szkocjasid 2,984 Posted January 2, 2020 2 hours ago, Dandelion said: Was still his average... Even if converted I think you're supposed to use end of season averages! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
szkocjasid 2,984 Posted January 2, 2020 Sam Masters 10.82 (2019) Linus Sundstrom 10.03 (2010) Edward Kennett 9.75 (2015) Richard Lawson 9.69 (2018) Nick Morris 9.44 (2018) Ricky Wells 9.30 (2017) Chris Neath 9.14 (2011) Total 68.17 My favourite team goes like this Rye House - Lakeside - Edinburgh! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
4thbender 382 Posted January 3, 2020 On 1/2/2020 at 1:37 AM, Dandelion said: I know my post wasn't exactly on the point, but I thought it would be an interesting variation for people to talk about... My guess at highest averages for the last decade would be Glasgow or Edinburgh... I'm gonna go look now Glasgow Tigers 1 Travis McGowan 11.72 2010 2 Craig Cook 10.45 2018 3 Joe Screen 9.80 2010 4 Richard Lawson 9.12 2015 5 Rasmus Jensen 9.05 2019 6 Aaron Summers 8.57 2016 7 Richie Worrall 8.52 2017 67.23 Edinburgh Monarchs 1 Craig Cook 10.52 2013 2 Ryan Fisher 9.69 2010 3 Sam Masters 9.03 2019 4 Kevin Wolbert 8.61 2011 5 Erik Riss 8.58 2018 6 Ricky Wells 8.40 2018 7 Max Fricke 8.07 2014 62.90 As Andrew has pointed out, you cheated by using Travis McGowan's converted figure of 11.72 when his actual 2010 average was 9.09. With this adjustment, Glasgow's total drops to 64.60, which is still 0.24 below Sheffield's team total. It never pays to cheat. So Sheffield is still in the lead Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dandelion 775 Posted January 3, 2020 (edited) 42 minutes ago, 4thbender said: As Andrew has pointed out, you cheated by using Travis McGowan's converted figure of 11.72 when his actual 2010 average was 9.09. With this adjustment, Glasgow's total drops to 64.60, which is still 0.24 below Sheffield's team total. It never pays to cheat. So Sheffield is still in the lead Bullsh*t... Poole have been doing it for years with plenty of success Tbh I never realised it was a converted average as he was JUST before my time watching the sport... Hmmm, I bet I can still find some team or another grrr Edited January 3, 2020 by Dandelion Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diamonds7 112 Posted January 3, 2020 On 1/1/2020 at 9:40 PM, soupy said: Much the same but would swap Ludvig for Danny King in his heyday. id swap ludvig for jason lyons Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dandelion 775 Posted January 3, 2020 15 minutes ago, diamonds7 said: id swap ludvig for jason lyons Wasn't our rider, he was a guest Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
soupy 556 Posted January 3, 2020 4 minutes ago, Dandelion said: Wasn't our rider, he was a guest He was a guest one year but did ride for us in 2004 when he just about held the team up.Anyway that is over the timescale as I thought about him Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dandelion 775 Posted January 3, 2020 29 minutes ago, soupy said: He was a guest one year but did ride for us in 2004 when he just about held the team up.Anyway that is over the timescale as I thought about him I know he rode for us at one point, but not this last decade... I did like Jason Lyons very much that year when he guested all them times Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
soupy 556 Posted January 3, 2020 1 minute ago, Dandelion said: I know he rode for us at one point, but not this last decade... I did like Jason Lyons very much that year when he guested all them times That is what I have said anyway it is not within the last 10 years Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IronScorpion 1,407 Posted January 3, 2020 5 hours ago, 4thbender said: As Andrew has pointed out, you cheated by using Travis McGowan's converted figure of 11.72 when his actual 2010 average was 9.09. With this adjustment, Glasgow's total drops to 64.60, which is still 0.24 below Sheffield's team total. It never pays to cheat. So Sheffield is still in the lead I guessing that you did your homework & knew that Sheffield would not be beaten, that is why you started this thread. Well done Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ruffdiamond 6,115 Posted January 3, 2020 A no it's a bit early, but what are the thoughts on the best team of this decade? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
4thbender 382 Posted January 4, 2020 17 hours ago, IronScorpion said: I guessing that you did your homework & knew that Sheffield would not be beaten, that is why you started this thread. Well done No, the only homework I did was working out the Sheffield team average. I would be quite pleasantly surprised if Sheffield's total were to remain unbeaten. I half expected that Glasgow and Kings Lynn would better us, but Glasgow has fallen short by a fraction and we've yet to hear from Kings Lynn. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
uk_martin 1,606 Posted January 4, 2020 You have to love speedway for the competitions that the sport and its fans come up with that are only fair to half the teams taking part. And then we get the nose thumbing from a fan of a team that was in the 2nd tier for all 10 years but that's now gone top tier. Of the 12 teams in the league, only 7 have been 2nd tier (whatever the league is called) for all 10 years. How many years worth of riders have Eastbourne got to choose from in order to compete fairly with a team that can pick the best rider over 10 years? Mind you, nice to see something unfair to Poole Pirates innit? :-) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
szkocjasid 2,984 Posted January 5, 2020 5 hours ago, uk_martin said: You have to love speedway for the competitions that the sport and its fans come up with that are only fair to half the teams taking part. And then we get the nose thumbing from a fan of a team that was in the 2nd tier for all 10 years but that's now gone top tier. Of the 12 teams in the league, only 7 have been 2nd tier (whatever the league is called) for all 10 years. How many years worth of riders have Eastbourne got to choose from in order to compete fairly with a team that can pick the best rider over 10 years? Mind you, nice to see something unfair to Poole Pirates innit? :-) That's why I have picked riders from Rye House 2009-2016, Lakeside 2018 and Edinburgh 2017 & 2019 to give myself a fair chance! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dandelion 775 Posted January 5, 2020 20 hours ago, 4thbender said: No, the only homework I did was working out the Sheffield team average. I would be quite pleasantly surprised if Sheffield's total were to remain unbeaten. I half expected that Glasgow and Kings Lynn would better us, but Glasgow has fallen short by a fraction and we've yet to hear from Kings Lynn. Probably because King's Lynn's last 2nd tier year was 2010? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
