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Where as I think one thing they have got right is that FTR (or whatever they're not called) can move up. It allows them to be stretched a little.

I bet Watt and North are not ranked as heat leaders either. So Poole can have one or the other as a second string. Oh and a 40.5 point limit is far too high if reserves will be on converted PL averages and not just their EL averages.

They have more or less. Well Done to Poole on Newman once again being rated lower because they have used PL averages and not EL. What a bunch of mupets. It's like they want Poole to keep winning titles.

Josh is not getting anywhere near the recognition I believe he deserves for last season. He really come on as a rider and finally started to look like doing what people thought he was going to do a few years ago. He's also a bit mad too

Personal opinion is the actual rules they have don't matter so much. It's the running of a meeting that kills the sport. Does it really matter what average riders come in on for 90% of people? No. Does it matter what the tac rules are for 90% of people? No. Does it matter that a meeting drags on for 2.5 hours with very little happening except for some crappy music being played? YES! Does it matter that meetings are postponed and re-arranged on a whim? Yes! The sports issues are not the rule. It's all the small things.

I do love a Glasgow/Edinburgh thread. I was worried before the meetings everything was too nice, this is more like it. FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT!

It's only really against the law when a court says so. Bring in the rule, let some foreigner test it in court. Could take months or even years. Season has started by then. The BSPA don't eve have to fight it so no cost to them!

I agree with that. I don't think Poole broke any rules but they were morally very dodgy. But hey, can't do anything about that and I'm just about ok with it. But the argument of, "we didn't gain" doesn't hold water. And I'd love to try doing 150

I tell you what, I'll drive to work at 150mph tomorrow, when the police pull me over I'll claim the "Poole defence" or "I didn't crash into anything so it's ok. I didn't cheat"

You don't need to read between any lines. It's because the silly buggers in charge forgot to vote on a constitution change that would allow an AGM before the end of the season. So they have to wait until November 1st before they can official vote on the changes and sign them off! And they wonder why the fans think they're incompetent.

50p says Ellis is off to Poole.

He must be hitting 40 now!

Surely it depends how much weaker. He'd be a good number 1 in the NL, the PL and an EL without the top 5 or 6 riders he'd be THE number 1. He was 6th in the EL averages behind Ward and Magic who are not riding EL in 2016, Kildemand who's also. It likely to be riding. It also rose half his meeting as second string in 2015. Leaves Doyle and Iversen ahead of him. He was also 5th in 2014 behind Iversen, Ward, Hans and Zagar. Not a number 1 my arse!

Well Done Edinburgh, a well deserved title. As for Glasgow and their being out in their places. This is how it works. As Frost, Sandhu and even Stuart Bamford back in the 80s. Come in with money and ambition and they screw you over.

Nice one Sarj! I argue he only touches the tapes off gates 2 or 3 and he goes and touches the tapes in his very next race off gate 1

But Poole are cheats! Just accept it!

Yeah but BV will get a fine for doing exactly what Poole did the season before. Just like they did a few years ago!

AJ always used to say he'd only ride for Coventry too They all say what suits them on any given day And thanks I'd be content with Joonas but I hope we don't have Howarth back. I'm amazed he's got to the level he has. He either turns too early or two late for every bend, meaning he either has to stop turning so misses the corner or he ends up going in wide.

They'll race at their current stadium. It cant be demolished until a new one is built.

Rumours that Leicester were not sure a few weeks back, more likely to be them than Swindon.

Good news they're back but it's a bit of a bugger that they have AJ, would have loved him at Coventry this season.

It's a bit of a PITA, but once you have grasped how it works it shouldn't take too long. Get the formatting right for the first GP and the rest should follow a lot easier.

I'd love to see EL speedway at Somerset

Anyone can edit wikipedia - thats the whole point. I've updated a few things on there in the past.

Actually, can it be Garrity?