if a couple of teams move up, it will still allow the same riders that rode here this year to ride next year. it also makes it more evenly spread out among the teams, so you wont have one team being stronger than the rest, in theory.
Likely Line Ups -
Dudley
1. Lewis Blackbird
2. Dan Greenwood
3. Ashley Morris
4. Max Clegg
5. Paul Starke
6. Gareth Isherwood
7. Nathan Greaves
Kings Lynn
1. Robert Lambert
2. Lewis Rose
3. Darren Mallett
4. Jake Knight
5. Lewis Kerr
6. Shane Waldron
7. Josh Bailey
For me this match will be won at reserve, with the Dudley pairing looking too strong for Waldron and Bailey (presuming it is Bailey). Hopefully the young stars will make a fight of it and keep it close.
Prediction - 52-40
i thought brady didnt qualify as having uk patriality and therefore isnt eligible to ride in the nl? thats the reason Somerset opted for Nielsen this year instead of him.
Line Ups -
Mildenhall
Stefan Nielsen
Nathan Stoneman
Josh Bates
Jon Armstrong
Danny Halsey
Connor Mountain
Aaron Baseby
Young Stars
Robert Lambert R/R
Lewis Rose
Ben Morley (G)
Darren Mallett
Stevie Worrall
Shane Waldron
Shane Hazelden
Pity no Lambert, but the sides look pretty even otherwise. Should be a good un.
I 'think' Cooks true average for 2013 is higher than Barkers in both the PL and EL. It definitely is in the PL, but his rolling average may not show that.
Hilarious comments from Middlo on twitter. I think he knows hes made a complete balls up, but Kennett will beat half of the Swedes and Americans so will end up looking good anyway. Bridger over Barker for me as well.
While it wasnt the greatest meeting ive seen this season, seeing young Lambert is worth £10 on its own in my opinion. He looks so fast and stylish and will go straight to the top of the sport in my opinion. He is better than Ward was for Boston when he was 16 in my opinion. Also credit must go to Lewis Rose who has made great strides, and also Josh Bates who was (apart from Blackbird) Mildenhalls best rider on the night. He has also improved dramatically since last year.