Programme editor Mike Hunter asked me not touch tonight's tender subject. I said I would do two Round the Bends, one about interesting swimming costumes I have worn or the aforementioned no-go area.

So if you are reading about nylon swim wear then I have been censored, if you reading this, then Mike must have figured I am not getting myself into too much hot water and let it through.

To say the subject is tender is an understatement and I am not writing these words down as they appear in my head.

Each word is carefully chosen as one word out of place could well result in a lawsuit that might close Edinburgh Speedway.

It's not often I climb up on a high horse and use this column as an attack vehicle but it has gone on for far too long and it's time it was brought out in the open. If it is fated that my small shoulders are to bear the weight of responsibility by being the one who informs the Speedway public, then so be it.

I will not dodge my democratic duty, I shall not stutter, I will not shirk. The paying Speedway public have a right to know, it's been hidden for far too long.

Questions will be asked, the letter column in the STAR will have to expand to four pages to handle the incoming mail from shocked and stunned fans.

Mr Angry from Arena and Mrs Wild from Wolverhampton will appear alongside Master Mad from Manchester and Miss Crazy from Cradley.

When the fans find out what's been going on pen will rattle like sabres and the ink will bubble with fury.

There, I have revealed to you dear reader something that should have been made public to Speedway fans years ago. You may have suspected something but never had all the details.

I hope everything is clear now.