Jump to content
British Speedway Forum

World Team Cup: Team Makeup.


Recommended Posts

  • Replies 58
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

Sulli 4 OZ? .... to be honest i think his day has gone & the Aussies need to blood some kids in like GB do...keep the top 2 of Crumpie/Leigh with Holder obviously...then has to be Schlein so far so obvious....then thats where i go bold and throw in Darcy!...tbh as much as i like em i dont really rate Watto or Shieldsy on the world stage..and given a couple of years it will be a situation of no Leigh or Jason and tbh the likes of the last 2 arent goin to be there replacements imho...more yer Corys and Todds to go with your Schleiny's Noddy's and Darcy's..as for team GB dont really care! lol

Edited by hagonshocker
Link to comment
Share on other sites

for me again it all comes down to the way that Leszno is setup and if there are any nasty suprises for 3 of the teams or not come final day

 

if we are talking about a Leszno with some dirt then I think that Australia could push the Poles............ if we are talking about a gating fest then it will be between the Danes and Poles

 

someone mentioned Darcy Ward earlier ..... and of course Batch should also be in the frame...... to some extent boycey has quite a nice problem with so many riders at his disposal who could either do a good job or could be getting nice experience ahead of their inevitable International careers

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Most posters........don't have the job.I can't see 5 British riders better than Scott.Are there 2 riders better than Scott?I think it would be total madness to leave him out.I can't wait for all the posts about which 2 British riders should replace Scott and Chris in the GP's :wink: ................. :blink:

No problem, Kennett & Woffinden.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

No problem, Kennett & Woffinden.

 

Bwah ha ha ha!!!

 

If you think Chris and Scott are bad, these two would be even worse.

 

Tai will be a GP rider one day, but he is nowhere near ready. Eddie will never be a GP rider IMO.

Edited by Blazeaway
Link to comment
Share on other sites

I can only assume that your opinion is based on some kind of tribal feeling then blazeaway as Ed is consistently improving not only his average but also visibly as a rider

 

I can name a lot of riders who will never be in the grand prix series but they certainly wont include guys improving and still young

 

I actually think Ed is approaching the point where he wouldnt be out of his depth ........ however with the current system it would probably be better if he waited another year to make sure................................. its still way too early for the others though and Tai may be a prodigy but it would just be asking for it to scar him to drop him into the competition anytime soon............ not to mention that Lewis is more advanced than him this season anyway

 

we always seem to look at the generation directly underneath though dont we? In fairness to them these arent the guys to be looking at for big things .......... the Danes didnt when they found themselves in a similar position to us....... neither did the Poles before Hampel etc came through................. they both started right from the grass roots ..... concentrating on and nurturing them through

 

It feels like we have had a cycle of this for the last 25 years............. our national team is made up of 4 8/9 point riders with us scrabbling around for the 5th................ I am completely certain that this will continue until there is a movement at management level to sort this for the future

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Spook, neither Kennett or Woffinden has been Particulary successful in Sweden this season..

On the contrary both have been quite mediocre in Sweden so far. Kennett have scored 10p from 3 meetings (12 heats)

and tai have 14p from 3 meetinsg (13 heats) and atleast one of the meetings he have ridden as a reserve.

 

I am sure they will improve in the next couple of years but neither of them are GP material at the moment and probably not the next 1-2 years.

Edited by Ghostwalker
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Spook, neither Kennett or Woffinden has been Particulary successful in Sweden this season..

On the contrary both have been quite mediocre in Sweden so far. Kennett have scored 10p from 3 meetings (12 heats)

and tai have 14p from 3 meetinsg (13 heats) and atleast one of the meetings he have ridden as a reserve.

 

I am sure they will improve in the next couple of years but neither of them are GP material at the moment and probably not the next 1-2 years.

 

Kennett has improved since last season, in Sweden. :rolleyes:

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Spook, neither Kennett or Woffinden has been Particulary successful in Sweden this season..

On the contrary both have been quite mediocre in Sweden so far. Kennett have scored 10p from 3 meetings (12 heats)

and tai have 14p from 3 meetinsg (13 heats) and atleast one of the meetings he have ridden as a reserve.

 

I am sure they will improve in the next couple of years but neither of them are GP material at the moment and probably not the next 1-2 years.

 

yeah I guess you have a point there....... if a rider cant do it in the overseas leagues as well then it doesnt bode well for swooping in on a venue for 2 days every fortnight and doing the business

 

I have always said that Ed has what it takes and despite his early career step backwards purely through confidence issues... he continues to make major steps forward which is all you can ask from a rider............... I have no doubts at all that Ed will get into the GP's............. I guess the question is how prepared will he be when he does

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Bwah ha ha ha!!!

 

If you think Chris and Scott are bad, these two would be even worse.

 

Tai will be a GP rider one day, but he is nowhere near ready. Eddie will never be a GP rider IMO.

They can't do any worse

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I would not be surprised if King is used instead of Bridger at P'boro but then Bridger used at the race off wherever it is.

 

I don't envy the decision on whether to include Scott or not as Lyons will have his critics either way even before a wheel is turned.

 

race off and final is at Leszno which is about the same length as P'boro. however Danny King seems out of form at the moment.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

 

My team for peterborough would be:

 

1. Daniel King

2. Lee Richardsson

3. Oliver Allen

4. Chris Harris

5. Scott Nicholls

 

I'm be surprised if Rob lyon left out nicholls, harris or richardsson, which leaves two places up for grabs. Danny King rode at peterborough for a couple of seasons, should have a good set up for the place. Olly Allen always produces a good performance at peterborough and is a fast starter. Kennett has openly admitted that he doesnt like the peterborough track and has struggled on a number of occassions there. Woffinden is a gd prospect, but in my opinion is not as good round peterborough than any of the 5 named above, and the same with bridger who is wild and will throw points away.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I don't envy the decision on whether to include Scott or not as Lyon will have his critics either way even before a wheel is turned.

 

I quite agree, he will never keep everyone happy.

 

On current form however Nicholls shouldn't be anywhere near the starting five. Still looks like it should be Harris, Kennett, Rico, Woffinden & Bridger to me.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.




×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

We have placed cookies on your device to help make this website better. You can adjust your cookie settings, otherwise we'll assume you're okay to continue. Privacy Policy