Teromaafan

I think being comfortable on your home track is very important for your RS. The expectations of an RS will be to beat your opposite number in home matches. After that, I think anything else will be a bonus looking at the RS list.

Yes, maybe. Masters and Thompson would be a very good ‘engine room’ at 3 &4. Hope that’s how they’ll line up and Thompson isn’t at 2 as I think he’s wasted there.

I’d like to think you are right but I fear their averages are only going in one direction from here on.

They don’t need to be miles better, just better. Thompson is still very much on an upward trajectory and will comfortably outscore Riss & Nilsson. Howarth’s average will be more or less what it is currently. Thompson will therefore be the difference.

They are trying to arrange a meeting at which they will agree on a date for the AGM.

Yes, I’ll take that!

Yes, I’ll take that!

They might be in next seasons GP but neither of them are good enough to be a 1 or 5 in (as crap as it is) the top flight UK league.

Think you could be right. Those pair are GP riders by definition only and would no doubt try to command a financial package to reflect this status. Neither of them are likely to pull up any trees (as their last UK averages would no doubt reflect). Nilsson hasn’t ridden here for a few years but Tungate was awful for Oxford a couple of seasons ago. Makes you wonder how committed they’d be with regards to having good bikes and set ups in the UK as well. The Lions management are no mugs in these situations (hopefully).

That makes a brilliant team building average for Joe! Sure Mr Dickson will make the most of that😉

....Which would mean no Ryan Douglas then?

Agree, who’s to say Howarth will come back into the sport anyway? I think Masters could do with a move away as well.

I think keeping Douglas is a must and hope fully get Fricke back. I’d then build the best possible team around that pair within whatever the points limit is.

Eastbourne aren’t confirmed as participants next season. Er, yes, will definitely finish higher than seventh in a 6 team league! 🫤

That team has a top six look about it! If they are going to win a meeting, they will need to have a decent lead before heat 13.