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In terms of a new signing its shut,though it seems that should Ipswich suffer another (which we hope not) then they`d be allowed to bring in one of their own assets,average permitting of course.

Yes its a bit off thread but Id like to congratulate GRT Media on their dvd production of the recent Under-21 meeting at Berwick.The coverage is excellent,the pre-meeting and during the meeting interviews are decent,the pronunciation of some of the Polish riders is a bit ropey but that doesnt take away from an excellent speedway dvd.

Forecast is decent for tomorrow so there shouldnt be any problems weatherwise.Saturday will be bright and breezy with no rain.

Berwicks Liam Carr will be guesting at reserve for Edinburgh.

You can change Patryk Dudek from very unlikely to completely unlikely.

Bad luck for Ben,looks like Ipswich will need guests for the forseeable future,the one good thing there is thanks to Barkers average they should have a very healthy choice of guests.

It could be Alden but maybe he wasnt signed in time,the next rider below Smith in the averages at the minute is Wethers but Im sure there will have been a cut-off date to clarify the starting line-up which might bring Aspegren into the picture. So in short its anyones guess.

Can we take there`ll be no new rider for the Diamonds this saturday.

Berwick will be without Paul Starke that night as he will be riding in the NLRC,also they wont be able to call on Liam Carr for the same reason.Kozza Smith should be taking part in the Longtrack GP Qualifier in Germany on Sunday 22nd,whether that means he misses this fixture might come down to if he can get to Germany in time for the meeting to sign in and if practice on the saturday is compulsery.

Or Newcastle could come up to Berwick on saturday,win,which should give them a condidence boost ahead of their last remaining fixtures.I understand the reservation from some Newcastle fans,a few seasons ago Berwick went into the Young Shield meetings as the form team,a couple of challenge meetings against Redcar & Edinburgh if I remember correctly saw the team desimated by injuries.

Its isnt in the Berwick fixture list either,just down as tba.

It would be a great shame if Newcastle have to ride for the rest of the season with r/r as it puts great pressure on the others who have to cover his rides,so hopefully a new signing will be named.

Newcastle have already won a number of trophies this season,and may go on to win more,so you`d think it only sporting that Berwick win this trophy,love thy neighbour and all that.Also,think of our trophy cleaning lady,she will have to seek other employment over the winter as our trophy cabinet isnt excatly brimming at the minute.

Berwick Bandits rider Ricky Ashworth has been taken off a life support machine and is now breathing unaided, it emerged tonight. The Salford-based speedway rider remains in a coma at Hull Royal Infirmary, where he has been ever since his accident during Berwick’s away meeting at Scunthorpe almost four weeks ago. But there was more encouraging news tonight when Bandits team manager Ian Rae and his family went to visit Ricky in hospital. He was warmly greeted by Ricky’s dad Dave, step mum Pam and sister Jade. The rider has been moved out of the high dependency unit and is responding to voices. A statement on the Berwick Bandits facebook page read: “Ricky is now out of the High Dependancy Unit and now in a very small ward. He is no longer on a life support system and is breathing unaided. Although Ricky remains in an un induced coma , he is responding to voices. “Today when Ian took Ricky’s hand and spoke to him Ricky responded by opening his eyes and squeezing Ian’s hand. “Doctors are continually monitoring his situation and it is hoped that Ricky will be transferred to a neurological ward in a hospital in his home town of Salford in the next few days.” Ricky’s sister Jade revealed on a social networking site at the weekend that Ricky had ‘squeezed her hand’ when she sat at his bedside.

The Longtrack Qualiflier GP takes place on Sept 22nd,Berwick are at home to Rye House on the 21st,hopefully Smith will be at Shielfield.

If Newcastle are about to introduce a new rider,one thing that might help them is that now the leagues in Poland have gone into their play-offs,thats bound to have freed up a number of riders that otherwise would be in Poland on a Sunday.

Your right,figures taken from the BASPA site show that Wethers started on a 5-66 average,his current figure is 6-73.That suggests a more than decent season,a return to the Berwick line up for next year might depend on what Edinburgh do with him.

Regrettably, we must announce that team manager Sean Courtney has decided, with immediate effect, to step down from active involvement with the club. A combination of factors have led to Sean taking this difficult decision with conflicting work and family commitments ultimately meaning that he felt he is no longer able to give his team manager obligations the full focus that they require. Sean has requested that we pass on his very best wishes to all supporters, staff and sponsors of the Tigers. From the Tiger Offical site.

Wouldnt disagree with you on those three,but we`ll have to wait to see how Smith gets on with his Longtrack GP Qualifier as if he qualifys there would be little point in signing him given the amount of weekend meetings he would miss.

Hopefully the recent under-21 meeting did that,though with Berwick being saturday night track its a bit of a gamble taking on a rider who is very likely to be called into international meetings on a saturday or Sunday,especially if those meetings dont carry a facility.So maybe a rider who is just out of the under-21 meetings zone but young enough to have his best days infront of him should be on the radar.Hopefully our scouting system will come up with such a rider,or of course we could produce our own but thats not a quick fix. I think the point is that by having a decent asset base,not only would it give Berwick more of their own riders to choose from but it would mean they wouldnt have to pay out on loan fees and keeping money within the club cant be a bad thing.Also if our asset base was big enough we could actually see money coming into the club.

IMO its the rider who is responsible for his bike and what goes on around it,that said you`d think either the Berwick management,a fellow teamate or one of the Berwick pit crew wouldve niticed.

Giving the start Berwick made,to get to 36pts is something of an achievement.Rye House has never been a happy hunting ground for Berwick so another hammering there isnt a surprise,it wasnt helped of course by our No1 going out and winning the first heat only to find he`d done so without a dirt deflecter,which is unprofessional IMO and shouldve been noticed.

Sums things up pretty well.

55pts should easily be achieveable for Rye House this afternoon for the Rockets.

Not if his Polish side havent made the play-offs which start next weekend,but your right I cant see Lebedevs at Newcastle or anywhere else for that matter.