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I do wonder why they didn't ask Pearson to guest in both matches (unless they did). After his score at Armadale Kye Thompson to guest? Mind you Jye scored well last week, so r/r looks decent Worrall / Flint / Etheridge / Knudsen.

I think he's found his level, NL heat leader & 2.00 Champ rider. No reason for him to quit though, if he enjoys racing & can afford to do so & clubs are willing to sign him, why quit?

Hook & Joe T are injured. Hook & Pearson's averages are too high (4.00). Only averages that matter are the ones on the team declarations. Coles is actually the highest averaged rider available to guest for Complin, only other rider above him who fits is Mulford (3.14) who is also injured.

Find that hard to believe, but then again Birmingham promotion have often overestimated their teams ability. For the last two seasons Tolley has basically said they will be a play-off side, but they've yet to achieve that. He's not even suggested it's a possibility, more talked of it being a guarantee as I read it

Actually Scunthorpe 46 + 5 guest. Not sure what that really means anyway as Oxford scored 22 + guests 20 for example

At first I thought it would only be worth GB putting one of their top riders (i.e Lambert) at 5 if they were going to share rides between Ellis & Brennan. Otherwise all Lambert would be doing is replacing Brennan (or Ellis) 5 times. But I realised a second reason for doing it in the final. As things stand putting Brennan at 5, if GB fall 6 behind there's only a 1 in 4 chance they can use a tac sub in the next heat. By putting Lambert at reserve (even if replacing the same rider each time) there would be a 1 in 2 chance of having a weaker rider in the following heat (when 6 down). Whoever replaced Brennan / Ellis as a tac sub doesn't really matter - but what it would mean, is in the next block of 4 heats Lambert could replace both weaker riders!

Academy 47-43 Bullets

Monarchs 50-40 Bandits

I think there are conspiracy theories as so many riders miss matches for all kinds of reasons. So when a rider is legitimately injured / unavailable, many assume there are shenanigans going on behind the scenes?

Redcar 47-43 Oxford

I think Birmingham could spring a surprise - by getting over 40 points

Scunthorpe 49-41 Birmingham

Given Glasgow are vying for top spot alongside Oxford & Poole, what do Tigers fans think of Basso guesting for Oxford at Redcar? 1) gotta take the bookings when you can 2) shouldn't try to help one if your rivals 3) Glasgow aren't in the fight for top spot

I do think a Berwick win would suit Plymouth the best.

But in this case both teams are vying with Plymouth for 6th place. Most important thing for Plymouth is it's not a draw

I don't understand all these conspiracy theories regarding Andersen getting injured / missing his flight. If Peterborough wanted to drop him they can, if Andersen wants to leave he can. I see no advantage to either story not being true, so why don't (some) people believe the stories?

Not sure you need a North / South divide. Even if most of the clubs return, they should be able to fit in all the fixtures (weather permitting)

They did bother, they brought in the "rising star" system, it was part of the FIVE year plan which the Championship dropped after ONE year!

You get more chances at predicting guests, you only get one scoreline to predict at each match

I'll take your word for it lol!

Why are Edinburgh using Mark Parker as number 8 & not Mickie Simpson, seems odd? Sensible guest in Roynon though as he's riding in the second match.

It'll be embarrassing if clubs have to extend the deadline when they only had to fit in 8 home league meetings!

Actually you can, clubs just have to judge the situation, some make more of an effort to get matches on, others will cut their losses very often. The downside of running against a poor forecast if the crowd level will likely be lower with fans either deciding it's gonna get called off or will be a wet & miserable night even if it's on! The problem with last night's call off is fans may be even less likely to attend in poor weather in the future now?

As Kent only had 8 home fixtures to fit in, I can't believe they have resorted to staging a double header!

I must admit I cannot understand why they would chose Schlein as a guest until he's made his comeback & proved he's fit again! @scoobydoo he was actually replacing an injured rider (MPT)