Sings4Speedway

Half a season. I like and rate Jamie and he has great support but he is still green.

Closest i could find was Luke Clifton who will be 43 next season.....although Rob Hollingsworth and Mick Skinner are both north of 60 and would still do a good job at reserve.

Not sure Leicester would go with 2 green reserves but hard to argue with the strength of the side. Foord, Springer and James all got plenty of improvement in those averages

Ooh this could get really messy, especially if riders are signed and then a switch to a potential north/south split occurs. North - Edinburgh, Workington, Middlesborough, Belle Vue & Scuffield South - Oxford, Leicester, Birmingham, Kent & Plymouth (can't see Kings Lynn bothering if its a 5 way split) North looks ok and would open a path for Glasgow to join 2026 but South would be nervous with 2 only established teams and the others re-joining this year and Plymouths reputation of NL hokey cokey might make future seasons less viable......that said when has Speedway ever planned for the future.

I like Tom but his away form was average for Leicester and was often riding in the easier positions, not sure it will be confidence boosting for him if he scrapes 6 in NDL fixtures however.....because he is doubling up he hopefully will have the extra track time and setup tips to help with that. Phillips is just in his 20's but sadly hasn't been the same since his nasty crash at Mildenhall. Same as Halder really, every time he gets going he takes a tumble and sets himself back. Will be interesting to see how many take places in both Development competitions?

I can and will accept that im an opinionated so and so and that personality clashes can certainly occur. However i do agree that Ben is just a kid acting like a kid in a grown ups world. There are many younger riders who conduct themselves far more professionally off track. That said i am glad he has secured a place at Leicester and builds on the opportunity.

Which means the Triggers could conduct themselves better. My interactions have not been as frequent as many but i can't say that they have ever left a positive impression off/around the tracks.

Its not always just a numbers game.

Weaker league yes but Spencer is no number 1. Phillips and Halder and just enjoying the latter years. Ben Rathbone promised much and thus far ahs delivered little. Don't think much of Ace or ward but Stene has a bit of something about him. safe to say im glad its not my local side as i personally couldn't get behind that team.

Never really rated Hodder, only really built a reputation on being decent at NSS in much the same vein as Sam McGurk and yet he is the reserve i would be concerned about least. Glasgow is a physical track and i don't see Perry as a physical rider. Pickings might be slim but personally i would have chosen Max James or Tom Spencer if given the head to head choice.

absolutely, my hazy memory says that riders couldn't be re-declared that season but im sure that was move to 2 weeks when Armadale wanted to pull a fast one

Nonsense rules designed to help a select few riders who mostly should be looking to cope without the NDL/T safety net. Awkward with Morley, Kent will want him to do well but sail under the radar enough that he doesn't get offered a CL sport or he will have to vacate his Kent place.

Theres basically 7 riders Killeen, J Thompson, Hagon, Foord, Mulford, Ablitt and Harrison that would have been blocked from NDL had the spurious if you rode in 2024 you eligible whatever rule not been added. Its also not a fun place to be if you are Ben Morley, do well at NDT and get offered a CL spot, take it and lose your NDT spot within 28 days. If in theory he loses his CL place a further 2 weeks later can he then be re-declared into the Kent side?

Thinks that will be fairly close. Potentially swap Woods for Connor King and Josh Couzins for Nathan Hargrave. Don't know if Josh Warren still has bikes or interest but he would be a good final piece......not much of an Eastbourne flavour to the side though.

Also is there a surplus of rev limiters as when it was attempted previously supply could not live with demand and the idea dropped. Even with double uppers and NDL/NTL being the same riders there needs to be 3-500 PVL coils available before the start of the season. Thats only rough maths with riders wanting 2/3 each and many will want way more than that, same would apply to sellectra.

The problem is the near sightedness of the rules and the way they are switched about rather than commit to them. It was obvious to many several seasons ago that the dilution of the NDL would lead to riders on inflated averages but are not ready to make the step up to the next division. Sadly CL promotions saw the NDL as a viable threat to their business model and rather than attempt to compete they squashed it and are now paying the price. Good signing for Kent though.

Varies year to year. Hook, Pearson, Congreve and Wood all got NDL rides so depends on what suits / who stamps their feet. That said i doubt McDiardmid would be fussed about NDL. Team is most likely last years finishing side with Luke out and Kai Ward in....

Id wager the first one. Nice peoples but green promotion. Would be a whopper of a clanger if Morley was announced and ineligible. Even more so if like previous teams they had Kennett and Ablitt lined up too.....Nick Laurence should be fine though 😁

Also suspected he was a likely signing. Aggressive rider off the start with some CL experience, desperate for a place anywhere and easy to drop once Cairns comes of age.

Aww don't be mean about the weasel....he only got his gold star for counting up to 4 last week 😁

Can't see any real benefit in any of thse mentioned doubling up again except perhaps Harrison and Foord who i believe is in the same boat. Covering off the aspiration element there are plenty of riders who have and do aspire to be successful in the NDL, just because they don't progress to higher leagues doesn't mean they haven't had meaningful riding careers. Last season teams were padded out with plenty of these riders but largely because they still had the kit. If any/all of these riders need 2 x ignition systems, 2 x silencers and potentially new bike covers on top of licence fee's etc for potentially 4H4A how many do you think will pass?

Averages are of course a nightmare in this situation and in no way have they been considered barring initial year 1 team building. To have any credibility each league should have its own rider averages that are used for team building moving forward. For a start there is a good chance the levels could be quite different so a rider could average 8 in the trophy and 5 in the NDL. Then there is the other examples. New rider in the trophy signs on a 3, ends season on a 9. The following season he looks for a spot in the League competition too does he sign on as a 3 or a 9? With such short seasons averages won't be calculated more than twice during the trophy season anyway. The concept of allowing teams extra fixtures and a way into the sport is sound enough but as ever massively hashed together with very little consideration of where the product should be moving forward.

Previously the trophy was for teams that were already in the league that wanted extra fixtures. Now the current league setup has said 6 teams is enough with regards to rider availability and fixtures and if anyone else wants to play they have to join a separate competition and wait to be invited into the league if a place becomes available in the future. The league is already losing a few notable names and was already bolstered this year by hobby riders who were/are happy with a shortened fixture list. There will be plenty next season who only want a place in one of the competitions and only really those who have aspirations beyond NDL level will be looking for places in both.

Just like a Northern tour....set off optimistic for 3 times in 3 days but often return home having seen no action.

Because the other reserve could be weak or new to British speedway and unfamiliar with the various tracks...... Just an opinion/prediction. At the end of the season one of us will be right and the other not, its the way the world works.