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If not, I'll blame the team manager

Paid 29 from the reserves - including a career best for Arran Butcher as well as Killeen's stunning start.

Given the take up may well be predominantly from fans of the visiting team and neutrals the way forward should be to introduce a bias AGAINST the home team

Oh for the good old days like 1991 when Reading and Poole met 13 times.

You have to feel sorry for Newcastle fans (yes there were some at Oxford) - 4 heats on Wednesday, 2 more at Edinburgh on Friday, and best not to talk about Sunday.

There is a complete set of Danish fixtures on 29 June. However a true speedway supporter would be keen to see a promising star every bit as good as Basso.

This looks particularly bad now that Scunthorpe, Edinburgh and Oxford have all had early abandonments but given 100% refunds unlike Birmingham.

I went to a match recently where the updates were from the club twitter feed. If a visitor locked up it was a brilliant pass by the home rider, reverse the roles and the home rider was unlucky. Similarly exclusion of home rider was 'controversial'. (No it wasn't) while non-exclusion of home rider for obvious offence didn't even warrant a mention.

Sorta seemed inevitable

Bickley - yes Proctor - not now, but I think his GSA will drop below Rowe's on 1 July. However neither signing would enthuse me.

He rides in under 24 league which is mid-week. Has yet to appear for Unia Leszno. And Kenyan Rew looks to be their first choice replacement. So not a problem.

But Coles was unavailable and the next choice would be Tom Spencer, who while progressing nicely, would be way over matched. However naming and then dropping Coles the previous evening does still confirm your point.

Not to mention beating Proctor and Bickley (twice) in the Bandits v Cheetahs match

Now that is a genuinely unusual and interesting collectors item.

Given the tendency these days to cancel meetings because rider A is having a pedicure or the Clerk of the Course is having his wisdom teeth out, the fact there is definitely a fixture on Wednesday probably does constitute substantive news!

As a home fan I'd say Plymouth were worth a match point

Is that or or and (between Lambert .. Bewley)?

That's 5 visits to Redcar in the last two seasons, and everyone of them a cracking match. Someone's doing something right

Serious question: Will it be his 2019 Ave based on last 20 matches, or will it be recalculated at last 18/16 per revised methodology?

21 year olds dropping out was certainly an issue for them. We even got one or two of them over here ( e.g. Damien Drozdz). The under 24 league should alleviate issue as it now gives 21/2/3 year olds without a senior place somewhere to ride.

There's an agreed minimum (which Birmingham have followed). The point here is Oxford have gone well beyond that.

Birmingham's is £1 per heat not ridden (excluding heats 11-15). So 2 heats ridden, 8 not ridden = £8. The 100% refund policy at Oxford means we are effectively getting £3 per heat not ridden between heats 5 & 10. (6×£3 = £18)

Unlike Birmingham who gave a pathetic £8 off after their early abandonment.

Drew Kemp seems to be getting a bit of a hard time on this thread - even including last night's poor return his average ( official fixtures inc bonus) for 2022 is 6.40. Just what do you expect from a reserve?

After last night I'd say that Poole need two away wins to make up lost ground. I can see two likely away wins for both teams (Leicester at Newcastle and Oxford, Poole at Berwick and Newcastle). That leaves Poole needing to win at Scunny and Edinburgh (assuming Lions lose at Glasgow) - a demanding but achievable target. And after all that of course Glasgow could still pip them both.