JanAndersen

I might suggest that the BV crowds wouldn’t change much then. We all know that speedway crowds are predominantly people who would go regardless of the ‘level of rider’. There are some exceptions to this obviously but I don’t think the impact would be significant.

Is it time the authorities bite the bullet and create a single league without trying to entice GP riders? Would it impact crowds that much if the highest average riders were essentially the top Championship guys now? I’m not so sure.

I’m absolutely on board with this. I know nothing about the lad but for his name alone I’m all in.

Any rumours from the end of season event?

Masters Lawson Harris Wright King

Without knowing the ins and outs of any proposed points limit changes/other rule changes i'd be happy enough to see a good few of the 2025 team return with the exception of MPT. Also don't see Palovaara returning on that high an average. Could we persuade Sam up the road for one last hurrah? Mr Riss fancy a return? I'd keep Loftus and maybe add Wood alongside him at reserve. That could be quite a powerful pairing on a fairly modest average.

Glasgow fans moaning about another track? Well i never. However did the sport cope until the panacea racetrack at Springburn was born? Some of the Tigers -appear to have become the self-appointed protectors of ‘proper speedway’. They need to get over themselves a bit.

Had the rerun resulted in a 5-1 to the Tigers I think I’d have walked out 😄

I was hugely critical of Kye Thomson at the start of the season as I felt we weren’t getting enough from him. He’s been brilliant in the second half of the season - real aggression and speed in his racing. He’d be the first rider I’d have back next season. Great to see and made me eat my words.

It felt in hindsight a waste of Sedgmen on r/r but highlight is 20/20

I was surprised he wasn’t excluded for missing the two mins.

Yes the ref must have been quite relieved. Couple of interesting incidents. Why was ht1 rerun and not awarded? And then when it was rerun did VP try to come out on his first bike and get told that wasn’t allowed?

Saw that coming a fortnight ago. Did Sedgmen jump in the first running?

Neither set of fans confident 😃

Neither set of fans confident 😃

Edinburgh need to have hit mid 80s by the end of ht12 or they’re knackered

Yes and Oskar Polis tbh. Not sure what your point is

Lots of pressure on Kye and Justin. We also need the reserves to not be running last places. It’s gonna be a tight one!

Yes and no. Injuries have always been part of speedway and unless we move to a squad system (obviously unsustainable financially) then guests and r/r will always be there. What should be addressed is promotions building teams with riders that routinely aren’t available due to commitments elsewhere.

Yes and no. Injuries have always been part of speedway and unless we move to a squad system (obviously unsustainable financially) then guests and r/r will always be there. What should be addressed is promotions building teams with riders that routinely aren’t available due to commitments elsewhere.

😄. It was an odd choice of guest wasn't it? I'm sure he'll have his gating gloves on this Friday and come in with double figures. Depending on the guest choice i'd be tempted to hide him at no. 2 tbh!

Yeah it’s a fair point. I kind of had forgotten that it would be at no.2

I think I’d go with r/r before I picked up the phone to Jake Allen tbh.

I suspect I’m wrong else he’d have been suggested by now but doesn’t Nick Morris now have a low enough average to be qualify as a guest?

I think it’s fair to say that both those scores were outliers. Both bookings were a bit of a gamble