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And Oxford are racing at Plymouth the following night so wouldnt expect any of their riders to be interested in coming to Armadale then driving down to Plymouth - though bizarrely Glasgow seem to think it's a good idea!

He's got three from ten meetings this season. Hardly a lot and the lowest in the team.

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I think Saturday is now Plymouth's first choice of race night. Did we turn down Tuesdays because Chris Harris rides that night in Sweden and were we careless in accepting this particular Saturday. We've had all season to change it but have done nothing. Not sure who in our club is responsible for this bloomer - for once possibly not Cami Brown - but it could scupper our play off hopes as I feel we need to win at Armadale and P,though to have a chance of making the top four.

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Would he come in on a 5.00 average. Swap out Jack Smith for him perhaps. One for next year?

Very limited guest options with six teams riding on just about every Friday from July till the end of August. Is there any certainty that Steve will be over it by the end of his months sick line? Its beyond the transfer/signing deadline - 75% of your BSN and league fixtures. Some difficult decisions to be made with little hard facts on which to base them.

You surely don't believe that Cami makes the hire and fire decisions? They are well above his pay grade.

Jack now has a CMA of 5.4 effective shortly. Does that take us over the limit, meaning only like for like changes can now be made.

Really think we need a fixtures secretary role to ensure reserved dates are co-ordinated, something that hasn't happened in the past , and to tell clubs when to run restaged meetings .

Do they get anywhere near 600 at their NDL meetings? What sort of crowd do they get at Armadale?

There's no BSN nor KO Cup in my "brave new world" of 2H 2A. NDL clubs would generally be expected to run on a night other than the parents race night, leaving the Championship side free to arrange meetings on these nights. Belle Vue and Leicester have no problem doing this. Middlesbrough raced Belle Vue on Friday June 7, a night that could have been used to restage the rained off Glasgow v Redcar fixture which currently doesn't look likely until September.

It's quite wrong that the NDL tail is being allowed to wag the Championship dog. Things must change for next year. All Championship teams signed up for a theoretical maximum of 18 home meetings - 8 league; 4 BSN; 4 KO Cup and 2 Play offs - so 16 league meetings (2H and 2A) and two play offs would be the same commitment .

They are certainly being treated that way by the Championship promotions who still haven't come up with any dates for the semis of both competitions. This is developing into a repeat of the Jubilee Trophy which died from apathy. We've an enforced blank week for the SON compepetitions, then most clubs have a fairly full fixture list through August, so its a bit hard to see when/how they will be fitted in before the play offs.

Right now it would seem that the junior league is the only stepping stone between the training track and our Championship side. Whether thats too big a step is certainly a fair question and an NDL side would certainly be one way to bridge it. However it may be costly and may also be an obstacle to rearranging Championship fixtures.

Facennas don't seem to think so.

May be we should try a junior event on a Friday to see what the turn out would be. Is it the Sunday afternoon race day or the standard of the meeting that is putting supporters off? What crowds do they get at Armadale for NDL meetings?

Neutral venue won't work. That was the initial plan for the ill fated Jubilee Competition. Nuff said!

Hardly every month never mind every week, and isn't it the same distance from Glasgow to Poole/Plymouth as Poole/ Plymouth to Glasgow.

Only three Liverpool riders (Craven 11; Subritsky 7 Morton 3) score at Poole in a 51 -21 defeat in September 1960. Only 12 heats raced in the first PL season though seven riders in both sides.

Without looking it up, it happened a couple of times at Peterborough in the 80s.

Doubt the league are too bothered about it. You need to be at every meeting covered by a season ticket to come out marginally ahead, so its a minor benefit but one that doesn't happen every year.

Would have said it's due to us not making the semis in either the BSN or the KO Cup but these ties haven't been raced yet. Indeed I don't think the dates have even been agreed. May be the full KO Cup draw - like the tennis at Wimbledon where the path to the final is known - should be made ahead of the league fixtures being drawn up and integrated into them.

It's a big ask for Pijper, Pearson and Starke to hit the ground running this weekend as their last meeting was about three w weeks ago.

Glasgow gave the same discount after their meeting with Berwick which also got abandoned after heat six. While this is in line with the standard BSPL terms and conditions, it's derisory and badly needs updating/ upgrading.