Oxford Cheetahs 2025

[LisaColette]

Sam Masters and is captain. 

[szkocjasid]

If Oxford can't find a top rider to replace Nicholls, how about a solid team with strong reserves instead?

Sam Masters 9.15

Cameron Heeps 6.37

Jordan Jenkins 6.21

Dan Gilkes 5.08

Nathan Ablitt 4.91

Jacob Hook 4.19

Luke Killeen 3.85

Total 39.76

[Mr Blobby]

38 minutes ago, szkocjasid said:

If Oxford can't find a top rider to replace Nicholls, how about a solid team with strong reserves instead?

Sam Masters 9.15

Cameron Heeps 6.37

Jordan Jenkins 6.21

Dan Gilkes 5.08

Nathan Ablitt 4.91

Jacob Hook 4.19

Luke Killeen 3.85

Total 39.76

Think I’ve seen you make over a hundred teams and I think I’ve looked at them all the same, awful.

[Hamster00]

27 minutes ago, Mr Blobby said:

Think I’ve seen you make over a hundred teams and I think I’ve looked at them all the same, awful.

I’m surprised Ace Pijper isn’t in it, as he was in the other 98.

[arnieg]

1 hour ago, szkocjasid said:

If Oxford can't find a top rider to replace Nicholls, how about a solid team with strong reserves instead?

Sam Masters 9.15

Cameron Heeps 6.37

Jordan Jenkins 6.21

Dan Gilkes 5.08

Nathan Ablitt 4.91

Jacob Hook 4.19

Luke Killeen 3.85

Total 39.76

But how would you get Nicholls back in without major surgery to the team?

[szkocjasid]

1 minute ago, arnieg said:

But how would you get Nicholls back in without major surgery to the team?

You wouldn't, this would be the plan if they couldn't find a part time top rider. For example I don't imagine they'd want to sign a 5 point rider, start 3 points below the limit & hope they have enough points available for Nicholls once he's fit.

[szkocjasid]

36 minutes ago, Mr Blobby said:

Think I’ve seen you make over a hundred teams and I think I’ve looked at them all the same, awful.

It isn't easy making strong looking teams, especially with a low points limit. But I notice you never give alternative teams or ideas to strengthen a team I've put out, just keep telling me they're awful!

It's very easy to say a team looks bad without suggesting a better one, anyone could do that.

If you think my teams are so bad & must clearly think it's easy to pick a stronger one, why not show me how to do it, you could easily say "how about rider A&B instead of C&D etc.

[MB723]

Masters	9.15
Pickering	9.42
Jenkins	6.21
Gilkes	5.08
Hook	4.17
Scott	2.00
Killeen	3.85
	39.88

 

Maybe try and convince Picko to ride on a short term deal until Scott is back? Quite hard to guess who will be at Oxford to be honest.

[SCS]

On 11/28/2024 at 10:50 PM, MB723 said:

Masters	9.15
Pickering	9.42
Jenkins	6.21
Gilkes	5.08
Hook	4.17
Scott	2.00
Killeen	3.85
	39.88

 

Maybe try and convince Picko to ride on a short term deal until Scott is back? Quite hard to guess who will be at Oxford to be honest.

The bottom 3 riders there are all reserves. Hook will struggle in 1 to 5.

[szkocjasid]

On 11/28/2024 at 10:50 PM, MB723 said:

Masters	9.15
Pickering	9.42
Jenkins	6.21
Gilkes	5.08
Hook	4.17
Scott	2.00
Killeen	3.85
	39.88

 

Maybe try and convince Picko to ride on a short term deal until Scott is back? Quite hard to guess who will be at Oxford to be honest.

 

1 hour ago, SCS said:

The bottom 3 riders there are all reserves. Hook will struggle in 1 to 5.

If that was the team & Killeen keeps improving, Hook wouldn't be at reserve for long.

[MB723]

1 hour ago, SCS said:

The bottom 3 riders there are all reserves. Hook will struggle in 1 to 5.

I did have Fredriksen instead of Hook, who would do the job of a number 2 quite well in my opinion, but only fits with Nicholls instead of Pickering who I think would be the most likely rider to take a short term deal to replace Nicholls. Brennan instead of Pickering would also fit with Fredriksen. It's difficult to fit Masters, Jenkins and a strong enough rider to keep Scott's place till he's fit without having a weaker tail.

[BluPanther]

[SandyLaner]

Heeps also returns.

[BluPanther]

[Hilly]

Cheetahs last 3 riders to be announced tomorrow.

[BackInTheDHSS]

9 hours ago, Hilly said:

Cheetahs last 3 riders to be announced tomorrow.

Dan Gilkes, Jonas Knudsen and Mitch McDiarmid.

Edited 9 hours ago by BackInTheDHSS

[Diamonds85]

21 minutes ago, BackInTheDHSS said:

Dan Gilkes, Jonas Knudsen and Mitch McDiarmid.

I'd have never in a million guesses named Jonas or Mitch. It's nice to see so many new faces in this country next year, well done oxford.

I've just realised though... that leaves either Jenkins, Heeps, Gilkes or Knudsen as the number 5... and a lot of team surgery required if Scott comes back from injury.

Edited 9 hours ago by Diamonds85

[Diamonds85]

1. Sam Masters 9.15

2. Jonas Knudsen 4.97

3. Dan Gilkes 5.08

4. Jordan Jenkins 6.21

5. Cameron Heeps 6.37

6. Mitch McDiarmid 4.00

7. Luke Killeen 3.85

[SandyLaner]

A move away from our 2 big hitters approach. Can’t say I’ve seen much if anything of Knudsen and McDiarmid so don’t quite know where this leaves us. The only thing I will say is that Heeps is currently our second top scoring rider which, no offence meant to him, does concern me.

[Diamonds85]

6 minutes ago, SandyLaner said:

A move away from our 2 big hitters approach. Can’t say I’ve seen much if anything of Knudsen and McDiarmid so don’t quite know where this leaves us. The only thing I will say is that Heeps is currently our second top scoring rider which, no offence meant to him, does concern me.

Jonas didn't really work out at Redcar at the beginning of last year at number 3 and number 2, he's a decent second string and good reserve but still young and I'm sure still improving.

Mitch is Australia's equivalent of Ashton Boughen (forgive the reference). He's got all the talent and potential in the world, he's very young but just hasn't had the time yet to prove he's consistently going to be successful. He's a very exciting signing for British speedway in general imo.

But as you say, Heeps as second highest scorer is concerning...

Edited 8 hours ago by Diamonds85