Another 4 horse race?

[Lionsman66]

So are we seeing the premiership big guns with a good cash flow being the only viable play off teams again even before a wheel is turned? 

Aces 

Witches

Tigers 

Lions 

[SaddlebowRoad]

not if the lions team is as suggested with howarth for lawson

top three likely to be bv ippo & sheff with their big heat leaders but 4th up for grabs

[TTT]

I don't think Leicester will make the play-off's as it stands tbh even though it's rumoured to be 6 returnees from this year.

I just think Howarth for Lawson is too big of a drop off considering the Fricke/Lawson partnership was Leicester's one two punch that got a lot of 4-2's and 5-1's.

I also think Sheffield are vulnerable, Fantastic top three but the tail end still has to take 12 combined rides per a meeting which levels itself out imo.

[szkocjasid]

39 minutes ago, Lionsman66 said:

So are we seeing the premiership big guns with a good cash flow being the only viable play off teams again even before a wheel is turned? 

Aces 

Witches

Tigers 

Lions 

Why again? These clubs weren't play-off certainties before a wheel was turned last year. Oxford were in the top four, while Leicester were struggling.

If the same top four continues for multiple seasons, then yes you could ask that question.

[SamKM91]

As it stands without injuries, I can’t see Lions or Tigers making top 4… with the rumoured teams I think the top 4 will be Witches, Aces, Stars, Spires

[TTT]

30 minutes ago, SpeedwayFan91 said:

As it stands without injuries, I can’t see Lions or Tigers making top 4… with the rumoured teams I think the top 4 will be Witches, Aces, Stars, Spires

Same top 4 I've got and in that order as well (Based on Oxford getting a No.1)

King's Lynn are being underestimated with this Ht 13 & 15 talk, At Home they've got a 1 & 5 more than capable of getting 4-2's and 5-1's because it's a team of track specialists who've got proven pedigre when it comes to winning big Heats against Elite riders around the AFA, Plus all it takes is for Kvech to fully adapt on the Away tracks and then King's Lynn have a No.1 with solid backup throughout the team.

I think Sheffield are being way overrated based on a couple of riders, Flint has done nothing for years, Gilkes isn't anywhere near good enough to be a No.6 (His average dropped by 0.41 this season as a RS) and Rowe is unproven in the 1-5, He's only done two meetings in the 1-5 for KL and that was against a team who were going through the motions as they were already thinking about the play-off meetings after being handed 1st place by the higher ups which made those KL meetings pointless.

[AceBelle]

2 hours ago, Lionsman66 said:

So are we seeing the premiership big guns with a good cash flow being the only viable play off teams again even before a wheel is turned? 

Aces 

Witches

Tigers 

Lions 

Lions won't be there if the reported line up is what it is ?Lynn will get last play/off spot depending if oxford get a big hitter at number 1 ? 

[AceBelle]

46 minutes ago, TTT said:

Same top 4 I've got and in that order as well (Based on Oxford getting a No.1)

King's Lynn are being underestimated with this Ht 13 & 15 talk, At Home they've got a 1 & 5 more than capable of getting 4-2's and 5-1's because it's a team of track specialists who've got proven pedigre when it comes to winning big Heats against Elite riders around the AFA, Plus all it takes is for Kvech to fully adapt on the Away tracks and then King's Lynn have a No.1 with solid backup throughout the team.

I think Sheffield are being way overrated based on a couple of riders, Flint has done nothing for years, Gilkes isn't anywhere near good enough to be a No.6 (His average dropped by 0.41 this season as a RS) and Rowe is unproven in the 1-5, He's only done two meetings in the 1-5 for KL and that was against a team who were going through the motions as they were already thinking about the play-off meetings after being handed 1st place by the higher ups which made those KL meetings pointless.

Sheffield also have got woffinden coming back from a bad injury?

[castrolargh]

4 hours ago, TTT said:

Same top 4 I've got and in that order as well (Based on Oxford getting a No.1)

King's Lynn are being underestimated with this Ht 13 & 15 talk, At Home they've got a 1 & 5 more than capable of getting 4-2's and 5-1's because it's a team of track specialists who've got proven pedigre when it comes to winning big Heats against Elite riders around the AFA, Plus all it takes is for Kvech to fully adapt on the Away tracks and then King's Lynn have a No.1 with solid backup throughout the team.

I think Sheffield are being way overrated based on a couple of riders, Flint has done nothing for years, Gilkes isn't anywhere near good enough to be a No.6 (His average dropped by 0.41 this season as a RS) and Rowe is unproven in the 1-5, He's only done two meetings in the 1-5 for KL and that was against a team who were going through the motions as they were already thinking about the play-off meetings after being handed 1st place by the higher ups which made those KL meetings pointless.

I agree with most of that apart from your assessment of Anders Rowe. Last season he may have only had a couple of outings out of reserve but he was still regularly beating opposition no 6 and second strings.

[noaksey]

The top 3 look nailed on barring disasters 

It'll be a good scrap between Leicester, Lynn and Oxford for 4th, any one of them could get it but if Oxford do get Musielak it should be them 

[SamKM91]

37 minutes ago, noaksey said:

The top 3 look nailed on barring disasters 

It'll be a good scrap between Leicester, Lynn and Oxford for 4th, any one of them could get it but if Oxford do get Musielak it should be them 

Musielak nailed on at Birmingham apparently, Oxford will make top 4 if they get a decent number 1… if not then I think Tigers might scrape 4th and join Witches, Aces and Stars in the top 4