SteveLyric2

Yes but there will also be a few non-european riders looking for some end of season meetings.

I'm pretty sure that for any Northern leg of the play-offs both Middlo and Havvy will be in attendance - they are both best buddies.

The Poole track has been superb so far this season - imo the best its been for several seasons - up until Wednesday when it was pretty poor and overly slick. The dust upto heat 4 was bad but as others have said the watering before heat 5 and every 4 heats thereafter kept it down.

Another match postponed tonight due to poor forecast - at Leicester!!

The price and production of matchday programmes depends on each individual club's revenue opportunities. Some clubs only have revenue from admissions, programmes, advertising and sponsorship. No food, beverage or parking revenue as in Poole. Just a point about Rory - he's not getting any younger and last night was his 4th meeting in 5 days as well as getting ready to move back to Oz.

So do they not stream or produce dvds then? Don't see the point otherwise?

Don't forget that many of the overseas league fixtures are coming to an end so some riders not involved in play-offs abroad may well be up for a few meetings?! Of course that will apply to any club that can make a change and can afford it!

So there was a heat from the Redcar v Plymouth meeting on the SGB site!! Who did that?

Has anyone fallen on their sword yet at the 'Premiership Champion contenders', to quote a well known phrase or saying from the start of the season?

I know of at least one promoter that put forward the "one league with teams of 5 riders (as Denmark)" proposal for this current season, although voted down at the time, I won't be surprised if it surfaces again at the November AGM?!

Ben Cook won his 2 rides when guesting at Redcar before getting injured.

Thats because both are Wednesday tracks and Poole have a home meeting on Friday 3rd September to allow for Brum to retain their Wednesday. Good co-operation between the clubs.

Sorry. My source told me 6 rides. I'll have words with him when he gets back from the IOW later!!!

Has Chris Holder not signed yet then?

Good of Lee Kilby to 'step up' for the video, but apart from saying 'a lot of rumours are not accurate', he didn't actually say anything else relevant other than 'talks are continuing'!

So Bjarne will be the Gladiators number 1 on Tuesday v Brummies with Crumpy's average dropping from 12.00 to 6.98 (Yes 6.98!). I wonder if Plymouth will be considering any rider changes before the 28/8 cut-off??

Basso scored 13 from 6 rides last night for Felstead.

Maybe slightly different when the broadcaster is BBC plus BT Sport!! And not forgetting that most RL stadia offer a modern, comfortable experience for the spectator!

Don't forget vans and rider insurance.

Never gets dark enough at the moment.

Adam Ellis' Championship average is only 7.92 so none of the 'big hitter' guests were eligible. Nicol has only achieved 6.07 but with Scunny reporting that 6 of their 7 riders picked up various injuries last night its not surprising they are using more than one guest plus r/r. Well done to the Scunny management for not asking the tie to be rescheduled!! ps. Adam is reporting both sore knees and a swollen wrist!!

So no statement yet - official or otherwise?!

Best wishes and a speedy recovery to Swindon boss Alun Rossiter who finally goes into hospital today to get his knee replacement op done.

Definitely. I would think his Poole sponsors would insist on it!!!

Basso will get his first meeting on Friday at Redcar. Poole signed him with the full knowledge of his few remaining Danish fixtures. The delay is purely down to paperwork (as with Smetana) and a positive Covid test.