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41 minutes ago, screm said:

If that`s the line up its very weak at 3 and 4 as you have two riders brand new the the league, much better to having Vissing in one of those numbers.

That was the concensus of opinion in our group when it was announced, we shall see. It was more about not having two newbies to British Speedway in together.

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32 minutes ago, StevePark said:

"Interesting" that they've put Celina L at number 7.  Sam might struggle at 6 against the "better" reserves, but we'll see.  Fascinating season ahead across on the West coast.  Hope I can get across there at some point during the season.

Unless they swap the reserves round, can only see Sam struggling after heat 2 against the 1/2 & 3/4 pairings, especially against Berwick.

I'd rather see the two 2.00 reserves racing at 7 & meeting each other 3 times, better for their development.

If I was Berwick, I'd now counter this by putting Borke at 7.

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39 minutes ago, StevePark said:

"Interesting" that they've put Celina L at number 7.  Sam might struggle at 6 against the "better" reserves, but we'll see.  Fascinating season ahead across on the West coast.  Hope I can get across there at some point during the season.

im expecting sam to struggle  at first then improve exactly like he did last year 

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54 minutes ago, screm said:

If that`s the line up its very weak at 3 and 4 as you have two riders brand new the the league, much better to having Vissing in one of those numbers.

Not too bothered going to be an entertaining team, hopefully winning at home and gradually getting better away, some tough away fixtures this season .

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1 hour ago, StevePark said:

"Interesting" that they've put Celina L at number 7.  Sam might struggle at 6 against the "better" reserves, but we'll see.  Fascinating season ahead across on the West coast.  Hope I can get across there at some point during the season.

After heat 2 it's irrelevant what number the reserves are at as they get swapped around more than a Kate Middleton photo

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Both the newcomers at 3+4 will imo surprise a lot of people,  both looked good at practice   and tate was never off his bike, seems to love being on a bike and a natural,  a bit like a certain cumbrian GP star !! Time will tell let's enjoy this journey UTC 

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1 hour ago, screm said:

If that`s the line up its very weak at 3 and 4 as you have two riders brand new the the league, much better to having Vissing in one of those numbers.

i agree  with splitting them up . viss @ 4 would be better  v. (internet dog ruff ATM )

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2 hours ago, phillwhitewasmad said:

After heat 2 it's irrelevant what number the reserves are at as they get swapped around more than a Kate Middleton photo

While it's officially "irrelevant" as riders can get swapped round. It doesn't happen that often when the weaker rider is "sacrificed" at number 6. Even if McGurk beats Hodder in heat 2, a couple of last places against Berwick's strong top 5 pairings,.could make it hard for him to get his 4th ride.

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Sam may surprise me. I expected the weaker Dan T to struggle at 6 (Joe T at 7) on his first season, but he exceeded everyone's expectations. Same situation with Edwards at 6 (stronger Jenkins at 7) Edwards really improved.

I really would prefer the Champ (& NL) to have the same number 7 rule as the Prem, better for British riders development.

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13 minutes ago, Bandit59 said:

Will Workington be doing live streaming?

 

At a guess, I would say no. I've heard or seen nothing to suggest they are going to start doing this but i would love to be proven wrong.

Thankfully, I don't plan to miss many home games this season with it being on my doorstep 

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15 minutes ago, Bandit59 said:

Will Workington be doing live streaming?

 

Given they don’t have card payments for entry yet, I’m guessing not. Still a lot of other things they’re working on, I think.

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14 minutes ago, allthegearbutnaeidea said:

Berwick don’t accept card but do live streaming

A lot of clubs use a company called Infinity21, it requires a steady internet upload speed. Northside has nothing yet being isolated, believe it's somewhere on the openreach/Fibrus roadmap!

Berwick being in a built up area (and being a football stadium) will have ADSL lines at the very worst, so could also have card payments.

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1 hour ago, allthegearbutnaeidea said:

Berwick don’t accept card but do live streaming

Yes, but the lack of card payments is, I believe, because they use WiFi, which doesn’t stretch to the admissions gates. You can buy your chips with a card!

Maybe Stewart Dickson could put a WiFi access point on the tractor.

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41 minutes ago, Noelinho said:

Yes, but the lack of card payments is, I believe, because they use WiFi, which doesn’t stretch to the admissions gates. You can buy your chips with a card!

Maybe Stewart Dickson could put a WiFi access point on the tractor.

The cheaper option is to buy online and save £2!           

Stewart is Jewson Bandits' team manager, by the way.    Ian Rae is track curator.

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51 minutes ago, crescent girl said:

The cheaper option is to buy online and save £2!           

Stewart is Jewson Bandits' team manager, by the way.    Ian Rae is track curator.

He likes a trip on the tractor though.

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