Marksman

And Joe Thompson (was in the Speedway Star)

5 weeks too early, that meeting is on the 29th December.

It's the art of Persuasive Speech, 'Bargain average' is the most overused saying in Speedway at this time of year. Subconsciously done to seed the thought of optimism in minds of supporters.

Etheridge will do just fine at Northside next season, like others have said he's a 5pt average at worst. Riding at No.2 or No.4 he'll be a good asset to the team particularly at home. He found it tough riding in the heatleader posistion last season espcially when Berwick were decimated with the injuries they had. Fraser Bowes to be announced tomorrow 😎

Yeah there hasn't been such a rule that a team requires a 2pt reserve, just last season it worked out that alot of them moved into the Championship. Plymouth for example started with 2 reserves above a 3pt average

Maybe it’s Claus Kristensen. He rode for Berwick didn’t he

Mistaken Identity 🤐

Henriksson would be a 5.00 ave though, Lightcap would be 4.00? Lightcap isn’t of the required standard imo.

Someone joking about, must be burned bridges there? Not heard the story

I heard that Etheridge is signing for Edinburgh? I’m guessing the Comets are going for two 5 point riders. Etheridge would fit of course on 4.98, depends if it’s worth the gamble of having another new U24 Ekstraliga rider to the UK. They don’t always work out like we had last season

Think everyone will be pleased that Antti is back, especially as it seemed a challenge according to the press release. That’ll be another strong heatleader trio at Home if Batchelor is next. All averaged over or around 9 at home in 2024. A lot rides on the aggregate bonus points, as you may only need 1 or 2 away wins to make the play offs.

I agree with the sentiment and people probably forget we signed him on that average, but this is a guy who once scored a 15 point maximum in a GP. So people probably always expect high levels from him. Will be a good signing even as Number 1 especially with even more heatleaders dropping the league next season. Presume he will be Captain, he did a great job in that role when Cookie was missing. And his performances helped drag us over the line into the play offs

Matty Wethers too

Apologies to all the Chinese speedway fans out there

Cookie will do a great job when he’s actually on track. Probably will have a higher home average at Berwick as he’s the best gater in the league, alongside Lawson. Was very tentative at times nursing the current shoulder injury he’s got, hopefully it can recover probably. At 80% he’s a 8.5 average rider, but an 9.5+ next season if fully fit with a bigger home track advantage.