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I think IOW qualify, but the BSPA would rather threaten to ban rising stars getting extra track time than encourage them!

NL riders could do with 30 matches a year to improve but NL clubs (except Mildenhall) only want to race 12 matches a year!

That makes a lot of sense!

You certainly knew what you were talking about!

Indeed Kent will struggle with 2 x non scoring 3.00 riders at reserve, similar to Armadale with Rothery moving into the top 5!

Kent are only 0.96 below the limit can't can't fit in anyone above 4.00 to replace a non scoring 3.00 rider!

Peterborough have made a good start at Belle Vue today! ... Then they go and lose at home, so tough to make predictions!

Quite a few people on here were quick to suggest dropping Pijper to make a double change when Allen left! I hope they're all brave enough to admit they were wrong!

Couldn't have put it any better myself! For example Newcastle wouldn't be allowed Craig Cook as a guest for an injured Ben Barker just because they're 4 odd points below the limit!

1st Eastbourne 2nd Mildenhall 3rd Kent 4th Berwick 5th Newcastle 6th Leicester 7th Belle Vue 8th Armadale

1st Glasgow 2nd Birmingham 3rd Leicester 4th Redcar 5th Eastbourne 6th Berwick 7th Poole 8th Scunthorpe 9th Edinburgh 10th Kent 11th Newcastle 12th Plymouth

I'm gonna predict Berwick for 6th this year! How many are in the play-offs 4 or 6?

1. Sheffield 2. Peterborough 3. Belle Vue 4. Wolverhampton 5. King's Lynn 6. Ipswich

They can beat them when they're on form!

I agree, I'd understand if the choice is Bjarne Petersen vs James Sarjeant, but if it's Kasper Andersen vs Connor Mountain, why pay for flights for a rider who is maybe 0.2 stronger than a Brit!

Even with those 3 on an off day, they're still stronger than half of the Clubs top 5s!

I think Scunthorpe held out making a signing in the hope of finding someone stronger than Mountain! If there's no one out there, can see them going with a 4.00 Aussie not as strong as Mountain!

Unfortunately the BSPA have been very quiet with the rules for rising stars, so I have no idea if they stay at reserve all year, personally I don't imagine they will! I've also read no statements suggesting they get any "protected heats" if not a rising star could be put at 6, get heat 2 then meet the 1&2 / 3&4 pairings before being dropped from his last ride!

Jorgensen has never had an average above 8.00, can't really consider him a 9.00 man, which is a figure very few riders reach these days!

Give everyone a few matches & if they're not scoring bring in Lawson?

Looks a weak team to me!

Totally agree, for such a weak league needs to be no more than £10!

Sorry but have to disagree, 2 x 3.1 riders & a 3rd heat leader below 6 has to be the weakest top 5 Kent have ever put out!

They obviously must rate Sedgmen above Morris!

If that's Sedgmen's "true" average it'll be rounded up to 4.00!