Greg Posted May 20, 2023 Report Share Posted May 20, 2023 On 5/12/2023 at 10:55 PM, phillwhitewasmad said: Think oxford will hang out for Ashton vale as a reserve he's 15 shortly and a great prospect Would be a good move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumpy Posted May 22, 2023 Report Share Posted May 22, 2023 Sam woods in place of Luke for Weds . Should be a close meeting but think Chargers have the fire power to nick it in the end Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szkocjasid Posted May 23, 2023 Report Share Posted May 23, 2023 Think I'm leaning towards a Belle Vue win. Much stronger at reserve! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PotteringAround Posted May 23, 2023 Report Share Posted May 23, 2023 (edited) 21 minutes ago, szkocjasid said: Think I'm leaning towards a Belle Vue win. Much stronger at reserve! Not a chance. Oxford top 5 are very strong. Especially at home. 54-36 Edited May 23, 2023 by PotteringAround Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szkocjasid Posted May 23, 2023 Report Share Posted May 23, 2023 6 hours ago, PotteringAround said: Not a chance. Oxford top 5 are very strong. Especially at home. 54-36 Think you'll be well off that score. For me Oxford's reserves could end up with 1 point from 8 rides. While Freddie Hodder gets double figures. I agree Oxford have a very strong top 3 & a very promising number 4. But think Belle Vue will heavily outscore Oxford at the bottom end. Should be an interesting meeting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bojangles Posted May 23, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2023 18 minutes ago, szkocjasid said: Think you'll be well off that score. For me Oxford's reserves could end up with 1 point from 8 rides. While Freddie Hodder gets double figures. I agree Oxford have a very strong top 3 & a very promising number 4. But think Belle Vue will heavily outscore Oxford at the bottom end. Should be an interesting meeting. The loss of Luke Killeen at reserve is a big blow for Oxford. There's no way Sam Woods gets close to his scoring, so that instantly makes it closer than it might have been. That's going to be a problem for Oxford until Killeen returns, literally like losing a heat leader that you can't replace. Oxford should still win in my opinion, but it'll be competitive. Sam Hagon could be the trump card for Belle Vue having been a Charger last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sings4Speedway Posted May 23, 2023 Report Share Posted May 23, 2023 56 minutes ago, szkocjasid said: Think you'll be well off that score. For me Oxford's reserves could end up with 1 point from 8 rides. While Freddie Hodder gets double figures. I agree Oxford have a very strong top 3 & a very promising number 4. But think Belle Vue will heavily outscore Oxford at the bottom end. Should be an interesting meeting. I rate Hodder but good night for him would be wins in heat 2 and 8 plus 3rds in his other 2 rides and one of Bowens. Whilst 9 from him and 2 from Bowen vs 1 from the Oxford reserves is a 10 point swing i still think Oxfords 1-5 will do enough. Id go 48-42 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szkocjasid Posted May 23, 2023 Report Share Posted May 23, 2023 (edited) 15 hours ago, Sings4Speedway said: I rate Hodder but good night for him would be wins in heat 2 and 8 plus 3rds in his other 2 rides and one of Bowens. Whilst 9 from him and 2 from Bowen vs 1 from the Oxford reserves is a 10 point swing i still think Oxfords 1-5 will do enough. Id go 48-42 Certainly don't think there will be much in it, but I'll just favour Oxford for a 4 point win. Edited May 24, 2023 by szkocjasid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodger Blue Posted May 24, 2023 Report Share Posted May 24, 2023 Just a quick question.... We are attending tonight's meeting, are fold up chairs allowed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bojangles Posted May 24, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2023 Just now, Dodger Blue said: Just a quick question.... We are attending tonight's meeting, are fold up chairs allowed? Yes, you can take fold up chairs. There's plenty of space for them, especially on the third and fourth bends. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodger Blue Posted May 24, 2023 Report Share Posted May 24, 2023 1 hour ago, Bojangles said: Yes, you can take fold up chairs. There's plenty of space for them, especially on the third and fourth bends. Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szkocjasid Posted May 24, 2023 Report Share Posted May 24, 2023 On 5/23/2023 at 9:39 AM, PotteringAround said: Not a chance. Oxford top 5 are very strong. Especially at home. 54-36 On 5/23/2023 at 3:51 PM, szkocjasid said: Think you'll be well off that score. For me Oxford's reserves could end up with 1 point from 8 rides. While Freddie Hodder gets double figures. I agree Oxford have a very strong top 3 & a very promising number 4. But think Belle Vue will heavily outscore Oxford at the bottom end. Should be an interesting meeting. As I predicted Belle Vue's reserves were far stronger, but you were correct that Oxfords top 5 would be too strong for the Colts. My prediction was closer though lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szkocjasid Posted May 24, 2023 Report Share Posted May 24, 2023 (edited) Think Oxford did well to beat a Belle Vue side with a strong bottom end. Just think how strong they will be when Killeen come back though! Can they ride well enough to get into the top 2, while waiting for Killeen's return? Edited May 24, 2023 by szkocjasid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technik Posted May 25, 2023 Report Share Posted May 25, 2023 Giving away Ht 2 every meeting is going to be a massive hurdle, Fellows is not on the pace & his gating is not at this level yet & whilst Killeen is out there is no minimum average rider unattached that can score anymore than Fellows. I think Oxfords Gods were shining on them last night. How often are we going to see Jack Smith fail to score double figures? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sings4Speedway Posted May 25, 2023 Report Share Posted May 25, 2023 3 hours ago, Technik said: Giving away Ht 2 every meeting is going to be a massive hurdle, Fellows is not on the pace & his gating is not at this level yet & whilst Killeen is out there is no minimum average rider unattached that can score anymore than Fellows. I think Oxfords Gods were shining on them last night. How often are we going to see Jack Smith fail to score double figures? I would think that almost any unattached minimum averge rider would score more than Fellows. Hes proven to be off the pace, on the floor and had poor mechanical reliability. He was an odd choice when signing and now being kept on seems a liability Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnieg Posted May 25, 2023 Report Share Posted May 25, 2023 3 hours ago, Technik said: I think Oxfords Gods were shining on them last night. How often are we going to see Jack Smith fail to score double figures? Frequently. Since 5 July 2019 Smith has ridden 16 away NL matches and only scored double figures twice. He is just not very good away from home. (One of his rare double figure scores was at Oxford last year) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bojangles Posted May 25, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2023 10 minutes ago, Sings4Speedway said: I would think that almost any unattached minimum averge rider would score more than Fellows. Hes proven to be off the pace, on the floor and had poor mechanical reliability. He was an odd choice when signing and now being kept on seems a liability It wouldn’t surprise me if they kept Woods when Killeen is back, and ditch Fellows. Somebody also mentioned the prospect of Ashton Vale as well. Killeen and Vale would be a cracking reserve pairing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander15 Posted May 25, 2023 Report Share Posted May 25, 2023 8 hours ago, Bojangles said: It wouldn’t surprise me if they kept Woods when Killeen is back, and ditch Fellows. Somebody also mentioned the prospect of Ashton Vale as well. Killeen and Vale would be a cracking reserve pairing. But with only 2 teams making the play-offs, they could be adrift by then. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bojangles Posted May 25, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, Islander15 said: But with only 2 teams making the play-offs, they could be adrift by then. It’s possible, but they are hardly adrift right now without Killeen. Just two points from Mildenhall in second - a team that have got all their points at home. To be honest, other than the Colts away when Jenkins was ruled out, the Chargers have done okay without Killeen (narrow away loss at Mildenhall and a comfortable home win over Belle Vue). I don’t think Killeen will be out much more than a couple of weeks anyway, so a top two finish is still well within touching distance at the end of the season. A key period with two away matches against Edinburgh and Berwick in early June, though. Edited May 25, 2023 by Bojangles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szkocjasid Posted May 25, 2023 Report Share Posted May 25, 2023 2 hours ago, Islander15 said: But with only 2 teams making the play-offs, they could be adrift by then. 5 minutes ago, Bojangles said: It’s possible, but they are hardly adrift right now without Killeen. Just two points from Mildenhall in second - a team that have got all their points at home. To be honest, other than the Colts away when Jenkins was ruled out, the Chargers have done okay without Killeen (narrow away loss at Mildenhall and a comfortable home win over Belle Vue). I don’t think Killeen will be out much more than a couple of weeks anyway, so a top two finish is still well within touching distance at the end of the season. A key period with two away matches against Edinburgh and Berwick in early June, though. So far there's only been one away win in the league, if that keeps up, nearly every team will be in with a shout of the top 2! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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