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I'm now thinking Hook could go to Glasgow so Berwick can get Complin. Probably suit both riders & teams better?

I'd go for Jacob Hook on a heartbeat. Hopefully he'll learn to ride Berwick, but he's gotta be better than any 2.00 guest for Stoneman

Gotta agree with you in that one. If they'd got Sam Hagon as their 2.00 rider, would have been worth the change, as it is I'm not convinced they're any stronger

I don't think Glasgow should be in a rush to make changes based on one or two bad meetings. Look at it this way, they've reached the BSN final & haven't even gotten started in the league yet! Not exactly a time to panic. Plymouth & Edinburgh have both recently made changes & I'm not sure either club has strengthened, so I wouldn't panic into making a change after ONE home defeat!

I've read a bit about Chris Harris being in a "false" average because he was at Berwick last year a track he likes. But his home (9.66) was only a point above his away (8.64) average, which can be expected for any rider surely?

If Complin ups his average to 4.86 Glasgow would be delighted & certainly wouldn't be looking to drop him!

I still think Workington look the strongest, but definitely makes Oxford far more potent. Really is a hard league to call, as you'd want it to be.

Totally agree with @Jaizer with his comments about Pijper. I'd even disregard ideas that he was caught out by a gripper track. As a 16 year old on a 2.00 average, he could race in perfect conditions 100% the same as a previous match he scored well on & struggle, that's just the nature of signing a 2.00 reserve. Certainly doesn't mean he isn't ready / should be dropped / should drop down to NL. Besides racing NL only wouldn't help him gain experience / track time as there's not many matches in that league.

Morley was very good at Plymouth, so should at least help them win at home. Home 7.43 (8.19) Away 3.90 (4.50)

If Wright rode & struggled because he wasn't fit yet, then the blame must surely go in the shoulders of the promotion for not replacing him? Dan T was available for the first match, even just as a temporary replacement for Wright. Had they done that, they wouldn't have needed Wright to attempt to ride when not fit! Ow Paul Starke has been dropped is he worth a shot in place of Weight / Dan T / Nielsen?

Gonna be tough for Scunny, Redcar will be on a high after winning at Glasgow

I thought the "no facility" rule meant you had to use a guest up to 75% of the missing riders average & can't use r/r? If so they'd be much better reverting back to Nielsen to use r/r than a 3.82 guest for Dan.

Does that mean if Lynn said we didn't drop Pickering because he was injured, we just think TJ is better, that they'd be able to bring him back before 28 days is up lol!

They could follow cycle speedway & make the riders wait at a "rest line" 5 metres from the tapes, then they are all called forward together, put the green light on immediately & then the tapes go up - no time for gardening. I'm sure the riders won't like it, but it'll be the same for everyone!

To me that's enough reason not to sign KK, I've defended him far more than most, but he can have no complaints about being dropped due to his shocking (away) form. So to not try his best & not turn up at another match is very unprofessional. Someone like Joe Thompson could have an excuse to act like that, riding above your average & getting dropped but not KK. Also of he knew he was on the way out & wanted another British team it would make sense to put in a stellar performance

How can an injured rider be wound up by a decision to replace him?

Last year Ipswich dropped Riss & Barker for Tungate & Summers. Tungate replacing Ross can't have been an "injury replacement" as his average took them over the limit, hence why they had to sign Summers too. But they were allowed to bring Riss back for their final match! So King's Lynn should be allowed to do the same?

Whatever the rule is I'd like to think they'd show some common sense (unlikely in Speedway I know) Pickering has clearly been dropped because he is injured, not some clever ploy to navigate the averages, so there'd be no reason not to allow him back in. The alternative being dropping Jorgensen or Klindt now & using guests for another month till Pickering is fit - who wants that? Even if the rule says you can't re-sign a dropped rider, it probably says subject to management committee approval etc so hopefully would be allowed?

Monmore Green has been around for many many years, do "fans" expect the club to just abandon the stadium because the track is on the small side & riders who have only learnt to go flat out can't ride it?

What a rediculous comment, we need as many tracks as possible & can't afford to lose any.

100% agree

Pickering can't come back for Thomson as that would put them over the limit, but he could replace Jorgensen or Klindt. I guess both riders know they need to perform for the next month to avoid being dropped. I see no reason why Lynn can't make the play-offs, they haven't lost at home yet, so if they can keep winning that's a start. Then try & pick up a bonus point or two along the way & who knows?

Still very unprofessional of him imo, he can have no complaints about being dropped due to his (away) form, so there'd be no reason for him to get the hump & not turn up for his last night!

Personally I would've kept KK for his home scoring but after he was "ill" on Thursday last week but we'll enough to race in Poland on the Friday I wouldn't want him back.

The only downside of the team changes is losing the advantage they gained of having Jakobsen start on a 5.04 average. Now to get under the 39 limit they're using his 6+ average. Not that I'm suggesting they shouldn't make the change, far from it. But imagine the team if they had started with Laguta when Jakobsen had a 5 point ave!