Oxford Spires 2025

[arnieg]

10 minutes ago, SPEEDY69 said:

It always used to be a 1.5 multiplier, guess that must have changed then.

It hasn't been for assessed averages for some years. Totally illogical, but hey what do you expect from 'the wise ones'

[TTT]

37 minutes ago, SPEEDY69 said:

It always used to be a 1.5 multiplier, guess that must have changed then.

It would've helped if they let us know in the AGM press release.

Berwick's rider profile page does have Kildemand down as 8.50 though so perhaps the conversion rate is now 1.4 and the higher ups have just rounded the assessed Kildemand figure up to 8.50 instead of 8.40.

[LagutaRacingFan]

So how much do Oxford have left for the last rider?

Leon Madsen's last average in Britain was 6.10, so he could still fit?

Edited 19 hours ago by LagutaRacingFan

[foreverblue]

19 minutes ago, LagutaRacingFan said:

So how much do Oxford have left for the last rider?

Leon Madsen's last average in Britain was 6.10, so he could still fit?

He would be re-assessed if he came here.

[PhilTheAce]

5 hours ago, arnieg said:

We've been told he is. [There is really no other conclusion that can be drawn from Berwick's statement that he comes in at no 1.]

However that is not consistent with the categorisation in the table in 10.2.2 of the regs.

The implication is that the wording for 2025 has been amended. Most likely from 'last season' to 'any of last three seasons'.

So Kildemand now comes in on 6 which means all the talk of Dudek, Madsen etc is now out the window.

which explains why they are ringing lyager, stevie worrall, rene bach as the last rider 

[TTT]

Oxford have learnt a lesson this winter, Don't go chasing a pipe dream that's very unlikely to become a reality (Bewley)

Utter madness and now they've left themselves well short in 2025 to a point where they're relying on the old Kildemand to turn up, Relying on Tungate to become an established No.1 over a full season in a stronger 2025 Premiership as well as relying on a rider from Europe to fill the last spot otherwise they're well under the limit with a British based rider like Steve Worrall, Justin Sedgmen, Lewis Kerr etc.

[foreverblue]

1 hour ago, TTT said:

Oxford have learnt a lesson this winter, Don't go chasing a pipe dream that's very unlikely to become a reality (Bewley)

Utter madness and now they've left themselves well short in 2025 to a point where they're relying on the old Kildemand to turn up, Relying on Tungate to become an established No.1 over a full season in a stronger 2025 Premiership as well as relying on a rider from Europe to fill the last spot otherwise they're well under the limit with a British based rider like Steve Worrall, Justin Sedgmen, Lewis Kerr etc.

In my calculations they have 7.40 left so it does indeed look like they will be at least a point short of the limit. What a cock up!

[PTW]

I’m guessing Lyager would come in on a similar average to kildemand if so then 1.40 under the limit is huge 

[Falcon1983]

Its not always about building to the limit though, more about getting the riders that you want in your 1-7 

 

[SandyLaner]

4 minutes ago, Falcon1983 said:

Its not always about building to the limit though, more about getting the riders that you want in your 1-7 

 

“I want rider who will score fewer points” said nobody ever.

[Speedball]

Think Oxford got stitched when Musielak got tempted by Birmingham. Been on the back foot team building wise since then.

[LagutaRacingFan]

• Kenneth Bjerre
• Michael Jepsen Jensen
• Alexander Loktaev
• Janusz Kolodziej
• Rasmus Jensen

One of the above would make Oxford a competitive side.

[Hilly]

Maybe Kildemand has also a new made up average in the Premiership as well as the Championship, was there once a rule that the an assessed average could not be converted and used for doubling up/down??

If he is indeed a 6pt average, we are well and truly going to be well adrift at the bottom.

[RoundTheBoards]

35 minutes ago, LagutaRacingFan said:

• Kenneth Bjerre
• Michael Jepsen Jensen
• Alexander Loktaev
• Janusz Kolodziej
• Rasmus Jensen

One of the above would make Oxford a competitive side.

Which one?

[LagutaRacingFan]

7 minutes ago, RoundTheBoards said:

Which one?

My order of preference.

1. Janusz Kolodziej

2. Rasmus Jensen

3. Michael Jepsen Jensen

4. Aleksandr Loktaev

5. Kenneth Bjerre

 

[arnieg]

36 minutes ago, LagutaRacingFan said:

My order of preference.

1. Janusz Kolodziej

2. Rasmus Jensen

3. Michael Jepsen Jensen

4. Aleksandr Loktaev

5. Kenneth Bjerre

 

Averages rule out 1 & 3.

I could live with Razzer though, and Loktaev would certainly be interesting.

Edited 11 hours ago by arnieg

[szkocjasid]

3 hours ago, SandyLaner said:

“I want rider who will score fewer points” said nobody ever.

Seems to be Peter Schroeck's attitude to team changes though!

[szkocjasid]

I don't think Kildemand is a bad signing on a 6.00 average, he could reach that. But I thought he was an awesome signing at first when I was led to believe it was 4.0/4.5.

I certainly don't understand why they would drop Harris for Kildemand though. I guess we'll never know if they had other answers that fell through & Kildemand was a back up option (something Harris wouldn't agree to be).

[Hilly]

1 hour ago, szkocjasid said:

I don't think Kildemand is a bad signing on a 6.00 average, he could reach that. But I thought he was an awesome signing at first when I was led to believe it was 4.0/4.5.

I certainly don't understand why they would drop Harris for Kildemand though. I guess we'll never know if they had other answers that fell through & Kildemand was a back up option (something Harris wouldn't agree to be).

Don't think Harris was ever in the team (think Harris/Boughen/Glasgow)

[mikebv]

12 hours ago, Falcon1983 said:

Its not always about building to the limit though, more about getting the riders that you want in your 1-7 

 

It's also sometimes about finding yourselves in a corner and then cobbling together seven riders who can be bothered to ride over here, after other teams have locked and loads their "top two" well before you have....