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That confuses me even more: 1) I can't believe they only gave Klindt 4 matches 2) I can't believe they didn't think to sign Riss for Kerr & if after 5 weeks Klindt hasn't picked up his scoring then drop him 3) I can't believe with 7.44 available to replace Klindt, Riss is the best they can come up with 4) I can believe, but kinda disappointed the BSPL / SCB allowed Oxford to drop Klindt because they'd prefer to use guests

That seems bonkers. Losing a rider because of injury or whatever reason should inevitably make your team weaker, that is the reality of it. Unfortunately they have now created a scenario where not only are you no longer weaker but you are actually far stronger. When riding at home with no logical reason using maths and statistics, you can get a guest with a higher percentage average than the missing rider. We now even have a scenario at Oxford where they’ve sacked and replaced a rider in Klindt, for Riss whilst keeping an injured rider in the side. There is no way that the league should of accepted that redecoration and the use of guests like Nicholls now.

Really nice feature / tributes to JL in the star today

That's the problem with many speedway promoters / fans etc. They act like if you are weakened by injury that's a disaster & shouldn't be allowed. To me that should be expected & accepted.

I really do hope he going to go on the straight and narrow now, not sticking up for him or justifying his crime in any way but he is not the first rider to attack and I use the term lightly another person and return to racing although the others may have escaped a prison sentence for their crime, anyway not sure how fans would react to him but in garrity’s world if anything can rehabilitate him it’s speedway, if that fails for him, I fear the worst

I believe you either have a rehabilitation system, or you don't.. If Garrity's main way of earning money was as a plumber would he never be allowed to do it again.? Having employed ex cons, part of their release agreement can be restorative justice whereby they meet up with their victims and agree to give them recompense over time for their actions, and it is built into their wages received when they start work.. (Obviously this is led by the victim and doesn't always happen, but maybe in his case it has?).. To have anyone saying "I will never go again" though is crackers... If you have a flood at your home and are ankle deep in water, and an ex con turns up who you know has commited a violent crime, would you turn him away ? I am no bleeding heart liberal at all, but you either have a system that rehabilitate's and your slate is then clean when your time is served.. Or you don't...

If they sacked Klindt for underperforming, does that mean they'll do the same with the team manager?

Well say nothing then

We thought zach would do a job didn't work out but more than happy with how things are shaping up good bunch of lads,no prima Donna's just honest lads who love riding their bikes and competing, I'm sure speedway fans around the country will enjoy watching the gladiators race this season.

Letting someone like that back into a sport would give it a bad name in the media I guess that is where speedway has an advantage. It doesn't have a good name, nor bad. It is just ignored

It was excellent and very fitting.

Totally agree - completely ridiculous to be able make this change and still use a guest It seems to be one step forward and two back in the attempt to get the sport back from the brink when something like this is allowed to happen

Nobody has ever said Tate or the fin were no hopers if anything people have praised those signings. So bit of a Strange comment.

I’ll guarantee you Zack Cook won’t score4 pts at Oxford for Poole in the season and has really lost Plymouth the match last night

Plenty wrote them off before season Along with Craig and troy and both reserves

No they don’t. The technology that the BSPL invested in isn’t robust and needs further work so not in use at present.

As Riss could replace Kerr, meaning Oxford would no longer need a guest, I would support a ruling where Oxford were not allowed to drop Klindt & still use a guest for Kerr.

The other aspect is they have to be able to take up gainful employment otherwise society will be end-up paying more for them on dole. There's no aspect of the crime being related to speedway, unlike say a convicted child abuser working in a school, so don't really see the issue with working again in speedway. Pretty unpleasant and nasty criminal I think we can agree, but hopefully some lessons have been learned and is now a reformed character. As the sentence was over 4 years, I think that's not an automatic halving and requires some sort of good behaviour and approval of the Parole Board for release. And of course will still be out on licence.

Really solid performance from us. Everyone looked on the pace, Howarth had abit of a mare in heat 8 but just glad he got up. Woffy and the Holder bro’s absolute class round our track which gives us a great chance of pulling them bonus points in through the season. Special mention for Dan Gilkes he’s had a tough start to season and after heat 2 I feared the worse but he obviously made a change to setup and looked great in his other 3 rides. Tobi 100% effort as always looked the only rider in the KL team who was going to lay a glove on our heat leaders. Might have been closer with Basso and Iverson hopefully they’re back soon to fitness

Personally I feel the pricing for this event is a scandal. £95 for a child to sit in the main stand for the final? We are meant to be a family sport?? £65 to stand on the back straight?? Way above a premier league pricing structure… who and why set these prices??

Short changed with heat 15, Scott didn't look in difficulty in heat 14. Harris and Janowski poor for Oxford.

Peterborough is where Artem's heart is.

More brain damage speedway from the Premiership on BSN. Belle Vue, last week. Ipswich, this week. If either were my first speedway meetings, I’d never be back. Credit to BSN for more great coverage, but how has a race involving Sayfudtinov, Doyle, Harris and Janowski delivered so little? Jesus, this is a tough watch.

Why would he bother to show up and leave points money for someone else?

Lynn are awful. They need to bring Artem Laguta into the team.

Missed his flight from Poland.

Can Scott guest for him as well? Or maybe Bomber could? He must be due one?..

I guess it helps their confidence to blame their equipment rather than admit they were under par? Means they can go to the next track & expect a big score because they believe they weren't at fault for a low score?

It was a good enough plan for the Post Office..........

Racing against garrity wouldn’t trouble me even knowing what he has done as long as he is drug free however there is another rider who I do think is a worry and certainly makes me think speedway isn’t the ideal occupation for his personality

Needs to be a marked improvement Dave, from the majority of the team. Unless that happens, all I can see, as you say, is a straight forward Scorpions win.

Isn't this the kind of thing Phil Morris should be preventing/commenting on with some justification around the decisions made?

Standard excuse from every speedway rider.You would think they are new to the game.

I hate this excuse from riders that "I was chasing a setup all night" well the other guys managed to score points

That’s just naughty

Is this your own personal opinion? Just checking.

I think it's because Leicester were weakened last year when Morris got banned & they had to use r/r. Then at the AGM the other promoters probably thought "that could happen to me" so they voted for more guests allowed.

I wasn't surprised by Oxford's heavy away loss at Poole, but expected then to be fine at home. Great effort by Plymouth, who won't be as bad as many think they are.

And get riders taking guest bookings and scoring nothing so it then lowers their average? That would be a daft idea.

Don’t rate Oxford at all. Outside of masters and Nicholls the other 3 in their top 5 offer you not a lot.

He needs a very good night then... However... If he wasn't guesting and someone else did, Edinburgh could still get knocked out, and he would have missed out on three meetings... Plus.. Of course, if Berwick did reach the final, he could still get another couple of meetings riding for them... Or, he could ride for the other finalist if they needed him....... Don't think he could ride for both teams in the final, one leg each though...

Sedgeman will have one interest on Friday, and one interest alone, that`s the size of his wage packet at the end of the night.

I think fixing races, as opposed to robbing disabled human beings at knife point has a slightly different severity !? Hey...its all about opinions....thank heavens for Forums

Surely the justice system is there to punish those who deserve it. Once they've served this aren't they then given the chance to resume their place in society or should they continue to be punished for the rest of their lives? (And please don't think I'm condoning his past actions)

I prefer Claus over Leon full stop - definitely makes us stronger. Looking forward to this one.

I wonder how many "amateurs" turn out in meetings having taken medicines, smoked or drunk alcohol days before a meeting.

Prefer your guest to ours.

So the Chairman of the sports governing body is allowing this to happen on his own front door step, what does that tell you about his values and care for the sport in this country. Godfrey is a disgrace.

Are you saying Roger Jacobs got his facts wrong, wow I am shocked!

With both clubs being Friday night clubs , and with both BSN group matches needing to be restaged. I was wondering if both meetings could be ran on the same day , I.e . a Sunday , like we used to do with Newcastle