MrMungo

IOW back in NL next season too

There's a meeting at Lynn on 2nd October, presumably some sort of Individual

How are his parents doing?

Henning Bager? That's just off the top of my head, and I am unsure of his current average

The final EL averages has his final average as 5.87 - even better news for the Peterborough fans!

I'm with you on this one. There are always riders available to sign. Always. Valentin Grobauer was begging Neil Vatcher to e-mail the British Promoters to try and get him a team spot not so long ago. I know there are numerous others who would be very keen to come over, too. Whether they could hold their averages, whether they were affordable for the British clubs, and whether they would be totally committed to British Speedway is another matter entirely though! There's always loads of riders in the NL who would jump at the chance at being given a fair shot in the PL, too. The problem is, and it has been for a fair few years now, is that the strength of the PL is too strong for the vast majority of NL riders. That step is huge. Every single year the PL seems to be getting stronger, with the EL going the opposite direction more often than not, resulting in some riders having similar sort of averages in the EL and PL. If it is deemed there is not enough high quality riders to go around, I don't think 6 man teams are the answer, as has been mooted in this thread. They use 5 man teams in Denmark, and the race format is very 'same-y'. The most logical step would be to have 2 British reserves incorporated in a slightly lower points limit. The down side to that, of course, is that people will whinge. And as we all know, Speedway fans love a whinge!

It's strange to see Heeps getting some criticism. He's not developed as expected, definitely, but did increase his average, which is the name of the game, despite taking some hefty knocks along the way. I think the latest averages comparison shows where the side lost out. King: 8.84 -> 9.39 Hawkins: 5.27 -> 3.35 Manzares: 6.02 -> 5.41 Heeps: 5.38 -> 6.15 Tungate 8.36 -> 7.29 Nielsen 4.23 -> 4.68 Covatti 4.19 -> 7.55

That is quite simply mental. As is the fact that Lasse would start on a higher average than him next year in the PL. I remember a few years ago when Lasse Bjerre had signed for King's Lynn and was bombing round the outside of someone, Bagpuss/Gordon Bennett turned to me halfway during a race and said: "You know what, he's going to be better than his brother!". I took that to mean that Lasse would go on and become a world class rider, not that Kenneth would be in a position to ride in the PL a few years down the line!

The final averages are not out as of yet (ie meetings were run after the previous cut-off), so there's still hope!

Is Kenny Bjerre's average low enough for him to be #1 yet?

FDR are no longer on £40 per point. That was last year.

Someone buy Rossiter a calculator! Jesus Christ

Been taught well by Kildemand, no doubt!

I really don't think I will want to watch that!

Doesn't have a team spot & 'unable to attain a team spot' are 2 very, very different things.

Ipswich will be in the Play-Offs unless Plymouth win by more than 6 at Rye House tomorrow night

38-22 at Scunthorpe after 10 heats!

Which Fast Track riders have been unable to attain a PL spot?

Poole are definitely not one of the worst payers in my experience

I am sure the vast majoriy would happy to do so as long as the gaps between the races were also longer. As it is, most go back into the pits quickly to ensure the bike is going to be prepared and ready for the next race. Sometimes I don't think supporters really understand or think about how much work goes on between the races.

Bjerre, surely, has to be the first name on the team sheet given his generous average

Why is it embarrassing that Morris was last in his races? Someone has to finish last, and with the lowest averaged rider on show, it was no major surprise it was him. Good call by Lyon to get Thorssell in as a guest for Milik. Otherwise it would have been really messy! Congrats to Leicester on their first away win

Eklof was absolutely woeful last time he rode at Scunthorpe. Think of Edberg at Ipswich, just worse. I can really see things going down to the wire. 11th September: Scunthorpe V Plymouth could well be the decider.

It's Tom Brennan

Poland, especially, seems to have more than their fair share of serious accidents