spin king junior

What a knobhead

Checked my bag all season and I was never stopped from bringing food or drink in and it's been something that's happened at all stadiums now. A pretty poor presumption from yourself.

Think we'll be unlikely to see a change unless it was 2 out. Rowe average will immediately shoot up to over 5 after the first set of averages comes out, so any averages lost will immediately get taken up by that. Think we've just got to take the team as it is and hope the top four can take the lead.

Well if it weren't Gilkes, Hume was always gonna be the best of the rest. Think we've left ourselves a bit too vulnerable at reserve, Hume was really poor last season in a weaker championship and at this point in his career I cant see him improving much. Hope he can prove us wrong but we'll see. Very interested to see what the situation is with Gilkes, shame as he really seemed well suited to Owlerton.

Think Hume is now obvious choice. Will be interesting to hear what happened regarding Gilkes- seems to be either he's signed elsewhere, but it doesn't look like Oxford need to build weak at reserve or maybe he's had a change of heart with the sport, which i really hope isn't the case as he's a great talent.

Don't think Forgein riders can drop below 4

Think Zaine would be on a 4 in premiership

Somethings definitely happened with Dan. Creates us a massive problem with who we sign at 6 now.

With Bowes riding in the Polish leagues, I think a Saturday track is out of the question. Can't see it being anything other than Jye and a 2 pointer to finish the side.

Cook on his day is an excellent Championship rider. It's just maintaining him for a full season that is the problem. Hopefully he can get the Berwick fans on side with his performances on the shale and can have a more consistent season. I think especially with some of the top boys dropping the championship next season he could prove a good signing.

Can anyone explain why Cairns isn't being talked about signing for Leicester when he turns 16? I get it in the development league, Belle Vue is a good track to learn, but when it comes to the premier league hus first choice has surely got to be Leicester?

Never gonna be Batchelor after the comments he made about berwick track

If its going the way people reckon then aye. I personally would've preferred us to scrap one of the Holders or Woffy to give us a stronger middle order and reserve. If the team is what everyone says it is then it does feel like a mistake imo. I've got no doubt in Rowes ability but to me he should be starting at reserve, there's gonna be a lot of pressure at 2, espically if the rest of the team is having to hold up the reserves, and I feel particularly away from home we will get found out. Gilkesy is a fantastic rider to watch - but does he really look much better than he was in 2023? I wouldn't say so personally. He's also very prone to picking up an injury, so for me it feels like a massive risk bringing him in at 6. It just feels like it's too unbalanced and then you've got to question will our top four want to always carry the team if they don't get going? There were whinges last season when we had to go to super heats and particularly from woffy when Howarth was under performing. So how will they handle it with what I'd say is a weaker bottom 3?

Personally I'd have had Gilkes, but I know that isn't how it works with how our team is presumably being built. I've just never felt like over his visits Leon has been a big fan of Owlerton and not looked particularly 'fast'. Whether that's set up issues and not having the right machinery, I'm not sure.

Granted but he is still young enough to turn it round. I think we're more at the stage now as to whether he's going to really kick on or stick at what he is. I've always been impressed by his professionalism and the way he's keen to represent GB and to ride on the continent. Lads got potential and for a rider as young as he is has bags of expirence, He just needs to put it all together and show what he can do. I think we'll find out really early on whether it's a good move for both parties. But hopefully he can listen and learn from the boys and steady, maybe even pick up some wise word from his mentor Ricky Ashworth- he certainly knew the quickest way round owlerton!

Hope I'm proved wrong, but I feel Leon is a poor fit for Sheffield. Never seemed to have gone particularly well round Owlerton and haven't seen much improvement in last few years. Feels a bit of a make or break season for the lad, and hopefully we'll see some improvement and reap the rewards of his previous expirence.

Agreed. Think the Holders and Woffy will maintain their averages, but then it's all the pressure on Pickering and Rowe to have a blinder of a season. Leaves us with a really unbalanced side and doesnt solve the problems we had last season.

Can't see it personally. At times I felt we really got caught out at reserve last season.

You lot need to find a hobby in the off season... It's been over a month since we've won it and you're only bringing this up now?!

Could just be they're looking to go down a different direction in terms if captain, maybe taking it off Kyle so he can just focus on his racing. Personally only reason I could see us not signing Kyle is because of averages.

If its a 39 point limit the obvious team feels like- 1.C holder 8.79/J Holder 8.85 2. Howarth 5.05/Kerr 4.77 or Sedgy 4.79 3. Picko 6.74 4. Harris 6.06 5. Woffy 8.45 6. Rowe 3.91 7. Edwards or Gilkes Don't think it'll be far off that.

How many heats has Kelv said a 5-1 is a must? 🙄

Max Fricke must be one of the most unreliable riders when it comes to big meetings.

You see Dave the mature thing to do there is to hold a grudge against a whole club based on the actions of few and cry about it whenever the opportunity arises. It shouldn't be a surprise though. The club is based in the rough area of Hillsborough, so you should expect some foul language and potentially you're a few missing tyres if you drive.

Not one to hold a grudge are you gavan? 😉