TheSmiler Posted November 25 Report Share Posted November 25 With teams starting to take shape; it's time to discuss your predictions for the 2025 season. Will Ipswich finally lift the trophy? Or will Belle Vue retain their title? Thoughts below... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarBoy Posted November 25 Report Share Posted November 25 1 minute ago, TheSmiler said: With teams starting to take shape; it's time to discuss your predictions for the 2025 season. Will Ipswich finally lift the trophy? Or will Belle Vue retain their title? Thoughts below... League table: 1. Ipswich 2. Belle Vue 3. Sheffield 4. King’s Lynn 5. Oxford 6. Birmingham 7. Leicester Play-off Winner 1 - Ipswich Play-off Winner 2 - Belle Vue Grand Final Winner - Ipswich 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RoundTheBoards Posted November 25 Popular Post Report Share Posted November 25 League table: 1. Ipswich 2. Belle Vue 3. King's Lynn 4. Sheffield 5. Leicester 6. Birmingham 7. Oxford Play-offs (As selected by Phil Morris in April) Ipswich v Birmingham Belle Vue v Newport Winners: Newport 2 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4BenMoran Posted November 25 Report Share Posted November 25 League table: 1. Ipswich 2. Leicester 3. Belle Vue 4. King’s Lynn 5. Sheffield 6. Oxford 7. Birmingham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teromaafan Posted November 25 Report Share Posted November 25 Ipswich Belle Vue Sheffield Leicester Kings Lynn Oxford Birmingham Play offs? Depends on who can get Bomber to guest and who wants to take an end of season punt on Lambert. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szkocjasid Posted November 25 Report Share Posted November 25 As I always do, I base predictions on confirmed signings so far so: 1. Ipswich 2. Sheffield 3. Leicester 4. King's Lynn 5. Birmingham 6. Oxford 7. Belle Vue 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilTheAce Posted November 26 Report Share Posted November 26 15 hours ago, szkocjasid said: As I always do, I base predictions on confirmed signings so far so: 1. Ipswich 2. Sheffield 3. Leicester 4. King's Lynn 5. Birmingham 6. Oxford 7. Belle Vue personally think your doing Jake Mulford an injustice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamKM91 Posted November 26 Report Share Posted November 26 Based on teams and rumoured teams so far... Ipswich Belle Vue Kings Lynn Oxford Sheffield Birmingham Leicester Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Smith Posted November 26 Report Share Posted November 26 I was sitting here stunned that people have Sheffield so low down, so I thought about it a bit & I think I agree. Yes they have a top 3 that can comfortably be 8>9 average riders. To achieve that they'd need to be scoring 30>35 week in week out & that's an ask for any team. I do struggle to see how they score 16>21 points from Pickering & basically 3 'Rising Stars'. Sheffield could really suffer an OUCH season. I've said, it's vital to have a strong top 2 but Sheffield have tried to add a 3rd & given themselves one of the worst tails possible. So right now, yep, I'll put them 5th 1. Ipswich 2. Belle Vue 3. King's Lynn 4. Oxford 5. Sheffield 6. Leicester 7. Birmingham 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tellboy Posted November 27 Report Share Posted November 27 10 hours ago, Daniel Smith said: I was sitting here stunned that people have Sheffield so low down, so I thought about it a bit & I think I agree. Yes they have a top 3 that can comfortably be 8>9 average riders. To achieve that they'd need to be scoring 30>35 week in week out & that's an ask for any team. I do struggle to see how they score 16>21 points from Pickering & basically 3 'Rising Stars'. Sheffield could really suffer an OUCH season. I've said, it's vital to have a strong top 2 but Sheffield have tried to add a 3rd & given themselves one of the worst tails. Surely if the top 3 score between 30 and 35 each meeting,the bottom 3 only have to score between 11 and 16 a meeting to get a result. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AceBelle Posted November 27 Report Share Posted November 27 14 minutes ago, tellboy said: Surely if the top 3 score between 30 and 35 each meeting,the bottom 3 only have to score between 11 and 16 a meeting to get a result. Not going to win many bonus points and when it comes to play/offs going to be weak that's if they make it ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Smith Posted November 27 Report Share Posted November 27 2 hours ago, tellboy said: Surely if the top 3 score between 30 and 35 each meeting,the bottom 3 only have to score between 11 and 16 a meeting to get a result. 2 hours ago, AceBelle said: Not going to win many bonus points and when it comes to play/offs going to be weak that's if they make it ??? As AceBelle says, it's not just about a result, a top team has to be around 50+ at home. Away from home there's no chance of the top 3 scoring 30+. Sheffield would have been far far better leaving out a Holder or Woffinden & making sure Rowe was at No6. I think they could be in real trouble 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavan Posted November 27 Report Share Posted November 27 Ipswich Belle Vue Oxford Sheffield Birmingham Leicester Kings Lynn 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MP78 Posted November 27 Report Share Posted November 27 Ipswich Belle Vue Kings Lynn Leicester Sheffield Oxford Birmingham I'm confident on the top 2 and I think if Lynn build some momentum, then they will win most of their home matches and surprise a couple of teams on the road, Unless Oxford pull a big signing out of the bag, I think they are a HL short of being a threat and will be battling Brum to avoid the wooden spoon. Of course throw an injury or two into the mix, a missed flight and a fall out with a promoter and this prediction will be turned on it's head I'm sure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psycho3a Posted November 27 Report Share Posted November 27 16 hours ago, Daniel Smith said: I was sitting here stunned that people have Sheffield so low down, so I thought about it a bit & I think I agree. Yes they have a top 3 that can comfortably be 8>9 average riders. To achieve that they'd need to be scoring 30>35 week in week out & that's an ask for any team. I do struggle to see how they score 16>21 points from Pickering & basically 3 'Rising Stars'. Sheffield could really suffer an OUCH season. I've said, it's vital to have a strong top 2 but Sheffield have tried to add a 3rd & given themselves one of the worst tails possible. So right now, yep, I'll put them 5th 1. Ipswich 2. Belle Vue 3. King's Lynn 4. Oxford 5. Sheffield 6. Leicester 7. Birmingham I do think sheffield will struggle as the maximum they can hope for each meeting is the top 4 all score maximums and thats only 49 points.. obviously they not all going to go unbeaten so a minor blip they drop a point each its 45 points... well averages say they will score 35 points... not sure were they will get enough points from the bottom 3 to win enough meetings and bonus points Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 valve Posted November 27 Report Share Posted November 27 (edited) 6 hours ago, tellboy said: Surely if the top 3 score between 30 and 35 each meeting,the bottom 3 only have to score between 11 and 16 a meeting to get a result. To get the top 3 scoring 30/35 points per meeting means that they will each average around 10 from four rides, with additional points coming from whatever happens in heat 15. To put that target it into perspective, the three riders with the highest averages last season in the Premiership when totaled was a tad over 28 points per meeting and with the best will in the world it is hard to imagine the Tigers top 3 being higher than that number. Tigers more than likely to have a good home season (but not 100%) and will struggle on the road due to their bottom four lacking real scoring power - They will get a few aggregate bonus points however and should just about scrape into the play-offs. Edited November 27 by 1 valve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tellboy Posted November 27 Report Share Posted November 27 1 hour ago, 1 valve said: To get the top 3 scoring 30/35 points per meeting means that they will each average around 10 from four rides, with additional points coming from whatever happens in heat 15. To put that target it into perspective, the three riders with the highest averages last season in the Premiership when totaled was a tad over 28 points per meeting and with the best will in the world it is hard to imagine the Tigers top 3 being higher than that number. Tigers more than likely to have a good home season (but not 100%) and will struggle on the road due to their bottom four lacking real scoring power - They will get a few aggregate bonus points however and should just about scrape into the play-offs. I didn't think they would score 30-35,I was quoting another post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcon1983 Posted November 27 Report Share Posted November 27 1. Ipswich 2. Belle Vue 3. Leicester 4. Kings Lynn 5. Sheffield 6. Birmingham 7. Oxford Play off winners Ipswich KO Cup Poole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bald Bloke Posted November 27 Report Share Posted November 27 (edited) With Sheffield, I make it the big 3 only rode together 6 times at home in the league and cup in 24. Scoring 33, 33, 37, 32, 34, 35 between them. Picko averaged 6.8 at home last season that would leave the other 3 to score 10 between them to hit 50. That will give them a chance of Agg points. Not sure how Woofy will go after his injury though. Edited November 27 by Bald Bloke 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spin king Posted November 27 Report Share Posted November 27 It is difficult to predict where teams will finished when you don't know all of the teams full line ups. So going on the rumoured line ups and those that have fully announced. Top 4 (In no particular order) Belle Vue Ipswich Kings Lynn Sheffield 5th and 6th (in no particular order) Leicester Birmingham Wood Spoon Oxford 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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