cheekycobra Posted December 15, 2019 Report Share Posted December 15, 2019 (edited) Most teams are done. Its getting time to start the usual predictions thread. Edited December 15, 2019 by cheekycobra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris116 Posted December 15, 2019 Report Share Posted December 15, 2019 (edited) I think you are jumping to conclusions! Poole will find the loopholes in the rule book but that is open to every team in the league. As one top stock car driver has on the back of his car "Second place is first loser!" I would just remind you what a lot of people said about Ipswich this time last year and about Workington around twelve months earlier. Newcastle may not have the best team on paper but races are won on the dirt not on paper! EDIT:- I must remember in future to quote what I am answering so that when the original comment is edited it does not make my comment meaningless! Looks like the person who started the thread can't stand by his comments so I won't bother making any further comments on what he says. Edited December 15, 2019 by Chris116 cheekycobra editing his original comment! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted December 15, 2019 Report Share Posted December 15, 2019 7 minutes ago, Chris116 said: I think you are jumping to conclusions! Poole will find the loopholes in the rule book but that is open to every team in the league. As one top stock car driver has on the back of his car "Second place is first loser!" I would just remind you what a lot of people said about Ipswich this time last year and about Workington around twelve months earlier. Newcastle may not have the best team on paper but races are won on the dirt not on paper! What little dirt there is these days. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris116 Posted December 15, 2019 Report Share Posted December 15, 2019 3 minutes ago, Fromafar said: What little dirt there is these days. I have to admit that there appears to be more dirt thrown around on here than found on most tracks! 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poolebolton Posted December 15, 2019 Report Share Posted December 15, 2019 hard to say until teams are complete. But how i see the current 10 teams complete. Berwick= Solid at home, will struggle away. Solid 3 heat leaders nothing special but solid. 2nd strings are weak and reserves have potential. Birmingham= Racers team for sure. Has potential just needs riders to stay fit and not a team of gaters at all. If they come up against anyone who can gate will struggle. Eastbourne= similar team to last year. Great signing in Kemp, Odd signing in Brennan. Very similar to berwick solid at home will struggle away. Edinburgh= At home they could get 30 points from worrall and masters alone. will be great at home. A lot of pressure on the 2 new boys to start as they will be at 2/4. Glasgow= Best rider in the league. Lot of potential in the team but needs riders to get back to the old ways in Wells, Sedge, Ulrich. Will be near the top im sure. Kent= Good little team they have put together. Risky in covatti who was protected at somerset. But scotty could guide that team to cup success i reckon. Big risk in Big rob L and gilkees to start. Leicester= Best 1-5 in the league. reserves will struggle but if they get any form will be near unbeatable. Start as favourites. Douglas and Perks arent unknowns anymore though. Redcar= 2nd best 1-5 and probably the best heat leader trio in the league. If stewart can push on then a very very dangerous team. Like the signing of jenkins at the bottom end. Scunny= Classic scunny team kinda boring. Need Allen to really kick on this year (for all his success in UK has not delivered what the poles thought he had 3 years ago.) Solid from 1-7 and Palin has no pressure on him at all. Somerset= Risky side and a side i expect to change. Bates and Barker you never know what you will get. BWD is on a false high average and im sure it will drop dramatically which could see changes. Zach Cook could be signing on the season in the champ. Need rowe to kick on once again. A team which could easily come together. Right now in Ranking order i go. 1. Leicester 2. Redcar 3. Glasgow 4. Somerset 5. Bham 6. Edinburgh 7. Scunny 8. Kent 9. Eastbourne 10. Berwick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrP Posted December 15, 2019 Report Share Posted December 15, 2019 29 minutes ago, Richard Weston said: Nothing odd about Eastbourne signing Tom Brennan...why ditch a rider who has a big future, especially when he has been nurtured at Arlington. Eastbourne are developing youngsters for the future? You have to remember this is the Championship where it is not the norm to fly riders in from all parts of Europe, as the Premiership does. What about Newcastle? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soupy Posted December 15, 2019 Report Share Posted December 15, 2019 3 hours ago, Fromafar said: What little dirt there is these days. Get in the muck lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrP Posted December 15, 2019 Report Share Posted December 15, 2019 Sorry I meant there were only 10 teams in his list Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szkocjasid Posted December 15, 2019 Report Share Posted December 15, 2019 1 hour ago, Richard Weston said: Nothing odd about Eastbourne signing Tom Brennan...why ditch a rider who has a big future, especially when he has been nurtured at Arlington. Eastbourne are developing youngsters for the future? You have to remember this is the Championship where it is not the norm to fly riders in from all parts of Europe, as the Premiership does. A team like Poole would have dropped Brennan, have a good season & improve then lose your team spot! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poolebolton Posted December 15, 2019 Report Share Posted December 15, 2019 1 minute ago, MrP said: Sorry I meant there were only 10 teams in his list Haven’t completed yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandelion Posted December 15, 2019 Report Share Posted December 15, 2019 When was the last time Newcastle 'flew someone in from all around Europe'? Kenni Larsen strikes me as the last one... Rene Bach and Claes Nedermark too... But not for an awful long time... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poolebolton Posted December 15, 2019 Report Share Posted December 15, 2019 3 minutes ago, Richard Weston said: So why start it? Gives something to talk about. You don’t have to read it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherborne Green Posted December 15, 2019 Report Share Posted December 15, 2019 Not worried about all this bickering going on BUT just clarify Poole were not relegated but chose for whatever reason to drop down. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiderman1 Posted December 15, 2019 Report Share Posted December 15, 2019 Bears, lions , scorpion and monarchs are my early top 4 pick of 2020 ,this should be a ball tearer of a season 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allthegearbutnaeidea Posted December 15, 2019 Report Share Posted December 15, 2019 32 minutes ago, Richard Weston said: Have to say, typical Poole reaction. There is plenty going on without half-baked stuff from you. Why not wait until teams are complete and then have a proper discussion? Poole have been relegated and the world does not revolve around them any more, if it ever did. Pirates are in Div 2. He didn’t start it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poolebolton Posted December 15, 2019 Report Share Posted December 15, 2019 1 minute ago, Richard Weston said: He gave the first definitive answer. It’s an opinion. It’s a forum. That’s what it’s for. Also what else is going on in speedway? NL agm and some prem team building. That’s it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poolebolton Posted December 15, 2019 Report Share Posted December 15, 2019 2 minutes ago, Richard Weston said: Just saying Poole fans need to show a bit of humility now their promoters have decided they are a Div 2 side. Poole fans need to judge the forums on this site with reference to the Championship league. You are no longer the big 'I Ams' in the Premiership and I will be cruel and say you went from champs to chumps in the season just ended. You may think that is harsh but you need to respect clubs in this league now. If Poole are champions come October 2020, crow all you like but in the meantime get the tone right for this part of the forum. I didn’t. I gave my fair reflection on the teams. I didn’t say anything about poole or Newcastle and judged what is in front of me. Not sure what I’ve done wrong. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poolebolton Posted December 15, 2019 Report Share Posted December 15, 2019 It’s also a sport someone comes first and someone comes last. And on paper that’s what I think of the 10 teams who have named a 1-7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenga Posted December 15, 2019 Report Share Posted December 15, 2019 BBC sports personality of the year is NOT Ben Stokes . hopefully ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC2 Posted December 15, 2019 Report Share Posted December 15, 2019 Redcar, Leicester and Poole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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