I can't think resting Ben Cook is the answer, Zach is riding better lately but we all know Ben has more ability he just hasn't shown it yet this season but I am sure he will.
Klindt is a prime example of inconsistency, 18 at Poole, 5 at Redcar. Zach is always up and down during the season but come the play offs he gives everything and is very reliable .
We clearly were weakened, losing Rushen was a big blow. Nobody knew Edwards,Klindt and especially Jenkins would be so poor. Klindt was very surprising considering he was unbeaten at Poole recently. Everyone did not expect a easy win and it is very easy to say these things after the event.
Not a great line up for Oxford,seem to be relying on Dayle Wood to have a good one, for Edinburgh Kye is flying so should be a very easy home win. Injuries happen and you sometimes get lucky with who you can bring in and sometimes you dont, the guests for Oxford are clearly poor replacements.
Yes it is a business decision to ride in the lower tier where the club gets as much revenue as the top tier but the costs are less, this is partly why the top division only has 6 teams, it must be very difficult to afford top riders especially when you dont get big crowds every week.In football you have to invest massively if you intend to stay in the top division once promoted or you get relegated.
What I don't agree with is why someone has to be excluded, if the incident happened on the first bend it would have been all four back. As it was the first lap, there could be a certain amount of leniency in the rules for this type of incident where no one is really at fault.