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My top 8 prediction: S.Nicholls L.Richardson C.Harris T.Woffinden E.Kennett L.Bridger B.Barker D.King

The SGB website says Blackbird has signed for Mildenhall!

It's a shame the rules are so simple that everyone know what's happening and there wouldn't be any query's over who is eligable

I'm a Rye House fan and have no problem with them winning with Nelson in the team. I'm sure if he was inelligable the refereee wouldn't have let him ridden, don't you have to give 4 days notice of your team, ample time for Scunny to complain if the feel the team was inelligable? Anyway why shouldn't Rye try to win the match/league. My main complaints over the use of Aussies is that Kurtz, Jones & Nelson are on 6 point averages but Morris and Branford were on 3's for Buxton, shouldn't they all be staring on 6's!

How times change, in 1992 Hans Nielsen a 3 times world champion didn't qualify through the Nordic final and missed out on the world final, these days you can get given a place in the gp series using an unknown criteria (if there is one).

That's a very good point. I think if they had less or no seeded places available more top riders would enter the qualifiers and you should get the best riders through. If a weaker rider qualifies on merit then they deserve to be in it. Why are they so keen on younger riders being seeded in, i've seen some fantastic races over the years starring Adams, Crump ,Hancock & Gollob. If they're so keen on young riders how about Przemysław Pawlicki?

Richardson entered the qualifiers but pulled out on the eve of the meeting (semi final i think) cause of illness after he had travelled to the venue (can't remember where it was held off the top of my head).