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Maybe worried Garrity would burgle & threaten elderly / disabled parents? The fact people wouldn't say it to his face, perhaps gives an indication of his character?

I will give Scunthorpe credit for making a signing, far too many clubs just use guests.

Because number 3 doesn't have to be a heat leader. Scunny often have their weakest second string at 3 & 3rd heat leader at 4.

Will continue to happen unless fans boycott the higher prices.

But you also said "Leicester are better without Fricke are they?" Obviously I agree it's better to have a top rider for the big heats, but it's not as simple as that, otherwise Lynn would be in the play-offs. Fricke riding for Leicester may have won heats 13 & 15, but a weaker rider elsewhere could have scored less, countering Fricke's contribution. If Howarth didn't retire or Masters didn't lose form, Leicester still would've made it. I don't think k you can just pick up on not choosing Fricke being the sole "difference".

But Leicester finished higher than Lynn who signed Fricke. With Fricke, Leicester would've had to be weaker elsewhere.

But Leicester finished higher than Lynn who signed Fricke. With Fricke, Leicester would've had to be weaker elsewhere.

Yeah, on the last lap maybe should've tried to get in the way of Pickering more, rather than going for the win

Totally agree. BSPL should do all they can to encourage clubs to step up, of course they don't have to. But if TV is showing Prem Speedway, money should go to Prem clubs only.

Yeah wasn't thinking of the extra 5%. Not a fan of a rule that helps teams be stronger when missing riders.

While I like the idea of clubs having to have an U21 Brit & an U24 Brit (don't think they should have to be at reserve) if a club was clever & signed the best 4 U21s (Rushen, Cairns, Harrison, Scott) then instead of another club having to use the 9th best U21, it'd be the 12th best.

Unfortunately they've gone the other way & allowed foreigners to drop to 3.00.

When's the last time Pickering or Masters had an average low enough to guest for Glasgow?

I would plan my team differently in cup / play-off ties as there ate no tactical. Just in case matches don't go the full 15 heats, could leave yourself weaker in heats 13/14? For example 1. Cook 2. Cairns 3. Lawson 4. Rushen 5. Kerr 6. Newman 7. Lightcap If it's called off after 12 heats, at least Lawson has had 4 rides, if its called off after 13, it's the weakest (statistically) top 5 rider missing his last ride. For Scunthorpe, providing they can head to the second leg with a lead, I'd have a weaker number 5 & "sacrifice" heat 13 for points elsewhere. As a neutral I'd like Scunthorpe to win, but can't see it happening.

I'm not so sure, but I did wonder if it could happen? Didn't change the final standings tough.