Think that’s gotta be the aim can maybe see the new Dane maybe dropping his average with his away performances,o Troy Batchelor be the team man and fo the honours lol,as Perry in the 7 berth with 2years experience will give Workington a chance when going up against other no7 riders
My table Prediction will be
1.Poole
2.Oxford
3.Glasgow
4.Workington
5.Redcar
6.Plymouth
7.Berwick
8.Edinburgh
9.Scunthorpe
very hard to pick were 3-8 goes but I feel Glasgow and Workington top4 will get them through enough meetings to get them into play offs.
Looking at all the teams so far I must say it looks the most competitive championship in a while.
My team Poole look really good with Cairns and Rushen at reserve with decent top end if Lawson and Cook and solid enough with the middle order riders I feel both reserves and 2nd strings will all have 5-6pt averages come the end of the season and I feel Poole will be the team to beat again.
With regards to other teams
Oxford- look definate play off team and for me the main threat to Poole.
Regarding other play off teams I think it’s wide open for the other 2 spots every team looks decent enough.
Think Scunthorpe will be rock bottom awful looking team imo.
Thoughts….
Worrall won’t be there it’s going to be Ablitt and Lambert and then after that it will be a big wooden spoon awful looking team for me where’s the heat winners away from home Pickering aside.
That would be quite an impressive line up plenty of depth to that team and having Jeppesen or Howarth at reserve will provide a strong reserve all season.
Workington looking pretty strong with there top 4 there’s no reason why batchelor,Zischke and Jeppesen can’t all put a point in there averages there definitely going to be near the top end of the league,anyone know who the 5.00 rider will be as I’m assuming that’s what they will do.
shaping up to be a really competitive championship this season some very good teams being built very much looking forward to the season starting.
If they let Hook go then I’m thinking the Cook rumour could well be true and going for a stronger top 5,imo going for a stronger top 5 isn’t a bad thing,if Cook is signed then
Jeppesen,Zischke,Batchelor,??,,Cook as a Top 4 that’s pretty good if Zischke gets going along with Cook could well be a title challenging top4.
Just don’t understand with Scunthorpe going with Pickering that they didn’t negate that and go with 2 2.00 reserves so atleast you can still build a decent top 5 and when Pickering gets an average if 9.00ish then maybe you can change things with one of the reserves.
imo Scunthorpe look like getting the wooden spoon already awful looking line up Palm Toft is a 2nd string these days in this league nowhere near a no5 plus all the other riders no one is a heatleader,there all 2nd strings and reserves.
Don’t think he will,think promoters are better signing young riders on 2.00 and giving them a chance,Starke won’t get better than a 4.00 average unless he’s out at no7 all year and I can’t see any team doing that.