Roger Jacobs

Air enough. It seems from what's been said elsewhere that Palovaara rides on Thursday nights in Sweden, so would have virtually no availability for Prem meetings (and, apparently, isn't looking for a Prem opportunity anyway).

Can't guest on an assessed average.

If a rider has a valid average in both, then the higher one is used.

Palm Toft's Champ average is 7.80, so it's too high to replace Thompson (7.53 available with the 1.5 conversion). Palovaara still on an assessed average, so is ineligible. Worrall, Allen or the Kennedy's would fit.

The Regulation is fine, and clear. Touch the tapes and you're out. Bewley touched the tapes. Unless they remove the Reg, and allow movement at the start, then there's nothing else that can be done. Musielak received a warning for moving, but it wasn't his fault that's Bewley touch the tapes - it was Bewley's error, and he was excluded.

You'd expect the top 4 to take Kurtz's rides - it's difficult if one of those needs to be carried. Witches in a similar position at KL tonight - when it finally gets underway ...

Indeed - new averages on 1st June. I will argue forever that it's s stupid Reg to force the top average to be at #1 - it doesn't suit every rider, and also means that teams have to change their line-up for no particular reason, e.g. I'm sure BV would be happy to stick with Kurtz and 1 and Bewley at 5. Team Managers should at least have the choice to put the top average rider at #1 or #5.

No mention even of the match on the BV website - it's a glossy site, but is absolute rubbish.

Yes - and Thursday, 5th June is in their schedule as a tbc. BSN confirmed on their Facebook page that the meeting covered will depend on tonight's results 👍

BSN will be at Ipswich or Sheffield on Thursday, depending on which they think will be the best option for the second leg.

If any rider pulls out, they have to be signed-off as unfit by the track medic to enable other rides to be taken - that's why Glasgow had to go with only three riders in Boughen's fourth programmed ride at Edinburgh.

Boughen still having his own battles it seems - ran two lasts at Edinburgh, replaced in his third, and didn’t appear for his fourth … Glasgow couldn’t replace him, so not injured …

I disagree. Whichever way they use R/R, there’s still pressure on King, Brennan and Ellis - putting it at #2 covers the “protected” heat, and - as Hawkins says - it works for the other riders.

I disagree. Whichever way they use R/R, there’s still pressure on King, Brennan and Ellis - putting it at #2 covers the “protected” heat, and - as Hawkins says - it works for the other riders.

After Brum had lost at home to Ipswich! The same line-ups too ...

There's holes in them boots ...

Perhaps they are all drinking fruit juice and eating veggie burgers?

That would be 2,000 punters paying £25 each. How many clubs get 2,000 full-paying attendees?!

Revised line-ups: BIRMINGHAM: 1. Tobiasz Musielak © 7.79 2. Paco Castagna 4.74 3. R/R Michael Jepsen Jensen 7.33 4. Keynan Rew 5.81 5. Matej Zagar 7.20 6. Jonas Jeppesen 4.50 7. Jason Edwards (RS). IPSWICH: 1. R/R Jason Doyle 9.17 2. Adam Ellis 5.68 3. Emil Sayfutdinov 8.93 4. Danny King © 6.15 Tom Brennan 6.60 6. Danyon Hume (G) 4.66 7. Jordan Jenkins (RS).

Resign? He and the BSPA/L must have known this was going to happen, so they are complicit in the poorly covered subterfuge ...

Thompson isn't a Rising Star, so they have got (admittedly limited) options for guests.

With Jepsen Jensen walking out on Brum, it's going to be an odd-looking match on Monday night ...

The matches against Ipswich won't get KL in the top 4, they are in the KOC-Up ...

Rubbish. One of the most experienced riders in speedway. Just get on with it. Four away matches for KL, average 4.21 ...

I don't think many people will make the effort and/or pay what's necessary to travel to Manchester on a Monday. Certainly from Ipswich it's not doable without an overnight stay. When I travelled with my son for the WTC a few years ago, we shared the driving, stayed overnight between the meetings and drove straight back after the Final - we were both knackered. Only the people who really, really, really want to attend will do so. PS: I haven't been able to watch it yet, because I'm in Belgium and the Discovery+ app refuses to work with the VPN that I use.