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Just about anyone in the Premier League, if they're available. If both Doyle and Barker maintain their PL form, it's looking pretty good. Currently JD's average is 9.17 and BB 9.83.

A few? In that case, I can see quite a number of results as well as line ups being protested. Just when you thought the BSPA couldn't possibly make it any more difficult....

Err...yes, I see what you mean, and that's the way I understand it. However -- using the scenario you have highlighted above, surely the Elite League averages kick in at that point and Roynon is in the top 5 and Gathercole is at reserve. Or something like that. Another 'rule' that hasn't been properly thought through and will be quite contentious as the season goes on. I can see a quite a few pre-match protests about the make-up of teams in the forthcoming season......

The R/R regulations as used in the National League were adopted by the British League in 1978, that is, just one per rider, per match, giving a maximum of six rides. Can't remember if reserves could take seven if one was a Tactical Substitute. I have a copy of Hackney's programme for their opening fixture of the 1977 season, and that programme dedicates one whole page to the Rider Replacement regulations for that season - they were quite complicated. It was also the only season I believe, where a permanently short-handed team, in this case White City, used the aforementioned regulations to win the British League title. That was probably why more simpler rules were used from the following season. Here's a good one for your 'challenge' meeting records. On the 24th October 1979, Dennis Sigalos took seven rides for a USA team at Hull, scoring 20 points out of a total of 29, USA using R/R (presumably for the injured Kelly Moran) in a 4TT! The final score was Hull 31, USA 29, Sheffield 24, Exeter 12. Only in speedway could things like that happen!

You certainly would if you sold the business - unless they were retained and sold as 'optional extras'.

That's a good point, but I'm trying to see this from all sides here. I can see what you are talking about with regards to Miedzinski. Of course a precedent was set there, but it isn't being consistantly adhered to. What Harkess has said is so open ended, you'd be hard pressed to get more than two people on this forum to come to the same conclusion. As a result of all this, if Rick Frost wants to walk away from the sport, who could honestly blame him? Now I'm not his biggest fan by a long way, but if (and it's a big if) he walks and wants to see a profit out of it, who are we to argue? The big problem here is lack of leadership from those who should really matter. Why on earth can't this small group of people (the BSPA) actually make a decision and stick to it? Why does every transfer have to be looked at separately? All the BSPA have to say is that as a result of the Miedzinski ruling last year, and with the current economic climate, loans no matter how long, whether they be for two years, two months, two weeks, two days or even two minutes are here to stay and transfers are suspended for the time being and will be reviewed at the next AGM. It's not perfect, I know. It's a compromise, compromises don't please everyone, but at least it would be a binding decision and everyone would know where they stood. The sport has staggered along with a 'vested interest' approach for too long now. That, combined with the prospect of the Sky safety net being withdrawn and financial armageddon in the world generally could spell the end of our great sport. And do any of us on here really want that?

Are you going to hold your breath? I wouldn't advise it. Honestly, if that's the best Harkess can come up with, what hope is there? I do like his last line in the Speedway Star, though. 'If you don't like a BSPA decision, in theory, you can appeal to the SCB.' Gives you lots of confidence, doesn't it?

Don't let UK Martin hear you say that!

:rofl: :rofl: Rupert Rigsby???? :rofl: :rofl: Who are you then? Miss Jones???

Divide his EL average of 5.75 by 0.6 and you get 9.5833333. That's near enough for me.

I have to say that's mighty unfair on Kenneth Bjerre.

TBH, I reckon anyone signing him would be factoring in his actual average anyway. It is from 2011, after all. If his EL average was from around 2007/8, then an assessed figure would make sense. But this is speedway we're talking about after all....

August Bank Holiday Monday 1979. The number of stories about him from Birmingham supporters (and Martin Rogers, who unsuccessfully tried to sell him Reading) would fill a rather large book!

Agree with that. He has been an outstanding ambassador for Wolves and an excellent asset to British Speedway as well.

This is just the sort of sad situation which arises when a body of people like the BSPA are all cosy and matey with each other behind closed doors. If they'd have appointed someone like John Berry (his own man if ever there was one) to oversee the running of British Speedway, people like Bowden, Phil Bartlett, Bill Barker, Allen Trump, Nigel Wagstaff and the Hortons wouldn't have been allowed anywhere near the sport. I suppose when it's all over, the usual speeches such as 'we've learnt from this' will be spouted by the management committee, when we all know full well that they won't have done. My deepest sympathies go out to all loyal Plymouth supporters.