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This is one of the reasons i,m going to Stockholm (indoor track)...bad enough having a rain off in this country (GB) but im not paying hundreds of pounds not to see any racing!!

Some good racing last night but the meeting took an age to complete due to crashes (get well soon Danny Phillips) track work and air fence repairs. A good effort from Workingtons two guset riders Kapser Lykke and Liam Carr ( a possible siging for the Comets ?) Although it was good to get the win it was a point gained by our play off rivals Newcastle who were good value and never gave up but were helped by two Tac rides.

Has been said many times season too long, make it April to September, cannot really see Workington making it to the Play offs, too many meetings to fit in and some very tough matches as well!!

Capital letter at the begining of a sentence please. Any way back to the real world, Chris Mills is out tonight (ill), Danny Phillips guests.

Gusets for the Comets are Kasper Lykke for Ashley Morris and Liam Carr for Simon Lambert.

I think its called Speedway four guys going round in circles..... Its been that long i had to look in an old programme to check who the opposition is . Anyhoo hope we get this on .....oh the weather is for showers throughout the day...which is nice.

Still waiting for a reply in 10 yrs time.................

Unfortunatley NO, bad news for Berwick Speedway and British Speedway in general, where else can you pay for a product and receive nothing , nil , zilch.....not really legal but who gives a damn...still the Speedway fans will always come back.....

Cannot see Workington making the play offs now.

Michael Max and Hoggy are good.

http://www.workingtoncomets.co/news/article.asp?id=100342

The Comets take on the Scorpions (Bill Haley v Klaus Meine) in this PL match that is a must win if Worky have any chance of making the play offs (deja vu)....oh the weather does not look too good but its early days...

I agre with you guys about fuel and other expenses , i was just trying to make the point about the inconsistentces of promoters regarding refunds when meetings are called off regardless of the reason and the illegalites of not paying refunds!! Maybe it would have been a good idea not to open the turnstiles if there was a risk of the meet not going ahead...... Disagree.

Not defending Workington here but at least the Sheffield fans got their money back un like Workington fans at Berwick recently........

Heavy rain forecast for Sunday.....might struggle to qualify due to lack of meetings...no meeting penciled in for next weekend?

A must win meet for Worky if we have any hopes left of making the top six play offs......Richard Lawson guests for the Tigers. Workington in no particular order : Bach Campton Jorgensen (g) R/R Grajczonek Fox (g) Lambert

Agree a shorter season , no double points rule, less double upper/downers, oh and slick meetings if possible!! Neil Middleditch declared in todays Star that the draft rider system is flawed and the NL should feed the PL and the PL should feed the EL.........whoosh!!!

The future ....just a few amateur meetings in Britain and left to watch Swedish League and GPs on the tv.

First GP abroad this year in Stockholm.

Just go in im sure you will get your money back if its off

Meeting off

Yes we had a war cry after the defeat, i too remember the home defeats at Workington in the 70s/80s week after week but kept going unlike some fickle Speedway fans today.

Tough one tonight if it goes ahead, weather clear and warm at the moment but the forecast is for heavy rain all day and night.

My post from the Birmingham thread: Sad to hear of Birminghams demise, really feel for the Brummies fans ...it seems incredible that a major city cannot support Speedway, about three years ago i visited the stadium for the first time to see a Cradley meeting and the crowd was bigger tha most PL/EL teams can muster!! I usually feel quite optimistic about the future of Speedway in this country but with Birmingham closing and the future of Eastbourne looking very doubtful for next year things do not look good. With many clubs struggling to encourage fans to attend it seems that only Poole and Lakeside are maintaining good attendances, im sure someone will put me right if im wrong. Things fans are not happy with include double uppers/downers (many teams missing riders virtually every week) no continuity with fixtures (maybe we need to have fortnightly matches instead of every week?), long drawn out meetings, i know crashes cannot be accounted for but sometimes this is no excuse for matches taking nearly three hours for 15 hts of Speedway..... Also many promoters taking supporters for a ride with rained off meetings and no monies being paid back......not really legal...oh and the dreaded Joker/double point rule....get rid of it!

Good to see a post from Halifax tiger , expected that score from Edinburgh last night probably not many Comets fans travelled up North..... The Monarchs looking strong favourites for the League......but things can change in the play offs!!