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Any ideas on who might be in the team for next season? I'm guessing whoever is at the bottom end for the Monarchs might be in the NDL team, but as we don't know who that is yet I'll have a go at:

Connor Coles    8.00
Kyran Lyden    3.53
Sam McGurk    5.56
Max Perry    6.89
Dayle Wood    7.76
Mark parker    3.00
Lee Harrison/Owen Booth    3.00

Would be night to see Max Perry getting a team place in the NDL somewhere, even if he is riding for them lot in the west, Connor Coles and Dayle Wood are presumably givens? Is Sam McGurk still in favour?

Thoughts?

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On 12/11/2024 at 6:26 PM, Diamonds85 said:

Any ideas on who might be in the team for next season? I'm guessing whoever is at the bottom end for the Monarchs might be in the NDL team, but as we don't know who that is yet I'll have a go at:

Connor Coles    8.00
Kyran Lyden    3.53
Sam McGurk    5.56
Max Perry    6.89
Dayle Wood    7.76
Mark parker    3.00
Lee Harrison/Owen Booth    3.00

Would be night to see Max Perry getting a team place in the NDL somewhere, even if he is riding for them lot in the west, Connor Coles and Dayle Wood are presumably givens? Is Sam McGurk still in favour?

Thoughts?

A few names here certainly haven't got what it takes to be in the ndl.

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23 minutes ago, ONTWOMINUTES said:

A few names here certainly haven't got what it takes to be in the ndl.

But are young and with more opportunities will only get better. I personally hoped there would be 2 stages of NDL this year.

A stronger NDL with the likes of Leciester, Belle Vue and Oxford mainly consisting of CL second strings and Reserves (give riders like Hume, Hagon and Starke more rides)

And a British Development League with the likes of Kent, Edinburgh and Middlesbrough with local kids (Mark Parker, Lee Harrison, Kyran Lyden etc as reserves and second strings) just a glorified MDL with 7 rider teams basically. Set up so riders like Tom Spencer and Max James are the strongest riders in the league kinda thing.

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21 minutes ago, Diamonds85 said:

But are young and with more opportunities will only get better. I personally hoped there would be 2 stages of NDL this year.

A stronger NDL with the likes of Leciester, Belle Vue and Oxford mainly consisting of CL second strings and Reserves (give riders like Hume, Hagon and Starke more rides)

And a British Development League with the likes of Kent, Edinburgh and Middlesbrough with local kids (Mark Parker, Lee Harrison, Kyran Lyden etc as reserves and second strings) just a glorified MDL with 7 rider teams basically. Set up so riders like Tom Spencer and Max James are the strongest riders in the league kinda thing.

Which is fine but costs alot of money to set up .

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All 5 fellow NDL sides have named their full team, but still not a single rider announced for Armadale.

No one in the Monarchs Championship side is available to double up with the Academy, but presumably Dayle Wood who is with nearby Berwick will want to continue at Armadale?

Connor Coles has no CL place and isn't in a ND Trophy side yet.  Will he want to travel to Edinburgh for just NDL?   Sam McGurk was rumoured to want away from Armadale.  Expected him to appear at Middlesbrough/Belle Vue/Scuntfield, but he hasn't.  He's doing trophy at Birmingham, so presumably he'll want NDL at Armadale.

A few NDL riders from last year not signed up in NDL, but not many northern.

Best (ageing) Armadale side I can make is:

Connor Coles, Dayle Wood, Sam McGurk, Luke Crang, Kean Dicken, Kyran Lyden, Mark Parker.

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8 hours ago, PotteringAround said:

All 5 fellow NDL sides have named their full team, but still not a single rider announced for Armadale.

No one in the Monarchs Championship side is available to double up with the Academy, but presumably Dayle Wood who is with nearby Berwick will want to continue at Armadale?

Connor Coles has no CL place and isn't in a ND Trophy side yet.  Will he want to travel to Edinburgh for just NDL?   Sam McGurk was rumoured to want away from Armadale.  Expected him to appear at Middlesbrough/Belle Vue/Scuntfield, but he hasn't.  He's doing trophy at Birmingham, so presumably he'll want NDL at Armadale.

A few NDL riders from last year not signed up in NDL, but not many northern.

Best (ageing) Armadale side I can make is:

Connor Coles, Dayle Wood, Sam McGurk, Luke Crang, Lee Dicken, Kyran Lyden, Mark Parker.

You may have ment to write Keen Dicken , I'm guessing his dad may not fancy coming out of retirement?

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