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I agree, I feel for Musielak tbh because he's a good rider who always beats the riders that he should beat on paper (Doesn't drop silly points as I like to say) But also Tobi will pretty much lose to the riders that he should lose too on paper regularly like we've seen this season when he drops off towards the end of the meeting. Problem for Tobi is that he wins the vast majority of his Heats against the riders who he should beat that ends up seeing his GSA end up in the 8's to a point where his GSA is unattractive the following year for top end Clubs. Then he finds himself at a lower end Club as a No.1 due those Clubs being left with riders that Belle Vue, Ipswich, Leicester and Sheffield don't have an interest in for the following campaign.

Don't think Leicester would let him go anyway tbh, I was just throwing a scenario into the ring after Flagrag's post about 2 GP riders. Not trolling I think King's Lynn are in trouble if Lambert doesn't ride over here because surely Max Fricke would accept any offer from Leicester considering he's far more comfortable on that track than the AFA.

Realisticlaly we've got 5 stellar riders on these shores who compete every year and any Club who signs at least 1 of them has done well. Fair enough you may get another top name that might pop up once in a few years but on average it's Kurtz, Bewley, Doyle, Fricke and J. Holder. With Belle Vue signing 2 it means that a minimum of 2 Clubs will go without every year unless someone can pull off a mega deal which rarely happens. Hence why riders like Musielak keep finding themselves at No.1 every couple of years.

It depends on how fans interpret Richard's words. Stellar No.1 could be looked at in different ways whether it's an Entertainment factor or a Points factor. Just my personal opinion, The only Heat Leader in the World I'd sign over Jason is Sayfutdinov because my logic is to sign HL's who are the best fit for your Home track rather than signing someone who's more entertaining but isn't going to be as effective when it comes to points. I'm a big Dan Bewley fan and he's far more entertaining than Doyle but I wouldn't sign Dan over Jason because the latter guarantee's me more points at Home and he's also someone who you can have more confidence in when it comes Heats 13 & 15 around Foxhall.

I'm keeping faith in the Woryna deal however I've lost a lot of confidence since he was announced as a Lejonen rider 48 Hours ago. 3 Leagues and GP's maybe too much travelling for Kacper. I'm 100% set on Doyle, King, Brennan and One of Ellis/Kemp being 4 members of the 1-5 and that won't change for me all winter tbh. If the Woryna deal is toast then I'm hoping for a No.5 like Janowski who'd be Musielak 2.0 when it comes to making a mockery of a low GSA that was down to a previous employer running into issues imo.

I think former Spires riders are cheat codes that every Club should look at signing imo. Clearly something happend at Oxford that made everyone give up mentally because as soon as riders got out of the Club, They seemed to have very good seasons. The only disaster scenario for me is Doyle, Nilsson and King because Nilsson would be a terrible signing on a inflated assessed average. Not GP quality and only qualified due to a silly criteria that can see average riders perform well on the night and find themselves as an out of depth GP rider the following season. Like King, He'd have a 0% chance of maintaining it so effectively Doyle would be the only real Heat Leader who'd be able to cut the mustard.

I agree, Unless the second GP Rider is someone like Nilsson who isn't of GP quality but qualified based off having a good night in a one off meeting much like Tungate.

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Would anyone be happy with Janowski @ No.5? I would take a punt tbh, Clearly something happend at Oxford that made riders check out mentally.

Douglas to Lynn possibly? If Leicester get 2 x GP Riders then they won't be able to fit all 3 in as we're talking around 25.00 Points.

They'd be alright in a 37.00 limit. Bit like Ipswich and Northampton this season, The low Points Limit would make sure that a few riders on high 6's or low 7's GSA's would still be available for Eastbourne to have a strength in depth side. Throw in one assessed rider as well like Nilsson for example on a 7+ and they'l get close to a 37.00 limit.

Think it's all been agreed otherwise Teams wouldn't be releasing riders tbh. I'm pretty sure that Leicester would've opted for Morris over Howarth if given the chance considering Stewart Dickson likes continuity and that Morris is the Bandits No.1 in 2027.

Woryna has signed for Lejonen in 2027. Will he do 3 League's and the GP's?

Klindt has signed for Czestochowa in Poland. The 1-7 picks itself really. 1. C. Wright 2. J. Mulford 3. J. Edwards 4. J. Scott 5. D. King 6. A. Pijper 7. C. Southwick

The telling factor when it comes to the points limit is the bidding war for Cairns. Logic would state that every top end Club is after the same rider because of a low points limit that would see them end up with an out of depth No.6 if they missed out on Cairns. If the limit was 40.00 for example then Cairns wouldn't be as important as teams could run with a 5.00 Newcomer at reserve for example.