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Just read on the updates Sonny Springer is retiring. Big shame, he certainly had a lot of potential.

These parts make me question a lot of riders who race over here on a visa. Especially thinking how can a Championship second string or reserve be "significantly contributing to the development of speedway at the highest level in the UK" Hopefully the home office don't pay any more attention to Speedway than they already do.

With neither Poole or Oxford having a match on Wednesday, thought that would've been the perfect time for their BSN semi final! How often will both Wednesday clubs have a free Wednesday? Totally understand Oxford not hosting their leg as they were at home in the Prem yesterday, but why couldn't Poole host the first leg? Apart from waiting for Cairns to turn 16, which is a poor excuse for not racing imo. Can see all the finals being raced at the end of the season again, always thought it'd be better to have them spread out.

Did Redcar have a home match on 11th July? I thought they did but can't see anything on the SpeedwayGB website.

The next Friday both clubs are available is 5th September. Given that Glasgow have to arrange this match (both Friday clubs), arrange the ko cup tie with Edinburgh (both Friday clubs) and arrange the BSN semi final against Redcar (both Friday clubs), could end up still racing in late October! Well done to Glasgow for offering a Saturday date, they're probably the one club who willingly change race dates more than any other.

Gotcha, happens all the time in Speedway with injuries etc. It's gotten to the stage where I suggest clubs don't replace injured riders (Leicester)

The club isn't being punished (that's why a guest is allowed) the rider is.

The strongest Oxford have looked all season & possibly the weakest Birmingham have looked this season. Oxford should really be picking up their biggest win of the season.

If Sheffield are looking for a temp replacement for Flint, how about Luke Harrison? He is a Steelers rider after all. If Lynn want to keep him, go for Jody Scott instead? While Lynn might prefer to keep swapping their RS, a full-time (albeit temporary) role at Sheffield might suit one of them? When Flint comes back, Lynn could always go back to sharing? Other Steeler's they could give a shot to are Nathan Ablitt or Vinnie Foord?

I don't think clubs wanting to race on a night which brings in the best crowds is picky, just good business sense. If the rest of the league said Mon, Tue or Thurs only, don't think Ford would run next season. Would someone else take over Poole?

That was my thinking too, the Lynn top 5 were all solid, so I could see Kvech getting 5 rides, but not necessarily 7. If he was flying on the day maybe he'd get more. Lynn would've had a better chance of winning with Kvech, but I wouldn't say it was a guarantee.

Has Darryl Ritchings ridden himself out of a team place? When he's replaced at Poole he'll have a 2.35 average. Any team who wants to replace a 2.00 rider will have to be under the limit. Perhaps Darryl should've asked to be dropped after 5 matches? It would be different if he rode all of Poole's 10 matches of course, but signing for 6, instead of putting himself in the shop window, could have done the opposite!

This was the photo with the caption "job done". A he runs a Speedway club, the natural assumption would be Trigger has signed a contract with Birmingham?

Should Rob not have been in his ear convincing him he was the right choice for heat 14 then? Rowe only has to be better than Harrison to be the best choice. No slight on Harrison, who scored a good point when he beat Blodorn.

Belle Vue were 2 points up after heat 14, an ef for Kurtz or Bewley & Aces still would have won. If (and it's just an if) Rowe got a 5-1 in heat 14, then Lynn would've won had their been an ef for Kurtz or Bewley. That's why I think Lynn made a mistake not making a reserve change in heat 14. If Rowe wasn't fit enough for rides, he shouldn't have taken the guest booking, so wouldn't use that as an excuse.

Yeah thinking the exact same thing

Why are you adamant it wasn't a blunder by Lyon? There's no guarantee Rowe would've gotten a 5-1 in heat 14, but they have to try for it. What if there was an engine failure in the least heat? There's also the bonus point to consider ahead of the second leg.

Ipswich I'm sure will finish top, but could meet Leicester in the semi's

Well I'm going to be miles out & you'll be even further out with your prediction lol!

I'll predict: Belle Vue 51-39 King's Lynn

I'll go for: Ipswich 50 - 40 Leicester

Not sure I agree with using r/r for a 3 pointer in a "development" match?

If have thought Trigger was too good for the MDL? Maybe Tolley was trying to troll the fans by getting Trigger to out his autograph on a napkin for him? But if you continually build the weakest team in whatever division you race in, so that the fans would easily believe you've signed a Champ reserve to replace a Prem heat leader, I'd suggest the joke is on you!

Just seen a picture posted by Nigel Tolley with Ben Trigger (looks to be signing a contract). As Birmingham have already replaced their rising star, surely Trigger isn't the replacement for MJJ is he?

Even if Bowes is due to miss a lot of matches riding in Poland, I wouldn't be in a rush to replace him, they're probably stronger when he's not there. Get a 5.00 guest when he's averaging below that or r/r of Zischke Etheridge & 2 rides from Hook / Foord. Also the longer it takes him to get a new average, the longer Hook stays at reserve, which benefits the team. Speedway can be a strange sport when injuries / missing riders can strengthen a team and there can be no advantage to making replacements when a rider is out for the season.