T.N.T. Posted January 3, 2015 Report Share Posted January 3, 2015 (edited) HANS ANDERSEN; 8.33; "He is one of the top averaging riders in 2014" Well this is 2015 and only Belle Vue (Zagar 8.29) and possibly Swindon have a lower averaging #1 now. His scores in 2014 were not that bad and won races in all but one meeting so he can still beat anyone but he did have last places in 12 meetings (15 races) also and just third in another 14 races. CHRIS HARRIS; 7.49; Everyone loves Bomber in the league format and he starts with a higher average than recent seasons thanks to his end of season form where he scored well at most tracks but he has recently sacked his pit crew so what set ups will he have now ? Coventry are not the same without him and with good back up he should still score well. DANIEL KING; 6.74; You have to go back to June last season to find his last double figure score in the Elite League despite having at least five rides in 8 meetings after that score. As a second string he is very good but when he is partnered with a rider with much the same ability it could hinder him which is why I think #5 could be a better option to let him ride his way more and partner Andersen twice going back to his Ipswich days together. CAMERON WOODWARD; 6.32; Great team man and good signing to back up the top three and could become a heat leader here at some point. His scores away were not so impressive for Eastbourne and therefore as part of the opening duo with Andersen I feel he could be a trump card as Hans can be a great team rider and they could be a formidable pairing. STUART ROBSON; 4.61; If Robbo can shake off his injuries from last season he will do a good job for Coventry but would be tempted to put him at #4 with Bomber at #3 so hopefully when he does struggle, Bomber can save the heat while in his other two rides Robbo is good enough to pick up points. Great to watch and on a track with plenty of dirt, his partnership with Bomber would be great to watch. FAST TRACK; Great pairing in Garrity and Sarjeant with possibly only Poole and Swindon looking as good. Garrity has proved to be a match winner while Sarjeant got better and better as the season went on. It is harder now in the reserves races with all teams having two good reserves but Coventry should be more than capable of matching them. OVERALL; Good looking team and many think they are contenders. Personally I see them mid table but come the play offs they certainly know how to finish a season in style. 3rd or 4th (and before you start ...... that is above Wolves !!) Edited January 3, 2015 by T.N.T. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacques Posted January 3, 2015 Report Share Posted January 3, 2015 HANS ANDERSEN; 8.33; "He is one of the top averaging riders in 2014" Well this is 2015 and only Belle Vue (Zagar 8.29) and possibly Swindon have a lower averaging #1 now. His scores in 2014 were not that bad and won races in all but one meeting so he can still beat anyone but he did have last places in 12 meetings (15 races) also and just third in another 14 races. CHRIS HARRIS; 7.49; Everyone loves Bomber in the league format and he starts with a higher average than recent seasons thanks to his end of season form where he scored well at most tracks but he has recently sacked his pit crew so what set ups will he have now ? Coventry are not the same without him and with good back up he should still score well. DANIEL KING; 6.74; You have to go back to June last season to find his last double figure score in the Elite League despite having at least five rides in 8 meetings after that score. As a second string he is very good but when he is partnered with a rider with much the same ability it could hinder him which is why I think #5 could be a better option to let him ride his way more and partner Andersen twice going back to his Ipswich days together. CAMERON WOODWARD; 6.32; Great team man and good signing to back up the top three and could become a heat leader here at some point. His scores away were not so impressive for Eastbourne and therefore as part of the opening duo with Andersen I feel he could be a trump card as Hans can be a great team rider and they could be a formidable pairing. STUART ROBSON; 4.61; If Robbo can shake off his injuries from last season he will do a good job for Coventry but would be tempted to put him at #4 with Bomber at #3 so hopefully when he does struggle, Bomber can save the heat while in his other two rides Robbo is good enough to pick up points. Great to watch and on a track with plenty of dirt, his partnership with Bomber would be great to watch. FAST TRACK; Great pairing in Garrity and Sarjeant with possibly only Poole and Swindon looking as good. Garrity has proved to be a match winner while Sarjeant got better and better as the season went on. It is harder now in the reserves races with all teams having two good reserves but Coventry should be more than capable of matching them. OVERALL; Good looking team and many think they are contenders. Personally I see them mid table but come the play offs they certainly know how to finish a season in style. 3rd or 4th (and before you start ...... that is above Wolves !!) We know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.N.T. Posted January 3, 2015 Report Share Posted January 3, 2015 We know We are forward thinking to 2016 with Pawlicki 7.32, Woffinden 7.03, Pedersen 6.98 (after a spell at Leicester) AND Lindgren 6.98 Hopefully it would be r/r for Nicki most of the season though 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Lee Posted January 4, 2015 Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 I like robbo just would like to see something different for a change You can please some of the people all of the time ......etc etc. Most people on here argue for continuity instead of team changes every year. Come to think of it, Robbo is something different - when did he last ride for us? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Col Posted January 5, 2015 Report Share Posted January 5, 2015 TNT.. You'd put Robson & Harris together? Can't gate & won't gate! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TesarRacing Posted January 5, 2015 Report Share Posted January 5, 2015 Good news for Coventry fans that Lorraine is running the track shop again for this coming season: http://www.coventrybees.co/news.php?extend.3003 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woz01 Posted January 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2015 Good news for Coventry fans that Lorraine is running the track shop again for this coming season: http://www.coventrybees.co/news.php?extend.3003 The track shop was very good last year. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.N.T. Posted January 7, 2015 Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 TNT.. You'd put Robson & Harris together? Can't gate & won't gate! Yes as it would be one hell of an opening partnership with Andersen and Woodward and Daniel King can be at #5 no problem. Don't rely on heat 13 too much as throwing Andersen and Harris together puts too much pressure on them and at #3 Harris has better chances to be used as a tactical if required Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woz01 Posted January 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 Yes as it would be one hell of an opening partnership with Andersen and Woodward and Daniel King can be at #5 no problem. Don't rely on heat 13 too much as throwing Andersen and Harris together puts too much pressure on them and at #3 Harris has better chances to be used as a tactical if required Even though as a partnership Harris and Andersen scored more 5-1s than any other last season? I'd have 1, Andersen 2, Robson 3, King 4, Woodward 5, Harris 6, Garrity 7, Sarjeant Depending on how much the heat format is changed of course. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Game On Posted January 7, 2015 Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 Even though as a partnership Harris and Andersen scored more 5-1s than any other last season? I'd have 1, Andersen 2, Robson 3, King 4, Woodward 5, Harris 6, Garrity 7, Sarjeant Depending on how much the heat format is changed of course. Yep I think that will be the riding order as Mick has already stated that Robson will be at No2, you could still swap Harris and King around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woz01 Posted January 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2015 Yep I think that will be the riding order as Mick has already stated that Robson will be at No2, you could still swap Harris and King around. I wouldn't, Hans and Harris worked well in heat 13 last year. No point changing it for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdmc82 Posted January 10, 2015 Report Share Posted January 10, 2015 (edited) The only thing I don't understand about this years team is we were told by Horton Howarth went as we wanted less D/U riders this year and yet we have more that could be missing last year we have Howarth and Garrity this year we have King, Robson and Garrity Agree that Hans and Harris should be kept together as were one of the highest scoring 5-1s pairings last season Edited January 10, 2015 by mdmc82 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Jones Posted January 10, 2015 Report Share Posted January 10, 2015 The only thing I don't understand about this years team is we were told by Horton Howarth went as we wanted less D/U riders this year and yet we have more that could be missing last year we have Howarth and Garrity this year we have King, Robson and Garrity Agree that Hans and Harris should be kept together as were one of the highest scoring 5-1s pairings last season Yes he did say that. However you should realise by now the BS he gives the fans only stops when his lips aren't moving 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G the Bee Posted January 10, 2015 Report Share Posted January 10, 2015 I think we might have priority over Robbo. King seems a question mark. I hope the doubling up questions are answered soon. I got fed up of the constant missing riders last year and unless the situation appears better this year I won't be renewing my season ticket. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woz01 Posted January 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 I think we have priority over Robson too, we should be told the situation with King whether we get priority or not. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian45 Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 would it not stop all speculation if Mick Horton or Neil Watson told us which team had priority over King and Robson or is that too easy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Jones Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 Why would the bees have priority for Robbo? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woz01 Posted January 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 Why would the bees have priority for Robbo? It seems rules have changed. If the rider is an asset of any EL club then EL get priority over fixture clashes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Jones Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 It seems rules have changed. If the rider is an asset of any EL club then EL get priority over fixture clashes. But didn't bees sell Robbo to Lakeside a few years ago? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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