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It tells you everything that his Polish club have let him race over here, one presumes he will commit to all of Redcar's fixtures whiles he is here.

Goodness knows, that little classic came from the Berwick site.

Surely no club would ever fall for that.

Jensen will be back in Berwick on Saturday, ready for the visit of Glasgow Tigers and hoping his starting technique will have been improved by talking things over with his famous pal, a rider his opponents used to refer to as ‘The Professor’ -- and that his bike will rocket away from the tapes, allowing us to echo Horatio (from Hamlet, Act 1, Scene 1) “And then it started like a guilty thing”

Redcar Bears boss Brian Havelock is racing against time to find a temporary replacement after winter recruit Richard Hall was handed a 30-day ban by the Speedway Control Bureau following his attack on Scunthorpe’s Josh Auty at the Lincolnshire circuit on Sunday. The Ecco Finishing Bears face local rivals Newcastle at the South Tees Motorsports Park tomorrow and Havelock not only has to find an available rider of sufficient quality to fill the number four jacket, but also get the move ratified by the sport’s authorities in time. Hall clashed and came down with Auty in the Bears’ 50-37 victory over the Scorpions and, having regained his feet, walked across and kicked the former Bears rider – a team-mate for two years when they both rode for Sheffield. Hall was fined and thrown out of the rest of the meeting by referee Peter Clarke and subsequently issued a comprehensive apology but the SCB have acted swiftly to increase the punishment. In a statement the Control Bureau stated: “Taking everything into account the penalty is that Hall’s SCB registration will be suspended for 30 days with effect from Monday gone.” Havelock was furious after the incident which marred a second successive impressive victory for the Bears. He said: “I intend to redeclare my 1-7 by bringing in a temporary replacement and will then have to review the situation at the end of the month.” Speculation as to who might step in is rife but the Bears are giving nothing away until any deal is signed sealed and delivered. Fans eagerly hope that whoever arrives can help give the Bears a flying start to the season

Don't see why Hall could at least be allowed to practice during his ban, and go along to give his support to Redcar, but obviously not race. Once his has served his ban then I hope he gets back to his racing with lessons learned. I'm sure Redcar would want to bring in a rider, even if its just for Halls ban, however should that signing started scoring good points Hall might find his absence last a lot longer than just thirty days.

Yes I saw that. it is as you say a very strange thing to say. Poor Smolinski never stood a chance of avoiding Ward, once his bike took off he was just a passenger.

Good to see the BSPA acting so quickly.

Ok you replace Lindgren, who comes in.

Fair point, so for Berwick to displace either Workington or Edinburgh is going to be just about impossible, not unless Berwick can go to the likes of Workington and win.

The averages dictate that Lindgren started the season at No1, Newcastle had no choice, hopefully for you and Newcastle once the first set of CMA`s kick in you will get Robson at No1.

Others could call it EL snobbery, Cook is a rider who's career is very much on the up and all credit to him.

Aye they are a weird bunch over there on the left hand coast.

But why, if your looking to bring in a top scoring No1 then Newcastle would have to make more than one change. That would bring in points in the No1 position but IMO weaken the team in another.

The Newcastle promotion have a history of getting it right when coming to putting teams together, and an equally impressive record in getting the best out of their riders. I`m sure 2014 will be the same.

Edinburgh will almost certainly get a least one more away win and remain undefeated round their own track, so they are a shoe in to qualify, to qualify for the next stage of this competition Berwick will need to win all remaining home meetings and get a couple of away wins along the way, trouble is where that would be I wouldn't know.

Cook has been on fire so far this season, he won the Ben Fund meeting and has only been beating once this season in the PL. I watched him ride to a 15pt maximum last Saturday, he will do more than a decent job for Poole this Wednesday.

Of course you could for go the delights of Workington and nip over to the right hand coast and watch Berwick V Glasgow, a true speedway classic.

Your post is just as ridiculous as Jenga`s was yesterday.

I saw Edinburgh at Berwick last Saturday, and their meeting with Workington look set to be a cracker.

On the one hand its good that Hall has issued an apology, but there should have no bearing on any investigation and/or punishment. He should still bare the consequences of his actions. SCUNTHORPE Scorpions promoter Rob Godfrey has said former rider Richard Hall crossed a line when he kicked Josh Auty as he lay injured on the ground. The incident occurred in heat seven of the Scorpions match against the Redcar Bears yesterday when Auty knocked off Hall as both jostled for position going round the second bend. But as Auty lay injured on the ground Hall jumped up and kicked the stricken Scorpion rider. Hall's actions saw him excluded from the rest of the meeting and fined by referee Peter Clarke while the incident will also be reported to the Speedway Control Bureau for possible further action. Godfrey said: "I thought Josh was in front and I can understand Richard's frustrations but we have a line in speedway and Richard has crossed that. "He couldn't have known what was wrong with Josh and kicking him in the stomach with his steel boot when Josh was down like that could have caused even more injury or internal bleeding." Godfrey added that the referee Peter Clarke made the right decision in excluding Hall from the meeting and he felt that there was little other option left to the official. He said:"There was no other punishment available and he had to exclude Richard. "I'm not sure what we would have done if Richard hadn't been excluded from the meeting but we would have considered not carrying on. "If both had been stood up and a had a bit of handbags then fair enough because there is a place for that in speedway as it gives people a buzz but if someone is on the floor it is totally different. "If the same had happened to Anders Mellgren when he broke his back on Thursday things could have been a lot worse. "Richard went over that line and kicking him could have inflicted more pain on him and possibly some internal bleeding." Godfrey also defended Auty after criticisms from some quarters about his racing with people saying his all action style is dangerous after it has caused crashes before. Godfey added: "Josh is Mr Entertainment and some people don't like his riding but he is a racer and that is what we want." Scorpions manager Dave Peet shared Godfrey's views on Hall's actions. Peet - himself a former referee - said: "There's no room for behaviour like that in speedway or in any sport. "If Josh had suffered internal injuries in the crash, then the affect of being struck at like that could have been very serious. "The referee made the only decision he could make in excluding Richard Hall from the rest of the meeting. "The report will go to the Speedway Control Bureau and then they'll decide whether further action should be taken." Auty suffered tissue damage from the collision and Godfrey is hopeful that he will be fit for Thursday's League Cup match against Sheffield with Claus Vissing been booked as a guest for injured number one Mellgren.

Redcar Bears star Richard Hall has issued an apology and explanation after the incident with Josh Auth at Scunthorpe yesterday which resulted in him being excluded from the rest of the meeting: I would like to make an apology to Josh Auty, Scunthorpe and Redcar Speedway (including my team mates) and spectators present at the Scunthorpe V Redcar League Cup meeting on 6/4/14. During heat 7 Josh knocked me off entering bend 1 of the first lap which resulted in an injury to my shoulder (which I had a major operation to repair last year) and extensive damage to my bike. After getting up from the floor, I heard my bike revving flat out under the air fence which caused the engine to blow up. At the time I was extremely angry, was in a lot of pain and felt devastated at the cost that Josh's actions had resulted in. As I walked to my bike I heard Josh Auty swear at me and out of anger and in the heat of the moment I kicked him, which I immediately regretted. I am sincerely sorry for my actions which I deeply regret. My actions were out of character, I have never acted this way before during a meeting and I accept that I was foolish and wrong to do so. I feel I have let myself and Redcar speedway down on this occasion and am extremely sorry I acted on impulse and out of emotion. I was fined and was expelled from the rest of this fixture which I accept was a fair punishment. Speedway is a high adrenaline and dangerous sport and it is easy to lose your judgement during a moment like this. I have no issues with Josh Auty, my action was performed in the heat of the moment and I sincerely hope the injury caused by his fall heals quickly. I accept that my actions cannot be condoned, I am devastated about the situation I have put myself in due to a split second decision.

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Starke did a reasonable job while at Newcastle a couple of seasons ago, and a more than decent job at Berwick last year. Somerset could've pulled off a very shrewd signing.

That sums it up, which is very sad IMO. We can debate Auty on another day, but today its the actions of Mr Hall that needs to be under scrutiny.