Barrow Boy 2

Lampart's GSA is 4.00. Nicholls is 8.38. Hardly a like for like.

I'm with you on this because if teams raced on preferred nights the likes of Sayfutdinov, Holder, Bewley etc may not be able to ride in England which would be a shame. I have longed for the dwindling number of tracks to be all in just the one league though but it would reduce the quality. Difficult. So I too do not have the answer.

Agree that the team finishing top of the league be League Champions. How about replacing the Play Offs with an end of season K/O cup?

By using all riders actual 2023 averages (not GSA rolling averages) it comes out as follows:- 1-Ipswich-48.50 2-Sheffield-47.84 3-Leicester-46.91 4-King's Lynn-46.87 5-Belle Vue-46.77 6-Oxford-46.64 7-Birmingham-43.51 For Oxford I have given Janowski an average similar to Sayfutdinov & Doyle. For Tungate his most current BPL average which I'm sure he will improve and I fully expect Boughan to improve. I would therefore think that Oxford will finish much higher.

Now that the BNL teams average has been increased by 0.25 to allow Max Perry to compete would Leicester have included him had this been done earlier?

And because it is a weaker league most riders will improve their starting averages. To date there are just 5 riders who will start on an average over 7.

Joe Thompson has now signed for Plymouth who I understand are to race on Saturdays as will The Cubs.

I hope you are correct but Max Perry has already said he cannot continue with the Cubs presumeably because of what Flagrag thought would be happening.

But Flagrag said that only one NDL rider may also be allowed to ride in The BCL. Hence Max Perry not being allowed to ride for the Cubs because he has signed for Poole if Joe Thompson remains a Cub.

Max James has now signed for BCL Edinburgh. Does this prevent him from riding for the Cubs as well.

Nothing about this on either Poole's or Leicester's sites

How about Max Perry-7.75 Tom Spencer-5.78 Max James-5.70 George Congreve-5.60 Mickey Simpson-4.23 Vinny Foord-3.51 Connor King-3.39 Total-35.96

Leicester will first chance to retain Drew Kemp. All BPL teams are allowed to retain their 2023 rider if they and the rider wishes do they not?

Oxford have already confirmed they will be continuing in next season's NDL making them members of all 3 leagues.

My Top 20 Riders At the end of last season including riders who for various reasons were unable to be there at the end are as follows:- 01-Henry Atkins-Oxford-1070 02-Jordon Jenkins-Oxford-1065 03-Connor Bailey-Workington-1050 04-Dan Thompson-Leicester-1025 05-Joe Thompson-Leicester-1000 06-Alfie Bowtell-Mildenhall-980 07-Max Clegg-Edinburgh-970 08-Ashton Boughen-Leicester-960 09-Jacob Hook-Edinburgh-950 10-James Pearson-Belle Vue-910 11-Nathan Ablitt-Kent-905 12-Jack Smith-Belle Vue-880 13-Ben Morley-Kent-875 14-Sam Hagon-Belle Vue-860 15-Adam Roynon-Edinburgh-850 16-Max Perry-Leicester-845 17-Luke Killeen-Oxford-815 18-Lee Complin-Mildenhall-795 19-Connor Coles-Berwick-770 20-Ryan Kinsley-Oxford-760