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Redcar could have said 'no', as has been proven by Oxford saying no. Works both ways. And were Redcar really 'severely weakened'? Leon Flint was a decent enough guest for Erik Riss (probably scored more points than Erik would have done), so they were just missing Connor Bailey - for which they had rider replacement. Anything else I'm missing? Charles Wright is out for the rest of the season and Luke Harrison has been a regular guest.

Perhaps Redcar were willing to ride, which seems more likely.

Exactly. Unless it ended up being staged on Saturday (which it's now not), it wasn't in Glasgow's best interests to call it off is it, so why would there be an ulterior motive?

I thought it might be Edinburgh, but they seem pretty confident on the other thread.

Who forced Redcar? Maybe they agreed. Flint wasn’t a bad guest for Riss, so was just Bailey that was the issue, no?

I’m 95% sure that’s exactly what will happen!

The weather looks pretty miserable in Redcar on Wednesday as well, so that throws another spanner in the works. If it’s called off, who gets priority re-staging their home meeting first - if say Saturday is the only feasible day for both meetings?

Looks that way. No real winner here - Glasgow forefit the match (joke), Oxford race without Masters and Nicholls (joke).

Thinking about this, Glasgow must have a back up plan surely? To call it off early due to a bad forecast, and potentially lose any chance of making the final in the process is a bold call. You'd think they would have tried everything to get it on if it's their only chance. I'm convinced Glasgow must know either that there is a re-staging date in place before the cut off, or they know the cut off has been extended (I suspect the latter).

Ah OK, no worries. All good.

Swindon have won the league?

This is true, and no doubt the speedway world would be a poorer place if they hadn't. I also note that Poole won six titles during the time Oxford was closed (so they don't count). Haha

What’s your point? I’m literally saying I would rather it was staged on Saturday than Glasgow forfeiting the fixture!

You can't have a guest from another team in the playoffs I believe, so very limited options to replace Nicholls.

Appreciate that, but as an Oxford fan...Glasgow forefitting is the last thing I want to happen.

As much as I want Oxford to get to the final (and our best chance is probably for it to be rained off), that's not how I want it to happen. The group surely can't just end like that. Rules are rules and yes extending again is ridiculous, but common sense surely has to prevail. I really hope it can be staged on Saturday, but the cut off has to extended if not.

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Belle Vue (13 ) - 1930, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1963, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1982, 1993, 2022 Poole (10) - 1969, 1994, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018 Speedway did exist before Poole became successful in 1994 you know...

Leicester City have the most second tier titles in the English Football League, does that make them the most successful team ever? Typical Poole-fan logic. I think you'll find Belle Vue (13) have the most top tier titles in British speedway! And do you have any proof Poole have the biggest crowds, every time I've been they've been down on the crowds Oxford currently get.

A lot of the team building will be academic until the league structure is announced, no? Never know a season of so much uncertainty ahead - will it be one league, two league, three leagues? A good Championship side might not be that great if it's just one big league for instance.

What's the situation with Edinburgh racing in 2024? I know they got a stadium reprieve at Armadale, but is it all locked in and good to go for 2024?

Just to play devil's advocate. I've just read he signed a contract with Wroclaw in March this year, so has been contracted all season (I thought he'd only signed recently). It's not really his fault that Wroclaw haven't picked him until now.

While I agree with most of what you're saying, can you really blame Connor Bailey for signing for Wroclaw at the stage of the season where he knew he would only be required to race on a Sunday? He wasn't to know that a meeting would then be rearranged for a Sunday, not one of either clubs' dedicated race nights? Should he have turned down the chance to impress in Poland on the off chance? Bigger issue for me is the fixture congestion/backlog that has caused clubs to try and cram in the playoff fixtures desperately on any day, even knowing they won't be able to field a full strength team.

We don't have priority on Thursdays anymore. We gave that up in the deal that allowed riders contracted to Ekstraliga teams to compete in more than one other league. Polish priority on Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays.

Rearranged fixture tonight, it's now a Grand Final preview with both clubs now confirmed in the showpiece with Mildenhall losing last night. Max Clegg guesting for Dan Thompson... LEICESTER: Max Clegg, Ashton Boughen, Max Perry, Tom Spencer, Joe Thompson, Vinnie Foord, Max James. OXFORD: Jordan Jenkins, Jody Scott, Ryan Kinsley, Luke Killeen, Henry Atkins, Jacob Clouting, Jason Garrad.