Sidney the robin Posted March 9, 2019 Report Share Posted March 9, 2019 30 minutes ago, Bald Bloke said: I believe the Stars scored 16 points away from home in 2018, best in the league. I will be surprised if they score any away with that team, sadly. If you take the away points off of last seasons total, Lynn wouldn't of even made the play offs. It's a worry... NKI or someone of his quality is going to cost us big time, if no changes are made along the way. Take a look at last seasons away averages.. I want them to win the league as much as anyone else, but after last season Buster said Lynn were going all out to win it this season. It don't look like it to me. If you look at Busters 3 teams on paper, it looks like Peterborough are his " beloved team" so to speak. Frustrating from where i'm sitting.. Robert 8.27 NKI 7.62 Ty 5.80 Erik 5.47 TJ 4.68 MPT 5.22 Lewis 3.87 Kasper 2.86 I don't like being negative, but after last season I was expecting more. Nothing against any of the 7 riders at all, but not as a 1-7 .I will be along to the AFA this season, but as before will pick and choose my meetings. Riss and Jorgensen i really like both great value, I think Andersen at reserve might improve??? Without Puk though is such a blow with him top four material easily. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Smith Posted March 9, 2019 Report Share Posted March 9, 2019 I'd of left out Andersen, MPT and Kerr and gone down a different route. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bald Bloke Posted March 9, 2019 Report Share Posted March 9, 2019 3 minutes ago, Sidney the robin said: Riss and Jorgensen i really like both great value, I think Andersen at reserve might improve??? Without Puk though is such a blow with him top four material easily. Yes I think Kasper will improve. He needs to as he is still on last seasons assessed average of 4.00 for team building.. He averaged 2.82..Riding in 2 leagues should help him. I'm hoping he can hit the 4 point mark.I like watching Erik, great at Lynn at the end of the season. He should up his 6.08 ave ( 6.67 home and 5.47 away) Whilst I like watching TJ, his away form is a worry for me. A great 7.53 at home, but drops to only 4.68 away. Hans Anderson would of fitted for Ty if we had a 3 point rider at no.7. Not saying Ty didn't have a good season, but if you really want to push for honours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bald Bloke Posted March 9, 2019 Report Share Posted March 9, 2019 (edited) 38 minutes ago, Daniel Smith said: I'd of left out Andersen, MPT and Kerr and gone down a different route. Although I do like Lewis and he's a local lad,but i'm a bit worried about him. I know he is fit but he has had some bad ones ,and has a young family. I hope he's mentally ready. I guess we wont know until its crunch time. I'm hoping he comes back and smashes it though .Kasper is another gamble on a 4.0. We shall see. Edited March 9, 2019 by Bald Bloke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g13webb Posted March 9, 2019 Report Share Posted March 9, 2019 8 hours ago, semion said: Haza, weak compared to other seasons or weak compared to other teams make-up for this season ? As for losing Lambert, could the same argument not be for Doyle at Swindon, Harris at Ippo, Cook at Boro, Kurtz at Poole Fricke at BV ? Weak compared to other teams. Each of those mentioned teams have a much stronger back-up, Swindon has Batchelor; Ippo has King; Peterbor has Andersen, Poole has Holder and Belle Vue have either Bewley or Bjerre. Take Lambert away and Lynn are precariously weak. with Lambert we could cover any missing from the rest of the team, but without Lambert, we can forget it...….. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semion Posted March 9, 2019 Report Share Posted March 9, 2019 Webbo. You would prefer Bratolar to the the potential of Riss. Surely you are having a giraffe ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv Posted March 9, 2019 Report Share Posted March 9, 2019 2 hours ago, Bald Bloke said: Yes I think Kasper will improve. He needs to as he is still on last seasons assessed average of 4.00 for team building.. He averaged 2.82..Riding in 2 leagues should help him. I'm hoping he can hit the 4 point mark.I like watching Erik, great at Lynn at the end of the season. He should up his 6.08 ave ( 6.67 home and 5.47 away) Whilst I like watching TJ, his away form is a worry for me. A great 7.53 at home, but drops to only 4.68 away. Hans Anderson would of fitted for Ty if we had a 3 point rider at no.7. Not saying Ty didn't have a good season, but if you really want to push for honours Im still struggling to see how Andersen can be allowed to double up (appreciating this years full regs havent surfaced yet) Previously a rider without an established average from the previous season has not been permitted to double up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted March 9, 2019 Report Share Posted March 9, 2019 (edited) 30 minutes ago, semion said: Webbo. You would prefer Bratolar to the the potential of Riss. Surely you are having a giraffe ? I’d also question if Hans or King are really any better than what we have. Edited March 9, 2019 by Bagpuss 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bald Bloke Posted March 9, 2019 Report Share Posted March 9, 2019 6 minutes ago, dontforgetthefueltapsbruv said: Im still struggling to see how Andersen can be allowed to double up (appreciating this years full regs havent surfaced yet) Previously a rider without an established average from the previous season has not been permitted to double up I dunno. Maybe Buster and Ford have agreed so it's all good in the interest of the sport of course 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bald Bloke Posted March 9, 2019 Report Share Posted March 9, 2019 (edited) 21 minutes ago, Bagpuss said: I’d also question if Hans or King are really any better than what we have. Not King. But Hans and a 3 pointer..... Hans and Simon Lambert ?(I know)or another 3 pointer vs Ty and Kasper. I know Simon isn't everyone's cup of tea, and Kasper should be on the up,but he averaged more than Kasper in 2018 and it would allow Hans in. Hans would do PUKS job. Add 1 more well thought out change mid season and you would of had have a top side... Well maybe Edited March 9, 2019 by Bald Bloke 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv Posted March 9, 2019 Report Share Posted March 9, 2019 56 minutes ago, Bagpuss said: I’d also question if Hans or King are really any better than what we have. Danny is 4th in the Witches averages Lawson is 2nd 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted March 9, 2019 Report Share Posted March 9, 2019 For me Hans is about ten years past his best and on the way down, not sure I would drop any of the three on similar averages in our side for him. Can see why people would want Simon after the job he did last year but he wont ever get any better and there is a chance Kasper could be a decent speedway rider given time to develop as he is young enough to improve. Not convinced Hans and Simon offer an awful lot of potential. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv Posted March 9, 2019 Report Share Posted March 9, 2019 Riss for me is one of the potential big improvers this this Wouldve loved to see him as a Witch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g13webb Posted March 9, 2019 Report Share Posted March 9, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, semion said: Webbo. You would prefer Bratolar to the the potential of Riss. Surely you are having a giraffe ? Its about who I prefer, Batch is a person we don't like, but he will still scores quite a few points. No doubt he will outscore all our riders, with the exception of Lambert... Hans to me represent reliable points. yes, he may be past his best but he can still win important races. A consistent gater who score points on any track. Riss, exciting as he may be , he struggles on tight tracks and needs the open spaces to come into his own. cant see him outscoring Hans this year anyway.... Edited March 9, 2019 by g13webb bits added Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tellboy Posted March 9, 2019 Report Share Posted March 9, 2019 Why are people even comparing Hans and Batchelor to any of our riders anyway,bar Lambert.Their averages are well above any of our bottom six anyway so in theory should be better than those.So you couldn't drop any of those on a like for like basis with any of those two anyway.You would have to drop 2 or more.But i bet Riss will close that gap on his average to theirs this season so that would make him the better aquisition. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted March 9, 2019 Report Share Posted March 9, 2019 Riss has spent three (?) years at Edinburgh, not sure he struggles on tight tracks. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semion Posted March 9, 2019 Report Share Posted March 9, 2019 Sounds like someone is putting up an argument for the sake of an argument. For me, Brat has reached his ‘peak’ (GP) and is going down the other side. Riss is on the climb. I know who I would have in my side. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g13webb Posted March 10, 2019 Report Share Posted March 10, 2019 10 hours ago, semion said: Sounds like someone is putting up an argument for the sake of an argument. For me, Brat has reached his ‘peak’ (GP) and is going down the other side. Riss is on the climb. I know who I would have in my side. These are not arguments, merely opinions.. I waited along time for us to be champions of that top league, and unfortunately last year we missed out yet again. I expected far better from the Stars management this year enabling us to be in contention from the start for that elusive crown, but again have been let down. My opinion is that standard of the league is probably the weakest we have ever seen. Our team, as it is, although a spirited bunch, is a top rider missing. If the team is retained throughout the season ahead we will struggle to make those PO's , whereas if Niels ( or similar) is co-opted in as second heatleader we immediately come comparable. For that to happen, the number game will be governed by the rider who is under performing ... Then Riss will make an excellent 3rd heatleader...... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted March 10, 2019 Report Share Posted March 10, 2019 I’d probably suggest that we wait for ten to twelve meetings before deciding whether we have been ‘let down’ or not. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haza Posted March 10, 2019 Report Share Posted March 10, 2019 19 minutes ago, Bagpuss said: I’d probably suggest that we wait for ten to twelve meetings before deciding whether we have been ‘let down’ or not. Have to add it’s a uninspiring team line up Lambert apart it’s a championship side certainly not one that will bring in more support in my opinion - that said they did very well last season so who knows - trouble with what you say about waiting 10-12 meetings in will that be too late in a very short season in a 7 team league ? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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