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Didn't know whether to put it on here but I often attend these meetings at Lynn.Last weekend Dan Gilkes come off and went to hospital just wondered if anyone knew how he was.

That's the reason I put Bjerre in my initial team.5.78 starting average for next surely can only go one way.If he starts the first month poorly get rid.Obviously you need to try and build your team with riders who will improve on their starting averages. He can also double down for your team aswell now

I like the look of that team of triers as long as Barker and Garrity weren't partnered blimey accidents galore there.But ultimately I think you need a balance of good riders whether their boring or not and riders like Harris,Lambert and Garrity that will give their all for the cause. At the end of the day its a sport and its all about winning just ask Matt Ford that.Thats why Poole seem to get the better crowds.They have not necessarily had the most exciting teams but they win which is what 95% of supporters want for their teams.

Give us your team then

Well done Somerset didn't expect that.That was with their number 1 well below par

You didn't answer my question

And you would be saying those exact same words if the shoe was on the other foot

Was it on his wrist all the time though

That is a serious breach of the rules if he wasn't wearing the cut off lanyard.Even the mechanics,riders warming up their bikes in the pits have to put these on.

Robert Lambert rode without a dirt deflector and got noticed after the race he was deducted his points.Surely if the ref was told before Newmans race the least he could have done was to look at the footage after the race and then exclude him,or is that too simple.Referee totally at fault in my book. Why do people also compare speedway to football totally different ball game . In a lot of motorsports if you infringe on the rules you actually receive penalty points,which puts you further back in the field or lose podium positions.

He didn't achieve his average over the 2 legs in actual fact he was nearly a point lower.5.76 was his average over the 2 legs

Why take Zagar's extra 3 points off,everybody and their dog knows that the TD is in the rule book .Whether you a for or against the TD a rule wasn't broken in that instance.

Me too,that was when Smalling scored. Oops sorry wrong sport

My initial thoughts are 1.Iversen 2.Bjerre 3.Lambert 4.Porsing 5.A.Jonsson 6.Kerr 7.???? Pretty much the same as this season but with the addition of AJ who should be another big hitter alongside NKI. I am worried with Bjerre at present,but with him on such a low appealing average i wouldn't want to see him at another club in England only to replicate his Polish form with them.

If a reason is given Newman could possibly have overtaken 1 rider then it would have been a 2-4 not 1-5 a difference of 2points .Anyway if it was re-run any outcome was possible not just a Poole 5-1 which most people seem to think would happen.

Therein lies the problem the SCB has no backbone. Some people on here saying about speedway being a professional sport,maybe some of the riders are but it seems the authorities are far from it at times.

Unlucky Belle Vue thought you rode your socks off tonight. Cookie is becoming a favourite of mine,just hope he can make the next step up next year.He was absolutely awesome tonight and on Monday. People blaming Belle Vue losing this tie on Monday but I think it was lost at the start of the season with how the FTRs were sorted .Over the 2 legs Pooles FTRs outscored Belle Vues by 29-10.So Belle Vues top 5 outscored Pooles by 17 points which is pretty good in itself. Lets see if the SCB have any balls now and let them share the trophy

I was merely pointing out the fact that results have been amended before in the past,so you cant categorically say that's that

There has been a few matches in the past that has been called by the ref as you put it.But a month or two down the line results/scores have been altered due an illegal matter during a meeting.

By all accounts he complained before the race.And yes it is too sensible for some referees to refer to replays

Like your post about lets get on with the 2nd leg,and all the back biting is a pain in the ar*e. But you had to have a dig about the ref fom last night

Well if Lemon did tell the ref about the goggles before heat 12 the ref needs a fine and a ban I think.If he didn't exclude him before the race,he had the option to exclude him after the race.He messed up on both accounts

4 point swing

But rules are rules and should be adhered to don't you think.Referee to blame most definitely.Whats the point of having rules if they can blatantly be broken and you cant appeal against it so Pearson says.But we have seen results amended many times in the past when rules were broken.

Why should Lemon have to complain,the referee should have known in the first place. They should take Newmans points off that race and promote the Belle Vue riders so giving a 4 point swing.