Wee Eck

The point you raised was to do with tactical substitutes not aggregate points. I’m sure @arnieg or @NeilWatson can guide you on aggregate points in a mini or any other sort of league.

I think it makes perfect sense - a 2 legged tie is different from a mini league. At the risk of staying the obvious, a 2 legged tie is one where the outcome is decided over 2 legs. So a knock out cup round or a play off final (and semi in the case of the Premiership) is a 2 legged tie, a league, full or mini, isn’t.

Actually, I think having the likes of Tarasenko in this country is the complete opposite of the sport being “on its arse” His arrival in the Championship has opened up the race for the play offs. And I doubt he’s more expensive than, say, Schlein so not much cash needed splashed.

Ah yes. I hadn’t spotted that Edinburgh won easily at Birmingham. So the Brummies need to win by at 18 for a run off for the bonus. More than 18 to be secure. Unless Plymouth beat Edinburgh as well!

Tarasenko was Belle Vue. Wojdylo’s “visa” was more complicated…..allegedly

Will a win at Edinburgh tonight take his “other” team into the CL play offs?

Do you not think the riders know full well which other riders take or have taken recreational drugs? It’s like with the silencer issue. Many knew who were doing an “Eddie” but felt it wasn’t their place to dob a fellow rider in

I don’t disagree but the problem seems to be recreational rather than performance enhancing drug use which seems endemic amongst those involved with extreme sports.

The number being 3? And only one has been proved so far. It’s not very many, is it?

I see the inevitable has happened with Craig Cook

Winning the play offs or topping the league? Maybe to the first, no to the second! I can’t see Oxford picking Poole or Poole picking Oxford as they look to be the strongest teams and would each have bumper crowds for the final. As it looks like a mini league, then top will pick Edinburgh/Birmingham plus Scunthorpe or Redcar. Probably Redcar as you know that should be an easier track to score well on.

Perhaps “lack of visa” issue more accurate?

It was a rule, maybe still is, but one of the infamous “special dispensations” was invoked for Stoney which suggests it was a BSPA rather than an SCB rule

Corrected for accuracy

And r/r far stronger that Vissing. Poole will be lucky to get a draw let alone the win and bonus point. (Now, where’s the tongue in cheek emoji?!)

Why would they be allowed a guest for Vissing?

Is it still the case that a club can sign a rider to be on their retained list without him needing to ride for them? I think that’s what Belle Vue did with James Pearson

He wasn’t. He was a “long term injury” replacement to cover for Max Fricke’s “long term injury”. A dubious move in many people’s opinion which is why it’s been stopped for this year.

I was just writing Steve Shovlar’s piece to save him having to do it. I should have added “this hugely strengthens Glasgow against a weakened side still bedding in Joe Thompson”!

Have you seen his scores for Peterborough? Plymouth likely to be a challenge for sure but the smooth and fast Wimborne Road should be pretty easy for him…..

Not serious or not a wind up?

But it’s a good question! I’d have thought it should be 28 days but from when? Offence or conviction? And didn’t Poole use guests for Darcy Ward for the rest of the season after he was banned in 2014?

It’s nothing to do with geography. Whoever ends up top will pick the 6th team whether that’s Edinburgh or Birmingham as they look equally vulnerable home and away

I think you’ll find that he did provide a first sample. I think you might also want to wonder why there were two charges against, albeit one being dropped after he pled guilty to the first. But, as someone else has said, it’s all academic - Nick has been banned and fined and nothing will change that

Apologies for mixing up the two but, as I said, Nick did provide a non-negative test in a form that concerned the tester who then decided to retest Nick. It was the retest that Nick declined.