ljriley90 Posted Saturday at 04:30 PM Report Share Posted Saturday at 04:30 PM 7 hours ago, jbell1995 said: ? Ben Barker 5.87 (Presumably) Joe Thompson 5.63 ? Alfie Bowtell 5.07 Mitchell Cluff 5.00 Lasse Fredriksen 4.67 Total 26.24 Remaining: 13.76 Not too bad a position for the Gladiators promotion to be in IF they can find the right number one but those are in short supply. Likely they'll need to be looking overseas you'd imagine? There's scope for improvement on Barker and Fredriksen's averages for sure. Bowtell should be able to improve somewhat but even if there's a slow start for him, he drops to reserve and he'll be strong there. Thompson is the enigma, can he improve his 5.63? He's young so he's only going to get better and goes well at Home. Cluff, only time will tell but having watched some of the clips from the SA solo finals, he can gate! Its a shame MPT and Melynchuk doesnt fit by just 0.4 based on those averages above. MPT 7.8 and Melynchuk 6.00 Least the promotion would be taking a chance on a potential exciting new recruit in Melynchuk. However MPT and Newman both fit and would be a steady bet for home meet8ngs at least! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeOldPitGate Posted Saturday at 04:41 PM Report Share Posted Saturday at 04:41 PM Whats the score with Dillon Ruml was developing into a tidy little rider has he retired ? would be worth a shout in my opinion still young, was improving and could be UK based all season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnieg Posted Saturday at 04:43 PM Report Share Posted Saturday at 04:43 PM 1 minute ago, YeOldPitGate said: Whats the score with Dillon Ruml was developing into a tidy little rider has he retired ? would be worth a shout in my opinion still young, was improving and could be UK based all season. Injured last April, don't think he's ridden since Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torpointfanatic22 Posted Saturday at 07:00 PM Report Share Posted Saturday at 07:00 PM Know nothing about the Aussie other than what's been put in here, seems he's more Kelleher than Holder but time will tell on that one. Looks more and more likely that Barker will end up as 2nd heat leader which is a huge problem if the case. He's simply not at that level anymore. Assuming Barker does indeed sign, with 13.76 left, that does present options. We need something decent at number 1, someone who can win races home and away however that would likely mean the Aussie lad starts in the main body. Will be interesting to see where we go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szkocjasid Posted Saturday at 07:20 PM Report Share Posted Saturday at 07:20 PM Someone previously mentioned Nicolai Klindt, but with his high average, think it's the weakest suggested team yet. Nicolai Klindt 9.88 Ben Barker 5.87 Joe Thompson 5.63 Alfie Bowtell 5.07 Mitchell Cluff 5.00 Lasse Fredriksen 4.67 Roynon / Trigger 3.46 / 3.00 Total 39.58 / 39.12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamonds85 Posted Saturday at 08:33 PM Report Share Posted Saturday at 08:33 PM I personally don't think Mitch is very good. Think he'll struggle on a small track too. Hope I'm wrong 😬 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonnybegood Posted Saturday at 09:14 PM Report Share Posted Saturday at 09:14 PM 39 minutes ago, Diamonds85 said: I personally don't think Mitch is very good. Think he'll struggle on a small track too. Hope I'm wrong 😬 Foreign riders travel to GB to learn on the different racetracks . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamonds85 Posted Sunday at 01:34 AM Report Share Posted Sunday at 01:34 AM 4 hours ago, Jonnybegood said: Foreign riders travel to GB to learn on the different racetracks . I get that, and good luck to him. But from a Plymouth team point of view, it's not the best. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamonds85 Posted Monday at 11:23 AM Report Share Posted Monday at 11:23 AM “We believe that we have signed one of the best newcomers to UK Speedway in the past few seasons.” 🤣 I admire the optimism... I do like Plymouth and I like Garry... but come on. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevePark Posted Monday at 01:01 PM Report Share Posted Monday at 01:01 PM 1 hour ago, Diamonds85 said: “We believe that we have signed one of the best newcomers to UK Speedway in the past few seasons.” 🤣 I admire the optimism... I do like Plymouth and I like Garry... but come on. What do you want them to say .... "We've signed a bit of a dud, but hey ho" ???? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted Monday at 01:11 PM Report Share Posted Monday at 01:11 PM (edited) 1 hour ago, StevePark said: What do you want them to say .... "We've signed a bit of a dud, but hey ho" ???? Suppose the get out clause is” we believe”👌 Edited Monday at 02:02 PM by Fromafar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sings4Speedway Posted Monday at 01:19 PM Report Share Posted Monday at 01:19 PM 16 minutes ago, StevePark said: What do you want them to say .... "We've signed a bit of a dud, but hey ho" ???? After Goret, Turner and Baek we are hoping for 3rd 4th time lucky..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted Monday at 01:59 PM Report Share Posted Monday at 01:59 PM On 12/14/2024 at 8:33 PM, Diamonds85 said: I personally don't think Mitch is very good. Think he'll struggle on a small track too. Hope I'm wrong 😬 Good job he is not coming in as an elite league heat leader then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamonds85 Posted Monday at 02:33 PM Report Share Posted Monday at 02:33 PM 1 hour ago, StevePark said: What do you want them to say .... "We've signed a bit of a dud, but hey ho" ???? No, but something along the lines of we're hoping Mitch can come in and achieve his average and try and keep his place in the main body of the team. Which is more realistic, not putting such a hype around him that he's going to be a big disappointment... again (Goret, Turner, Baek) 31 minutes ago, Ghosty said: Good job he is not coming in as an elite league heat leader then! No but he's going to be riding a small track and when I mean he isn't very good I mean at this level!! Not at Premiership level. I'm more than happy to be proven wrong though and I do wish him luck. And I always want to see plymouth do well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torpointfanatic22 Posted Monday at 03:48 PM Report Share Posted Monday at 03:48 PM 2 hours ago, StevePark said: What do you want them to say .... "We've signed a bit of a dud, but hey ho" ???? Oh don't get me wrong they need to generate some excitement but given this lad has been racing in Poland's u24s for 3 odd years, is now too old and hasn't been picked up by a senior team (as far as I can see), perhaps tempering expectations may have been a wiser move. That being said he's in the Aussie champs so lets see how he goes against the big boys! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wariersaucer798 Posted 22 hours ago Report Share Posted 22 hours ago (edited) Who do you think will be the last 3 signings originally was thinking Stanislav Melnychuk but he can’t ride for us as he rides in Poland on the weekends. Also did not realise that Nikolaj Busk Jakobsen does not ride anymore as he did not do too bad on his last visits to the coliseum Edited 22 hours ago by wariersaucer798 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef1 Posted 15 hours ago Author Report Share Posted 15 hours ago (edited) Who do we reckon the last three riders will be 1. B.B Edited 15 hours ago by Chef1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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