Bagpuss

We've had all this 'in the squad' stuff for Denmark already this season and it amounted to nothing....take away the speculation and the only actual information we have is that Iversen and Jorgensen wont be missing any more scheduled fixtures (not sure about MPT off the top of my head) and that's what we have to go by until anything different is said. If riders are missing I'll be at the front of the queue to have a moan.

Belle Vue's results this week show that you never know but I'd expect Poole to comfortably cover for their missing men and win the meeting by enough to deny Swindon a point.

Why worry? There are a million and one more important things in life than his witterings. Well done to Belle Vue for pulling their fingers out when it really matters.

I think £25 would be decent value IF everything goes smoothly and we get thirty heats. Even £27 isn't too bad if the racing is reasonably good. However if they are issues and the second match gets cut short it's not.

I think the assumption is that it will be 25 heats and not thirty. Out of interest what price do people think this should be? I'd have thought £25 would be about right.

And always a conspiracy theory.

Purely from an entertainment viewpoint Aces v Rebels would be the perfect final.

I think the fact that Buster is choosing to stage double headers would suggest that there will be no extension (as there shouldn't be).

Its a difficult one, Cook rode for Belle Vue before Glasgow but this fixture is rearranged while the Glasgow one isn't. Both could argue he should be riding for them. The bottom line is that if FRN had been arranged properly in the winter and not been turned into a dog's breakfast then PL fixtures wouldn't clash with any other meetings either over here or abroad.

Not really.....if we can't get enough points out of two home matches against each of Wolves and Leicester (plus a trip to Leicester) or can't get those home meetings on then we only have ourselves to blame and wouldn't deserve to be in the Play Offs.

Great bouncebackability from the Aces, fair play.

Of course it depends how many dates have been offered and how many alternative dates from Lynn that Somerset refused. An independent independent who decides when meetings take place might be the way forward.

Nobody should get an extension. If we can't get our fixtures in then tough luck. I'm sure we can use a Thursday or two if necessary seeing as other clubs have.

Lynn's issues are down to the kind of shale used, great for stock cars and bangers but too grippy for good speedway. Lumps, bumps and holes wouldn't solve the problem. Who wants to see riders making mistakes on every corner or being thrown off line? The best speedway racing we see on telly is when tracks are smooth and riders have the confidence to race wheel to wheel without fear of piling up due to a bumpy track. Iversen asked in his Tweet 'what happened to the good old Poole?' suggesting he used to enjoy the track and it used to be smoother. Are we saying the racing is now better because of the lumps and bumps? He also said that Poole isn't the only track. Funny that Belle Vue doesn't have lumps and bumps yet produces the best speedway in the UK.

The lumps and bumps were there for all to see last night. Vindicated what Iversen had to say a couple of weeks ago.

Indeed, hence why I said 'on last night's evidence'. If you go there next week and win big then Poole would be favourites. Can't see anything other than a Rebels victory though.

Can't see us beating anyone over two legs as we don't win our home meetings by big enough margins. That said we are pretty good at Somerset if we can somehow get them in the semis. If it is a Pirates/Rebels final you would have to put Somerset down as slight favourites on last night's evidence.

I do in the winter

The trouble is they now have no choice, I agree there have been plenty of weeks to get these fixtures in but now that this meeting has been rained off for a second time it's either run a double header or miss the cut off so it's an easy decision. Double headers certainly aren't ideal, especially against the same team. The whole fixture list needs a massive shake up for next year, it's not rocket science that people prefer regular speedway.

The most likely explanation for me is that the information the club received suggested their world be some rain which would pass through before start time.....it would seem there has been more than anticipated hence the early call off.

Best outcome all round.

The club get their forecast from the weather station at RAF Marham, I they have been told that the rain will have come and gone by start time then that is the information they'll go with.

Indeed, nothing at all to do with the fact that the guy at number one scored three points, all Robert's fault. On a serious note his last three matches have seen pretty low scores compared to his season so far. Obviously testament to how fantastic he has been this year on a consistent basis but also a sign that something isn't quite right with him at the minute. Hopefully it's a machinery issue which can be ironed out and not fatigue or burn out as his work load has been enormous in 2018.

The difference is that Simon Lambert has been around for fourteen years and has reached his level, Kasper is nineteen and in theory could be a lot better than he is now. He may not be but at this stage nobody knows. Certainly a big ask for him to fill Bjerre's shoes right now though.

He is young and raw, we saw bits and pieces of potential earlier in the season but also races where he looked out if his depth. His gating wasn't great either so I think riding in the top five of a CL team will be tough for him but I would expect him to get better with each meeting and score some points. As has been said though certainly not near the level of Bjerre. These are his stats from Lynn's website (matches, rides, points, bonus, GSA, ave, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, ret, except) Kasper Andersen 7 22 14 5 2.55 3.45 0 3 8 9 1 1