Roger Jacobs

To be fair: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?id=100063544242325&story_fbid=974277488033717

Exactly as they did in the semi-final last season (and, of course, in the Grand Final).

Narwich have got their play-off semi-final second leg up Leeds tonight - irrespective of the weather, I reckon everyone'll be watching it at hoom or gorn dowen the pub.

The linked Twitter above says that the track can't take the rain predicted until 4pm ... It's raining persistently in Kesgrave.

Edwards and Gilkes were announced on 20/11/23, completing the Tigers line-up. Gilkes was named as the Rising Star because he had an established Premier Green Sheet of 3.67 (as per the RS list). Edwards is also a Rising Star, but has a 3.00 Green Sheet. Gilkes average would not have fat in the Tigers line-up if he had been named at #6. Even though Gilkes' averages was higher than Edwards, he was named at #7 because the Regs state that the named Rising Star only moves from #7 if his average takes him into the top five. PS: The 2024 Regs are available for download at scbgb.co.uk

Jordan Jenkins - on social media he's known as jordanjenkins85, and he is sponsored by DJ Evans as a Witches rider. Oxford are sponsored by Monarch. This team photo shows his kevlars: https://britishspeedway.co.uk/team/oxford-cheetahs/

It's not true. Edwards and Gilkes are both Rising Stars: https://britishspeedway.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/2024-Rising-Stars-iss2.pdf

It was a very different Witches team at the NSS - where they have never won! The second round of fixtures will be interesting if both teams are at full strength for both matches.

It's not just speedway, it's the FIM at World level for all international motorcycle sports.

Report them if you're not happy.

If Ermolenko walks away, would anyone notice?

There's a quote from Schroeck in the Oxford report: https://oxfordspeedway.club/2024/04/reaction-at-the-end-of-the-day-were-still-second-in-the-league-table-and-we-know-how-weve-now-got-a-very-strong-side-throughout-and-were-going-to-be-tough-to-beat/

Ummm ... it's why they are called "averages" ...

Wrong. He scored 15+1 from 6 (and KL lost). Obviously, he didn't do it at Birmingham, against this Leicester team.

Potentially 3 x 5-1s from Fricke & Douglas ...

Rather than use Nicholls as a guest (where he rides under the 7.50 average of the rider he was replacing), they redeclared the team with Nicholls as part of the 1-6. They've got enough scope in the averages to redeclare when Pawlicki is available.

As I said though - maybe Brum did look at riders who would be assessed at 8, but decided against, for whatever reason (cost, overall availability, etc.). Hence, by signing riders on 7.50, they've not got so close to the limit. Surely that's not too difficult to understand?

Who could they have signed? A third rider on 7.50 instead of Lampart? Robert Lambert instead of Worrall? I wouldn't replace Cook. Maybe the leeway is because two different "marquee" signings could have been 8.00 assessed, thus only 0.6 left over.

7.88 (assuming they round up to the nearest hundredth. Of course, only while that is their average ...

You probably know who decides as well as I do, or even next door neighbour's pet dog does.

"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" And ... before you ask ... there doesn't appear to be a published list of gradings. PS: I'm assuming they're classed as new riders because they don't have "current" CMAs.

SCB Regs: "010.2.3 Amended MA’s With the approval of the BSP LTD GC or Directors for: - a) riders who have been absent from British Speedway racing for more than 3 seasons (The MA may be increased or decreased)"

His ancient average is irrelevant - a completely different rider now in terms of experience. A not bad signing compared with some of the names that had been bandied about.

They should have held a competition for locals to suggest nicknames, and then vote on a shortlist. An excellent marketing exercise. Otherwise, alongside the Cheetahs, they could have chosen another cat nickname, e.g. the Oxford Ocelots

Kemp has a 4 point average - he's benefitted from the 25% discount for moving out of the RS pool. There's pressure on him, but he seems to like the Leicester track. PS: It's definitely worth using the correct word, rather than a number when you're talking about numbers :-)