hagonshocker Posted May 26, 2015 Report Share Posted May 26, 2015 (edited) Why did he choose not to ride in the Aus U21s, therefore making himself ineligible for the World U21s? I'd have thought a rider with ambition would want to compete against the best in the world in his age group. Perhaps costings play a part ..if your that bothered why dont you ask him yourself?...not that hard?...or ask his dad...and while your at it you can congratulate him on his world cup call up...... Edited May 26, 2015 by hagonshocker 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve0 Posted May 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2015 And he won't be able to ride for Glasgow and Swindon next year if they are both in the EL?? You don't honestly believe Glasgow would come up to the EL? I would have thought the logistics would rule this out as an option. Their nearest rivals would be BV - 3.5 hours away. This has been talked about before for both Glasgow and Edinburgh at different times but I think it is better to have the more local derbies of Edinburgh, Berwick, Workington, Newcastle etc. which is why neither has moved up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattK Posted May 26, 2015 Report Share Posted May 26, 2015 Perhaps costings play a part ..if your that bothered why dont you ask him yourself?...not that hard?...or ask his dad...and while your at it you can congratulate him on his world cup call up...... Cost may well have played a part, I have no idea geographically where he lives and how the Aus championships planned out. Of course his SWC call-up is fantastic and he should be able to give some of the more "experienced" riders a run for their money. This is a huge opportunity to put himself in the shop window for foreign clubs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveLyric2 Posted May 26, 2015 Report Share Posted May 26, 2015 You don't honestly believe Glasgow would come up to the EL? I would have thought the logistics would rule this out as an option. Their nearest rivals would be BV - 3.5 hours away. This has been talked about before for both Glasgow and Edinburgh at different times but I think it is better to have the more local derbies of Edinburgh, Berwick, Workington, Newcastle etc. which is why neither has moved up. On the recent Sky meeting at Glasgow, the new promotion (and stadium owners) said they are seriously considering it!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A ORLOV Posted May 27, 2015 Report Share Posted May 27, 2015 Killer has confirmed he will ride for us on monday at Wolves, unfortunately this will be his last ride for the time being. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdmc82 Posted May 27, 2015 Report Share Posted May 27, 2015 Killer has confirmed he will ride for us on monday at Wolves, unfortunately this will be his last ride for the time being. Rosco said that Adrian should be back 18th June 👍🏻 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whowasthatberntpersson Posted May 27, 2015 Report Share Posted May 27, 2015 Interesting discussion and I will attempt to answer some questions. Firstly Nick didn't do the Aussie Under 21's due to logistics - he bases himself in Queensland and just does not have the setup to compete properly in Australia at the moment (without shipping a lot of gear from the UK). Then there's transport issues (Van), tools, mechanics, etc etc. Most of the other Aussies have Family support in Australia, Nick does not. Mark Lemon did try to get extra spots in the World U21 qualifiers, with Nick in mind (he wanted to compete) but it hasn't materialised. As for Poland and Sweden, there have been Polish offers, but they have not been good enough. So many riders being caught out investing huge amounts on extra gear and then not getting the rides, or worse still, not getting paid, why would you until everything is just right. The right offer hasn't happened yet and there is no rush. He's still only 20 (just about to turn 21). He know's what he wants and will wait until the time is right. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecoombdog Posted June 6, 2015 Report Share Posted June 6, 2015 Anyone know if Batch's rolling average will go below 7 at the end of June? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve0 Posted June 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2015 Anyone know if Batch's rolling average will go below 7 at the end of June? With an average of 7.32 for team building it would seem unlikely and there are a few ways to get Ward into the team (and probably more) given that Swindon have the highest team average of all the teams at 34.71: 1. Like for like with Adrian M. With Adrian at 8.21 and Darcy at 8.70 that look unlikely. 2. Adrian to up his average by 0.5 a point. That looks unlikely and hardly an incentive - up your average to be dropped - unless he was only on a temporary Poole like arrangement. 3. Make more than one change. Unlikely given that the team are performing well. I would say that it is unlikely that Darcy would be Swindon bound. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdmc82 Posted June 6, 2015 Report Share Posted June 6, 2015 http://totalswindonsport.com/2015/06/no-robins-talks-for-returning-darcy/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyderd Posted June 6, 2015 Report Share Posted June 6, 2015 (edited) http://totalswindonsport.com/2015/06/no-robins-talks-for-returning-darcy/ Is this true or just paper talk? if it is true then could Kings Lynn be the club that attracts his attention the most! time will tell. At present the EL needs DW more than DW needs the EL, he has done his time, lets all hope that this time he has learnt and gets back to the thing he does best. Entertains! Edited June 6, 2015 by hyderd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecoombdog Posted June 6, 2015 Report Share Posted June 6, 2015 (edited) With an average of 7.32 for team building it would seem unlikely and there are a few ways to get Ward into the team (and probably more) given that Swindon have the highest team average of all the teams at 34.71: 1. Like for like with Adrian M. With Adrian at 8.21 and Darcy at 8.70 that look unlikely. 2. Adrian to up his average by 0.5 a point. That looks unlikely and hardly an incentive - up your average to be dropped - unless he was only on a temporary Poole like arrangement. 3. Make more than one change. Unlikely given that the team are performing well. I would say that it is unlikely that Darcy would be Swindon bound. I don't know why but I just get a feeling AM won't be back! And if he doesn't we are in trouble. Unless Batch's average goes below 7! If it's close then I would be suggesting a few Poole style EF'S this month. Wouldn't be the worst time for him to experience a few gremlins! Edited June 6, 2015 by thecoombdog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattK Posted June 6, 2015 Report Share Posted June 6, 2015 I don't know why but I just get a feeling AM won't be back! And if he doesn't we are in trouble. Unless Batch's average goes below 7! If it's close then I would be suggesting a few Poole style EF'S this month. Wouldn't be the worst time for him to experience a few gremlins! That makes no sense. We need Batchelor's average to go up. Currently, if we replace Miedzinski an Bachelor for Ward, it leaves up 6.12 for another rider. The higher Batchelor's average, the more points we have to play with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveLyric2 Posted June 6, 2015 Report Share Posted June 6, 2015 That makes no sense. We need Batchelor's average to go up. Currently, if we replace Miedzinski an Bachelor for Ward, it leaves up 6.12 for another rider. The higher Batchelor's average, the more points we have to play with. only if it all fits within 34 points!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grachan Posted June 6, 2015 Report Share Posted June 6, 2015 That makes no sense. We need Batchelor's average to go up. Currently, if we replace Miedzinski an Bachelor for Ward, it leaves up 6.12 for another rider. The higher Batchelor's average, the more points we have to play with. I think the idea is that if Troy's average (or the team average) drops enough then Ward could come in for Adrien if he didn't come back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecoombdog Posted June 6, 2015 Report Share Posted June 6, 2015 That makes no sense. We need Batchelor's average to go up. Currently, if we replace Miedzinski an Bachelor for Ward, it leaves up 6.12 for another rider. The higher Batchelor's average, the more points we have to play with. Of course it makes sense. You can't have more than 2 riders over 7 and there is no way Batch will be dropped. Batch gets below 7 then AM can be replaced by Ward with a further change elsewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A ORLOV Posted June 6, 2015 Report Share Posted June 6, 2015 Of course it makes sense. You can't have more than 2 riders over 7 and there is no way Batch will be dropped. Batch gets below 7 then AM can be replaced by Ward with a further change elsewhere. I think you can have more than 2 riders over 7 if you are replacing one rider for another providing the rider coming in has an average equal to or lower than the rider being replaced. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve0 Posted June 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2015 I think you can have more than 2 riders over 7 if you are replacing one rider for another providing the rider coming in has an average equal to or lower than the rider being replaced. That is true - which rules out Ward as no one has an average high enough. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattK Posted June 6, 2015 Report Share Posted June 6, 2015 Of course it makes sense. You can't have more than 2 riders over 7 and there is no way Batch will be dropped. Batch gets below 7 then AM can be replaced by Ward with a further change elsewhere. You can have more than two riders over 7 - as long as you replace them on a like-for-like basis. "A Teams combined MA for the top 5 positions must not exceed 34.00 points nor include more than 2 x Riders, whose MA exceeds 7.00 or 2 Doubling-Up Riders (satisfying the same conditions as for the initial Team Declaration) when re-declared, either permanently or temporarily, except where the MA of the introduced Rider is equal to, or lower than the Rider being replaced." That is true - which rules out Ward as no one has an average high enough. Unless we drop Miedzinski AND Batchelor and bring in Ward and a six-pointer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve0 Posted June 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2015 (edited) As much I would love to see Miedzinski replaced, there is no way that Rosco would drop Batch or Morris unless they are injured. I still think that Adrian will let us down at some stage of the season. When he was injured, he was less than enthusiastic that he would be back. Still a shocking signing IMHO but we haven't seen enough of him to see one way or the other! Edited June 6, 2015 by Steve0 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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