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With Marson cleared to ride it gives Mildenhall a strong side with Armstrong a practical certainty. If its mountain & another rider up to 7 points that will be as good a 1-5 as any side. Providing Bebee & Marson can be solid at reserve and the 1/2 & 3/4 pairings gel Mildenhall will be tough to beat.

Looking like a very good side is being put together. Might have to take a trip up to the arena this season (providing its against a decent opposition).

As an outside the box suggestion what are the chances of Tungate at no1? 6.18 x 1.3 = 8.03 on his current upturn in form he must be able to put at least a point on that in the Championship and would be great to watch at the showground Doh scratch that. Had a coffee, woke up and realised he would be on his 2016 average of 9.03

Sadly very true of the riders progressing at present there is a very common denominator and that is available funds. Its also the reason that riders like JPB & Georgie Wood despite being very talented will struggle to progress without good sponsorship appearing. You are right there are plenty of tracks that could offer riders extra track time but don't for various reasons. Its often not the clubs that are not interested but the volunteer track staff that simply want to get away. The lure of a bigger pay day will always be an issue but riders often cannot ride on their local track so those bonds are not formed plus add in that many second half riders are made to feel like second class citizens at many venues so why would they wish to show any loyalty to clubs.

Did well for the Warriors at the end of the season and is on an attractive enough average. Does have greater impacts upon Kings Lynn's NL return which now seems unlikely?

Very good side thus far plus the addition of a 2.00 newbie who shows the most over the winter meaning the club will get a rider who wants to go to the Scunny winter series several times and show plenty of dedication in an attempt to impress.

I would say apart from cost / sponsorship required there is the danger of JPB riding in higher leagues. As a Wednesday club Brum need to ensure no rider gets a Premiership place? Plus with Hume already riding 2 leagues perhaps they are hesitant to have too many double uppers?

In recent years constantly much to the annoyance of every side who signed him

Where would Scott stand if he just signed for a Championship team at the start of the season then joined a Premiership team part way through? If that was allowed (allowed to be manipulated) i could see how it has dented Rye Houses early season planning.

Good question. At what point does a riders old NL average become extinct and their championship converted average become applicable? Sarj for example is he 8.67 or 6.66?

Will be blinking close between them. Kemp has the early upper hand having some NL experience but for a bragging rights 50p id wager Flint has the higher peak average & season ending average (just).

Out of interest what would 20% of the Coventry fanbase be? Im guessing full strength its 2000? So 400 for NL wouldnt be bad at all? Plus i strongly suspect there will be several Leicester based Speedway fans that prefer a weekend fix rather than week nights?

Huge signing for Brum there! Have to admit i did not realise Leon turn 15 just at the right time (ignoring my view that 15 is too young for league racing but thats another topic). Massive talent and very highly regarded in a lot of circles, from what i have seen and heard could easily be the top 3.00 pointer this year.

If Haertel makes as many mates on speedway as he does in the longtrack im sure he will be interesting to watch. However you don't need to make friends to win things

Hume will surely be back at Ippo? Definitely hot property at the moment though. Phillips might be a little under the radar being out injured for so long and there are always question marks over a rider when making comebacks from nasty spills. Definitely think Jacobs & Bailey could be a very solid reserve pairing

I have to admit i would be very interested to see what higher calibre riders would do around the Kent circuit? A British semi-final for example especially on a bank holiday weekend could be spectacular

Its horses for courses. I much prefer the NL and am glad Kent are staying put. I certainly wouldn't attend as much if they went Championship or above. The club still remains sustainable with good crowds at NL level and in the current climate i feel that is far more important than climbing the leagues for the sake of it.

Because the majority of hot 3.00 pointers have been snapped up i wonder if Brum will throw a curveball and look to use a stronger 2,6,7 combo like Cupitt, Verge & Kinsley/Halder? rather than the traditional 2 x 3.00's at reserve? If Brum go the 3 pointer route the current connections point towards Roberts, Leek, Hitchin and at present none of those are anything to get excited about.

With the number of doubling up riders & championship meetings moving to Thurs,Fri,Sat & especially Sundays the inclusion of riders like Bowen who is focusing on NL only is a major boost to any side. Whilst necessary for riders development i think promoters need to be sensible about the number of doubling up riders that are included in any one team otherwise we will be plagued with another season of relentless guests & RR

Personally as the first year i think the new management will go for personalities that are easier to manage which could rule Hall out. Hampshire looks expensive on anything over 3.5 so would desperately need to improve his equipment before his results improve. If Cradley don't feature i could see a return for Tom Perry, Cupitt must be a shoe in to return and the rest who knows? As stated above though unless you have at least one decent reserve you can forget challenging for anything major in this league.

Very true although Eastbourne always build cleverly enough that they always have a strong reserve. If the Mildenhall trio rumour is true the Kemp will be in the team very quickly and his scoring potential nullified a little (like Jenkins this season) leaving a lot of pressure on the returning erratic Bebee & Aussie Marson.

Lets not forget that the new owners will have their own opinions on riders they wish to work with and riders they do not along with a vision for team building. It might be that they favour a more strength in depth approach? There is also the consideration of the number of doubling up riders they wish to include as this is something that has hindered Brum in the past and if they are wishing to include Bacon along with Hume adding further doubling up riders means you will see your full team tracked a limited amount of times during the season.

I know the plan is to not rip the team up too much but im surprised that nobody has Kennett on their wish list? Could see him & Nicholls as a very strong spearhead?

Personally i don't like any sanctions upon how a team is made up. I like the variety in the leagues where one team could track 3 x 9 pointers, 2 x 4.5 & 2 x 3 pointers vs 1 x 8 , 4 x 7 & 2 x 3 pointers vs 1 x 9, 4 x 6 & 2 x 4.5 at reserve. For me its an added factor of which make up is better top heavy or strength in depth? When you limit what level of riders can be used it just brings it down to who can get the best riders on a particular average rather than who can build the best overall teams

Great news for the emerging SDL & development leagues in general. If only more clubs took a proactive approach to rider development and entered into the spirit of the leagues like IOW