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That's embarrassing! Also shows why many of us were saying there was no point giving him a run at reserve.

Let me get this right: Brennan on a 250 beat Strudwick on a 500?

Why has next week been postponed?

He may talk about wanting to improve NZ speedway but he also said that he wants to ride for Team GB but the BSPA decided that he's ineligible.

Ok thanks, I don't buy the speedway star. That's even more ridiculous then. The rules clearly state that NL riders move up onto a 3.00.

Riders who are eligible for the league through patriality enter on a 5.00 but Eastbourne made the mistake that thinking patriality riders were a 3.00 the same as standard Brits.

He said 5.00 on Twitter.

Yes '@BuxtonHitmen: That's right there's a Blue sky up here so no excuses get Up to High Edge to support the Hitmen Today https://t.co/y7zTVm5n7L'

That's why him being given a 5.00 PL average doesn't make any sense because he doesn't need a visa! If he needed a visa he wouldn't be allowed to ride NL.

Learning different tracks, learning about set-ups (I'm sure he'd rather find a problem in an NL meeting than EL), learning how to cope with the pressure of being the top man, earning money, keeping match fit and boosting his confidence and that's just off the top of my head.

I think you're missing the point Alex. That may be true but no PL team offered him a team place so what was he supposed to do? He was offered an NL spot by Birmingham and he took it. As has been said by others, at his age and stage of development he needs as many meetings as possible.

Both Branford and Chessell return from injury tomorrow.

He'd only ridden 1 full year of NL and 2 full years of speedway before this season so of course we should allow him if he's eligible! And the PL didn't want him stupidly, so you couldn't expect him to just ride EL at this point in his career. The only draft rider to try that, in 2 seasons, is Garrity who is much further on in his development (he's just ridden in a GP!) and even he originally had a PL spot at the start of the season and has picked up a spot again now.

Bates was signed to ride tomorrow. Sheffield have rearranged their meeting in the mean time and it clashes and Sheffield get priority.

I think its a good move. He's a fast starter and will do well on the equipment Connor's helped with and he never gives up and a genuine guy to talk to so should fit in well too.

James Wright for Howe?

With all this talk of Sunday meetings I thought Rob said last year that his Sunday double headers were affecting crowds and he couldn't wait to go back to Fridays (as they ran quite a few at the start of the season).

That should be a good one if the 4s is anything to go by with some friendly rivalry in the crowd as well. I'm not going to Plymouth though as I'm off to KL instead!

Stupid post of the week award goes to...

You going next week?

They're not averages. Barrow boy has his own rating system.

I know what you're getting at, to give the number 8 a chance but its not fair to say one side has to cover an injured heat leader with a 3.00 rider but the other team can be at full strength or their injured rider is fifth in the averages. Its not like for like replacements, which at least R/R tries to give teams.

The irony of Grondal R/R! Could have been Allen R/R and then Ulrich could've taken a ride as well.

Surely the perfect rider to replace him was Hopwood. But now there's no-one out there, as Cradley have found to replace Greaves.

A meeting between Mildenhall and a Danish touring team.