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CRADLEY will bid to keep their National League title ambitions alive when they host King’s Lynn on Wednesday - looking for revenge after a 44-46 defeat at the Adrian Flux Arena last week.The Heathens are one of three clubs who could finish on 49 points this season, with rivals Birmingham and Eastbourne still to race each other at Perry Barr next Wednesday.Boss Will Pottinger said: “We've still got six meetings left, and all we can do now is make sure we get as many points as possible from those remaining meetings and see where we end up.“We've got to regroup against King's Lynn on Wednesday, we need to approach it in a positive manner and stay focused to make sure we get three points.”
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BERWICK have announced the signing of Anders Mellgren to replace Alex Edberg for the closing weeks of the Premier League season.Mellgren joins the Bandits after racing for Rye House through the year so far, although they will still be unable to track a full line-up as Swedish rider Mathias Thornblom has retuned home following a knock to his neck at Scunthorpe on Friday.Berwick boss John Anderson said: “Alex has been a loyal servant to Berwick over the years. “However, we badly need a win to boost both morale and attendance, and the promotion of the club has decided on bringing Anders up here, subject to official BSPA approval of course, for the last five fixtures in our schedule to beef up the squad and hopefully put a smile back on a few long faces.”
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RYE House Speedway have announced the departure of Andrew Silver from the club.The former England international had been heading the National League operation at Hoddesdon and running the track’s training schools. Current Rockets boss John Sampford is to take charge of the Raiders except on the occasions when there are fixture clashes.The Rye House statement reads: “We would obviously like to thank Andrew for his contribution to the club in what is already building to be a memorable season for the Raiders, and to wish him all the best for the future.“However, the relationship between the two parties has come to a point where the time is right for us to go our separate ways.“We will now focus on the important fixtures that lie ahead for both Rye House teams in what is now the business end of the season, as well as on building towards the longer term future of the club.”
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WEDNESDAY AUGUST 26:ELITE LEAGUE: King’s Lynn v Swindon OFFCITY GEARBOXES NATIONAL LEAGUE: Cradley v King’s Lynn 7.30
THURSDAY AUGUST 27:ELITE LEAGUE: Swindon v Leicester 7.30PREMIER LEAGUE: Ipswich v Peterborough 7.30, Sheffield v Redcar 7.30
FRIDAY AUGUST 28:PREMIER LEAGUE: Edinburgh v Berwick 7.30, Plymouth v Newcastle 7.15, Redcar v Sheffield 7.30, Somerset v Peterborough 7.30CITY GEARBOXES NATIONAL LEAGUE: Coventry v Kent 7pm, Coventry v Mildenhall (follows previous fixture), King’s Lynn v Rye House 7.30
