szkocjasid 3,028 Posted November 19, 2023 8 hours ago, AceBelle said: Not declared as RS on BSPA GSA 2022 for wolves FLINT declared RS also rules on RS have changed since 2022 What changes were these? I've not seen any rule changes since it was introduced. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
szkocjasid 3,028 Posted November 19, 2023 (edited) 7 hours ago, Baldyman said: Can't a rider on the RS list ride at 6 as just a normal reserve? Pretty sure Ipswich used a rider on the RS list not as an RS a couple of seasons back. Definitely going to be contenders for the title again. "Rising stars" can race at 6, we've seen this already. Besides the BSPL must allow them to race elsewhere in the team, otherwise they'd be naming 48 of the most promising British riders (amount listed in previous page), only to tell 41 of them they can't race in the Premiership - no-one give them any ideas lol! Edited November 19, 2023 by szkocjasid Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
szkocjasid 3,028 Posted November 19, 2023 7 hours ago, AceBelle said: isn't there a picking order in which teams finish the league pretty sure that's why Aces ended up with Mulford because we had last choice for winning the league ? I've never understood the picking order, why does Speedway punish successful clubs? I find it hard to believe there is an order at times as weaker clubs haven't picked the best riders. As for Belle Vue, they picked Mulford, because they didn't want Kemp, Rowe or Bailey apparently? If they had picked one of these 3, it wouldn't look like they had the last choice! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
szkocjasid 3,028 Posted November 19, 2023 1 hour ago, Hooky said: Think we’ll see a fair few teams shaping up with 2 young brits at reserve, no fear with Gilkes and Edwards. Edwards showed glimpses of brilliance at home and away. Dan has a huge future in front of him and lining up in Poland for Pila’s first team and Grudziadz under 24’s will be big for his development. They look weak at reserve, that can't be denied imo, but that's what you expect when you sign a powerhouse top 5. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
szkocjasid 3,028 Posted November 19, 2023 9 hours ago, AceBelle said: Won't be able to get 2 off the RS list if both are on it one of them will be snapped up asap Unless 1) other promoters don't rate Edwards as one of the best 7 RS or 2) he chooses Sheffield over another team. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hooky 65 Posted November 19, 2023 31 minutes ago, szkocjasid said: They look weak at reserve, that can't be denied imo, but that's what you expect when you sign a powerhouse top 5. I imagine the same thing will be happening at Ipswich and Belle Vue with their rumoured proposed line ups so far. Plenty to come from Dan & Jase, hoping the powerhouse top 5 will take pressure off them both slightly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ben91 1,743 Posted November 20, 2023 7 hours ago, szkocjasid said: I've never understood the picking order, why does Speedway punish successful clubs? I find it hard to believe there is an order at times as weaker clubs haven't picked the best riders. As for Belle Vue, they picked Mulford, because they didn't want Kemp, Rowe or Bailey apparently? If they had picked one of these 3, it wouldn't look like they had the last choice! It’s a common system used for drafts in American sports. The worst team in the league gets first pick to help them try and improve. Kind of a moot point in Speedway where the other six riders can change completely from one season to the next. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phil The Ace 2,860 Posted November 20, 2023 A very good team in paper and will make play offs easily. but don’t think they as good as a lot are saying. Not a lot of improvement in that team except jack and the reserves. Pickering maybe 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phil The Ace 2,860 Posted November 20, 2023 @AceBelle looks a right idiot now 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dornier 795 Posted November 20, 2023 19 hours ago, AceBelle said: Sheffield won't get both Edwards & Gilkes it will be one of them if both are on RS list ? also not sure if they get last choice being champions ? Might be best to keep quiet 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OdsalBoy 181 Posted November 20, 2023 Edwards and Gilkes confirmed Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arch Stanton 2,255 Posted November 20, 2023 Think other clubs without the financial backing to go top heavy, will see Sheffield’s reserves as an area to exploit by going strength in depth with a strong number 6. Well they don’t have much choice really, but they’ll see that as a way of competing. As eye catching as our (Ipswich) team looked at first glance last year, our tail caught us out far too often. Let’s have it right, if Morris hadn’t have derailed Leicester’s season, we were finishing 5th in a 7 team league and not even making the play offs. Yes the Riss issue didn’t help and if he’d not had issues and rode to his average, we may have won meetings we lost narrowly but still, having a weak tail is and will be a concern. Home form will be strong of course, but I think both Woffinden and C Holder will be flaky away from Sheffield, and Howarth and Pickering aren’t great travellers either so that coupled with the weak tail could see them struggle on the road. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Daniel Smith 5,661 Posted November 20, 2023 Whose the R/S? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phil The Ace 2,860 Posted November 20, 2023 1 minute ago, Daniel Smith said: Whose the R/S? Gilkes 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RogerM22 95 Posted November 20, 2023 1 hour ago, Phil The Ace said: A very good team in paper and will make play offs easily. but don’t think they as good as a lot are saying. Not a lot of improvement in that team except jack and the reserves. Pickering maybe Very true. Can't fault the top 5 but not much improvement. Let's see what the rest of the teams look like. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
