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There are NINE former individual speedway World Champions featured racing at Berwick on our new DVD, plus a 10th competing against the Bandits on his home track.



For a bit of fun, who will be the first to name all nine (or 10) correctly...?



It would be great to meet up with the 'Speedway Family' at Berwick this coming Saturday night for the launch of our brand new Memories of Berwick Speedway DVD.



The triple disc, six-hour set costs just £16 and containing dramatic footage of countless races from the Bandits' two homes - at Berrington Lough and their current location of Shielfield Park.



Anyone who buys a copy of the DVD from Susie and Tony Mac at Berwick on Saturday will receive a free copy of Backtrack magazine, PLUS automatic entry to a free raffle prize draw where you could win a framed copy of the first ever Berwick programme for the opening meeting on May 18, 1968.



The winner and two runners-up in the draw will also receive Retro Speedway goodie bags containing DVDs, a book and magazines.



So this is another good reason to visit Berwick for the Bandits' home Premier League match against Workington Comets on Saturday (Aug 29) at 7.00pm.



Latest weather forecast for the Berwick region on Saturday is good!



Again this isn't my post, but one from the years gone by section. Thinking caps on with the World Champion question.


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There are NINE former individual speedway World Champions featured racing at Berwick on our new DVD, plus a 10th competing against the Bandits on his home track.

For a bit of fun, who will be the first to name all nine (or 10) correctly...?

It would be great to meet up with the 'Speedway Family' at Berwick this coming Saturday night for the launch of our brand new Memories of Berwick Speedway DVD.

The triple disc, six-hour set costs just £16 and containing dramatic footage of countless races from the Bandits' two homes - at Berrington Lough and their current location of Shielfield Park.

Anyone who buys a copy of the DVD from Susie and Tony Mac at Berwick on Saturday will receive a free copy of Backtrack magazine, PLUS automatic entry to a free raffle prize draw where you could win a framed copy of the first ever Berwick programme for the opening meeting on May 18, 1968.

The winner and two runners-up in the draw will also receive Retro Speedway goodie bags containing DVDs, a book and magazines.

So this is another good reason to visit Berwick for the Bandits' home Premier League match against Workington Comets on Saturday (Aug 29) at 7.00pm.

Latest weather forecast for the Berwick region on Saturday is good!

Again this isn't my post, but one from the years gone by section. Thinking caps on with the World Champion question.

 

Ivan Mauger, Hans Neilsen, Per Jonsson, Gary Havelock, Mark Loram, Nicki Pedersen, Tai Woffinden, Greg Hancock, Billy Hamill, Tony Richardsson?

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I am a Berwick speedway spectator who has watched the development of commentary on this forum with growing dismay for some time.

 

I have now joined up to ask that we, the people who want our speedway to continue, get together and take the positive viewpoint of our situation -- and shoot down the ones who try to score points with bile-filled anti-promotion attacks.

 

Come on everybody. Let's work together and make it happen.

 

Nice to read those sentiments, Thinker -- but if you have positive ideas to help the club, please don't keep them for on here, send an e-mail to the club@berwickbandits.co address and they'll be considered.

 

As for trying to discourage anti-promotion attacks, I really wish you well, but.......

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Ivan Mauger, Hans Neilsen, Per Jonsson, Gary Havelock, Mark Loram, Nicki Pedersen, Tai Woffinden, Greg Hancock, Billy Hamill, Tony Richardsson?

You will have to add Sam Ermalenko and Jason Crump to your list that would make 12 what I don t understand is ,would you not have to have see video
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Ivan Mauger, Hans Neilsen, Per Jonsson, Gary Havelock, Mark Loram, Nicki Pedersen, Tai Woffinden, Greg Hancock, Billy Hamill, Tony Richardsson?

 

With you with all of the names except Tony Rickardsson who I don't think rode at Berwick, maybe Berrington.

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Let's (from an ousiders view) break this down:

 

1 - Barker was loaned to Berwick, until he got injured then Berwick took him out of the 1 - 7, so, when he signed for Peterborough, he wasnt on loan at the Bandits and therefore entitled to sign for the Panthers (or anybody else, in fact).

 

2 - Who "dropped" Ben barker has nothing to do with it. the Worker thing is a red herring on your part. I'd have a sick-note saying I'm off for a month (or whatever) but If I sign back off the sick before then, I can still go and work for who I like - depending on the contract. Barker isn';t employed by Berwick so is under no pressure to go back there at all.

 

3 - Barker may or not have misled Berwick. He was told his season was prob over and reported such to Bandits. Medical opinion can be often wrong and this one of those cases it seems to me.

 

4. Nothing smells iffy.

 

To answer your points:

 

1. "Barker was loaned to Berwick, until he got injured then Berwick took him out of the 1 - 7"

This misses my point - that it wasn't so much that Berwick dropped him, more the case that Barker declared himself unfit for the rest of the season, and it was only then that Berwick 'dropped' him, however according to the Berwick statement they say they made clear to Barker that upon his recovery his team place would still be there.

Under those particular circumstances the least Barker could have done was to even make just one 'courtesy call' phone call to Berwick rather than just swan off elsewhere.

Your point that: "so, when he signed for Peterborough, he wasnt on loan at the Bandits" - again this misses my point that this was brought about by Barker's self-declaration to Berwick that his season was over. Also key to this is that Berwick say in their statement that they made clear to Barker that upon recovery from injury his team place would still be there.

 

2. I'm fully aware of how contracts work, and I did use the 'may' when I myself referred to his loan terms. However that misses my point that were it not for the injury - and Barker's self-declaration to Berwick that his season was over due to injury - then Barker would still be under his loan conditions. In other words, the sole reason for Barker being 'dropped' was Barker's own declaration as to fitness and that his season was over.

 

3. I agree that he may or may not have misled Berwick, and would probably have been based upon medical advice. However, ultimately it seems Barker declared to Berwick that his season was over due to injury and it was for that sole reason that Berwick 'dropped' him. However, also key here is that Berwick say in their statement that they made clear to Barker that should he recover then his place was still there. That is where it seems to me that Barker should have had the grace to at least make a 'courtesy call' telephone call to Berwick - if he's a 'hired hand' then fine, but he was still being given employment by Berwick. I've been in the situation of being freelance myself but I know I would have given far more courtesy to a client - even if I didn't 'technically' need to do so. That's where it stinks to high heaven to me. Barker seems to be morally bereft in my eyes and he doesn't come out of this well at all.

 

4. It may mot stink to you and that's fine, but it sure does stink to high heaven to me.

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