2025 Team Predictions

[LisaColette]

21 minutes ago, Bald Bloke said:

His Mum has said 2-3 weeks ago that he isn't back. Don't know if anything has changed since. Deffo not at Lynn.

Not surprising. He prob doing 3 leagues before he thinks about the UK. 

[SteelShoe]

On 10/23/2024 at 2:52 PM, FishersGate said:

Heard a mad one that it's bewley

Wouldn't be surprised. If Dan wants to continue to improve he probably needs to ride somewhere other than Belle Vue 

[ouch]

51 minutes ago, SteelShoe said:

Wouldn't be surprised. If Dan wants to continue to improve he probably needs to ride somewhere other than Belle Vue 

Away from Belle Vue it would be essential for him to improve his gating and thus make things easier for him, boring for us. 

[Arch Stanton]

2 hours ago, SteelShoe said:

Wouldn't be surprised. If Dan wants to continue to improve he probably needs to ride somewhere other than Belle Vue 

He’s staying at Belle Vue. 

[FishersGate]

Sheffield - Woffy, Rowe, C Holder, Picko, J Holder, Gilkes, Flint

Aces - Kurtz, Blodorn , Lidsey, ? , Bewley, Tate? , Mulford

Ipswich - Doyle, Brennan, Ellis, Rew, Emil, Thompson,  Jenkins

Lions - Fricke, Howarth, Masters, Becker, Douglas, C Cook, Hagon

Oxford - Tungate, Riss, Wright,  ? , Janowski, ?, Kileen

Kings Lynn - Lawson, B Cook, Kvech, Klindt, Iversen, Harris, Boughon

Birmingham - King, Z Cook, Worrall, Lampart, ? , ? Edwards

Just based on rumours and guess work. 

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[Speedball]

Musielak to Oxford I reckon if he's riding in the UK this year. If not there, then surely Brum.

[Bald Bloke]

5 minutes ago, Speedball said:

Musielak to Oxford I reckon if he's riding in the UK this year. If not there, then surely Brum.

I think he'll be back. Looks like Brum could do with him. 

[Speedball]

1 hour ago, FishersGate said:

Sheffield - Woffy, Rowe, C Holder, Picko, J Holder, Gilkes, Flint

Aces - Kurtz, Blodorn , Lidsey, ? , Bewley, Tate? , Mulford

Ipswich - Doyle, Brennan, Ellis, Rew, Emil, Thompson,  Jenkins

Lions - Fricke, Howarth, Masters, Becker, Douglas, C Cook, Hagon

Oxford - Tungate, Riss, Wright,  ? , Janowski, ?, Kileen

Kings Lynn - Lawson, B Cook, Kvech, Klindt, Iversen, Harris, Boughon

Birmingham - King, Z Cook, Worrall, Lampart, ? , ? Edwards

Just based on rumours and guess work. 

I'd put Rew at Belle Vue and King in at Ipswich from what I've heard.
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Can only think Brum will need to go for riders like Zagar, Bjerre etc if they can't get Musielak. Either that or pull a rabbit out of a hat somewhere (which will probably mean paying silly money).

[Aries]

13 minutes ago, Speedball said:

I'd put Rew at Belle Vue and King in at Ipswich from what I've heard.
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Can only think Brum will need to go for riders like Zagar, Bjerre etc if they can't get Musielak. Either that or pull a rabbit out of a hat somewhere (which will probably mean paying silly money).

Both at Ipswich. 

[SaddlebowRoad]

2 hours ago, FishersGate said:

Sheffield - Woffy, Rowe, C Holder, Picko, J Holder, Gilkes, Flint

Aces - Kurtz, Blodorn , Lidsey, ? , Bewley, Tate? , Mulford

Ipswich - Doyle, Brennan, Ellis, Rew, Emil, Thompson,  Jenkins

Lions - Fricke, Howarth, Masters, Becker, Douglas, C Cook, Hagon

Oxford - Tungate, Riss, Wright,  ? , Janowski, ?, Kileen

Kings Lynn - Lawson, B Cook, Kvech, Klindt, Iversen, Harris, Boughon

Birmingham - King, Z Cook, Worrall, Lampart, ? , ? Edwards

Just based on rumours and guess work. 

lawsons brit reduction would put cook at 1 

[FishersGate]

26 minutes ago, SaddlebowRoad said:

lawsons brit reduction would put cook at 1 

It's random I don't know all thr averages

[RS50]

1 hour ago, SaddlebowRoad said:

lawsons brit reduction would put cook at 1 

Thought the Brit reduction was just for team building, and did not apply to positions in the team.

Anyone confirm?

[cowboy cookie returns?]

2 hours ago, Aries said:

Both at Ipswich. 

Hopefully not King, the guys needs to move on. 

[Arch Stanton]

35 minutes ago, cowboy cookie returns? said:

Hopefully not King, the guys needs to move on. 

Don’t think it matters a great deal and there’s been nothing between them this season. 
 

Ellis 19 meetings GSA 5.90

King 17 meetings GSA 6.15

When you factor in that King rode the last third of the season struggling with his broken hand which saw him reject guest bookings and saw his average drop, but still finished with a slightly higher season average, is keeping Ellis over King wise? 
 

Appreciate some feel it just needs a parting of the ways, but one has to go to make room for Brennan and I don’t think it makes a huge difference scoring wise. Both would provide very similar scoring over the season for me. I think both have scope to improve their current averages, King’s with the caveat though of sorting his problematic hand injury. 

[Aries]

9 minutes ago, Arch Stanton said:

Don’t think it matters a great deal and there’s been nothing between them this season. 
 

Ellis 19 meetings GSA 5.90

King 17 meetings GSA 6.15

When you factor in that King rode the last third of the season struggling with his broken hand which saw him reject guest bookings and saw his average drop, but still finished with a slightly higher season average, is keeping Ellis over King wise? 
 

Appreciate some feel it just needs a parting of the ways, but one has to go to make room for Brennan and I don’t think it makes a huge difference scoring wise. Both would provide very similar scoring over the season for me. I think both have scope to improve their current averages, King’s with the caveat though of sorting his problematic hand injury. 

Shows the strength of the Ipswich team really that in an ideal world, Rew will continue his progression next year in to a bona fide heatleader, meaning either Ellis or King will be the 5th strongest member of the side behind Doyle, Emil, Brennan and Rew. That’s potent. Good reserve pairing also, Jenkins one of the stronger rising Stars and Dan on a 25% reduction and in a reserve berth. 

[cowboy cookie returns?]

1 hour ago, Arch Stanton said:

Don’t think it matters a great deal and there’s been nothing between them this season. 
 

Ellis 19 meetings GSA 5.90

King 17 meetings GSA 6.15

When you factor in that King rode the last third of the season struggling with his broken hand which saw him reject guest bookings and saw his average drop, but still finished with a slightly higher season average, is keeping Ellis over King wise? 
 

Appreciate some feel it just needs a parting of the ways, but one has to go to make room for Brennan and I don’t think it makes a huge difference scoring wise. Both would provide very similar scoring over the season for me. I think both have scope to improve their current averages, King’s with the caveat though of sorting his problematic hand injury. 

I’m one of the ones who thinks that there needs to be a parting of ways for many reasons, I’ve thought that for the last 2 seasons. 

While I agree there isn’t much between King & Ellis I’d still have Ellis. 
 

The biggest issue with King staying is that he’d be skipper again & he isn’t skipper material.

[tellboy]

14 hours ago, RS50 said:

Thought the Brit reduction was just for team building, and did not apply to positions in the team.

Anyone confirm?

The 25% reduction for rising stars is only for team building purposes,that's if they drop being a rising star obviously.The 2.5% reduction for the Brits gives them a new starting average basically,so if that takes Lawson under Cook then Cook wll be no1.

[Gambo]

2 hours ago, tellboy said:

The 25% reduction for rising stars is only for team building purposes,that's if they drop being a rising star obviously.The 2.5% reduction for the Brits gives them a new starting average basically,so if that takes Lawson under Cook then Cook wll be no1.

A rider's 2025 starting average is their actual average achieved in 2024. The 2.5% is just for team building!

[szkocjasid]

22 hours ago, RS50 said:

Thought the Brit reduction was just for team building, and did not apply to positions in the team.

Anyone confirm?

 

8 hours ago, tellboy said:

The 25% reduction for rising stars is only for team building purposes,that's if they drop being a rising star obviously.The 2.5% reduction for the Brits gives them a new starting average basically,so if that takes Lawson under Cook then Cook wll be no1.

 

6 hours ago, Gambo said:

A rider's 2025 starting average is their actual average achieved in 2024. The 2.5% is just for team building!

Team building averages & a riders starting average are the same thing. I constantly said Brennan would start at reserve when he had his 25% reduction, only for so many people tell me I was wrong. But I was correct & he started at reserve.

This year won't effect Dan or Anders as they'd be in the same position regardless of average used.