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Agree with Fozzie, if I was a Berwick fan I'd be happy with Jordan testing himself out for Poole, if he's not fully fit, won't harm Berwick. But for Berwick's slim play-off hopes to stay alive, they need Glasgow to keep losing, so Morris could be helping knock his own team out of the play-off race (Glasgow look easier to catch than Edinburgh).

I can't remember the last time a club has been "forced" to sign a replacement for an injured rider. I just assumed they got a facility for as long as they want? I'm not talking about riders injured pre-season i.e Woffinden, but riders injured during the season i.e Kennett.

I agree there are far too many guests, maybe only allow guests for injuries, rather than riders missing matches due to racing abroad would be a start?

Only Howarth knows, although he may not be sure just now. He could say he's retired & come back, he could say he's taking a break & never come back. All Leicester & Glasgow can do is what's best for their clubs now.

Normally I'd agree it's daft guesting when it can hurt your team, but in this instance one of their play-off rivals will drop points. If Lawson helps Sheffield win, that's Lynn out of the play-off hunt, while even if Edwards helps Lynn to a home win, they're still a long way from finishing ahead of Ipswich. If I was a Witches fan I'd rather Sheffield won, so wouldn't mind Lawson guesting, but less keen on Edwards racing for Lynn.

not checked the averages yet, but don't understand why no-one wants Jonas Jeppesen?

Having seen the clash on BSN, my first instinct was that it was a very poor from Morris, I guess Zischke did lock up a little to give Morris the benefit of the doubt that it was just racing, rather than reckless. KJP deserves imense credit for avoiding the fallen riders, well done to him. He certainly scrubbed off the speed, better than Morris did, yes I realise they were taking different lines. No suggestion of a ban from me, just the exclusion from the heat for Morris.

Glasgow need a signing more than Scunthorpe did. Scunny could have used guests or r/r all season, but Glasgow only get a 28 day facility. Means there could be a situation where a rider leaves a club, but they can't sign a replacement & the facility runs out before the Important matches at the end of the season 🤔

I agree with the logic that a transfer should be allowed, but if the clubs don't plan for these situations & have to use guests till the end of the season, it's their fault!

Agree, wish they BSPL wouldn't so willingly accept riders missing British matches. If clubs don't mind as they get guests, remove (or limit) that option, hopefully clubs then look for riders who don't miss so many meetings.

Very funny lol!

That was pretty amusing lol! I wish it wasn't the case though.

Agree, especially at second tier level

Still an extra 2 matches though, just as finishing 4th would've been. Mind you Poole were big favourites last year when Redcar won the BSN series

Really? I don't remember seeing anyone say that.

I'm glad someone has said that 👏

Good chance of a BSN final to race though.

Kennett didn't get re-assesed, he got a 5 point average after completing 8 matches for Oxford.

I quite like the idea of using a guest from a lower league to cover a reserve. What if your number 5 is missing lol!

I do think Ipswich were very lucky in heat 2, not sure there was enough contact to justify stopping the race, even if you give KJP the benefit of the doubt, Edwards fell on his own, so why does he get a second chance?

So how does a team cope with only one reserve then?

Fancy Poole to win this one, strengthened with a guest for Bowes. With both teams using r/r reserves will be vital. With Killeen being 4th in the averages, at least one of the r/r heats will include both reserves, I wonder if they'll "sacrifice" heat 13 by giving a reserve an outing in that heat?

I was replying to SteveLyric who thought it was the next day, but now you're reminding me of what happened, did he not complete a Prem match, apparently picking up an injury in the process, missed Poole due to not riding in Denmark (because he was injured), then returned to Ipswich the next night? Was the Ipswich meeting he missed not a day after riding in Denmark? I think whenever a rider misses a meeting one day, but rides the next people get suspicious.

Was hard to judge how Kennett would do, not raced "professionally" since he got injured at Plymouth & starting mid-season. His current form could be useful to Oxford trying to avoid the wooden spoon & make him a sought after rider next year though.

If Hook struggles, it will lower his average, which could help his bargaining, by saying "I'm better than that, but was racing against riders already dialled in". Strange situation signing a 5.5 rider as a "3rd heat leader". If Scunny have been talking to Hook since April, means they could have replaced MPT when he lost form, but chose not to. However he goes, I will applaud Scunthorpe for not going down the guest route.