pubichair 160 Posted November 29, 2019 good signing if at reserve Bad signing if in 1-5. Got the feeling its going to be same old riders next season Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bagpuss 10,779 Posted November 29, 2019 26 minutes ago, g13webb said: I truly believe the Lynn bosses do this to really piss the everyone off. Probably the most under whelming announcement of the week. We read all the attractive acquisitions, other clubs have attained , but all we do is post a reserve, who quite honestly don't inspire anyone.... Surely even you aren’t so obtuse that you can’t see Lewis’ signing will be popular with plenty of people? I wouldn’t have in in my 2020 line up personally but I can understand why he has been signed. 14 minutes ago, foreverblue said: I am not sure about all this negativity I have always regarded Lewis as a decent rider , maybe not as good as he was prior to his bad crash but still a good rider who can win you meetings on his day. Lewis is very decent but had a very poor year away from Lynn last year despite spending much of the season at reserve. The main focus for next season has to be sorting the away form and to that end riders like Lewis, Jorgensen and Proctor needed moving on IMO so hopefully there will still be two or three fresh, new faces. If the six who finished last season plus Proctor are the team then I don’t think those problems will have been addressed at all. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
foreverblue 6,091 Posted November 29, 2019 3 minutes ago, Bagpuss said: Surely even you aren’t so obtuse that you can’t see Lewis’ signing will be popular with plenty of people? I wouldn’t have in in my 2020 line up personally but I can understand why he has been signed. Lewis is very decent but had a very poor year away from Lynn last year despite spending much of the season at reserve. The main focus for next season has to be sorting the away form and to that end riders like Lewis, Jorgensen and Proctor needed moving on IMO so hopefully there will still be two or three fresh, new faces. If the six who finished last season plus Proctor are the team then I don’t think those problems will have been addressed at all. I would single out Proctor as being particularly poor, even at Peterborough he had some very indifferent results, started well when he first joined them then tailed off. I can't see any Premiership team risking him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SPEEDY69 1,253 Posted November 29, 2019 2 minutes ago, foreverblue said: I would single out Proctor as being particularly poor, even at Peterborough he had some very indifferent results, started well when he first joined them then tailed off. I can't see any Premiership team risking him. Agreed. Complete toilet at that level. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AlexBrady 94 Posted November 29, 2019 1 minute ago, foreverblue said: I would single out Proctor as being particularly poor, even at Peterborough he had some very indifferent results, started well when he first joined them then tailed off. I can't see any Premiership team risking him. Just now, SPEEDY69 said: Agreed. Complete toilet at that level. I think Ty would be the first to admit 2019 didn't go the way anyone had hoped, but he didn't drop to reserve for either us or Peterborough. As someone said previously, one of the keys to success in league Speedway is signing riders who will up their average - There is no doubt in my mind that Ty will increase his in 2020. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Speedball 566 Posted November 29, 2019 For me, it's about value in the average, the likelihood to increase to it and riding position in the team. I like Lewis and have nothing but respect for him to even get back on a bike, nevermind race in the top league. However I don't see him getting a big increase in his average, especially if he's in the top 5. Proctor on the otherhand, on 4.42 I could see adding a point to his average, especially if he starts at reserve. He never should have been asked to be 2nd heatleader for us last season. Build a team that can add around 4 points plus to it's starting average and you've got a chance to get somewhere. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
foreverblue 6,091 Posted November 29, 2019 2 minutes ago, Speedball said: For me, it's about value in the average, the likelihood to increase to it and riding position in the team. I like Lewis and have nothing but respect for him to even get back on a bike, nevermind race in the top league. However I don't see him getting a big increase in his average, especially if he's in the top 5. Proctor on the otherhand, on 4.42 I could see adding a point to his average, especially if he starts at reserve. He never should have been asked to be 2nd heatleader for us last season. Build a team that can add around 4 points plus to it's starting average and you've got a chance to get somewhere. I still don't think he is good enough for Premiership speedway even at reserve, I don't think he is worth the risk. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigcatdiary 3,165 Posted November 29, 2019 7 minutes ago, Speedball said: For me, it's about value in the average, the likelihood to increase to it and riding position in the team. I like Lewis and have nothing but respect for him to even get back on a bike, nevermind race in the top league. However I don't see him getting a big increase in his average, especially if he's in the top 5. Proctor on the otherhand, on 4.42 I could see adding a point to his average, especially if he starts at reserve. He never should have been asked to be 2nd heatleader for us last season. Build a team that can add around 4 points plus to it's starting average and you've got a chance to get somewhere. I agree, Lewis is a solid Championship second string/third heat leader, I am not convinced he will get any better. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bagpuss 10,779 Posted November 29, 2019 5 minutes ago, foreverblue said: I still don't think he is good enough for Premiership speedway even at reserve, I don't think he is worth the risk. On that average somebody will take the risk and he will probably improve on it quite a bit, it was only the season before last that he averaged 6 something and was a major part of Lynn finishing clear top of the table. I just think we need some freshness in the 2020 team which means two or three changes. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
foreverblue 6,091 Posted November 29, 2019 24 minutes ago, Bagpuss said: On that average somebody will take the risk and he will probably improve on it quite a bit, it was only the season before last that he averaged 6 something and was a major part of Lynn finishing clear top of the table. I just think we need some freshness in the 2020 team which means two or three changes. He is on the way down in my view and someone like Ostergaard on a similar average is a better prospect especially for Peterborough maybe not so much for KIngs Lynn and the other rider mentioned TJorgensen is good at Kings Lynn but probably needs a new club this season . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bagpuss 10,779 Posted November 29, 2019 Just now, foreverblue said: He is on the way down in my view and someone like Ostergaard on a similar average is a better prospect especially for Peterborough maybe not so much for KIngs Lynn and the other rider mentioned TJorgensen is good at Kings Lynn but probably needs a new club this season . My worry about Jorgensen is that he scores well and is pretty exciting to watch at Lynn but his away form was dreadful, can see the club keeping him due to his value rounds Lynn. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clive Ward 181 Posted November 29, 2019 Lewis would be ok in the 1-5 if we had Lambert, Cook and Iversen as heat leaders with Riss as the other second string. We could then have Proctor at reserve which would leave about 3.2 for our number 7. Looking at Swindon’s team last year and this I don’t think it’s as important to have big scoring reserves. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Daniel Smith 5,659 Posted November 29, 2019 If someone with a 5.43 average is to be at reserve we'll be looking at a quite abysmal team I'm afraid. On that average and to be competitive on the road Kerr has to be at No2 or No4. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clive Ward 181 Posted November 29, 2019 Anders Rowe might be worth a go at number 7 if we had a strong top 5 with the promise that we wouldn’t dump him if things didn’t go well straight away Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bald Bloke 3,284 Posted November 29, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, foreverblue said: He is on the way down in my view and someone like Ostergaard on a similar average is a better prospect especially for Peterborough maybe not so much for KIngs Lynn and the other rider mentioned TJorgensen is good at Kings Lynn but probably needs a new club this season . Your right about TJ. Nice bloke, and good to watch around the AFA, but needs pastures new. I know you not really interested, but if you take a look at these stats, I think you will be surprised, and see where some of us Stars fans are coming from.. Home 7.71 Away 3.78 1st 16 1st 2 2nd 12 2nd 7 3rd 9 3rd 14 4th 3 4th 11 Home and away is like night and day At the end of last season the team manager said something on the lines of " it's no good having riders that can score a maximum at home and hardly anything away". We shall see. Edited November 29, 2019 by Bald Bloke Share this post Link to post Share on other sites