TTT 1,252 Posted November 17, 2022 Personally I think Ben Cook will be your No.6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Col 856 Posted November 17, 2022 40 minutes ago, RS50 said: Will Mountain still qualify as a rising star? 38 minutes ago, TTT said: Should do. Only one from last year who should be classed as a RS is Tom Brennan considering he's an established HL in the Championship as well as a Premiership 2nd string. But Mountain will be 26 years old next year and has been riding continually since 2014, Brennan is 4 years younger. In my opinion neither should be on the RS list, if Mountain is you could make a case for Dan Bewley being on it as he is two years younger. Riders can't be rising stars permanently. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RS50 359 Posted November 17, 2022 Don't remember all the criteria for a rising star, but think being under 25 at start of season could be one of them. Brennan could have too high average to qualify. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RS50 359 Posted November 17, 2022 29 minutes ago, FishersGate said: Can a team have two rising stars? I believe you can have more than one from the rising star list, but only class one as your rising star. The other (s) just get included in the team, using their average. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FishersGate 532 Posted November 17, 2022 7 minutes ago, RS50 said: I believe you can have more than one from the rising star list, but only class one as your rising star. The other (s) just get included in the team, using their average. That's fair enough and makes sense. Guessing Connor mountains average would be around 4.40 with British reduction? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spin king junior 394 Posted November 17, 2022 I think we can guess the top 5 pretty easily. But the last 2 are where its gonna be interesting. Seems a lot of talk that Kerr won't be back, Mountain seems nailed on for leciester and I'd be surprised if we brought back Sedgmen really. Berge would be the dream get. Excellent round Owlerton and garnered plenty of experience in Poland now, he should make a mockery of his average. The other option would be one of the Cook brothers at Poole. But realistically could either hold their own as a number 6 in the top league? Another could be looking at someone like Knudsen at Berwick. Impressed in his short stint and looks to be one of the better Danes but he does have a lot of other commitments on the continent. Then it's now the spanner of the rising star. Mountain won't be eligible and Dan Thompson will be back at Leicester I'd imagine so we'll be looking at someone new. For me out of the list, Flint would be the stand out and could see him absolutely thriving round Owlerton but I cant see Wolves letting him go. Its a question of looking at what's left, Rowe will be at Ipswich, Jenkins will be at Peterborough, Gilkes or Bailey to Belle Vue. The best of the rest with reluctancy, would be Kemp. Feel as a rider he just isn't suited to our track and backs out of battles. But beggars can't be chooser Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RideHard 40 Posted November 17, 2022 What average would Berge come in on? would rather see Kerr in the team over Howarth even if we come way under the points limit Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhilTheAce 498 Posted November 17, 2022 26 minutes ago, RideHard said: What average would Berge come in on? would rather see Kerr in the team over Howarth even if we come way under the points limit 4.14 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
foreverblue 6,106 Posted November 17, 2022 26 minutes ago, RideHard said: What average would Berge come in on? would rather see Kerr in the team over Howarth even if we come way under the points limit Howarth seemed to ride well early season then fade later on and was fairly awful in the playoffs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OdsalBoy 181 Posted November 17, 2022 J.Holder, T.Musielak, D.Bellego is a very good start to team building, rumors' of one of the Cook brothers at reserve, D.Berge and Dan Gilkes also excite me. Does anyone think any more signings will be announced again soon? Are the promotion wanting to wrap up team building relatively quickly? Seem to remember last December the entire team was announced in one go, whereas this time the signings were being announced before the end of the season... Exciting times Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
screm 8,067 Posted November 17, 2022 Very good signing in Bellego, Sheffield will have as strong a top two as there will in the Premiership next season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lisa-colette 6,045 Posted November 17, 2022 4 hours ago, spin king junior said: I think we can guess the top 5 pretty easily. But the last 2 are where its gonna be interesting. Seems a lot of talk that Kerr won't be back, Mountain seems nailed on for leciester and I'd be surprised if we brought back Sedgmen really. Berge would be the dream get. Excellent round Owlerton and garnered plenty of experience in Poland now, he should make a mockery of his average. The other option would be one of the Cook brothers at Poole. But realistically could either hold their own as a number 6 in the top league? Another could be looking at someone like Knudsen at Berwick. Impressed in his short stint and looks to be one of the better Danes but he does have a lot of other commitments on the continent. Then it's now the spanner of the rising star. Mountain won't be eligible and Dan Thompson will be back at Leicester I'd imagine so we'll be looking at someone new. For me out of the list, Flint would be the stand out and could see him absolutely thriving round Owlerton but I cant see Wolves letting him go. Its a question of looking at what's left, Rowe will be at Ipswich, Jenkins will be at Peterborough, Gilkes or Bailey to Belle Vue. The best of the rest with reluctancy, would be Kemp. Feel as a rider he just isn't suited to our track and backs out of battles. But beggars can't be chooser Ben definitely can imo. Fast learner as well. Zach should do okay as well but maybe need more time to settle in. But I definitely think Ben is ready for the Prem. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
szkocjasid 3,090 Posted November 17, 2022 9 hours ago, spin king junior said: I think we can guess the top 5 pretty easily. But the last 2 are where its gonna be interesting. Seems a lot of talk that Kerr won't be back, Mountain seems nailed on for leciester and I'd be surprised if we brought back Sedgmen really. Berge would be the dream get. Excellent round Owlerton and garnered plenty of experience in Poland now, he should make a mockery of his average. The other option would be one of the Cook brothers at Poole. But realistically could either hold their own as a number 6 in the top league? Another could be looking at someone like Knudsen at Berwick. Impressed in his short stint and looks to be one of the better Danes but he does have a lot of other commitments on the continent. Then it's now the spanner of the rising star. Mountain won't be eligible and Dan Thompson will be back at Leicester I'd imagine so we'll be looking at someone new. For me out of the list, Flint would be the stand out and could see him absolutely thriving round Owlerton but I cant see Wolves letting him go. Its a question of looking at what's left, Rowe will be at Ipswich, Jenkins will be at Peterborough, Gilkes or Bailey to Belle Vue. The best of the rest with reluctancy, would be Kemp. Feel as a rider he just isn't suited to our track and backs out of battles. But beggars can't be chooser Flint may not be eligible as a RS now he has a 7+ Champ ave Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
szkocjasid 3,090 Posted November 17, 2022 How about? Sheffield Jack Holder 8.61 Tobiasz Musielak 7.91 Chris Holder 7.16 David Bellego 5.80 Craig Cook 4.92 Lewis Kerr 4.59 Dan Gilkes RS Total 38.99 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spin king 1,923 Posted November 17, 2022 So looking at the riders already signed, I reckon the next two riders available will be Kyle Howarth and Adam Ellis. That should leave us around 4:88 for the 6th rider. Sounding like Lewis Kerr won't be available, so possible targets who would fit the bill. Paul Starke Jake Allen Stefan Nielsen Ben Cook Zach Cook Kye Thomsen Connor Mountain Dimitri Berge Ben Barker Personally my choice would be Ben Cook or Dimitri Berge. The Rising Star riders realistic possible targets Connor Bailey (If Tom Brennan is given a Rising Star Place) Jack Thomas Drew Kemp Jason Edwards Dan Gilkes Joe Thompson Jordan Jenkins For me either Dan Gilkes or Connor Bailey would be my choice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
