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You get more chances at predicting guests, you only get one scoreline to predict at each match

I'll take your word for it lol!

Why are Edinburgh using Mark Parker as number 8 & not Mickie Simpson, seems odd? Sensible guest in Roynon though as he's riding in the second match.

It'll be embarrassing if clubs have to extend the deadline when they only had to fit in 8 home league meetings!

Actually you can, clubs just have to judge the situation, some make more of an effort to get matches on, others will cut their losses very often. The downside of running against a poor forecast if the crowd level will likely be lower with fans either deciding it's gonna get called off or will be a wet & miserable night even if it's on! The problem with last night's call off is fans may be even less likely to attend in poor weather in the future now?

As Kent only had 8 home fixtures to fit in, I can't believe they have resorted to staging a double header!

I must admit I cannot understand why they would chose Schlein as a guest until he's made his comeback & proved he's fit again! @scoobydoo he was actually replacing an injured rider (MPT)

No facility mean 75% of average, so Panthers had 3.46 available to find a guest for Andersen. Assuming it was short notice & Kinsley is local?

But it could be they are putting in dozens of hours every week running the club to make a very small profit, which would make it one of the more successful clubs, but the profit gained isn't worthwhile enough for the hours put in?

Happened in both leagues too

I do think it's stupid that they list how many races each team has scored next to their points, when it is always the same for every team!

But he said that is unlikely to go ahead, you don't want fans travelling & turning up in those situations either

I'm not suggesting Ellis did well tonight, did win a heat thought, I'm saying he's the 4th best rider on Polish form, so the sensible option for 4th rider. Whoever is the 4th rider in the final is unlikely to score much at all.

But not higher averages in the Polish league!

Not sure your point? A captain is allowed to disagree with the team manager & the team manager doesn't have to do what the captain wants!

Racing in the UK, not Poland!

They're gonna lose handsomely no matter what, might as well try something different?

Sheffield & the BSPL have really boxed themselves into a corner now, Wolves were forced into this date (against their wishes) because it was the "only date available" so how are Sheffield going to re-arrange this fixture? Whatever date is given Wolves can rightly say "so why wasn't this date offered instead of July 24th"

Unless it's a Thursday meeting & they're racing in a re-arranged Polish Extraleague match!

Instead I suggest riders have to wait 5 meters from the tapes, all come up together, green light immediately on: Eliminates gate position advantage Eliminate delays due to "gardening "

I don't agree with your logic, it clearly is a punishment as the rider has to start off 15m (a rolling start then is an exclusion). But if we go with your idea, so you move twice (but don't hit the tapes) you are excluded from the race, but if you actually go through the tapes you can go off 15m! Surely that's a worse offence than just movement?

Does the league really have an "integrity" to be harmed though?

Complin got a new average last year when assessed on 4.00, so that rule must just be for foreigners, not Brits on "re-assesed averages" maybe to make it simpler in future, riders like James Wright & Lee Complin could be assessed at 3.99?

Gotta say I'm very disappointed when I read "league takes priority" as it ends up meaning we don't care about the Cup & are happy to race the semis & finals in October imo. When I saw such a blank fixture list I thought, at least we won't have the same situation as last year, with all the finals being raced in October / November (or not at all). Thankfully the BSN is complete early, which is a nice change. I'm not sure of the logic of most clubs being very busy in August, did they not anticipate needing spare dates in case of bad weather? It's no good having a empty May & June if July turns out to be wet!

If they both up their game, does that cancel each other out? 48-42 again?