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To be honest, most of us were expecting either Robson or Summers so it's not come as a shock. Although none of the new signings have filled me with excitement, I believe the team is stronger than last year's. King gives us the solid third heatleader we missed this year and we certainly will not miss Hansen who was a huge disappointment last season. A shame we could not keep hold of Howarth but these things happen, I suppose.

 

In my opinion, it won't be the signings of Robson and Woodward which will define our season as both are solid enough second strings. I actually hope Woodward might be a bit of a trump card for us and that the move away from Arlington might give his career a bit of a boost (change is as good as a rest and all that). The reserves look pretty well matched in all of the teams this year. If Sarge can continue the kind of improvement he made in the second half of the season we will be a match for anyone, especially around Brandon.

 

I believe Bees' season will be defined by two things:

 

1) Andersen and Harris. This team should be in contention for a playoff place but, like last season, we won't win anything if our top two cannot beat their opposite numbers at the business end of the season. That means the likes of Iversen, Bjerre, Holder, Jonsson, Zagar...

 

2) Missing doubling up riders. Last year we had three, but we did not have priority over two of them. That was too many and we had too many meetings where we were missing either Howarth, Garrity or both of them. This year, we have 4! We know we get priority over Sargeant's fixtures as he is a Coventry asset. Likewise, we know Rye House have priority over Garrity's fixtures. Robson is a Lakeside asset and I read somewhere that if a rider is an asset of another EL club and is doubling up then the EL club now gets priority. I hope this is correct.

 

No one seems to know the situation with King as he is now a BSPA asset. Lets hope common sense prevails and we get priority over King's fixtures as well. That will be a huge improvement, in terms of missing riders, over last year. The fans want to see a settled team and this was missing too often last season. One doubling up rider that has priority with another club you can cover for. Two becomes a huge inconvenience.

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To be honest, most of us were expecting either Robson or Summers so it's not come as a shock. Although none of the new signings have filled me with excitement, I believe the team is stronger than last year's. King gives us the solid third heatleader we missed this year and we certainly will not miss Hansen who was a huge disappointment last season. A shame we could not keep hold of Howarth but these things happen, I suppose.

 

In my opinion, it won't be the signings of Robson and Woodward which will define our season as both are solid enough second strings. I actually hope Woodward might be a bit of a trump card for us and that the move away from Arlington might give his career a bit of a boost (change is as good as a rest and all that). The reserves look pretty well matched in all of the teams this year. If Sarge can continue the kind of improvement he made in the second half of the season we will be a match for anyone, especially around Brandon.

 

I believe Bees' season will be defined by two things:

 

1) Andersen and Harris. This team should be in contention for a playoff place but, like last season, we won't win anything if our top two cannot beat their opposite numbers at the business end of the season. That means the likes of Iversen, Bjerre, Holder, Jonsson, Zagar...

 

2) Missing doubling up riders. Last year we had three, but we did not have priority over two of them. That was too many and we had too many meetings where we were missing either Howarth, Garrity or both of them. This year, we have 4! We know we get priority over Sargeant's fixtures as he is a Coventry asset. Likewise, we know Rye House have priority over Garrity's fixtures. Robson is a Lakeside asset and I read somewhere that if a rider is an asset of another EL club and is doubling up then the EL club now gets priority. I hope this is correct.

 

No one seems to know the situation with King as he is now a BSPA asset. Lets hope common sense prevails and we get priority over King's fixtures as well. That will be a huge improvement, in terms of missing riders, over last year. The fans want to see a settled team and this was missing too often last season. One doubling up rider that has priority with another club you can cover for. Two becomes a huge inconvenience.

seems a bit like dads army to me this is an old team not much improvement accept at reserve

What do you mean IF we can provide a grippy track?? Where else are the spuds going to grow?? :D:wink::rofl:

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Why would 'common sense prevail' if Cov get priority with King?

 

Signed for Ipswich first so priority should go there.

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Why would 'common sense prevail' if Cov get priority with King?

 

Signed for Ipswich first so priority should go there.

 

Because who signed for who first has never been a factor in deciding a rider's priority club. It used to be that PL teams took priority but has now moved towards an asset based system. As I understand it, if a rider is riding in both EL and PL, and is the asset of an EL club then the EL club who he rides for has priority.

 

Danny King is an asset of the BSPA. Previously to that, he was an asset of the Alan Philips Birmingham promotion which was an EL promotion. Common sense states that he is first and foremost, an EL rider who is doubling down (as opposed to riders like Howarth and Garrity who are PL riders doubling up). The fact that he put pen to paper with a PL side first is irrelevant.

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Am really pleased to see Stuart back in the team, a very good signing in my opinion. I would much rather have a rider that can come from the back if need be and provide the entertainment we all love to see. Stuart is an out and out racer and loves riding for Coventry. Over the years he has become a true professional and a real team player. Cant wait until March!

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