A wet track Image Credit: Ron MacNeill

NEWCASTLE OFF

NEWS Sunday 19th August 2012, 11:16pm

by Mike Hunter

  Edinburgh Monarchs

Newcastle and Edinburgh are both teams who like to give fixtures every chance of going ahead, but the match tonight looked doomed long before the decision finally came, with the track looking like a path of slime as the truck circulated trying to save it.

The Scotwaste Monarchs were due to field a much weakened team, with Ricky Wells in for Craig Cook, and Luke Chessell and Steven Jones as late call-ups at reserve.

Christian Henry was riding for the Diamonds in spite of his tumble at Birmingham last Thursday, and for sure the Newcastle promotion will be very grateful to Edinburgh for agreeing to return a week on Monday when we will again be looking for two guests.

The restaging is also a 6:30 start.