Bees_Man 454 Posted December 2, 2015 Think Coventry will be nearer the bottom than the top - think that's a given! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevebrum 6,824 Posted December 2, 2015 I might have a bash at 2018 as well, although the robins might still be at the Abbey. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mudflaps 664 Posted December 2, 2015 Poole and Belle VueLeicester propping up the table! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
semion 2,192 Posted December 2, 2015 Poole and Belle Vue Leicester propping up the table! Gordons Alive !! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
g13webb 4,254 Posted December 3, 2015 Of the four teams announced so far, then Poole, with their 4 heatleaders have to be odds on favourites. Belle Vue have a solid looking team with strength all the way though should figure prominently. Wolves although, without a top No1 have a solid team and should improve on last year. Coventry have 2 top end riders but also have a long tail. When the top two miss out on the points I don't think the tail will be strong enough to compensate. Opinion so far : Poole ; Belle Vue; Wolves; then Coventry..... 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
semion 2,192 Posted December 3, 2015 Top 2... Poole of course will win the League and play-off ( Unless they choke it, as they have been known to do) with Belle Vue 2nd Bottom 2 Kings Lynn and Leicester. With Leicester winning the Border Trophy to decide who ends up Bottom Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv 10,706 Posted December 3, 2015 With doubts over race nights, stadiums, attracting riders etc this thread next year could have the same team in both answers! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
500cc 309 Posted December 3, 2015 My prediction for the top 2 and bottom are: 2 teams that finish within the top 4 The bottom team is the one that finishes 8th Partly agree, but I think the bottom team will be the one that finishes 7th .... time will tell. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
T.N.T. 355 Posted December 4, 2015 (edited) With a number of teams still nowhere near completed it is hard to predict but I will give it a go with a bit of guess work. POOLE - Solid top four of riders who could all be classed as heat leaders and in Brady Kurtz a rider that could be a heat leader in a few years and will benefit from being with the experienced Holder, Andersen, Buczkowski and Watt. Kyle Newman is one of the top reserves and if he moves up look at who moves down while Adam Ellis is possibly the top #7 so far. SWINDON - Jason Doyle as the clear #1 rider in the league backed up by probably Nick Morris and Zengota or Batchelor will be a strong top three. It would mean weaker second strings but they are capable of getting thirds and the heat leaders winning races. BELLE VUE - Good top three in Zagar, Cook and Nicholls and Fricke will have benefitted from a year behind him. The Worrall brothers will probably swap places a few times and Boxall a decent final piece but not sure if they have enough to match the two above. COVENTRY - Don't write off KK and with Bomber forms a good top two. King a decent third heat leader and should have Garrity challenging for the role and if Woryna can get settled they could shock a few. Reserves not that strong but Bates is a great #7 and at reserve he should be capable of 5 points most meetings. Look better than the four teams below anyway WOLVES; - They need Fredrik Lindgren to get back to the form he was in three or four years ago and be dominant at home once again. Also Mikkel Bech could be a key signing and could be a solid heat leader. Kylmakorpi and Thorssell will need to improve his away scores having both averaged under 5 points a match away in 2015. Masters is doubling up and it depends how many meetings he will miss and the same with Howarth due to Premier League meetings. Not sure if they can be play off contenders ? KINGS LYNN - How do you replace a rider like Iversen and track a heat leader with an average under six points a match. They need a good signing which could be Troy Batchelor and hope Bjerre can get back to big scores and starting at #4 like Lindgren at Wolves could help him. Lambert is the rider everyone wishes they had and if they get Rory Schlein back and in form they have riders that can improve. Not too sure about the reserves though. LAKESIDE - AJ is fine and Nilsson is under rated while Kennett does a decent job doubling up. What is it with Blackbird and Mears at reserve after both retiring ? ...... They still have over 12 points to sign two more riders and these could be key to how they will do. Could they get PK back as a second string on 5.51 and a seven point heat leader ? .... if they can they would he higher but away form has always been a problem. LEICESTER - Can't see who they are going to sign to make them an Elite line up. Not many top riders want to or can ride Saturdays ? ....... so until they shock everyone with a few big signings they look like certain wooden spoon winners....... Edited December 4, 2015 by T.N.T. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crazy robin 2,963 Posted December 6, 2015 With a number of teams still nowhere near completed it is hard to predict but I will give it a go with a bit of guess work. POOLE - Solid top four of riders who could all be classed as heat leaders and in Brady Kurtz a rider that could be a heat leader in a few years and will benefit from being with the experienced Holder, Andersen, Buczkowski and Watt. Kyle Newman is one of the top reserves and if he moves up look at who moves down while Adam Ellis is possibly the top #7 so far. SWINDON - Jason Doyle as the clear #1 rider in the league backed up by probably Nick Morris and Zengota or Batchelor will be a strong top three. It would mean weaker second strings but they are capable of getting thirds and the heat leaders winning races. BELLE VUE - Good top three in Zagar, Cook and Nicholls and Fricke will have benefitted from a year behind him. The Worrall brothers will probably swap places a few times and Boxall a decent final piece but not sure if they have enough to match the two above. COVENTRY - Don't write off KK and with Bomber forms a good top two. King a decent third heat leader and should have Garrity challenging for the role and if Woryna can get settled they could shock a few. Reserves not that strong but Bates is a great #7 and at reserve he should be capable of 5 points most meetings. Look better than the four teams below anyway WOLVES; - They need Fredrik Lindgren to get back to the form he was in three or four years ago and be dominant at home once again. Also Mikkel Bech could be a key signing and could be a solid heat leader. Kylmakorpi and Thorssell will need to improve his away scores having both averaged under 5 points a match away in 2015. Masters is doubling up and it depends how many meetings he will miss and the same with Howarth due to Premier League meetings. Not sure if they can be play off contenders ? KINGS LYNN - How do you replace a rider like Iversen and track a heat leader with an average under six points a match. They need a good signing which could be Troy Batchelor and hope Bjerre can get back to big scores and starting at #4 like Lindgren at Wolves could help him. Lambert is the rider everyone wishes they had and if they get Rory Schlein back and in form they have riders that can improve. Not too sure about the reserves though. LAKESIDE - AJ is fine and Nilsson is under rated while Kennett does a decent job doubling up. What is it with Blackbird and Mears at reserve after both retiring ? ...... They still have over 12 points to sign two more riders and these could be key to how they will do. Could they get PK back as a second string on 5.51 and a seven point heat leader ? .... if they can they would he higher but away form has always been a problem. LEICESTER - Can't see who they are going to sign to make them an Elite line up. Not many top riders want to or can ride Saturdays ? ....... so until they shock everyone with a few big signings they look like certain wooden spoon winners....... No Batchelor or Zengota for Swindon & only thing consistent with the riders signed so far will be their inconsistency. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
g13webb 4,254 Posted December 12, 2015 Of the four teams announced so far, then Poole, with their 4 heatleaders have to be odds on favourites. Belle Vue have a solid looking team with strength all the way though should figure prominently. Wolves although, without a top No1 have a solid team and should improve on last year. Coventry have 2 top end riders but also have a long tail. When the top two miss out on the points I don't think the tail will be strong enough to compensate. Opinion so far : Poole ; Belle Vue; Wolves; then Coventry..... Now that Swindon have named their full squad, they will be formidably opponents. Should figure strongly for play-off . Would suggest they are in the top three with Belle Vue and Poole .. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheSmiler 420 Posted December 12, 2015 1. Poole 2. Swindon 7. Wolves/Lakeside/Leicester 8. Coventry Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
van wolfswinkel 635 Posted December 12, 2015 Can only see Belle Vue threatening the south-western duo of Poole and Swindon. Leicester bottom. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
INCOGNITO 357 Posted December 12, 2015 Poole have a top four others can only dream about and with Kurtz they have the best 5th rider who could be at reserve if Newman moves up. Swindon have the big name in Doyle but not sure if they have enough to challenge Poole but the team morale will be unbeatable with five Australians. Belle Vue should be up there chasing but of the rest it's hard to see another team apart from Coventry being in with a chance of the play offs. Lakeside could be the dark horses if Coventry slip up while Wolves, Kings Lynn and Leicester appear to be non runners Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
g13webb 4,254 Posted December 13, 2015 Poole have a top four others can only dream about and with Kurtz they have the best 5th rider who could be at reserve if Newman moves up. Swindon have the big name in Doyle but not sure if they have enough to challenge Poole but the team morale will be unbeatable with five Australians. Belle Vue should be up there chasing but of the rest it's hard to see another team apart from Coventry being in with a chance of the play offs. Lakeside could be the dark horses if Coventry slip up while Wolves, Kings Lynn and Leicester appear to be non runners How can you possibly know how teams: Leicester, Lakeside and Lynn ( The 3 'L's ) are going to figure until they have completed their squads. Talk about assumptions......... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
