Grachan

Some people say £17 is expensive. Some say it's good value. I watched an old clip from Press and Practice day in 1980 today. Admission to Swindon Speedway was £1.50. A season ticket was £40. So I put those values in here: http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/bills/article-1633409/Historic-inflation-calculator-value-money-changed-1900.html Today £1.50 is £5.46. Not sure what point I'm making. But it does show that Speedway is more expensive in real terms these days. I think the NL reserves thing and incredibly low points limit will just mean lower crowds yet again. Let's face it, we're now talking about 3 point riders coming in a second strings! It's ludicrous really.

Simon Stead has reportedly tweeted to say it wasn't him that was driving the car!

Bacause he fits. http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/sport/speedway/10859400.Birks_backs_new_reserves_to_shine/ "Birks, who is recovering from a broken back he suffered at the end of last season but has declared himself fit to race in 2014,"

You don't seem like someone who is ignoring Stevebrum to me. Just saying...

Well, if Lambert is really as good as Lee then the rest of us may as well give up now! Didn't Lee average about 7.5 in his first year for King's Lynn?

I totally agree regards the present league scoring. It should be a good way of getting rid of the silly TR. The score was Sheffield 47 Glasgow 48. So would have been Sheffield 47 Glasgow 42 (assuming Glasgow got 6 extra points from the TRs).

Leicester Speedway is great. Great stuff at Leicester Speedway. What can you say, but... Leicester. Yay! Love it!

Thank Christ for that! http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/sport/10863499.Kildemand_takes_Robins_number_one_slot/

It's something to do with Poland I think.

I don't think we can fit both PK and Mads into the side. Are we really about to dump Kildemand? A much bigger deal than not having Jason Doyle if you ask me. These are the averages on BSPA site. Are these final? Bachelor 8.21 Mads 6.97 Morris 5.90 Makes: 21.08 That leaves 10.92 PK is 8.25. That leaves 2.67. Can't be done. Can't be done they said. Doyle at 7.30 leaves 3.62. Enough for someone like Ashley Birks or Mickey Dyer.

I read somewhere on here that it has now changed and if the rider is an asset of the EL club then the EL club get first choice in a fixture clash. It was only a post on here, though, so who knows if it's true! Doubling up heat leaders is not a good option in my opinion, although apparently Doyle is still a possibility according to the Adver. That would make for a strong top 3 if PK is also retained! And leave just 8.24 for the other 2. Anyway, Troy Bachelor now signed as skipper. http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/sport/10859457.SWINDON_ROBINS__New_skipper_Batchelor_vows_to_lead_by_example/

I'd take Batch over Doyle, and for me it's better to go strong at the top. Second strings will be getting rides against NL riders probably twice a night. An EL 3 pointer should be able to take those points in theory. PK, Bach (if we get him) and Morris leaves us nearly 10 points for the remaining 2 riders, which should be pretty solid when you take into account the strength of the reserves.

Don't se why there is so much shock horror over Jason Doyle really. He averaged over 7 last year and I'm not sure he'll improve on that. Maybe stay at that level for a season or two but I don't think he'll ever become a fully fledged number one. I'd take PK and possibly Bachelor over Jason - much as I like him. Plus he'd be yet another double-upper. That would give us 4 out of 7 if he was in the side!!

I'm sure it's nothing to do with rules. Leicester will have little choice but to wait and see what riders become available and there will be plenty with 5 man teams and a low points limit. Or do Leicester get Peterborough's assets?

Is Doyle still going to be doubling-up or can he no longer do that on his average? If he is, then it limits our options, plus for me I'd rather have heatleaders who aren't also in the Premier League.

It's not because it's difficult to understand. It's because people immediately think it's stupid.

The trouble is you HAVE to tell them about the TR otherwise they get the score wrong. That's the problem with the TR.

You can at Aldi.

As long as there are others of similar standard and experience then that's fine. Phew, I was in danger of becoming a conspiracy theorist for a moment there.

Ha ha. Brilliant. They've changed it already.

Where is your quote from? This quote: "The senior league’s teams will work to a 32-point limit for their top five riders, with two places being occupied by riders from the National League." Is from here: http://www.speedwaygb.co/news.php?extend.23255

An interesting point. Which NL side does Newman ride for? I can't see him on the averages on the website, but the statement says it's NL riders taking up the reserve slots. How many riders in the list are not from the NL? Is it just Kyle or are there others. Or am I making a mistake in not seeing him?

Shhh. Don't let on, but I think he was taking the pee....

Football leagues regularly change their names. What was once division 2 is now The Championship, while what was once division 4 is now division 2. So I'd say it's very possible that it would change its name following a change of sponsor if the sponsor wanted it to.

What a strange criticism. The sport is far from perfect, but that does seem a bit of an over reaction to, er, nothing at all. The Elite League promoters are all members of the BSPA. that's what the BSPA is. Speedway promoters. So what are you trying to say here? And I'm pretty sure the information in the local Swindon paper would have come from a press release. How else would they know?