King Jamie

Those line-ups look very boring / standard. I'd like the team managers to think outside the box a bit more. For example, if the Italian plumber was more consistent, we could move Kye to no.2 and form a powerhouse opening pairing. Move Lasse / Jacob to no.3. For Glasgow, move Brennan to no.2. Vissing rode at 5 during his Monarchs' days, so no reason why he couldn't cover there. Let Nowak and Basso knock 10 bells out of each other at 3 and 4. Entertainment for the paying punter if nowt else.

Mr Shovlar said, "made a real impression", not "journeyman who turned his back on his country of birth and couldn't pass water".

ArmaDayle Wood. Has a certain ring to it. And a return for former Dale Devil, Adam Roynon. Let's hope he stays longer this time

<ring ring> "Good evening, Cab Direct" "Hello. I'd like a taxi please" "Ok. Where from?" "Glasgow Speedway" "Oh, excellent. No problem. What's the name?" "Blobby" "Sorry. We're fully booked"

Could Clyde FC purchase Shawfield Stadium and return there? Or are they skint? Or is the stadium beyond repair? Or both?!

2006. The reason I remember is because Daniel Nermark signed for Edinburgh in 2005 on some stupidly high converted average, around 11.34. He was one of the most frustrating riders I've ever had the misfortune to watch, home and away, and finished the season a smidgen over 8 (8.06?) It was during that winter when the powers that be decided to exclude bonus points from the team building averages / green sheets, thus lowering DN to 6.74 or thereabouts (I'd need to check my spreadsheet for the exact figures, but it's not exactly important). He left the Monarchs and signed for KL alongside, from memory, the likes of Tomas Topinka, Kevin Doolan and a very young Troy Batchelor. I'm sure Mr Bagpuss will tell me if I've got any of those wrong. Of course, after being next to useless in our colours, he suddenly became untouchable around all UK second tier circuits, and the Stars ran away with the league title by the proverbial mile

They could always charge less for a season ticket in the first place if there are only 11 matches guaranteed, hence making a substantial saving possible. Back their original team building choices and, therefore, take the gamble that extra meetings will be forthcoming further down the line, knowing full well that people should be likely to turn up for 'big occasion' events when they occur.

What exactly is there to "understand"?

The Thomson Twins? Defo the ginger lassie

Good boy

He beat Troy Batchelor in heat 9 at sunny Armadale. Granted, Monarchs got a 5-1 and TB was off 15m but a point is a point at the end of the day

So, £304 for an adult purchasing advance tickets and attending all meetings, or £340 if paying on the day. Season ticket therefore saves either £35 or £71. Quite generous

Why is everyone going on about "£20"? Just purchase the individual meeting ticket online, it's only £18 (albeit probably add a 50p charge). PS your team looks iffy at best.

I would love Rew at sunny Armadale. A top 5 of Pickering, Cook, Thomson, Rew and Castagna would be a match for absolutely anybody in the Championship. Fredriksen / Hook and a 2-pointer at reserve. Wouldn't really matter who, as the top 5 would score more than enough pretty much everywhere. Anyway, time to wake up now. Back to reality...

Wouldn't really matter. They could sign me on a 2.00 and still walk the league with the other 6!

er, possibly

Easy newspaper headline: Tigers Bag Pijper

No, it doesn't. If riders crash, the referee probably puts the red lights on for safety reasons primarily. However if, in their opinion, they can't decide who was the primary cause of the stoppage, there's nothing to stop them declaring an all 4 rerun. I suspect most refs don't do it because fans may think they're 'bottling' making a decision and, therefore, shouldn't be in the job. I would argue the opposite. The option is there. If the situation fits, use it.

Who? I'm a sad git who knows all and sundry riders, including lesser ones, from across the country but I can honestly say I've never heard of him

Given that Lasse finished with a higher average than Jacob (albeit still under 4), despite spending the whole season in the top 5, logically it would make sense to declare the stronger rider as the reserve. However, if Fredriksen still doesn't go over 4 from reserve, Hook will be stuck at number 2. A lack of points there could destroy him. He tends to jump out the start, and sometimes grab a win, once per meeting. I hope he's learned a lot from this season. Nowhere near the worst rider I've ever seen and one I would be happy to see included in 2023.

When somebody falls on the 3rd lap, on their own, they would still be excluded if the race was stopped. Awarding the result would obviously depend on the positions / closeness of the remaining riders, as normal. Re-runs with all 4 can take place after genuine 'racing incidents' on any lap. The thing is, they are still relatively rare. In the vast majority of cases, 'fault' should be reasonably clear and the decision to exclude is, therefore, correct. However as stated, if the ref cannot decide, the all 4 option is still available

I haven't invented anything Sir. I'm just stating a little known fact that the referee doesn't need to exclude anyone at any point in the race. At least 2 refs have confirmed this in the past, one of them a former GP ref. I think he (and the other, hugely experienced, chap) would know what they were talking about

A referee is entitled to use their discretion at all times. They do not have to exclude any rider at any point in a race, regardless of whether it's lap 1 or lap 4. No need for any rules to be changed. We just need refs to stop being exclusion-happy.

Just like the one at Swindon a few years ago?

Funnily enough, I was thinking about that yesterday after I posted. Once the Newcastle meetings are removed, Complin won't have 10 meetings to his name. Therefore, does he revert back to the assessed 4.00 he started the season with, or will the powers-that-be fudge some random figure based on a handful of laps?