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So with the season climaxing beautifully for the Tigers, it leaves a few big questions for next season… who will be back? Who will be new? Who will go?

Hearing Tai Woffinden has agreed to return next season and Josh Pickering seems like a cert.

1. Woffinden 8.47

2. Howarth 5.61

3. Douglas 7.14

4. Pickering 6.56

5. Laguta 8.43

6. Etheridge

7. Edwards/Gilkes/Boughen

 

That would be my team of choice 

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Will be an interesting meeting for the BSPA.. will the points limit be higher to keep teams stronger in the prem allowing better riders to stay in UK.. or will promoters not be able to afford such teams.. a lot of uncertainty. 
we are very lucky at Sheffield to have the management we have and the backing they have given, incredible. 

looking at the 2024 team I think Pickering and Kyle are certainties. I would love to have Jye Etheridge at reserve he has showed he can ride Owlerton very well, even if he doesn’t bang scores in away we need to keep the home form key to success. 

Woffy, Holder and Musielak all so good to watch unfortunately we can only have 2, maybe even 1 in 2024 which is always the sad part of having success. All 3 put bums on seats 

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Lets see what the AGM brings, but if the points limit stays at 39 points for the top 6 riders I would go with either of  the following teams.

(1) Jack Holder 8:91

(2) Lewis Kerr 5:31

(3) Josh Pickering 6:78

(4) Kyle Howarth 5:41

(5) Tai Woffinden 8:26

(6) Jye Etheridge 4:00

(7) Jason Edwards or Dan Gilkes

or 

(1) Jack Holder 8:91

(2) Adam Ellis 5:57

(3) Josh Pickering 6:78

(4) Kyle Howarth 5:41

(5) Tai Woffinden 8:26

(6) Jye Etheridge 4:00

(7) Jason Edwards or Dan Gilkes

 

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31 minutes ago, spin king said:

Lets see what the AGM brings, but if the points limit stays at 39 points for the top 6 riders I would go with either of  the following teams.

(1) Jack Holder 8:91

(2) Lewis Kerr 5:31

(3) Josh Pickering 6:78

(4) Kyle Howarth 5:41

(5) Tai Woffinden 8:26

(6) Jye Etheridge 4:00

(7) Jason Edwards or Dan Gilkes

or 

(1) Jack Holder 8:91

(2) Adam Ellis 5:57

(3) Josh Pickering 6:78

(4) Kyle Howarth 5:41

(5) Tai Woffinden 8:26

(6) Jye Etheridge 4:00

(7) Jason Edwards or Dan Gilkes

 

Ellis is off to Belle Vue to joint his mate Dan.

I imagine the points limit may get increased to keep more “big hitters” included in teams to attract more fans.

 

If this one fits I would personally go with:

  1. J Holder 8.91
  2. Howarth 5.47
  3. C Holder 6.67
  4. Pickering 6.53
  5. Woffinden 8.26
  6. Etheridge 4.00
  7. Edwards/Gilkes/Boughen
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Adam Ellis apparently is a done deal for Belle Vue, replacing Lidsey.

I would also think you will have Jack Holder back, with his Brother and Pickering has to be in your septet, he's been very good for the Tigers.

Then it would be Tobi or Tai for me, but we all know it's speculation. 

But who knows what will happen at the meeting to decide what happens and more importantly what tracks will make up the Prem next season.

 

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On 10/7/2023 at 8:10 AM, RideHard said:

Will be an interesting meeting for the BSPA.. will the points limit be higher to keep teams stronger in the prem allowing better riders to stay in UK.. or will promoters not be able to afford such teams.. a lot of uncertainty. 
we are very lucky at Sheffield to have the management we have and the backing they have given, incredible. 

looking at the 2024 team I think Pickering and Kyle are certainties. I would love to have Jye Etheridge at reserve he has showed he can ride Owlerton very well, even if he doesn’t bang scores in away we need to keep the home form key to success. 

Woffy, Holder and Musielak all so good to watch unfortunately we can only have 2, maybe even 1 in 2024 which is always the sad part of having success. All 3 put bums on seats 

I think 39 for top 6 is a "strong" limit. 42 should be the average for 7 riders, most RS are 4 or 3.5, so teams are effectively building to 42.5 or 43. Any limit at 42 or above stops the league getting weaker.

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6 minutes ago, OdsalBoy said:

1. Jack Holder

2. ??????

3. ??????

4. ??????

5. Tobi Musielak

6. Jye Etheridge

7. Lee Complin

I would expect the Rising Star programme to continue, so I think you can count out Lee Complin of that team.

I would also say that since he came back to the sport Lee is a Championship reserve standard, he was a terrific, exciting rider in past, but past is the past. 

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