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Which shows how the rule would be flawed, but have read it's no longer in place!

Another rule dropped after only one season?

They were all number 8s, Edwards would be a RS

Can't see where the away wins are going to come from, for that to happen

Should mean Edwards having to give up his NL spot with Mildenhall. That's what happened to Leon Flint last year!

The "Polish commitments" comment when dropping Smith, was obviously an attempt to be kind to the rider. Rather than saying "he was so bad, we had to drop him after one meeting". Racing in the U24 league wouldn't stop him racing in the Champ. A more honest announcement would probably be, "we don't like to drop a rider after only ONE match, but when the opportunity arose to strengthen up by signing Bickley we couldn't afford to miss out. Thanks to Jack for his efforts etc"

If every top rider at the start of 2021 got together & agreed not to sign for the Polish Extraliga, the PZM would either have had to change the rules or run with a Div 1 stronger than the top tier. The riders could all have agreed if PZM don't back down, we'll sign out contracts on the last possible day - so they didn't risk losing out in the high wages! But why would the PZM ever change their stance now? Riders have said they don't agree with it, but still willingly sign.

This is the part clubs & riders fail to mention when complaining about the restrictive Polish contracts!

On paper Newcastle don't look THAT bad, but they have been awful of late & riding far below their ability!

Kemp is averaging almost 2 points above his starting average, while Bickley has fallen slightly he's much the same standard as last year. Palin definitely fallen more than the others.

Very likely wooden spoon for Armadale this year. Should at least beat Plymouth at home to avoid ending up with zero points!

Got the 7th highest 2022 ave in the league, so can't be doing that bad?

With Glasgow guaranteed a play-off spot, there's no reason why they can't experiment with the riding order. Got nothing to lose!

What has happened to Jordan Palin? Kennedy started at reserve & scored lots, Lambert dropped to reserve & scored even more. Now Palin at reserve & scoring no better?

Seeing how his form has dropped sharply, I think Glasgow made a mistake leaving Bailey at 7 once he was the highest averaged reserve, same with Joe Thompson at Leicester. Moving them to 6, with the weaker reserves (Nicol & Rowe) to 7, would have given them harder rides to prepare them for the jump into the top 5! Also could've meant it'd take longer for them to move out of the reserve berth, so once they finally moved into the top 5, they'd be more ready for it? Bailey & Thompson's current low scores certainly aren't helping their teams or the riders confidence you'd think? Also Nicol going to no 7 earlier, should help him score more points & find his form sooner!

Ostergaard hasn't ridden at 5 this year, so can't say he wasn't cutting it there!

Don't know how anyone would prefer Congreave 0.67 (0.67) over Bickley 3.20 (4.56). While Newcastle are still the weakest team in the league, at least they're slowly getting stronger.

I have no issue with Mildenhall using a guest, if that's what the rules allow. Otherwise as soon as one team gets "special dispensation" then everyone else would want it. Like Glasgow getting an awarded victory after 9 heats, so Redcar expect the same & it's not allowed. Sticking to the rules saves loads of hassle imo

Can't blame Sheffield for that! But does show a flaw in having to use a RS.

But clubs won't know who their weakest main rider is that early on. Fans would no doubt complain that the best rider was only used 4 times! For some teams it's obvious, others not so much!

Sounds like good team management to me!

Can't really get a new average straight away, get a new average on a Monday, but programmes for a Thursday match may have been printed already!

I reckon a pairs event should have your best pair in every hear. Taking a RS with you makes sense for tape exclusions or injuries. But I guess it'd be harder to get them to travel for no races!

Biggest problem with these individuals is 8 & 12 mam race formats don't work well. Sone riders meet twice, others don't meet at all. If you run an individual GP could go with top 16 averaged riders for each round?

Shanes, Morris & Nielsen = 22 pts Bowtell, Coles & Morley = 5 pts Pickering, Sedgmen & Wells = 22 pts Barker, Andersen & Nicholls = 33 pts Despite Pickering top scoring, it was the lower half of the team that won it for Birmingham it seems!