IainB

Not only was it a poor decision to exclude Kileen it should also have been re-run, how the ref could call it with 1 lap to go when the previous 3 had seen the lead change hands numerous times is beyond comprehension. Terrible refereeing! Great meeting to watch and a real captains ride from Cook to seal the points in the last race. Why Zischke hasn't been snapped up by a PL club is a bit of a mystery

Should have gone for Garrity and got him back under Havvy's wing Averaged 7.32 back in 2017

Agreed, it was a bit of a dammed if you do dammed if you don't choice though, if Mountain had been in invincible form it would have been a no brainer to pick him, or a reserve with last heat decider experience. Surely he should have picked Lidsey, he's a pretty established rider now with experience of pressure on the world stage... of course if he'd trailed in last everybody would say he should have picked Mountain. ... and Lidsey is Australian, Lemo always picks the Aussie. It's not the first time Lemo has made a questionable decision and won't be the last

Surprised, not surprised, Lemo didn't go for Lidsey in 15. Surely you've got to put your big hitters in the crunch races.

He got back in his start position literally as the clock hit zero... if the ref had been in a bad mood he could have easily gone

02.2.12 Start Marshal d) they must bring the rider to the start area in an orderly manner, determined by their gate position with the inside being first, to the correct position, which will ensure the front tyre is within 75mm of the tapes, checking that the ignition cut-out lanyard is correctly attached 012.1.3 2 Minute Time Allowance A countdown clock either controlled directly by the Referee or under the instruction of the Referee must be used. Riders must, at the expiry of this time allowance, be at the starting gate ready to start. Should any of the riders not be ready to start, they shall be disqualified from the heat. The rules seem a bit contradictory and could be open to abuse. The rider in gate 1 could stick to the latter rule and pull up to the gate with 1 second to go, leaving the riders in gates 2, 3 and 4 high and dry. Surely rule 012.1.3 2 makes 02.2.12 d obsolete

Do riders still have to obey the start marshal with the introduction of the 2 minute clock? Woffy clearly wanted more time to faff about with his start position when he was off 15 last night but the marshal had already called the rest of the riders up to the line with there still being well over a minute left on the clock.

Wow!

How's he been doing in Poland, do you know?

2 points around Sheffield, hardly a "trick track" only beating Jake Mulford is just not acceptable for somebody in his 8th season of racing

Fricke's place must surely be under question 5.71 away average is just not acceptable for a No 1 of his age and experience and it'll be even less than that after last nights performance

Don't criticise Cook! I'm heading for the bunker!

If I were to lose anyone it'd be Masters for me, I was never convinced with his signing from the start. Although Becker hasn't been brilliant I do feel his career path is generally on the way up while Masters is going the other way. I assume Becker's average has dropped? Which may give a little more leeway?

I do think Howarth can try too hard on occasions, he was clearly overriding a couple of seasons back in the grand final that you lost, maybe less is more with him?

Refreshing to see an injured rider turn up to support his team... a move a lot of other riders could learn from Picko is hugely impressive as a "team" man and often comes across as he cares a hell of a lot more than a lot of his various team mates

Any comments from Mr Dickson on last nights performance and defeat? All quiet from him on the website

I was thinking the exact same thing... bloody quick thinking if he did

I'd hate to be Lions manager, you just don't know what you're going to get from any rider, meeting to meeting or race to race... except for Richard Lawson, Mr Dependable. Piss poor performance from the captain again tonight, Hagon shows promise, I'll reserve judgement until I've seen him round BP though, he ain't going to turn this team around though, nor was he expected to. Kemp must be on borrowed time. Schlein put himself in the shop window tonight, he wasn't that fast but I think it's the most aggressive I've ever seen him ride.

And what's that got to do with Ben Trigger or Redcar?

What happens if you use "product" or dye or bleach your hair? Do you go for back, sack or crack?

Let's hope he turns out better than Havvy's last protege who went off the rails somewhat once he left Havvy's guidance and now has a whole "locked" topic devoted to him on these forums

It depends on who is hosting the show from the BSN "booth"... there's a few of them

Joe Thompson?

... and Buster

If people haven't seen it, BSN does a kind of magazine programme for around an hour available to watch on YouTube. The first 2 have featured Rory Schlein and @IanBrannanin his sound dungeon (where nobody can hear you scream ) and it's well worth a watch.