As Edinburgh were previously denied a Work Permit for Luke Becker not finshing in the top 4 of the current US State Championship, how does Dillon Ruml qualify for a permit, given he was not in the top 4 in the US this Season?

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And the one laughing loudest will be Mr Ford who has team have now been promoted to Round 2, whilst Newcastle have been demoted to Round 1

Are you in need of a brain transplant?

Rubbish - if they're good enough, I don't care where they come from, rather than be stuck with some CL wobbler because he happens to be British. Also the guff about Keleher being too old at 27 to be considered - John Louis was nearly 29 when he made his debut for Ipswich, so thank goodness your "too old to recruit" crap was not taken into account for him.

Is Rasmus Jensen still a Somerset asset/not a Glasgow asset? If so, even if Tigers went PL, there might be competition for his services from Swindon or another PL club.

As a result of Sheffield going PL, does that not mean they will now be available to other CL sides in 2020? Were Wolbert & Aspgren's last seasons in the UK not at second tier level, which would be used as for their GSA. If you had followed Aspgren's form overseas & in the SGP qualifiers this Season, it suggests he would be potential CL heat material now. Likewise both Lyager & Jepessen have improved considerably their overseas results Huckenbeck & Nilsson would still be eligible for the CL , as was the likes of Craig Cook (10.19), Edward Kennett (9.35) & Sam Masters(10.79) in 2019, despite their initial high starting averages. Oh and David Bellego on a PL GSA of 5.80 is another potential CL heat leader signing btw.

Kai Huckenbeck, Kevin Wolbert, Pontus Aspgren, Kim Nilsson, Rene Bach, Andreas Lyager, Jonas Jepessen,. Plus with the Poole & Sheffield switch, the likes of Danny King & Kyle Howarth will probably be wishing to double down in the CL

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Wonder if they tried for Ellis Perks to replace Jorgensen & R/R for Bjerre instead?

Redcar used Lawson @ home in semi & Lions used Lawson on Saturday, so Allen should have been eligible. IIRC a guest can only appear for one side in a 2 legged round of a competition, e.g. KOC or Play-Off rounds.

Assume Jake Allen was unavailable as he was the obvious guest choice for the Lions at Ashfield. If Cook does not experience the mechanical problems he had on Saturday, then he together with Rasmus Jensen are likely to go through the card on Tuesday. Likewise the Glasgow reserves should outscore their Lions counterparts who enjoyed a 9 - 2 advantage at Beaumont Park. I also cannot envisage Worrall scoring as much as guest Lawson's 11 on Saturday. Therefore expect Tigers to comfortably win by more than 12, and even if it went to an aggregate draw, who would bet against Cook & Rasmus Jensen winning the initial Golden Heat for Glasgow?

IMO Glasgow, with Rasmus Jensen as currently the best rider in the CL, & Vissing riding better than ever, will be the title favourites. Stewart Dickson's choice of guests for Richie Worrall over the two legs will be crucial, and I would guess, if permitted ( given the loose wording of SCB 18.1.9), he might go for Jake Allen/Lewis Kerr at Ashfield, & Richard Lawson for the home leg).

IMO Cook & Jensen are the red hot favourites based on their current form, with Somerset likely to be their main rivals. The other semi-finalists if Howarth is now fit enough to ride with King, I reckon will be Sheffield, together with Leicester

Ever thought that it depends on how long it takes to recover from injury &/or when the medics advise it is fit to resume? Cameron Heeps recently was still unfit to ride for Edinburgh at Somerset on a Wednesday, but resumed at Ipswich the next day. Still I suppose it gives some an excuse to girn

Looks like you wont have to wait long - taken from tonight's Official Edinburgh website:- "Sheffield Tigers visit Armadale this Friday in a Championship match postponed just over a month ago. Forecast is good and the Staggs Bar Monarchs should have their full septet available – Ricky Wells has missed Poole's matches this week but is intending to ride on Friday." Unless of course he aggravates his injury again on Friday

Good News - announced on Monarchs website, x-rays confirm Cam no broken ribs, but he is in pain due to bruisng

Bit harsh, he was leading heat 4, when on the last lap, he locked up and came down. Cameron then hit Garrity's bike which acted as ramp to propel him through the air, a la Freddie Lindgren. into the air fence. It looked like CW might have smashed in to his own handlebars, and it was subsequently announced as resulting in apparently a possible broken rib. To be fair it was a simple fall by Garrity, and nothing reckless about Jason's riding, who immediately went over to apologise to Cam. Despite the scoreline, there was some decent racing, with Garrity inflicting Masters only defeat in the final race. Although Garrity's travel problems are a source of irritation and criticism, when he is on his game on the track, he is well worth watching.

So still no one able or willing to provide video evidence of either heats 3 or 4 to let us judge for ourselves whether or not the description of "torrential rain" was accurate or not?

The match report I read stated:- Heats 3 and 4 were raced in torrential rain causing difficulty for the riders to see with the meeting referee refusing to pause for the thunderstorm to pass over. A track inspection was called for following heat 4 purely to create time for the rain to stop and to allow the fallen water to soak into the surface. A sensible course of action which allowed racing to improve upon resumption. As the video clip you refer to is heat 8, any chance you can provide similar video evidence for either heat 3 or 4 in order to debunk the claim of torrential rain during these races?

Where were you viewing the race? You either did not have a clear view of Phillip's making contact with Coles front wheel or you suffer from Geordie hallucinations. The only garbage on here is the tripe your spouting , re the incident and your "expert" analysis of the track. You're not George English's love child btw?, as he was predictably also girning about the ref, as he has done on several visits to the Dale, when his team fail to deliver.

Was standing at top of terracing next to hospitality suite on bend 4 & had perfect view, and Phillips definitely swiped Coles front wheel when he dived inside. Not in a position to have a close view of what happened re Lawson's fall & whether Clegg moved at start, but the elevated ref's box does provide better sight lines of the circuit. I reckoned we needed at least a 20 point lead to stand a chance of reaching the final, given our poor away performances and Heeps failing to record a win/paid win in the previous Shield match at Brough. The bonus of having Clegg returning to reserve also strengthens the Diamonds, given he will inevitably replace Phillips in at least one of his programmed rides.

Having scrutinised the 2019 SCB Speedway Regulations, under 23 A : Penalty Guidelines for Meeting Referees, the following is stated:- "When a rider, Official or Motorcycle is unfit (including failing a drug or alcohol test), suspended, unlicensed or does not comply with the Regulations, then disqualification of the rider / Motorcycle from the Meeting may be mandatory. When a rider is disqualified from a Team Event due to failing a pre-meeting Alcohol or Drug test, or non-compliance to the Silencer, Tyre or Carburettor Regulations, then no Facility nor replacements are permitted in any Programmed rides". IMO this unambiguously means that neither r/r nor a Junior Rider replacing Howard should have been permitted for the programmed rides of the Monarchs number 3. I accept that this would have probably killed off the match as a close encounter for those, like myself, in attendance. Had Monarchs actually won, then Glasgow would have been fully justified to then appeal the result, which the SCB would have been obliged to overturn. For the record I am a Monarchs fan, without a "win at any cost" attitude.