Ben91

Not a generalisation at all, you name me one rider who isn't like that and I'll tell you five who are. So you're saying that Swedes, Danes and Poles are more affluent than us? I think not.

I wonder how many of our young lads have approached clubs abroad, I bet there's hardly any. I bet there's also hardly any who are prepared to travel. Most of (not all) the young British riders are more interested in the lifestyle and being swooned over by 15 year old girls who for some reason adore them than actually going out and being successful in the sport, that's where we are going wrong. The riders have the wrong attitude.

The right move to make in my opinion, we should really be trying to bring another assessed youngster in to replace Luke too though, the points are available to do so. I'll keep saying the name in the hope that it'll happen but Anton Rosen looks like he could be another in the Linus mould. Charlie recommending us Kasper could hint that he'll be sticking around for next season too, which is good news. http://speedwayresults.com/rider.php?name=Kasper&surname=Nielsen

Not sure where the Bunyan knocking is coming from. He is only at reserve still due to rolling averages, he's currently sitting at 6.14 with bonus points, 5.35 without. Shows he has picked up a lot of bonus points. We have really missed Neathy this year despite what some will undoubtedly say, though hopefully Charlie will stay with us as our number one for next season. I doubt we will ever see Nelson again, whilst if Luke is going to miss half of next season we have to plan without him for the whole campaign. There are two team spots to be filled, it'd make sense to blood two new assessed Scandinavian riders and get them real starting figures for next season as I've already mentioned we should be checking out Anton Rosen. I'd expect the team next year to include Mellgren, Bunyan, Kling (Len seems to like him) Garrity and hopefully Gjedde too.

The way I see it, we now have two choices. A) Bring in two established riders, the best I can come up with off the top of my head being Kling and Travis McGowan. Tomas Topinka is an option, not sure if he's still riding though, would be brilliant for team spirit though. B ) Bring in two new assessed riders to get them averages, with the Swedish connections we have we could uncover a couple of new Sundstroms with any luck, they'd start next season on lower averages probably and that'd be to our benefit. Anton Rosen looks like a fantastic prospect and is only 20. In my opinion there's no point making one established signing and one new rider, if we do we won't be in the hunt for the play-offs so we may as well blood two new riders.

Doolan for Frampton? I know it's not gonna happen but...

I'd rather take Ben than McBain who has been around since the Armadale Dale Devils days and still not made the breakthrough. Location may be a hinderance granted but the fact is if he was at the same level as Ben he'd be in a NL team regardless. No disrespect meant to McBain, he clearly isn't the best rider available. Edit: Just read the press release myself, Adam McKinna is riding at Workington, McBain is only riding at Glasgow.

Doolan for Luke is a no go without making another change.

That makes no sense... The PL is a tier below the EL, by your averages Joe Screen is the best rider in Britain...

Only issue being we won't be able to declare Nelson into the side until his visa has cleared which is supposedly going to be in mid-July. It's amused me seeing a few posts on here saying our season is over already, as long as we can achieve a top 6 finish then our season can be alive til the end of October. It's a shame we have lost Luke, he loves the club undoubtedly and has been in decent for this year home and away, will we see him again this year? Who knows though I'm not so sure. If we have a side of Gjedde, Frampton, Mellgren, Nelson, Bunyan, Hawkins and Garrity and they are all firing come the business end of the season then there is no reason we can't win the title. The key part there is that they all need to be firing at the same time as opposed to the inconsistency we are currently experiencing.

The lad is good, he has every right to a nice race suit and to pop wheelies, strange people assume it's an ego thing, could maybe be a 13 year old lad having fun and enjoying doing what he loves? The Raiders did try to get him into the side for this season, however were refused permission, which is a shame as he is a fantastic rider and talent which could have been nurtured for both his and British speedway's future. Given the right guidance he can be a world class rider. As for Garrity riding for the Raiders, it makes sense and will be good for everyone involved, he's started to fire in the Premier League, another lad with undoubted potential, with Morley, Sarjeant and Hazelden also in the Raiders side, the future is looking bright for Rye House.

The man with more spin than the magic roundabout.

Gjedde has had a slow start in 2 away meetings, think he'll pick up though, he's riding better for us than he did for Berwick last season although granted he isn't riding to the standards he showed at Newport. He'll pick up soon I'm sure, he's the sort of rider who can make Rye his own fortress if he gets dialled in. As has been mentioned if Nelson comes back for Hawkins then we'll have a very decent team on our hands.

Maybe if he is riding a bit harder this season that's why he's had a great start to the campaign, it's called having balls. Here's an idea, why not send each rider out for four laps on his own for his programmed rides and whoever gets the fastest time is the heat winner, no-one can get hurt by anyone other than themselves then and i'm sure it'd be really exciting.

Wouldn't be so sure about that, reckon the Peterborough team may edge it but not by much.

http://www.speedwaygb.co/news.php?extend.14793 Gjedde in wahay!

I know that. I was stating that as a choice of guest it is a strange one if Len isn't looking at signing him, logistically or not. I can't recall Kling having ridden at Plymouth in the past either so there's no proven track record that he could be a good choice. May be a way of the promotion getting a look at him.

Mear and Nilsson can't do it as has already been stated, Lakeside already have two Double Up spots filled. Gizatullin is riding on Saturdays for Eastbourne, Aspgren was a target in the winter supposedly and replacing a proven scorer with an unknown isn't a good idea. Dryml wouldn't maintain the high average he would come in on. Gjedde for Neath and Topinka for Lanham/Nelson on a short deal, if he does well then we can keep him on with room to re-accomodate Nelson for a lower order rider when Nelson finally gets into the country, if not he goes when Tyson comes back. I'd be happier with that than Boxall for sure. Ricky Kling could be a possible target, bit of a strange choice of guest to go to Plymouth with, seeing as he could barely string 4 laps of Belle Vue together whenever I saw him on Sky last season, can't see him being any better round Rye, happy to be proven wrong though.

Gjedde would take us 0.05 over the limit, shame as he'd be a top signing. Could be a re-jig on the cards though, if Lanham is recalled as is very much a possibility then Gjedde and Gathercole could fit with scope to re-introduce Nelson for a lower order rider on his arrival. Such a shame about Neathy, was in the form of his career last season, shame we won't get to see if he can carry that on.

Just take your own Heineken Keg, pick one up for about £13, gives you roughly 9 pints which works out around £1.44 each. On a P+P related note, what did Jason Garrity have on his head today? It looked like he'd been given a day off from his fruit and veg stall to ride, he's bloody exciting to watch though.

The National League may well be the third division, however it's mission statement when formed was to help develop riders as well as be a competitive division. The Development Leagues have only just been given BSPA recognition and their sole purpose is to bring through youngsters, I agree. It has been stated we will go with three riders from the training schools, whether they struggle or not to begin with, they are the future of the Rockets unless we give them a chance. No use moaning about it. Nobody knows how Strudwick would have coped after a season away from the sport anyway.

This will always be a problem with the National League, some see it as a training platform for their young riders, for others it is their bread and butter so to speak. People complain about rules etc, ways to change them for the better but once they have been made it is the promoter's job at each club to build their side within these rules. If you go top heavy then you are going to have a weak tail end, that happens at every level and gives mis-matched races, it's unavoidable, especially in the National League where each team has a different agenda. I'm personally happy to see the Raiders blood 3 new riders, hopefully they can do a good job and push on to become Rockets in the future, NL meetings can be enjoyable no matter how long the riders have been racing. Some people like a moan about NL teams containing rookies, more often than not though, they are the same people who will complain that our EL and PL sides are over-saturated with riders from abroad...

Full signing of Bunyan and the signing of Garrity seemingly being imminent are a good statement of intent from Len. If Leigh performs well then I hope Nelson slots back into the side to replace a rider who needs replacing perhaps, rather than Leigh, unless of course he doesn't perform. Been a long time admirer of Leigh Lanham, hope he does well and that it is a good move for both parties.

Jason is from Milton Keynes. Still, Rune Holta is a Pole from Norway...

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