szkocjasid Posted December 21, 2023 Report Share Posted December 21, 2023 8 hours ago, Sings4Speedway said: Im assuming that Dicken is doing a lot of laps in the Northern amateur meetings and looking impressive as otherwise i just don't get where his name has appeared in so many potential line ups? The last i heard is that Alcock had fallen out of love with the sport and was finished with it.....but things often quickly change. Only in speedway can riders like H.McGurk & Crang have appalling seasons and then become sought after signings the following year. While Max Perry gets dropped because he developed too much in a development league! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozzie4388 Posted January 1 Report Share Posted January 1 Muff and Shimelt have signed 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szkocjasid Posted January 1 Report Share Posted January 1 Because of the points limit, every team will look weak, but I do feel the Belle Vue team looks especially weak. I know they have 2 riders to sign, but think they need a big season from Harry McGurk. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted January 1 Report Share Posted January 1 On 12/21/2023 at 10:16 AM, Sings4Speedway said: Im assuming that Dicken is doing a lot of laps in the Northern amateur meetings and looking impressive as otherwise i just don't get where his name has appeared in so many potential line ups? The last i heard is that Alcock had fallen out of love with the sport and was finished with it.....but things often quickly change. Only in speedway can riders like H.McGurk & Crang have appalling seasons and then become sought after signings the following year. Don’t understand why Crang is considered in NDL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szkocjasid Posted January 1 Report Share Posted January 1 38 minutes ago, Fromafar said: Don’t understand why Crang is considered in NDL. Because he has never averaged above 4 in the Champ, Leicester want to win the league & there is no age limit in the NDL. Gavin Parr could stand in for Middlesbrough if one of their riders broke down on the way for example. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamonds85 Posted January 1 Report Share Posted January 1 18 minutes ago, szkocjasid said: Because he has never averaged above 4 in the Champ, Leicester want to win the league & there is no age limit in the NDL. Gavin Parr could stand in for Middlesbrough if one of their riders broke down on the way for example. And wouldn't we all hear about it if he did... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted January 1 Report Share Posted January 1 18 minutes ago, szkocjasid said: Because he has never averaged above 4 in the Champ, Leicester want to win the league & there is no age limit in the NDL. Gavin Parr could stand in for Middlesbrough if one of their riders broke down on the way for example. I knew that,but Crang is very unlikely to everAverage over 4 definitely not one for the future.Shows the state of the sport in Uk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortythirtyeight Posted January 1 Report Share Posted January 1 33 minutes ago, szkocjasid said: Because he has never averaged above 4 in the Champ, Leicester want to win the league & there is no age limit in the NDL. Gavin Parr could stand in for Middlesbrough if one of their riders broke down on the way for example. How can Gavin do that ? When he won’t be at their away meetings and possibly not at many of the home meetings either. Now if you had said Stuart Swales …… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamonds85 Posted January 1 Report Share Posted January 1 28 minutes ago, Fromafar said: I knew that,but Crang is very unlikely to everAverage over 4 definitely not one for the future.Shows the state of the sport in Uk. Look at any development league in most sports there's older players/riders whatever you wanna call them. There's not an unlimited supply of kids in any sport... experience in the team is always a good thing too... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozzie4388 Posted January 2 Report Share Posted January 2 (edited) Marson makes it 6 Wirtzfeld completes the team Edited January 2 by Fozzie4388 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozzie4388 Posted January 2 Report Share Posted January 2 Wirtzfeld completes team Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander15 Posted January 2 Report Share Posted January 2 Good to see Wirtzfeld back in the sport. He’ll do well at NSS and Colts fans will enjoy watching him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sings4Speedway Posted January 2 Report Share Posted January 2 Standard Colts side namely be alright at home and chalk up decent wins and will look bang average or worse on thier travels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szkocjasid Posted January 2 Report Share Posted January 2 Think the last 2 signings are good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamonds85 Posted January 2 Report Share Posted January 2 1. Sam Hagon 2. Chad Wirtzfeld 3. Matt Marson 4. Luke Muff 5. Freddie Hodder 6. Harry McGurk 7. Jack Shimelt I've got very mixed feelings about this team. I really liked Chad Wirtzfeld when he rode for IOW so I think it's great that he's back in the sport, he should fly around the NSS. I'm really not a fan of Luke Muff, let's just keep it at that. If Harry can get back to some kind of form it'll be really good for the team. I can see this team finishing both top 2 and bottom 2 at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted January 3 Report Share Posted January 3 14 hours ago, Sings4Speedway said: Standard Colts side namely be alright at home and chalk up decent wins and will look bang average or worse on thier travels Fair comment, and the correct thing for the Aces to do I would suggest.. It keeps the Colts going and offers opportunities for new or young riders.. Winning at home (or narrow defeats), keeps punters turning up... And the odd hammering away helps to keep the bank balance in the black... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PotteringAround Posted January 4 Author Report Share Posted January 4 Wirtzfeld an interesting signing. Looked a reasonable prospect a few years ago on the South coast /IOW before disappearing to concentrate on longtrack/grasstrack. Hadn't heard any whispers that he was coming back, but Belle Vue must've been monitoring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIRKYLANE Posted March 26 Report Share Posted March 26 First meeting on good Friday Best wishes to all the Colts… we have a proud history of training young riders… going back to Dent Oliver in the mid 60s when I first saw the Colts… and even further back as well Go Colts Go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szkocjasid Posted March 27 Report Share Posted March 27 Will be a tough start for Belle Vue, Leicester one of the better teams imo. Will Sam Hagon be there? How long does it take to get from Manchester to Poole? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PotteringAround Posted March 27 Author Report Share Posted March 27 9 hours ago, szkocjasid said: How long does it take to get from Manchester to Poole? 5 hours on a good day. I'd allow 7 hours on a Bank Holiday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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