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Interesting to note that he is actually signed up for Rzeszow in Poland in Division 2 for next year. Their squad consists of: Kevin Wolbert Jacob Thorsell Jonas Jeppeson Eduard Krcmar Peter Kildemand Marcin Nowak Rafal Karcmarcz Mateusz Tudziedz It is a requirement that all sides must feature at least 2 Poles and an U24 rider. For Rzeszow to comply with that then Nowak will have to ride unless he is being replaced by a junior which seems very unlikely. Clear as mud ey?

Quite some signing this as on decent gear he can be a really tidy performer. Hadn’t clocked that before he hasn’t actually signed for anybody in Poland but he must be on a fair wedge to give that up.

Somebody who doesn’t understand averages - if we a team draws then their team total will end up around the 42.00 mark, not 39.00. There is nothing risky about signing Doyle. Quality, reliable and classy performer.

Does make you wonder why it’s not been made compulsory for all Championship sides not to have a 2 pointer/Rising star?

I don’t disagree with you about the league trying to operate at a higher standard - but I do disagree and think it’s rubbish about their not being a rider shortage. There 100% is. If you lower the standard even more then that would only make even less riders available with the likes of Doyle, Holder, Fricke etc not riding over here.

Rubbish. How is it so then that Birmingham and Plymouth went a whole season without finding suitable replacements for riders who were unavailable from March/April? Likewise Kings Lynn with Iversen

This is actually the biggest mistake of the AGM - the rider absences and guests last year turned into an absolute joke due to rider shortage. This was a problem at both levels but especially at Championship. With Leicester now moving up that seems to make the problem even worse at Premiership level though regardless of a few extra riders coming from the Polish league which were blocked before. That will not offer more options in the middle and lower ends of teams where teams needed it last season. Going to 6 man teams would of freed up 16 team places in total and eased that problem. Guests should be blocked unless they are replacing a reserve (or in the Premiership scenario the squad member rising star is used - this should of been introduced at Championship level too) or if there are two riders missing from one side. They could then use RR and a guest. There would be less travel costs for promotors to pay out, less signing on fees, riders would be getting more rides every night so earning more money and there would be a greater source of rider availability. Lower costs for teams, riders earning more, less guests/riders missing, what is not to like?? Maybe I shouldn’t be surprised but I am dumbfounded that they have done absolutely nothing to ease or stop this problem.

Smederna -10 for me and -4 after heat 8. Think they should win fairly comfortably

I assumed he was still at reserve but I guess Basso now goes to reserve then. Didn’t realise that

Lejenon -6 Thornblom over 4

It’s well rumoured that he won’t be - which is a shame as he looked mega quick at the start of the year and was a great all action rider to watch. He’s been very sub standard in the second half of the season though

RR for Lebedevs - who can take his rides?

Looks like it’ll be carnage. Lampart under 9 as can’t see him fancying it. Knudson over Klima too is a good value bet too

Bet365 seem to disagree - unless they think Bewley is scoring a maximum tonight?

Smederna -10 for me Doyle over 12

Madsen under 17? Kvech over Salonen -1 is a good shout too

Rew -2 over Hellstrom Bangs looks good value

Not for me - not saying it won’t come in but Holder has dropped off drastically in Poland and Sweden recently so would be staying away from him as difficult one to call. Walasek over 5 on the other hand is a much better bet in my view. I would fancy Ostrow on the +20 but at terrible odds not worth taking that on. They should win the junior department which means it’ll be kept abit closer.

Rospiggarna -18…. No Tungate now for Masarna with Hellstrom Bangs promoted to no.4 Should be easily covered!

Absolutely - if you took Holder under, that wasn’t a million miles behind. Harris practically in after lap 2 Of his first race mind. Onto Sweden tonight….

Why are you so obsessed with the heat being such a large factor? They are being asked to ride a speedway bike not sit in an oven.

Harris under 16 all day long for me - I got him at 11/10 but he’s now at 10/11 when I last looked.

Even the British leagues aren’t daft enough to allow for lucky losers in a 6 team play off in a league of 8 teams

It’s an absolute nonsense you can finish 6th in a league of 8 teams, lose your first two play off matches and still advance and go on to win the league. Utter madness.

Hopefully everybody filled their boots on the BV -14