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Even after today's match, Starke (4.00) has a higher 2025 average than Foord (3.65).

Really hope it leads to a big crowd for next week.

Seeing as how I love my stats, before today's match, 2025 averages. Starke 4.07, Foord 3.37, Ritchings 2.50. One bad meeting does not mean Starke was a poor signing, remember he was signed on an average below 4! I know Poole don't like to lose (who does) but this loss doesn't really cost them, they'll still finish comfortably in the top 4.

The same reserves who scored paid 15 at home to Glasgow?

At the Edinburgh managements request, can't blame Poole for that one. But agree with your first point, far more appealing travelling from Workington to Poole as part of a tour than a one-off match.

He rode really well tonight

Would be a bit of a risk doing that, then if the situation was reversed, other clubs remember & don't allow their riders to guest for you?

Bit of a strange rule when you consider some riders race for 4 different teams in GB, others race here & abroad. So Poole could stop Kerr guesting in the Champ, but Sheffield allow him to guest in the Prem? Although I do think it would be good etiquette to ask a team first anyway.

Apparently Edinburgh questioned Cairns guesting, something about can riders with an assessed average guest for other teams?

Think it'll be a decent Scunthorpe win (20+). Unless Klima rides like it's a Czech track - but still a Scunny win (50-40).

Would Jacob Hook have been a better option than Zischke?

Obviously riders should want to do well every week, but Vinnie should have some extra motivation to beat Starke.

I'm sure the visit of a top team like Poole, should help swell the crowd, however I anticipate a home loss, which could hurt future crowds if Comets appear out of the play-offs race. Hopefully that won't happen.

"we are in the playoffs" really, that's new to me lol! I'm guessing you mean Berwick are currently in a top 4 position? "if we can replace Danyon with someone of equal strength" Berwick are well below the limit, should be desperately looking to sign a stronger rider than Hume.

While I've never been pushing for a Nick Morris return (don't think he's particularly good value on his average) with Danyon Hume out injured (get well soon) and points to play with, could this be a possible team? Nick Morris 8.82 Craig Cook 8.40 Peter Kildemand 7.71 Drew Kemp 7.38 Sam Hagon 3.64 Tom Spencer 2.00 Dayle Wood 2.00 Total 39.95

Brilliant news, can't afford to lose any more clubs. Workington fans wanting regular Speedway will certainly get that now, with only 1 home meeting raced.

It would be easily doable (2H 2A) if clubs used a majority of British based riders, who didn't ride abroad.

How is that entitled? As @LisaColette said Workington did say they'd give a statement.

Oxford have ridden with 4 guests & r/r before! The post did also mention the silence is deafening, if the promotion said they were working on fixtures, or did a Poole & blamed others for being unhelpful, then their own fans would be less annoyed with Glasgow.

How would clubs cope with 2H & 2A, they struggle to rearrange matches when it's 1H & 1A (plus BSN)?

Oxford have got 7 riders who can all score well, so expecting a comfortable home win, will be closer if Cookie is riding imo

I think I you're being too kind to Doyle, if Ipswich needed a 5-1 or 4-2, you could easily say "he had to make a split second decision and just got it wrong", but with the scores as they were he shouldn't have been trying to squeeze through gaps. I will give him credit for trying to put on a show for the fans, but should've rode like Emil did in the re-run, still trying to win, but not doing anything daft 😉

NL era Cradley riders? Steve Worrall was the first that came to mind.

If that's true, it's pure insanity by the BSPL / SCB, you can't have different rules for different teams. Maybe Ipswich wanted to use Foord and also guests for Jenkins, but we're told they couldn't drop Foord for Jenkins to use guests. Which makes sense, clubs can't sign an already injured rider & expect to use guests!

That should never have been allowed, once Jenkins was eligible again, then Birmingham, Lynn or Oxford should have picked him. So what if Ipswich wanted him back? The rules were clear, he wasn't their current RS so should've been part of the draft.