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  1. Posted

    If I was a Leicester fan, I’d be hugely disappointed that Perry won’t be back. But here’s to hoping that someone else picks him up, and the other teams haven’t already effectively decided their line-ups, given a youngster as talented as Perry deserves to continue progressing in the NL without the pressure of the Championship. 

  3. Posted · Edited by Islander15

    This season was won by myself. That makes it a 7th consecutive year for a different winner! Adz was very close and Hawks adds a bronze medal to his gold medal from 2 years ago. 

    The winning team was Jenkins, J. Thompson, Pearson, Roynon, Killeen, James, Harrison. 

    1. Islander15 57.12
    2. Adz_mft 56.94
    3. Hawks1975 56.07
    4. DJC 55.42
    5. Flipper11 54.96
    6. PotteringAround 54.55
    7. Bloom89 54.43
    8. Bojangles 54.33
    9. Wessexboy 54.26
    10. Fozzie4388 52.97
    11. Phillipsr 52.34
    12. Robbo403 52.00
    13. Marky_Mark 51.81
    14. Secsy1 51.73
    15. Technik 51.50
    16. Dukes 50.85
    17. Sings4Speedway 49.37
    18. Wessex Wanderer 47.18
    19. Bluenose 43.50
    20. Szkocjasid *team over points limit

    Everybody who was successful went with the triple 3.00 men being Killeen, Harrison & James. Roynon predictably made a mockery of his artificial average. Despite usually being a popular pick, only 1 person went with Atkins for his breakthrough season. Pijper & King were the most common picks of riders who dropped their average. 

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  5. Posted · Edited by Islander15

    10 hours ago, szkocjasid said:

    I don't understand this comment:

    Club CEO Mark Lemon said: “We are sorry to see Paul go, but with the play-offs fast approaching and his circumstances meaning he would miss some key fixtures, we feel the change was necessary.

    Why is the change "necessary" if Bowen is gonna miss matches, then Shimelt could have been used as an unnattatched guest?

    Now I'm not saying what they've done is wrong, just the reason given doesn't make sense?

     

    It’s all a bit strange timing. By saying with the play-offs approaching that suggest Lemon thinks they’ll make the play-offs but unless there’s a major collapse by Oxford or Leicester it’s going to be those 2! Belle Vue have to beat Leicester at home and claim the aggregate BP, be unbeaten at home and win once maybe twice away. 

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  10. Posted

    Surely this move actually makes sense? It’s only short term for the end (I can’t believe I’m saying end at the beginning of July) of the season. Berwick have 4 meetings then and by replacing an injured rider with R/R taken by 3 riders with a proven heat leader it gives them the bottom team in the league a bit more respectability and a chance to win in their final 2 home meetings. However if Boxall does hit the ground running, what’s the odds that he sneakily misses the final away meeting to not get a new average :rofl:

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  12. Posted

    11 hours ago, Happy Hunter said:

    According to this week's Speedway Star Leicester have been fined for tracking an under strength team.

    Interesting because a lower points limit was put in following that infamous Scunthorpe side. Admittedly I haven’t checked this year’s regulations but the limit was about 32.00 whereas even taking out Boughen’s average, Leicester’s side was still over 39 on effective averages and over 36 on starting averages. Not exactly embarrassingly under strength especially when they only lost by 11 away to some people’s title favourites! 

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  13. Posted

    1 hour ago, eide67 said:

    Edinburgh website now got Kieron Douglas at #6 for Leicester and not Owen Booth.

    https://www.edinburghmonarchs.co.uk/news-centre/article/2023-06-15/champs-here-on-saturday-evening

    It’s now showing as Booth. Unless Leicester’s intention is/was to sign Douglas as an injury replacement for Foord. 
     

    This should be a comfortable away win. Clegg & Roynon will do very well but the Thompson twins are an admirable match. However James and Cubs’ second strings should have a field day against the Academy’s bottom end. 

  14. Posted

    8 hours ago, Bojangles said:

    It wouldn’t surprise me if they kept Woods when Killeen is back, and ditch Fellows. Somebody also mentioned the prospect of Ashton Vale as well. Killeen and Vale would be a cracking reserve pairing.

    But with only 2 teams making the play-offs, they could be adrift by then. 

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  18. Posted · Edited by Islander15

    It’s back! I with the first meeting today there is no better time to open this. So build a team upto 42.00 points and the highest end of the season average wins!

    Only 2 riders from each club are allowed in your team. Averages can be found on the 2023 teams thread or BSPL site. 

    Previous results were:

    2022: 1st Diamonds85, 2nd Sings4Speedway & 3rd PotteringAround

    2021: 1st Hawks1975, 2nd Islander15 & 3rd Iron Scorpion  

    2019: 1st Iand, 2nd Flipper11 & 3rd DJC.

     2018: 1st Hunters, 2nd SKJ & 3rd CUFC_Brummie.

      2017: 1st Eagles69, 2nd Islander15 & 3rd SKJ.

    2016: 1st Halifax Tiger, 2nd John Leslie, 3rd Turn Two.

    Good luck :t:

  21. Posted · Edited by Islander15

    12 hours ago, The Dog said:

    Roynon shouldn't really be in this league should he, but he'll earn a stack of cash, double his average and lap most of the riders.... 

    He’s eligible for this league so it’s fine him being in it. He’s a high quality rider and he has a high average that reflects that, but that must be used. Not a middle order average. 
    The issue is he should’ve been competing for a team place against the likes of Jenkins, Edwards, Bickley, the Thompsons, Stoneman, Shanes etc and not against Spooner, Perry, Hagon, Scott, Trigger, Kingston, Warren etc. 

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  22. Posted

    34 minutes ago, Sings4Speedway said:

    The big joke is the ignoring of the forth meeting,  boughan didnt get that luxury and saw his average nearly double which must have had an impact on his bargaining power and hurts Leicesters team building capabilities 

    Exactly and there must be consistency within the application of the rules, to uphold the integrity of the sport. 

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  23. Posted

    1 hour ago, Mr Blobby said:

    From what I believe when enquired about Roynon they were told he’d be on his 6.00 assessed as was given for Plymouth. As he hadn’t done enough to get a proper average he stays on his assessed one given. Academy just following what the BSPA have decided.

    1. The 6.00 wasn’t assessed, it was his Championship average doubled which is how you equate an average when a rider is dropping down. 
    2. He did do enough meetings last season! He did 4 meetings which is all that is needed to get a new average. 
    3. Like I said previously, if for some reason they’re ignoring last season, then he should drop down on his current Championship average doubled. 

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  25. Posted

    22 hours ago, mac101 said:

    www.edinburghmonarchs.co.uk/news-centre/article/2023-02-08/roynon-and-wood-join-monarchs-academy

    Roynon and Aussie brit Doyle Wood to finish 

    I will bring this up again but how can Roynon join on a 6.00 average? He rode in 4 official meetings for Plymouth last season and gained an average of 8.67! https://britishspeedway.co.uk/2022-rider-statistics/ Or by some absurdity if they are ignoring that, then he didn’t officially ride NL last season so his average should be his Championship average doubled. That is now 3.56 * 2 = 7.12. Not 6.00 which he joined the NL on midway through last season. 

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