bigcatdiary Posted February 5, 2019 Report Share Posted February 5, 2019 38 minutes ago, Daniel Smith said: Andersen will be alongside Kerr. The worst reserve pairing in the league If MPT is in the side it’s looking like he will partner Andersen as Kerrs last GSA was 5.50 whilst MPT is 5.36 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g13webb Posted February 5, 2019 Report Share Posted February 5, 2019 2 hours ago, stevehone said: but if those "excellent replacements" are in the team this year, then they're poor .. not getting your logic, sorry The logic being, Riss was far better rider than Kerr and MPT was way better than Andersen. Without those two replacements we would have struggled. This year, it is expected all four riders will be in the same team..... Looking at the announced teams in this Premier league, All of them have 4 capable heat leaders, each have 3 decent top riders. At Lynn we even struggle to name our 2nd heat leader. Our team is made up with 1 top rider, 5 second strings, and a reserve. For those not convinced try making a comparison, man to man with Wolves side. Apart from Robert we fall way short in every position... We would struggle to win the second division... You can look at it any way you like, but this is not good...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tellboy Posted February 5, 2019 Report Share Posted February 5, 2019 15 minutes ago, g13webb said: The logic being, Riss was far better rider than Kerr and MPT was way better than Andersen. Without those two replacements we would have struggled. This year, it is expected all four riders will be in the same team..... Looking at the announced teams in this Premier league, All of them have 4 capable heat leaders, each have 3 decent top riders. At Lynn we even struggle to name our 2nd heat leader. Our team is made up with 1 top rider, 5 second strings, and a reserve. For those not convinced try making a comparison, man to man with Wolves side. Apart from Robert we fall way short in every position... We would struggle to win the second division... You can look at it any way you like, but this is not good...... MPT replaced Rose not Andersen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Smith Posted February 5, 2019 Report Share Posted February 5, 2019 2 hours ago, bigcatdiary said: If MPT is in the side it’s looking like he will partner Andersen as Kerrs last GSA was 5.50 whilst MPT is 5.36 Kerr is also 5.36 with 2.5% reduction. Then the choice will be who goes reserve, I think they'll put Kerr there to help him after his injury layoff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidney the robin Posted February 5, 2019 Report Share Posted February 5, 2019 4 hours ago, stevehone said: but if those "excellent replacements" are in the team this year, then they're poor .. not getting your logic, sorry But those riders have to step up another notch this year a different scenario.If i knew that Puk was back fit and firing again i would of been more optimistic because there are riders that i like in the side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haza Posted February 5, 2019 Report Share Posted February 5, 2019 3 hours ago, Speedball said: I don't see a lot of improvement in this season's (anticipated) side and don't see us challenging at all, which is very disappointing after last season. Robert would have to go great guns to put a big increase on his average again. Went from 7.38 to 9.13. Sure he'll be between 9.00 to 9.50 but he won't have a lot of support this year. Despite Niels having a poor season by his standards, they still chalked up several match winning 5-1's. Ty put 1.17 on his average last season (5.50 to 6.67) and I can't see him doing that again, in fact would be surprised if he even matched his average with having to be 2nd heat leader. Thomas only added 0.12 (5.93 to 6.05). MPT's average actually dropped by 0.21 (5.57 to 5.36) despite some headline performances. Lewis added 0.44 (5.06 to 5.50) and will do well at reserve, especially at home. Kasper was nowhere near his 4.00 average despite there obviously being some talent there as shown with some of his performances for Sheffield. Erik came in on 6.10 and finished on 6.08. Became very good at the AFA but his away performances tailed off after a promising start. I could maybe see increases for Robert, Thomas, Erik and maybe MPT but that would be about it and certainly not by a point or so, more like the odd 0.10/0.20. I see Lewis probably being in around the same but think he'll struggle in the main body of team away from home. Be surprised if Kasper reaches over 4.00 and think Ty's will fall if no one else steps up into the second heat leader role. To me, the side looks like the cheap, easy option. Would love to be proved wrong but expecting a battle to avoid the wooden spoon. I actually like all the riders, I just don't like the balance of the team and think we'll really be lacking in heats 13 & 15. Might get away with it at home but see some right hammerings on the road. At £18 a meeting. I'll be picking and choosing my matches from now on rather than being the die hard I once considered myself. That’s the best post I’ve read in ages just saying it as it is - and I agree 100% 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv Posted February 5, 2019 Report Share Posted February 5, 2019 1 hour ago, Daniel Smith said: Kerr is also 5.36 with 2.5% reduction. Then the choice will be who goes reserve, I think they'll put Kerr there to help him after his injury layoff. The calculation will be taken to further decimal places for team position if required Not sure that the reduction counts for team position anyway but perhaps only for team building Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haza Posted February 6, 2019 Report Share Posted February 6, 2019 12 hours ago, dontforgetthefueltapsbruv said: The calculation will be taken to further decimal places for team position if required Not sure that the reduction counts for team position anyway but perhaps only for team building I wonder if Scott Nichols is going to be a surprise addition? If he’s not already signed for another PL club . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluTiger Posted February 6, 2019 Report Share Posted February 6, 2019 28 minutes ago, Haza said: I wonder if Scott Nichols is going to be a surprise addition? If he’s not already signed for another PL club . He's available, but at this rate the team won't be known till Good Friday .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skidder1 Posted February 6, 2019 Report Share Posted February 6, 2019 37 minutes ago, BluPanther said: He's available, but at this rate the team won't be known till Good Friday .... They'll really struggle against Poole on 8th and 11th April then!!!! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bald Bloke Posted February 6, 2019 Report Share Posted February 6, 2019 1 hour ago, Haza said: I wonder if Scott Nichols is going to be a surprise addition? If he’s not already signed for another PL club . I doubt it. None of the others that's thought to be in the Lynn like up are riding for any other PL club, so must be at Lynn. No room at the Inn. Scotty would of fitted for Ty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haza Posted February 6, 2019 Report Share Posted February 6, 2019 2 minutes ago, Bald Bloke said: I doubt it. None of the others that's thought to be in the Lynn like up are riding for any other PL club, so must be at Lynn. No room at the Inn. Scotty would of fitted for Ty. Would have thought he was a dead cert for the Witches team . We shall see . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skidder1 Posted February 6, 2019 Report Share Posted February 6, 2019 7 minutes ago, Haza said: Would have thought he was a dead cert for the Witches team . We shall see . What as a number 8??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haza Posted February 6, 2019 Report Share Posted February 6, 2019 Just now, Skidder1 said: What as a number 8??? When they was putting there team together possibly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv Posted February 6, 2019 Report Share Posted February 6, 2019 1 hour ago, Haza said: I wonder if Scott Nichols is going to be a surprise addition? If he’s not already signed for another PL club . No he will not - 100% guaranteed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreverblue Posted February 6, 2019 Report Share Posted February 6, 2019 2 hours ago, dontforgetthefueltapsbruv said: No he will not - 100% guaranteed Seems strange Scott hasn't a place in the Premiership. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Stanton Posted February 6, 2019 Report Share Posted February 6, 2019 1 hour ago, foreverblue said: Seems strange Scott hasn't a place in the Premiership. Not sure tbh. His average dropped from 7.48 in 2017, to 6.64 last year. To be fair, shouldn’t be expecting anything else really as the bloke is now in his 40’s! Not convinced too many see Nicholls as a must have signing any longer at this stage of his career and with all due respect, the second tier is probably right for him now. I personally have no idea on his monetary demands, but there were one or two on the Ipswich thread a while ago saying that Ipswich couldn’t get near to a suitable offer for him, even the word “insulting” was thrown around. Maybe his demands are unrealistic to where his current standing in the sport are these days? Again I have absolutely no idea, just repeating speculation. Having said that, I’d think there’s a fair chance we’ll see him pop up somewhere during the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Ward Posted February 6, 2019 Report Share Posted February 6, 2019 Fourth rider to be announced on Friday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Stanton Posted February 6, 2019 Report Share Posted February 6, 2019 Oooh exciting... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluTiger Posted February 6, 2019 Report Share Posted February 6, 2019 49 minutes ago, Clive Ward said: Fourth rider to be announced on Friday. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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