The White Knight Posted October 5, 2015 Report Share Posted October 5, 2015 (edited) Thanks to everyone who could turn up today and did an amazing shift. Changed the air fence washing method and we managed to complete half the fence washing, and storing, and miles cleaner than what we achieved last year. A fabulous effort that also saw the kick boards removed, de-nailed, cleaned and stored, as well as taking down the back straight blue mesh and again stored. With the weather so good, everyone stuck at the task and eventually ended the shift just before 5.00pm. Puts us well ahead of schedule, which should now see the remainder of the air fence panels finished and stored. Might even have time now to repair some metal fence damage and start on replacing the 7 loose fence posts. I mentioned regularly 'stored' above because, we like Northside, also had visitors during our blank Sunday 2 weeks ago, and they did quite a bit of damage to the dogs stuff as well as ours. The damage was tackled during the day on our second last meeting, and no one would have realised that when attending that meeting. Hope it's a one off, as we have been trouble free from the yobs for a number of years now, but it was strange that they must have known they would not have been interrupted with a rare non speedway Sunday. Back to the track work, those who can make it please note we will be continuing with the track work both next week(11th) and the week after(18th), of course weather permitting. See you then. I don't agree with you regarding Mr. Lindgren, I doubt we will ever see eye to eye on that. However - I do have to say that I admire your efforts regarding Track work Season by Season.* Well done to all those who do the work. *Please Note: This is not a platitude. Edited October 5, 2015 by The White Knight 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandelion Posted October 7, 2015 Report Share Posted October 7, 2015 Thought I would make myself an account here as I have been a reader for longer than I have been visiting the meetings, glad to hear that the Diamonds are back for 2016!! Only my third season of going Steve Worrall-Must keep!! Been great this season Ludvig Lindgren-Another must keep, I don't know why he is so unpopular, by far our most entertaining and best rider (And Steve ) Lewis Kerr-Hope he rides in 2016 and it'd be great to see him back at Newcastle but not above the two I've just mentioned Anton Rosen-Great rider, great talent, not for Britain though, Having watched him in Sweden, he is a completely different rider here Lewis Rose-Hope to see Lewis back next year at reserve, steal on his average too, again Tero Aarnio-Has been A LOT better than I expected him to be, love to see him back again Christian Henry-Not very entertaining and very disappointing, hope he recovers well from his injury but sorry Simon Nielsen-Great, class rider but I fear for his team place with the rumours about reserves Team thoughts: 1. Aaron Summers 8.37 2. Tero Aarnio 5.00 / Christian Henry 4.97 3. Steve Worrall 8.04 4. Richie Worrall 6.84 5. Ludvig Lindgren 7.00 6. Rob Branford 3.40 (Or a new rider, doubt Rob would ride for us) 7. Lewis Rose 3.84 What happened to Stuart Robson? I only saw the last part of him the year before and he seemed really popular here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandelion Posted October 7, 2015 Report Share Posted October 7, 2015 Thought I would make myself an account here as I have been a reader for longer than I have been visiting the meetings, glad to hear that the Diamonds are back for 2016!! Only my third season of going Steve Worrall-Must keep!! Been great this season Ludvig Lindgren-Another must keep, I don't know why he is so unpopular, by far our most entertaining and best rider (And Steve ) Lewis Kerr-Hope he rides in 2016 and it'd be great to see him back at Newcastle but not above the two I've just mentioned Anton Rosen-Great rider, great talent, not for Britain though, Having watched him in Sweden, he is a completely different rider here Lewis Rose-Hope to see Lewis back next year at reserve, steal on his average too, again Tero Aarnio-Has been A LOT better than I expected him to be, love to see him back again Christian Henry-Not very entertaining and very disappointing, hope he recovers well from his injury but sorry Simon Nielsen-Great, class rider but I fear for his team place with the rumours about reserves Team thoughts: 1. Aaron Summers 8.37 2. Tero Aarnio 5.00 / Christian Henry 4.97 3. Steve Worrall 8.04 4. Richie Worrall 6.84 5. Ludvig Lindgren 7.00 6. Rob Branford 3.40 (Or a new rider, doubt Rob would ride for us) 7. Lewis Rose 3.84 What happened to Stuart Robson? I only saw the last part of him the year before and he seemed really popular here 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HadrianDog Posted October 8, 2015 Report Share Posted October 8, 2015 and football is only a sport if someone scores a goal (IMO),,, otherwise its a waste of 2hrs,,, football in Newcastle is'nt entertaining, and that team will never win anything, but the fans still go And some less discerning people are very easily pleased. The sad thing is that in bygone days speedway had the same level of 'automatic' support. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chopper Posted October 11, 2015 Report Share Posted October 11, 2015 [quote) 6. Rob Branford 3.40 (Or a new rider, doubt Rob would ride for us) Not sure about that certainly a track he goes we'll on. Chopper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dantodan Posted October 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2015 Not much going on now so maybe you are looking for speedway items to while away the time until next march Why not have a look at my 3 websites and if you have any interesting photos etc perhaps you can scan them and send the images to me for inclusion on the website(s) http://www.defunctspeedway.co.uk http://www.newcastlespeedwayhistory.co.uk http://www.newcastlecyclespeedway.co.uk Website 1 covers Defunct Tracks and a whole lot more besides the sports defunct tracks Website 2 is the unofficial history of Newcastle Speedway, I say unofficial but as there is no "official" history website and you want Newcastles history then this is the site to visit. Website 3 Is the history of Cycle Speedway around the Newcastle area I think you will be suitably impressed by the three websites and hope you may be able to help us provide an even better set of websites Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevePark Posted October 13, 2015 Report Share Posted October 13, 2015 http://www.newcastlediamonds.co/news/article.asp?id=100467 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dantodan Posted October 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2015 I have said throughout season 2015 that our team of second strings could not be expected to win trophies. At the end of the year only Steve Worrall has covered himself in glory averaging over 8 points a match but despite him being a class act at Brough Park, he did not do so well away from home. I think we need Steve next year and another rider capable of 8 points a match, his brother Richie is capable of acheiving 8 points plus. I would be happy with the Worrall twins leading us in 2016 and the promoters would have to fill the other 5 slots with "prospects" Lewis Rose yes and maybe Tero Aarnio but none of the other riders from our 2015 team. There are better riders out there and I hope we will sign them. I believe Ludvig Lindgren is an important cog in the diamonds machine. I would be happy to see him back again. Ludde is great to watch Isn't it great to be talking about riders for 2016! The promoters are willing to run again. I hope we get more fans through the turnstiles to help us stay afloat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The White Knight Posted October 14, 2015 Report Share Posted October 14, 2015 I have said throughout season 2015 that our team of second strings could not be expected to win trophies. At the end of the year only Steve Worrall has covered himself in glory averaging over 8 points a match but despite him being a class act at Brough Park, he did not do so well away from home. I think we need Steve next year and another rider capable of 8 points a match, his brother Richie is capable of acheiving 8 points plus. I would be happy with the Worrall twins leading us in 2016 and the promoters would have to fill the other 5 slots with "prospects" Lewis Rose yes and maybe Tero Aarnio but none of the other riders from our 2015 team. There are better riders out there and I hope we will sign them. I believe Ludvig Lindgren is an important cog in the diamonds machine. I would be happy to see him back again. Ludde is great to watch Isn't it great to be talking about riders for 2016! The promoters are willing to run again. I hope we get more fans through the turnstiles to help us stay afloat No place for Lewis Kerr? Shame on you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diamond@heart Posted October 14, 2015 Report Share Posted October 14, 2015 English said: “We would be looking to keep Steve Worrall in the side next year and although he has had a very good season he still has targets to improve on. If Worrall manages to put an extra point on his away average then he will become one of the top number ones in the league instead of a good number one.” He added: “In the end we weren’t good enough to finish in the playoff places this season but we need to focus on putting that right next year. In 2016 we would be looking to build our team with one of our top two riders having around an 8 point average and work our way down from there.” So reading between the lines, if they want to keep Steve Worrall and Richie has stated that he wants to ride with his brother next year (in the PL?? or EL??), does that mean we are likely to see the two of them at Brough, sorry Newcastle Stadium in the same team next year?? If they want one or two 8 point men to lead the team who will that person be or is it S Worral (BSPA website 8.04, Newcastle website 7.46!!). Where would that leave Kerr, Henry (assuming he is coming back to racing, had a number of seasons with bad injuries) and Lindgren?? You would think Lindgren would get a slot with the promotion having bought him as an asset or maybe they will try and recoup some of the fee paid in loan fees?? So we could potentially have: S Worrall 8.04 R Worrall 6.84 L Kerr 7.04 L Lindgren 7.00 Leaving 13.58 for 3 riders, if two of those riders are 3.00 NL draft riders that would leave 7.58. We also look at some of the riders who finished last year in decent form: S Worrall 8.04 R Worrall 6.84 L Kerr 7.04 L Lindgren 7.00 T Aarnio 5.00 L Rose 3.84 A N Other 4.74 I am not saying this or any of the above will feature in the 2016 Diamonds lineup, but by the sounds of things, they want Stevie in the team but is he the 8 point man or is someone coming in above him and if they are, does that spell the end for others?? Will be interesting to see what happens after the AGM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevePark Posted October 14, 2015 Report Share Posted October 14, 2015 English said: “We would be looking to keep Steve Worrall in the side next year and although he has had a very good season he still has targets to improve on. If Worrall manages to put an extra point on his away average then he will become one of the top number ones in the league instead of a good number one.” He added: “In the end we weren’t good enough to finish in the playoff places this season but we need to focus on putting that right next year. In 2016 we would be looking to build our team with one of our top two riders having around an 8 point average and work our way down from there.” So reading between the lines, if they want to keep Steve Worrall and Richie has stated that he wants to ride with his brother next year (in the PL?? or EL??), does that mean we are likely to see the two of them at Brough, sorry Newcastle Stadium in the same team next year?? If they want one or two 8 point men to lead the team who will that person be or is it S Worral (BSPA website 8.04, Newcastle website 7.46!!). Where would that leave Kerr, Henry (assuming he is coming back to racing, had a number of seasons with bad injuries) and Lindgren?? You would think Lindgren would get a slot with the promotion having bought him as an asset or maybe they will try and recoup some of the fee paid in loan fees?? So we could potentially have: S Worrall 8.04 R Worrall 6.84 L Kerr 7.04 L Lindgren 7.00 Leaving 13.58 for 3 riders, if two of those riders are 3.00 NL draft riders that would leave 7.58. We also look at some of the riders who finished last year in decent form: S Worrall 8.04 R Worrall 6.84 L Kerr 7.04 L Lindgren 7.00 T Aarnio 5.00 L Rose 3.84 A N Other 4.74 I am not saying this or any of the above will feature in the 2016 Diamonds lineup, but by the sounds of things, they want Stevie in the team but is he the 8 point man or is someone coming in above him and if they are, does that spell the end for others?? Will be interesting to see what happens after the AGM. The averages listed on the website are last seasons (2015) starting averages. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandelion Posted October 14, 2015 Report Share Posted October 14, 2015 [quote) 6. Rob Branford 3.40 (Or a new rider, doubt Rob would ride for us) Not sure about that certainly a track he goes we'll on. Chopper I know but why leave Edinburgh if they offer him a team place for us? He has no reason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The White Knight Posted October 15, 2015 Report Share Posted October 15, 2015 I know but why leave Edinburgh if they offer him a team place for us? He has no reason Reason, I suspect, will have little to do with it. The money however............................................... Or - am I a cynic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandelion Posted October 15, 2015 Report Share Posted October 15, 2015 Reason, I suspect, will have little to do with it. The money however............................................... Or - am I a cynic. Yes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruffdiamond Posted October 16, 2015 Report Share Posted October 16, 2015 Reason, I suspect, will have little to do with it. The money however............................................... Or - am I a cynic. YES,,, amongst other things Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diamond_ren Posted October 17, 2015 Report Share Posted October 17, 2015 Providing the points limit stays the same I'd like to see this team next season... 1) Stevie Worrall 2) Anton Rosen 3) Richie Worrall 4) Ludvig Lindgren 5) Lewis Kerr 6) Adam Ellis 7) Lewis Rose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chopper Posted October 17, 2015 Report Share Posted October 17, 2015 Reason, I suspect, will have little to do with it. The money however............................................... Or - am I a cynic. Lol I seriously doubt a 3 something rider is going to be walking in demanding big dollars. Chopper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HadrianDog Posted October 17, 2015 Report Share Posted October 17, 2015 Providing the points limit stays the same I'd like to see this team next season... 1) Stevie Worrall 2) Anton Rosen 3) Richie Worrall 4) Ludvig Lindgren 5) Lewis Kerr 6) Adam Ellis 7) Lewis Rose With one change of Tero for Adam or poss. Anton, I would cert. think that 'fortress Brough' would be back for sure. Might even pick up some away points too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dantodan Posted October 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 I would like to hear that we have brought back Richie Worrall for 2016 Richie and Steve would be Heat Leaders in 2016. Also Tero Aarnio if we can get him in on a reserve average. Little Aarnio is a good prospect if in 2016 he could start in a reserve berth. We should find a reserve slot for Lewis Rose. Nice guys Christian Henry and Anton Rosen should be moved on. You have to let go decent riders if a better prospect comes along so come on George sign us some match winning riders and let Christian and Anton go. Lewis Kerr has a question mark over him. He is our rider and if he still wants to ride in 2016 let us start with Lewi next March and see if he still has fire in his belly, No one will feel bad about Lewi if he started and found riding too much for him. Ludvig Lindgren A Newcastle contracted rider. Ludde is great to watch and as he is contracted I would expect him back in 2016 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arson fire Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 (edited) Kenneth Bjerre Aarnio/Henry/Rosen Steve Richie Kerr Branford Rose Yes please and just fits if 42.5 and 3 point brit at reserve. I would like to hear that we have brought back Richie Worrall for 2016 Richie and Steve would be Heat Leaders in 2016. Also Tero Aarnio if we can get him in on a reserve average. Little Aarnio is a good prospect if in 2016 he could start in a reserve berth. We should find a reserve slot for Lewis Rose. Nice guys Christian Henry and Anton Rosen should be moved on. You have to let go decent riders if a better prospect comes along so come on George sign us some match winning riders and let Christian and Anton go. Lewis Kerr has a question mark over him. He is our rider and if he still wants to ride in 2016 let us start with Lewi next March and see if he still has fire in his belly, No one will feel bad about Lewi if he started and found riding too much for him. Ludvig Lindgren A Newcastle contracted rider. Ludde is great to watch and as he is contracted I would expect him back in 2016 Is Kerr not a Kings Lynn rider? Edited October 18, 2015 by Arson fire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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