Sings4Speedway Posted December 30, 2015 Report Share Posted December 30, 2015 last year people were dismissing the eagles for being a team of journeymen and unknown novices, the only people this team need to impress is the dugards and to do it on the track.we would be foolish to expect phillips to be another georgie wood but he has more experience of speedway than wood did and he knows that good performances would attract the attention of the rebels so it's not out of the question. a fitter, leaner hopwood should be as good if not better. andrews i wanted back but it will be tough for him to increase his average as i don't see him dropping to reserve this season. knight has totally come in under my radar but the reaction to him signing was very positive with him increasing his average easily and wood himself so long as he can avoid the dreaded 'consolidation second season' should carry on where he left off. if the worst kept secret in speedway is true and the no1 & no7 are hughes & powell, thats not a bad side at all but then again i an biased The reason everyone rated the Eastbourne team last year was because it was full of riders who could hold their average or jokers who could add loads to their average which they all did even with Dugard & Owen not achieving as much as expected. This year the clear jokers are not there but steady improvement throughout is very possible. Hopwood apart who should maintain his average there is potential for Hughes, Andrews & Woods to add a point each and Knight should be nearer 1.5-2. The difference is you wont have a Wood or Spiller type rider at reserve cleaning up. Many teams are in that boat also so it will be about who does/n't improve from the lower berths? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander15 Posted December 30, 2015 Report Share Posted December 30, 2015 The reason everyone rated the Eastbourne team last year was because it was full of riders who could hold their average or jokers who could add loads to their average which they all did even with Dugard & Owen not achieving as much as expected. This year the clear jokers are not there but steady improvement throughout is very possible. Hopwood apart who should maintain his average there is potential for Hughes, Andrews & Woods to add a point each and Knight should be nearer 1.5-2. The difference is you wont have a Wood or Spiller type rider at reserve cleaning up. Many teams are in that boat also so it will be about who does/n't improve from the lower berths? This time last year not many people expected Wood to go so well and juding by the rare appearances that Powell made in the NL last year, I see no reason to suggest that he won't be one of the stronger reserve in the league even if he doesn't do a Zach/Perks/Wood/Spiller, he certainly could do a Neale/Dwyer/Kinsley/Bowtell imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex2000 Posted December 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2015 I have since been back on his profile and he has removed the 2016 part however that doesn't take away from the fact he is likely to be with kings next year and I have my money firmly placed that he will be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teaboy279 Posted December 30, 2015 Report Share Posted December 30, 2015 Gonna try avoiding predictions especially until we know all Line ups. But last season I confidently predicted kent would finish above Eastbourne and look what happened.... lol But I do feel that cradley look the team with best average building potential. If jack and Luke fire the way they can then Cradley will be the team to beat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern monkey Posted December 31, 2015 Report Share Posted December 31, 2015 Hughes will be good at 1 but remembering he was only at 5 last season,I can't see him putting anything on his average,knight will do well with help from the dugard but usually quits halfway through the season anyway.hopwood will improve only if he loses weight and then the rest of the team is 4 reserves.Birmingham my pick for next year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurnTwo Posted December 31, 2015 Report Share Posted December 31, 2015 Georgie wood ' a reserve' the reserve that rode round Tom Perry on his home track using his own 3/4 bend line where he goes around everyone he most certainly isn't a reserve nor is Richard Andrews frankly Andrews is probably one of the strongest number 2 in the league Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaptooth Posted December 31, 2015 Report Share Posted December 31, 2015 Better teams than Eastbourne on paper . Hughes has a habit of jacking it in at the drop of a hat. Hopwood will never be any better than the solid heat leader he is. Not enough in the tank this year at Eastbourne. They will not be winning a treble this year. Bloody good luck though all the same Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern monkey Posted December 31, 2015 Report Share Posted December 31, 2015 saw wood at cov but weren't that impressed,looking at his scores he blows hot and cold,powell had 1 good meeting,nick philips I've not heard of but he's pictured a bike length infront of fletcher so that don't seem very promising,andrews has peaked I think. Cradley Birmingham Buxton top 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex2000 Posted December 31, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2015 saw wood at cov but weren't that impressed,looking at his scores he blows hot and cold,powell had 1 good meeting,nick philips I've not heard of but he's pictured a bike length infront of fletcher so that don't seem very promising,andrews has peaked I think. Cradley Birmingham Buxton top 3 I don't think the meeting at Coventry said anything good for our riders! Only Brad and hopwood. I think wood blows far more hot than cold. Cradley have some good riders but they have 2 heat leaders that won't improve in Morris and Clegg. They have both outgrown the league and with Clegg doing 2 more leagues that are more important I can see him dropping this league as a realistic possibility if he can't fit everything in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan_Jones Posted December 31, 2015 Report Share Posted December 31, 2015 Hughes has a habit of jacking it in at the drop of a hat. That was my worry at the start of the season but it didn't take long to see that he was back to his best and, with some more money thrown at him, he could carry on where he left off in the PL. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander15 Posted December 31, 2015 Report Share Posted December 31, 2015 (edited) I don't think the meeting at Coventry said anything good for our riders! Only Brad and hopwood. I think wood blows far more hot than cold. Cradley have some good riders but they have 2 heat leaders that won't improve in Morris and Clegg. They have both outgrown the league and with Clegg doing 2 more leagues that are more important I can see him dropping this league as a realistic possibility if he can't fit everything in. Haven't you contradicted yourself there? They potentially have the best top 2 in the league and both could be 10-10.5 point men on 9.72 and 9.06 point averages. Not many other teams have a top 2 with as much improvement in them because naturally it's easier to get better when starting from a lower point but I can only see them both really dominating now they're back at Monmore. Edited December 31, 2015 by Islander15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex2000 Posted December 31, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2015 The argus man says look out online tomorrow morning Haven't you contradicted yourself there? They potentially have the best top 2 in the league and both could be 10-10.5 point men on 9.72 and 9.06 point averages. Not many other teams have a top 2 with as much improvement in them because naturally it's easier to get better when starting from a lower point but I can only see them both really dominating now they're back at Monmore. Yes I have you could say. But what I mean is that is what we expect from them and that is what will happen they won't increase their average dramatically like Brad did this season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurnTwo Posted December 31, 2015 Report Share Posted December 31, 2015 I heard joe Jacobs making a comeback to sport. Just thought his average fits too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolt Posted December 31, 2015 Report Share Posted December 31, 2015 Jacobs never left the sport, just took a year out. His a bargain on that average. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurnTwo Posted December 31, 2015 Report Share Posted December 31, 2015 Halsey has commented on his status saying good luck with Eastbourne the plot thickens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex2000 Posted January 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2016 Seems he won the Palmer trophy beating Morley and Armo so can't have lost the knack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex2000 Posted January 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2016 Halsey has commented on his status saying good luck with Eastbourne the plot thickens Must have been going on holiday to Eastbourne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocky61 Posted January 1, 2016 Report Share Posted January 1, 2016 Kyle Hughes what do people think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex2000 Posted January 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2016 (edited) Another guess correct! He's got some decent scores everywhere he has been but didn't record many 1st places at Arlington. I think for once I'm more worried about his home form being slow to pick up rather than away. Saying that he beat Brad at Arlington. But I'd take Hughes over anyone making a comeback at least we know he will perform well. Also he's ridden a few big tracks including IOW so they must be trying to bridge that gap that we had last season. Edited January 1, 2016 by Al3x200 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurnTwo Posted January 1, 2016 Report Share Posted January 1, 2016 I think kyles back to his best and if he had a 3 point pl average would have been picked up anywhere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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