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How was he offered a chance at Berwick? His average is too high to replace Stoneman & wouldn't be signed for any of their top 5?

The fact that despite Bowtell scoring 11 points last night, Birmingham still lost. Some fans will only support a winning team (not all) so that has to hurt attendance levels. Plus admission gets more expensive each year, but the racing doesn't get any better!

Don't try & bring logic into this, it is speedway after all

Birmingham could drop Wright, Proctor & Pearson and replace them with Kemp, Dan & Joe Thompson? Alfie Bowtell drops to reserve with Joe!

I'm sure a few years back there was a rule you had to include 2 Brits in both the Champ & Prem, but that lasted ONE year, quite sad really!

I really like the RS system in the Premiership, as long as teams picked the best options out there, all the rising stars would have been at least 4/5 Champ riders (except Flint) and the sort you want to race in the Prem at reserve. Because Belle Vue & Ipswich have chosen to pick weaker riders, some may feel that it's too big a jump for the rising stars? I would have preferred them to keep the RS system for the Champ too though.

But Scunny are dropping an Aussie & a Brit for 2 Brits, so in this instance giving a bigger reduction (which I'm all for) probably wouldn't have helped. Making a foreigners lowest ave 4.5 or 5.00 rather than the current 4.00 could help the Brits too?

If Joe Thompson is dropped by Scunthorpe, he'd be a good signing for Birmingham at reserve. But which reserve would you drop?

Where have you read that?

It's really tough to know what to do. I don't think Joe has done anything wrong, he's done his job beating opposition reserves & would be very unlucky to lose his team spot (maybe he can replace either Birmingham reserves). Clegg & a 2.00 rider to me looks weaker than Joe T & 75% of Kennedy's ave. But are they allowed to continue with guests or do they need to sign someone? The next question would be is Clegg & a 2.00 rider stronger than Joe & a 3.00 rider say Jack Smith?

You gave your opinion, so why can't I give mine? So am I not allowed to disagree with people? Is that not what a forum is for, to give your thoughts? If I disagree with a point someone has made, so what if I offer an alternative view to them, they don't have to agree with me, but I am allowed to share my view!

Worrall seems to be doing well at Wolves, I can't understand why his Poole scores haven't been great. No need for Poole to worry though, they've proved they are strong enough even with a number one that is off form!

Atkins walked out on Plymouth, Edwards was replaced by Richard Lawson!

What do you mean Lambert proves year on year he's not good enough? He's a 5 point rider, so rides as second string, has he proved he's not good enough to be a heat leader of course - but that's not what he's been signed for! I assume Scunthorpe & Lambert both feel the number 2 spot suits him, as he's been there for years. Some fans will argue number 2 is harder than number 4 because you start off against 2 number ones. Pre-season Scunthorpe talked up having 4 riders who could be number one (rediculous I know, no-one would get near Douglas) so they obviously felt Mountain is good enough to put points on his average at number 3?

Joe has improved this season & would be unlucky if let go, but sadly Speedway is a numbers game, so if they haven't found a 4.00 rider to replace Kennedy & want to use a 5.00 rider then they have to drop points from somewhere. While 9+1 away from home sounds very good, Joe T only beat Proctor & Pearson at Birmingham (plus Nielsen when he was excluded). His 6 points at Plymouth were achieved by just beating Turner & Trigger. As an away number 7, that's him done his job, so we'll done to him, but it doesn't mean you could expect that score from him every week! In normal circumstances there would be no reason to drop Joe, who's doing his job, the issue Scunny have is not being able to find a suitable replacement for Zaine.

The issue is replacing Zaine Kennedy, dropping Lambert for Kemp doesn't change that!

Bailey has had a pretty awful start to the season for Redcar, so can't see them going for him. If Ipswich want a stronger RS Kemp or Rowe are the obvious choices!

They will if they get paid per point!

Am I the only person who believes the statement? Surely if it's not true they would get found out? So why risk a lie?

In this case it looked to have strengthened Ipswich with Rew being missing?

Because we love Speedway! Some choose to ignore the daft rules / guests etc for a couple of hours & hope to be entertained watching the most exciting motorsport there is imo.

No one is suggesting Kinsley is stronger than Joe T. I'm pretty sure it's a case of the best option if having to make a double change if they brought it Clegg / Dan T / Kemp for Kennedy!

But there are also weaker sides than Scunthorpe in the league. Perhaps Birmingham can beat them!

I'm fully expecting them to get an extension, but let's see!

You can't blame Speedway teams for not using Auty. In his last 2 (injury hit) seasons he averaged 5.47 in 2021 & 3.76 in 2022. Yet he'd be coming in on an 6.59 average. Could only come into the current Scunthorpe side in place of on of their top 2!