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No one knows how next season will go, it's a premier league at best for all teams. I think (hope) that the riders signed will have a point to prove, most young, upcoming, hungry riders. It may not be the car crash all are making it out to be.

So Poole with KK Hans Brady Young Holder Klindt Newman Shanes is a pl side at best?? Rye Harris Nicholls Kennett Watt pl standard? I dont believe

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So Poole with KK Hans Brady Young Holder Klindt Newman Shanes is a pl side at best?? Rye Harris Nicholls Kennett Watt pl standard? I dont believe

For once we agree on something. This year really exposes the wealth gap between teams and promoters team building ability. This is when we see Rosco being a good team manger and a bad team builder. I would now say that Coventry are a better team than Swindon. I fear for Swindon more than any other team at the moment.

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One of the worst teams swindon have ever put out ..anyone got a wooden spoon

Reckon it may be better than the 83 side?

It's certainly not better than this year's Coventry team though as some have posted (in fairness until these two signings I thought the team was looking ok, and tbh zach is an ok signing). Emil and bellego, think there were much better options to spend 12 points on. Puts a heap of pressure on Ellis, presume he and bellego will be paired at 3&4?

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For once we agree on something. This year really exposes the wealth gap between teams and promoters team building ability. This is when we see Rosco being a good team manger and a bad team builder. I would now say that Coventry are a better team than Swindon. I fear for Swindon more than any other team at the moment.

 

More than Leicester??
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Roynon or Wilson-Dean at number 2 will make a perfectly good team. Grondal will beat Sarjeant, Clegg, Rose & Branford in the averages & Wajknecht will beat the new 2 pointers (inc Shanes at Poole).

 

Plus, we could rejuvenate our flagging asset base.

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It just shows how poor our league is. The promoters had a major rebuild to do & they've got it all wrong IMO. Riders will be left on the shelf because of the ''new average ruling''. Kindt rides 4 premier league matches & can start the season on that average wherefore riders like Justin Sedgmen have to start on a converted 7.7 average, Sedgy averaged lower than Klindt in the EL last season. It's a complete balls up.

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Roynon or Wilson-Dean at number 2 will make a perfectly good team. Grondal will beat Sarjeant, Clegg, Rose & Branford in the averages & Wajknecht will beat the new 2 pointers (inc Shanes at Poole).

 

Plus, we could rejuvenate our flagging asset base.

I admire your optimism, this team has to change after the first set of averages come out.

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All irrelevant now, but I think the points could have been used in a better way. Looking at averages the choices are slim when building around Morris & Doyle, but would have preferred Palm Toft OR Douglas along with someone like Rasmus Jensen in place of Bellego and Grondal.

Yep, I'd have preferred a 7 pointer & a 6 pointer rather than a 7 & a 4!

 

There's much more to team-building than averages & while I don't think Rosco is a strategist he knows much more about riders than me. If he's convinced that his signings have the right attitude, good equipment & will turn up every week I'm happy to be optimistic.

 

After all, what's Klindt's excuse; he should've been a top rider but has turned into a mediocre journeyman.

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Yep, I'd have preferred a 7 pointer & a 6 pointer rather than a 7 & a 4!

 

There's much more to team-building than averages & while I don't think Rosco is a strategist he knows much more about riders than me. If he's convinced that his signings have the right attitude, good equipment & will turn up every week I'm happy to be optimistic.

 

After all, what's Klindt's excuse; he should've been a top rider but has turned into a mediocre journeyman.

Agree about Klindt, first came over here as the latest Danish superstar and has failed to deliver over and over again, went to Leicester last season as nobody else wanted him.

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Yep, I'd have preferred a 7 pointer & a 6 pointer rather than a 7 & a 4!

 

There's much more to team-building than averages & while I don't think Rosco is a strategist he knows much more about riders than me. If he's convinced that his signings have the right attitude, good equipment & will turn up every week I'm happy to be optimistic.

 

After all, what's Klindt's excuse; he should've been a top rider but has turned into a mediocre journeyman.

They can be fitted in with the rest (if what I've heard is correct anyway!) so I'm not seeing the logic.

 

Agreed, Rosco should know best and I'll trust his judgement. This team on paper is pushing that to the limit though!

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