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Mr Fricke is a bit special looking at Allens results he's ok I can't see him ever being a Max Fricke though.

Max struggled for the start of 2013 and found himself at reserve on a 3 point something average which he made a mockery of and it gave him confidence to start his improvement.

 

I see the same happening to Allen, and hopefully you stick with him, he looks a decent prospect.

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Max struggled for the start of 2013 and found himself at reserve on a 3 point something average which he made a mockery of and it gave him confidence to start his improvement.

 

I see the same happening to Allen, and hopefully you stick with him, he looks a decent prospect.

 

Edinburgh can afford to have a struggling rider as they did with Aaron Fox last season as they always have such a strong team built around them Berwick won't have that luxury imo.

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It doesn't matter who he has beaten. It matters what he does over here, how quickly he adapts, what kit is he using

 

Will he invest like Nick Morris or ride a bag of nails as Kevin Doolan was doing?

 

I'm all for new assets if Allen is a 5 great if not now is not the the time to blood him...

 

Edinburgh Glasgow Redcar id imagine will be the more or less the first couple of home meetings

 

Experiment vs Glasgow and we wont score 40... Get as much value out of every point that we have left to play with

 

If it isn't working blood Allen then

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On either a 5 or a 7, Allen should line up as a Bandit come the start of the season. This is a man who is travelling across the world to join us and we should respect and support him regardless of his average. It is crucial we improve our asset base and this is a positive move.

 

We are building our team differently this coming season by all accounts but the negativity is tangible, and I can't see why. We have secured one of the best riders in the league in Ben Barker. I'm sure the promotion will pull together a decent side in the end, they normally do! Dan Halsey on a 3.00 should be nailed on. Have I missed something on Matty Wethers? No mention of him in any lineups.

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On either a 5 or a 7, Allen should line up as a Bandit come the start of the season. This is a man who is travelling across the world to join us and we should respect and support him regardless of his average. It is crucial we improve our asset base and this is a positive move.

 

We are building our team differently this coming season by all accounts but the negativity is tangible, and I can't see why. We have secured one of the best riders in the league in Ben Barker. I'm sure the promotion will pull together a decent side in the end, they normally do! Dan Halsey on a 3.00 should be nailed on. Have I missed something on Matty Wethers? No mention of him in any lineups.

This promotion has put together one good team since they took over from PW yes we have had our fair share of injuries and that since then but to say they normally put together a decent team is stretching it a bit

 

We've signed Ben Barker yes but it's the riders you put around him that make the difference in the season his average won't change massively but you need to sign riders down the order that can up there's and make you competitive

 

I can understand the negativity we have signed 2 riders to back him up one in TJ that I can't see making his average and one in Allen that will take time to bed in to this league and when you look at some of the other teams out there and what riders are left we will be toiling imo.

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A lot of speculation going on here, but that is part of making the close-season a bit more bearable I suppose!

 

We only have 3 riders announced, one of the Ben Barker, Jorgenson should be solid enough, and potentially an exciting new youngster.

 

We've still got 4 places to fill, so we have no idea what shape the team will take at the moment.

I think potentially Barker can keep bums on seats if - as a few have suggested on here - we take the early part of the season to "adjust" the team :)

 

Anyone know if Jan Jaros is still on the go?

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I look forward to battling Rye House and Scunny for the wooden spoon this year.

Only one winner there. Congratulations

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Something in the back of my mind, about the visa stipulations. Does an assessed rider on a 7 average from without the EU, have to maintain the 7 average to be granted a visa for the following season.

 

This was certainly the case until at least 2009 and the rules for that year are still on the BSPA site. As an alternative, a rider needed to satisfy the state championship or professional league average criteria. I think adherence to this rule has 'drifted' in recent years along with ignoring the correct assessed averages. It's no wonder that V&I/UKBA are starting to get heavy. It's also interesting, after the way last season's problems were dealt with, that the BSPA is one of only 4 of the 60 listed governing bodies that are only allowed to endorse applicants for Tier 2 visas and not Tier 5 as all the others are.

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