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It now transpires that Ipswich's initial press release is inaccurate and Greaves hasn't stood down from the IOW but will ride when he can until the Warriors find a replacement (so away meetings). Showing that Greaves is respectful imo. Greaves is entitled to want to further himself and ride in higher up leagues, like skj has said. I have no issue with Greaves himself I just think Ipswich's promotion could've been more courteous.

Disrespectful from the Ipswich promotion to not even bother to let the IOW promotion know that they were talking to or signing Greaves! It doesn't take anything to just pick up the phone. The Warriors have been left without their heat leader now out of the blue.

Yes true and you're not the only club in this situation. Won't Perks ride one meeting so then you can use guests? Or just sign someone on a lower average who'll at least score something (like IOW did with Widman for Jacobs/Compton last year). Alternatively will Blacklock come back if/when he's fit? Will Chessell come back to the sport? Is Cottham fit?

Carr dropped by Berwick, so Birmingham's move is now legit.

Pipe's post match interview suggests Buxton have no idea when, if ever, Perks will be back.

It's not just about whether the win is comfortable or not, it's gifted Mildenhall a match point.

Yes explanations would help, but consistency would too.

True that it was up against the football but the opposition was one of the most attractive.

The crowd figures seem worrying then. How many approx were going in the EL days?

The difference is the Hall signing was within the current rules (and needed no special MC permission) and should've been ratified. Maybe the MC are attempting to make up for their previously harsh ruling. I therefore await the NL co-ordinator to make a similar move towards the Isle of Wight after being harshly ruled out of signing Harland Cook.

Eastbourne will need a good start seeing as this group could end up going to race points to split them.

Anytime from May 9th.

So Birmingham's statement basically says that they've been allowed by the MC to include Carr once his average drops. So reading between the lines it is illegal but they've been given special permission to include him once his Championship average falls to 3.00 (but in reality he's hitting something like 1.70).

Meaning?

Q1. How many meetings will ellis perks ride for Buxton this season? 10 Q2. Who will finish bottom of the NL? King's Lynn Q3. Who will finish top (not win the play off)? Belle Vue Q4. who will end the season topping the Nl averages? Boxall Q5. Which current nl rider will end the season with the highest championship average? Bewley Q6. Which west midlands (birmingham,cradley) rider finishes the season with the highest average? Ayres

It's his starting average that matters, not his current average. It says 'current Championship riders' so surely if Carr gets dropped then he's not currently a Championship rider and therefore isn't doubling-up so the quoted rule is irrelevant.

I wonder what'll happen in the coming days then!

I thought riders over a 4.00 Championship average couldn't DU and ride NL as well. I think that's right, off the top of my head anyway. Or is it current average and not starting average?

Yeah there will be updates and there's one change to the line-ups: Bowtell for Mason.

It is Carr. Has he been dropped by Berwick then? Also unfortunately for Hume that he's going to miss the whole of the rest of the season!

He'll get a new average on May 27th. He's got 3 home meetings left at reserve.

Its 4 matches, regardless of the home/away ratio. With one alteration: it's R/R for Kelsey.

The could bring in Cottham for Dugard before the averages change.

Dan Bewley did it last year, didn't he?

Do you think that'll just skip the parade and it'll start at heat 1?