foreverblue Posted March 25, 2022 Report Share Posted March 25, 2022 21 minutes ago, PhilTheAce said: I predicted them top 3 last year. Didn't surprise me this year I just can't see it. 2nd season syndrome for them I'm afraid Yes I don't think that they will challenge, obvious choice is Sheffield and Kings Lynn may surprise a few. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panthers99 Posted March 26, 2022 Report Share Posted March 26, 2022 Sheffield, Belle Vue, Kings Lynn, Peterborough, Ipswich and Wolves. Sheffield to be miles infront but tight between the rest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szkocjasid Posted March 27, 2022 Report Share Posted March 27, 2022 I wondered how the teams would look using Championship averages: 1st Belle Vue 55.78 2nd Sheffield 55.62 3rd Wolves 55.37 4th King's Lynn 55.12 5th Ipswich 54.50 6th Peterborough 51.02 Belle Vue Max Fricke 12.00 Brady Kurtz 10.91 Charles Wright 8.58 Jake Allen 7.88 Tom Brennan 6.03 Jye Etheridge 5.38 Norick Blodorn 5.00 Connor Bailey 4.28 Total 55.78 Ipswich Jason Doyle 12.00 Danny King 9.22 Troy Batchelor 9.11 Erik Riss 7.84 Paul Starke 6.27 Cameron Heeps 5.05 Danyon Hume 5.01 Anders Rowe 3.78 Total 54.50 King's Lynn Peter Kildemand 10.65 Josh Pickering 8.34 Richard Lawson 8.62 Thomas Jorgensen 7.10 Lewis Kerr 7.66 Richie Worrall 8.13 Jack Thomas 4.61 Jake Mulford 2.00 Total 55.11 Peterborough Scott Nicholls 9.07 Chris Harris 8.11 Hans Andersen 8.00 Ulrich Ostergaard 7.82 Michael P Toft 7.32 Jordan Palin 5.70 Ben Basso 5.00 Dan Gilkes 3.89 Total 51.02 Sheffield Jack Holder 12.00 Tobiasz Musielak 9.32 Craig Cook 9.02 Kyle Howarth 7.79 Adam Ellis 7.66 Connor Mountain 5.19 Stefan Nielsen 4.64 Dan Thompson 5.05 Total 55.62 Wolverhampton Luke Becker 10.43 Sam Masters 9.41 Steve Worrall 9.28 Nick Morris 8.58 Ryan Douglas 7.96 Leon Flint 6.04 Drew Kemp 3.67 Joe Thompson 3.64 Total 55.37 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flappy Posted March 28, 2022 Report Share Posted March 28, 2022 So the champions have the lowest championship averages it does go to show it's about what happens on track and not the calculations Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTT Posted March 28, 2022 Report Share Posted March 28, 2022 (edited) EDIT: Nothing to see here Edited March 28, 2022 by TTT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szkocjasid Posted March 28, 2022 Report Share Posted March 28, 2022 11 hours ago, Flappy said: So the champions have the lowest championship averages it does go to show it's about what happens on track and not the calculations Every team is different than last year, so Peterborough being Champions doesn't effect this year's predictions / stats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigcatdiary Posted April 1, 2022 Report Share Posted April 1, 2022 On 3/28/2022 at 8:38 PM, szkocjasid said: Every team is different than last year, so Peterborough being Champions doesn't effect this year's predictions / stats! Not every team. It’s interesting that Neil Middleditch rates the Panthers again in this weeks star review. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaColette Posted April 1, 2022 Report Share Posted April 1, 2022 3 hours ago, bigcatdiary said: Not every team. It’s interesting that Neil Middleditch rates the Panthers again in this weeks star review. Because he knows how good Ben Basso can be and expects him to carry on improving. You might have to watch Ben through your fingers sometimes though! Who is riding at 5? Not Harris is it? They may get in each others way as similar style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col Posted April 1, 2022 Report Share Posted April 1, 2022 1 hour ago, lisa-colette said: Because he knows how good Ben Basso can be and expects him to carry on improving. You might have to watch Ben through your fingers sometimes though! Who is riding at 5? Not Harris is it? They may get in each others way as similar style. Last year Nicholls & MPT were 3&4 for most of the season, Andersen at 2. We know MPT will start at 1, but after that who knows. One would expect Ostergaard to be at 2, but could continue with Andersen there or move Nicholls there to continue the partnership. Harris was at 5 when in the 1-5 most of last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flappy Posted April 1, 2022 Report Share Posted April 1, 2022 1 hour ago, lisa-colette said: Because he knows how good Ben Basso can be and expects him to carry on improving. You might have to watch Ben through your fingers sometimes though! Who is riding at 5? Not Harris is it? They may get in each others way as similar style. Yes it is Harris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col Posted April 1, 2022 Report Share Posted April 1, 2022 45 minutes ago, Flappy said: Yes it is Harris 5 & 6 are partnered twice but reserve replacements could keep them apart anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marko Posted April 1, 2022 Report Share Posted April 1, 2022 Sheffield Peterborough Ipswich Belle Vue Wolves Kings Lynn (could be a bad year with their football team getting relegated too) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spin king Posted April 1, 2022 Report Share Posted April 1, 2022 So here we go with my prediction, based upon the line up at present Sheffield Ipswich Wolves Peterborough Belle Vue Kings Lynn I have my team Sheffield at the top purely based upon the top 5 in the team. Ipswich 2nd, they have quality number 1, and there are number of their riders that are on false averages. Wolves 3rd due to home track advantage. Peterborough 4th I don't see them repeating last years title win and if Belle Vue or Kings Lynn strengthen I don't see them making the Play Offs. Belle Vue 5th if they can get a proper heatleader in to replace Etheridge/ Allen then replace Peterborough for a Play Off spot. Kings Lynn 6th basically down to the fact that I am not convinced that Kildamand will be back to replace Iversen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebrum Posted April 7, 2022 Report Share Posted April 7, 2022 Late to the table to pick but here goes. Prior to play offs. 1. Sheffield - on paper by far the strongest 1-7. Such a strong top 5 and if Nielsen stays fit are going to be a tough team to beat. 2. Peterborough- look stronger to me with Basso likely to be a big hit (given what we have seen so far as extra evidence). Palin is only going to improve more too. Solid throughout. 3. Wolves - a slight downgrade from last season. Worrall I think will do exactly as he usually does. Great reserve pairing with tons of potential. 4. Ipswich - Doyle should ensure they have a chance late on in meetings and a great top 2 with King. Going to depend on the likes of Batch and Heeps as to how much they will feature this year. 5. Kings Lynn - Iversen needs a season of no injury as it’s decimated his career the past 3 seasons. But way better than Kildemand so a huge step up. 6. Belle Vue - waiting on Bewley was the worst thing to do for the team so a costly mistake. Will need to strengthen up once the season gets going. Looks awful on paper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flappy Posted April 8, 2022 Report Share Posted April 8, 2022 10 hours ago, stevebrum said: Late to the table to pick but here goes. Prior to play offs. 1. Sheffield - on paper by far the strongest 1-7. Such a strong top 5 and if Nielsen stays fit are going to be a tough team to beat. 2. Peterborough- look stronger to me with Basso likely to be a big hit (given what we have seen so far as extra evidence). Palin is only going to improve more too. Solid throughout. 3. Wolves - a slight downgrade from last season. Worrall I think will do exactly as he usually does. Great reserve pairing with tons of potential. 4. Ipswich - Doyle should ensure they have a chance late on in meetings and a great top 2 with King. Going to depend on the likes of Batch and Heeps as to how much they will feature this year. 5. Kings Lynn - Iversen needs a season of no injury as it’s decimated his career the past 3 seasons. But way better than Kildemand so a huge step up. 6. Belle Vue - waiting on Bewley was the worst thing to do for the team so a costly mistake. Will need to strengthen up once the season gets going. Looks awful on paper. Hard to disagree. Top 2 should be clear and then 3-6 will be a big battle of recruitment as well as on track 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bald Bloke Posted April 8, 2022 Report Share Posted April 8, 2022 10 hours ago, stevebrum said: Late to the table to pick but here goes. Prior to play offs. 1. Sheffield - on paper by far the strongest 1-7. Such a strong top 5 and if Nielsen stays fit are going to be a tough team to beat. 2. Peterborough- look stronger to me with Basso likely to be a big hit (given what we have seen so far as extra evidence). Palin is only going to improve more too. Solid throughout. 3. Wolves - a slight downgrade from last season. Worrall I think will do exactly as he usually does. Great reserve pairing with tons of potential. 4. Ipswich - Doyle should ensure they have a chance late on in meetings and a great top 2 with King. Going to depend on the likes of Batch and Heeps as to how much they will feature this year. 5. Kings Lynn - Iversen needs a season of no injury as it’s decimated his career the past 3 seasons. But way better than Kildemand so a huge step up. 6. Belle Vue - waiting on Bewley was the worst thing to do for the team so a costly mistake. Will need to strengthen up once the season gets going. Looks awful on paper. NKI can't do a season he has said, and is on a 28 day thing. I think it runs out sometime in the last week of April. Killer is riding in Poland now, so fit. So could be back for the Ippo meeting on the 25th i think. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebrum Posted April 8, 2022 Report Share Posted April 8, 2022 5 hours ago, Bald Bloke said: NKI can't do a season he has said, and is on a 28 day thing. I think it runs out sometime in the last week of April. Killer is riding in Poland now, so fit. So could be back for the Ippo meeting on the 25th i think. Thanks for that update, I’d forgotten it’s a 28 day replacement. Certainly changes my thoughts on KL unless PK is able to find some form. Be interesting to see how he goes if and when he comes back. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topaz325 Posted April 8, 2022 Report Share Posted April 8, 2022 Still think Belle vue will be top four Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigcatdiary Posted April 8, 2022 Report Share Posted April 8, 2022 My view on Teams Belle Vue - Reasonable top three and Brennan should improve but the others all have question marks including the manager. Ipswich - A good top two and I think Riss could be better this year but it all depends on Batchelor, best of luck with that one. Kings Lynn - Look better than last year but if and when Iversen goes I see them struggling again unless Kildemand returns. Peterborough - Solid team with the best manager in the League and two up and coming reserves, it would be unwise to write them off again. Sheffield - Look very good on paper with a powerful top five but league titles are not won on paper, commitment of certain riders could be suspect. Wolverhampton - Another solid looking team but will rely on Becker and Douglas to seriously up their games to ensure success. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiderman1 Posted April 9, 2022 Report Share Posted April 9, 2022 16 hours ago, topaz325 said: Still think Belle vue will be top four Agree,not many teams finish season on what they started with,aces will be up there ,too many ausies to spoon it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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