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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.

It makes no difference, other than what entrance you go in. Once in you can sit or stand wherever you want

I know HRH the Queen is unavailable, so I'll step in. I now declare the transfer window open So what moves are we going to see? Obviously Peterborough need some drastic surgery

2022 matches to date for Leicester: Home average 3.69 Away average 6.00 - a very telling statistic.

Can't make the change until Rowe's average goes above Keleher's which will be 1 July (on next green sheets published circa 23 June)

Because the FIM would never give an event to a substandard track like (say) Zarnovica

3.95 so no overseas rider unless there is an Australian with British ancestry (cf Connor Bailey) So best options are probably Henry Atkins (who is rumoured to be signing for Oxford in the NL) or Cubs own Connor Coles.

Unlikely as Rowe is 7th in the Lions averages

Or perhaps they are planning a tapestry (speedway keeping up with modern technology )

About 15 years ago promoters were effectively demanding top riders choose between the UK and other leagues (e.g. insisting no guest or r/r for riders engaged abroad in meetings other than FIM events or National championships). And guess what they chose?

£24/25 is typical, and I've seen as high as £28 for CL/NL dble headers at various tracks

Because it involves only one off night meeting instead of two and for the away fans/management saves on travelling costs.

Roy is an acquired taste, but I like him on a personal level. Given the tired clichés we usually get from riders and TMs the above interviewees could easily be more interesting. But surely he missed a trick not interviewing someone serving from the burger van?

All very well saying that Newcy now have a sponsors licence, but applying for, and getting, a visa are two different things. Let's say they replace Congreve with Smetana. How long, given the sclerotic nature of Home Office bureaucracy, would it take to process?

I've got a few of those.