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1. Kyle Hughes 8.67 = 8.00
2. Richard Andrews 5.18 = 6.00
3. Jake Knight 6.00= 5.50
4. Georgie Wood 5.90 = 6.50
5. Ben Hopwood 8.00 = 7.40
6. Nick Phillips 3.00 = 4.00
7. Charley Powell 3.00 = 4.50

 

dont rate eastbourne that much this year.

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1. Kyle Hughes 8.67 = 8.00

2. Richard Andrews 5.18 = 6.00

3. Jake Knight 6.00= 5.50

4. Georgie Wood 5.90 = 6.50

5. Ben Hopwood 8.00 = 7.40

6. Nick Phillips 3.00 = 4.00

7. Charley Powell 3.00 = 4.50

 

dont rate eastbourne that much this year.

Hughes won't drop his average neither will Knight. They didn't rate us last season.
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No I haven't as we have only been in the NL 1 season and he only rode half of last season. If you look at Andrews he was going nowhere in 2013-2014 but the right guidance from the Dugards has made him a much better rider. There is no reason for Hughes to struggle either he made a comeback last season made it to be one of the best number 5s in the league from being a second string level rider. He can easily adapt to a harder league because maybe you don't see it at your club but everyone at Eastbourne is there to get the best out of the riders. If he drops to 8.00 I will be surprised.

And don't forget Come June the Spillers should be available....

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Nieve or blind faith?

There are far better sides than Eastbourne this year .

missed a trick by not using Kelsey I think. But given that he hasn'tsigned anywhere else he is clearly being kept for a switch during the season as soon as they realise that their hotshot reserves are pants.

I just don't see this side as a winner. Hughes been around for years. Same for Hopwood. Good lads but not going anywhere other than where they're at. Wood can't make a bike work for 2 meetings in a row. Knight not all he's being made out to be. Hope Rich Andrews can keep the momentum from last year. Genuine good guy and deservedly skipper.

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Ok then if you are saying we will be rubbish we could have had

Adam Ellis 10.14

Ben Hopwood 8.00

Georgie Wood 5.90

Kelsey Dugard 4.49

Nick Phillips 3.00

Danyon Hume 3.79

Tom Wooley 4.68

Which makes 40

 

Top heavy team this is but it has Adam Ellis in it because that seems to be how you think. You don't need stand out riders in a team just solidarity all the way down.

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Nieve or blind faith?

There are far better sides than Eastbourne this year .

missed a trick by not using Kelsey I think. But given that he hasn'tsigned anywhere else he is clearly being kept for a switch during the season as soon as they realise that their hotshot reserves are pants.

I just don't see this side as a winner. Hughes been around for years. Same for Hopwood. Good lads but not going anywhere other than where they're at. Wood can't make a bike work for 2 meetings in a row. Knight not all he's being made out to be. Hope Rich Andrews can keep the momentum from last year. Genuine good guy and deservedly skipper.

blimey, i guess that santa didn't get round to everybody this christmas. btw kelsey isn't being kept back for anything he was promised places at 2 different clubs that both changed their minds which has resulted in him being on the sidelines.

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We won't use Kelsey unless we are forced better 3pointer in Ethan Spiller and heatleader in Daniel spiller. I read your post as if you were running down all the bad things about the team sorry if I was wrong.

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Just don't rate the riders as highly as you do. I hope the Matt Ford of the national league makes it happen for you

You are right we don't have a stand out rider or one we know will perform I am sure Connor Ford will do the job if sh!t hits the fan
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Ben will do a good job again but won't put much on his average. I bet he will be happy to maintain It after the up and down career he has had. Your reserves are the concern. Not as bad as some but nothing like last year.

Could have said the same about Georgie but having seen Powell race at Arlington I'm not sure it was a "no brainer" like Connor said it was. Only time will tell!
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Fact is, no-one really knows, and that speedway for you.

Guys like Pitstop that makes statements that this team wont and that team will, do make me laugh, although I do realize that a lot of what he says is tongue in cheek and to get reaction.

 

Sure we don't have BWD or one of the top number ones but even if we did, it would only mean having someone worse in the lower order and anyway, who knows how Kyle will go, especially with the Dugards behind him.

 

The 3 pointers may well do what our starting reserves did last year. Charlie has already shown he can score go points in a match.

 

But we have two things that could do it for us,

 

1. The Dugards, they have shown they will make changes and bring in riders when required and the likes of Hopwood, the Spillers and Mattie Bates show that. I am sure they will do the same if and when required this season.

 

2. Home track advantage. Okay, some other teams fans dont like our track but its what we have and if we are top 4 at the end of the year, we are in there with a massive chance.

 

Bring ion the season

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Show me where I've made the statements you allege.

sorry I'm not the sycophantic fan you'd clearly prefer. All I've said is I don't rate this team as much as last year .

As I stated some time ago I hope to be proved wrong.

and it's guys like Pitstop who've put in and done plenty for the club over the last 10 years 😉

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