Phil 303 Posted November 24, 2018 19 hours ago, 4thbender said: Absolutely agree - 4.00pm is neither one thing or the other. Too early for an evening match and too late for an afternoon match. Sunday tea is a special time in many families and taking dads away from 3.00 till 6.30 will ruin family time on Sundays and won't be popular with mums. We spend our weekends at Brid and I can't see my missus agreeing to have an early dinner and leave the caravan straight after in order to get back by 4.00 so I guess that's the end of over 50 years as a supporter. Yes 5pm first race would be much better and keep to tight schedule so not late for young kids. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Weeyin 1,020 Posted November 24, 2018 36 minutes ago, The Third Man said: Howarth and king to be revealed on Wednesday King Nichol Andersen Procter Howarth Kennedy kemp that's my guess That is a strong team Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
4thbender 382 Posted November 24, 2018 2 hours ago, Phil said: Yes 5pm first race would be much better and keep to tight schedule so not late for young kids. And you'd still get home in time to see the other antiques roadshow (the one on telly at 8.00pm I mean) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cue Ball 416 Posted November 24, 2018 Bates signed for Leicester- happy with that, think he will be a risk to have in the team personally Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moranboys 404 Posted November 24, 2018 1 hour ago, Cue Ball said: Bates signed for Leicester- happy with that, think he will be a risk to have in the team personally thanks to josh for all his efforts in his time at sheffield but onwards and upwards for the tigers as would deffo had been too risky in the side Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Diamond geezer 60 Posted November 24, 2018 4 hours ago, dorothy58 said: That is a strong team Is it really? Howarth is in a false average, and king will be consistent. A lot of question marks however, nicol, Anderson (as good as he looked briefly last year has a lot to prove) kemp is a good 2 pointer but there are others close who could do a job... kennedy - well there are exciting Aussies throughout the league, not many match their starting average in year one.... and procter...... well in simple terms no improvement, and anyone thinking he can be the same procter from years ago is mistaken...... no improvement.... i see 2 riders upping their average, Kemp and howarth (on a false average) think there are better opportunities than that to complete what could be a good team Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The SAINT 78 Posted November 25, 2018 1 hour ago, Diamond geezer said: Is it really? Howarth is in a false average, and king will be consistent. A lot of question marks however, nicol, Anderson (as good as he looked briefly last year has a lot to prove) kemp is a good 2 pointer but there are others close who could do a job... kennedy - well there are exciting Aussies throughout the league, not many match their starting average in year one.... and procter...... well in simple terms no improvement, and anyone thinking he can be the same procter from years ago is mistaken...... no improvement.... i see 2 riders upping their average, Kemp and howarth (on a false average) think there are better opportunities than that to complete what could be a good team I think 5 out of 7 will improve their averages ,the other 2 will probably maintain theirs ,all in all that’s a potential packed team! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Third Man 2,213 Posted November 25, 2018 10 hours ago, Diamond geezer said: Is it really? Howarth is in a false average, and king will be consistent. A lot of question marks however, nicol, Anderson (as good as he looked briefly last year has a lot to prove) kemp is a good 2 pointer but there are others close who could do a job... kennedy - well there are exciting Aussies throughout the league, not many match their starting average in year one.... and procter...... well in simple terms no improvement, and anyone thinking he can be the same procter from years ago is mistaken...... no improvement.... i see 2 riders upping their average, Kemp and howarth (on a false average) think there are better opportunities than that to complete what could be a good team I see Howarth, Andersen, Kemp & Nichol upping theirs, the others will maintain theirs in addition to the natural increase because of the 38 point limit Don't forget every team will up their averages from 38 to an average of 42 when the first averages are published anyway, has it been explained anywhere how teams strengthen this year? does the points limit go to 42 when the first averages are published? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv 10,695 Posted November 25, 2018 18 minutes ago, The Third Man said: I see Howarth, Andersen, Kemp & Nichol upping theirs, the others will maintain theirs in addition to the natural increase because of the 38 point limit Don't forget every team will up their averages from 38 to an average of 42 when the first averages are published anyway, has it been explained anywhere how teams strengthen this year? does the points limit go to 42 when the first averages are published? If the averages still roll over 20 meetings then the natural progression from 38 to 42 team total will not be seen at the first set of averages but gradually throughout the year By the end of the year every rider should increase by around 0.6 to in effect stand still at the same level they started Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Third Man 2,213 Posted November 25, 2018 1 minute ago, dontforgetthefueltapsbruv said: If the averages still roll over 20 meetings then the natural progression from 38 to 42 team total will not be seen at the first set of averages but gradually throughout the year By the end of the year every rider should increase by around 0.6 to in effect stand still at the same level they started So will teams build to 38 all season or will it increase month on month? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv 10,695 Posted November 25, 2018 1 minute ago, The Third Man said: So will teams build to 38 all season or will it increase month on month? Ive seen nothing to suggest it wont stay at 38 You suggestion of a gradual increase certainly has some merit though 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SteelShoe 497 Posted November 25, 2018 (edited) Not quite sure how the 38 point team average is going to pan out going forward. It doesn't appear to make complete sense and could ulimately water down the very good product that has been the Championship in recent seasons. With 46 points needed to win a meeting then on the face of it there appears to be quite a disparity which will probably do nothing for the better riders willingness to increase their average beyond a certain point especially if they are on guaranteed start money because ulyimately they could be riding themselves out of a job. Edited November 25, 2018 by SteelShoe 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Third Man 2,213 Posted November 25, 2018 51 minutes ago, SteelShoe said: Not quite sure how the 38 point team average is going to pan out going forward. It doesn't appear to make complete sense and could ulimately water down the very good product that has been the Championship in recent seasons. With 46 points needed to win a meeting then on the face of it there appears to be quite a disparity which will probably do nothing for the better riders willingness to increase their average beyond a certain point especially if they are on guaranteed start money because ulyimately they could be riding themselves out of a job. The way the averages are made up they only total 42 points for each team if there is a draw 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
4thbender 382 Posted November 25, 2018 15 hours ago, Cue Ball said: Bates signed for Leicester- happy with that, think he will be a risk to have in the team personally Sledging season starts straight after Christmas. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IronScorpion 1,407 Posted November 25, 2018 Snowed already in North Yorkshire so probably started early Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
