👍sounds like more than one team change then.

Pretty sure Mark is fully aware of the circumstances.

The reality is the Witches should have still won this the fact they didn't is largely down to a bad night for TomB and also the fact that Emil still isn't riding to the level expected, if he doesn't gate he doesn't seem to gave the speed to get past. He ran a 0 in heat 13 off gate 4, which perhaps can happen, but he struggled in both heats 1 and heat 7 but he did eventually pass Howarth. The Witches scored 5+1 from the R/R and I am convinced Dan T would have in all probability got more than 2+1. Although Danyon tried hard. It was a classic sign of something wrong in heat 14 the Witches emerged from bend 1 on a 5-1 - Kemp fell and remounted - but Howarth managed to pass both Brennan and then Hume who was leading on the 3rd lap (was it/) which to me sealed the Witches fate. The fact is that shouldn't have happened. Leicester were compact and if you are a home rider they provided far too many heat winners 8 in total every rider but Joe T scored at least a win for them oddly every rider but Danyon got a least a win for the Witches. Becker always does pretty well at Foxhall but tonight he was very good. I thought King rode pretty well - but was well adrift in heat 15, had Tom been on form he would have probably ridden heat 15 instead.

I think that workington will need last seasons Troy Batchalor to turn up for the weekend meetings. Makes you wonder if theres something wrong.

Plymouth currently have 5.72 available to replace Cluff (if they want to). When he gets a new average they'll still have 5.72 available to replace Cluff. The only difference it makes, would be I'd they dropped another team member (gives them an extra 2 points). But surely Cluff would be the one to go if they try to strengthen up?

It is very hard to replace a rider of Doyles calibre, r/r only works if the other 6 all perform well, if as was the case tonight other riders are off form a little then it becomes even harder and makes you vunerable, the best solution is a guest and I don't know why one wasnt used.