Neila Posted April 29 Report Share Posted April 29 Look after Craig for us, the comets are flying with Craig leading from the front UTC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilly Posted April 29 Report Share Posted April 29 Is it all just waiting for the average to fall right and move Riss to the Cheetahs and then use the points available to sign somebody for the Spires? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marksman Posted April 29 Report Share Posted April 29 Pleased for Cookie, he's mentioned constantly in his interviews this season about wanting to get back into the PL. Guess he's putting himself back in the shop window now, his gating has always been good, but it's been electric this season. Just seen he'll be riding at reserve on a 4.39 average, wow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szkocjasid Posted April 29 Report Share Posted April 29 (edited) 3 hours ago, spin king said: And sign who? I've no idea, I could easily list multiple riders, but I don't know if they want to race in the UK, nor am I 100% sure of the averages, since they changed the rules for assessed averages, which is why I said "if there are riders available" Edited April 29 by szkocjasid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szkocjasid Posted April 29 Report Share Posted April 29 Due to the complexities of the averages had Oxford signed Cook in May, he'd join on his converted Champ ave of 5.85 & Riss would've remained at reserve. Which way round would suit Oxford better? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JanAndersen Posted April 30 Report Share Posted April 30 Looking to maybe head along to the meeting against Leicester next Monday as I’m in the area. What’s the best bet for parking? Nothing obvious on the website re. suggestions. Any help appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiderman1 Posted April 30 Report Share Posted April 30 That’s the way the cookie crumbles, good signing ,can beat anyone on his night and is in good form in 24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnieg Posted April 30 Report Share Posted April 30 2 hours ago, JanAndersen said: Looking to maybe head along to the meeting against Leicester next Monday as I’m in the area. What’s the best bet for parking? Nothing obvious on the website re. suggestions. Any help appreciated. It is there, but not very well sign posted. (Contrast with Birmingham's excellent graphic) Car Parking InformationDue to limited parking at the stadium, free parking will be available thanks to Unipart at their site just a short walk from the stadium (approx 800m) on a first come first served basis, please remember to select this option if required when purchasing your tickets as this will be required when arriving at the car park.A free shuttle bus service will be provided to and from the stadium from the Unipart car park site.Unipart postcode OX4 2PG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JanAndersen Posted April 30 Report Share Posted April 30 1 hour ago, arnieg said: It is there, but not very well sign posted. (Contrast with Birmingham's excellent graphic) Car Parking InformationDue to limited parking at the stadium, free parking will be available thanks to Unipart at their site just a short walk from the stadium (approx 800m) on a first come first served basis, please remember to select this option if required when purchasing your tickets as this will be required when arriving at the car park.A free shuttle bus service will be provided to and from the stadium from the Unipart car park site.Unipart postcode OX4 2PG Perfect thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bojangles Posted April 30 Report Share Posted April 30 5 hours ago, JanAndersen said: Looking to maybe head along to the meeting against Leicester next Monday as I’m in the area. What’s the best bet for parking? Nothing obvious on the website re. suggestions. Any help appreciated. In addition to what arnieg said, there's also loads of street parking. You'll struggle to get anywhere on Sandy Lane, but always spaces on Balfour Road (a less than 5-min walk from the stadium) if you get there within 30mins of it starting. No restrictions on any of the roads. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilly Posted April 30 Report Share Posted April 30 14 hours ago, JanAndersen said: Looking to maybe head along to the meeting against Leicester next Monday as I’m in the area. What’s the best bet for parking? Nothing obvious on the website re. suggestions. Any help appreciated. If you are definitely going, remember to get your ticket at least the day before to avoid an additional cost. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1stbender Posted April 30 Report Share Posted April 30 Really hope cook does well for Oxford a lot of negative comments have been written in this forum over time. His going well for workington hopefully bring some form into the Premiership and get back to a standard seen before. I’m sure if it goes well with Oxford during the course of the season he will get plenty of guess bookings with injuries etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreverblue Posted April 30 Report Share Posted April 30 33 minutes ago, 1stbender said: Really hope cook does well for Oxford a lot of negative comments have been written in this forum over time. His going well for workington hopefully bring some form into the Premiership and get back to a standard seen before. I’m sure if it goes well with Oxford during the course of the season he will get plenty of guess bookings with injuries etc You seem to think he will stay beyond the 28 days he has signed up for, are you not expecting Lewis Kerr to return. I think it would be very harsh not to have Lewis back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midget Posted May 1 Report Share Posted May 1 7 hours ago, foreverblue said: You seem to think he will stay beyond the 28 days he has signed up for, are you not expecting Lewis Kerr to return. I think it would be very harsh not to have Lewis back. The harsh reality is that an on form craig cook is a far better rider than Lewis Kerr. IF cook does well in the 28 days then Oxfords hand may well be forced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bojangles Posted May 1 Report Share Posted May 1 I'm still quite surprised Oxford signed Craig Cook as an injury replacement. Peter Schroeck was pretty adamant the team would use guests to replace Kerr, with Scott Nicholls taking the majority of those. As good as Cook has been so far this season, I doubt he will score the points Nicholls would have done. Is Nicholls no longer available? Or has the decision been made with a focus on the longer term? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreverblue Posted May 1 Report Share Posted May 1 3 hours ago, Bojangles said: I'm still quite surprised Oxford signed Craig Cook as an injury replacement. Peter Schroeck was pretty adamant the team would use guests to replace Kerr, with Scott Nicholls taking the majority of those. As good as Cook has been so far this season, I doubt he will score the points Nicholls would have done. Is Nicholls no longer available? Or has the decision been made with a focus on the longer term? Well Scott has said for the last couple of seasons he doesn't want Premiership full time so I would imagine that is the reason, Scott is very good at Oxford, almost unbeatable at Championship level so will be a big miss. Cook has been terrific for Workington so a bit of a no-brainer if Scott is not available full time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreverblue Posted May 1 Report Share Posted May 1 7 hours ago, Midget said: The harsh reality is that an on form craig cook is a far better rider than Lewis Kerr. IF cook does well in the 28 days then Oxfords hand may well be forced. If Cook continues his form for Workington then he will be good for Oxford but Lewis was on fire prior to injury so it would be harsh to drop him, my opinion is that they will keep Cook and retain Lewis leaving them with a decision on who else to drop.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szkocjasid Posted May 1 Report Share Posted May 1 1 hour ago, foreverblue said: If Cook continues his form for Workington then he will be good for Oxford but Lewis was on fire prior to injury so it would be harsh to drop him, my opinion is that they will keep Cook and retain Lewis leaving them with a decision on who else to drop.  Oxford are 2.33 below the limit, with Janowski due to drop about 2.5 off his starting average. They could make wholesale changes, that is if they can find more top class heat leaders who want to race in GB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bojangles Posted May 1 Report Share Posted May 1 1 hour ago, foreverblue said: Well Scott has said for the last couple of seasons he doesn't want Premiership full time so I would imagine that is the reason, Scott is very good at Oxford, almost unbeatable at Championship level so will be a big miss. Cook has been terrific for Workington so a bit of a no-brainer if Scott is not available full time. Yeah, appreciate that. It's just the fact that Peter Schroeck actually said Scott would be covering the majority of the meetings. Surely they must have had a conversation about it and agreed before he said that on record? Something must have changed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreverblue Posted May 1 Report Share Posted May 1 7 minutes ago, szkocjasid said: Oxford are 2.33 below the limit, with Janowski due to drop about 2.5 off his starting average. They could make wholesale changes, that is if they can find more top class heat leaders who want to race in GB. I wouldn't drop Janowski on his new average but I am very biased! Difficult to drop Harris when you know what he can do when in play off mode, Wright could be dropped especially if they can convince a top rider to come over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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