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1 hour ago, scaramanga said:And your captain was beaten by a girl who is only in speedway as a pr stunt
I think you'll find she is I speedway because she wants to race and has demonstrated sufficient ability and achievements to progress in her chosen sport.
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14 minutes ago, SPEEDY69 said:They kept saying Zagar doesn't have a club, I thought someone had said before that he is riding in Denmark?
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18 minutes ago, tellboy said:That would do me i think.Is he not riding in many leagues then?
Only Denmark as far as I know.
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16 minutes ago, Clive Ward said:Although it was a good performance from the team last night we definitely need one more change asap. Personally I would keep Tofty and get rid of Patryk as their averages are virtually the same but I suspect Tofty comes a lot cheaper money the club could put towards a replacement.
The big question is who is available on about a 7.5 point average.? Can’t think of anybody who would like to come over to the uk to ride, thoughts anyone.
Matej Zagar has a fairly light schedule and a 7.20 GSA
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3 hours ago, 89buttons said:Not understanding the affect of water falling from the sky is a new low even for this forum
Maybe got confused by King's Lynn calling off meetings because of no water falling from sky.
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10 hours ago, Teromaafan said:Maybe, but you surely have to beat the visitor’s RS? Flint did Joe three times tonight.
Not sure why you expect Joe [2023 Champ av of 3.36] to beat Flint [2023 Champ av 6.58]. He looked good at Oxford last week (paid 12) but none of the riders he beat had an average as high as Flint's.
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20 tracks plus Czech junior team. The 22nd team is not Daugavpils returning, but a second Czestochowa team!
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35 minutes ago, szkocjasid said:I get 38.32, but the limit goes up to 38.5 in May, so it fits.
I used Riss' converted Prem average as that is now his "most recent" average.
It is a ridiculous rule, ignoring his last 20 Champ meetings, because he's ridden ONE Prem meeting!
You are right, I'd forgotten about that part of the rule..
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6 hours ago, Diamonds85 said:No offence to Jenkins. He's a good talent, got a bright future ahead of him, but I'd bite your hand off if you offered me Riss over him. Riss and Heeps at 3 and 4 looks much stronger than Heeps and Jenkins. Needs to be done before 22nd of May.
Didn't think that would fit, but 37.99 JUST!
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Perhaps there is some uncertainty over NKI and Basso?
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On 4/22/2024 at 1:02 PM, Panther1997 said:Jeez how pathetic. I can well recall standing in Sheffield car park on 18 August 2022 at 7.30pm on race night in blazing sunshine (shorts weather) with no rain having fallen in the past two days but no speedway because the match had been called off on Tuesday because apparently Sheffield couldn't get the track ready.
I have little time for Chapman but it irks me that a promoti9n that is equally guilty is whinging like a 12 year old.
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12 minutes ago, chun said:They need to put a stop to nicholls guesting on his false average
It is an actual average based on actual points scored in real matches calculated according to the regulations. Yes sometimes the rules produce anomalies but if you want to iron them out you will often end up creating new ones, and inevitably make the rules more complicated.
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Just now, Hilly said:That's not what Schroeck said on the mic, although after his ht14 nightmare, I'm not sure I can take anything he says as 100% factual
You can't. Rob P will confirm my interpretation.
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Just now, Hilly said:Stated on the night that no facility was allowed, said the same yesterday at the Chargers home meeting.
The two situations were different.
No facility at Ipswich means a 75% guest (as Ipswich has tonight), but
No facility on Sunday in the NDL meant a 3.00 unattached rider (Spooner not having ridden this season for the Chargers)
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1 hour ago, scaramanga said:i was a bit surprised as the 2 are very similar
but 1 allowed a guest 1 not
speedway is the looser here not ipswich or oxford
Both were treated the same.
They were both allowed a 75% no facility guest
Just Oxford couldn't find one.
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1 hour ago, GeneralMelchett said:You will think I am being a pedant here - there is a news item on the BSPA website stating he isn’t there and why - that’s not an official SCB statement to me!
I have never said I disbelieve or doubt anything said - it’s just I still expect an official SCB statement in this!
As yet no offence has been committed. I assume that once the meeting is finished and the ACU referee submits his report the SCB will put out a statement saying they are investigating, and another one about the outcome.
There seems an awful lot of sound and fury over very little at the moment. Doyle missed his plane. He will plead his case emphasising the mitigating circumstances and the SCB will adjudicate. Until then there's not much to be said. At least (unlike Oxford) the Witches have been able to find a 75% guest - ironically from Oxford!
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6 hours ago, stevehone said:Bednar looks to be one of the best coming out of the Czech Republic, worth keeping an eye on for sure
Already silver medalist in Czech senior Championship and he is younger than Ashton Boughen (by 9 days)
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11 minutes ago, singy13 said:Well I've certainly never seen a plus 12 average, for any rider, in any speedway publication i.e. Speedway Star or matchday programmes..Also after scouring the excellent British League book by Peter Oakes I don't see any rider with 12 or above. I do of course stand to be corrected.
Go to
https://www.speedwaygbarchive.co.uk/premiershipteamissues17
Download issue 1 and you'll see one.
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1 minute ago, singy13 said:You can't have a 13 plus average...............the maximum is 12 points...........and no one achieves that, some have come fairly close though.
Grachan is correct. You can have a converted average, and if the conversion rules contain no cap (as was the case in this example) then ... yes you can have an average over 12 - silly though it may seem.
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2 hours ago, szkocjasid said:I think the rule is there for 2 reasons, 1) to help a riders development, if they are scoring double figures from the RS position, time for them to test themselves against tougher opposition in the top 5.
2) unlike Poland (who allow juniors to remain at reserve all year regardless of ability) I get the impression British promoters don't like the idea of the opposition having RS reserves stronger than team men, so have these rules to move them into the top 5.
Also history. the previous scheme (Fast track circa 2014) drew a lot of flack from all the teams that didn't have Lewis Blackbird at reserve all year.
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10 minutes ago, GeneralMelchett said:Seems Emil still can't get a win in heat 1 - don't think he has won a first heat all season! Apart from Jenkins everything seems to be pretty much ok - he will drop to reserve which will hopefully give him some confidence. I watch a rerun of the Peterborough v Sheffield match from last season and he looked really good.
Don't recall him being that great there as a rider either!
But being a great rider does not make a great team manager either.
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1 hour ago, Roger Jacobs said:Ummm ... it's why they are called "averages" ...
Exactly. If you follow this line if thought to it's logical conclusion why not dispense with all that messy racing and random variations and just add up the two teams GSAs and award the match to the team with the highest combined average. [Think of the savings: No stadium to rent, staff to employ, machinery to purchase, riders to pay]
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8 hours ago, orion said:Harris 4 lol. Remember what people saying about what he would do at Foxhall v Ipswich last last year the final and will always score over ten etc lol
Strawman argument. Harris's GSA is under 7 so no one should regularly expect him to score double figures.
He's outscored his average in 4 out of 5 matches so far this season and that's an admirable record, not a reason to laugh at him.
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7 minutes ago, Humphrey Appleby said:I didn't see the comment in the light of 'I know something you don't'. I think it's fair for a rider to comment that there's others they'd be more concerned about on track without giving specific names.
Are these things not linked though?
As others have said, if it was a convicted felon going back into plumbing or mechanicing, no-one would care less. Speedway is neither important enough nor sufficiently in the public eye that there's any sort of reputational issue involved, and as much scumbag behaviour offends and appalls me, I think once you've done your time you should be able to resume a gainful working career unless the crime was related to your original employment (i.e. child abusers should never be allowed to work with children or vulnerable people).
Interesting aside: how do you feel about Tony Clarke? His crimes were against speedway, yet he was back in the Wolverhampton team within days of his release.
Workington v Scunthorpe 28/04/24 BSN 3:30pm.
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