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45 minutes ago, RebelDan said:

With the greatest of respect all of the options mentioned so far will make us a lot weaker. 

As others have mentioned Berge’s reason for quitting seems a bit odd.

"Convenient" is the word that comes to mind.

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He's 24 so he should be pushing on now,looking at his scores over the last two seasons that I can find 4-5 points per meeting is normal,having said that did not find many 0's,bottom end of the team looks to weak for a title run but will see in a few months time.have been wrong before!

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9 minutes ago, Bavarian said:

Grobauer is a team mate of Mark Riss at Landshut in the German Bundesliga. He is not yet riding at the same level as the Riss brothers, but is not far behind Mark Riss in the German league averages.

More another Henning Loof,than a Matten Kröger or Stephan Katt?

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6 minutes ago, iris123 said:

More another Henning Loof,than a Matten Kröger or Stephan Katt?

That's worrying in itself. What a shocking signing if that's the case.

Berge was going to be a bit of a trump card and would of been mustard at the OTA within a couple of months I'm sure. The fact they're hoping the new rider will achieve his starting average is really concerning - whose improving their averages by enough other than Covatti?

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2 hours ago, iris123 said:

More another Henning Loof,than a Matten Kröger or Stephan Katt?

Oh no, don't panic, he's definitely not another Henning Loof, who was a no hoper, even here in Germany.

Grobauer is a pretty good speedway rider, much better rider than Loof. He's a useful second string for my local Bundesliga Club Landshut. I would rate Grobauer in the top 10 here in Germany. He has made steady progress in recent years, riding in Poland's second division last year. It will be interestuing how he adopts to British speedway. That's always unpredictable, as it is a complete change of livestyle. 

It may be a gamble for Somerset, but he could turn out to be a good signing. After all, the SGB Championship is not full of world beaters theses days. Grobauer may surprise a few over there. He deserves a fair chance.

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On 2/3/2019 at 11:41 PM, CountyGround said:

 

Who's paying travel cost? cash strapped rebels!

Who said Somerset were strapped for cash in the Championship,

Premiership possibly,  "cut  your coat according to the cloth" comes to mind

They had the sense not to throw money away so that they could operate at a lower level , not like some other clubs who have gone to the wall (unfortunately)

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No surprise at all that Berge has tippy toed away from Somerset, he did a very similar thing when at Berwick a couple of seasons ago. No sooner had he signed then he wanted away and ultimately got his wish, he is a talent but he needs to sort out his temperament. 

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I wish Valentin the very best of luck having been given the chance to race in this country, but what a kick in the teeth for riders like Mason Campton and Simon Lambert who have no club to ride for, through no fault of their own.

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Berge looked critical to Somerset’s season as someone who could genuinely significantly increase his average. He’d be bound to ride like a heat leader at the OTA. Compare that to Grobauer who the management hope will ride to his average and knows zero away tracks, it looks like a big step down for Rebels fans. Imo it goes from looking like a solid top 4 side to now having major question marks over the bottom end of the team. 

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34 minutes ago, screm said:

No surprise at all that Berge has tippy toed away from Somerset, he did a very similar thing when at Berwick a couple of seasons ago. No sooner had he signed then he wanted away and ultimately got his wish, he is a talent but he needs to sort out his temperament. 

“Don’t Touch” and “Barge Pole” seem to describe Berge.

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