Jump to content
British Speedway Forum

Baldyman

Members
  • Content count

    11,525
  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    30

Posts posted by Baldyman


  1. 2 minutes ago, Arch Stanton said:

    If we’ve built the side as we seemingly have leaving only 4.16, then we’re not spoiled for choice. I agree Barker wouldn’t automatically be an instant pick if the pool of riders available at that average were larger. But we’re realistically only looking at Barker, Kye Thomson, Hume and Jenkins that fits so on that basis Barker would be a clear favourite of that bunch for me. I know he’s not everyone’s cup of tea, but I like him. I’ve seen him leg it from one end of the pits to the other to help a team mate make last second changes to their bikes. I like that. I also think that at this moment, he’s a better rider than all those others mentioned. If Rew struggles again, I think Barker would make a better fist of things at number 2 in the main body than the others. Immaterial anyway really as it seems he’s in at Birmingham. 
     

    Agree on Dan Thompson. Poor ol Joe struggled badly and him along with Riss’ problems were almost certainly the reason we lost most of the meetings we did. Dan’s paid 13 at Leicester that was a big factor in our win there was probably the catalyst to the start of our excellent end of season form. Losing him towards the end of the season was another kick in the balls. We ended up losing the title by 4 points, with Joe coming back in and scoring a single point. The way Dan was riding, that could have made all the difference. He’s still only 19 as well and has a couple of years on the likes of Edwards and Gilkes and has already posted better numbers than both in the Premiership last season. Will be one of the stronger Rising Stars. 

    The only reason ipswich made the play offs was because of a random drug test failure.,,,if that hadn't of happened we would have finished 5th from 7.


  2. 20 minutes ago, szkocjasid said:

    While no one likes to lose at home, did those defeats actually hurt Ipswich? They still won the KOC & made the play-off final (winning their home leg) turning those 3 defeats into wins, doesn't help them win the league.

    If anything, signing riders who go well at Sheffield could be the answer?

    Signing riders that go well at Sheffield and Belle Vue,, is the way to go,,, those 2 teams will be play off certs every Season for a while 

×

Important Information

We have placed cookies on your device to help make this website better. You can adjust your cookie settings, otherwise we'll assume you're okay to continue. Privacy Policy