Sidney the robin Posted November 22, 2019 Report Share Posted November 22, 2019 6 minutes ago, DC2 said: Big mistake for me signing Troy, because a) we need to drop four points from the team and he was the obvious start; b) he’s not likely to improve on his average; c) Rasmus is the likely victim despite averaging almost the same as Troy at home and saving us almost a point on team building in comparison; d) Rasmus is the more likely to improve, especially away. Troy’s average 8.75 (home 9.08, away 8.41) Rasmus’ average 7.86 (home 9.04, away 6.54) Rosco frequently makes the wrong call with team building and he’s done it again, although it’s possibly down to Batch being cheaper regarding flights. Musielak is still on an attractive average and a must for me, so I hope he doesn’t join Rasmus in the cost cutter bin. What a terrible post how many title's has Alun won?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC2 Posted November 22, 2019 Report Share Posted November 22, 2019 1 minute ago, Sidney the robin said: What a terrible post how many title's has Alun won?? About four out of twenty? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC2 Posted November 22, 2019 Report Share Posted November 22, 2019 9 minutes ago, hyabb17 said: Sedgy's converted champ average will be 3.12. Him & Perks at reserve perhaps. I make it 3.25 unless he gets the 2.5% discount? Nielsen should be on a converted 3 as although we signed him on 3.81 this year he didn’t complete a race in the PL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyabb17 Posted November 22, 2019 Report Share Posted November 22, 2019 3 minutes ago, DC2 said: I make it 3.25 unless he gets the 2.5% discount? Nielsen should be on a converted 3 as although we signed him on 3.81 this year he didn’t complete a race in the PL. I'll be honest I thought that the conversion rate was 60% of his champ average which finished at 5.2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy robin Posted November 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2019 Sadly someone who doesn’t deserve to be left out will be & although you know it’s coming it gets harder with each rider named. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy The Rebel Posted November 22, 2019 Report Share Posted November 22, 2019 How about a top 4 of doyle,batch,jensen and adam ellis how much would that leave for bottom 3,as tht top 4 will def win you enough races home and away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reliant Robin Posted November 22, 2019 Report Share Posted November 22, 2019 (edited) 23 minutes ago, hyabb17 said: Sedgy's converted champ average will be 3.12. Him & Perks at reserve perhaps. Won't be able to go in on less that a 4 point average I believe Happy with Doyley & Batch, as I said in a previous post I'd be happy with the top heavy and loyal route keeping those two + Jensen, Ellis & Perks. IF it was a straight choice between Batchelor and Jensen, personally I'd see Troy as a safer bet on his average. Jensen was outstanding for us last season and turned our season around. He needs to be able to follow that up which I hope he can. Batch is consistent top end strength. We have the top two riders in the league, so I'm not finding much to moan about yet Edited November 22, 2019 by Reliant Robin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner85 Posted November 22, 2019 Report Share Posted November 22, 2019 they have obviously abandoned the one rider over 8 points rule. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidney the robin Posted November 22, 2019 Report Share Posted November 22, 2019 (edited) 42 minutes ago, DC2 said: About four out of twenty? God we had not seen a title winning side since 1967 !!! you must be a hard man to please. Edited November 22, 2019 by Sidney the robin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidney the robin Posted November 22, 2019 Report Share Posted November 22, 2019 24 minutes ago, Paddy The Rebel said: How about a top 4 of doyle,batch,jensen and adam ellis how much would that leave for bottom 3,as tht top 4 will def win you enough races home and away. I would go with that with Perks as well with two others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ovalman Posted November 22, 2019 Report Share Posted November 22, 2019 (edited) BatchtasticMuesli said he's not coming back. Be great if they can fit Adam and Rastus in. Edited November 22, 2019 by auntie doris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv Posted November 22, 2019 Report Share Posted November 22, 2019 49 minutes ago, hyabb17 said: Sedgy's converted champ average will be 3.12. Him & Perks at reserve perhaps. 38 minutes ago, DC2 said: I make it 3.25 unless he gets the 2.5% discount? Nielsen should be on a converted 3 as although we signed him on 3.81 this year he didn’t complete a race in the PL. 34 minutes ago, hyabb17 said: I'll be honest I thought that the conversion rate was 60% of his champ average which finished at 5.2. Non British rider so his average can be no lower than 4 Mind you I wouldn't want him even on a 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv Posted November 22, 2019 Report Share Posted November 22, 2019 57 minutes ago, Gavan said: Will happily take Jensen or Tobi at Ipswich if either miss out 57 minutes ago, DC2 said: Big mistake for me signing Troy, because a) we need to drop four points from the team and he was the obvious start; b) he’s not likely to improve on his average; c) Rasmus is the likely victim despite averaging almost the same as Troy at home and saving us almost a point on team building in comparison; d) Rasmus is the more likely to improve, especially away. Troy’s average 8.75 (home 9.08, away 8.41) Rasmus’ average 7.86 (home 9.04, away 6.54) Rosco frequently makes the wrong call with team building and he’s done it again, although it’s possibly down to Batch being cheaper regarding flights. Musielak is still on an attractive average and a must for me, so I hope he doesn’t join Rasmus in the cost cutter bin. I was shouted down on various threads for suggesting Jensen could find himself frozen out due to such a dramatic improvement in 2019 - seems it's likely to be the case now Would also be a huge risk for any other club looking at his home/away split. Could easily end up dropping at least half a point For that reason as they say on Dragons Den - I'm out!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnglishRoundabout Posted November 22, 2019 Report Share Posted November 22, 2019 I have to say I am pleased to see Batchelor and Doyle back. Mighty impressed with Batch last season. He’s always looked good, even in his early days, but watching him last season he looks a tremendous rider now. He can be relied upon to deliver when it matters, and he did so last season. Another potent spearhead for the Robins Surely Adam Ellis, Perks and Jensen will join them now 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theblueboy Posted November 22, 2019 Report Share Posted November 22, 2019 1 hour ago, Sidney the robin said: Not keen on that side cannot see that side winning the league. I have put a few caveats in to the line up but the line up is the bare minimum we should expect to see. Alpen, on his average, is a must. If we get him in to the line up, I’d say we start as favourites. The fact that Rosco alluded to him coming back (I am referencing something I have seen, it might have been earlier on this thread) would suggest he’s having a chat with Alpen and Toruń to see if we can sort the fixtures to enable him to ride here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMessiahOfTheBSF Posted November 22, 2019 Report Share Posted November 22, 2019 Good decision by the Robins' management. No value in Jensen's average. Yes he was outstanding last season but no way is he ready for the No.5 role. Troy was the safe bet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skidder1 Posted November 22, 2019 Report Share Posted November 22, 2019 (edited) Just to reiterate what Rosco says in the SS this week - "At no time has Musielak said that he would give British racing a miss in 2020"! It would seem that Musielak's comments when interviewed after a poor performance at Peterborough were misinterpreted by some to mean that he wouldn't ride UK again! The fact that Rosco has made a point of clarifying it may lead some down a particular team building route - even though Alun also says he could ride elsewhere in UK!! Edited November 22, 2019 by Skidder1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theblueboy Posted November 22, 2019 Report Share Posted November 22, 2019 3 minutes ago, Skidder1 said: Just to reiterate what Rosco says in the SS this week - "At no time has Musielak said that he would give British racing a miss in 2020"! It would seem that Musielak's comments when interviewed after a poor performance at Peterborough were misinterpreted by some to mean that he wouldn't ride UK again! The fact that Rosco has made a point of clarifying it may lead some down a particular team building route - even though Alun also says he could ride elsewhere in UK!! If Rosco allowed Alpen to ride elsewhere in the UK on his current average, I will drive him personally to the GWH for an immediate assessment. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebrum Posted November 22, 2019 Report Share Posted November 22, 2019 44 minutes ago, Gunner85 said: they have obviously abandoned the one rider over 8 points rule. First thing I thought when I saw the announcement. Well done to the BSPA by making all the rules clear in their statement....... not. Surprised that Troy is back with a potential exposed bottom end. Great for heats 13 and 15 tho. 8 minutes ago, Skidder1 said: Just to reiterate what Rosco says in the SS this week - "At no time has Musielak said that he would give British racing a miss in 2020"! It would seem that Musielak's comments when interviewed after a poor performance at Peterborough were misinterpreted by some to mean that he wouldn't ride UK again! The fact that Rosco has made a point of clarifying it may lead some down a particular team building route - even though Alun also says he could ride elsewhere in UK!! Must admit I’ve never seen or heard any comments from him saying he wasn’t coming back. Seems some have ruled him out without reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crabba59 Posted November 22, 2019 Report Share Posted November 22, 2019 Think the one over 8 rule was taken out last season was it not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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