Given Rye House won, should Sheffield have been fined for fielding an understrength team - mind you Glasgow would be fined every away match if that was the case!
I was surprised Ipswich (3rd) and Scunthorpe (4th) were picked as high as they were, i was also surprised Edinburgh (7th) Berwick (8th) and Redcar (10th) we placed so low, i really rate those three teams!
As Rye House fan, consider we have 5 riders who were at reserve in 2012 (or 2011 for Nelson), Nelson - Bunyan - Garrity - Lambert - Lyke-Nielsen. So don't worry about your lot so much!
I'm sure Seb Aldens 4.82 average was a conversion of his 2011 Berwick average, so as he didn't gain an elite average in 2012 his 2013 elite average should be a conversion of his 2012 Berwick average (which would be 4.55).
This is what happened to Sam Masters who had to use his Somerset 2011 converted average for Poole in 2012 as he didn't have enough matches with King's Lynn in 2011 to gain an elite average.
If you're willing to go without David Howe, what about this team (Octobers averages)
1 Josh Auty 8.09
2 Nick Morris 8.00
3 Thomas Jorgensen 6.42
4 Ashley Birks 5.59
5 Michael P Toft 5.21
6 Carl Wilkinson 4.66
7 Gary Irving 4.00
41.97
can't believe i forgot about Richie Worrall
using the October rolling ave's that would come to: 44.69
RICHARD LAWSON 8.68
RENE BACH 7.95
ADAM ROYNON 7.07
TERO AARNIO 5.76
KYLE HOWARTH 5.33
MICHAEL PALM TOFT 5.21
MASON CAMPTON 4.69
I see In September's rolling averages Plymouth's Jake Anderson has been listed as having ridden 2 matches, have the bspa forgot he rode for Birmingham / Glasgow in 2010, shouldn't these matches count?
I see in the speedway star Bowden said Lambert wouldn't be able to come in untill 21st July due to certain regulations, does anyone know what regulations these would be?
PL CHAMPIONS: Ipswich
FOURS WINNERS: Somerset
PAIRS WINNERS: Plymouth
TOP OF PL AVERAGES: Ben Barker
BEST NEWCOMER: Cameron Heeps
MOST POINTS ADDED TO STARTING AVERAGE: Cameron Heeps
WOODEN SPOON TEAM IN PL: Glasgow
i'd say mid table (7th)