Wee Eck Posted December 14, 2018 Report Share Posted December 14, 2018 40 minutes ago, Gunner85 said: Pleased with the team.... Leon Flint is an absolute bonus... Does this mean that Andy Mellish has retired now ?? Dumped, not retired Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sings4Speedway Posted December 14, 2018 Report Share Posted December 14, 2018 Unfortunate for Mellish big fan base at the club but looks like a victim of the new 2 point rule? An injury reduction would have likely brought him in on 3.03 and as per last years rules likely to feature in the side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalterPlinge Posted December 14, 2018 Report Share Posted December 14, 2018 (edited) 58 minutes ago, Sings4Speedway said: Unfortunate for Mellish big fan base at the club but looks like a victim of the new 2 point rule? An injury reduction would have likely brought him in on 3.03 and as per last years rules likely to feature in the side. Your calculator is broken. Even if Mellish got a reduction (and that's a big if), he'd still be on 4.63 What team could accommodate a reserve on 4.63? With the current points limit most teams are spending less than 4.63 on both reserves combined! Bit crazy that he's never been above NL reserve and is stuffed with a 5.03/4.63 average, yet you can have a seasoned ex-pro who has held a 1st division average of near 6.00 and drop him into the NL on a reported 3.50 average. Edited December 14, 2018 by WalterPlinge 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iand Posted December 14, 2018 Report Share Posted December 14, 2018 2 minutes ago, WalterPlinge said: Your calculator is broken. Even if Mellish got a reduction (and that's a big if), he'd still be on 4.63 What team could accommodate a reserve on 4.63? With the current points limit most teams are spending less than 4.63 on both reserves combined! Bit crazy that he's never been above NL reserve and is stuffed with a 5.03/4.63 average, yet you can have a seasoned ex-pro who has held a 2nd division average of over 6.00 and drop him into the NL on a reported 3.50 average. Who do you mean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wee Eck Posted December 14, 2018 Report Share Posted December 14, 2018 9 minutes ago, iand said: Who do you mean? Rob Ledwith? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balderdash&piffle Posted December 14, 2018 Report Share Posted December 14, 2018 20 minutes ago, Wee Eck said: Rob Ledwith? You will not be disappointed in Leon Flint, I have sponsored him since he was 10 years old. He will give you 100%, but it probably will not be enough for him, never stops learning. TAFFY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halifaxtiger Posted December 14, 2018 Report Share Posted December 14, 2018 4 hours ago, Sings4Speedway said: Looks a decent side and in fact despite the lower points limit looks better than last years. Providing Woodhull is still interested he should improve, Palin will likely be another Edwards style rider (namely great debut year but overshadowed by a few others). Verdict is still out on Rathbone as he has A1 equipment and is quick out front but is he quick enough and can he pass?. Otherwise providing there re not too many fixture clashes with Flint & Bickley it looks a potential top 4 side. Had the points limit remained the same, the Colts could have had Jack Smith instead of Danny Phillips. Smith is younger, has less experience and of course has the Belle Vue connection through riding for the Aces and Colts and his father. Its still a cracking line up any way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander15 Posted December 14, 2018 Report Share Posted December 14, 2018 An excellently built team that, again, will be very exciting to watch at the NSS. Palin & Rathbone both look decent 2 pointers and like S4K has said, I can see them both having very good season but possibly going under the radar by one or two others. Bickley & Flint are as good a top 2 at all the tracks that anyone will manage to field. Looks like a play-off team at this early point in the season. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acef Posted December 14, 2018 Report Share Posted December 14, 2018 27 minutes ago, Islander15 said: An excellently built team that, again, will be very exciting to watch at the NSS. Palin & Rathbone both look decent 2 pointers and like S4K has said, I can see them both having very good season but possibly going under the radar by one or two others. Bickley & Flint are as good a top 2 at all the tracks that anyone will manage to field. Looks like a play-off team at this early point in the season. It really is. I’m so pleased that we are taking the development of these young lads seriously. There is a platform for some of those to become riders in the main team. Whilst I’m gutted for Andy, who is a f#####g top human being, it’s the way I’d prefer to go. Not only will that team be competitive, it’s been done with the right ethos behind it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEATTHEBOOKIEBOB Posted December 14, 2018 Report Share Posted December 14, 2018 Any idea what night of racing for the Colts this coming season? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikec Posted December 14, 2018 Report Share Posted December 14, 2018 Really looking forward to seeing this Colts team in action, looks an ideal blend to me. Think Bickley & Flint will push each other along for the no. 1 spot, looked like the banter about that had already started last night between those two at the fans meeting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dog Posted December 14, 2018 Report Share Posted December 14, 2018 Leon Flint is a superb talent and a fantastic character to have around the pits, lively and hilarious, he was one of the main reasons the team spirit was so good at Birmingham. Will have learnt a lot last year and will kick on at Belle Vue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alkadera Posted December 14, 2018 Report Share Posted December 14, 2018 Not sure jordie Palin will be overshadowed next season. Absolutely flying by the end of this season and beat flint and Edwards to win to the belle Vue round of the GB youth championship. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScunnyDan Posted December 14, 2018 Report Share Posted December 14, 2018 Jordies a top class talent, will defo improve as the season goes on, couldn't think of a better team for him to start his career with Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ouch Posted December 16, 2018 Report Share Posted December 16, 2018 Good luck to our mate Jackson Andrew Smith up at Redcar in the Championship for 2019. With Redcar switching to a Friday racenight - the same night as the Colts - Jack wasn't available to us for 2019, but it's the right decision for him to push on into the higher league. We wish him well and hope to see Jack back at Belle Vue in the future, and hopefully riding for the Aces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teaboy279 Posted December 16, 2018 Report Share Posted December 16, 2018 18 minutes ago, ouch said: Good luck to our mate Jackson Andrew Smith up at Redcar in the Championship for 2019. With Redcar switching to a Friday racenight - the same night as the Colts - Jack wasn't available to us for 2019, but it's the right decision for him to push on into the higher league. We wish him well and hope to see Jack back at Belle Vue in the future, and hopefully riding for the Aces. From Jacks comments it sounds more like he was dropped by BV and then got a Friday club. Not that he is unavailable for BV because of Redcar... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ouch Posted December 16, 2018 Report Share Posted December 16, 2018 Oh right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
25yearfan Posted December 16, 2018 Report Share Posted December 16, 2018 Shame that Jack Smith a rider who still looks like he has untapped potential has been discarded because of the points limit being reduced only to be replaced by Danny Phillips who looks like he probably won't go any further. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topsoil Posted December 16, 2018 Report Share Posted December 16, 2018 Since team limits were introduced, there has always been victims, it just happens to be the turn of Jack Smith at Belle Vue Colts this time. But speedway is a sport that suffers from numerous injuries, so give it a couple of months and chances are a position will arise for him through injury or team changes. Patience is a virtue. This is the same Jack Smith who started off last season riding for three teams in three leagues, when no doubt there were others who missed out on a team place. What comes round, goes round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedyOne Posted December 16, 2018 Report Share Posted December 16, 2018 46 minutes ago, 25yearfan said: Shame that Jack Smith a rider who still looks like he has untapped potential has been discarded because of the points limit being reduced only to be replaced by Danny Phillips who looks like he probably won't go any further. Smith wasn't a victim of the points limit. He was a victim of the Bears and the Colts having the same racenight. Phillips isn't a replacement for Smith, he's a replacement for Lawlor who had the same Friday clash with Glasgow/BV. If anything they are victims of the NL AGM being a few weeks behind the PL/CL AGM. Though they signed for Redcar/Glasgow some weeks back, they're not allowed to say anything until their signing is officially announced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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