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Why did lakeside not just apply the same rule to signing Eddie as well (or was his previous average a lot higher than his converted average. They cannot expect to get 2 riders on 2016 averages because they are lower than their 2017 converted averages and try to get Eddie on his 2017 converted average because it's lower than his 2016 Championship average.

Only announcing six riders?See the other rider in another post.

Good idea. Or make it that you miss your teams next home meeting (if you are doubling up that alternates between the leagues).This obviously will be ignored if the rider takes ill just before a meeting with a doctor seeing that it's genuine. They could also make it that the rider is banned from guesting for the week after.

I think the BSPA should have the power to ban riders from racing in certain leagues if they believe the rider is talking the p*** out the league.If Bewley, Lambert, Cook and Holder (for example) were banned from racing in the championship for a certain number of years it would stop other riders from thinking about doing the same. Craig then provides evidence that his illness is genuine and the ban is removed. Dan provides evidence he is told when and where to race and then his ban is removed (same with the others mentioned). It's funny how most of the missed meetings were in the championship.

Did Ipswich not get rid of Tony after the 1998 season when they won everything.Think they kept Gollob and Louis instead.

Well done Leon.Just seen that Greg Hancock is racing in the 2nd division in Poland and Nick is in the squad (wonder if that means there is a chance he will be back at Berwick next season)?

Should get a loan of the Glasgow fan who scored 10 points this year (great effort).

I take it he will be dropped from at least 1 of his current teams then (or is there no more doubling up/down etc).

Thanks for the info. I have been on holiday and the averages I was going by was the pairs program. That had Rory listed above Danny. My mistake.

I thought it was the Ipswich management who were wrong. Could they not have had a guest for Sedgmen due to him being in a FIM meeting half way round the world (or does that only apply to British riders?). If that had been the case they could then have had IRR for Danny in the second leg.I don't think there can be an argument for a guest in the first leg at Peterborough.

Seems sensible.Did Redcar have a conference league rider for someone who went back to Australia or was it for someone else (they had that many missing it was hard to tell)?

He would have had to qualify for the final though. If he had a bad round in the qualifiers then he wouldn't have made the final.

Did Lambert not win the Pairs at the beginning of the season? Think he has missed 5 though if you include the British Championship. Is this not the 2nd or 3rd time he has been ill this season?

Does that mean you have to wait until January 1st before starting building your team for next season?

Why not say he is withholding his services so he gets a 28 day ban and you can then have a guest. Is that not the best solution or is he racing for Newcastle in the pairs?

So Glasgow race their first KOC match in the last month of the season (quarter final). Will need good weather so the competition has a winner.

Why did the ref not just award the race?

Have the teams that got byes completed a tie yet (some teams are finished for the season).There will need to be cut off dates next season to stop teams taking the _____.

I thought the KOC was a start of the season comp. Ipswich were through on 1st April, Sheffield on 1st June (2 months later) and the others still to sort the ties out.I say make Ipswich the winners as the rest of the teams didn't complete the ties at the beginning of the season.

He can show a photo of his flight tickets etc to show he intended to race tonight and then people won't be able to say he's taking the mic key (especially since he is very disappointed).

Seems strange that the Premiership riders championship is on the last weekend before the Championship cut off date, the National riders championship is on the last weekend before the national league cut off date (and the same day as the Championship riders meeting).

Have to agree. Only a dozen or so riders better than him going by averages. He is also 1 of six riders with a 10 point average at home this season.

Think Robert is skipping the riders championship because of a knee injury. Wonder if it will keep him out the Polish meeting on Sunday.

Is Sam racing. Was it just precautionary him being withdrawn last night.