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  2. Posted

    Quite a coup really. It looked difficult for Mildenhall to replace someone on Kelly’s average without going for a 3.00 novice but they’ve found a decent quality rider who’ll keep Muff & Warren at reserve, where they should be. 

  6. Posted

    3 hours ago, B.V 72 said:

    If he can't. Don't know how it works do the higher league club have priority or do the colts have priority because friday is their regular race day and Poole ride Wednesdays.

    Championship have priority. 
     

    But is the meeting purposely so early (1pm) so that Ablitt can do both meetings? 

  8. Posted

    7 hours ago, Diamonds85 said:

    I don't see why everyone underestimates this Oxford side, especially once Killeen is here... 4 heatleaders, Jacob Clouting is only going to get better with age and Aaran Butcher isn't an awful junior reserve... If Luke turns out to be a hidden gem, I see them as one of the better sides in the league.

    Belle Vue is still my bets as champions though...

    Exactly both teams should make the play-offs tbf. 

  10. Posted

    9 minutes ago, crescent girl said:

    Late change for the Chargers.   Sam Woods replaces Luke Killeen, who is awaiting issue of his UK passport.

    Bullets will enter this one cock-a-hoop, following tonight's big win, featuring a dream debut for 15-year-old Ace Pijper, at Armadale.

    That guarantees the home win tbh. It’s a shame as I was looking forward to how Killeen would do so hopefully his debut isn’t delayed too long with the other riders getting upto speed quicker. 

  13. Posted

    43 minutes ago, ljriley90 said:

    Sorry late to post here hope i can still get involved.

     

    1 J Thompson 8.52

    2 S McGurk 5.25

    3 N Ablitt 6.29

    4 H Atkins 5.86

    5 L Crang 6.41

    6 S Woolley 3.00

    7 J Alcock 4.36

    Total - 39.69

    Of course, anyone can still get involved!

  14. Posted

    45 minutes ago, racers and royals said:

    All those mentioned are riding in Polish league https://speedwayteams2022.blogspot.com/p/denmark-2022.html    the only one not is Ulrich and riders who ride in UK on Sunday`s regularly can`t commit to Poland. By the way Tarasienko is class- did you see him ride for Bydgoszcz last season ?

    Fair enough. I thought that’d be the outcome. There must be some random Brits who aren’t top flight standard but are worthy of signing up incase of an injury crisis though surely.

    I only regularly watched the Ekstraliga last season tbh but I intend to follow the 2 lower leagues as well this campaign. 

  15. Posted

    1 hour ago, racers and royals said:

    If you can name me 4 riders not riding for Polish teams who Lublin, Wroclaw, Grudziadz and Torun can sign to replace the banned Laguta brothers, Sayfutdinov and Tarasienko then i would be interested to hear their names.

    I knew that was coming! I’m not suggesting there are riders out there of the calibre of the Laguta brothers or Sayfutdinov, but at the least wouldn’t you rather have someone else in your squad to cover for an injury in the future? In previous seasons the team could track R/R, but now they’re already tracking R/R!

    But to answer your question (and I apologise if these have been signed by lower league teams that I haven’t noticed yet) but what about: Ellis, Thorssell, Pontus Aspgren, THJ, Loktaev, Huckenbeck, Wolbert, Smolinski, Harris, Ostergaard, Nikolaj Jakobsen or a couple of other Brits. These riders are comparable in standard to Tarasenko and would score a couple of points if Wrocław got Tai & Dan injured rather than using a U21 Pole. 

  16. Posted

    3 hours ago, mikebv said:

    Never really understood the seemingly dislike for RR by some people...

    It keeps the meeting, and therefore the whole league and sport in that country, credible..

    And means the actual team wins (not "six riders and a ringer" wins) thus maintaining true team spirit and the ethos of a proper team sport..

    And also provides the six men with the potential to earn more money...

    You could argue that an injury means you are down to five men but two injuries mean you are down to five too, and given the nature of the sport injuries happen all the time and at any moment...

    Poland in particular have true strength in depth so RR can be no disadvantage, and the Polish authorities will also be very mindful of the unmitigated disaster that would befall them and the sport over there, if they allowed "guests" similar to how they are allowed over here..

    You’re assuming that guests are the only alternative option. I assumed teams would’ve been allowed to sign another rider given the circumstances. 

    The problem with R/R is both injuries and out of form riders. As you say there can be 2 injuries in a meeting, but of course 1 injury is far more likely, and suddenly the side can be relatively very weak. Especially with the introduction of the U24 rider now who last season was often poor for a top 5 rider. Wrocław & Torun are lucky and still have 4 quality riders (or you could say unlucky as both would’ve felt a title challenge is more likely with their full teams). Compared to Grudziadz who are already relying on Nicki P and only need 1 other injury and KK to go 0, 0, 0 and suddenly they only have 2 riders left including their U24!

    One personal irritation about R/R is how it drags out meetings in England. However I’m sure the Polish meetings won’t be affected as badly by this. 

  17. Posted

    9 hours ago, Sings4Speedway said:

    So far announced i believe its Ablitt, Hagon, Spencer, Trigger, Foord and Kingston. Heard rumours of Jenkins but nothing confirmed as yet. Strong looking side but thats the benefit of fantasy speedway teams.

    Jack Kingston back is an intriguing one! Will he want a full-time return I wonder? 

  21. Posted

    Copying over Diamonds85’ team from the other thread so that it doesn’t get missed. 
     

    ‘

    1  Alfie Bowtell 9.78
    2  Ben Trigger 3.57
    3  Henry Atkins 5.86
    4  Sam McGurk 5.25
    5  Ben Morley 9.18
    6  Archie Freeman 3.00
    7  Max Perry 3.00
        39.64

    Really wanted to get Joe Thompson in for Ben Morley, but it was a whole point under the limit, so I'd have been behind before  I even started!!’

  22. Posted

    On 4/2/2022 at 11:37 AM, secsy1 said:

     

    Safe riding for everyone's team, lets have an injury free season and good luck for every rider and team selector.

    1. Dan Gilkes             10.3

    2.Joe Alcock              4.36

    3.Ben Morley              9.24

    4.Josh Embleton       4.83

    5.Sam McGurk          5.25

    6.Sam Woolley         3.00

    7.Ace Pijper              3.00

    Total                          39.98

    You’ve got 3 Kent riders. So you need to take one out please. 

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