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I cannot find the ruling on this. Boxall and Roynon represented the leftovers from the tier one picks. I didn't know about Hawkins or Wilkinson but they might not be a great deal of help to us anyway having home race nights Thursday and Friday respectively. We may see the return of Ben Morley for some of our home fixtures though.

Sorry, did this from memory without checking. This is what happens when you are an OAP!

The team selection has to be based on a minimum of a 34 point average this season to ensure the farce that was Scunthorpe last year is not repeated.

Thanks for your comments, Oafski and West Ham Boy. I would have rejoined the debate myself but derive little satisfaction when jousting against a half wit.

The second payment was to be made from funds pledged by one of their major sponsors, Skidmarques. Towards the end of last season the company went bust with no monies forthcoming. The Lakeside promotion run a tight ship aiming not to sustain losses so it was the obvious solution to allow Workington to invoke the 'buy-back' clause.

Perhaps you should have read this before making your comment: http://www.ryehouserockets.co/news.php?extend.886.1

When I last looked Russia wasn't in the EU.

It could be a very good by dusting away the negatives of 2015. Bunny was dis-interested in 2014 for whatever reason and Garrity might even have been a disruptive influence in the pits' area. I like the look of this side. It always helps if you have overseas riders from the same country especially when one has been there before. Anders knows the ropes, both he and Robin will travel together, and will be brought up to speed straight away as will Kasper with Nicolaj. Then you have three Brits, all dyed-in- the wool Rye men. Seems a perfect combination to me. The only downside, and this could turn out to be quite minor, is that both Swedes ride in the Alvensken League so might miss matches when Rye are away at Thursday clubs. However, The Swedish season doesn't start until May so the LC at Ipswich is OK as is the away PL fixture at Redcar so this just leaves PL fixtures away to Ipswich and Sheffield. After this it will depend upon play-offs in both countries plus KO cup rounds should they fall on a Thusday.

I don't know the rule on fast track riders because, as far as I am aware, this hasn't been put to the test yet but, is it permissible to have a fast track rider without a PL or NL team place?

Brendan Johnson is without a team place now having been dropped by Eastbourne.

Could have been lost in translation. Tuesday is Tisdag, Thursday, Torsdag.

I hope he's right but I don't think he is. The Alvensken League ride Thursdays. Maybe the old boy hasn't realised Vastervik were relegated from the Elitserien last year.

Whilst this line-up couldn't be any worse than in 2014 it should be considerably better. To start with, all but Luke and Steve will be getting racing elsewhere, something you observed at a time when only Jason G had another club. Also riding in the EL again ought to help Edward to be even more competitive. The only downside I see is rider availability. Robin is in the Vastervik side (Alvensken League) which may be an issue when visiting Thursday teams, Ipswich, Sheffield and Redcar. If the regs continue as 2014 then Rye will have first call on Edward. However, there have been whispers on the BSF that these have been amended inasmuch priority is granted to the club which is in the same league as the parent team, in this case EL Coventry. 2015 regs are unavailable online but I guess we shall find out later rather than sooner!

Still, you do have the Saints tonight.

Jason Bunyan qualifies. It looks unlikely that he will get a PL place in 2015 whilst Oliver Greenwood hasn't signed in the NL. Will it be Saturday, though. That would make total of 21 home fixtures in all (PL and NL) and that doesn't include LC,, KOC, NT. etc. or even play-offs.

If the regs. stay as they are for 2014 it will rule out Luke on age. 19.9.2 Initial Team Declarations may include: 19.9.2.1 A Rider with a PL MA of 6.00 or below if not declared in a PL 1–7 at the start of the season, although any such Rider who moves back into the PL will be ineligible if he has a PL MA of 5.00 or above. NB. A Rider with a PL MA of 5.00 or below joining a NL Team after losing a PL Team place may not remain in the NL Team if he subsequently gains a PL Team place, 19.9.2.2 A current PL Rider under 25 years-old with a PL MA of 4.00 or below at the start of the Season.

Just ask a few Lakeside fans and they will give their thoughts on Mr Worrall.

Thanks, missed that one. You're going to hope he does better for you.

I think Ipswich have the deal of the century but I cannot understand how on that average. As far as I can see, Covatti has ridden only in the EL so has no PL average to carry forward into the 2015 season. In 2014 he joined Birmingham partway through their short existence on his 2013 average of 4.50 which he improved to 4.52 by the time they closed down. So, can anyone explain why he comes in on 4.19 and not his converted EL average of 7.23 (4.52 x 1.6)?

I am not in possession of your figures. Therefore I am using those only available to me, Greensheets as provided by the BSPA. Therefore, check these throughout he 2014 season, then explain where they are wrong: http://www.speedwaygb.co/elteamissues14

Please tell as I cannot remember.

This business about averages seems straightforward to me. This involves three riders all, of whom, were in the Brummies' line-up at the start of the 2014 season. Danny was signed on 7.46, Ben 6.47 and Ed 6.39. Then, during the 2014 season, their averages changed resulting in new figures by the time Birmingham dropped out. Ed was released before then and, at that time, was carrying an average of 5.48 which moved to 5.25 following Greensheets issued wef. 1st July. Danny's had dropped to 6.71 and Ben's 5.94. Later, Ben signed for Coventry on, surprise surprise, 5.94, and Danny for Lakeside 6.71. Now for 2015. Danny has joined Coventry on 6.74, his final EL average in 2014 and confirmed on the Bees' website. Ed will be 5.25 and Ben, if signed up in the EL, will be 5.85.

ManchesterPaul who produces excellent and comprehensive race cards thinks it was 5.25. http://speedway.manchesterpaul.net/2014/141016_MiniMax_Extended_Elite_League_PooKly.pdf

It should be 5.03 as it would be deemed that he did not record an EL average in 2014: 17.3.5 If a Rider has only a PL Established MA from the previous season, then a conversion is necessary; the PL MA is multiplied by 0.6, subject to the minimum converted MA being 3.00

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