Shadders

Speedway fans are a strange breed. If Berwick were winning at home every week, but the racing was boring and processional you'd still have folk complaining.

It means Swindon pulled a fast one using RR for Ellis last week. Rumours that he's back in the side tomorrow, just 10 days after breaking a bone in his wrist.

They tried to replace Karger last year, but he was injured before he'd had the required meetings. Wells would be handy as he can gate, but my hunch is a return for NBJ. Schlein I think will end up elsewhere.

After a quick calculation, Davey Watt averaging below 3 points. Surely this can't be allowed to continue?

Don't be so sure. His decline has been sad and dramatic. Looks completely shot of confidence. Wasn't even on post meeting track walk. We saw a van leaving shortly after the interval. Decent meeting with close racing, but not a lot of passing. Great max from the captain and Ellis Perks continues to impress. Porsing the stand out rider for the visitors. Need to attend to the public address system on the home straight by the start line. Could hardly hear what was being announced. A welcome if unspectacular win when it looked like the Stars had clawed their way back from a poor start.

Didn't they give this bozo a testimonial recently? What a joke Oh, the irony 😂 The funniest part is you getting wound up about it

After the pre season optimism and promising first meeting it all seems to have stalled before the end of April. Tough decisions need to be made

Garrity left Rye House under a cloud. Doubt he'd be asked back, but you never know. NBJ is available and would welcome a return he told me. Can't see this promotion making knee jerk changes after three meetings, unless Watt decides to step down voluntarily. We don't need a reserve change

Tie was lost last Thursday when Ellis was injured. RR killed us, 17 points over the two legs. No way on earth would Ellis have got near that. Add to Davey Watts pitiful haul of 5 points from 7 rides and there you have it. By my reckoning he's averaging 3.66 after 3 meetings, 2 of them at home. The only opposition riders he's finished ahead of are Bellego, Thorssel & Clegg.

Yeah, you

Swindon benefitted massively using RR for Adam Ellis, by 10 points and we were missing Rob Branford. Those two factors, plus the slick track made the difference. I still think KL will win comfortably. Watt & Robson are woefully out of nick

Oh balls. I must make an appointment at the opticians. Arsenal weren't even formed until 1886. Not even gonna bother to edit that post 😂

Lucky guy. Not been to either of those. Walked round the Lough a few years ago amongst the weeds and derelict buildings before they completely flattened it. Very eerie and dead quiet

At around start time I'll be standing in my kitchen in Hoddesdon cooking dinner after a 12 hour shift at work. First game was October 1970, 4-0 v Everton. My uncle bought a ticket off a tout and bribed the gate man to let me and my brother under the turnstile in the upper east. We sat on his knees. Next game was Boxing Day same year, 0-0 v Southampton on a snow covered pitch. Didn't go again until 1975 when I became a North Bank regular when my parents allowed me to go with mates, until 1882 when I decided I wanted some comfort and nabbed a season ticket in the lower East, almost directly behind the away dugout about half way up. Gave that up after the last game at Highbury. I still remember the ticket number. Block J, row L, seat 80. How sad is that? Nearest thing to a proper pie shop (one that serves liquor) is in Skipton. Been there once. Run by an ex pat up from the smoke. It's not bad, but it looks more like a cafe than a pie shop. Piddling amount of liquor they serve up too.

Been once in the last 2 seasons, the LC defeat to Southampton was the last straw. Don't think I've seen a league match there for 3 or 4 years. Highbury was my temple. This place just feels like a corporate machine just there to empty your wallet. To me, Arsenal FC died the day we left Highbury.

Been to the Abbey three times. First time was the first year Rye rode PL early 2000's, then a CL meeting in the same season I think. Last time was an EL meeting with Poole the Thursday before the Cardiff GP in 2011. That's gonna be my last visit, relocating to the North East in a few weeks. The closest Premiership away track will be Belle Vue, over 200 miles away! The nearest Pie & mash shop 160 miles, Emirates Stadium 335 miles!!I love proper cider too. Like to pop into Riches cider Farm when I'm down at the Oak Tree Arena. Oh, and I'm a Cockney too, born in Bethnal Green

2-1 Kennett

BT Sport have football, baseball & speedway, so it's a no brainer for me. Just have to get the best deal possible when we move home. We were ripped off by Virgin Media when we moved here, so next time I'll read the small print

Yes, but not by much. 14 against 12

Fairly easy win for KL by 12-14 points

Yep, 54.7 seconds

He's no Steve Boxall

Funny how people's memories become clouded over time. The reason John Sampford was let go was because he was unwilling to drop underperforming riders. One of the criticisms of the Silver/Sampford era. I can only think of one rider who was replaced when not injured, Kurt Shields I'll say one thing for him, he knows the rule book inside out. He would've told Sheffield to bugger off when they came calling for Rob Branford last week

All set to make the trip when the fixtures were released, but the car died on me recently. The age and value make repair uneconomic, so it'll have to be updates

That's not clear at all. It says "agreed". That's not the same as gave permission. Could be taken that Sheffield stated that going by the rules, Rob had to race for them. Rockets management agreed without checking first with the BSPA. Not until after the meeting did they bother to check for the official ruling. Probably explains while the team manager was so evasive when interviewed on Saturday. He knew he'd been mugged off by the Tigers. I wouldn't be surprised if one of the Swindon lot told him what the actual ruling is.