szkocjasid Posted Monday at 09:20 AM Report Share Posted Monday at 09:20 AM It's a really good top end. Harris is awesome, Dan T always improving, Howarth should do far better if moving to 3, which means Flint is a second string. Boughen is very inconsistent, which is to be expected from a 17 year old, but obviously has the most potential of any young Brit alongside Cairns. Which is where the league will be won or lost imo. If Glasgow drop their weakest reserve for Cairns, they should win the league, I'd say the same for Poole, Workington etc. I do think Glasgow are weak at reserve, but the top 5 may be able to cover for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac101 Posted Monday at 10:53 AM Report Share Posted Monday at 10:53 AM Until teams announce their full 1-7 how can anybody say a team is weak at reserve 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevePark Posted Monday at 11:33 AM Report Share Posted Monday at 11:33 AM (edited) 2 hours ago, szkocjasid said: Pearson & Smith would be far stronger at home imo They could always be "novel" and switch the pairings between home meetings and away meetings. But, for some strange reason, teams don't seem to do that and just keep the same 1-7 in their riding positions home and away. Edited Monday at 11:34 AM by StevePark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaddlebowRoad Posted Monday at 11:37 AM Report Share Posted Monday at 11:37 AM maybe young cairns can be persuaded to ride on a proper racetrack once he turns 16 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur54 Posted Monday at 02:25 PM Report Share Posted Monday at 02:25 PM 2 hours ago, SaddlebowRoad said: maybe young cairns can be persuaded to ride on a proper racetrack once he turns 16 He has, thats why he's Poole bound 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaColette Posted Monday at 02:26 PM Report Share Posted Monday at 02:26 PM 1 minute ago, Arthur54 said: He has, thats why he's Poole bound 🍿🍿 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragdoll64 Posted Monday at 02:47 PM Report Share Posted Monday at 02:47 PM 20 minutes ago, Arthur54 said: He has, thats why he's Poole bound I know there’s been speculation…..but I didn’t know Poole had actually moved from Winbourne Road?…….lol 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beirao Posted Monday at 04:02 PM Report Share Posted Monday at 04:02 PM 5 hours ago, mac101 said: Until teams announce their full 1-7 how can anybody say a team is weak at reserve Dont see why not. No team can have riders with averages of less than 2.00 so by definition this pair must be among the lowest / weakest in the league. Bear in mind neither actually achieved 2.00 and they were particularly weak away from home. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szkocjasid Posted Monday at 05:12 PM Report Share Posted Monday at 05:12 PM 6 hours ago, mac101 said: Until teams announce their full 1-7 how can anybody say a team is weak at reserve 1 hour ago, Beirao said: Don't see why not. No team can have riders with averages of less than 2.00 so by definition this pair must be among the lowest / weakest in the league. Bear in mind neither actually achieved 2.00 and they were particularly weak away from home. Agree with everything @Beirao said, 2 riders who didn't meet the minimum 2.00 averages can only be described as a weak pairing. Even if every team had 2 x 2.00 riders I'd say they were all equally weak. Good luck to the reserves, always good to see Brits getting team places & hopefully they'll improve. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noelinho Posted Monday at 07:13 PM Report Share Posted Monday at 07:13 PM McGurk, James, Garrad are the only three other riders with 2.00 averages for next season who rode in 2024, so yes, they are relatively weak. That said, they have experience, which might counterbalance to some extent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndiCapp Posted Tuesday at 09:43 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 09:43 PM Freddy Hodder is a sure starter for the Tiggers in 25' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaizer Posted 22 hours ago Author Report Share Posted 22 hours ago So it was Pearson ditched Glasgow not the other way round given polish commitments. Fair play to him that's where the money is. I assume he'll be at Oxford or Poole given says can't make Friday tracks work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaColette Posted 22 hours ago Report Share Posted 22 hours ago 20 minutes ago, Jaizer said: So it was Pearson ditched Glasgow not the other way round given polish commitments. Fair play to him that's where the money is. I assume he'll be at Oxford or Poole given says can't make Friday tracks work? Oxford then? Poole not his best track imo. 6 from 5 at reserve, so can't see Poole using up 5.51 on him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaizer Posted 22 hours ago Author Report Share Posted 22 hours ago 4 minutes ago, LisaColette said: Oxford then? Poole not his best track imo. 6 from 5 at reserve, so can't see Poole using up 5.51 on him. He wasn't exactly used properly by the manager at that time. But I take your point seems a stretch to think Poole won't have better options. Oxford or not doing championship would seem the options 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaColette Posted 22 hours ago Report Share Posted 22 hours ago 5 minutes ago, Jaizer said: He wasn't exactly used properly by the manager at that time. But I take your point seems a stretch to think Poole won't have better options. Oxford or not doing championship would seem the options Swap for Ashton maybe? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazc Posted 18 hours ago Report Share Posted 18 hours ago 3 hours ago, LisaColette said: Swap for Ashton maybe? Pearson is not a Glasgow asset it will be Plymouth or Birmingham that he belongs to. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWellBehavedWorrall Posted 18 hours ago Report Share Posted 18 hours ago I liked Pearson, but he’s no loss. Any rider who falls from the first team to reserve at the expense of - with all due respect - Jack Smith, can’t look back too fondly on the season. If we sign Ashton Boughen, I’ll passionately throw my fist in the air in celebration. Even if I’m at a funeral. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloom89 Posted 18 hours ago Report Share Posted 18 hours ago 4 minutes ago, Gazc said: Pearson is not a Glasgow asset it will be Plymouth or Birmingham that he belongs to. Thought he was owned by belle vue? Not that it counts for much these days. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWellBehavedWorrall Posted 18 hours ago Report Share Posted 18 hours ago His height suggests to me he’s owned by Willy Wonka on an Oompa Loompa contract. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazc Posted 18 hours ago Report Share Posted 18 hours ago 4 minutes ago, bloom89 said: Thought he was owned by belle vue? Not that it counts for much these days. Possibly it certainly isn't Glasgow , you are correct it doesn't count for much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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