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Can’t believe many teams will be that desperate!

Considering the lowering of standards, Brum like Eastie, have little choice but to move up. Kent should be going with them. All three clubs have outgrown the NL.

glad Claus has signed for Glasgow for 19 . great news for comets fans . phew ! sides coming together . thats one off the list .

enter gazc , stage right .

Nope - the new track and riding with Doyley will be good for him

if we did sign stevie and he got injured we could always make all other teams switch race night

He'd be correct then.......

Just a thank you to Ged for keeping fans updated with riders/ team manager selections although there is nothing concrete for us to consume at present , it's good to know that things are being sorted behind the scenes and it doesn't take much just to keep fans informed rather than to say nothing .

I based my team on Berge being a 4 anyhow. Doyle - 9.8 An other - 4.9 (or 5.06 if Adam has a reduction) - Jake Allen fits Ellis - 6.42 (or 6.26 with a reduction) Musielak - 6.52 Morris - 6.60 Zach - 4.26 (he should get a reduction) Berge - 4

Very good signing for Swindon, could improve again in my opinion.

Fricke 8.20 Bjerre 7.02 Bewley 7.31 Allen 4.56 Cook 7.73 Berge 4.00 Nielsen 3.67 = 42.49

I think you may get your wish of a Zach/Dmitri reserve pairing.

Welcome back Muesli

Completely agree Personally, I can understand why any league would reduce its points limits if clubs were making substantial financial losses or there was an increase in the number of teams. Here, though, to my knowledge only one of the existing teams might be losing money badly and the league is now smaller than before. Given that last season there was a strong movement to increase the points limit (with 10 teams competing) it is most difficult to appreciate why they have chosen to use 36 for 2019. The 36 only becomes 38 for all clubs if 16 2.00point riders are available. They're not, and this only gives more of an advantage to those who are able to pick up one of the more talented youngsters available on that average. People won't be fooled into paying last years prices for a weakened league without many of its top stars, forced up because they cannot be accommodated. In 2018, the NL managed to combine the successful development of some of most capable young riders with accommodating some of the league's crowd pullers - the Roynon's, Morley's and Ayres'. For me, it worked extremely well and I just can't see why that has been changed.

Riders ride in number of leagues in a number of countries. As a young and up and coming rider you should aspire to ride against the best opposition. And the best opposition you can race against is out in Poland, at this moment. Young Drew has the potential to go very far in the sport and by the looks of it his ambition matches this, it should not be knocked and I am pleased that he has chosen to ride for our team to try and move his career along. .

Nice to see a couple of good young prospects getting their chance at reserve.

Kings Lynn would be perfect then

Claus Vissing back at Glasgow

A poor signing for any team!

I have a slightly different view on the team that has been assembled. Schlein and Harris are two of the best modern day team riders and both have room for improvement. Moreover, they are team men through and through. Rowe and Atkins are a risk at reserve, but there won’t be too many other teams that will be strong in that department either. I’m hoping Rory and Bomber will be an integral part in bringing these youngsters on. I certainly don’t buy into the “last season payout” syndrome where Schlein is concerned He is a fierce competitor and a real winner, as is Harris. Berge is an excellent signing and always looks good around the OTA. plenty of point scoring room for manoeuvre with him Kurtz knows his way around Somerset and will seamlessly slot back into the team. You know what you’re going to get with Todd. 100% effort wherever he rides. I can see him riding in the difficult number 2 position and at least maintaining his average. Nico Covatti I predict will be the star of the season, and will continue his superb performances for the Rebels fear not, this is a playoff side, so don’t be surprised if there is more silverware this coming season.

distance from workington to his home WILL be a major issue in him not becoming a comet in 19. a local lad in steve compared to doon theare where ben lives . wozza gets my vote , but if its ben , its ben !

The four options in the second semi presumably the ones they wish they'd thought of first time round.

Glasgow say 2019 could be the last year they could take £100,000 losses. We need to see which riders they have signed but my guess will be new riders all on top money again with massive bonus payments again all cherry picked from other clubs by dangling massive signing fees again. That's the only reason why I don't want Glasgow to win anything at all. They are great fans but I'm not into this fantasy speedway team building.

Steve Worrall would definitely be a good signing as I think last seasons broken leg curtailed what should of been a massive year so a big track like derwent park would really suit him .

Those who are true and loyal Bandits fans who buy a season ticket every season will buy one anyhow, whether 0 riders, or all 7 riders, or any number in between have been announced.

Sadly Geoff, Rasmus is off to pastures new, but we will end up with 7 guys who want to ride for us

Bucking awful

Rumours rife he's dropping in at Workington first for the season on route

Definitely won't be Leicester Cubs - there's a Twitter poll and the options are, err, Rapids, Sliders, Broncos, and Magic.

Really don’t understand the need to add ‘must have been in the CL / NL’. Just give the reduction to all British riders, that haven’t previously rode for another country.

#1 A N other #3 Mason #5 S O Else Would be my guess!

Sad to see Buxton,the only Team who tried to compete with spirit which the league was set up but were outgunned in the end by glory hunters paying over the odds to riders for success.

I dont really understand this lowering points to let talent through it seems a load of nonsense to me as long as the points limit is not ridiculously high.If the points limit was say 42.5in the NL do you think kent would not of signed dan gilkes or the thompson twins going to leicester ??? Do me a favour talent will always find its way through.. the low ponits limit just means we have to watch the likes of ryan mcdonald,jamie laker,aaron butcher ,kiearon douglas and joe alcock trail round half a lap behind everybody else ...all a low point limit does is cut out a young decent rider who has done well and make you select a rider who is useless but for some reason the future utter joke.

Just goes to show that sometimes even the "brighter NL promoters" make a mess of it. The limit has been set to encourage new blood and promote closer standard throughout the sides then they all sneak off and sign one big hitter. I don't like restrictions of any point and upper average limits don't really work BUT if promotions realised that signing balanced sides throughout the league would create a better and more sustainable product over all thing can start to make positive steps forward.

Please be patient ...news on the way!

I have always inwardly scoffed at the people who claim NL to be a ten quid league. With the weakening of the standard for 2 successive seasons the price point really has to be lowered significantly too.

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

Don't have a problem with Glasgow paying riders exactly what they want, just don't come out in the Speedway Star moaning you are losing money and things can't continue as they are.

Great work with the film Ultra professional and someting other clubs should look to imitate if the sport is to drag itself forward

Can't see Troy heading our way, much prefer Harris on a similar average.

I hope so!

You rascal!

Hunters would be a nod to the great past of speedway in Leicester

I wouldn't be against that, enjoy watching him ride and never knows when he's beaten

What’s Belle Vue got to do with it? This is in the Championship, Auty might be better around EWR but Worrall is a better overall rider. He will add to his average whilst Auty won’t in my opinion.

I hope not.

De ja vue a la Jacobs

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.

I have also heard that Ty was a disruptive person in the pits, and regularly upset people. I dont know how true that was, but if it was true then maybe its a blessing in disguise for us that he has moved on.

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