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I must be in a minority but I couldn't care less who is missing next season as I'd just prefer to see riders who actually want to ride in the UK. If that means a weaker league then so be it.

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Harris would be a number one in a weaker league yes but not a genuine number one

Surely it depends how much weaker. He'd be a good number 1 in the NL, the PL and an EL without the top 5 or 6 riders he'd be THE number 1.

 

He was 6th in the EL averages behind Ward and Magic who are not riding EL in 2016, Kildemand who's also. It likely to be riding. It also rose half his meeting as second string in 2015. Leaves Doyle and Iversen ahead of him. He was also 5th in 2014 behind Iversen, Ward, Hans and Zagar.

 

Not a number 1 my arse!

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Surely it depends how much weaker. He'd be a good number 1 in the NL, the PL and an EL without the top 5 or 6 riders he'd be THE number 1.

He was 6th in the EL averages behind Ward and Magic who are not riding EL in 2016, Kildemand who's also. It likely to be riding. It also rose half his meeting as second string in 2015. Leaves Doyle and Iversen ahead of him. He was also 5th in 2014 behind Iversen, Ward, Hans and Zagar.

Not a number 1 my arse!

thats my point take away the top riders weaken the league even more and he would be a number one .Do I want that no I want to see the top men people say what is wrong with speedway and that is it the Elite league will be at the same level as the Pl well it is now virtually
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Can it get much weaker ?

 

How are you defining weak?

I must be in a minority but I couldn't care less who is missing next season as I'd just prefer to see riders who actually want to ride in the UK. If that means a weaker league then so be it.

Fully agree with you Gemini.

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Well after this weekends bun fest I would say the league has been weakened.

Bees top 5 will be about 32.5 and then you can only have three riders off a to be compiled list of heat leaders .

Not sure if the heat format is changing or not I am assuming it is.

We could almost have the same 1-7 as this year but its slightly over the 40.5 limit. Depending on who is on this heat leader list of course, I'm worried how that is going to be compiled.

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Well after this weekends bun fest I would say the league has been weakened.

Bees top 5 will be about 32.5 and then you can only have three riders off a to be compiled list of heat leaders .

Not sure if the heat format is changing or not I am assuming it is.

The league is slightly stronger. Poole have to lose a point, we have to lose 0.3 of a point, BV a point, Swindon a little over a point, where as if Wolves sign Roynon to replace Blackbird they have a spare 5.5 points! Leicester need to find 7 points work of riders (both could sign a 10 pointer for their 5th rider!), Lakeside are a point short as are Lynn. So on the whole, if all teams build to the limit, the league will gain points, not lose them.

 

 

IMO, the limit should have been 42.5 and draft riders sign on their EL averages

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What a surprise that it helps Newman & Poole AGAIN

But it is a surprise. The mupets are ruining things for their own clubs by giving Poole a head start. It's all well and good us on here claiming Poole cheat, bend, manipulate etc but if other promoters are going to give them a free point for team building, well......

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But it is a surprise. The mupets are ruining things for their own clubs by giving Poole a head start. It's all well and good us on here claiming Poole cheat, bend, manipulate etc but if other promoters are going to give them a free point for team building, well......

Totally agree & I blame the promotors who could've voted against it.

 

They wonder why their crowds are dropping when they put their clubs at such a disadvantage.

 

At this rate Poole will continue to dominate as they take advantage of the rules with riders like Newman & Brady Kurtz.

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The league is slightly stronger. Poole have to lose a point, we have to lose 0.3 of a point, BV a point, Swindon a little over a point, where as if Wolves sign Roynon to replace Blackbird they have a spare 5.5 points! Leicester need to find 7 points work of riders (both could sign a 10 pointer for their 5th rider!), Lakeside are a point short as are Lynn. So on the whole, if all teams build to the limit, the league will gain points, not lose them.

 

 

IMO, the limit should have been 42.5 and draft riders sign on their EL averages

where are they going to find ten point riders ?
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where are they going to find ten point riders ?

Exactly. There are none. But the point is that the league won't be weaker, the limit allows for plenty of improvement in a couple of teams.

 

If you bear in mind Kildemand/Ward and Magic are gone too, plenty of points worth of riders need to be found. But try don't exist!

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