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I think you're underestimating Pijper, I reckon he'll do well for the Scorpions!

If they don't make changes will be a fight to avoid the wooden spoon imo!

Connor Mountain?

If Ellis was only going to race in one league in Britain it was always gonna be the Premiership over the Championship!

Personally I think they look very weak, best chance is if all 8 teams look weak!

Very interesting read!

How about? 1 Connor Bailey 7.64 2 Connor Coles 7.43 3 Jack Smith 6.50 4 Ben Woodhull 3.67 5 Paul Bowen 3.36 6 Harry McGurk 3.00 7 An Other 3.00 (3.40 remaining) Total 34.60

The team that tops the table could win the Craven Shield!

Yep 4 out of 6 qualify for play-offs!

Each week in the Speedway Star's on & off track questions riders are asked what they would change in the sport, they often have very little or nothing they want changed! It's a worry if no-one has any idea how to improve the sport or worse still that the sport doesn't need improving!

In normal circumstances I'd say the Belle Vue team lacks heat winners, but has strength in depth! But with a weakened league & no go riders in sight, they could have 5 heat leaders & I expect them to make the play-offs!

What's wrong with Tero Aarnio, I'd be happy to have him in my team!

Jamie Halder (4.63) would fit in that team!

Team only fits with Blair on a 4.94 ave (or less). Seems a big reduction in his average!

The average for each team should be about 42 at the end of each season, which is a 7 point rise, so "statistically" every rider should increase his average by one point! So you'd need to look at riders who increase they're average by more than one point as genuine improvers! However will that mean they have really improved or just that the league is weaker?

I don't think this would work at all, in 2019 there were 15 riders on 8+ averages & another 4 on 7+. I can't see the Championship clubs bringing on 19 new riders each season, so all that would happen is promising riders being lost to the sport!

Bebee could certainly score well in a weak league if he can stay injury free, meanwhile Butcher who hasn't been a great scorer did start to score better for Plymouth in 2019!

That's not the worst idea!

I forgot about them lol!

Personally I just want to see Brits fill team places in all the leagues first, then fill up spaces with foreigners, a riders age shouldn't go against him! While I have nothing against a "career NL" rider racing in the NL, I'm guessing it's not what the powers that be envisioned the league becoming! It just goes to show a low points limit doesn't guarantee riders with the most potential will get signed up, just riders on low averages will get signed up!

So while Leicester are championing age discrimination why just stop at riders! Sack Stuart Dickson & sign a younger team manager, tell Rob Sensicall even though he's a great announcer he's being dropped for son Tom! Is Nigel Pearson they're press officer, cause he's no spring chicken, why not sack him for someone younger too?

I'm sure the Leicester promotion for rate Chattin & thought Trigger would be better, but to save face etc. used the "bringing on youngsters" excuse! While this may sound kinder than announcing they have no faith in Chattin's ability - they've publicly admitted to age discrimination!

Unofficial averages for Lee Richardson: 1995..Reading..29..102..24..9..1.29 1996..Poole..35..147..64..10..2.01 Shows how riders can improve at various rates & also how tough the top division can be for a 16/17 year old of limited experience!

How about? 1 Bjarne Pedersen 6.91 2 Michael P Toft 6.30 3 Chris Harris 6.01 4 Bradley W-Dean 5.47 5 Edward Kennett 5.39 6 Scott Nicholls 5.36 7 Jordan Palin 4.** Total 35.44 (+4)