Ben91

Why does Sings have to be supportive of a team they don’t support signing a poor journeyman?

I was only told about points money (per point). This was about 10 years ago. Could be nothing more than a rumour of course.

In the Premier League days at Rye the rumour was that Len paid all seven riders the same money. If that’s true or not I have no idea, but that would be easier to do in the NL than the PL you’d suspect.

This is the team to beat. Just hope they don’t have an trouble with injuries.

It was Boxall and Armstrong, Woffinden stepped up to the PL the following year. We had half a chance of retaining the league title in 2006 at Rye before the rule was changed mid-season and Steve had to move into the main team.

And Hume has a potentially unappealing history with injuries. I’m sure there’s a reason Birmingham have gone with Castagna over Hume. Ideally we’d see the British lads fixed up first but it’s a sport, we can’t be telling teams who they can and can’t sign based on nationality, unless it’s a rule enforced across the board. There are riders who get frozen out because of the numbers game and yes it’s sad but that’s the nature of the beast.

They don’t have to average 3.79, they just have to improve as well or better than Hume would by putting more on their average. If, for example Hume and a two pointer both have scope to put 0.5 on their starting figure then the obvious choice is the two pointer to leave more team building points further up the order.

The fans don’t decide who their club signs. Just because Kent have signed Ledwith it doesn’t mean their supporters have to agree with it. ROFL indeed.

On a 3.79 (pre-reduction) average he’s a lot more expensive points wise than a two pointer.

Has he though?

The only way he’d be a steal would be if someone took him without asking first.

He first rode here in 2009 for Newport, he’ll be 30 next year. Not a steal by any stretch of the imagination.

No he isn’t, he’s been around Donkey’s years and is still a NL reserve/second string. Reached his level.

Nothing weird about a bet. What way inclined?

Oh no, I want to see your face when you hand the money over. Or are you having second thoughts about your original point?

I’ll come to a NL meeting with you next year, before the race you predict it and we’ll see what percentage you get right. If it’s 80% I’ll give you the money for your entry fee, if it’s less you give me my entry fee. Deal?

Don’t think much of yours if that’s the side. Reserves look very weak. Cook can only score 15 a meeting (without R/R or TS etc.).

You know why.

Don’t be this guy.

I’m not an Edinburgh fan. Plenty of better two pointers out there, Ruddick would be scraping the barrel for any team in honesty. If the limit was 42.5 he’d be worth the gamble, not so sure with a 38 point limit. Is he really a point and a half better than some two pointers? Looking at his NL form last season, probably not.

So many far better options out there than Ruddick. Clegg’s been poor for a couple of years now. Would be better served signing a two pointer and having a point to use further up the order.

A bit of handbags is never a bad thing. Well done to BT for keeping the cameras on it too. Etheridge had nothing to complain about but it escalated because of involvement from the Lynn side once the riders got back to the pit gate. I’ve never seen Simon Lambert move so fast, on or off a bike. If he had that kind of speed on the track he’d have had a much better career.

Doyle was signed as a temporary replacement for Boxall. Doyle performed, Steve’s return date was coming up and we could have released another rider (Bowen or Hawkins iirc) and accommodated both, which would have strengthened the team no end. Instead Doyle was let go and Boxall came back, we went on to have a crap year. Fast forward just five or so years and Doyle is a World Champion while Hawkins is retired and Bowen and Boxall are racing in the NL.

I don’t think we ever claimed to be responsible for discovering Tai. We played an important part in his development and seeing him currently the best rider in the world drives home how lucky we were to be graced by his talent for two seasons. Scunthorpe aren’t solely responsible either however, Tai cut his teeth in Australia and came over here in 2006 without a team spot with his Dad looking for a ride anywhere. Scunthorpe used him in a challenge I believe where he excelled and so they snapped him up, the rest is history of course. Even Auty isn’t a Scunthorpe discovery, he was the hottest property in youth speedway pre-2006 and started out riding at Sheffield I believe. Certainly not Scunthorpe as he was riding before they re-opened as a youth.

You’ll find that in 2007 Scunthorpe only raced in the Conference and Tai rode for them as well as the Rockets in the PL. We didn’t nick him, we made him an offer and he took it.