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The injury Vinnie had, I’m not convinced he’s fully fit to be honest. To come back that quick especially.

Yeah the kid maybe does have promise, done well in the danish u21 final, but in this league you struggle to carry one passenger. We’ve been there before in the first year back in the championship and it seems lessons haven’t been learned. Nicolai was always the first choice for this season, but “outpriced” himself if that’s how you want to word it, when I think it wasn’t too much to ask. Whatever he wants next season, give him it because he’s the most dominant rider I’ve seen around there.

Wiktor Przyjemski suspected broken collar bone after the heat 20 crash.

The main issue that Vinnie had was he was injured in the first meeting of the season. He was out for a month or so and was playing catch up in terms of race fitness and shaking off his injury. He then ended up in the main team and with not that many matches to get race fit and the step up, his form has nose dived but there are signs he can improve although in an ideal world he should be doing this in a reserve berth.

Vinny definitely should be riding at reserve, I suggested dropping Jakobsen when he was still on his 5.00 average, but got a few replies saying he had promise.

Don't forget Berwick have the KOC final to come, plus either Redcar or Berwick in the BSN final.

On Wednesday the Pirates take on the Bandits for the second time this season,only this time league points are up for grabs. Last time the teams met was in the knockout Cup and the Bandits were the winners despatching the Pirates over two legs including a 20 points win at home. Poole will need to be on top form with the Bandits having riders who can ride Wimborne Road very well. Nick Morris can be a handful and Jye Etheridge can be fast from the tapes. Peter Kildermand if available could also be a danger. The middle order for Berwick is where I think the Pirates could come out on top. Victor Pallovaara and Jordon Jenkins could possibly be the weak link. Jenkins was at reserve last time and is coming back from injury. Rede Battie hasn't ridden Wimborne Road before and Jack Smith isn't that great at Poole. The Pirates need to be fired up for this meeting and need to not only win, but by enough to be in contention for the bonus point when the teams meet at Shielfield Park on the 8th August. Thoughts.

Have Bewley and Holder not yet withdrawn from Lodz GP?

Going to need a 14-16 point lead to take to Leicester to have a realistic chance I think. Not likely but we’ll see.

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Can i ask why?

Yes

Is it 1930 tonight vs Glads?

Bandits made hard work of that. Not a good omen for the KOC final. Good to see the Bandits top two in the points as well as Reid Battye after his struggles at Oxford on Friday. Jordan Jenkins clearly not 100% fit and missed the post meeting victory parade, being treated in the medical room. Track looked dry and the dust was flying. Had a good watering after a few heats, and it made some difference. Plymouth on the whole were quicker from the gate, but they are used to a dry, dusty track, so no surprise. What did surprise me was Plymouth not putting Barker in heat 15 instead of Nicholls Good to see so many Plymouth supporters in attendance and they were certainly in good spirits in the Black & Gold after the meeting. A decent speedway meeting with some good races sprinkled amongst the gate and go's. Highlight was Kildermand v Nicholls in heat 6. I and many others sat next to the start/finish line were convinced PK had got the win, but the transponder said different.

I'm not convinced Lindgren will get a wild card, if he's made a comeback for the league but not GPs, organisers may think "if he doesn’t prioritise us, why should we prioritise him"?

I'd like to use that average GP score system to choose would cards, if your average score wouldn't put you in the top 7, you're not eligible for a wild card?

Some rider's can be brilliant in the leagues, but not able to do the same in the GPs, while others can perform on the big occasion.

100% disagree with that. I'd argue it's better to have a weak field that qualified than a strong field who got seeded. Problem with using averages is some positions are harder than others, riders could miss difficult meetings through injury, Zmarzlik's team mates don't race against him or are they in fact hindered by finishing behind him if bonus points didn't count. I do believe it would be better running the GP challenge after the final GP, top qualifiers vs bottom GP riders for the remaining spots, probably more chance of the top riders qualifying then.

The best system would be..... Top 4 overall. Next best 2 via GPs rounds contested / points scored. If a Wildcard wins a round, they'd be nailed on. Bewley & Holder despite injuries would be fine this year. 1 rider by league average from that country by league average for leagues in UK, Denmark & Sweden. Guarantees a Brit/Swede/Dane. If that rider qualifies by another means, 3rd in GPs rounds contested / points scored. European Champion. Challenge winner (no GP riders allowed). 1 fans social media vote. 1 pick from organisers. 2 wildcards (1 organisers pick, 1 social media fans vote).

Edwards has stagnated this season. Has no aggression at all. Has had gradual progress on previous seasons. Jake Allen is no more than a 6 point average rider now. Mulford's progress is also not rapid. Of the two current reserves. Jody is by far the better prospect of the 2. As for Lambert. have never rated him. Awkward clumsy style. Terrible signing by the Promotion.

Couldn’t have said it any better. We’re in a position that we are because there doesn’t seem to be a massive amount of thought behind the teams we put together. In terms of riders exceeding their average, the comets very rarely seem to find anyone who can do so. Thomson, Loftus, Klindt, Wood, Hagon, Flint, McDiarmid were all riders at the start of the season I would’ve loved comets to sign, as they have clear potential to exceed their average. As proven. Regarding Batchelor, The ‘new engine’ has been an issue for a while as he hasn’t been buying any new equipment allegedly. That can’t be helping performances. The mentality at Workington is now to basically expect to get beat at home as it is a ‘fair track for all riders’. Sod that, you set a track up so it suits your team and make it a struggle for the opposition. Workington 1-7 this year has been nothing short of a disaster. Losing Cook hasn’t helped and as mentioned NHJ is a failed experiment. Batchelor is finished. Tate I think has been great at times but still not consistent enough. Jonas has been a breath of fresh air, loved having him in the team. Vinnie has a limit and that’s a 4 point average. Couldn’t really understand why they had him back on something close to that. Max has done well picking up points and if he had been there start of the season (Unlucky to just miss out on average), Workington may have found themselves sitting in a more promising position. There is so much to be sorted for next year including a stronger team that looks like it has been put together by a strategy and a vision, rather than picking convenience. I for one hope that starts with Nicolai Klindt. Without knowing what the constraints were with team building, he should’ve been nailed on for this season anyhow! Hoping that Workington Comets speedway are around next year, and that the team they construct is a lot more competitive than this current one.

Good to get the win in the end. Sent you a message.

Tonight's result was a shocker for the higher ups. Always run that risk with the qualifying set-up though and this year it's bitten them on the backside.

Good to see, Too many riders are far too friendly on the bike these days. Woryna has that old school ruthless streak in his blood. Easy 4 Wildcard picks as well. Bewley, Holder and Lindgren are rock solid GP riders who always qualify on merit. Fricke only has 1 good GP a year that puts him into Wildcard contention (Shouldn't be the case) but you can't give him one in 2027 as too many big consistent big hitters need one after missing most of the series through injury. Doyle's days are numbered at GP level and his GP talking points are the crashes and exclusions tbh. Kubera is bang average outside of Poland tbh and does nothing in the GP's. Kvech has had his chance and done nothing. 50/50 between Dudek and Thomsen and you'll have to give the 4th Wildcard to the latter if Dudek doesn't win a GP.

Who knows