Roger Jacobs

Witches Juniors v Mildenhall in a 6 heat challenge on Thursday night: https://www.suffolknews.co.uk/newmarket/sport/ipswich-to-host-fen-tigers-in-all-suffolk-affair-9246811/?fbclid=IwAR36Hr-9OTZwqhkwJ2CKzCMWofs3LQ0TzBgyLuWtzHB-S3m9IncrWcQiNgc

How would Zagar fit average-wise?

How many competitive races have Leicester had?

Fair dos - and he's certainly not the first rider to be splendidly frustrating and inconsistent.

Belle Vue sign Jake Allen on short-term contract, while they search for another rider. Although the Witches are under the limit, I have wondered for a while if there was anyone in the 6.50-7.00 bracket available? No-one has come up with an answer ...

It's only a handful of people on a forum. At Foxhall last season, I stood on the back straight for the home defeat by KL, and was surprised by the number of people who seem to adore Heeps - he was in very poor form, making mistakes and losing places, but they were cheering and saying how 'unlucky' he was. I reckon there are as many Heeps fans as there are for King. The majority of Witches fans are simply happy to have nice blokes riding for their team.

Technically you are correct, but currently not all teams are complete. Plymouth and Mildenhall have each got a gap after a rider withdrew. Edited: And I forgot Armadale - although the locals are expecting William Lawson to be the final rider.

1: Doyle, 6: Starke, 7: Rowe (because 1 & 7 are mandatory, so 6 picks itself). On the Press Day photos, Batchelor is wearing 3, so we can assume King will be 5. Heeps at 2 and Riss at 4?

Ipswich Press Day ... Had to search "Witches" on the Ipswich Star website - the Sport menu only has ITFC ... https://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/sport/ipswich-witches-press-day-8771614 Videos and Stephen Waller photos on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ipswichspeedway

I make it that the Witches are 2.1 points under the limit. Even so, they could have replaced Heeps with a 7.00 point rider.

Also, don't forget that Bewley could have chosen to ride in Poland and GB, but decided to reject the Premiership ...

It seems that PZM wanted BSPL to accept being third tier, which would have meant absolutely no priority over other leagues - that is clearly not acceptable, so was rightly rejected.

The only reply I've had is from Neil Vatcher at the SCB office, who says the Super Heat is to make it exciting ...

Shows how confusing it is! Basically, they are potentially punishing away teams (home teams have nothing to lose) just because they think drawn matches aren't exciting ...

Agree with all of that (amazingly ). The 2021 Prem table would not have been impacted - but the 2019 outcome definitely would have. A point between Poole & Swindon at the top, and two points between Wolves (43), Ipswich (42) and Belle Vue (41) for 4th, 5th, and 6th - and each of those teams was involved in a least one draw (including Ipswich at Wolves). PS: I e-mailed both BSPA and SCB offices to ask "Why", and received this simple reply from Neil Vatcher: "To make drawn fixtures more exciting Dave, lets see what happens!" Clearly it is ''good idea' that someone has had, and no thought has been put into it. They forget of course that the BSN will televise matches this year - if there's a draw in the Champs, it stays that way - what a 'good idea' for casual viewers, who will wonder why a draw in the Prem requires an artificial result to be manufactured.

Draw, Win, Defeat, Defeat, Defeat, Win, Win, Defeat, Capitulation, Stuffing

After the draw: Witches 1 point, Stars 2 points Super Heat: both KL riders excluded, Witches 7-0, gaining 3 points to Stars' 0. Stupid new rule producing artificial results for no reason other than they think it will be exciting. Of course, drawn matches have always been so dull that it's important to jizz them up with an artificial ending ...

I'm guessing that the new Promoters at Brum are unable to be sponsors for a new visa holder, so BV have done it, and the BSPA is being flexible with its rules.

Regulation 010.2.2 Assessed MAs Riders new to Championship League racing are categorised as follows: - a) a rider riding in Danish, Swedish or Polish Leagues in a previous or current season will enter on a 5.00 MA b) a rider who has never ridden in a Danish, Swedish or Polish league will enter on a 4.00 MA So it looks like he will indeed be on 4.00 ... unless he rides in Poland before his debut for Brum?!

They also lose the extra league point they earned by getting an away draw ...

There were four 45-45 scores in the Prem in 2021 - by definition, they were drawn results. The fact that the away team is rewarded with an extra league point is probably the main reason why this new Regulation makes no sense. Why give the home team the opportunity to rob the away team of a well-earned extra point?

The new Regulations for 2022 have been issued: http://scbgb.co.uk/regulations Check out new Reg 011.1.28 Super Heat - no more drawn matches! Nice of them to check with the fans ...

What edition of the team will they be in

It's the BSPA and promoters who set the fire with their complete lack of openness - they are so used to doing stuff their own way, with no transparency. Remarkably - they are happy to blame their paying customers (on whom they rely for cash flow and essentially their existence) for all the resulting rumours and gossip.

Josh Embleton annouced: https://britishspeedway.co.uk/ndl/embleton-joins-devils/