greyhoundp Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 (edited) Well we have Benji Compton, Ben Hopwood, Ash Morris, Ollie Greenwood, Rob Branford, Luke Chessell, Luke Priest, Adam Kirby, Tyler Govier all out there without Team places at the moment, some decent point scorers there and with potential to improve, which of these are going to end up at RH ?. Edited January 1, 2015 by greyhoundp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben91 Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 (edited) Can see Chessell as a Rye asset and I believe Hopwood is a Rye asset too for that matter. Not sure what the Bowen situation is but if he can ride then we may see a top three of Bowen, Hopwood and Chessell with 4 training school graduates taking the remaining slots. Watts and Sheppard seem likely inclusions. Edited January 1, 2015 by RocketBen1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander15 Posted January 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 Can see Chessell as a Rye asset and I believe Hopwood is a Rye asset too for that matter. Not sure what the Bowen situation is but if he can ride then we may see a top three of Bowen, Hopwood and Chessell with 4 training school graduates taking the remaining slots. Watts and Sheppard seem likely inclusions. Do you know how old Watts is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnieg Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 Do you know how old Watts is? Dob 26-3-88 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Stummings Posted January 2, 2015 Report Share Posted January 2, 2015 Very disappointed Aaron Moggo has decided to ride at Cradley. Can kinda understand, but his dad helps run the training school at Rye and I would have thought he'd have ridden there. But, if he wants to ride without his dad in attendance that's fine, but suspect Alan will be by his side. I kinda guess Cradley are the glamour team of NL speedway and will race infront of good crowds, unlike if he rode at Rye, they'll be a good atmosphere to. Oh and he's probably a bit better of with £ notes at Cradley and possibly will get a bit more sponsorship hopefully. Re who will race for the Raiders? Ben Hopewood is indeed a Rye asset, but traveling from Manchester where he lives? When he rode for the ill fated Hackney team in 2011 he hardly got any local sponsorship. I'm sure Andrew knows what he's doing, but it would be nice if a little more (or any) information was forthcoming. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete cc Posted January 3, 2015 Report Share Posted January 3, 2015 I don't believe I said anything about 7 no hopers as you say the points limit wont allow it. So you have to have at least 1 or 2. I think you mean 3 pointers. Not no hopers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMW Posted January 3, 2015 Report Share Posted January 3, 2015 I think you mean 3 pointers. Not no hopers. The 36 point limit wont allow a team.of no hopers. There are very few riders with the no hoper tag on 3 points Is what I meant but with the minimum limit and the over 25 DU rule you have to have a couple Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tocha Posted January 3, 2015 Report Share Posted January 3, 2015 Can see Chessell as a Rye asset and I believe Hopwood is a Rye asset too for that matter. Not sure what the Bowen situation is but if he can ride then we may see a top three of Bowen, Hopwood and Chessell with 4 training school graduates taking the remaining slots. Watts and Sheppard seem likely inclusions. If the regs. stay as they are for 2014 it will rule out Luke on age. 19.9.2 Initial Team Declarations may include: 19.9.2.1 A Rider with a PL MA of 6.00 or below if not declared in a PL 1–7 at the start of the season, although any such Rider who moves back into the PL will be ineligible if he has a PL MA of 5.00 or above. NB. A Rider with a PL MA of 5.00 or below joining a NL Team after losing a PL Team place may not remain in the NL Team if he subsequently gains a PL Team place, 19.9.2.2 A current PL Rider under 25 years-old with a PL MA of 4.00 or below at the start of the Season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben91 Posted January 3, 2015 Report Share Posted January 3, 2015 If the regs. stay as they are for 2014 it will rule out Luke on age. 19.9.2 Initial Team Declarations may include: 19.9.2.1 A Rider with a PL MA of 6.00 or below if not declared in a PL 17 at the start of the season, although any such Rider who moves back into the PL will be ineligible if he has a PL MA of 5.00 or above. NB. A Rider with a PL MA of 5.00 or below joining a NL Team after losing a PL Team place may not remain in the NL Team if he subsequently gains a PL Team place, 19.9.2.2 A current PL Rider under 25 years-old with a PL MA of 4.00 or below at the start of the Season. I was under that impression however Len has stated in the press he intends to use Luke, granted Andrew is in sole control of the Raiders now so may have his own plans. Haven't seen anything to suggest he will be allowed to obviously but then getting information about rule changes etc is usually harder than drawing blood from a stone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayne Posted January 3, 2015 Report Share Posted January 3, 2015 19.9.2.2 is unchanged for 2015. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackneyrocket Posted January 4, 2015 Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 Could James Sarjeant be coming back to Rye? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben91 Posted January 4, 2015 Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 19.9.2.2 is unchanged for 2015. Cheers Jayne, rules Luke out for certain then. Could James Sarjeant be coming back to Rye? Considering he's riding for Coventry in the EL and Glasgow in the PL I doubt he'd want to sandwich a Saturday night at Rye between to two. Plus he's not our asset and we wouldn't see any long term benefit from using him so I highly doubt it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tocha Posted January 6, 2015 Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 Cheers Jayne, rules Luke out for certain then. Considering he's riding for Coventry in the EL and Glasgow in the PL I doubt he'd want to sandwich a Saturday night at Rye between to two. Plus he's not our asset and we wouldn't see any long term benefit from using him so I highly doubt Jason Bunyan qualifies. It looks unlikely that he will get a PL place in 2015 whilst Oliver Greenwood hasn't signed in the NL. Will it be Saturday, though. That would make total of 21 home fixtures in all (PL and NL) and that doesn't include LC,, KOC, NT. etc. or even play-offs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan_Jones Posted January 6, 2015 Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 Will it be Saturday, though. That would make total of 21 home fixtures in all (PL and NL) and that doesn't include LC,, KOC, NT. etc. or even play-offs. Saturdays and Bank Holiday Mondays, including some double headers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben91 Posted January 6, 2015 Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 Jason Bunyan qualifies. It looks unlikely that he will get a PL place in 2015 whilst Oliver Greenwood hasn't signed in the NL. Will it be Saturday, though. That would make total of 21 home fixtures in all (PL and NL) and that doesn't include LC,, KOC, NT. etc. or even play-offs. I doubt we'll ever see Bunyan as a Rye rider at any level again after last season. Can't see us using Greenwood, would like to think, however it probably wasn't the case, we made an offer for him to race as a Rocket again this season and assuming that if we did he has turned us down. A cracking prospect but why help develop a rider for another club to prosper? We'll have away meetings at Berwick and Workington on Saturday nights, they will more than likely be filled with Raiders meetings. Then expect a few other Saturday night race nights when the Rockets don't have a home meeting too. Bank Holiday Monday double headers are to return too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heathen1984 Posted January 6, 2015 Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 Top 3 could be Compton, Hopwood and Chesell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben91 Posted January 6, 2015 Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 Top 3 could be Compton, Hopwood and Chesell. Compton taking some time out I heard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackbird Posted January 6, 2015 Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 Can't see us using Greenwood, would like to think, however it probably wasn't the case, we made an offer for him to race as a Rocket again this season and assuming that if we did he has turned us down. A cracking prospect but why help develop a rider for another club to prosper? Well maybe, but you have to have some riders and the way you describe the team building it would be painting yourselves into a corner to turn down anyone who's not a club asset. Oli would be the top rider in the division - surely better to have him than not? Compton taking some time out I heard.He went to race in NZ this winter with Sarjeant didn't he? Doesn't sound like the actions of someone giving up.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityrebel Posted January 6, 2015 Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 I have not missed the marathon double headers at rye in the past couple of years. I just hope that Len can speed up the running of meetings at the launch pad next season, sorting out the pathetic track grading and watering would be a good start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben91 Posted January 7, 2015 Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 Well maybe, but you have to have some riders and the way you describe the team building it would be painting yourselves into a corner to turn down anyone who's not a club asset. Oli would be the top rider in the division - surely better to have him than not? He went to race in NZ this winter with Sarjeant didn't he? Doesn't sound like the actions of someone giving up.. Don't think we'll struggle to field a team above the minimum without having to use someone else's asset/helping to develop a rider for another club tbh. If his performances for Peterborough at Rye turned out to be match winners and he was racing at Rye regularly as a Raider then yes it would be better to not have him. The Raiders are our second team and about development of our own riders not in the league to win at all costs. I could be wrong but saw that Benji was selling some kit on Facebook as he was taking a break. Would take him as the Raiders number one, not a Rye asset granted but don't think he'll progress much further in the sport and it would be good to have one experienced head in the line up. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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