mikebv

Isn't that 'strength in depth' when your sixth rider in the averages is only 1.43 behind the top rider?

BV 111 - Peterborough 69 on aggregate... Ouch... A fair few quid paid out for the Aces... Not so much for Peterborough....

Might still improve them. ..

It just became fashionable (and far too easy), to bring in a plethora of journeymen average fitters from overseas... Then when they didn't work out, rinse and repeat with the next batch... Hoping that the odd few would come good... Poland will stay at the top because they know that closing opportunities for their own riders, and bringing in loads of random lads from overseas, is short term folly... Hence they protect team places for their own countrymen. ..

Maybe Peterborough are lowering their averages to bring Bartek and Artem in?

They must be a bit dissapointed that Leicester came back into the top league. .. They had fifth and sixth nailed on.... Now it will be sixth and seventh...

Sadly not surprising... I would imagine that Buster wouldn't have gone in with no guest for Pedersen and no Worrall at home... ? Yet a fellow promotion suffers... Lucky Wolves got called off....

Hope the crowd is decent (paying crowd), as it looks like a good few quid is going to be paid out tonight for the Aces...

I think the Aces will win the bonus point. ..

The promoters will kill it off before the lack of riders does... We won't have a rider shortage with 10 tracks.... Poland have 64 non seeded lads in four quarter finals for the Polish Championship, with the great many of them very well known and of a very decent level... The UK used to have the same until someone thought that training up the rest of the world's riders was a much better idea than giving places to UK lads...

A van in Venice? Must be like a James Bond van that can go on water. ...

It did say yesterday that the south stand car park had no places left... Presume I could get my drive re tarmaced cheaply if I knock on one of the caravan doors?

And last one out, turn the lights off... I used to feel some pity for those who still attend regularly with that misguided belief that what they are paying their hard earned to watch has some relevance, and authenticity... Then I reconsidered and realised that the same people two weeks ago were probably trying to fathom out on that Sunday morning why the Easter Bunny hadnt delivered them any chocolate eggs.. And the same people will have written to Father Christmas every year for the past 40 or so in early January, asking for an explanation as to why he, once again, hadn't delivered them any presents like he used to regularly when they were small... Even those die hards though must question why they bother sometimes, and that is a dangerous place for the sport (in the UK), to be in, as you cannot keep taking people for granted...

Tomorrow.... (?)

Speedway fans = Mushrooms....

I presume he will get the usual 28 day ban for missing a UK meeting without any acceptable reason?

Fair play for them for giving it a go.. I did think it looked unusual as they are normally the last to get taken up..

Looking at the website the right hand side of the Grandstand, ie behind the tapes, looks well sold. Which is unusual as the seats in front of the tapes usually sell much faster pre meeting day... Hopefully a decent crowd.. And even if it is a hammering (which isnt a given), you can have some tremendous racing regardless of scoreline..

It just shows that even the riders dont take the team aspect in the UK too seriously doesnt it? Especially with zero sanction, which suggest that this kind of thing is condoned... It is a joke, I agree, but then again, it's very much in keeping with the usual operating model policy of "make it up as you go along lads"...

Steve could have just turned up with Wolves off and no one would have been any the wiser...

With Rory back, and Scott seemingly now back on the guest scene, he will need to ensure he doesnt drive too hard a bargain...

Where is Mr Morris when all these decisions are being made? Thought he was "in charge"?

They did... Again....

And he will have his bikes ready on permanent standby...

For me, For No1. All the riders can take as many of his rides as the Manager wants. With every rider not allowed to take more than 7 in total. That would mean both HL's could (if the manager wanted), take all the missing riders rides and also do Ht 15.. For riders HL's 3 and 5. The other HL who is available takes two, (leaving him available for H15), and SS's/Reserves takes the other two depending on who the Manager chooses.. For missing SS's 2 and 4. The other SS takes three and one of the reserves takes one. (Or the manager may decide to give the reserves all the rides if they are performing well).. For 6. The SS above takes two and the seven takes two. (Most teams will swap SS and No6's through the season as they are pretty close average wise at most tracks, so no major advantage, and if there is, you most likely lose it with an RS at No7).. For 7 missing. The No6 takes two and a No8 takes two.. (Again, you may gain with the No6, but also lose out at No8).. Plenty of extra rides for the riders which is what so many want, (and is really it appears a purpose of UK Speedway), and a credible offering to the public.. But what if another rider got injured? Then some IRR would need adapting like now. Bottom line is 7 man teams could all get injured on the same night given the dangerous nature of what takes place so you cannot plan for every eventuality... At least every meeting would start with that teams contracted riders, not adhoc ringers..