of it. I hope that Garrity and Lambert somehow get a last-minute call-up and their experience can be put to use. One request, though. What was the full result of the meeting? There are no details of the result on the Speedway Grand Prix website, where I’d expect to find them. All the best Rob

I don't think Josh will be back yet... I think he's still got metalwork in his hand. He's hoping to be back for Scunny's next home meeting on July 10th. All the best Rob

That'll do. All the best Rob

This is speedway. And the way that the loan rules have operated for a very long time is that once you obtain a rider on loan for the season, he effectively becomes your asset for that season, and any subsequent further loan, must have the approval of that club. Scunthorpe, out of good will, gave Glasgow permission, assuming that the Tigers would return that good will. All the best Rob

Fantastic to hear that Ricky Ashworth was at Berwick last night. All the best Rob

Arnie, thanks for coming on here and giving the view of a neutral. As for any gratitude from the Glasgow fans towards Scunthorpe for their help in loaning out David Howe, it seems in extremely short supply. All the best Rob

Exactly, Scunthorpe gave permission! They co-operated and helped Glasgow. And got stabbed in the back in return. All the best Rob

In the past, numerous clubs have slapped 28-day bans on riders moving elsewhere. Rob Godfrey is not that sort of character. He bent over backwards so that you could get David Howe into your team while you still could. The rulebook is not the be-all and end-all. There is also sportsmanship, integrity and acting in good faith. All the best Rob

Gaz, did you hear what Rob Godfrey said last night? Fair play to Glasgow for winning on the night. But to use a guest when Rob G requested rider replacement, after he allowed you to track David Howe last night, is poor form. As well as written rules, there are unwritten ones. A gentleman's agreement should be just that. Instead the Tigers management have shown themselves to be win-at-all-costs. As you know I'm often sympathetic to Glasgow, but not in this case. All the best Rob

http://scunthorpescorpions.co/?p=3654 All the best Rob

Dave, I do have a complete set of 1978 Oxford home programmes, most were filled in by an uncle and I think they are largely accurate. I will go through and check when I have a minute. It's probably not going to be straight away though. All the best Rob

Arnie, I might have been referring to the appearance of a certain rider at the EWR, but please feel free to add to the atmosphere as much as possible. All the best Rob

No doubt he'll be going as quickly as the wind then Blobby? All the best Rob