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8 hours ago, Mr Blobby said:

Next years 7 to start being announced next month.

 

This would be my preference for a mix of experience, youth and potential for progression and come just within 40 ( I think )

Pickering

Bailey

Thomson

Castagna

Cook

Hook

Bickley

I believe all the above candidates are still available and it also allows us to keep 4 of our 2022 team plus 1 "old boy" as a bonus for losing Sam.

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41 minutes ago, Mr Blobby said:

Contracts were only sent out in the last 7 days expect them to start being announced within the next week or so. Plenty time till the season starts no rush. 

Interested on how these things work. I assume verbal agreements are in place and subject to a formal contract? Still risky if someone goes against their word late in the day and leave a hole not easily filled. 

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1 minute ago, SlicktrackSandy said:

 

This would be my preference for a mix of experience, youth and potential for progression and come just within 40 ( I think )

Pickering

Bailey

Thomson

Castagna

Cook

Hook

Bickley

I believe all the above candidates are still available and it also allows us to keep 4 of our 2022 team plus 1 "old boy" as a bonus for losing Sam.

I think it’ll be that except Lasse for Bailey. Assuming that fits?

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55 minutes ago, Mr Blobby said:

Contracts were only sent out in the last 7 days expect them to start being announced within the next week or so. Plenty time till the season starts no rush. 

I couldn’t make it last night as I had a prior commitment. Monarchs in the past have always engaged well with the fans but I feel this is not the case since the West Lothian Community stadium fell through. Rumours had been circling for weeks that Sam wouldn’t be back. They had the highlights night at Livingston last night but no mention about losing our skipper. Next day the news is released.

Why the secrecy?

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6 minutes ago, Endeavour said:

I couldn’t make it last night as I had a prior commitment. Monarchs in the past have always engaged well with the fans but I feel this is not the case since the West Lothian Community stadium fell through. Rumours had been circling for weeks that Sam wouldn’t be back. They had the highlights night at Livingston last night but no mention about losing our skipper. Next day the news is released.

Why the secrecy?

They always wait till all 7 have signed till they start announcing hence nothing last night. With the Sam news being the only news to a move yet, probably didn’t want that to be the only bit of news to put a bit of a damper on the night.

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56 minutes ago, JanAndersen said:

I think it’ll be that except Lasse for Bailey. Assuming that fits?

I do like Lasse and he may well be favourite for the #2 spot - particularly as he is on our inventory, however I have never felt that he looked that comfortable on the Armadale track.  He was certainly good at Redcar for example and looked a lot more at ease there.  Having watched a few of Connor Bailey's races on his Facebook pages he would get the nod from me over Lasse.  One outstanding race at Poole holding off Rory Schlein for the win showed just what he is capable of.  It looks like 4.00 LF v. 4.35 CB as far as points go and out of choice I would go for the latter for 2023.

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3 minutes ago, SlicktrackSandy said:

I do like Lasse and he may well be favourite for the #2 spot - particularly as he is on our inventory, however I have never felt that he looked that comfortable on the Armadale track.  He was certainly good at Redcar for example and looked a lot more at ease there.  Having watched a few of Connor Bailey's races on his Facebook pages he would get the nod from me over Lasse.  One outstanding race at Poole holding off Rory Schlein for the win showed just what he is capable of.  It looks like 4.00 LF v. 4.35 CB as far as points go and out of choice I would go for the latter for 2023.

Won’t be happening 

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