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Exactly. With the exception of King, it definetly weakens us having the others taking Garrity's rides. With 7pts available it's a shame we couldn't talk a rider into joining us on a 28day replacement. We haven't lost yet on tv this year, with wins over Wolves & King's Lynn. However this is not one of our best tracks and with Garrity missing, I can only see a big defeat.

I agree.

Being top of the table means nothing come Sep. Look at cov last year, we were top most of the season. Yes you had a good start to the season but with teams not far behind you & some having meetings in hand, you can't afford a drop in form or poor reserves.

I was disappointed that Coventry didn't have Howarth at reserve when teams were announced as I was sure he would clean up there, he should be. In 2014 he was amazing for us in the semi final & final and that was riding in the main team. This year he has easier rides so it's very confusing esp when he's having a good season in the PL.

Exactly so how do you know he was a big miss and would have scored more than 9? 😉 Wolves should be winning these meetings if they are serious title contenders.

Congratulations to Leicester on another home win. The team changes seem to have tightened the team up. A great score from Masters tonight for Wolves, However what is wrong with Howarth? Karlsson also struggled.

Lindgren might as well have stayed as he's having a shocker in the GP qualifiers. Wolves have scored well from RR tonight. It's scored more than Freddie has in programmed rides in his last 3 visits.

Wolves guest Nicholls is on a max so far and RR is also scoring a max so far which Lindgren wouldn't have (I remember him being replaced by Garrity at Leicester) so look stronger tonight without those 2 riders.

Coventry will have RR for Garrity 😞 Hopefully Bates will be back for this 🙏🏼

Paul Starke currently on 16 points. He's been a better guest than the rider hes replacing.

They will be better to ride again with this team than their own by the looks of it

So far Pooles select team are doing better than their own team did when last at Lakeside

Brandon got your share of the rain. Was torrential just as it was near to starting. Can't believe the line ups for tonight's meeting.

Not surprised. It poured down for 20mins.

It's just started to rain again in Coventry

Can sadly only see a home defeat as Garrity & Bates have both been good lately. Looking at the line up we look more of a 3 man team now.

So Harris is 6th on the league form list and yet people are still talking about his so called poor league form.

Garrity will be missing for most of our remaining meetings now

It's changed already

It's rained very heavily on and off the last couple of days and is raining outside at the moment. With heavy rain forecast for during the night and rain currently forecast for tomorrow afternoon, this meeting could be a doubt http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/mobile/forecast/gcqfjkq3z

I think they will get 4 points with Garrity & Bates missing. 😕

Thursday June 30, 2016 TWO of the top three riders in last weekends Czech Republic Grand Prix will be on show in Coventrys Elite League clash with Swindon at Brandon on Friday (7.30pm). Robins skipper Jason Doyle, who is statistically the top rider in the league, clinched his first GP victory in Prague - whilst his Buildbase Bees counterpart Chris Harris made his return to the rostrum for the first time since last years curtailed opener at Warsaw with a battling third place. Both riders will be paraded prior to Fridays meeting, along with Coventrys Danny King who races at home for the first time since his sensational British Final triumph at Belle Vue on June 13. The meeting itself is also a highly significant one in the chase for play-off places with the Bees anxious to avoid a second home slip-up against the Robins. Alun Rossiters side have an excellent away record with three wins and a draw, including their 50-42 victory at Brandon in early May, but three home defeats have acted to balance out that form on the road. Bees, meanwhile, have made up the points from their own two losses at home by collecting five from recent visits to Kings Lynn and Leicester, and now need a fourth successive home victory to close in on the play-off places. But they go into the meeting without two riders, with Jason Garrity having been ruled out for around a month with a break to his arm diagnosed following his crash at Leicester on Monday. The rider-replacement facility operates for Garrity, whilst Josh Bates completes his mandatory nine-day spell on the sidelines after crashing at Sheffield last Thursday. Bates is replaced by squad member Adam Roynon, who scored paid ten in his previous appearance for the Bees at Brandon against Lakeside. Coventry promoter Mick Horton said: Its been such a long time since our last Elite League match at home, and its very important that we keep up the form we had before the break. A win against Swindon is hugely important for us, and it would take us to within striking distance of a play-off place before we go there on Monday. We will be parading Danny with his trophy before the meeting as its the first chance our supporters have had to welcome him back as British Champion, and Im sure hell get a great reception. We will also be parading Bomber as well as Jason for the benefit of the Swindon fans, after they both put in such good displays in Prague last weekend. I expect it to be a cracking meeting with some great riders on show. BUILDBASE BEES (from): Jason Garrity R/R, Chris Harris, Krzysztof Kasprzak, Danny King, Adam Roynon, James Sarjeant, Kacper Woryna. SWINDON (from): Jason Doyle, Josh Grajczonek, Nick Morris, Stefan Nielsen, Justin Sedgmen, Rohan Tungate, Charles Wright.

With a full team I would have been confident of a win but not now we are weakened without Garrity & Bates.

Huge blow for Coventry. It's been a bad season for what could be our final one 😞

Worrying times. I hope you hear so positive news regarding the new stadium very soon 👍🏻