IronScorpion

When the weather is fine, why stick to a regimental fixture list drawn up in February. Promoters should get their heads together to see if they can bring forward meetings. Even using guests Track specialists, can improve a team if rider availability a problem.

It is on the Glasgow v Berwick thread now quoting rule 18.1.8 19th in PL 15th in CL but posters saying that has now been extended to 19th also. Why have rules!

It was a dodgy weather forecast last week & you used track covers. Where are they this week?

Cheers. I have seen the dates of 23/9 & 26/9 for Play Off 1 & 30/9 & 3/10 for Play Off 2 in the fixtures section. It is just that I have seen meetings for 16/9 & 17/9 & wondered if these were still within the cut off point. I know, from the results last night who the top 4 are so was just wondering when the final league positions are to be sorted by, to see who finishes top & has the choice.

On what date are the final positions sorted. I have not seen any dates for PL or CL. Surely, it should be on the BSPA site in the League Table section.

And that was a late change & guest available at short notice although Garrity has been performing well.

I would think that most of the shops are closed or are closing around 5 or 6pm so the car park is emptying to allow supporters to park.

If you go to the One Stop & have a meal in Wetherspoons before or around 6pm, would this cath us out?

Talk about a guy in need. He will be at Birmingham on Wednesday for Scunthorpe. Thursday is a rest day. Friday he is at Glasgow. Saturday he has 2 meetings at Berwick. Then back down to Scunthorpe for our last meeting on Sunday. Since his break from Redcar & signing for us, he must be the most over used rider out there since the start of July.

Yet again, if a team is more successful than others, they will be trying to cram all their fixtures in in a short period, similar to Workington last year, & all at a time when then weather is turning for the worst & a bit cooler. I thought this year cup competitions took priority over league fixtures to get them finished by a certain date so all competitions are not at the end of the season.

No Scott. Received 7 day ban!

No, sorry. I am just pointing out the situation of banning riders. Cookie hits an official at the 4's a few years ago & gets away with it. At Eastie, he was wound up by the announcer, then took matters into his own hands by not waiting for all the introductions to take place & riding off, with 2 others following. He, also, this week rode onto a track when track work was being undertaken & had to have his cut out removed. Josh Auty, 2 years ago for us, quit then changed his mind, & only got a 14 day ban. This is where, I think, Jenkins should only get a 14 day ban.

You can only beat what is put in front of you so whether it is a poor team or a suspect track, you have to adapt. Sadly, Glasgow didn't but looking at the teams I was hoping we would get at your reserves & Sam Jensen on his debut. 10 heat wins from our riders does tell a story, though, & Cookie had 4 of your 5!

Wells should have been before Howarth(7.60 to 7.41)

I have said this for a while now in that riders, when not getting paid, have to continue riding because of the threat of withholding their services & a 28 day ban. If riders are not paid they should be allowed a 7 day leave of absence with the club suffering with no facility.

WOH!

Tac sub for Glasgow at ht 7, 10 heat wins for the Scorpion riders, a well deserved win. YES, YES, YES.

home advantage over next in line?

Len should fight for the ban to be 14 days only unless rules changed from 2 years back. Returning for same team means ban to be 14 days, in the interests of speedway, though.

Was Jordan Jenkins hit with a 28 day ban for withholding his services? As I have just been on your website to check news on Drew, I noticed Jordan has changed his mind & Kent applied to re-introduce him straight away. Will his ban now be changed to 14 days?

They might have been saving themselves for tonight with more to play for.

Practice not compulsory, Eric. Just look at the amount of Polish League meetings we have had this year on Fridays before a GP.

Riders might have been signed, just not announced yet.

Drew might have been practising but if this is just your view on a double change, I can not see it happening. I am sure I have seen it somewhere where a guy, in the know of most rules, pointed out to other posters that if you make a double change & your team is over the limit then you have to re-declare to the top limit. As you stand at 43.8 & Worrall & Lawlor come in at 10.25 that would drop you to 6.45 for the change. As Kemp is on 4.19 your other rider would have to be 2.26 or less. Your guest & Lawlor have been getting about 10 points per meeting. Would Kemp & A N Other get these points? NO! Therefore, I very much doubt you will be making the changes that you have suggested.

"Poor Drew" ............. The management knew he would move into the main body almost as soon as the season started & hoped he would do well. Maybe he did ok but not as well as expected plus your reserves did not step up sufficiently to send him back to reserve & often swap positions.