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Morris ended up at Ipswich though and scored well for Kings Lynn and at Wolves when asked

Zengota will be a heat leader so wouldn't be able to sign now by the looks of it and may be staying at Swindon with Doyle any way. After some good performance last season It's a surprise Wolves picked Max Clegg instead of Ashley Morris who isn't wanted back by Ipswich who have completed their team already

Is PK looking for a team place here or cutting back to Sweden and Poland as he has before and at 45 he could be looking at slowing down. Woryna isn't a bad signing but surprised they didn't go for someone like Thorssell if available or Gomolski or North from Poole as one will be available

If Sam Masters is coming in it could be that the other space goes to Joel Andersson who impressed in the appearance he had and with Freddie and Kylmakorpi he should benefit from the experience and could be a surprise packet. As for PK maybe he isn't looking at Britain this year and doing what his brothers do and spend more time with his family and kids who are grown up now. He did that before and at 45 he could be slowing down his racing career. Wolves have been blamed for not looking beyound the usual faces and if they go with Andersson instead of PK you have to give them credit for moving forward. Maybe PK may get a place elsewhere and looks a bargain on 5.51 but he is not the rider he was and while some think it is a bargain it could also be a gamble as Andersson may be the better option Sam Masters is more of a concern I feel and I would think that Kacper Gomolski or Dakota North or Josh Grajczoneck would be better options if available and surprised Coventry never went for one of them instead of Woryna

The limit was way too high and with more big names staying away it makes it impossible for teams to find the riders available to make it closes to the limit of 40.5. Change it to 38 or 39 and get teams that will be equally balanced but more importantly get rid of the race format that has caused this mess

Any other time the signing of Mikkel Bech 6.16 would be a great signing but it looks like this is the heat leader trio and the liklihood is that two from Jacob Thorssell 6.18 Ricky Wells 5.91 Joel Andersson 5.50 ? and Sam Masters 5.60 will be the final places. That is well short of the 40.5 limit and every team bar Swindon look like being the same and it could be that the limit is changed to about 39

Doyle. Batchelor and Morris the three heat leaders with Sedgmen as a second string still leaves a massive gap to fill for a second string.

As there are so few riders with an average of 6 or more is Daniel King classed as a heat leader ? There are less than 20 riders on such a average so realistically King should be the number 3 with Bomber at 1 or 5 and with Garrity and the reserves it still leaves a considerable amount to get up to 40.5 and many teams will struggle to get a solid team of just three heat leaders under the limit which appears to be set far too high considering the riders available and the riders like Janowski and Iversen set to stay away. Wouldn't be surprised to see a meeting held in December to change the limit or rules on team building strengths

Bank Holidays the Greyhound meetings are finished by 2.30 so a National League fixture could be run at 4pm and finished by 6pm ready for the Elite League fixture to open at 6.30PM with a 7.30 start. That would take care of 4 or 5 fixtures and maybe worth selling tickets for both meetings at £25 ?

Three signings and about 29 left to get four riders which looks like Doyle at number one and then find three more and of course a track !

If it is so easy to get a top rider it is weird that in 2016 there could be a league with no Janowski Iversen Zagar and Kildemand

Last season there was 14 home fixtures on 13 nights and this is a way of getting Ladbroke to have the stadium used for 24+ Mondays during March to October but the concern with two teams sharing is the gaps caused by rain offs. If Wolves ride on a Monday and their next two are rained off it will be a six week gap between the two meetings which is not accepted by many and I have fears fans will start going to other things on a Monday or simply staying in. Had this of been two Wolves teams featuring four of the same riders so you can see for example Jacob Howarth Morris and Clegg each week it wouldn't be so bad for those that would go each week but this is two different sets of fans with one use to seeing weekly action. It will be interesting to see how it goes but for Cradley it's a win win situation

Does make you think Why didn't Wolves look at entering the National League in the past with so fee Elite League fixtures. Cradley will now track a team of Max Clegg and Matt Williamson but if it was Premier League they could have added Kyle Howarth and Ashley Morris along with club assets like Ricky Wells and Nicolai Klindt Had this have been a Wolves team each week in different competitions it could have worked but this way Cradley get a home track and a year to get ready for the Premier League in 2017

Matt Ford has been critised for years about breaking rules but in the truth he is simply making the most of the situation and the riders to make it a winning combination. He can find out how to get the best of a rider and fit them into the role needed and after a great season they can be forgotten about on a high average but I know from one rider he really looks after them while they wear the teams colours. Success can breed contempt and after all the success Poole has had with him in charge it brings out the jealousy disguised as hatred but it has to be admired the way he can build a team to get the end results. Cradley Heath had the same under Colin Pratt but he knew every little detail and all the planning gets the right combination and results so I applaud Matt Ford and hope he carries on doing what he is doing but this time not winning !

Just a few years ago but teams were much stronger then considering who lines up this year or next

It is going to be hard for a few teams to get close to the 40.5 limit so a rider on 5.51 isn't the priority

Will you be complaining if he joins Coventry ?

He started 2015 as a second string and in that time averaged around 8.5 but he then moved up and finished at just 5.51 which shows he struggled

Kylmakorpi and Howarth join Wolves and could it be a hat trick before Christmas of ex Bees

One fixed race night and 14 fixtures in the Elite League is the only chance of getting any of the big names of returning to Britain. That is more important than the money as they want to ride but not multiple flights in and out and stuck in airports. It's ok saying forget them and let British riders come through but when they start getting to a decent standard they will also be looking at Poland and Sweden to ride and Britain will become a pain for them too. As for Leicester getting some heat leaders Kasprzak and Watt look the most likely to front the team or one from Swindon but other teams are already queuing up for their services

Peter Karlsson 5.51 will not be on the heat leader list of the top 24 riders unlike Kenneth Bjerre which means Schlein 6.24 could be available but Wolves need a rider like Doyle 9.44 Zengota 7.79 or Harris 7.34 to get close to the limit. PK will be looking at a new track and will no doubt come back to haunt us in the future As for Howarth I agree it would be right for him to start on his Elite League average but the official wording is ALL Tier 1 riders will start on an assessed average from their Premier League averages

Freddie soon to follow as they are best mates and both live in Andorra 1 2 3 Jonas Kylmakorpi 6.80 4 5 Fredrik Lindgren 6.11 6 Kyle Howarth 4.27 7 Max Clegg 3.00 Wells or Thorssell will be back and a new number one and Sam Masters 5.60 is a likely signing for the number 2 race jacket

He said that he can no longer do a Saturday night due to the GP's and Poland fixtures makes it hard and will be moving in 2016 and I think he will be at Poole with Holder and Andersen and North

1 2 Ricky Wells 5.91 3 Fredrik Lindgren 6.11 4 Peter Karlsson 5.51 5 6 Kyle Howarth 4.27 7 Max Clegg 3.00 15.70 left for two places so including Jacob Thorssell 6.18 would leave 9.52 for the final place and the only rider to fit in would be Jason Doyle 9.44 but it also means having a second string in a heat leader position which was the mistake this season. Maybe Zengota and Batchelor or Kylmakorpi would be better than Doyle and Wells or Thorssell but the three heat leaders have to be riders that can cope with that role

Very good reserve pairing for next season but apart from Wozniak surely Leicester will be looking at new faces and heat leaders now Jason Doyle has moved on.