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Connor Mountain? Although he’d miss some fixtures.

Can I ask who your son is?

But if the championship had implemented 2 reserves must be English it would surely help? It’s no good teams giving riders a few meetings then getting rid of them that’s not going to help them at all. You have people like Todd Kurtz and Mason Campton have they ever averaged more than 6 in the whole time they’ve been here? Joe Jacobs his average rises every season and Ellis Perks was outstanding for the best part of last season but both don’t have clubs why is that? You can’t say it’s because there not as good as the two aussies why not give Perks & jacobs half the chance both of the aussies have had.

Looking at the bigger picture why is it that say Australian riders in particular get much more opportunities than young English riders? Now don’t get me wrong some of them do add quality to the British leagues but it’s just so wrong when promoters bring them over supply them with a brand new van, a load of sponsorship and somewhere to live during the season. Why don’t promoters do all this for English riders?

It is a shame that riders such as your son Joe Jacobs, Ellis Perks etc don’t get the opportunity that the likes of Todd Kurtz, Mason Campton, Tero Aarnio to name but a few have had.

Good post, didn't Jake have a season with Sheffield a few years back? Unfortunately more experienced riders in the team weren't performing which meant more pressure was being put on your son and in turn he lost his place and has never had another go at Championship racing as it is called now. Riders like Connor Mountain and Alfie Bowtell need NL riding in my opinion just for instance say Bowtell has a poor start to the season doesn't score many points and gets dropped by Lakeside then he'd be completely without a team which is so wrong when teams like Berwick, Edinburgh, Peterborough, Redcar, Scunthorpe and Workington all have foreign riders riding at reserve now some of these have been riding over here for a long time but still get picked over young English riders. What's the incentive for young English riders who progress from riding in the NL to get CL places because promoters tend to pick foreign riders on "bargain" averages. Arguably you should have 6 & 7 in the CL for young English riders and promoters should be made and encouraged to stick with them for the full season.

There seems to be a lot of riders in the 4-4.70 bracket will either be riding second string or even in Plymouth’s case one will be third heatleader. With the top two leagues having a 42.50 points limit would that have been possible in the NL?

Was reading this weeks speedway star and surprised to find Alfie Bowtell without a spot good job he is at lakeside now though. A couple of others of note Dan Halsey, Connor Mountain and Jake Knight without teams also is this due to the low points limit?

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Just my opinion of course but I wouldn’t have signed either of those two we’ve been there done that, would rather have seen some new blood so to speak but it wasn’t to be. Will be a long hard season that’s for sure.

I think we will have to agree to disagree on that one. I understand the team needs built to a budget but it’s the same group of riders we’ve had for the last few seasons which hasn’t done anything so I don’t suddenly see why you think this team will be any different.

Why choose 2 riders who have never done anything of note in there career yet you have Ellis Perks one of the outstanding riders of last season who can’t get a job? This team will get some hammerings away.

Not really an inspired start to team building imo hopefully there will be a few surprises to come but I’m not very hopeful of that happening. No offence to the 3 signed up but they’ve been part of the team for the last few seasons which we’ve been really poor and I don’t see that improving. I hope Aarnio isn’t back either I don’t get all the hype surrounding him personally.