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According to http://www.gbspeedway.com/2021/riderperf.php?mc1=x&mc2=x&mc3=pf&mc4=x&rider=Jordan Palin&league=B&sort=date&comp=All&club=Scunthorpe Scorpions&reload=Y#mobile_stats Palin rode 19 matches at reserve & 2 in the top 5. Thomas rode all matches at reserve. I do feel there isn't a lot between all the RS's but someone has to be the best & someone else the worst!

Palin was certainly the weakest Prem RS last year & if you look at his average away from Scunthorpe, it's far below Thomas.

Got fed up waiting for Belle Vue to complete their team so I could compare all the teams: Strongest number 1: Jason Doyle (Ips) Weakest number 1: Michael P Toft (Pet) Strongest number 2: Richard Lawson (KL) Weakest number 2: Ulrich Ostergaard (Pet) Strongest number 3: Craig Cook (She) Weakest number 3: Troy Batchelor (Ips) Strongest number 4: Chris Harris (Pet) Weakest number 4: Erik Riss (Ips) Strongest number 5: Steve Worrall (Wol) Weakest number 5: Cameron Heeps (Ips) Strongest number 6: Richie Worrall (KL) Weakest number 6s: Drew Kemp or Leon Flint (Wol) Strongest number 7: Tom Brennan (BV) Weakest number 7: Jordan Palin (Pet) Strongest number 8: Danyon Hume (Ips) Weakest number 8: Jake Mulford (KL)

If true, not sure why Oxford would take him on loan? The purpose of their NL team should be to build an asset base for future Cheetahs riders, not Wolves riders! I wouldn't want to use a rider on loan from a club who he's never ridden for!

Tbh I don't see Palin getting many rides there, anyway unless you can afford Polish wages, can't ask riders not to race elsewhere!

A squad system requires more riders, but we currently have lots of doubling up due to lack of riders!

Simplest option would be to lower the points limit & use the best remaining NL riders at the bottom of teams.

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I disagree & think Ipswich look far the weakest of the 5 completed sides, but everyone is allowed an opinion!

I'd imagine Gappmaier is available, but Berwick are trying to find a stronger rider, if they can't they'll end up with him!

Can't agree, think he's one of the the strongest rising stars.

I can only see ONE weakness in the Sheffield team - a weakish number 6 in Stefan Nielsen. That being said, you won't find a better rider on a 3.00 ave

Wolves had strength in depth, rather than a string top 2, so it's understandable they didn't dominate heat 13/15s

I see no reason why lots of Oxford can't race on a Friday! When they race against other Friday tracks, they'd have to change race night, which is fair, but they should be allowed to race Fridays for the other fixtures imo Stopping too many clubs racing on the same day must be to free up riders for guest bookings? If every club is racing no guests are available! Which is a rubbish reason to refuse Oxford Fridays tbh. Basically saying "you can't race on a Friday, because others do & they may want to use your riders"

I believe he's commenting on the proximity of Edinburgh & Glasgow. Both racing on a Friday means fans can't attend both, which they previously could when Glasgow raced on a Sunday!

Because they only have 6 riders (so far)

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Possibly none, but he wouldn't sign for Lynn if he was planning to drop Speedway for Grasstrack

Unlikely as he's signed as the King's Lynn number 8.

Don't agree with any suggestions of signing riders like Ruml, Manzares or any 4.00 foreigners. Birmingham starting with Morris & Nielsen at reserve would be the strong point of the team, adding a 4.00 rider just moves one of them up into the top 5.

I agree Birmingham "need another big hitter" but it doesn't mean there are any available who want to come & race for them

With riders like Wright, Hume & Etheridge at reserve, Brummies won't even have the strongest reserve in the league!

I can't see them finding a rider on a higher ave than Auty. Gotta agree with Jimsboy here

Not away from home though!

I don't understand the negativity from many regarding the King's Lynn team. Both Lawson & Pickering have shown they can score well in the Prem. Although in Pickering's case he'll have to do it from a harder position after racing at no 4 last year. Kildemand got his 7.1 ave in a far weaker league, so should be looking at 7.5 minimum. Jorgensen, Kerr & Worrall have all shown they can get a 5.5/6.0 ave as second strings, so whoever is at reserve should be the best reserve in the league in my opinion. While Thomas may not be the strongest RS in the league, he's not far behind & had his best season yet in 2021, so is clearly on the rise.