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It makes you wonder how Eastbourne managed to lose the home meeting only a couple of weeks ago.

Its disappointing to see that another important end of season NL fixture is going to be influenced by guests and particularly who picks the best unattached reserve.

You mean have a useful reserve like Hunter, Rowe, Kemp or Edwards haha!

When are the Colts planning on running their home leg of the final? With both the Aces & Colts still in KOC action there looks a bit of a fixture pile up.

Yeah the bosses know theyll probably do better without him!

Lakeside take a 16 point lead to the NSS but the Colts have Bewley & Smith riding. However the Hammers conveniently have Nick Laurence R/R and have brought Edwards into reserve.

He should be else its unfair. But Colts fans could say the same about themselves (Shuttleworth anyway) on Friday just gone.

Oh yes they will 😉 the manager committee have ruled that theyll ride for BV, not Glasgow.

This is becoming ridiculous with the play-offs being ruled by who can pick the best guests!

Hunter R/R?

Whos Kent got at reserve then against Edwards and somebody?

They cant use Sunday as its the Pairs and Newcastle are riding on Saturday. Bowtell missing is a big issue for the Hammers.

What happened to Boxall and Compton to make them withdraw anyway?

Far too much of that legal manipulation occurs. Its bad enough with them picking a different number 6 each week.

That season has unfortunately proved that.

At least that explains that Eastbourne arent purposely being penalised in terms of Knight missing home meetings. I assume therell be no pairs or fours to see if there is consistency.

It is a peculiar time scale for the ban! Whos in for Wood tonight? And is it Kemp at number 6?

So Smith rides for the Aces yet Shuttleworth is still there but not riding for his team: the Colts!

5 guests and R/R on show for a play-off tie! Wow.

Definitely. Fair enough if the Aces have to ride on Friday to get their semi-final in before the final and they unfortunately miss Bewley but it shouldn't involve Shuttleworth. Rob isn't an Aces rider but is a Colts rider so he should ride for the Colts and not ride elsewhere when he has a contracted meeting already scheduled.

2 home meetings is a strange ban. If you're banning him, why is he allowed to do away meetings?

I wonder if Woolley is in as he lives local and it's the day of the meeting though. Whilst I agree with you, Cradley have been struggling with putting out riders for a while so today is no surprise.

It should be amongst the best when they signed a number 1 on a third heat leader's average.

Well you guys have just made the play-offs, so it's not all that bad.

Barely any Heathens riders in sight.