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Berwick Bandits v Leicester Lions CL 13-7-19 @7-00pm


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Well after a 3 week break we welcome back our last opponents, this time in a League Fixture the Lions from Leicester. Team news from our website Berwick using  r/r for NBJ due to illness, while the Lions go like for like replacing the injured Richie Worrall with his lookalike Steve. Shelby Rutherford at Number 7 for the Lions. Heard on Swedish Speedway last night a busload of Lions fans coming up for this meeting which is good to see. Going to be a tough meeting  they will be confident after there last visit here. My predictions have been not bad this season so 45-45.

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27 minutes ago, Normski said:

Well after a 3 week break we welcome back our last opponents, this time in a League Fixture the Lions from Leicester. Team news from our website Berwick using  r/r for NBJ due to illness, while the Lions go like for like replacing the injured Richie Worrall with his lookalike Steve. Shelby Rutherford at Number 7 for the Lions. Heard on Swedish Speedway last night a busload of Lions fans coming up for this meeting which is good to see. Going to be a tough meeting  they will be confident after there last visit here. My predictions have been not bad this season so 45-45.

Sebs here, sort him out a bike

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1 hour ago, Sings4Speedway said:

Same Rutherford who can't make the trip to Plymouth tonight? Shouldn't be allowed to take guest bookings if you cannot fulfil your own fixtures.

Some people gotta work for a livin !!

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8 minutes ago, Sings4Speedway said:

Don't debate that but its a riders choice if they wish to participate in racing or not. Far to often the peripheral clubs like Plymouth get partial visiting teams due to excuses.

He used 1 of the few holiday leave days he had accrued to make the trip to Plymouth in June that was rained off .. He only has a few days owing to him which he has scheduled around his race commitments and as much as he wanted to not let the club down by not making the trip , He couldnt get an unpaid  day off either as other people where on holidays .

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Friends and Family Night again at Shielfield --- and another chance to see 7-time British Champion Scott Nicholls strutting his stuff!

Weather seems set fair (ooops, did I say that out loud?) the Leicester fans have a coachload a-coming and we're gonna have fun.....

Tapes up 7pm

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1 hour ago, raddog said:

He used 1 of the few holiday leave days he had accrued to make the trip to Plymouth in June that was rained off .. He only has a few days owing to him which he has scheduled around his race commitments and as much as he wanted to not let the club down by not making the trip , He couldnt get an unpaid  day off either as other people where on holidays .

We have been there twice 4 days holiday £220 each time in fuel £80 travel lodge and using up day like that means we might not get there for next one as not got many days left to take 

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28 minutes ago, screm said:

Unsure on this weeks rules but would Berwick have the option of using a guest for Jakobsen, that IMO would've been the better option.

Think they can use a guest as he is in Top 3 of our averages. 7.27 to play with at home with the 5% allowance

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2 minutes ago, Normski said:

Think they can use a guest as he is in Top 3 of our averages. 7.27 to play with at home with the 5% allowance

Thanks, a guest would be the best way to go to win this meeting. Maybe trying to save money.

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4 minutes ago, screm said:

Thanks, a guest would be the best way to go to win this meeting. Maybe trying to save money.

Had we had a guest at Scunny would have been a different outcome, 2pts from NBJ rides he scored paid 15 there last season albeit from reserve.

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47 minutes ago, screm said:

Thanks, a guest would be the best way to go to win this meeting. Maybe trying to save money.

Could it maybe be the case that in return for agreeing a points money cut this season the riders were told they could get extra rides from r/r when the  opportunity was there.Saves the promotion paying for a guest and gives the riders a chance to earn some extra points money.No idea if it happened that way but it would be fair to all.

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9 minutes ago, alang said:

Could it maybe be the case that in return for agreeing a points money cut this season the riders were told they could get extra rides from r/r when the  opportunity was there.Saves the promotion paying for a guest and gives the riders a chance to earn some extra points money.No idea if it happened that way but it would be fair to all.

Very possible but with low/dwindling crowds a home defeat wont do anything to help things. As others have said its pretty much all about home meetings.

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2 hours ago, alang said:

Could it maybe be the case that in return for agreeing a points money cut this season the riders were told they could get extra rides from r/r when the  opportunity was there.Saves the promotion paying for a guest and gives the riders a chance to earn some extra points money.No idea if it happened that way but it would be fair to all.

It certainly looks like a cost saving excercise and it shows how tough things must be.  Use of RR will be lot less costly than a guest, with higher points money no doubt and travel, but they need a guest away for certain

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