Not strictly true that is it! Kent's strength, compared to Birmingham, is their strong heat leader trio and are still unlikely to outscore their reserves even at home. So they need a proper number 1 to maintain that advantage in order to get the victory.
Eastbourne have switched the two dates round because they know the cup tie needs to get done. Rather than be selfish and just wait for Brennan, so they should be applauded tbf.
Live updates of home meetings will now be provided on twitter at @WarriorsOnTrack and on the website WightWarriors.co/live. Great to see the club embracing social media and realising that not all of their supporters are able to turn up every week
Tbf there is basically no-one out there to replace Knuckey on that average. That's why Cradley have used R/R for nearly 2 months now as they've waited for Andrews to get fit, whilst Buxton still use R/R for Jones who's barely ridden all season.
All tracks should be given a chance to host major events if they're deemed to be of a high enough standard! Cardiff is 'out on a limb' in South Wales, but does perfectly fine.
How much NL racing do you watch? It's not bad racing with Brits only. Plus one foreigner per team wouldn't make any difference to the standard of racing because they're only in 4 heats per meeting and the best rider often gates to win anyway!
It still wouldn't be fair because that would explicitly go against the rules, which clearly states you only use averages from 2011 onwards. That would just make the Hall decision consistent but both illegal.
Tbf to Buxton they gave fans a good 2-3 weeks notice compared to Stoke's 1 week. Which is even more gratuitous when you consider that Stoke have known of their issue for months.