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Thank you. That throws up more questions than answers now though. It quite clearly states that a facility will not be extended and after the 28 days Musielak must either “return or be replaced”. Neither of those has happened. Where was this 75% guest rule written? Was it Lynn’s own press release? Surely if a member of the team is riding elsewhere and has made it abundantly clear he won’t be returning, King’s Lynn can’t still declare him as a member of their septet and use any kind of facility? Yes, this isn’t King’s Lynn’s fault, but that’s not the point. They’ve had the 28 days to get another rider in. Before anyone says Ipswich have had the same time or longer to replace Doyle, the circumstances there are different. He isn’t riding elsewhere and refusing to return, he’s injured and unable to ride.

Wasn’t that always the case as per the Statement by the BSPL? Lynn had until the 14th and then it was either a replacement or up to 75% of his average? Or maybe that was someone on here that came up with that I honestly can’t remember.

Bangs was openly telling people during the week Belle Vue wanted him and he wanted Belle Vue. So was a current promoter. There seems to be an ongoing argument though over his starting average which is holding things up.

You seem to be a very very angry individual. Every single post you make comes across as you shouting and being argumentative whilst running around with steam coming out of your ears. Calm down ffs.

Ipswich have been missing at least one rider and up to four riders in meetings pretty much all season and not called it off. It would be purely on this mornings forecast which to be fair, was awful first thing this morning at the time of the call off. Yes it’s changed several times throughout the day but what do you?

You know as well as I do there is no way on gods green earth that Brennan would “save his best engines for Poole”. That is utterly ridiculous. The difference in pay between the Premiership and Championship is vast. If your best contract is in the Premiership, you’ll want your best equipment in the Premiership. That’s just basic common sense.

That makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. Why on earth would he save his best engines for your beloved Poole rather than Birmingham? He couldn’t give a toss what position the clubs are in in their respective leagues. He’ll 100% be on more pounds per point for Birmingham than he will for Poole down in the Championship. As much as you’d love to think it, he’s not prioritising Poole over Birmingham.

It was a “full win” from Ipswich’ perspective the full three points bagged.

And finally, warned in heat 12. Better late than never!!

Good on him. Many knew he wouldn’t blame Rew. AceBellend is an unfortunate exception but as soon as it happened I think we all pretty much knew it would be him coming on here and knew exactly which direction he would be sending it

“Fitness wise we are sweating on a few riders and even if they are fit to ride, we are going to be far from 100% in that area”. Not very! Muscle injuries for Ellis and Jenkins and King nowhere near fit. Hand swells and causes pain after every ride and he still has a lack of movement. Just seems to be ongoing issues that never seems to end. Remarkable effort to be clear at the top all things considered.

Tellboy is correct. Lambert for Woffinden still put you over the 40 point limit so it’ll just be a straight swap, and any other changes will have to be the same, or lower than the average of the rider they’re replacing.

Brennan was booked for Ipswich weeks ago.

Both Ellis and Jenkins undergoing treatment for muscle injuries and apparently not guaranteed to be ready for Monday. King also nowhere near fully fit according to Hawkins.

“Should a team require a Rising Star guest next season, the eligible riders will again be those of GB nationality who are aged 23 or under (on January 1, 2024) and who have not achieved a final Premiership average in excess of 4.00, and who are not declared in a Premiership line-up elsewhere”. Leicester have to use an unattached rising star from the list. https://britishspeedway.co.uk/sports-insure-premiership/premiership-rising-stars-criteria/

Extremely harsh. You can see the dry and grippy lines on a damp track. Bomber does what bomber does, goes where nobody else does and finds the speed where others take the “safe” route. Carried far too much speed for Lampart who knows he was done.

Zach Cook. Not right now because he won’t fit. But any replacement for Doyle will be a maximum of 8.00. That leaves enough points to re-declare the 1-7 by replacing Jenkins with Zach Cook. Why would you not make that move? The only reason you wouldn’t, is if you actively trying NOT to win the league..

Fair points and totally understand where you’re all coming from, but Siggy also makes a good point. It’s ok for those that don’t attend away meetings but there’s little incentive for those that do, to travel long distances to go and watch that side put out at Oxford tomorrow which in all likelihood will get beaten. Is it? He’s been woeful and I’m afraid the stats back it up. No point skirting around that issue. He’s lucky to still be in the team but that’s what Ipswich do. Leicester dumped Kemp when he was averaging far better than Jenkins this year. He’s a lucky boy.

Jenkins has a GSA over 11 meetings this year of 2.84. Abysmal and he could have no complaints if he got the chop. He’s currently at 7 in the team, but he’s not the rising star, Thompson is. The fact Ipswich are doing so well and Thompson has been excellent, has took the focus off his poor season and bailed him out. The Ipswich team here looks poor, comfortable home win for me. Louis needs to pull his finger out and get a replacement in at 1. You can’t go R/R for someone like Jason Doyle and expect to win meetings especially on the road.

Just edited my post above with something similar.

I personally think it’s one of the more sensible rules. There’s naturally going to be a bigger disparity between rising stars on the list that nobody picked and deemed good enough, to a rising star that has graduated out of a reserve berth and in to the main body of the team (hence the facility), then there is between an unpicked rising star and one that hasn’t been as successful and remains in the reserve berths (hence no facility). Actually now I’ve thought this through a bit more, it should be done by reaching a certain average rather than which place in the team you’re at. All teams are built different, some top heavy some strength in depth. You could have a scenario where 2 rising stars are both averaging 5.00, but one is in the top 5 of a team and gets granted a facility, while the other who is in a strength in depth side, remains in a reserve berth and their club is forced to use an unattached rising star so it does have its flaws.

Clearly it’s a reward for progression and earning yourself a place in the main body of the team, which is why the scheme is there in the first place. It’s not a special rule just for Ipswich and nobody else. If any of the others show the same progression and move out of the reserve berths then they’ll also be granted the same facility. The rules are for all clubs, not just one.

He’s improved more than any other rising star, and has progressed through to the main body. That’s Ipswich’ gain for picking him, and staying with him again this season. Why should Ipswich then be punished when he’s missing by having to replace him by Hodder or another clearly inferior rising star who will undoubtedly score 0,0,0? Why is it wrong to use R/R for him like you can any other member of the top 5? Seems totally fair to me.

I don’t think part of Sam’s “pre planned programme” involved him going over to tell Pawlicki before the meeting that he planned on replacing him in heat 14 with Leon Flint. He certainly also didn’t pre plan to have Cook touching the tapes and using Pawlicki in heat 3. Much has been said about the team spirit in the Ipswich camp and how much of a close group they are. I don’t think Ipswich would touch Lambert with a barge pole personally. He doesn’t fit what they have there.

What heat do you suggest and for whom?