Roger Jacobs

King’s Rolling Average average would be a lot higher if they didn’t.

Plan or error?

Bravo! That's the clearest explanation I've seen for a new/different operating model that might just work.

However, it shouldn't be accepted without question.

You said the date was decided before any line-up was known ... well, they knew there would be no Laguta or Sayfutdinov. Although it's a shame Louis agreed with Sayfutdinov that he wouldn't have to ride in the Pairs, it's very disappointing that Louis didn't tell supporters. There was a buzz amongst Witches fans about Doyle & Sayfutdinov in the Pairs. Oh well - at least the Ipswich pairing will get support from Redcar fans

Do you really think Wolves would ask the printer to delay printing their programmes, just in case there was a line-up change - seriously?!

I admire your enthusiasm, and your commitment with BSN - even so, it's a complete joke that Sayfutdinov and Laguta were never going to ride, but nobody bothered to tell the fans. The final section of your second sentence shows how disingenuous the BSPA/L have been.

... unless the prog was printed on Monday lunchtime, they must have known at least on Saturday (assuming the printers don't print on a Sunday). Teams are supposed to nominate their line-up 3 days in advance - even if Harris was on standby (as per the KL website), they should still have had Laguta at #1 in the prog. Before #BusterGate, I was told that Ipswich had not received the KL line-up. I was told in an e-mail from Neil Vatcher that their line-up had been "posted on the line-ups page" - when I asked him where that was, he never bothered to reply. The SCB Statement said: "Both King's Lynn Speedway and Norfolk Arena Limited have been exonerated of any kind of improper conduct ..." When I asked the SCB about the series of events involving those two, i.e. when did NAL inform KLS of the busted gate, Vatcher replied: "Norfolk Arena Limited IS King's Lynn Speedway" (my emphasis). You really couldn't make this up.

It is convention for people watching the Live Updates to mention directly to the updater that there's an error - rather than going on to a chat room and moaning. Errors are made and corrected on a regular basis. Unlike Tatummerr, the texters and updaters aren't paid.

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Maybe riding in the Euro Grasstrack and World Longtrack in recent weeks has had an impact on Harris’s speedway riding?

It’s Harris who has been overriding.

Not for everyone - I haven’t bought a Star for years, and haven’t seen any other info about him.

He has shown track craft at Foxhall - more than Hume or even King.

Don't reckon your man-crush Basso would get out of your bed for £400 either.

Lambert is hugely more experienced - he’s 34 and has been riding since 2005. His first full season for KL was 2008. Rowe was 6 then.

Krosno have a rearranged Round 10 home match on Thursday, against Częstochowa.

A very handy result for the Bates franchises to keep them both fully involved in the play-off picture.

As of last night, it seems that Peatboghorror hadn't told Ipswich they were using Hagon. After KL's failure to notify the Witches of their line-up for the #Bustergate postponement, is this a sign that the Deadbeets and P'boro are morphing into one ....

Never heard of that. I don't take a lot of notice of the Ekstraliga. It must be that the BSPA/L's mysterious Grading List doesn't align with whatever criteria the Ekstraliga uses.

According to Brady, he left KL financially healthy. Chapman has said he won't put money in because what he's got left is his pension.

At last, a bright spot for Peterborough

Why do you think 7? I don't know if there's any precedent? The SCB Regulations are splendidly vague: "Assessed rider gradings are calculated as follows: - Riders new to Premiership League racing are categorised as follows: - a) a rider riding in a professional league in the previous or current season will be assessed on a Grading List. Based upon results obtained in all other professional Speedway leagues and given an Assessed MA accordingly."

The only bright spot on Eurosport is Nicholls, who is excellent. Anyone who hasn't tried it, watch BSN - much better coverage than Eurosport has ever provided.

Or a rider such as King who reckoned he could up his game, but whose League form is a point lower than last year.