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Gotta have Lawson and Hagon in the side for sure. Apart from the last three heats at BV last night they have been pretty solid these last few weeks, last season they crashed after the Nick Morris incident and dropped out of the playoffs - this season they did an Ipswich in that they came into form later made the playoffs and the final!

The team is well balanced the weak(er) spots seem to be they need a stronger reserve, and maybe a better no 1 for away tracks - Fricke doesn't quite quality on that front for me based on this season.

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32 minutes ago, GeneralMelchett said:

Gotta have Lawson and Hagon in the side for sure. Apart from the last three heats at BV last night they have been pretty solid these last few weeks

Not so sure about that, Hagon has been an unmitigated disaster signing, the only reason the fans haven't been on his back is that he was no better or worse than JT, he started off steadily but since the end of July has barely been able to score a single point. Personally I'd be looking at Luke Kileen, I like what I've seen of him

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Just now, IainB said:

Not so sure about that, Hagon has been an unmitigated disaster signing, the only reason the fans haven't been on his back is that he was no better or worse than JT. Personally I'd be looking at Luke Kileen, I like what I've seen of him

I think Jason Edwards would do well at Leicester. He's not super fast Jason but I think around Leicester he could get dialled in. Kileen is also a good shout

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20 minutes ago, speedwayfan8 said:

No Douglas 

I just don't have faith in Tolley to ever put a good side together hence why I've put Douggie in a Lions side.

Fair play if Tolley and co. manage to put together a good side for a change though.

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14 hours ago, IainB said:

Not so sure about that, Hagon has been an unmitigated disaster signing, the only reason the fans haven't been on his back is that he was no better or worse than JT, he started off steadily but since the end of July has barely been able to score a single point. Personally I'd be looking at Luke Killeen, I like what I've seen of him

I'd be astonished if Oxford don't have Boughen & Killeen as their reserve pairing. It wouldn't make sense for them to weaken a play-offs challenging team, unless they were building for next season!

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15 hours ago, FishersGate said:

Me too especially if his average is retained. Although I think they would change it to 7. Jake Allen could return thought he did OK last time out at reserve. Need support for Fricke really away from the den

Allen's converted average would be 4.89. Don't see him reaching that tbh.

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1 hour ago, szkocjasid said:

I'd be astonished if Oxford don't have Boughen & Killeen as their reserve pairing. It wouldn't make sense for them to weaken a play-offs challenging team, unless they were building for next season!

But that is exactly what they did this season... so never say never!

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On 9/25/2024 at 7:15 AM, szkocjasid said:

I'd be astonished if Oxford don't have Boughen & Killeen as their reserve pairing. It wouldn't make sense for them to weaken a play-offs challenging team, unless they were building for next season!

 

On 9/25/2024 at 8:41 AM, IainB said:

But that is exactly what they did this season... so never say never!

I know they did, but the last part explains why. It was still a rediculous thing to do & I don't understand Schroeck's logic at all.

But it would be even worse if Oxford don't start with Boughen & Killeen. As I can't believe a manager could be THAT bad, that HAS to be the plan.

So just can't see Killeen riding for Leicester next season.

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29 minutes ago, szkocjasid said:

 

 I don't understand Schroeck's logic at all. .....  As I can't believe a manager could be THAT bad, that HAS to be the plan.

One would hope so, but with Peter one can never be sure

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41 minutes ago, szkocjasid said:

Now he's had a better Championship season & Hagon has struggled (recently) should Leicester take Joe T back as their "rising star"?

Before the BV match I'd have said yes, but now I'm not so sure. One swallow not making a summer but he certainly looked more competent than he had for a long while and it reminded me why he was an initial improvement on Thompson.

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2 hours ago, szkocjasid said:

 

I know they did, but the last part explains why. It was still a rediculous thing to do & I don't understand Schroeck's logic at all.

But it would be even worse if Oxford don't start with Boughen & Killeen. As I can't believe a manager could be THAT bad, that HAS to be the plan.

So just can't see Killeen riding for Leicester next season.

Would Killeen then be riding for all 3 Oxford teams? He may want to mix it up a bit at another track. If Boughen is a RS they ain't going to have Killeen as well surely. 

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2 hours ago, szkocjasid said:

Now he's had a better Championship season & Hagon has struggled (recently) should Leicester take Joe T back as their "rising star"?

Someone should snap him up in my opinion... gaining experience all the time and probably a better option than others out there

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39 minutes ago, IainB said:

Would Killeen then be riding for all 3 Oxford teams? He may want to mix it up a bit at another track. If Boughen is a RS they ain't going to have Killeen as well surely. 

All these thoughts are sensible & I would agree, except as Oxford used both Boughen & Killeen this year, why wouldn't they next year?

I wouldn't be surprised if Killeen didn't ride NDL next year if he's in the top 2 leagues.

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1 minute ago, szkocjasid said:

I wouldn't be surprised if Killeen didn't ride NDL next year if he's in the top 2 leagues.

Is he riding U24 in Poland? Wouldn't be surprised if he dropped NDL for that. 

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As discussed on the official Speedway podcast a lot will depend on where William Cairns decides to sign for in Premiership. If he pledges his allegiance to Leicester then the RS at the  start of season will know it’s only a contract up until end of June .

The last I heard on the Cairns situation was that his family want him to ride for Leicester obviously but have said he can choose his Championship club but William will make the ultimate decision . Logistics have to be remembered too if he signs for a Monday night Premiership club means early rush to get Poland for U24 league 

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