Charlie Signs Tigers Tamed Earth Back on its Axis!

Well that was quite a couple of days. Must admit my productivity was down on Friday as I sat waiting for news on our new signing. All sorts were going through my mind Chris Schramm good rider not a number one, Robin Aspergen plenty of promise but likewise, Steve Boxall nooooooooo! don't go back there again, then finally a flashing red light on the Blackberry and its Charlie Gejedde yes!!! Class rider who if he applies himself could yet turn us into a force to be reckoned with. Fair play to Uncle Len for pulling that one off. So Saturday was approached with renewed confidence Sheffield have gone for what Neil Machin calls "strength in depth" well that was his story anyway. Looking at the Tigers line up I was up for a 10 point win provided Joe Haines didn't return to something like his best. In the end in the words of an ex football pundit we won it with a cigar on. Hopefully one day I'll get my wish and Josh Auty will become a permanent Rocket there's no doubting our adopted Yorkshire son is class and bound to cause us a problem when Scunthorpe come down later in the season. Sad to see Leigh Lanham go top rider and thoroughly nice bloke to boot as he said though never say never and I can still see him wearing blue and yellow sometime in the future. Must admit when we were 28-8 in front after 6 heats I was thumbing through the record books to find our biggest win over Sheffield was 69-23 in the second leg of the play off final in 2007. In the end I didn't need that bit of trivia but it was still a convincing way to start the league campaign and one that saw the glint returning to Uncle Len's eye in the pits afterwards. It appears Jordan may well be back for the Panther Challenge on Saturday although to be honest I'd rather he gave it another week and didn't risk things in what after all will be a pleasant night, an old boys reunion, but in the end a meaningless meeting. Jason Bunyan back from New Zealand Charlie making his competitive debut and Jordan back in the line-up for the visit to Leicester on Easter Saturday now that would be worth looking forward to. All we want now is someone to sort out Tyson's visa application...anyone got a rubber stamp? Up The Rockets!