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So are they going to get them changed?

You would think the Kevlar manufacturers would be able to match a colour. Prefer the luminous to the other yellow ones. Team race suits would look better if they all match. Don't see the reason with changing the logo, the old one looked more modern.

I didn't understand like you on this one baldyman, us Essex Witches fans that don't live in Suffolk. I follow football but didn't know about that.

If it is we aren't very good at it as Morten only lowered his average by 0.5 of a point unlike someone else who lowered his by over 2 points. Morten's average seems to fluctuate around this half point margin so proves he has reached his limit.

And the loaning out of riders to rival teams to lower their average for the following season.

And the League Cup meetings.

Would it not have been easier for Edinburgh to choose a British rider and not an Aussie in the first place. Just because they don't agree with a rule they are now sticking two fingers up to British speedway. If it was another team trying this the Edinburgh fans would be complaining like all the other teams fan are. If it was my team trying this I would not be happy. We are struggling to fill teams as it is so we need to start protecting the Brits to get more into the Premier League and improve themselves as this rule was designed to do.

Maybe they use a different multiplier if they are classed as heat leaders due to the revised heat format meaning they ride against heat leaders in every race. Seems to be nearer 1.6.

All the other number 7's are born in the uk. If you check the rider index on the bspa site you will see. So who is this other rider then?

BWD isn't one of the 3pt number 7's, he is on a 5pt average. The national league obviously got it wrong last year.

The one team that is manipulating the rules, how is that fair on the other teams. It's not like other seasons when teams have manipulated the rules during the season so the rule can't be changed until the following season. This season hasn't even started so the rule can be changed surely before the season starts.

The more important point for me is the rule was brought in to help British riders make the jump from National League to Premier League, not Aussies. The season hasn't even started and a team is already manipulating the rules. They should close this loophole now before the season starts as Edinburgh still have time to find a British rider to fill this position.

You embraced the concept last season, yes you had a Brit and an Aussie on a British Passport that's true, but it doesn't make it right.

Not in the best interests of British speedway which the rule was brought in for. Should be a young British rider not an aussie who will never ride for GB if he was ever good enough.

I'm not an Edinburgh fan, but IMO they should be seeded to the final as reigning champions not Peterborough as hosts. If this is to be an annual event Peterborough will be in the final every year as they normally host the fours. Are they scared nobody will turn up on Sunday if Peterborough aren't in the final. If two riders from every losing team on the Saturday go to the individual meeting on Sunday two will be reserves, how are they going to decide this.

Also glad no bank holiday meetings at Ipswich as travelling the 60 miles along the A12 always took ages due to traffic on these days. I shall be taking in Peterborough as well on Easter Monday, hopefully the traffic won't be bad on the M11/A14.

Not according to Speedway star as his PL average is 9.18, plus he rides in Sweden on a Thursday.

Fixture list is wrong on the Witches site as they have us at home to Berwick on Saturday 18th June & Thursday 14th July, both PL fixtures. The first should be the away fixture. Can't believe there is a reserved fixture on the 24th March, just a week after we start. I hope they fill it with something.

According to the speedway star Peter Karlsson's EL average of 5.51 converts to 9.18 in the Premier League. If that is the case Kenneth Bjerre's 5.87 would convert to 9.78, if that is right neither would've fitted anyway. Maybe they have changed the conversion factor as the heat leader averages in the EL are lower due to the heat format.

Should've been a run-off for title as you shouldn't be awarded a point for getting excluded.

Could be an American if a visa and paperwork needs sorting.

Not surprised he beat Chris Louis as he would've only been in the early years of his life.

Some of the averages corrected to final green sheets.

I went to Sam Ermolenko's Farewell meeting at Wolverhampton on 18th March 2007 and it had a delay while we had heavy snow, now that was cold.

On the official teams for 2016 thread it's stated that Kerr & Sarjeant both get a reduction. Kerr is 6.85 & Sarjeant 4.88 so our team total is 42.01. We could've still used Lewis Rose instead of Castagna as his 3.84 ave would be due a reduction down to 3.74 which would put our total to 42.42. I suppose it has to do with doubling up as we would have four in the team and if we clashed with a Coventry v King's Lynn match we would lose all four, but that's something the fixture compilers could sort out.