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Did Coventry sign Shuttleworth as an asset last winter?

Great signing.

Category 4 states: having ridden NL as an amateur. So the rule itself infers that the NL is an amateur league, unless its a professional league filled with amateur competitors (by virtue of needing a second job to make a living). But by definition, doesn't that make it an amateur league!!

The trio said they weren't continuing but now they seem to have retracted that if they pull off the move to Monmore.

AGM is December 2nd.

Are Kent moving to Fridays?

I'd say Holt is a near certainty seeing as Belle Vue wouldn't let Buxton buy him this year.

Ayres signed for Glasgow, so the number 7 isn't him.

Their press release didn't really distinguish between the two so they may be doing what Mildenhall did with King last year, but I expect him to ride. I'm being positive!!!

Thanks, I hadn't seen that. Hopefully we'll see him in 2017 then.

The best reserve pairing in the league... Having said that, unlucky on Wilson and whoever signs him will have a young lad with decent potential and a year behind him!

Birmingham Brummies 1. Zach Wajtknecht 9.51 2. Danyon Hume 3.79 3. Darryl Ritchings 7.32 4. Tom Bacon 4.42 5. Tom Perry 8.58 6. Jack Smith 3.00 7. Jack Parkinson-Blackburn 3.00 8. Emerson Jones Total: 39.62 Remaining: 0.38 Belle Vue Colts 1. Matt Williamson 8.69 2. David Holt 3.44 3. Rob Shuttleworth 6.23 4. Tom Woolley 4.68 5. Lee Payne 8.00 6. Daniel Bewley 3.00 7. Andy Mellish 3.00 Total: 37.04 Remaining: 2.96 Buxton Hitmen 1. Oliver Greenwood 9.12 2. Shelby Rutherford 3.50 3. Steve Jones 4.96 4. Jade Mudgway 7.42 5. Ryan Blacklock 6.84 6. Lee Geary 3.00 7. Ryan Burton 3.00 Total: 37.84 Remaining: 2.16 Coventry Storm 1. Dan Greenwood 8.29 2. Conor Dwyer 5.44 3. Martin Knuckey 6.78 4. Ryan Terry-Daley 4.72 5. Liam Carr 7.73 6. Jamie Halder 3.00 7. Callum Walker 3.00 Total: 38.96 Remaining: 1.04 Cradley Heathens 1. Max Clegg 9.72 2. James Purchase 3.50 3. Luke Chessell 5.88 4. Jack Kingston 5.84 5. Ashley Morris 9.06 6. Ben Basford 3.00 7. Bradley Andrews 3.00 Total: 40.00 Remaining: 0.00 Eastbourne Eagles 1. Kyle Hughes 8.67 2. Richard Andrews 5.18 3. Jake Knight 6.00 4. Georgie Wood 5.90 5. Ben Hopwood 8.00 6. Nick Phillips 3.00 7. Charley Powell 3.00 Total: 39.75 Remaining: 0.25 Kent Kings 1. Luke Bowen 8.52 2. Luke Clifton 3.50 3. Danny Ayres 7.05 4. David Mason 6.96 5. James Shanes 7.85 6. Danno Verge 3.00 7. Jack Thomas 3.00 Total: 39.88 Remaining: 0.12 King's Lynn Young Stars 1. Tom Stokes 7.10 2. Scott Campos 5.65 3. Josh Bailey 6.02 4. Shane Hazelden 6.00 5. Nathan Greaves 7.08 6. Layne Cupitt 3.00 7. Ryan Kinsley 5.13 Total: 39.98 Remaining: 0.02 Isle of Wight Warriors 1. James Cockle 8.59 2. Mark Baseby 5.88 3. Brendan Johnson 6.21 4. Lee Smart 5.76 5. Ellis Perks 7.14 6. Matt Saul 3.00 7. Tyler Govier 3.00 8. George Piper Total: 39.58 Remaining: 0.42 Mildenhall Fen Tigers 1. Danny Halsey 8.24 2. Alfie Bowtell 3.95 3. Connor Mountain 7.07 4. Connor Coles 5.61 5. Jon Armstrong 7.74 6. Robert Parker 3.00 7. Luke Ruddick 3.30 Total: 38.91 Remaining: 1.09 Rye House Raiders 1. Robert Branford 10.14 2. Sam Woods 3.27 3. Luke Priest 6.88 4. George Hunter 3.47 5. Ben Morley 9.63 6. Connor Locke 3.00 7. Kenny Bowdery 3.00 8. Harvie Banks Total: 39.39 Remaining: 0.61 Stoke Potters 1. Ben Wilson 9.64 2. Shaun Tedham 4.50 3. Danny Phillips 6.38 4. Chris Widman 4.73 5. Tony Atkin 8.18 6. Ryan MacDonald 3.00 7. Lewis Millar 3.00 Total: 39.43 Remaining: 0.57

I'm glad that plan will never get implemented! The NL has problems but making it 4 man teams and uncompetitive isnt the way forward. You need good quality and close meetings for fans to turn up. The league has needed to up its professionalism and Eastbourne led that superbly last year! Oh and you missed out the Isle of Wight's return.

Zach?

Rob says Scunthorpe have signed their whole team already, so its not him.

Yes he was supposed to after he'd done a couple of MDL meetings. As was Scooter Webster, anyone know what happened to him?

Laurence said so.

I also think its no, yes, no. But when the riders average dictates that he's a reserve, he has to be at number 7 and not number 6.

Webster said last winter that he was taking just this year out, having made his comeback at Devon. As for the other 3, they've all said they wouldn't mind making a comeback at Smallbrook and I know that Tom Hill has practiced at Rye House this year.

Yeah they both have. I believe its riders currently on a 3.00, so they're eligible. I think they added the 'eligible for the NL' bit to the statement so that if, for example, someone like Hawkins' average dropped so much next year that he'd be a 3.00 in 2017, he'd be ineligible for #7 as he wouldn't be eligible for the NL (as he's over 25 so can't DU).

Unless its in the first couple of meetings or a new signing (neither of which applies) in reality you know full well the riding order. Plus Coventry even said which meeting Walker & Halder will feature in.

It is true because they wanted Chapman to ride as well, and they were unhappy at not being consulted on either rider.

His PL average is 3.00.

Oliver Greenwood wasn't in the NL last year but I was under the impression the spot is for riders on a PL average of 3.00 that are eligible for the NL, which Oliver is.

Jack Kingston would fit on just under 6. That would definitely a team that would win big or fall trying.........probably the latter! That would be a very good team to watch though!