Roger Jacobs

The October Green Sheets are in: https://britishspeedway.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/p22_issue_19.pdf

The October Green Sheets are in: https://britishspeedway.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/p22_issue_19.pdf

Which shows how far down the pecking order speedway has fallen.

That was the point I was making … indeed, what’s the point of fixed race nights if they’re not going to race regularly, as in Poland? There was a time that people claimed the clubs couldn’t survive without home meeting every week - Poland has them every other week, while the Prem teams often go two or three weeks between home fixtures. It’s bizarre that the BSPA* can’t schedule a consistent fixture list. * I don’t like to use BSPL, even though they clearly are (very) limited

Can't see where it was that "low"? Don't forget that averages were also affected by the reduction in numbers of matches month-on-month. Even so, not every rider is suited to the #1 position - the rule that forces the top average to be #1 is unnecessary and pointless.

And it would be an even bigger defeat than usual

Interestingly of course, Poland just have one home/away league meeting between clubs, so although they've got 8 teams in the Ekstraliga, they only have to squeeze in 56 matches, as opposed to the Premiership's 60 ... ahh ... blimey, if only the Premiership had two fixed race nights per week and more than 20 weeks to stage the matches ...

You don't really believe the Witches could win there?!

Erik Riss?!

And probably at Plymouth on Tuesday ...

Not with only 10 home fixtures. Acceptance of mediocrity has allowed the sport to reach the heights to which it has now plummeted.

If BV win at Sheffield and at KL, they could finish top ...

Desperate for cash. Look out for carrier bags stashed under a desk - don’t want them to go missing like they did when Reg Holdsworth was in charge.

If BV win at Sheffield and then at KL, the final table would look different again. Or they could draw both matches and win the Stupid Heat - that would balance it out, because BV haven't had the chance to experience the ultimate thrill of winning extra league points because of one specific result.

Might be for some of the riders ...

What difference would that make? Recently, Glasgow celebrated a record attendance of 1,931 ... being a city is irrelevant. Ipswich has a population of 130,000+ and draws from the wider areas of Suffolk and north Essex. King's Lynn & west Norfolk has an area population of 150,000+. Over 22,000 were at Portman Road on a Tuesday night to watch 3rd Division football, so there is an appetite for a night out to watch sport ... even paying £30 to sit in cramped plastic buckets.

That was the prime reason they were introduced.

Which is a remarkably poor situation to be in. Acceptance of that enables the continued mismanagement and decline.

Points difference. Assuming Sheffield win both of their other home matches, then they will be worthy Champions, sorry, first place in the League. The Pools Panel and Duckworth Lewis would give Sheffield a win against Ipswich. Also, the Witches have three bonus points from Stupid Heats, so they're currently on 40. I know "rules are rules", but the Stupid Heat really is the most pointless rule since the Tactical Joker.

But it has been such a well-kept secret!

Many thanks. These have been passed to the Live Updates team to add to the Heat Details.

Won't be difficult to work out their averages - the last 10 league matches ...

Confirmed in Panthers report of the match: "However, Basso has been struggling with a shoulder injury in recent weeks and further wrenched it during the meeting, meaning that having ridden in Heats 13 and 14, he did not feel physically able to contest Heat 15."

Has BassoRacingFan deleted the comment? There was a two minute silence, the National Anthem was played, and Kevin Long gave (by all accounts) an excellent tribute. British Speedway literally cannot afford to postpone* matches - especially at this stage of the season. The show must go on ... HM was fulfilling her duties just three days before she passed away. RIP. *As any fool knows, "cancel" means that a match is not restaged.

Was Basso struggling with his shoulder injury? Apart from beating Heeps & Tungate in 14, he scored his points by finishing ahead of Batchelor and Summers.