Jump to content
British Speedway Forum

Berwick Bandits Vs Newcastle Diamonds Pl 7.5.16 7.00pm


Recommended Posts

Well I can't see this one off the mark yet so here goes.

 

Well here we have our first away league fixture I hope we can put up a tighter result than when we were there in the Tyne Tweed Trophy last month.

 

Any news regarding who our guests are as I understand it we are missing riders?

Edited by mike7164
Link to comment
Share on other sites

I am at this one and hope all of our riders are too! Watching your team with guests in place of Elite league commited riders is not the same as seeing all 7 of your riders in action. The current situation is killing the sport both sets of fans want to be entertained by the teams without Guests. Robert, Steve and Lewis are the doubling up/down riders who because they are good riders have Elite interests which take priority over our Premier league. Matej Kus has overseas commitments. If Newcastle track guests and lose then the home side will be happy enough to take the points but if we are tracking Guests and win then the home side can feel agrieved.

 

 

Berwick

 

Can a Berwick fan supply the likely Berwick line up

 

Newcastle

 

1. Robert Lambert

2. Viktor Palovaara

3. Matej Kus

4. Ludvig Lindgren

5. Steve Worrall

6. Lewis Rose

7. Danny Phillipps

 

Can anyone run the rule over the Newcastle line up and say who is likely to be replaced by a guest

Edited by dantodan
Link to comment
Share on other sites

I am at this one and hope all of our riders are too! Watching your team with guests in place of Elite league commited riders is not the same as seeing all 7 of your riders in action. The current situation is killing the sport both sets of fans want to be entertained by the teams without Guests. Robert, Steve and Lewis are the doubling up/down riders who because they are good riders have Elite interests which take priority over our Premier league. Matej Kus has overseas commitments. If Newcastle track guests and lose then the home side will be happy enough to take the points but if we are tracking Guests and win then the home side can feel agrieved.

 

 

Berwick

 

Can a Berwick fan supply the likely Berwick line up

 

Newcastle

 

1. Robert Lambert

2. Viktor Palovaara

3. Matej Kus

4. Ludvig Lindgren

5. Steve Worrall

6. Lewis Rose

7. Danny Phillipps

 

Can anyone run the rule over the Newcastle line up and say who is likely to be replaced by a guest

 

Kus and Lambert both riding in the World Championship qualifier at King's Lynn.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Lambert & Kus are both riding in the GP Qualifier at King's Lynn so presumably a guest for Lambert and the dreaded r/r for Kus. Given both fly around Berwick it probably ends any chance we had.

 

It would be nice if the BSPA and promoters would work together and arrange fixtures that would ensure teams are at full strength and avoid obvious clashes like this and Scunthopre on Bank Holiday Monday. If I was a promoter at Newcastle I wouldn't be accepting a fixture knowing there is a fair chance two of my riders would be unavailable (or 3 as it would have been on Monday had Belle Vue not been rained off). If the Newcastle promotion have no say then who is coordinating the fixture list and are they not doing basic checks to identify potential clashes?

 

At the end of the day, as a paying supporter I want value for money and that means watching two 7 man teams. Rider replacement is a complete turn off for me. What would have been a cracker of a match will be ruined. I might have gone to Berwick to watch a full strength team but no way I am going with a guest and r/r. I get that Newcastle signed these riders knowing full well that this would probably happen so ultimately it's their problem but it's the paying public that are being cheated. Surely it can't be that difficult to arrange fixtures that would avoid this sort of clash or rearrange fixtures if necessary.

Edited by NJC71
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Lambert & Kus are both riding in the GP Qualifier at King's Lynn so presumably a guest for Lambert and the dreaded r/r for Kus. Given both fly around Berwick it probably ends any chance we had.

 

It would be nice if the BSPA and promoters would work together and arrange fixtures that would ensure teams are at full strength and avoid obvious clashes like this and Scunthopre on Bank Holiday Monday. If I was a promoter at Newcastle I wouldn't be accepting a fixture knowing there is a fair chance two of my riders would be unavailable (or 3 as it would have been on Monday had Belle Vue not been rained off). If the Newcastle promotion have no say then who is coordinating the fixture list and are they not doing basic checks to identify potential clashes?

 

At the end of the day, as a paying supporter I want value for money and that means watching two 7 man teams. Rider replacement is a complete turn off for me. What would have been a cracker of a match will be ruined. I might have gone to Berwick to watch a full strength team but no way I am going with a guest and r/r. I get that Newcastle signed these riders knowing full well that this would probably happen so ultimately it's their problem but it's the paying public that are being cheated. Surely it can't be that difficult to arrange fixtures that would avoid this sort of clash or rearrange fixtures if necessary.

I agree.
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Lambert & Kus are both riding in the GP Qualifier at King's Lynn so presumably a guest for Lambert and the dreaded r/r for Kus. Given both fly around Berwick it probably ends any chance we had.

 

 

 

It's an FIM meeting, so we should be able to have guests for both.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Hardly Berwick's fault if opposition accept a fixture and then arrive short-handed. Although they won't be short-handed if they are allowed two bloody guests. Oh, to be on the Management Committee.

 

Hardly Newcastle fault either, when the fixtures were drawn up there was no guarantee that Lambert or Kus would be selected for the meeting at Kings Lynn. I am sure with a bit of homework they will be able to cover for their two missing riders.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I don't know about other fixtures that night but with the averages Kus and Lambert have they would be able to get Ostegarrd for Lambert and Robson for Kus, the way they rode around sheilfield the last few weeks I can't see it making them any weaker!

Link to comment
Share on other sites

After the main meeting there is an NJL meeting between the Berwick Border Raiders and the Newcastle Gems.

 

Teams are

 

Berwick

Kevin Whelan

Kieran Douglas

Ryan Morris

Corbin Pavitt

 

Newcastle

Josh Embleton

Dale Pate

Archie Freeman

Jack Wright

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

We have placed cookies on your device to help make this website better. You can adjust your cookie settings, otherwise we'll assume you're okay to continue. Privacy Policy