"If I was asked again, I would definitely look at it, but Chris will tell you that I told him I would only do it as long as I wasn't taking the place of one of the young riders. It is a stepping stone in their careers and they should be in it ahead of me" – Comeback man Jason Crump on the 2021 British Final...and much more.
RHODESIA AND BEYOND
Former Berwick and Sunderland rider Jon Bower on being involved in the only fatal crash in Rhodesian speedway: "Ricky's parents never forgave me, there's always someone to blame – and it was me."
PAPERING OVER THE CRACKS?
"There was one time, when my son was three or four months old, that Holly and I had an argument and after they had gone to bed I thought it would be a good idea to end my life" – a frank interview with Plymouth's Mattie Bates on his mental health struggles.
ALSO IN THIS WEEK'S MAGAZINE
• Aussie Test matches • Colin Meredith's Greatest Gaffer • Now You See Them, Now You Don't: Anthony Barlow • Interview with Mildenhall's Phil Kirk • Potted History of the KO Cup: Scott Nicholls.
