Gambo95

The referees report says Leon Flint not under power at time of the stoppage for a starting offence (from the speedwaygb website). Broc Nicol was warned for moving at the start. In the re run Aaron was warned after the race (after being pulled by funnily enough Broc Nicol).

Seems when there was an unsatisfactory start at Peterborough (Scott Nicholls moved and Cook stopped) it was all 4 back. Why was Leon excluded when he looped at Berwick when there was an unsatisfactory start?

Berwick doesn't always have the best of teams but for the last 6 or 7 seasons they seem to have a couple of paramedics and an ambulance as well as the track ambulance. Sure it was mentioned that they have a first aid room as well. Seen Redcar mention the cost earlier in the season also. Maybe the promoters should be told there has to be adequate cover for any semi final and all matches in the play offs?

I don't get your point about Raducanu? Emma played 3 qualifying rounds to qualify for the US Open (like the qualifiers for the GP). She didn't get a wildcard?

This is where having an outside body running the sport would be an advantage. Teams don't say I'm not playing in the FA cup this week because I want to catch up with a league match. Remember a few years ago when Ipswich waited for about 6 months (beginning of April to end of September) to race in the next round of the cup. Should be cut off points through the season and if the tie isn't raced questions are asked and teams are thrown out the competition if there isn't a decent reason. It's Edinburgh and Leicester who are holding the competition up by not having raced the quarter final meetings. As I said previously there should be cut off points set out for meetings. The cut off point should have remained as the 16th (think that's when it was) September. For places in the playoffs the seeding should have been done by giving the away team 4 points in all matches not raced (BSPA work out and not put on the league table) before the cut off point. The meetings would then be raced after the cut off point and the playoffs etc could be run. The league meetings could be run between rounds etc if there is spare dates and you would then not have league/ cups decided on the last couple of days of the season. COVID isn't the reason for the delay because the same thing happens every season (as various others have pointed out). Poland had their final last week and Sweden have their finals this week so it can be done. Denmark was the previous week also.

There would be 3 options if it was me in charge. Give Poole the title. Have a final between Poole and Glasgow. Have semi finals between Poole, Glasgow, Scunthorpe and Redcar (removing the teams who didn't race their home match). There should have been a cut off point of the weekend just passed for the quarter finals, next weekend for the semi finals to allow time for the final. It should be the same in the KOC. Race Poole v Glasgow in the final (Glasgow won't have raced in the KOC since July).

Should have left the cut off point where it was. For league positions in the playoffs the SCB could have awarded 4 points to the away team (still race the meetings after the cut off point to get the proper results) so the playoffs could have started. It's the same every year so covid isn't an excuse. Not really fair on Scunthorpe and Edinburgh who will go in not having raced a match for a while (although they are just as close to finishing bottom of the league as they are to the top) due to them getting their matches raced.

Has Kyle pulled out the meeting?

Seems to count at most tracks now unfortunately. Reading updates most passes listed are there or on back straight (Birmingham and Scunthorpe were the same last week when I last checked the updates site).

We thought the same with Leon's exclusion (Nichol warned for moving at the start so surely Leon wasn't the cause of the stoppage). In the re-run he moved again just about sending Aaron through the tapes but the race continued with Aaron being warned. Various dodgy starts including Cook being ready to race about a minute after the 2minutes had elapsed in heat 13 (completely ignoring the start Marshall). Hopefully Berwick don't get allocated this referee much next season as I can remember him being the referee for 3 home defeats this season (possibly more?).

Berwick had a challenge meeting a couple of weeks ago. Hopefully Jason carries on from his heat 15 form from a few weeks ago (agree he hasn't signed).

Missed the announcement as I was waiting for food etc but others said that it would be his last match for Berwick (so possibly doing guest bookings?). Think the four or five Edinburgh fans in front of me did more celebrating than the Berwick fans with the win (didn't think they would cheer on Berwick until I was told it helps them with Berwick winning).

Edinburgh didn't have their original team after replacing Lawson with Rowe? Was said somewhere that Edinburgh new team average would indicate a 2 star rising star due to the team change (someone who knows a lot more than me).

Sure Berwick had to use R/R for Leon at Newcastle. Possibly able to use a rising star? Cannot use average from what I remember.

Was Craig not racing for Glasgow in 2018 when in the GP's?

Seems to have been a fairly competitive meeting (according to the updates) so hopefully there was a decent crowd (I was at a wedding). Well done Screm, updates team etc and the promotion for filling a fixture gap.

That's more of a problem than the points lost I would say (due to clubs struggling). Poole have an extra away match to pay due to getting no home match against Eastbourne. On the other hand Redcar have had a home match and don't have an away meeting to pay.

I think he was withdrawn with Ablitt (said on twitter). Says about a possible broken rib for Nathan. Hopefully Kyle is ok.

Looks like you are correct according to the Berwick Twitter. Restaging 4th September on website.

Good to see Kyle get a double figure score tonight. Hope he continues that form Saturday night.

What would have happened if let's say the 3 teams each had taken 1 bonus point (from each other), after finishing level on points. Would it have been decided on points difference between the 3 teams or would it be on the overall league table (points difference)? Sorry for the questions.

The last time I looked Miskowiak was 2nd in the Czestochowa averages but still riding at reserve. No thoughts either way about keeping riders at reserve all season.

Is Emil still part of the team? Don't think he has raced for them yet (think I read his son was in for an operation or similar?).

If Redcar can run later than their curfew a few times, why did they not run heat 11 at least (give Barker and Palm Toft a third ride). Remember Redcar and Richard Lawson complaining about that a few years back at Berwick (saying it's a long way to come for two races).

No. Leon is a 3* rider the same as Alfie Bowtell, Drew Kemp and Kyle (4*). They have an average from 2019 so will be treated as a rolling average. Joe, Dan and Jordan are racing in the league for the first time so are slightly different.