Oxford Spires 2025

[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....

[GiveusaB]

This time last season everyone at Oxford filled with optimism....stadium/support/money etc etc etc....

This season...looking sh#te....someone needs to take a closer look at the Team manager!?

[SandyLaner]

Easy to say but I’d much rather one competitive side than two non-competitive sides, which is exactly what the Spires and Cheetahs look like this year with Scotty knackered. Chargers on Sundays it is!

[Manifesto]

Is the Oxford team that bad? It’s a similar match up to Kings Lynns in my opinion. Everyone fancying them for play offs although I can’t see anybody matching up to Ipswich, Sheffield and Bv. 
 

The last rider needs to be a solid rider who can hit their average home and away and they should be competitive 

[arnieg]

7 minutes ago, GiveusaB said:

This time last season everyone at Oxford filled with optimism....stadium/support/money etc etc etc....

This season...looking sh#te....someone needs to take a closer look at the Team manager!?

That's a rewriting of history. There was considerable doubt about the wisdom of running three teams this time last year. However I am disappointed that with more time to plan there is not greater commonality between the teams. As for the team manager sometimes a discrete silence is the best response.

[MP78]

15 hours ago, Speedball said:

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

I agree - an opportunity missed

[StarBoy]

3 hours ago, Manifesto said:

Is the Oxford team that bad? It’s a similar match up to Kings Lynns in my opinion. Everyone fancying them for play offs although I can’t see anybody matching up to Ipswich, Sheffield and Bv. 
 

The last rider needs to be a solid rider who can hit their average home and away and they should be competitive 

Stars                    Spires

1. Lawson             1. Tungate (tick)

2. Kvech (tick)     2. Riss

3. Iversen (tick)   3. Wright

4. Klindt (tick)      4. Klidemand 

5. Cook                 5. Janowski (tick)

6. Harris (tick)      6. ?

7. Boughen (tick)  7. Killeen

Thats how I break it down when doing a comparison.

[GiveusaB]

13 minutes ago, StarBoy said:

Stars                    Spires

1. Lawson             1. Tungate (tick)

2. Kvech (tick)     2. Riss

3. Iversen (tick)   3. Wright

4. Klindt (tick)      4. Klidemand 

5. Cook                 5. Janowski (tick)

6. Harris (tick)      6. ?

7. Boughen (tick)  7. Killeen

Thats how I break it down when doing a comparison.

If you swap the no.1 and 2's for both sides....then Stars would have 6 ticks!

Edited December 12, 2024 by GiveusaB

[Sings4Speedway]

On 12/11/2024 at 11:30 AM, SPEEDY69 said:

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

Wasn't the multiplier going to increase by 0.1 every season until it reached 2 so that doubling up would be reduced 🤣

[gazzac]

10 minutes ago, Sings4Speedway said:

Wasn't the multiplier going to increase by 0.1 every season until it reached 2 so that doubling up would be reduced 🤣

Or maybe eventually brought the mathematical equation into the range of the powers that be.......

[arnieg]

15 minutes ago, gazzac said:

Or maybe eventually brought the mathematical equation into the range of the powers that be.......

My long campaign to persuade a member of the SCB that linear regression should be used never really gained much momentum. 🫢

[Danny Connor]

I don't think Oxford look terrible at all. Outside of Ipswich and Sheffield there's not much in it. 

[Roger Jacobs]

7 hours ago, GiveusaB said:

If you swap the no.1 and 2's for both sides....then Stars would have 6 ticks!

Or ... if you swap 3, 4, and 5 for each side, then the Spires would have all the ticks ... rocket science

[foreverblue]

8 hours ago, StarBoy said:

Stars                    Spires

1. Lawson             1. Tungate (tick)

2. Kvech (tick)     2. Riss

3. Iversen (tick)   3. Wright

4. Klindt (tick)      4. Klidemand 

5. Cook                 5. Janowski (tick)

6. Harris (tick)      6. ?

7. Boughen (tick)  7. Killeen

Thats how I break it down when doing a comparison.

They have 7.4 left for last rider so Riss will probably be at reserve although you would fancy Harris in a match up against anyone while he stays at reserve. 

[PTW]

The rumour I heard was Andreas Lyager I’d assume his average would be 6.00 or 6.50 meaning nearly a point short of the limit,Deja vu from last year lol.

[PTW]

12 hours ago, StarBoy said:

Stars                    Spires

1. Lawson             1. Tungate (tick)

2. Kvech (tick)     2. Riss

3. Iversen (tick)   3. Wright

4. Klindt (tick)      4. Klidemand 

5. Cook                 5. Janowski (tick)

6. Harris (tick)      6. ?

7. Boughen (tick)  7. Killeen

Thats how I break it down when doing a comparison.

I thought Cook was at no1 Lawson reduction in average takes him from top rider to below Cook.

[Col]

16 hours ago, Manifesto said:

Is the Oxford team that bad? It’s a similar match up to Kings Lynns in my opinion.

Spires have more chance of being competitive in heats 13 & 15 than Stars do. One good T/S works against teams that are built on overall strength.

[SaddlebowRoad]

9 hours ago, Col said:

Spires have more chance of being competitive in heats 13 & 15 than Stars do. One good T/S works against teams that are built on overall strength.

while i take your point

id take my chances with any two of lynns top six against tungate & magic 

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