Roger Jacobs

Because it's a CET sport, with GB on the fringe?

Tatum often sounds totally unprepared - it's as if he forgets that riders are racing on other nights and for other teams, and/or that they're on a good/poor patch of form. Yet again for a Belle Vue match, he said that Blodorn is the Rising Star ... rubbish.

I think there's only one Francis Gusts, rather than a whole team of them Injuries happen, and guests are a necessary way around the problem - it's been like that throughout the modern era of British speedway, i.e. 1965 onwards.

Why take "I very much doubt it" as gospel? There's got to be a chance that the BSPA is waiting to announce because Eurosport will fit it in their schedule ...

The Regulations state clearly that if the British Final is abandoned and a restating is planned, then no result is declared. The BSPA had to nominate a Wild Card for the British GP. Their policy is to nominate the British Champion, who is Adam Ellis.

Why should a team be punished for having a successful Rising Star?

British Speedway has been shrinking to fit for a few years now ...

The British Final decision was not ridiculous, it was correct - they actually followed the relevant SCB Regulation.

Is 22 September the cut-off?

Bailey is the BV #8

The league is past the 75% fixtures limit for changes.

Safety isn't a cost?!

Even if the rules allowed a change, who could you find on a 3ish average?

Do they know where to aim any advertising and marketing? We all have an idea of the current main demographic, and who they would like to attract - but are there specific geographic areas they could focus on? Many, many years ago, ITFC did a survey and were genuinely shocked to find that the majority of their fans were from outside the Borough boundary. I'm sure that has changed a bit over time - especially with the ongoing population growth - but I wouldn't be surprised to learn that the Witches fan base is around East Suffolk, South Suffolk and North East Essex. Anyone want to do a survey?

Sheffield would have already declared their line-up before KL was postponed, so they only had the choice of King, Tungate, or Batchelor, or one of the injured/CBA Peterborough riders (not including Harris).

Anybody bothered about this one? It’s on Eurosport as a reserve switch for the postponed KLvBV match. http://www.wolverhampton-speedway.com/_mobile/news.php?extend.3548

The concept of the BSPA’s ideas are often sound - it’s the actual product delivered that invariably doesn’t match the concept …

Would definitely be cheaper to buy the BSN feed ...

Well they have had more than 25% of the Pairs fixtures

It does seem odd though that Ipswich quoted the Regulation. They could easily have said that Tungate was unavailable, which probably wouldn't have been queried.

It's in the Regulations: 016.1.1 Qualifying Criteria 2 riders from the top 4 by MA from the green sheets of the month prior to the event will determine the Pair for each Team, with the Rising Star being the reserve. No updates have been published.

Apparently the next round of the Premiership Pairs is at Sheffield on Thursday night.

He was framed!

Good to know that every time a Deadbeet made the start that it was perfectly fair. If the sport is dead, that saves you a few quid in the future

The Prem is full of riders capable of beating each other - most of them blow hot and cold simply because of that (King and Batchelor have been perfect examples of that this season - as have several of the KL riders). KL have got riders with lots of Foxhall experience who ride the track well - so it was always going to be a tough match. Doyle will always be the difference in a match like this, because even he will admit that he shouldn't be beaten by any of the other riders on show. The Witches rode their luck, and got stuck with a bit of determination - something they haven't done anywhere near enough in recent seasons. An entertaining, although not great, speedway meeting, with a surprising result. KL will still finish Top 5, which is in the top percentile of their all time league finishes