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I don't think we'll go fully British either. Hopefully we find out soon.

When you look at Oxford, no. When you look at Poole, yes. Although when it hits 10 points, that is a stretch. I would be in favour of a maximum points limit for an established rider at something like 9 points.

The rolling stats don't include fixtures after the end of April. Official team building stats should include them.

Yes, the point was, it would've been 4-5. We'd still have lost. Both riders got beaten by both Pirates, so it was irrelevant. No guarantees Bomber would've passed anyone.

Yes, because if Dan had won that Super Heat, we would've "won" the heat... by four points to five.

I don't think any of us expected to.

As I've said earlier, this is a team I'd like, though I'd be a bit sad for the teams that lost some of these riders... but here's a 7 I like anyhow. Chris Harris (9.13) Jody Scott (3.92) Leon Flint (7.13) Tate Zischke (5.76) Kyle Howarth (8.12) Sam Hagon (3.57) Jordy Loftus (2.19) Total: 39.82 (but will be lower with 2.5% reductions, which I couldn't be bothered to calculate as this team is below 40 anyway).

I don't see any reason he wouldn't be there again.

Loftus is a good prospect, as is Jody Scott. I'd love to see both of them, but honestly, I hope they re-sign with their respective clubs. They gave them a chance and it would be nice to see the clubs reap the benefit next year.

I volunteer you to lead it. My head is already exploding.

It hasn't been, but I've heard it in other places too, so it seems it's been agreed in principle in the background.

Fully agree. 7.93 Home average. Very happy with that.

Very much so, Redcar have a good one there. I hope they can keep him next year (but if he doesn't want to stay with them, I'd love him at Glasgow).

He has, and he would, but he also has the lowest heat 15 average in the team. I don't fancy his chances of improving it in the grand final. He was beaten by Lawson in 1, and wasn't beating Kerr/Cook when he retired in 10. He's awesome, but I think we sometimes forget he's not an established heat leader or experienced, and those are really useful attributes in big heats. I don't think you'd see Poole putting a rider like that in a big race, and I think it's because it's a move you make when you already think you're losing and don't trust your heat leaders. I know he won heat 8 by the distance to the English border, but you sometimes see reserves do that in heat 2, then they come out in heat 4 and you realise you were judging them by the wrong yardstick. That's not to be down on Nagel at all, btw.

The problem the #2 always has with heat 15/16 is it's just so long since they were last out. Their last ride at home is heat 10. Two grading breaks and an interval. The track changes, the bike cools down, the rider cools down a bit too. I think it's the hardest rider position to throw in the last heat, regardless of how good they look. Also, he didn't always gate so good last night either! Looked incredible when he did though. I was happy with trusting Kyle again. 2,2,2,3 on his first four rides. I don't think Dan was obviously a better choice. Leon could've been worth a punt, but I always think unless your big riders have been obviously off the pace, you trust them in the big heats. Someone does have to come last though. Bomber got beaten by both anyway, so it seems daft to point at Kyle. Both were beaten fair and square.

From the gate.

Entertaining meeting. So close. Congrats Poole.

No.

Please, no. He'll just dump SeaWorld on the track. That won't help.

Maybe we just like to moan in Glasgow. I remember when we beat Newcastle 67-23 a few years ago. We moaned our arses off about how boring it was and how we wouldn't pay to see that every week. Maybe we're just the Arsenal of speedway?

I'm not paying someone to bore me. I have ample tins of paint for that.

You're all making me very glad I didn't spend any money on the stream.

He's been fine. Only Jody Scott has done better of the 2 point reserves, he's nearly a four point rider. I'm not sure what people expected but I think he should be really pleased with that.

Depends how interested TV companies are in showing speedway tbh. I wouldn't assume they will want to renew.

Scored 9+1 guesting for Workington in the playoffs last season.