Banani 5 Posted December 23, 2013 Will Stefan still be able to ride for the Storm if gets. Premier place? I know at mildy 1year Brundle signed for Rye House during the season and then wasn't aloud to ride for Mildenhall. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
greyhoundp 990 Posted December 23, 2013 I think the rule is, If Stefan is in a declared PL 1 to 7, then he cant ride for a NL Team, however if he signs for a PL Team after the season starts, he can ride NL, Im sure someone more knowlegeable than me, will clarify this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fozzie4388 679 Posted December 23, 2013 Charles Wright was allowed last year so can't see why Nielsen won't be Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mdmc82 2,878 Posted December 23, 2013 Coventry storm are looking strong. Good team building Mick. X 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pirate Nick 1,801 Posted December 23, 2013 Charles Wright was allowed last year so can't see why Nielsen won't be I think the rule is PL average under 5. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Islander15 1,065 Posted December 23, 2013 (edited) I think the rule is PL average under 5. Yeah as you and others have alluded to. You can ride NL if your average is below 4.00 & you START the season in the PL, and can continue riding NL if you sign for a PL team during the season and your average is below 5.00. Stefan is 4.70 so he can sign for a PL team after the start of the season and carry on. Brundle was mentioned & he had to league the NL as his PL average was 5.14 I think. Edited December 23, 2013 by Islander15 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TividaleHeathen 11 Posted December 23, 2013 Coventry are looking strong for 2014, a great signing in Stefan to ride at no.1 and a solid looking middle order. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bagpuss 10,794 Posted December 24, 2013 Would seem possibly a deliberate decision by Stefan NOT to ride in the PL..? The PL's loss is the NL's gain and tbh. I can see more of this happening with the best young Brits able to score heavily (equalling good points money at the right club...) in the third tier and having that fantastic opportunity now given them as reserves in the Elite. At the moment, under such a set up, the PL may well become a place such young Brits choose to ignore... Â Seems a bit daft to me though that some riders will be racing in the top and bottom tiers but not the middle one. The idea of the EL draft (putting aside the cost cutting argument) is to give our youngsters a great opportunity to progress and to do that while racing in the NL but not the PL is a contradiction IMO. Riders like Stefan, Josh Bates, Max Clegg and Joe Jacobs should be guaranteed PL spots somehow and those who aren't interested in the PL really shouldn't be in the EL draft. Â Of course the ideal if the rider is able to do it is to ride in all three tiers. Really looking forward to seeing how Lewis Rose progresses this season in those circumstances. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jayne 312 Posted December 24, 2013 When Brundle rode the rule of continuing in the nl was not in place so totally different circumstances. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Parsloes 1928 nearly 495 Posted December 24, 2013 ....and those who aren't interested in the PL really shouldn't be in the EL draft.Hmm, seems though that far too often (an example being how Somerset treated Stefan last year..) the PL ain't interested in young British riders.. Chickens have come home to roost! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrMungo 708 Posted December 24, 2013 Hmm, seems though that far too often (an example being how Somerset treated Stefan last year..) the PL ain't interested in young British riders.. Chickens have come home to roost! Wasn't the draft originally planned for the PL? The PL promoters weren't interested. Think that says it all really. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhilK 150 Posted December 25, 2013 Wasn't the draft originally planned for the PL? The PL promoters weren't interested. Think that says it all really.  A sad but not unexpected situation Will miss you around Mildenhall next season mate, winter well  Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thehammer 74 Posted January 5, 2014 Ryan Terry-Daley went well in the New Zealand U21 Final yesterday.... was unbeaten from his heats, but missed out on the final when he missed the gate in his Semi-Final and could only finish 3rd.....Certainly looked a good gater on his showing, may possibly require a bit more speed in machinery, but hopefully the year for the Storm will help him out. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
paul90210 40 Posted January 9, 2014 Ryan missed the gate in the semi final as the sun caught his eye at the wrong moment, and as for the speed, he will have plenty come march. This will be a big year for ryan 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Woz01 3,589 Posted February 27, 2014 (edited) So who rates the Storms chances this year? If im honest I dont know an awful lot about some of the NL riders but this side looks very good to me. Edited February 27, 2014 by woz01 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
