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...and by OTA standards this was probably one of the worst of the season, which just shows how spoilt we really are. Heat 4 with Josh hunting down Worrall and also heat 8 with Jake going from 4th to 2nd only for Howarth to come steaming back under him was both brilliant races though.

Exactly that - the solution is to plan fixtures MUCH better.

Terrible. More bike troubles again packing up in heat 1, never looked like being in contention after that.

Could of been either or really. I don't think I've seen Jake Allen make a decent start all season so far, but you always feel abit more comfortable with him than Jan and generally normally looks quicker, even though his points tally doesn't show that. I mean that with no disrespect intended to Jan, who put in another good performance tonight and should be praised for that. After losing to Swindon and Kings Lynn I went home wondering how we had lost both matches after feeling pretty comfortable in those matches - but tonight we never really seemed like winning right from the first heat. Praise must go to Josh Grajczonek again, simply sensational especially his heat 4 win from the back on Richie Worrall. I've never seen him ride so well as what he is around the OTA this year. After Josh and Jan I'm struggling to find much positives though. Rohan looked so much quicker than he has the past few weeks, but that's clutching at straws abit as again he just can't get out of the start. One has to wonder if we've witnessed Paul Starke's last home meeting for the rebels tonight too. What happpened when Charles Wright came to grief? I wasn't watching him and just caught him hitting the deck very awkwardly. Glad he was okay as was at full speed at the end of the straight.

Still trolling I see....

Kyle is always brilliant at OTA too so expect a big score from him tonight.

The same as Chris Holder - both Lynn visits are Grand Prix weekends.

In this instance that would solve nothing really - Poland has always been on a Sunday and now they've seen fit to start swapping days to whenever suits them. I can understand Mark Ross being missing but heat leader like Sam Masters missing to ride in the second tier is abit of a joke.

Somerset have actually been pretty clever and good business sense to ensure we've signed 7 riders where we take priority on all of them. The only one in question is Hougaard, although his SEC commitments are now over already so hopefully he is here for the rest of our fixtures now. It amazes me that some clubs, and I think Leicester are probably the worst culprits, have so many riders missing on a regular basis and their management don't seem to give a monkeys about it. At a quick glance Swindon have also done a very good job in signing riders they take priority on. Maybe my viewpoint has changed now that we're a top flight club but I don't believe that a 2nd division fixture should take priority over a 1st division fixture - unless in the event of a match being rearranged. However that said, the mind literally boggles how the fixture list has been screwed up so badly. It's criminal that this whole thread is basically discussing riders that are missing instead of what should of been a discussion about Wolves looking to win at Somerset and Somersets chances with the upturn of form of Rohan on Monday.... however the rider absentees is the biggest issue with speedway at the moment in this country.

Confirmed that Lambert, Richie Worrall and Ellis Perks guest for Wolves. Such poor fixture planning.

You're obsessed.

I don't claim to know loads about him, but it appears that he always has something to moan about? Track is too wet, too grippy, too slick, too round etc etc... always an excuse.

Again, I refer to my previous post that what pi$$ poor planning this is. I know Riss has only recently signed but knowing that Lindgren and Masters were going to be missing is taking the biscuit. I'm going to assume Kurtz will be guesting also?

Rohan Tungate has a spare engine that he used for the first few weeks of the season if Kasprzak needs one?

As I said in my previous post - it's just poor fixture planning. I would assume that Wolves will be not only without Lindgren but no Masters and no Riss either.

I understand what that the form dictates it takes priority - but why the hell is there a facility? If these teams want to sign those riders then they should be prepared to have to be without them if they can't organise their fixture list accordingly.

For god sake. Another match where a no.1 will be missing. That's Lindgren, Holder and Kasprzak now... although some might argue that Kasprzak and Holder have been missing all season However this match has been in the calendar since the start of the season so why the hell there is a facility, is anybodies guess. What a joke. Not sure what signing the form has to do with anything?

Unbelievable day of results. The two sides fancied at the bottom of the table winning at the two sides expected to finish in the top 2. Strange old sport is speedway!

At least Hougaard won't be missing anymore due to SEC though

I'm hoping that means Hougaard didn't qualify? So if that's the case, I would say that means Somerset had the upper hand.

What a result. I bet the long journey was well worth it for whatever brave Rebels folk made the trip up north. The real Rohan Tungate has finally stood up. What a fantastic score and performance that looks to have been from our no.1. People continue to still write us off but if his form starts to pick up now, we could of easily turned over Swindon and Kings Lynn at home too but hey ho. Great to see a much better score from Starkey too. A fantastic team performance and one they should be very proud of. I think it's fair to say change(s) are still on the horizon but only after Rohan drops to the reserve berth - could cause one or two shocks elsewhere just yet.....

At the OTA maybe, but not at Belle Vue.

Would give Belle Vue an advantage that.

It'd be enough for us to win our home matches which has to be a priority this year. Two engine failures cost us beating Swindon and Craig Cook replacing Holder done us last night amongst other factors. If we had a good no.1 we'd of won all our home matches fairly comfortably.

Is there? The only way that would happen is by merging the Championship with the National League to free up Chanpionship riders to compete solely in the Premiership.