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So he has had competitive speedway races then

Totally agree - what is fascination with keeping deals quiet and then announcing announcement will be at some point in the future??? Fine if club has some sort of social/gathering - but not just for the odd name on the internet. NYB aka Grumpy Old Man

OK - the poster named Starman2006 insists on posting ridiculous questions, which 99% of posters realise do not really need a response, however if original poster does not give a full and frank answer which meets aforementioned Starman's requirements, the aforementioned Starman gets very upset and insists on repeating request for the answer he is looking for - eventually getting in a bad mood. How's that = plain enough - blunt enough??

You had better answer - get's a right strop on if question isn't answered to full satisfaction

Wasn't being at Redcar that was his problem in 2013, he had other issues and would have struggled whatever track he was with. Delighted to see him overcome these "demons" and get back to where he should be

Try it - put a quote up and see how fast you get a sued for libel!

With all that's kicking off on Somerset thread about Holder any thoughts/views on whether Allen is coming in on a 5 or 7 point average??

No need to panic - he was never remotely near the Bears clutches

He now has an EL average so that just gets converted and he has both EL and PL averages to allow double up role.

All reports imply he did want away, not because of any issues with Newcastle, but wanting more Sundays free. Are you saying he refused the deal offered to him at Newcastle??

Bears website states he wanted a midweek track in order to spend more time with family, so probably his decision to move on

Isn't his motive for leaving Newcastle (a Sunday track) still applicable?? Thereby making a return unfeasible.

Dilger 13+3 with Bears back in 2012

Richard Lawson rides at no. 1 for the Bears (weather permitting )

"Lost his way at Redcar (not the first or the last)" - whilst I don't totally disagree with your statement, it really wouldn't have mattered where Kus rode last season - he wasn't in right place in himself to be a fully committed speedway racer. Delighted he is now back to the rider we all know he can be

Firstly best wishes to Matty & Aaron From a neutral speedway fan watching on Sky - an enjoyable meeting, primarily because of the new concept of having a meeting run in thirds - 15-15, 24-6, 4-19 (before nominated heat)resulting in close finish. Entertainment racing wise I have to say was at a premium, but as discussed Berwick are limited with track shape and nearly always tracks around football/rugby pitches have tight entry/exits to bends which means limited passing. I passed comment on Berwick team management after Redcar meeting which cost them a point and it came so close to being deja vu last night, it isn't even "playing a hunch" or "taking a gamble" - not putting Kus out was blatant mismanagement and as mentioned in previous thread top TMs change reserves to maximise who they will and will not beat!

Well Done to Sheffield on their offer to Birmingham Season Ticket holders, something some other tracks could look at doing to give a little encouragement to Brummies fans who have suffered an horrendous season. Full Marks to the promotion

Redcar actually benefitted last season as match at Rye was called off and Redcar finished above Leicester on match points, caused Lions fans and management to really spit their dummies out!! As it turned out we got result in rearranged match anyway Bit of a long shot but Redcar may just benefit this season as we have points in the bag and weather for next few weeks is horrendous. Really is farcical if Redcar and/or Newcastle qualify due to others not getting matches in - but promoters can only look at themselves if they agreed to have a load of blank weeks !!

If all 7 are 6 pointers that's 42 in total - can't see much success with that formula

Yes - the point I was making was that Kus should have had 7 rides before heat 15 & then use Jensen & Bellego

Well done to Berwick - by far the best team on the night and only Summers kept us in the meeting. However If I were a Bandits fan I would be disappointed with the result as 4 points were easily available, Vissing and Wethers very poor and team manager abysmal, obvious to everyone Kus should have had 7 rides and Jensen/Bellego 5 each. Extra point may not be crucial, but who knows?? Certainly when Bandits face tougher opposition they need their troops marshalling with much better efficiency. Good Luck to Bandits for the play offs - lets keep the power in the North

Perhaps I may have distorted the issues, it is probably more likely that Ipswich requested the release, as they would not get a facility as Ellis is the lower reserve, and Ellis would (I assume) be able to earn more riding for Ipswich so he would be ok going along with this. Therefore it would be down to Redcar to make the request, having been turned down previously I guess they didn't even try this time. As to his "wild and wacky accusations" I think the repercussions from his comments speak volumes for how wild and wacky they really were

As per previous post - no fiddle at all. If anything the "fiddle" is Lakeside releasing Ellis and then using Paul Starke - if he is likely to outscore what Ellis would have got! Re rest of your post I think it will be a tight meeting and probably depends more on how the Bears (especially Lemon, Gravesen & Pijper) perform

Apparently Ellis asked to be released to ride for Ipswich and this this was agreed by Lakeside, Nilsson I assume would have told Lakeside he had to ride in Sweden prior to agreeing deal - it seems Sweden always takes priority (note Mellgren is missing for Rye tonight) -on what basis Newman is guesting I know not why!

Swindon v Lakeside tonight isn't a re-arranged meeting, therefore Lawson has to ride for Lakeside and facility available. On Bank Holiday Monday Swindon v Lakeside IS the re-arranged meeting and Lawson has stated he will be riding for Redcar at Scunthorpe.