Alan_Jones 1,005 Posted February 4, 2016 No doubt all will be revealed at the fans forum on 18th Feb. and not before. Be there ! Probably. According to Jon Cook in this weeks Speedway Star, discussions on the squad system are still ongoing but more will be revealed after 16th Feb. He says that teams will be allowed to sign a (probably) 4pt rider new to Britain to cover for the top 5, although it will probably still be a guest for the No.1. It's also been agreed that teams can name an extra Tier 2 draft rider with Cook looking at bringing in Ben Morley. A separate story on Lewis Bridger says that Cook is interested in talking to him if he can prove his commitment but "It might be this season, it might be half way through the season, it might be the season after or it might be never." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tocha 308 Posted February 4, 2016 Probably. According to Jon Cook in this weeks Speedway Star, discussions on the squad system are still ongoing but more will be revealed after 16th Feb. He says that teams will be allowed to sign a (probably) 4pt rider new to Britain to cover for the top 5, although it will probably still be a guest for the No.1. It's also been agreed that teams can name an extra Tier 2 draft rider with Cook looking at bringing in Ben Morley. A separate story on Lewis Bridger says that Cook is interested in talking to him if he can prove his commitment but "It might be this season, it might be half way through the season, it might be the season after or it might be never." I thought we had a squad anyway but it seems we don't yet after all. It is beginning to look as our 1 -7 includes Swiderski and either Lawson, Nilsson or Kennett. Ed is set to miss the most meetings so, perhaps, he is the one to give way, which would be a shame bearing in mind how good he was at home in 2015. Still, we wait to see what happens next. Stay tuned. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
liam 376 Posted February 4, 2016 I thought we had a squad anyway but it seems we don't yet after all. It is beginning to look as our 1 -7 includes Swiderski and either Lawson, Nilsson or Kennett. Ed is set to miss the most meetings so, perhaps, he is the one to give way, which would be a shame bearing in mind how good he was at home in 2015. Still, we wait to see what happens next. Stay tuned. So the team will be AJ, Pedersen, Bridger, Swiderski then one of Lawson, Nilsson and Kennett? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NOBBY 3 Posted February 4, 2016 So the team will be AJ, Pedersen, Bridger, Swiderski then one of Lawson, Nilsson and Kennett? Surely it will be AJ, Pedersen, Nilsson, Swiderski, (either Kennett or Lawson) then Mear and Kerr ??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TonyE 822 Posted February 5, 2016 Surely it will be AJ, Pedersen, Nilsson, Swiderski, (either Kennett or Lawson) then Mear and Kerr ??? That is the most likely scenario although it is not really that 'available points efficient' Tracking Lewis, and given that AJ and BP are certs, then it would be one only of Kim, Richard or Eddie (most likely Kim). The only way we could track all three of the latter would be with no AJ or PS! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
liam 376 Posted February 5, 2016 Surely it will be AJ, Pedersen, Nilsson, Swiderski, (either Kennett or Lawson) then Mear and Kerr ???That's what I would have thought, hoped that Swiderski would fill in when Lawson or Kennett was unavailable but where is all this talk of Bridger coming from. AJ and Pedersen are certs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevebrum 6,824 Posted February 5, 2016 where is all this talk of Bridger coming from. Confirmed in this week's SS. He is testing equipment and then needs to convince Jon Cook. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
liam 376 Posted February 5, 2016 Confirmed in this week's SS. He is testing equipment and then needs to convince Jon Cook. So if he does convince him he will have a team spot? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
double_O 257 Posted February 5, 2016 That's what I would have thought, hoped that Swiderski would fill in when Lawson or Kennett was unavailable but where is all this talk of Bridger coming from. AJ and Pedersen are certs. Where has Jonsson been confirmed? Cant see anything on Lakeside website and currently only Pedersen, Lawson, Swiderski and Kerr showing on BSPA site. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Woz01 3,589 Posted February 5, 2016 Where has Jonsson been confirmed? Cant see anything on Lakeside website and currently only Pedersen, Lawson, Swiderski and Kerr showing on BSPA site. It was on the Lakeside website as i thought the same as you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
liam 376 Posted February 5, 2016 Where has Jonsson been confirmed? Cant see anything on Lakeside website and currently only Pedersen, Lawson, Swiderski and Kerr showing on BSPA site. Lakeside website under hammers 2016. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevebrum 6,824 Posted February 5, 2016 So if he does convince him he will have a team spot? It appears so. Cook said he would be silly to not include Bridger if he wanted to race and committed. He did also add it might be start of the season, mid season or next season! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
liam 376 Posted February 5, 2016 Suppose we will have to wait until fans forum to find out what is actually happening then. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tocha 308 Posted February 5, 2016 Suppose we will have to wait until fans forum to find out what is actually happening then. Like the song 'It's beginning to look a bit like Christmas,' we're no further forward now than we were six weeks ago. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Daytripper 1,123 Posted February 5, 2016 (edited) Like the song 'It's beginning to look a bit like Christmas,' we're no further forward now than we were six weeks ago. I think the change of TV dates in Poland has probably thrown a spanner in the works a bit. In SS Jon Cook says he expects more information to be available by 16th Feb. Conveniently the Lakeside fans forum will be on 18th Feb so we should get the full picture then Edited February 5, 2016 by Daytripper Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
