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I thought duplicate names weren't allowed on this forum. We've already had a Two Minute Warning on this forum for several years. Having a second one is going to get jolly confusing All the best Rob

Going to be a long season for you then. Have you considered changing your name from Mr Blobby to Mr Blubby? Might be more appropriate come September time. All the best Rob

Luke Whitehead's correct score reads 6+1. All the best Rob

Some terrific racing last night, including Nike nicking the verdict on the line in Heat 2 after a late surge, and Heat 10 was just brilliant, as the proverbial blanket could have been thrown over all 4. I think Theo went from second to first to third to second, although I think it was even more changes of position than that, absolutely fantastic race. And great performance from Scorpions. A very solid performance from the top five, with Nike & Ellis chipping as well. Wilko is worth his weight in gold, because not only is he proving to be a consistent performer, but he's always looking for his team partner too. All the best Rob

How about letting Rob G be his own spokesman? Here's his thoughts on the meeting at Newcastle tonight, which also contains some throughts on the meeting at Redcar: http://scunthorpescorpions.co/?p=2640 In particular: "I know the whole team is going to be really up for it against Newcastle tonight. “I think the visit of the Diamonds to the Eddie Wright Raceway tonight is going to provide a cracking meeting – it’s going to be top entertainment. And we really want to get that first win under our belts." All the best Rob Peasley

Not at all. The Scorpions are very much going into tonight's meeting against Newcastle with the intention to win it. All the best Rob Peasley

And it looks like it will be Sunny Scunny tomorrow as well. Cracking meeting ahead, I reckon! All the best Rob

FINAL Sat 02.08 : Bydgoszcz, Poland Ref : Jim Lawrence (GB) Denmark 38, Poland 37, Australia 36, Great Britain 16 Tai Woffinden 12, Chris Harris 4, Simon Stead 0, Danny King 0 Might as well give Robert Lambert a go – he can’t do any worse! All the best Rob

But would have Carter and Penhall been going hell for leather in Heat 14, had they both been going through to a semi-final or a final? It's the most talked about speedway race of all-time and you're wishing it away? It's likely that a final race would have been won by Les Collins, who beat both Penhall and Carter in the meeting. Apart from making a hash of his thrid ride, Collins looked too fast for his main rivals in his other races. All the best Rob

I'm hoping for a home win between 10-15 points. But intriguing and hard to call, because Newwcastle have a solid team, but don't really have any stand-out performers there. All the best Rob

A fuller list is here: http://www1.skysports.com/watch/speedway-on-sky I assume it shows EL meetings only - British Final, Glasgow, etc will be in addition to this. All the best Rob

FRIDAY NIGHT IS THE NIGHT! THE first Friday evening meeting of the season takes place at the Eddie Wright Raceway this week, with the visit of the Newcastle Diamonds in a League Cup match (7.30pm). It takes place in a middle of a busy spell for the FluidAir Power Scunthorpe Scorpions, supported by Henderson Insurance. Scunthorpe travel to Redcar on Thursday, and then comes the home clash with the Diamonds on Friday evening. Saturday sees the Scorpions involved in their first Premier League fixture of the season, with a visit to Border country to face Berwick. The week is completed by the return League Cup fixture at Newcastle on Sunday. In their opening fixtures against Sheffield, the Scorpions - with the exception of Carl Wilkinson and the brilliant Josh Auty - looked like a team in need of some competitive track time and they will get that in abundance this week. Scunthorpe promoter Rob Godfrey said: “I’m really looking forward to Friday’s meeting, against Newcastle, and see how we fare against the Diamonds. “We had a bumper turn-out against Sheffield on Easter Monday, which was terrific to see. The result wasn’t the best for us, but hopefully people can see through that, because we’re just going to get better and better as our new team settles in. “The weather is set fair for the next few days, and there really isn’t anywhere better to be on Friday night than at the Eddie Wright Raceway. “We have the best racetrack in the country and the racing is never better than on a Friday evening. Newcastle have already won at Redcar, and they are going to be up for this meeting, just as we are. “It is going to be a top night of speedway action, and we’ll be doing everything we can to ensure we finish the night with the League Cup points in the bag.” Scunthorpe’s full schedule for this week: Thursday, April 16… Redcar vs Scorpions (League Cup) Friday, April 17… Scorpions vs Newcastle (League Cup) Saturday, April 18… Berwick vs Scorpions (Premier League) Sunday, April 19… Newcastle vs Scorpions (League Cup) Admission prices for Friday: Adult: £15.00 Student/OAP: £13.00 Child (10 – 17): £5.00 Child (0 – 9) Free (accompanied by paying adult) Family Ticket £35 (2 adults, 2 Children 10-17) Match Programme: £1.00 Expected teams for Friday: FluidAir Power Scunthorpe Scorpions, supported by Henderson Insurance: 1. David Howe, 2. Theo Pijper, 3. Alex Davies, 4. Carl Wilkinson, 5. Josh Auty, 6. Ellis Perks, 7. Nike Lunna. Newcastle Diamonds: 1. Steve Worrall, 2. Christian Henry, 3. Lewis Kerr, 4. Anton Rosen, 5. Ludvig Lindgren, 6. Simon Nielsen, 7. Lewis Rose. Newcastle Diamonds at EWR Ave Ave Best Name Lge M R Pts BP (no BP) (w BP) Performance Christian Henry PL 8 37 41 6 4.43 5.08 9 + 2 from 6 rides (2013) Lewis Kerr PL 3 12 16 2 5.33 6.00 7 + 2 from 4 rides (2013) Ludvig Lindgren PL 7 34 56 3 6.59 6.94 14 from 5 rides (inc 4 pts T/R (2009)) Simon Nielsen PL 4 16 10 3 2.50 3.25 4 + 1 from 4 rides (2013) Lewis Rose PL 1 5 5 0 4.00 4.00 5 from 5 rides (2014) Anton Rosen PL 1 6 9 1 6.00 6.67 9 + 1 from 6 rides (2014) Steve Worrall PL 30 125 114 26 3.65 4.48 10 + 2 from 5 rides (2011) Other Notes Christian Henry Member of Glasgow's Premier League Championship Winners in 2011. Member of Newcastle's Premier League KO Cup Winning Team in 2012. Member of Newcastle's Premier Shield Winning Team in 2013. Lewis Kerr Member of Newcastle's League Cup and Premier Shield Winning Teams in 2013. Made his British League debut with King's Lynn's National League side in 2010. A Fast-Track Reserve with King's Lynn for the 2015 Elite League season. Ludvig Lindgren Member of Wolverhampton's Elite Shield Winning Teams in 2010 and 2011. Member of Newcastle's Premier League KO Cup Winning Team in 2012. Member of Newcastle's League Cup and Premier Shield Winning Teams in 2013. Simon Nielsen Made his Premier League debut with Workington in 2011. Winner of the 2005 Individual FIM Youth Gold Trophy (80cc), unofficial Under-16 World Championship. Lewis Rose Made his British League debut with King's Lynn's National League side in 2013. A Fast-Track Reserve with Swindon for the 2015 Elite League season. Anton Rosen Member of Newcastle's League Cup Winning Team in 2013. Swedish rider who made his British League debut with Newcastle in 2013. Steve Worrall Former Scunthorpe Scorpion and Saint. Member of the Saints' National League Winning Team in 2011. Member of Newcastle's Premier Shield Winning Team in 2013. Member of Edinburgh's Premier League Championship, KO Cup and League Cup Winning Teams in 2014. Member of Cradley's National League Championship, KO Cup, NL Shield and NL Fours Winning Teams in 2014. A Fast-Track Reserve with Belle Vue for the 2015 Elite League season. Newcastle's Results at EWR: 04 April 2008 PT L Scunthorpe 55 Newcastle 38 16 May 2008 PL L Scunthorpe 56 Newcastle 36 08 May 2009 KOC (1) L Scunthorpe 65 Newcastle 25 07 August 2009 PL L Scunthorpe 51 Newcastle 45 14 May 2010 KOC (1) L Scunthorpe 49 Newcastle 41 23 July 2010 PL L Scunthorpe 52 Newcastle 39 01 April 2011 PL L Scunthorpe 47 Newcastle 42 30 March 2012 LC L Scunthorpe 46 Newcastle 44 13 July 2012 PL L Scunthorpe 48 Newcastle 42 12 April 2013 PS (1) L Scunthorpe 50 Newcastle 43 05 July 2013 PL L Scunthorpe 46 Newcastle 44 18 April 2014 LC L Scunthorpe 49 Newcastle 44 27 June 2014 PL L Scunthorpe 58 Newcastle 38 (stats by John Eyre) * Scorpions’ busy week begins with a trip to Redcar on Thursday evening. Scunthorpe promoter Rob Godfrey said: “We’ve started the season fairly slowly, but so have Redcar. The Bears have got their own problems, and we will look to take advantage of those.”

To be fair to Sidney, he's held his own on this thread. Fair play. I did chuckle when he called Oldace "Oldass" All the best Rob

No!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Just come along and block my roads again, why don't you? All the best Rob

Well done to Kyle Howarth. He produced a very determined second bend in the re-run of the final and deserved to win. And that was after a heavy fall in Heat 20. Meanwhile, hugely impressive performance from Robert Lambert. His ride to bid his time and then make his move on Howarth in Heat 5 was top drawer. He's not just fast, he's got a great racing brain too. I think he was the youngest rider on parade, but that didn't stop him from almost winning the thing. He's still got four years left to try to do that, and I have no doubts he will. All the best Rob

Perfect example of why 4-3-2-0 shuld be used for pairs meetings. I hope that a team place will become available for Brendan somewhere very soon. All the best Rob

F1, Snooker, Olympics (especially curling at Winter Olympics), occasionally Rugby, only really bother with Football for the World Cup. All the best Rob

But read the whole thread. It was actually started by a Bomber fan, not questioning why he should be in the GP series, but questioning why he hadn't prepared a bit better for this year's GP series. One or two people said he shouldn't even be in the series, but quite a few of us disagreed with that. They are entitled to their opinion, just as you and I are entitled to ours. The thread was dead, but then you've come on here today, shouting the odds (ironically directing your wrath in the direction of one of the Bomber defenders), and stirring it all up again! All the best Rob

I made the point that he had qualified on Page 1. However, if people have their opinion, they can express it. The clue is in the name: British Speedway Forum. All the best Rob

Dave The Mic, I think you're a bit confused, SCB was one of the people DEFENDING Bomber. Read the whole thread, and I think you'll see you owe him an apology All the best Rob

I think he was three-time British Under-21 Champion by the age of 21. If he won any of them aged 22, 23 or 24, then something was a bit amiss. Anyway, the argument is becoming circular. Scunthorpe fans would prefer to have Josh Auty riding for them; Sheffield fans would prefer to have Simon Stead riding for them. Which suggests both are at the right clubs. All the best Rob

Cheers - thank you. All the best Rob

I love Silver Bee's updates, but "unbiased"???? All the best Rob

What time do the gates open, Neil? All the best Rob

HT, a strange comparison. Josh is not Tai Woffinden, true, but neither is any other British rider. Woffy is exceptional. That's like saying Peter Karlsson is rubbish compared to Tony Rickardsson. Yes, Josh Auty is still in the Premier League at the age of 24.... but then again so is Simon Stead at the age of 32!! Personally, I don't see the problem in either case. If a rider is doing the job for his club, piling up the points and providing a great amount of entertainment at the same time, isn't that what club speedway is all about? Josh is a highly talented motorcyclist, who puts bums on seats, and is one of Scunthorpe speedway's finest-ever servants. I might be missing the point, but to me, that is the point. One thing you're quite correct on, is that those who attend the EWR on a regular or a semi-regular basis will have seen regular moves from Josh like that on Monday (I assume you mean Heat 11 rather Heat 13, although Josh did pass Stead in Heat 13 as well!), and that's why he is special. And maybe, HT, that's one reason we go there so many times during a season? To see moves like that? I think there's still time for Josh to become a regular part of the GB team and maybe be in the Grand Prix at some point. Time will tell if that happens. If it does happen, it will be great for him and I'll be chuffed for him. But to me, and I suspect to you as well, more important are the thrills he gives with his riding around the EWR? To me, that's what it is all about. All the best Rob