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Should have just binned this off if you’re not going to hold it at every track. Three clubs get a home advantage while the others don’t, just devalues the whole thing.

Its such a good signing, i dont think kyles been 100% fit the last few seasons, absolute bargain average too.

Certainly nothing up top

Not according to the interview with Ablitt in the Star.. A two year plan was drawn up re team averages it states, hence they had planned in this seasons team and then had to make changes.. However, let's be honest, thinking a plan would last two years is probably a bit naive... Having plans lasting ONE year is an achievement sometimes...

In fairness it was the Danny Ayres meeting where he got 1. By comparison Morley scored 2 and Hook got 3 and the podium was made up of Lawson, King and Heeps. As ive said previously im glad Congreve has got a NDL chance but its going to feel a lot worse if riders on comparable signing averages like Hodder, Simpson, Butcher and even Bebee miss out because of a dubious loophole that has been slammed shut previously.

What he was or wasn't last season is entirely irrelevant. By virtue of the Diamonds expulsion he effectively didn't exist last season. There was a lot of misinformation from the Diamonds promotion so who really knows but my understanding was that the Diamonds promotion didn't have a licence to employ work permit riders but could sign Congreve because he was able to take out an ACU licence. Not sure on what basis. There was plenty of content about it on the Diamonds 2022 thread at the time with most expecting his to be an assessed 2.00 as a result. The fact that he ended up being an assessed 4.00 didn't really matter as the Diamonds were incredibly under strength anyway. As I stated before it probably made the Diamonds line up look more acceptable than it ever was in practice. I think the key point is he couldn't have been a foreign rider because the Diamonds promotion didn't have the appropriate sponsors licence to employ such a rider. There really is no point in trying to make sense of any of this. The fact that he appears to have been given an assessed NL average which doesn't fit any known criteria tells you everything you need to know. It's all just made up to suit.

Very good, mate your patter would give a paracetamol a headache.

Lol. That’s right. Ben Cook will be a fans favourite within a month of the start of the season. A better rider than Batch next season and certainly better than Hans. Averages might not yet show it but potential is big. Fast gater, never gives up and is fast. But remember, he is a pirate first and foremost.

NKI Andersen Tungate Basso Holder Cook Jenkins 1.68 under limit Worrall to Ipswich

Credit to the lad, travelling half way round the world to race in the NL. We have had some English lads not willing to travel a lot shorter distance in England over the last couple of years. He deserves a chance in my opinion, just be good for someone in authority to clarify how he ended up with a 4.5 average.

When you're paying £22 for 15/16 minutes of racing you want to see Emil racing not Worrall and Hans!

Correct, although it would be nice if the management named the team asap to stop all the drivel being posted on here

Hope there's a bar as it's a tradition that Team Harrison and Mcgurk have a beer after any meeting there at together.

Sure in the Dan Ford interview he said sometime in January, so anytime in the next 21 days

I think I’m the only non - Birmingham supporter who likes the look of there team sedgeman turned himself around massively from a season where he was dropped by both his championship and premier team into a two point increase in his average and performing well at Sheffield too. Nick Morris scored himself out of position elsewhere this season, should be getting at least 5 rides a night so I’m hoping he does well. surely everyone can agree that the side looks stronger than what I did in 2022

I agree - whether it's plan A B C or D it won't be a make do set up

Close the door on your way out then.

I thought this was a speedway site, more particularly Poole!!

Shakespeare and Hathaway as well

Peaky Blinders and Happy Valley outstanding in my opinion. As for American football, having endured it on holiday... Any game that stops for adverts is a joke. I'd love to see them play either code of Rugby or Gaelic or Aussie Rules too full on for 80 mins without being able to stand watching for 80% of the game. Pansy game

Richie?take it you mean Lawson.Think they would have kept the same Heat-leaders though.Think that was the reason for the “lowered averages”.Riders have been doing it for years.

I'm really not that posh Guvnor!!

Easily on pace with Morley, Atkins, Coles on the Island....maybe not ahead but on pace. Certainly looks capable of NDL heatleader and only thing that is likely to hold him back will be his inclusion in my dream team.

Hume had opportunities and offers elsewhere this coming season but Louis refused to release him just in case he was needed. I wonder if Louis feels he owes him a team place now that all the others have moved on and completed their teams. He should do to be honest. You can’t deny the lad the opportunity to earn a living elsewhere and then not end up using him yourself.

See the brummie nutter is on nearly every team's forums pages as normal for him taking loads of crap.

Or you could flip that and say Kennedy and Thompson are younger and on the up.

So who’s that then you’ve named that many riders I’m lost

Apart from the mutted Holder links i would of said from whats being constructed team wise Busters still in charge of Peterborough not Tomalin One minute It seems Tomalin is buying the land to build a new stadium next minute putting a team out nesrly 2pts under the limit ,don't know what the hell to believe now

FIVE year plans get dropped after one season, so there's no reason to believe a 2 year plan would be any different

Ully out and unable to replace since he was at 4???

The biggest shame is it's probably the 3 worst tracks in the league chosen

If the Emil deal has fell through, it was always going to be a tough one to get over the line with all the red tape, although once it was discovered he couldn't play golf that was it!

And get shot of Cook is what I meant,,, even Batch for Hans would be better

I wouldn't replace him tbh because he's improving all the time and the Showground will suit him down to the ground, I think he's going to be a good signing tbh. I would swap Andersen out though for Batchelor or Worrall (If one of them was available) as I think Hans is the only weak link in the side and he could struggle for a large part of the season.

i am more of a Father Brown, Silent Witness, Death in Paradise person

As it stands you have Richie Worrall and Hume. Red tape holding up any move for Sayfutdinov but they want him

Official ranking now. 1. Poole (Strongest reserve pairing in the league, Very reliable top two and both Cook's are only going to improve again) 2. Redcar (Really like everything about this team outside of James Shanes, Can easily be replaced by Dan Thompson or something after the first set of GSA's) 3. Glasgow (Very good 1-5 but the reserves may see them fall short again next season, Complin's real 2022 average was 3.08 I think so that's a poor signing imo) 4. Plymouth (Very good side and they're the dark horses in 2023 if Barker behaves himself off the track) 5. Scunthorpe (Should go very well at Home as always, Poses a threat to the teams above if Jake Allen finds his old form) 6. Edinburgh (Consistency could be an issue with this side imo, Castagna, Fredriksen and Hook can all be hit or miss, Craig Cook has to find his old form as well) 7. Oxford (Tail end is far too weak to do any damage, Nicholls has got one eye on retirement as well so Scotty could be set to drop his average again imo) 8. Berwick (Too many question marks over the top two, Weak reserves) 9. Birmingham (Lacks Heat Winners and the engine room isn't good)

But not speedway in general I’d guess. Hume was trails and motocross before he had a crack at speedway quite late on. Completely different skill set. Pointless predicting anyhow some riders progress some don’t. Best just to wait and see.

Yes that is a good point although I would be confident for our reserves to outscore them on aggregate.

Not yet.

My definition of club bankruptcy

Looks like the reference to reducing to 10 meetings at the end of the season has been removed. 2023 Rider Statistics - British Speedway Official Website

What if my auntie had b*ws. She would be my Uncle.

Regardless the league is looking strong should make for a good season

Good signing and good lad wish him all the best.

Good signing and as anticipated. Won't need much dialing in for heat 2 with a lot of the new inexperienced reserves. Will hopefully also do his confidence good to beat a lot (if not most) of those guys. Just fingers crossed he can stay injury free as imo would have been as good as Howarth if not better had injuries not hindered his progress over the years.

George Congreve to Mildenhall 4.50 Average

Its called Winning....

Just like most other clubs, then.

Thought this was a Panthers thread not Ippo...