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Or, you have a good season and ride yourself out of a job.

What’s wrong with the team above ? Another even team , it’s really difficult this season building to 38 points. Look at other teams so far ; Somerset have gone top heavy with two 2 pointers never rode at this level before , Glasgow will go exactly the same way with a long tail . Who ever our full 1-7 are going to be , we will have 7 riders who WANT to ride for Worky and who will get my full support. It showed this season never underestimate the team on paper. Can’t see Charles Wright ever donning a comets bib

Newman reached his level and of anything gone backwards and injuries haven’t helped There can’t be a speedway fan out there who would rather have Newman than Charles Wright

With the standard dropping, the admission price should also drop to reflect this. Otherwise, my fear is, a lot of fans will vote with their feet. The likes of Eastbourne had no choice, but to move up.

I'm very sad to see Buxton leave the league every professional sport needs to provide grass roots access for newcomers and Buxton have consistently maintained this ethos by encouraging youth and sharing the facility for newbie track days. Some of that will no doubt continue but a league profile helps although at what cost? If the top two leagues had merged and CL clubs had "dropped" to the NL there is no doubt other clubs would have had to exit. The win at all costs mentality and some of the absolutely outrageous pay rates in all leagues being discussed right now tell me that after the leanest season in decades the operators and participants of the sport have learned very little, if anything from a horrendous 2018. Keith Chapman saving the top league has probably prevented Speedway's Armageddon but for how long? Good luck to everyone at Buxton

Nonsense, their averages are also low for the same reason. There's no 5-6 pointer out there that will score 5 or 6 week in week out. Some weeks they'll get 3 the next 8. The only rider's that will show real consistency are your 9 point plus rider's. Between Charles Wright and Kyle Newman there's no contest on potential improvement. Wright can do a job as a 2nd string / 3rd heatleader, Newman only delivers as a reserve.

Sad to see Buxton not riding. Jayne and family have done a marvellous job keeping Buxton going in difficult circumstances. Thanks for all your efforts

Cos if the 7th doesn't go through depending on who else is available, you might have to change part of the team. Like last season Poole couldn't confirm Shanes til Linus was signed.

Wouldn't expect worky to benefit,nothing new,we stand alone

Welcome Bradley Wilson Dean!

Big rumours that both riders are fixed up, so I hope you're not too disappointed when they don't land Regards THJ

Isn't it strange, you have have a relatively poor season, drop your average and suddenly everyone wants you. Only in speedway!

Because we appear to be the only country that does not prioritise our own riders and we blooming well should.

I know for a fact that one top rider was offered terms, only for him to sign for someone else so top riders are being spoken to. I think toontrader is spot on with his post above. Let the money clubs outbid others with silly money, and the other riders will know they aren't going there, so they might think they need to get signing for someone.

Worrying news for other clubs knowing that Tungate might be signing for them. great value at the NSS tho.

Yep Auty over worrall at scunny every time

It's always difficult when there is a change of race night and it's not going to suit everyone. However, the fact remains that we need to try and attract a new and younger audience somehow. I'm 50 and I often feel like the youngest there. When you used to look at the first bend you could see blue and yellow scarves, now it's grey hair and beige anoraks. If the change of race night starts to attract some kids who can be home before bedtime then all the better. Well done on the team building by the way, it looks a very exciting team and I will be making every effort to be there next season after a bit of a period of apathy.

They just don't understand the meaning of 'customer' do they, even after all the years of decline they have overseen. That comment indicates to me that Ulrich and Lambo will be in the team.....Please no

Alun Rossiter made a similar comment about keyboard warriors. These are your customers guys !!!!!!

I would rather see Josh Auty at N S S BETTER AVERAGE THAN BOTH WRIGHT AND HOWARTH and flyes round Belle Vue a rider who will give you 100% every time he is on track .Championship average Auty 8.90 Wright 8.86 Garrity 8.31 Howarth 7.97 but all home grown riders .Not Aussies so might not stand a chance.But as far as i know all live about 20 min from track Stalybridge.H0WARTH BACK AT wOLVES

I agree I think Somerset have a much better top 5 than Scunny, I don’t know enough about the respective reserves.

More importantly achieved that average riding in the 3rd heatleader position all year, none of that was achieved with a spell at reserve unlike many

i think they were one of the title favourites in 2018 . ended up with a lump of wood !

Congratulations - you've got a good bloke there. A great team man and getting better year after year.

The team will be whatever it will be and will get my support whoever puts on a comets bib.theres all kinds of speculation of what last season's riders will be doing and if any will be back but the person I'd like to see back more than any other is the one that's been absent from supporting the comets the last few years and put the club in a healthier position to continue.

now its starting to get interesting . very interesting . my cash is on sarj returning .

Some might see that as a waist of good nails

On bspa website ty blaming the distance he had to travel from home in sheffield to workington as a reason for leaving ohdear i can do more miles in a day and again the day after and so on , pretty lame reason me thinks !

Thing is Ray you need stable second strings not everyone can improve.That is what i hate about the average points limit continuity has now gone out the window you sometimes change riders and you are no better off.At Swindon over the years Hitch, Keen, Munday (RIP) Bouchard ect were no super stars but were loved by the fans and did there job.

Nick lives in Swindon.

Wright is a solid rider a rider i like i was a fan of his at Swindon he can also still improve. What i like about Wright is he has showed he can cope in the top 5 there are not to many of those riders around at the moment.

Think it may begin with ‘P’

I am praying we are not going to be in this garbage league it will be glorified mdl 5 pound entrance at the very most and that is possibly too much loads of wobblers and strung out heats woeful league ..

Riders probably don't give two hoots but fans do. Social media went crazy last year when we announced Doyle was coming back, and not because it was the World Champion but because it felt like 'one of our own'. The same would of happened this year if Jake, BWD and even more so Charles Wright was signed. The team might do well and looks reasonably strong (I use the term strong as being relevant, and use it loosely) in the league, but nothing about it excites me except seeing Covatti back. It doesn't scream Somerset, it doesn't scream exciting or entertaining, I've never liked Schlein, Harris is just topping up his retirement fund by now and if I have to pay £16 for the privilege I'm sure I'm not alone in considering whether I will bother or not. It is actually quite sad - I've never felt so downbeat about Speedway and Somerset Speedway in particular in 19 years of following them

Very sad to see Buxton go. It’s effectively a 38 point limit, with the newbies now coming in on a 2.00. I can see a few top end riders like Kemp & Bacon doing the upper leagues only.

Better than Wrighty and can increase his average? Not even in the same league IMHO

I still don't think the penny has dropped with most promotions (including Somerset) the fans & sponsors you do have support the team & riders you had, they bond with the riders & that bond/ support grows. When you have wholesale changes from one season to the next that bond has been lost! If you favorite, second, third & forth favorite riders has gone from the previous season then you may seriously consider continuing your support for YOUR team.

I think you are spot on. Normally we know our team by now so people can purchase season tickets based on the team. I know if I owned King’s Lynn and Peterborough and Ipswich I’d have my best team for Ipswich and have great pleasure in giving Lynn a poor team. Normally I can’t wait til the new season. Not this year. It seems we have sold our soul to the devil

Away from the nonsense for a minute or two . Other clubs are announcing signings , but nothing other than silence from the hallowed halls of Ashfield . I must confess that the ridiculous points limit doesnt fill me with enthusiasm for the new season and i worry about what will be served up in front of us because of that . The " i know something you dont know " mob will no doubt smugly post some cryptic bollocks about who we've got , happens every winter , but team building to 38 points must be a nightmare . If we have Cook it takes over 10 out of the 38 points . 6 riders for less than 28 points - seriously . We had that in the 80's with Steve Lawson and 6 of his mates keeping him company in the pits , it didnt work then and Cook cant win meetings on his own . Rumours on here from Workington alleging underhand tactics to get one of their riders with Rasmus Jensen seemingly fitting the bill ........really ? Ok he done well during Worky's glory charge in October , but he's never impressed me round Ashfield in the past - Kid Jensen would have been more competative . I'd have the engine room of last season , namely Vissing , Starke and Kerr back again , and play the numbers game from there , such as it is .

Here we go again ,interpretation of the rules,what’s new

Might not be another who ppl thought was a dead cert aswell. Sad to see rohan go. Average wise he rode himself out of a team place. But I'm gutted aswell. Sooooo good at home

Peeps, we are NOT customer's, we are supporters/fans of clubs. It's offensive to be described as "customers". We as supporters are worth so much more than a usual company customer. We as supporters dedicate ourselves to the badge far more than companies as we chop and change to gain the best for ourselves. Speedway Promoters do not respect their supporters and are treating them as customers. This is where the problem is, we are treated with no right's on how things are run, just expected to turn up and accept everything on offer. Speedway fans ARE NOT CUSTOMERS

Second signing to be announced tomorrow morning. I predict Tobiasz Musielak

.... and in doing so encouraging certain riders to have 2 teams whilst others will be left with none.

So Charles Wright is your man then. Last season Somerset: 6.44 H - 4.85 A Leicester: 6.33 H - 4.64 A Your perfect candidate Foreverblue

Sorry to see Todd's gone to Rebels. He's been a great team man and not done anything wrong at Sheffield. Wish him well at the Oak Tree - they've got a good bloke.

I think the Thompsons would be a given for Leicester, both on a 2 point average, but I'd be surprised if Connor will carry on in a league that would give him very little in the way of competition now the points limit has been reduced. I think he will push on in the 2 higher leagues this year, he's certainly capable enough.

He said 'top rider' !!!

It does not say the conference league only the national development league so when did the NDL officially start

You may as well delete this thread, black heart started one with the same title two days ago and I know how you hate it when someone does that