allthegearbutnaeidea Posted October 26, 2015 Report Share Posted October 26, 2015 His average is too good to not try and get him back, that along with the fact that he's an asset, has sponsors in Berwick, has a place to stay and his best mate has already signed, what is there not to like about it 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screm Posted October 26, 2015 Report Share Posted October 26, 2015 If any team runs with a big hitting No1, they had better have the best No 6 available, but to be fair it equally applies to a team in depth. Â Now that all clubs have to have a 3pt rider at number seven, a strong number six is as important as an out and out number one for next season, to their credit Berwick might have already covered that if Mellgren starts in the number six position. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted October 26, 2015 Report Share Posted October 26, 2015 Now that all clubs have to have a 3pt rider at number seven, a strong number six is as important as an out and out number one for next season, to their credit Berwick might have already covered that if Mellgren starts in the number six position.Dont really see what all the fuss about reserves is,all teams will start with a 3pt man at reserve,it just depends on how you want to build the other 6 riders.IF we have Carr at reserve as 3 pt man that will be decent as he has a lot of expieriance at Berwick.Think a few other Teams might be looking at him for that position though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screm Posted October 26, 2015 Report Share Posted October 26, 2015 Dont really see what all the fuss about reserves is,all teams will start with a 3pt man at reserve,it just depends on how you want to build the other 6 riders.IF we have Carr at reserve as 3 pt man that will be decent as he has a lot of expieriance at Berwick.Think a few other Teams might be looking at him for that position though. Â Agree, especially giving his experience in the PL. Obviously Berwick must be looking at him, but as you say there will be others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkafag Posted October 26, 2015 Report Share Posted October 26, 2015 (edited) While Cook was a bit of an anomaly in that he simply won a lot of races, Edinburgh have shown that strong reserves don’t matter.  I would also question the requirement of a genuinely strong reserve now to partner the Number 7/3.00 Brit, quite a lot of reserves are going to be poor and thus easy pickings. An example case being someone like Nathan Greaves (not to pick on him) could meet a rider like Jan Gravesen a minimum of twice a meeting (Heat 2/8/12 or 14). If you manage smartly you could bully the other sides weak link with a moderate rider. I would assume there will be a bit of that this season given only 2 heats are protected. A decent Brit on 3.00 and one of the runoff the mill journeymen reserves of the last few years could score a lot of points this season. Edited October 26, 2015 by sparkafag 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robinh88 Posted October 27, 2015 Report Share Posted October 27, 2015 Although not a fan of track record seekers, Alden, if his head is back together is a good punt. Forgot to say , Melgren is a very good signing especially if he is at reserve, if we have a weaker rider than that at No6. we could be far too weak at the bottom end, more than ever one strong reserve is vital. Â Is Mellgren another "hump and dump" Â so to speak? as with Pijper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Kelly 41 Posted October 27, 2015 Report Share Posted October 27, 2015  Is Mellgren another "hump and dump"  so to speak? as with Pijper  Meaning what, exactly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robinh88 Posted October 27, 2015 Report Share Posted October 27, 2015 get him up to 7 then get rid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topsoil Posted October 27, 2015 Report Share Posted October 27, 2015 get him up to 7 then get rid If Anders Mellgren gets up to a 7 point average Berwick will be ecstatic and will have pulled off a great signing. But speedway is a numbers game. Who knows what the circumstances for the rider / club will be in 18 months time. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robinh88 Posted October 27, 2015 Report Share Posted October 27, 2015 no anders mellgren would then be a problem... we have lots of 7 pt riders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topsoil Posted October 27, 2015 Report Share Posted October 27, 2015 no anders mellgren would then be a problem... we have lots of 7 pt riders Can't see why he would be a problem for 2016 if he puts a point and a half on his average. The average for the 2017 season is a whole different argument. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
To The Point Posted October 27, 2015 Report Share Posted October 27, 2015 (edited) A likely alternative could be Jorgensen 7.80 Doolan 6.95 Vissing 7.54 Alden 7.37 Mellgren 5.57 Hall 4.04 Carr 3.00 What about  Jorgensen 7.80 Pjiper 6,53 Alden 7.37 Melgren 5.57 Doolan 6.95 ? Carr 3.00  This leaves 5.28 what about a new rider asset like Michal Skurla 5.00 ave  This would leave Melgren & Skurla rolling around each other at No6 Edited October 27, 2015 by To The Point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted October 27, 2015 Report Share Posted October 27, 2015 What about  Jorgensen 7.80 Pjiper 6,53 Alden 7.37 Melgren 5.57 Doolan 6.95 ? Carr 3.00  This leaves 5.28 what about a new rider asset like Michal Skurla 5.00 ave  This would leave Melgren & Skurla rolling around each other at No6 No thanks to Pjiper past best and still does longtrack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allthegearbutnaeidea Posted October 27, 2015 Report Share Posted October 27, 2015 What about  Jorgensen 7.80 Pjiper 6,53 Alden 7.37 Melgren 5.57 Doolan 6.95 ? Carr 3.00  This leaves 5.28 what about a new rider asset like Michal Skurla 5.00 ave  This would leave Melgren & Skurla rolling around each other at No6 Not sure on that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
To The Point Posted October 27, 2015 Report Share Posted October 27, 2015 Not sure on that Neither am I really, just popping ideas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topsoil Posted October 27, 2015 Report Share Posted October 27, 2015 Matty Wethers rode really well for Workington at the end of the season. Back on a decent average? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
To The Point Posted October 27, 2015 Report Share Posted October 27, 2015 Matty Wethers rode really well for Workington at the end of the season. Back on a decent average? Matty on 4.96 is a good punt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted October 27, 2015 Report Share Posted October 27, 2015 Matty on 4.96 is a good puntYep good no 6 IMO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penchev Posted October 27, 2015 Report Share Posted October 27, 2015 Matty Wethers rode really well for Workington at the end of the season. Back on a decent average? Local ish as well, save on travelling costs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Endeavour Posted October 27, 2015 Report Share Posted October 27, 2015 Is Matthew still an Edinburgh asset? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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