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I think what really upset a lot of people was the exhibition wheelies at the back at Stoke. Not once, not twice, bur practically every lap of every race.

I'll be very surprised (and disappointed) if BOTH Steve and Robert move on.

And according to Rye House website the 2nd leg is sunday 09th

According to the SpeedwayGB website we are at Rye House on the 08 October/

I think we'll probably run on the 2/10 with a guest or R/R for Robert at home. It was the away match on 1/10 at Rye House that was unsuitable (Robert would need to be in Gdansk for practice) as far as Newcastle were concerned. Particularly as Rye House have a blank date THIS Saturday.

Hardly. Sheffield yesterday was even more of a gaters paradise than ever. And Steve simply wasn't gating (neither was Cookie who scored the same). The most exciting thing about Sheffield yesterday was the firework display at the end. and I don't particularly like fireworks.

I believe he took a knock during heat 13 at Plymouth. If he's not fit on Monday the only option is rider replacement, but everyone is eligible to take a ride.

Steve and Victor definitely missing for this one. Two guests booked.

Probably not. it's difficult enough, I would think, keeping track of your own riders availability without having to do the others as well. More likely Somerset were offered this date and they accepted and since they had Workington and Berwick to rearrange as well the four clubs got together and came up this weekend as best for all concerned. So the question you should really be asking is " Did Somerset know Tungate would be missing when they accepted the rearranged booking?". Though, to be fair, if he's riding on Poland on a sunday there was always a chance that he would be missing whatever date was offered.

Ben Hopwood Good Question. The regulations state that you cannot guest at the same track within eight days unless you are replacing the HOME no1. Or is a NL league rider guesting for the home team (other than in double headers which count as one meeting). The only reason I can think of is that​ when riding for Edinburgh he was replacing Eric Riss for which Edinburgh had "No Facility" and therefore appeared as a "NL G" (as it is shown in the regulations) whereas for Somerset he was replacing Zack Wadjiwotsit who is injured for which Somerset were entitled to a guest facility shown as a "G" in the regulations. So last week he appeared as a "NL G", this week as a "G". One of the many quirks in the regulations. Either that or someone messed up. Heat 8 tactical ride. Josh was allowed to ride as a TR as it is counted as a "Rohan Tungate" ride in which they were entitled to use Josh as a "Replacement" whereas the previous instance match Eric Grondal was the programmed rider and he was "substituted" in effect. In seasons past where two tactical rides were allowed Somerset would NOT have been allowed to use it in heat 11 in yellow as effectively Tungate's tactical ride had already been used. Josh would not have been able to take another TR in his own right for one of his own rides either.

I would think they'd be back on the 17th if possible, instead of Newcastle's Ian Thomas thingy.

Not necessarily the strongest permutation in the long run. Lets assume for a minute that we have gone with this permutation and it is R/R and Victor at 6. Why has Victor dropped to 6. It's not because his average has dropped (5.49). It's because it hasn't gone up as quick as Lewis' has (5.86). We have three home meetings before 20 September and two away. Does it really matter if we win the home matches by say 60-30 (with Victor at 6) or 50-40 with Ashley Morris at 6. Not really. It MIGHT make a difference to getting a point or more in the away matches, but we should still make the play-offs. Lewis's greensheet average is practically frozen now until the end of the season. VICTOR'S isn't. It is more than reasonable, especially as he has, in theory, some easier rides at 6, to assume that his average will continue to rise. It doesn't have to rise much to overtake Lewis again and that would put him back at number 2 from 1 October. Right when we are just getting into the playoffs / KOC semi. It would mean we would be looking for guests at number 6 for Lewis. We couldn't sign anybody else a guest it would have to be. October can be notoriously difficult to get decent guests. Teams not in the playoffs have generally shut up shop and a their riders packed up and, if they are foreigners, gone home. Playoff teams aren't going to be too keen to loan their riders out, and risk injury, to their playoff rivals. Therefore, in my opinion, signing a replacement was a no brainer. Short term pain, very slight. Long term gain. A full team going into the playoffs is better than scratching around for lower order guests.

Someone said that Ryan Fisher was originally penciled in but was out injured. Would rider replacement have been any better. Not really.

I think Ash has been the victim of the dreaded numbers game on more than one occasion. I mean would you keep Holub instead of Morris or Perry through choice.

I didn't know it was a triple break. That's unfortunate for Lewis. i was working on the fact that a collarbone seems to take anything from 2 weeks to six month.

But he won't be when our team change takes effect. With your interpretation it's like saying you can't go looking for a new job because you are still employed in your current one, when in fact you can sign a contract to start a new job next Monday even tho you are still under contract to your current employer until Friday.

The number 8 must not be listed another teams 1 - 7 and must not have a green sheet average above 3. Furthermore he can only be used in the place of the rider replacement rides. Personally I think Newcastle have done the right thing in tracking a seven man team. Victor is averaging less than 5 away from home and he would be required to take 7 rides guaranteed. It would only take an injury to someone else and you are really struggling. Bearing in mind the promoters only had a 2/3 hours to get someone in place before the midnight deadline I think they've done ok. Besides should Lewis' injury not be as bad as first feared we can still, I believe, bring him back in.

The deadline to submit the redeclaration was midnight 28 August to take effect before midnight 31 August (72 hours). That' s the way I read the regulation anyway.

True he is still in pussycats 1-7 but they have redeclared without him which will take effect from 30 Aug (72 hours from declaration) From then he is free. Anyone we sign (and we would have to declare it before midnight last night to beat the deadline of 31 August) would not now take effect until 31 August so could include Ashley Morris, as an injury replacement, if we wished to go down that route. If Lewis recovers from his injury before the end of the season, he could return, I believe, as from 1st September the only team changes allowed are those which are riders returning from injury. I think Tero is still out with his knee. Up until 2 weeks ago (the last Finnish report in speedway star) his Finland team were still using Rider replacement for him.

Ben Hopwood for Erik Riss and Rider Replacement For Ryan Fisher (foot injury). According to Monarchs website.

That's fair enough. Last weeks Star has it the other way round tho. KL should be on first as it is the original fixture, but I wasn't sure if it had been swopped for SKY. Stranger things have happened. I'll be surprised if the Swindon fixture starts anywhere near 8:00pm by the time Sky have all their add breaks and associated waffle. Even when they hurry through, supposedly, because of dodgy weather it still seems to take best part of two hours.

Double header at Wolves with Kings Lynn on second (according to Speedway Star) so more likely an 8:30 start at the earliest. Tho I have to admit it is unlikely they will be at Scunthorpe. A 2:00 start would have been better, especially since K.L. might have wanted to use Wilko as well.

Thursday's excepted. when he obviously knocks off at 19:30

I agree.

At Glasgow the rules were adhered to. It was changed by a supplementary Regulation on Wednesday 1st June. Supplementary regulation 2016/2. Ironically this was the Wednesday after the Glasgow fixture, and may well have had something to do with the change