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You also can't ignore that NK is unable to ride bends 3 & 4 at the Green and is only capable of scoring if he gates when on trap three or four. He wouldn't have the luxury of dropping to reserve either.

Never said i wanted Klindt,said he would be hard to ignore on that average(Masters is the one i want in the team).

But knowing Adams and CVSs mindset,wouldnt come as any surprise if they do include Nic.

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The moment I heard '2 NL riders at reserve' my first thought was PK, 'support/help them settle and offer mechanical/set up advice'. There is no way Tai could/should be expected to play that role, he will have enough on hjs plate with all that surrounds being World Champion.

 

The TNT team with Blackbird not Perry and Aspgren not Klindt looks handy.

 

#1 Tai

#2 Pontus

#3 PK

#4 Jacob

#5 Ty

#6 Ash

#7 Lewis.

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Quite possible that both will be on the A grade list for allocation.

 

Even if one us A and one is B then would be a surprise if both were allocated to the same side when both are 4+ PL riders.

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The moment I heard '2 NL riders at reserve' my first thought was PK, 'support/help them settle and offer mechanical/set up advice'. There is no way Tai could/should be expected to play that role, he will have enough on hjs plate with all that surrounds being World Champion.

 

The TNT team with Blackbird not Perry and Aspgren not Klindt looks handy.

 

#1 Tai

#2 Pontus

#3 PK

#4 Jacob

#5 Ty

#6 Ash

#7 Lewis.

 

The moment I heard '2 NL riders at reserve' my first thought was PK, 'support/help them settle and offer mechanical/set up advice'. There is no way Tai could/should be expected to play that role, he will have enough on hjs plate with all that surrounds being World Champion.

 

The TNT team with Blackbird not Perry and Aspgren not Klindt looks handy.

 

#1 Tai

#2 Pontus

#3 PK

#4 Jacob

#5 Ty

#6 Ash

#7 Lewis.

I like the look of that team

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In a weaker league,if he sorts his head out,you cant ignore him on that average.

This isn't a dig at you or the rider, but I do smile ruefully at posts that include such phrases as "in a weaker league", "with a reduced level", "with the cut in averages" etc etc. They are precisely the circumstances where you really do want to include a hot prospect because there's more chance of him cleaning up and the team reaping the benefit.

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As I understand things, the NL riders are to be allocated from a pool - has this pool of riders been published anywhere?

 

If not does anyone know if will be made up of riders who rode in the NL in 2013 or will only comprise riders eligible to ride in the NL in 2014?

 

If it is the latter would this not preclude us from using Ashley Morris as I'm sure I had read somewhere that he is ineligible to ride in the NL in 2014?

 

Wolfie

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You also can't ignore that NK is unable to ride bends 3 & 4 at the Green and is only capable of scoring if he gates when on trap three or four. He wouldn't have the luxury of dropping to reserve either.

Aha!

 

Finally someone else sees the obvious, the massive difference in Klindts scoring when on the outside gates compared to the inside gates. Yet nobody bothered to question the team manager over why he didn't take advantage of that.

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Personally I havealways been a bit of a Nicolai fan as he is a joy to watch whe he gets out in front hits the dirt and is as fast as anyone around Monmore .....BUT

 

 

Sadly that is a rare treat nowadays and when he doesn't gate he switches to the inside line and goes backwards and when he goes to enter a turn on h inside of another rider he shuts off and falls even further behind. Therefore I feel Nic should look at doing a full season in the Premier League in 2014 and see if he can regain some of that potential that made him one of the sports hottest prospects just a few years ago.

 

 

Pontus even on a 4.04 average could still be a bargain as he proved at Rye House that he is a much better rider now than he was when he was with us in 2012 as a rookie and finished the season in good form. As he is also based locally, he has the benefit of a known back up team and with Jonah, Sid and possibly PK in the pits, he should progress even more and double up from the PL. ....That said, I have a feeling that Sam Masters is the rider they really want

 

 

HOWEVER ..... This all depends on PK being fit, but even if he isn't, then why not go with Hans Andersen (good team man) or Troy Batchelor (big friends with Tai) as one or both will be out of the Robins line up next season.

 

 

 

 

As for the NL draft riders, I would be suprised if teams are prevented from using their own assets. So why not let ALL EL teams pick ONE asset (if they have one) from the NL if they should wish to.

 

Those that do not have an asset to pick from get the first pick from the list of remaining riders.

 

Then those that chose not to pick an asset get to pick a rider.

 

Then to finish, starting with teams from the bottom of the 2013 table get to pick their final team member.

 

The final four picks go in order of overall position so the last four picks go Wolves, Swindon, Birmingham and finally Poole.

 

 

That should see a fair way of selecting the riders but there is one thing that could be a problem. ..... What happens for example if Swindon pick a riders that is already in talks with Ipswich which would mean they are not available for most home matches ?

 

 

Personally I don't like this idea of putting NL riders in the top flight rather than the PL but it's in now and hopefully things work out and there is no loopholes that will see some take advantage later in the season.

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