Shadders

Gonna miss this one sadly. Can't get time off work and they've finally clamped down on my speedway "sickies". It's taken them 6 years to notice, ahh well. Can't see anything but a comfortable home win. Hopefully we come through unscathed for the following nights meeting at Berwick, which I can attend with a quick dash up the ECML Track should be a little wet from the forecast late afternoon/early evening rain, although you never know what your gonna get with the Armadale micro climate.

Some of you Bandits fans clearly need a history lesson 2007: 51-41... One of the weakest looking Bandits sides of recent years against a Rockets side that won the PL play offs 2008: 60-33 2009: 51-42... Even with Adam McKinna & Greg Blair at reserve it was comfortable for the Bandits at the end, despite the performance of the veteran Andrew Silver 2010: 50-40... Despite having Pepe Franc at reserve and the one of the PL's best riders of 2010 Linus Sunstrom, the Bandits won comfortably enough in the end. 2011: 43-41 (abandoned after heat 14 due to curfew)... The closest we've ever been to a win at Shielfield Park in my years as a Rye House fan. The only Rye House PL meeting at Berwick I've missed since my first visit in 2005, due to a rained off meeting earlier in the season. 2012: 50-40... Despite the Bandits losing both reserves in heat 2 they cruised it in the end. The whole evening was all about the Charlie Gjedde circus, but the main reason the Rockets came away with nothing was the shocking performance from guest Ricky Kling. Rockets arrive on the back of a very difficult meeting at Edinburgh on Friday night. Who knows if we'll come away from that unscathed, mentally and physically. Question marks over the fitness of Jason Garrity and Olly Allen who looked a little rusty last Saturday at home to Ipswich. Anders Mellgren is having an real up and down season. Brilliant one week, less than brilliant the next. Kasper Lykke looks down on confidence and can't gate to save his life, something you can't get away with at Berwick. As far as I know this is Pontus Aspgrens first visit to Berwick, so who knows what we're gonna get from him? Add to that Seb Alden must surely have a better meeting than last week and Kozza announced as fit to ride and it all points to a comfortable home win by 10-12 points, even with Liam Carr replacing David Bellego. In fact if the Rockets win I'll kiss Dick Barrie on the centre green after the meeting I should think they'd checked with Rye House before announcing the line ups Ian

A title he's given himself to make him sound important. Doubt there'd be a helmet big enough if he was still racing

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Bull$hit.... Everyone knows most referees act differently in televised meetings.

Parade out now. No rain, but overcast and breezy

They are fussy pedigree racers, so you'd have no chance, especially with that beard

Forget that. Do one of my brothers dogs. Dinner Hunter in the 9pm at Wimbledon.

As I predicted

Met office say 80% chance of heavy rain from 4pm turning to light rain by 10pm Can't see this getting started. I reckon they'll wait until around 5 and call it off, if not earlier.

Would prefer to see Ben Morley rather than Kasper at reserve at home. At least the kid can gate and he's found some aggression recently going into the first bend.

Not good for you Ken, especially with the footie season underway

Running out of available dates. 28th September is free, or another bleedin double header on 7th or 14th. We also have to factor in the KOC should we get past Redcar on 31st August

No need to go for an early rain off unless the track is saturated. Ipswich is out local derby!!

Weird sport. A team dispatched home and away last weekend win comfortably at Redcar, a side that has been up around the top of the league all season.

Rye v Ipswich encounters are usually lively, entertaining affairs. This one should be no different. The possibility of a Jason Garrity return after a long lay off and doubts over Olly Allens arm injury make this a hard one to call. Cameron Heeps was injured at Ipswich last night, so doubts over his fitness too. Hopefully a decent attendance despite the Latvian GP on Eurosport, but the forecast of heavy showers and light rain may put a few off

I'm talking about serious life threatening injuries. I've got a lot of time for Adam, PL winner with Rye House and all round good guy from all reports, but I don't want to see him end up in a wheelchair, or worse

Time for Adam Roynon to call it a day before he does himself some serious damage

I should think the same rule would apply whether he was reserve or in the main 1-5

I've seen a close up photograph of part of the track showing a rock sticking out of it... That ain't normal surely?

Pretty sure that Len & John would've checked with the BSPA, so no problems there. I'm still not 100% convinced that Jason will ride Saturday. It's a tough one against Ipswich. They're no mugs

Steve Boxall is much too good for this league. What a wasted talent

I was under the impression that the green sheets were issued once a month and took effect on the 1st day of each month.

Rider safety is paramount. Nor sure whether Tyson Nelson's fall in heat 3 was anything to do with being blinded by the sun. The delay didn't detract from the enjoyment of the meeting, not for me anyway

Agree with you Bolly. Jason at reserve would be a big ask after so long out. The likelihood is that he'd have to take an extra ride to cover Kasper, who's been less than effective, especially away. He'd be better off at 3 or 4 while he settles in and let Pontus take any extra rides, especially if Jason is feeling his injury during a meeting I'm not totally convinced he'll be back this weekend anyway.