mdmc82 2,878 Posted February 1, 2016 (edited) Most teams are now complete, with the exception of one rider each for King's Lynn & Leicester (plus however many more Lakeside add to their "squad") Looking at the teams, how do you predict they will finish the season if each stick with their starting line up? Edited February 1, 2016 by mdmc82 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Woz01 3,589 Posted February 1, 2016 (edited) Think Belle Vue and Poole top 2 and Leicester bottom but the middle of the table can go any way. Kings Lynn need a decent number 1 to compete. Also not sure how the Lakeside side will line up. Coventry side isnt looking as bad as when it was first announced! Edited February 1, 2016 by woz01 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bagpuss 10,783 Posted February 1, 2016 Belle Vue Poole Swindon Coventry Lakeside King's Lynn Wolves Leicester 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mdmc82 2,878 Posted February 1, 2016 (edited) 1.Poole 2.Belle Vue 3.Swindon 4.Wolves 5.Coventry 6.Lakeside (Not much between these 3) 7. King's Lynn 8. Leicester Edited February 1, 2016 by mdmc82 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tommy Sweetman 480 Posted February 1, 2016 1.Poole 2.Belle Vue 3.Swindon 4.Wolves 5.Coventry 6.Lakeside (Not much between these 3) 7. King's Lynn 8. Leicester Thats how i see it as well.Perhaps any four from the top five for the play-offs. Just cant see Lakeside,Lynn or Leicester being strong enough to make a challenge. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Daniel Smith 5,666 Posted February 1, 2016 All depending on King's Lynn & Leicester's last signing at the moment it's gonna be a scrap for the wooden spoon. 1. Poole 2. Belle Vue 3. Swindon 4. Coventry 5. Lakeside 6. Wolves 7. King's Lynn / Leicester 8. Leicester / King's Lynn 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
woodenspoon 157 Posted February 1, 2016 I think a lot of you are overrating Belle Vue's team for this year. Most of that team was picked because they were good around the old track. We only just scraped into the play-offs last year. We have a brand new track, which with little or no home advantage, particularly at the beginning of the season. Also we do not have the best reserves, who usually decide most Elite League matches. They will do well to get into the top four this year. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BluTiger 21,700 Posted February 1, 2016 1- Swindon 2- Poole 3- Belle Vue 4- Wolves 5- Coventry 6- Lakeside 7- Kings Lynn 8- Leicester Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevebrum 6,823 Posted February 1, 2016 Another thread we have to guess when teams aren't completed. I'll wait till all teams are complete. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hyderd 1,216 Posted February 1, 2016 Top 4 in no particular order, Poole,Swindon,Wolves,B Vue. 5-7 in no particular order. K/Lynn, Coventry,L/Side. Woodenspoon Leicester. These predictions are based on 7 teams not changing their line ups for the whole campaign. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
orion 7,615 Posted February 1, 2016 Poole ,Swindon and Belle Vue look way above the rest who all look terrible ....Leics look like one of the worst sides ever put together in El history I think a lot of you are overrating Belle Vue's team for this year. Most of that team was picked because they were good around the old track. We only just scraped into the play-offs last year. We have a brand new track, which with little or no home advantage, particularly at the beginning of the season. Also we do not have the best reserves, who usually decide most Elite League matches. They will do well to get into the top four this year. Not question of overrating them but how weak the other sides look . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bagpuss 10,783 Posted February 1, 2016 Another thread we have to guess when teams aren't completed. I'll wait till all teams are complete. Hmmmm while I get your point there are only two riders to be signed now and I think its pretty obvious that both Lynn & Leicester are scratching around and are highly unlikely to pull any rabbits out of hats, and therefore fairly easy to put them both in the lower reaches of the table. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
E I Addio 15,845 Posted February 1, 2016 The difficulty is that all teams have riders who could go one way or the other more so than most years. Poole are least affected but Dave Watt is not getting any younger and we don't know if Hans dip in form was a blip or the start of a slow slide, although he is probably the best second heatleader and better than most teams No 1's For Belle Vue, Scott is reaching the veteran stage, and although he had a good season he still had a poor spell towards the end, and it is some years since he showed real consistency for a whole year. He can't go on at the top for ever. Who knows whether this year will be a turning point or whether he can still bang in another good year ? Will Richie Worrall start fulfilling his early promise after a couple of years in the doldrums ? We don't know which Kasprzak will be turning up, or if Fast Freddie can find the form that has been missing for some time now. And the question marks go on. Bjarne Pedersen, Bomber , Craig Cook, Mikkel Bech, Kymakorpi, and several othe key players have all been a bit hit and miss for some time now. Any one of them could have a cracking season or be very erratic and go awol at crucial times Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Starman2006 2,354 Posted February 1, 2016 Poole Poole Poole Poole... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevebrum 6,823 Posted February 1, 2016 Hmmmm while I get your point there are only two riders to be signed now and I think its pretty obvious that both Lynn & Leicester are scratching around and are highly unlikely to pull any rabbits out of hats, and therefore fairly easy to put them both in the lower reaches of the table. I will wait till I see both teams completed until it's clear no rabbits have indeed been pulled. At present it doesn't look good for either side but let's face it anything can happen particularly given the BSPA can change rules to suit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
