Ghostwalker 1,859 Posted July 17, 2007 Yesterday the third and last transfer windows this season in Swedish Elitserien, Allsvenskan and Div1 opened at 08.00 yesterday and will close at midnight on Sunday night. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anders 0 Posted July 17, 2007 -"We will sign someone new." That's the words of Piraterna's team manager Fredrik Staaf according to local newspaper Östgöta Correspondenten. Robert Kosciecha is injured at the moment but I read that he won't be gone for long, so I guess it's either Zbigniew Suchecki or Roman Chromik that they are looking to replace. The problem is that I can't see many riders that are particulary better than those (especially Suchecki), but riders such as Piotr Swiderski, Lewis Bridger or Krystian Klecha would definitely do OK in Elitserien. Piraterna could probably do worse than Billy Janniro who would be something of a home track specialist, which they lack at the moment. Interesting days are ahead of us. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iris123 21,037 Posted July 17, 2007 Interesting that no-one has signed Tobi Kroner or Kevin Wölbert.Kroner having made the GP Grand Final and Kevin having qualified for both the World U21 + Euro U19(third time) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anders 0 Posted July 17, 2007 Interesting that no-one has signed Tobi Kroner or Kevin Wölbert.Kroner having made the GP Grand Final and Kevin having qualified for both the World U21 + Euro U19(third time) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> It is strange indeed. I must confess that I personally have never seen neither one of them in action, not live or on TV, clips etc. They should possibly enter in Allsvenskan, but taking a gamble on a 9.34 assessed starting average may be a bit too much for most Allsvenskan teams. (5.00 Elitserien=9.34 Allsvenskan) The problem for riders such as Tobias or Kevin is that the number of places at reserve in Elitserien are limited as every line-up must include a Swedish U21 nowadays. The riders riding together with the Swedish junior must be counted upon to score some points and competing with established Elitserien riders as Kaj Laukkanen, Michal Szczepaniak, Tomasz Chrzanowski etc. isn't easy, and entering directly into the main body of the team would be too tough. With most teams fighting for Play Off places or to avoid relegation, signing an untried rider for the remainder of the season will probably not happen. I would be happy if that happened and riders from the minor speedway countries were to achieve valuable experience from league speedway in Sweden, Britain and Poland. The sport needs to grow bigger in the number of nations, not the opposite. BTW, before someone makes a comment on my previous post, I would like to add Edward Kennett to the list of riders that would do OK in Elitserien. How on earth could I miss him!? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iris123 21,037 Posted July 17, 2007 I agree there is always an element of risk involved in un-tried riders. By the way,because this came up in discussion last night.......how the hell did Matt Browne get a contract????Was it on a recomendation from Hancock? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Liverstam 0 Posted July 17, 2007 (edited) Ed Kennett to ride for Örnarna from what I hear. There will be quite a few transfers this week I'm pretty sure. I've heard of a fair few already. Edited July 17, 2007 by Liverstam Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tom Thumb 81 Posted July 17, 2007 It is strange indeed. I must confess that I personally have never seen neither one of them in action, not live or on TV, clips etc. They should possibly enter in Allsvenskan, but taking a gamble on a 9.34 assessed starting average may be a bit too much for most Allsvenskan teams. (5.00 Elitserien=9.34 Allsvenskan) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Tobi wouldnt be able to do this cos he rides for Ipswich on a Thursday (main Allsvenskan race night), so its Elitserien or nothing in Sweden for him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pollyanna 1 Posted July 18, 2007 Ed Kennett to ride for Örnarna from what I hear. There will be quite a few transfers this week I'm pretty sure. I've heard of a fair few already. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Is that an Allvesken Team? Where is their home track? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anders 0 Posted July 19, 2007 By the way,because this came up in discussion last night.......how the hell did Matt Browne get a contract????Was it on a recomendation from Hancock? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> After some research, I found an article in Eskilstuna newspaper Folket before the season started, which had the following content: Greg Hancock took him to Sweden back in September to ride in Greg's Testimonial in Hallstavik and Browne said to Folket: -"I loved the country right from the start. Everything was beautiful and the people were very kind. I knew the standard of racing in Sweden was good. I realised that it was here that I wanted to develop my career." Team Bikab riders Linus Eklöf and Jimmy Jansson had also ridden against him in Shaun Tacey Testimonial the same season, and Linus' father Leif provided the connection between the team and Matt, according to another article in Folket, and things then fell into place. Is that an Allvesken Team? Where is their home track? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yes, it is. Örnarna's home town is Mariestad. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iris123 21,037 Posted July 19, 2007 Thanks Anders.Excellent stuff.i thought you had forgotten about the question Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anders 0 Posted July 19, 2007 Thanks Anders.Excellent stuff.i thought you had forgotten about the question <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Nah, honestly I was just too lazy/tired to hunt down those articles and make a resume of them when I read your question the first time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MattyHart 0 Posted July 19, 2007 What is with the 9.34 assessed average why not 8 or 9? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ghostwalker 1,859 Posted July 19, 2007 (edited) What is with the 9.34 assessed average why not 8 or 9? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> the average is calculated with a special formula making the result 9.34 . Edited July 19, 2007 by Ghostwalker Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SCB 0 Posted July 19, 2007 What is with the 9.34 assessed average why not 8 or 9? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> 5 is the Swedish Elite League converts to 9.34 in the equivalent of the Premier League. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anders 0 Posted July 19, 2007 What is with the 9.34 assessed average why not 8 or 9? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> It's complicated, but you asked so here it goes: A new rider to the Swedish Elitserien gets the average of his home league multiplied by: 1,0 Ekstraliga (Poland), Elite League (Great Britain) 0,7 Liga 1 (Poland), Superliga (Denmark), Extraliga (Czech Republic) 0,6 Premier League (Great Britain) 0,5 Liga 2 (Poland), Bundesliga (Germany), Divsion 1 (Czech Republic) 0,4 Other leagues If the rider in question gets an average below 5,00, it is automatically adjusted to the minimum average of 5.00 for new riders. The conversion factors between the leagues are: Average/0,75 + 2,67, from a higher to a lower league (Elitserien to Allsvenskan to Division 1) Average*0,75 - 2,00, from a lower to a higher league (Division 1 to Allsvenskan to Elitserien) So: 5,00/0,75 + 2,67 = 9,34 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
