robins les 53 Posted October 24, 2019 3 hours ago, MattK said: There are two problems I foresee with that. Firstly, are there riders available for team to strengthen up? Take Peterborough, they finished 8.51 points under Swindon. Who are these mythical 10+ point riders who didn't ride in Britain in 2019, but will next season? Secondly, even if these mythical riders existed, could teams afford them? There possibly be more GP riders available for 2020 as I have seen that quite a few saying that they are riding in Sweden next year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
foamfence 2,917 Posted October 24, 2019 Just now, robins les said: There possibly be more GP riders available for 2020 as I have seen that quite a few saying that they are riding in Sweden next year. Really? I understood a few said they aren't. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robins les 53 Posted October 24, 2019 1 minute ago, foamfence said: Really? I understood a few said they aren't. Around 4 or 5 I think. Apparently Sweden are struggling with the crowds now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PHILIPRISING 7,298 Posted October 24, 2019 Just now, robins les said: Around 4 or 5 I think. Apparently Sweden are struggling with the crowds now. SWEDEN are struggling but no matter what GP riders don't need to race here. Not everyone is like Jason Doyle who would probably race every night of the week if he could. There are plenty of other good riders who might be tempted to come to the UK . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
foamfence 2,917 Posted October 24, 2019 4 minutes ago, robins les said: Around 4 or 5 I think. Apparently Sweden are struggling with the crowds now. Their biggest mistake has been trying to keep up with the Poles. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PHILIPRISING 7,298 Posted October 24, 2019 1 hour ago, DC2 said: They don’t have to build to that level. All but Boro were competitive this year and Swindon hardly won any away matches and didn’t run away with the league. So there’s no case for saying that every club would have to sign Vaculik, Zmarzlik or Dudek and risk bankruptcy to be competitive. One or two marginally better riders could overturn Swindon. GOOD point (no pun intended)... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bald Bloke 3,287 Posted October 24, 2019 3 hours ago, Bagpuss said: Luckily it seems we don’t have to worry about Ford and his rule bending in our league next year I'll believe it when I see it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kickitov 104 Posted October 24, 2019 The limit should be 45.00 points every year. That way you're not diluting the product and everyone has an equal and fair chance of competing. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grachan 7,362 Posted October 24, 2019 18 minutes ago, The Stag said: The limit should be 45.00 points every year. That way you're not diluting the product and everyone has an equal and fair chance of competing. Why 45? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Method 21 Posted October 24, 2019 3 minutes ago, Grachan said: Why 45? The number of race points required to draw? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grachan 7,362 Posted October 24, 2019 Just now, Method said: The number of race points required to draw? I had a horrible feeling somebody would say that. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv 10,706 Posted October 24, 2019 23 minutes ago, The Stag said: The limit should be 45.00 points every year. That way you're not diluting the product and everyone has an equal and fair chance of competing. 3 minutes ago, Grachan said: Why 45? Just now, Method said: The number of race points required to draw? The top point makes sense if you are trying to strengthen the product Why 45 - see above but it could be anything higher than the 42.50 to achieve that depending in how quickly you want to try to do it Points to get a draw irrelevant to the average of a team required to achieve that same draw. The calculation for CMA doesn't work that way Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevebrum 6,823 Posted October 24, 2019 2 hours ago, robins les said: There possibly be more GP riders available for 2020 as I have seen that quite a few saying that they are riding in Sweden next year. Less top riders will be riding in Sweden next year with Tai and Freddie the next pair to say no. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DC2 11,150 Posted October 24, 2019 45 minutes ago, dontforgetthefueltapsbruv said: The top point makes sense if you are trying to strengthen the product Why 45 - see above but it could be anything higher than the 42.50 to achieve that depending in how quickly you want to try to do it Points to get a draw irrelevant to the average of a team required to achieve that same draw. The calculation for CMA doesn't work that way Surely it’s 42, not 42.5? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Icicle 896 Posted October 24, 2019 How about 42.33? Just as silly..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites