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Just waiting for the usual suspect to point out fast Fred is past his best. Shame our Fred keeps proving me right.

Don't think it matters as either Ash or Clegg can ride at 7. Give Ash the rest of the meetings anyway, he is way better than Clegg at this stage. Clegg had an opportunity to impress but proved he is out of his depth. Delighted to see Ash preferred anyway.

Hopefully the troll will be equally as scathing at Nicholls and all those World Champions equally as much as Tai then. He wouldn't want to be a hypocrite now would he?

No interest in this match? Wolves have a change of riding order again with in form fast Freddie back at number 1, partnered with Kyle at 2. Jacob moving to HL at 3 with Sam out of reserve at 4. Joonas at 5. Bech drops to reserve where he surely has to kick on from there? Have Leicester got the ability to keep it close? Wolves asset Klindt could be a danger in reserve if he has his trapping gloves on. 59-33

great post indeed, however the troll will still bang on about him not riding in Ben Funds. You conveniently ignored my question asking you if Scott Nicholls and Chris Harris (our other top Brits) have ridden in all the Ben Funds too, and every World Champion since its inception? ? Are you ignoring it because you know you are wrong and your petty vendetta has been proven to be ridiculous?? We all know the answer to that. Tai is on his way to be the best British World Champion in history. Just a shame the governing body don't make it easier for him to ride here.

Any post you makes lacks any credibility full stop. I take it Bomber, Nicholls have done all the Ben Funds then?? And all the World Champions since its inception have appeared also yes? You might have some point if the above is true but we all know it isn't so you're post is invalid. Feel free to prove me wrong on the Ben Fund point. All the top British riders race in them every season do they? ??? But you will ignore those points and bring up something totally irrelevant about his tattoos and him living in Australia as some sort of rationale. still, your posts are great for an illogical laugh. The forum always needs a joke and troll wrapped into one.

Well said , let's face it its only Robert72 and his plastic duo that have an issue. Everybody knows the truth. It's what trolls do. Very true, however someone will become the new boo hero lol

Still boring about the same old rubbish as per usual. Born in Scunthorpe, like his mom, like his dad. End of story. Anyway just catching up on last night's meeting. What a great track , just hope Cardiff is as good. Surely it's time for Nicki to retire now. No doubt will win the odd race again but he is well past his best days. Freddie should replace him next season , class act.

What on earth are you on about?

Highlights on eurosport next day. 10.45 in the morning eurosport 2.

What doors have been opened or rules bent? None. If Cook had no ambition he would still be in the PL so it's no big issue. Or it shouldn't be. The BSPA are enforcing a rule (no rider riding for the same night tracks) despite the fact others riders are doing it. (Dan Bewley rides for Edinburgh and Belle Vue both on same nights ) so it stinks of hypocrisy. The only saving grace is that Cook has been allowed to ride for a different PL club on a different race night - nothing wrong with that in the slightest.

He gave up the PL to try progress his career, top marks for trying.

Ah ok thanks.

I think Leicester started well down on the points limit, I assume they have plenty of scope to still keen prove if possible.

I'm not suggesting that at all. Rules are there for a reason. The point I was trying to make we should be doing MORE to help British riders and that includes a right to earn a living from their country of birth!

Signed obviously. Why the need for a 2nd petition tho? What happened to the first one?

Hopefully Leicester will look after him after his parent club kicked him to the kerb. (Stands back before the blue tints blow )

Well said, there is no way we should hinder BRITISH riders from earning a living. Common sense that should have been dealt with at the time.

Poole should top 55.

PK as a h/l wouldn't be good tho.

No worries. SKY just seem to keep the FTR at 6 or 7 regardless. Don't know how difficult it is to put EDR at number 3 for Howarth and just leave Masters with his average in reserve. You would think it was simple enough!

Don't think it's belittling Newman, far from it. It's just pointing out, quite correctly, that Newman has a lower average in the PL so may argue that is a truer reflection of ability. I judge riders what they do in the EL not in the PL (or Poland, Denmark etc!) As that gives a realistic reflection on their abilities in this league. Newman I'd pick over all the reserves from a scoring ability perspective. In saying that I like and rate Garrity too.

have tried to put some logic on heat 12. The only logic I can see is that Masters suffered problems directly as the race was stopped and had clashed in the run in to the 1st bend. Did the clash cause the puncture or was it just a coincidence? If there was any doubt that any incident caused the puncture then a time should have been allowed for Masters instead of putting the 2's on straight away. Maybe Durno realised his mistake at the end of the 2 minutes? that said 2 mins came on and he wasn't ready within that time slot. don't let Pinny hear you saying that, he is past his best don't you know! However back in the real world Fred appears to be having a resurgent year and long may this continue. A true class act. He isn't an EL draft rider. EL draft riders now get EL averages and can move into the 1-5, although only one of them can move up at any one time. Howarth has moved up to 3, Masters at reserve. Poole - Ellis moved to 3, Kurtz to reserve, Swindon - Wright moved up, Tungate reserve, Leicester - Auty up, Klindt down. Averages change every 2 weeks to avoid the draft riders struggling in the main body.

averages from 2014 I fail to get this obsession with who is better, Newman or Garrity (last season) or Newman or Worrall (this season). If we are talking only EL performances/averages I'd say Newman shades it both seasons although as SCB pointed out there really isn't a huge difference in it. At PL level obviously then both are quite a bit better than Newman. The only farce has been working out the grade numbers for these riders. Hopefully this season's EL averages alone will affect next seasons grades. Or failing that take their EL averages and times it by their PL converted average to give a much truer . Plus any calculation of averages should omit any of their reserve rides. The true reflection of their abilities should only include their rides against better riders.