NeilWatson

The comment also shows his total lack of understanding of how averages are calculated. and applied.

PETERBOROUGH’S Emil Grondal is recovering after a high-speed crash in Denmark on Wednesday. Grondal was involved in an horrific pile-up with Patrick Hougaard during Holstebro’s Super League match at Grindsted. He suffered multiple injuries including a cracked (but not broken) hip, a punctured lung and internal bleeding. A major concern was that he did not have full feeling in his legs after the crash; however, this has now thankfully returned, although he is unable to take the weight of walking at this stage. Panthers promoter Ged Rathbone said: “I’ve spoken to people who were there, they tell me this was a dreadful crash and there’s absolutely no doubt that Emil’s neck brace and helmet saved him from very, very serious injuries. “He’s been completely battered down his right-hand side especially, but he’s going to be attempting to walk again later today hopefully, and obviously it’s a huge relief that the feeling is back in his legs. “This sort of thing is another reminder of the dangers of the sport, and the risks the riders take for their careers and for our entertainment. “Despite his injuries, Emil is a typical speedway rider so he’s already talking about hopefully getting back racing by the middle of June! “Over the next few days we’ll get a clearer idea of whether that will be possible, and we have a break in our own schedule at the moment so we’ll keep in touch with him and monitor his recovery process. “Emil made a great start to the season with us, he’s come back to the club in good shape and we hope he isn’t going to be out for too long.” All at Peterborough Speedway would like to wish Emil well for his recovery, and we look forward to seeing him back at the East of England Arena as soon as possible. ENDS

I’ve explained above why the CL average wasn’t used. Not sure how using 5.90 rather than 5.61 is to our advantage!

Not in Bradley’s case as he has established averages not assessed averages - it’s simply that his established Premiership average is more recent than his established Championship average. (Art 16.2.1.6)

That’s always been the case, the BWD situation is a bit of an outlier as he’s ridden CL in 2018, simply not achieved a new average at the appropriate time.

Art 16.2.7 states that the most recently established MA will be used. Bradley gained a Premiership MA on 1st May, but he did not gain a Championship MA on 1st May (as he hadn't ridden in the CL prior to 24th April) , hence his Premiership MA is the most recently established one so is converted for his inclusion in our team.

Bradley Wilson Dean comes into the Peterborough team on his converted PL average of 5.90 (Art 16.2.7).

PETERBOROUGH have moved to bring 2017 team member Bradley Wilson-Dean back to the club. The New Zealand star returns to the T.Balfe Construction Panthers as a replacement for Nike Lunna, who broke his ankle in a crash when guesting for Workington at Scunthorpe last Friday. Wilson-Dean is available after completing a short-term stint with the Comets as injury cover, and ironically showed his liking for the East of England Arena with a bumper 13+1 score in their victory over the Panthers earlier this month. And with five Championship matches and a vital Shield fixture against Ipswich coming up during the month of June, promoter Ged Rathbone says they had to make a new signing rather than rely on the rider-replacement facility. He said: “It’s very unfortunate for Nike, who has been a pleasure to deal with, but it looks like he is going to be out for at least six weeks and we really can’t cover for that length of absence. “We keep saying it’s a short season this year and we felt we couldn’t afford to risk letting things run away from us by continuing to use rider-replacement. “If it’s mid-to-late July before Nike gets back then that’s a big chunk of the season gone, so we’ve had to act to maintain our strength, and hopefully our position in the table. “Bradley knows ourselves and the track well so I’m confident he will slot straight back in, and he certainly showed us what he can do when he rode here with Workington recently. “I do feel for Nike, we wish him well for his recovery and we would certainly be happy to work with him again in the future.” Wilson-Dean will make his seasonal Panthers debut in the trip to Glasgow on June 8, with the return fixture at the East of England Arena on Sunday June 10. ENDS

http://www.peterboroughpanthers.co/news.php?extend.3367

It certainly does......

http://www.speedwaygb.co/files/downloads/p18_gs_issue_2.pdf

Away from home a guest can only be up to the missing rider’s average. For a home meeting a guest can have an average up to the missing rider’s + 5%.

SPEEDWAY POSTPONEMENT TUESDAY APRIL 24 CHAMPIONSHIP SHIELD Peterborough v Ipswich – OFF PETERBOROUGH bosses have taken an early decision to postpone Tuesday’s Championship Shield clash with Ipswich. The club have acted on of the advice of several weather forecasts, which all indicate that persistent rain is expected during the afternoon and evening. They have therefore called the meeting off to prevent inconvenience for all parties. A new date for the match, which is still a significant one for the Panthers, is to be confirmed. Although Lakeside wrapped up top spot in the Southern group with their 45-44 win at Ipswich on Saturday, the semi-final place for the best group runners-up could still be available for the Panthers if they defeat the Witches in the re-staging. ENDS

I have already posted on this forum exactly how the qualifiers are decided and what Peterborough need to do on Tuesday.

Win on Tuesday, then wait for the other runners-up. Their target will be 14 match points

Thinking on....race points won't feature as it's not possible to have a tie for 'best second' based on match points (unless the second placed club in each of the four-team groups finish with the same match points).

As I understand it the best runner up is decided on a % basis of available match points in their group. If that results in a tie I assume average race points per completed meeting comes into play.

Heats 5-14 inclusive, but excluding Heat 8

PETERBOROUGH bosses have stressed they will run next Tuesday’s Championship Shield clash with Ipswich in a timely fashion. The re-arranged meeting on April 24 gets underway at 8pm in a bid to make it easier for travelling supporters, or locals who work into the early evening, to attend. Promoter Ged Rathbone says the club have taken the only realistic date possible to stage the meeting, which could be a crucial encounter for semi-final qualification. He said: “Obviously under normal circumstances running a Tuesday night meeting against Ipswich, who give us some of our biggest crowds of the season, is not ideal. “However, it’s a decision we’ve had to take for the good of the sport, with the need to progress the competition and with us not having any other spare home dates until much later in the season. “We went for 8pm so that it hopefully isn’t a major rush after work for our own supporters, and also to assist Ipswich fans to get here. “What I can assure people is that barring any unforeseen problems, we will be running a quick meeting, exactly as we have done in our first two home matches so far. None of us want it finishing too late. “It’s going to be an important meeting either way, and clearly the ideal scenario is that we go into it needing a win to book our place in the semi-finals. “But even if that isn’t the case, if Lakeside get a result at Ipswich on Saturday, it will still be one we need to win to put us in a good position for being the best runners-up amongst the three groups, as they also qualify for the semis.” ENDS

This meeting has been rearranged for Tuesday 24th April - 8pm start

Fixed racenights will reduce guests for double-up riders, but guests for injury victims will always be part of our sport....

Bear in mind that yesterday's meeting took place in deteriorating rainy conditions - although the rules in 2018 dictate meetings should be completed more quickly than before, yesterday may well have been particularly speedy to try and ensure completion.

Check out Art 18.5.1 - http://www.britishspeedway.co/2018_speedway_regulations_online.pdf

The SCB released a supplementary regulation for the semi-finals, it is available here: http://www.scbgb.co.uk/request.php?6161 This document defines the conduct of the meeting, including how ties are determined.

That's correct, countback to decide all ties except 7th place