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It's a sad state of affairs when top riders from 2016 are pencilled in to a 2017 team. Surely for their own sakes we should be wishing them well for an advancement to the PL and build next years teams around this years reserves and the younger second strings?.

 

In any case I suspect that there will be such a shake up at the AGM as to render this game rather pointless, come mid November.

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Tricky one for Brummies, having such a great team this year but we cant keep all 7 riders from this year

 

1. Tom Bacon 7.70

2. Danyon Hume 7.33

3. Jack Parkinson Blackburn 6.74

4. Jack Smith 6.09

5. Ryan Blacklock 5.76

6. Jordan Jenkins 3.00

7. Layne Cupitt 3.18

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It's a sad state of affairs when top riders from 2016 are pencilled in to a 2017 team. Surely for their own sakes we should be wishing them well for an advancement to the PL and build next years teams around this years reserves and the younger second strings?.

 

In any case I suspect that there will be such a shake up at the AGM as to render this game rather pointless, come mid November.

 

I wish and expect many riders to progress into the PL next season however i feel several will benefit from doubling up & the additional rides.

I also expect the points limit to come down and clearly this thread is just a bit of fun for the numbers nerds / a compliment to the riders we expect to improve further in 2017.

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...this thread is just a bit of fun for the numbers nerds...

Oh go on then...

 

Birmingham: - 39.86

1. Tom Bacon - 7.70

2. Danyon Hume - 7.33

3. Jack Parkinson Blackburn - 6.74

4. Jack Smith - 6.09

5. Ben Hopwood - 6.00

6. Kyle Bickley - 3.00

7. Joe Lawlor - 3.00

 

Stoke: = 49.67

Luke Priest - 8.56

James Cockle - 7.06

Jon Armstrong - 7.82

Ben Wilson - 8.24

Tony Atkin - 6.86

Lee Smart - 5.71

Lee Dicken - 5.42

 

There you go. A typically young Birmingham team and a typicaly old Stoke team...and despite the 10 point advantage, I'd put money on that Brummies team beating Stoke any day of the week and twice on Sundays.

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Oh go on then...

 

Birmingham: - 39.86

1. Tom Bacon - 7.70

2. Danyon Hume - 7.33

3. Jack Parkinson Blackburn - 6.74

4. Jack Smith - 6.09

5. Ben Hopwood - 6.00

6. Kyle Bickley - 3.00

7. Joe Lawlor - 3.00

 

Stoke: = 49.67

Luke Priest - 8.56

James Cockle - 7.06

Jon Armstrong - 7.82

Ben Wilson - 8.24

Tony Atkin - 6.86

Lee Smart - 5.71

Lee Dicken - 5.42

 

There you go. A typically young Birmingham team and a typicaly old Stoke team...and despite the 10 point advantage, I'd put money on that Brummies team beating Stoke any day of the week and twice on Sundays.

 

Right, I'm getting the hang of this now.

So instead of all this team-building based on contrived averages, perhaps we could do something based on the combined age of the team.

The older the team, the more points head-start they get.

 

On that basis, uk martin, the powerful Stoke team that you have just put together has a combined age of 249!

I think that will take some beating and I confidently predict that the Stoke Potters will be NL Champs in 2017.

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Colt 2017

 

Daniel Bewley (if he's recovered)

Kyle Bickley

Rob shuttleworth

Jack Andrew Smith

Jon Armstrong

Luke Woodhall

Ben Woodhall

 

 

Don't think I will be to far off

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Bailey

Kinsley

Hampshire

Whitmore

 

Then whoever is left once the stand alone clubs have had their pick to make the Starlets competitive. Nothing against Campos or Hazeldene but would be nice to see some new younger faces.

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Right, I'm getting the hang of this now.

So instead of all this team-building based on contrived averages, perhaps we could do something based on the combined age of the team.

The older the team, the more points head-start they get.

 

On that basis, uk martin, the powerful Stoke team that you have just put together has a combined age of 249!

I think that will take some beating and I confidently predict that the Stoke Potters will be NL Champs in 2017.

:t:

If its a head start for age how about

Armstrong - 7.82

Atkin - 6.86

Cockle - 7.06

Mason - 6.54

Tedham - 3.93

Clifton 4.22

Burnett - 3.23

Total 39.66

 

Under the 40 point limit and that team wouldn't be bottom

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Then whoever is left once the stand alone clubs have had their pick to make the Starlets competitive. Nothing against Campos or Hazeldene but would be nice to see some new younger faces.

 

 

Funny to see Shane classed as old at the grand old age of 22 lol

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Trouble is Gordon if you had a teenage 1-7 you have nobody to pass guidance on. Having worked in the king's Lynn pits. The mix works well and without it some of the youngsters would be all at sea. Scott and Shane bring more to the team than just their riding

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If Lynn don't want Shane then send him to kent please. Seems a lovely lad and was giving all sorts of advice to younger riders and indeed adult novices when I met him at Lydd in the summer. And looked a class act, and his form before his horrific crash was the best of his career.

I imagine he will have numerous offers this winter.

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