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Ah it's Newcastle fans turn now from you - makes a change from similar comments you made about Edinburgh fans in August Every club have a some who cheer when an opposing rider falls (do you remember the huge cheer that went up when Cookie fell in ht 11 in last year's Play-Off Final at Ashfield ) but we do not come on here whining about it with a holier than thou attitude like you. With such perfectly behaved supporters, Glasgow should consider providing replica Angels Wings for them all to wear

Chatzone is wrong, Official scorecard is correct, as witnessed and announced.

There apparently is a significant financial penalty imposed on promotions who do not complete their official home fixtures before 1/11. Given the three previous cancellations of this particular fixture (24/6 & 9/9 for adverse weather, 7/10 for floodlighting failure). there was really no feasible alternative to yesterday's date, for Glasgow to return. It might have been inconvenient for Max Clegg to forego attending the Wolverhampton Presentation dance, but I would suggest it would be more hassle for Kevin Wölbert, Erik & Mark Riss, to return from Germany with their bikes for this one meeting. Clegg received substantial financial assistance from a couple of the Edinburgh Directors, and when his fiancée appealed for donations to replace a damaged helmet, the ordinary fans also responded with a sizable amount. Pity he did not consider this when he decided his priorities lay elsewhere yesterday evening. One final observation, some posters on here, bang on about employing Brits before Foreigners. Edinburgh have stayed loyal with Clegg for two Seasons, despite minimal improvement in his average (currently 4.04) and compare his "thank you" to the commitment of our Teutonic Trio last night.

On Official Edinburgh website:- " we got news on Thursday that Max Clegg will also be missing. Apparently Max hurt his shoulder in winning his final four races at Eastbourne last Saturday and is not fit." Kevin Whelan replaces him, and Chris Widman guests for Tigers in place of Garcia. Surely Tigers will exploit the threadbare team the Monarchs are now fielding and should win comfortably.

Unlike Glasgow, where the Council appears to be supportive of retaining Speedway within the City, the bunch in Edinburgh, collectively, are more interested in so-called "cultural projects" and are hostile to any attempt to re-establish the Sport with their boundaries

Sissis and Greaves have hardly set the heather on fire this Season and though they might narrowly outscore Garcia and Ayres, I would expect the Tigers duo to heavily outscore them on Sunday. Also Sheffield will no be able to replace Berge with Auty at Ashfield, as the guest average drops from 7.26 to 6.91 away from home (also choice of guest excludes other Play-Off riders)

To be re-staged on Friday 21st, according to Official Edinburgh website. Lets hope the floodlighting has been fixed & fully test in advance and that the weather is kind to us (now where's that "let us pray smiley"? )

Unlikely as the regs only permit a guest for a No. 7 to have been eligible to be at 7 at the beginning of the Season Without fully checking, I think Liam Carr with a current GSA of 4.81 has the highest average of any current PL no.7,

Think the advantage of using a guest from a 1 – 5 to replace a number 6 is being over exaggerated. The programmed rides for a number 6 means he is scheduled to race against the opposing 6 & 7, three times (i.e. ht 2 and either ht 12 or 14). However a number 5 will also face the opposing reserves three time also, while a team’s no.2, 3, or 4 will be scheduled to face the reserves twice. Granted there is the flexibility to swap the reserves allocated races after ht 4 and an on-form reserve can appear in two more races in total than any non-reserve, where there is no r/r. But as pointed out previously, if a team has a high average number 6, they have earned this situation and should be allowed to replace like for like when the situation arises.

Re above, the following has been posted on FB by Mike Hunter:- "In case there is any doubt about it, could we clarify that we have every intention of restaging our league match against Glasgow. As it won't be within the next week, we won't have Sam or Ryan available. Obviously Glasgow have a lot of important fixtures so it will depend on agreeing a date with them. The Tigers organisation were terrific last night, trying just as hard as we were to ensure that the match would go ahead if at all possible. We are grateful to their promotion and riders for their positive attitude".

It was also a pity that meeting presenter Scott Wilson was otherwise engaged and that his stand-in Gordon Campbell, understandably became involved in the floodlighting recovery. Though a belated attempt to interview Alan Robertson about Linlithgow was made, it was a pity someone could not have spoke to the riders over the PA, especially Ryan, Dan Bewley, etc.in order to break the monotony on the terraces. Even drawing the raffles and presenting some of the end of season awards could have filled the gap.

You weren't expressing this view in 2014 or 2015 when Somerset did not top the table, but were involved in the Play Offs

Did Woffinden no harm riding on the small tracks of Rye House & Wolverhampton, and then becoming a top rider in Swedish & Polish leagues and winning the SGP

Maybe on safety grounds, the time has come to consider a feasible way of limiting the speed of the bikes. It might also change the balance more in favour of rider ability, rather than over reliance on expensive engine tuning.

According to the latest Green Sheet, Mark Riss's average is no longer classified as assessed, as he has already completed in excess of the required 4h + 4a qualifying matches. I believe that 2016 overseas newcomers once they have completed 4h + 4a, the GSA will be either 5 or actual average, whichever is the greater. For instance, the likes of Mark Riss & Jye Etheridge's actual scoring are less than 5, but they have GSAs of 5, whereas Jake Allen's scoring has exceeded 5, resulting in a GSA of 5.96. Etheridge guested for Peterborough at Armadale last week, based on a 5.00 GSA.

Realistically, Edinburgh are highly unlikely to even get near to clawing back a 26 point deficit. The loss of Dan Bewley, given the form he was in before his injury, seriously weakened the potential scoring power of the Monarchs. Still, 4th place in the PL table was better than I expected after the first month of the Season. Injuries at Play Off time can critically alter the balance, and Somerset are now looking less powerful if BWD is a long term absentee. If Lunna is likely to return for the Tigers soon, imo they will now be favourites to collect all the team silverware that's up for grabs in the PL.

Over the two legs, Tigers could shade this. Bach & Worrall are in top form and their reserves should outscore their Somerset counterparts. Rebels will also not have the benefit of guest no. 7 to match the previous exploits of Dan Bewley, this Sunday also.

Why do Monarchs persevere with an unbalanced lineup by pairing their best two riders around Ipswich at 1 & 2 , whilst tracking a very weak 3 & 4 in the Riss brothers? The reason given for this recent change in rider order was that Mark Riss felt more comfortable partnering his brother, but there has not been any dramatic improvement in his form since. If Mark beats any home rider on his Foxhall debut, it will be a bonus. Given the Witches comfortably defeated high flying Newcastle in their last home match, expect an 18+ home victory.

Buggy Fleaman who rode at Cardiff c. 1929 was a belter! Always wondered how Peter Moore acquired the nickname of " Piccolo" ?

Confirmed here on RHS :- http://www.ipswichwitches.co/witches/#News

If you look at Pardubice topic in Internation Events - http://www.speedway-forum.co.uk/forums/index.php?showtopic=82511, Holub is not in U-21 on Friday, and Bjerre's Golden Helmet appearance is on Sunday. May be KB has another Speedway commitment on Friday - does anybody know what that would be?

Max is no.6, Dan is no.7 (if fit) I am grateful that Somerset have filled the gap and give us the opportunity to see some Speedway on Friday, win or lose. Any team will pick the best guests they can for a particular track, and as Rebels absent riders have good averages, quite right to select first-rate replacements.

Can someone point out which overseas fixtures which do not qualify for normal guest facilities, that Peterborough riders are committed to this Friday? Last Friday, Erik Riss was present at Armadale and was able to ride in the Euro U-21 which started at 9pm at Lamothe, France, the next day. Pity that Peterborough were unable to arrange for Holub to do likewise last Friday, as he might have scored more than the one point scored by his NL replacement (which was in a ht 2 1- 5 btw) and turned a home defeat into victory

Withe Garrity & Lambert now unfortunately injured , make it from Cook, King, Stead, & Grajczonek.

Much as I admire your belief that Monarchs will qualify for the Play Offs , currently they are not guaranteed to do so on 41pts.