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50 minutes ago, TTT said:

Told you Flappy's info is legit.

Can pencil in Chris Holder for sure and at least one of Nicki P / NKI

Carl Johnson commenting on 2023 signings on the press releases rather than Buster Chapman is very telling as well.

Holder defo a pussycat now 

Trust in Flappy :t::D

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15 minutes ago, TTT said:

Yes.

Showground will suit him down to the ground and Chris Holder will probably take him under his wing and mentor him throughout the season, Ben will do well and he'll score consistently well on big tracks imo but he might struggle around the technical places which is what you would expect from any newcomer to the league these days imo.

For Poole last season he got better and better as the season went on.

Ben Cook didn't have the best of starts to the season but he finished the season like a true heat leader, always seems to have the edge over his brother too which is a plus for Peterborough when they meet Wolves. One of the things both Cooks are good at is listening and learning from other riders, if Holder is in the team that would certainly help him and in my opinion the track will suit him and the Panthers fans will grow to love him, some of his rides and passes at the end of last season were amazing. At 25 some might think he won't improve anymore but I think there is still plenty to come .

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12 minutes ago, dontforgetthefueltapsbruv said:

Holder defo a pussycat now 

Trust in Flappy :t::D

Hopefully you can get the Emil deal done as it's good for the league.

Bigger the names the better the product I say.

Interest in the league will start to grow as a whole outside of Britain too which would be a good thing.

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Panthers match Sheffield in every department if this is the team imo.

 

NKI vs. J. Holder = DRAW (Both good for double figures on their home track, Both have a ceiling of 8/9 points on the road almost every week imo)

R. Worrall vs. Howarth = DRAW (Identical riders imo who'll put in a solid shift but hardly ever spectacular)

Basso vs. Ellis = ELLIS (Just giving the nod to Ellis purely because he's better on the road than Basso)

Tungate vs. Bellego = DRAW (Identical in every way imo, Both will be brilliant around their home track but poor on most away tracks)

C. Holder vs. Musielak = C. HOLDER (Chris won races for fun in the Ekstraliga against Elite pairings last season so he'll be a machine in this league)

B. Cook vs. Kerr = KERR (Ben Cook is improving all the time and he'll only get better again next season but I'll give the nod to Kerr based on experience)

Jenkins vs. Gilkes = JENKINS (Gilkes is returning from a massive injury so he could take a while to settle in and get his confidence back up again imo)

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9 minutes ago, TTT said:

Panthers match Sheffield in every department if this is the team imo.

 

NKI vs. J. Holder = DRAW (Both good for double figures on their home track, Both have a ceiling of 8/9 points on the road almost every week imo)

R. Worrall vs. Howarth = DRAW (Identical riders imo who'll put in a solid shift but hardly ever spectacular)

Basso vs. Ellis = ELLIS (Just giving the nod to Ellis purely because he's better on the road than Basso)

Tungate vs. Bellego = DRAW (Identical in every way imo, Both will be brilliant around their home track but poor on most away tracks)

C. Holder vs. Musielak = C. HOLDER (Chris won races for fun in the Ekstraliga against Elite pairings last season so he'll be a machine in this league)

B. Cook vs. Kerr = KERR (Ben Cook is improving all the time and he'll only get better again next season but I'll give the nod to Kerr based on experience)

Jenkins vs. Gilkes = JENKINS (Gilkes is returning from a massive injury so he could take a while to settle in and get his confidence back up again imo)

Rose tinted

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Not sure you can compare as too many moving parts including injury etc. 

I'd expect both full 1-7's to make the play offs and then it's anyone's business. 

 A few things need to happen for Panthers to be better than Sheffield for me.  Holder needs to make a mockery of his starting average and become an out and out number 1, Basso to add at least a point to his average and Ben Cook score regular high scores from reserve.

 

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If it's Andersen & Worrall then we finish stone last, The signings at No.2 & No.4 really are the make or break signing of our 1-7 imo.

One of them at No.2 is fine (Prefer Worrall but Andersen wouldn't be the end of the world) but both of them as our second strings is asking for trouble.

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9 minutes ago, TTT said:

If it's Andersen & Worrall then we finish stone last, The signings at No.2 & No.4 really are the make or break signing of our 1-7 imo.

One of them at No.2 is fine (Prefer Worrall but Andersen wouldn't be the end of the world) but both of them as our second strings is asking for trouble.

This absolute waste of time and money. 

Ipswich are far better option for him if he rides in England as he can't ride big tracks any longer 

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