stevebrum

As long as we don't make the same mistake of making the number 7 the senior reserve next season. Greaves would make a great number 7 but the top end I agree is way more important to sort first and foremost.

My thinking too. It seems the Robins have taken the cheaper option plus maybe the world champ priced himself out of a place? ? Or a mixture of both. Crazy that Doyle won't be leading Swindon in 2018.

And the season before. Not sure Tai was ever going backwards. He increased his average year on year till 2013. I'd say he more of less maintained that promise but delivered in 2013. Otherwise good summary.

Hopefully any GP rider will be a minimum 8. Otherwise it's just a waste of time having any realistic rules.

Piotr was an assessed 7 due to having ridden to a similar standard on fleeting appearances previously and he wasn't in GP's either. Think standard has been set with the Lindback reassessment and in line with the Pawel assessment this year. Unless they are going to make up the rules to suit again.

Of course Perks is a better rider, you only have to look at their respective averages. However I'd have Shanes everytime tho.

Exactly. The same as before and in line with Poland and Sweden.

Exactly. Nothing has been confirmed if it's one or several. Unless anyone can point me to the part in the rules that confirm it. Pure speculation at this stage it seems.

They certainly aren't the power side they once we're either!

Great news for adam's future. He has made the right decision signing for the club who took a chance on his high average and stuck with him, particularly when Poole decided not to stand by him and his high average. He is still progressing nicely so another Brit for the future.

Doubtful. Home nation always counts as priority. Unless of course the Poles say different.

I don't get the loyalty issue with Denmark. Nothing has changed. Andersen rode for Poole this year and was in squad in Denmark. No new issues.

Quite possibly, should be higher on experience I guess.

I'm assuming the same FB. If he didn't do enough matches then it should revert back to 5.51. Not convinced by him personally but much better value than the awful THJ on a sub 4 tho.

Which is right? ? 7.71 listed on Leicester team or 5.51 listed in average order? An early cock up.

It's crystal clear who are backing it.

I wouldn't. A rider who finished 6th in the away averages is likely to be snapped up in a shot.

Piotr Pawlicki is 7.32. Hopefully back at Wolves tho. Woffy has stated he will always be happy to help Wolves out. If he was going to come back you can be sure if would be with Wolves. However he isn't coming back.

7.32 You aren't the first person to say Thorssell is poor and wrong as well.His away average is 7.55 (8.19 with BP). Speedway star have him listed as 6th in away averages, above Hans, Bjerre, Harris, Holder, Fricke, Holder, Kurtz, Nicholls, Lambert, King. Of all the listed above 8 for next season Jacob is 5th in away averages. I think we can all see that Jacob isn't poor away.

TNT said the same thing about Tai but I can't see any new average for him other than the one he finished 2016 on.

Let's hope it's common sense and it's as you were.

Well said Gavan. The hypocrisy of Starman is embarrassing.

Both Pawlicki's are under 8 from their last stints in the UK. Both valid averages. It's only doing what they used to do before the double points rule was introduced!

I'd assume it could be at any time between heats 5 & 14 (except 8) and any time a team is 6 behind. Like before and in line with Sweden and Poland. Saw another post suggesting it was once but that's too restrictive.

Tai 7.03 (doesn't include matches ridden in 2016 so maybe an adjustment will apply ? Piotr 7.32