Bagpuss

The dark Lord Ford also wanted Brady Kurtz to be a FTR that first year

Nope, because your opinions aren’t balanced (always negative) and your criticism is never constructive, just saying ‘rubbish’ is poor debating.

I can remember him gradually improving at Lynn over a few matches culminating in paid 14 from five rides against Leicester before getting injured (!) in the next meeting. Don’t get me wrong, whether he excelled or flopped he would only be a short term, one season option to try and take advantage of a low average based on a few short spells over here. And he would be partnered with a young, fresh option a reserve rather than getting a team spot instead of one IMO. I just think that starting a season rather than joining towards of the end of one and riding in the second division too might mean that he is able to perform to a reasonably decent level at reserve and increase his starting average. It’s a risk due to his previous record of flattering to deceive and regular injuries but on just over a four I think the risk is worth it.

Even better but I believe Charles has already signed for Belle Vue. Four new, fresh faces certainly appeals to me.

1 Lambert 7.65 2 MPT 6.30 / Museliak 6.21 3 Riss 6.61 4 Lawson 5.78 / Andersen 5.79 5 Cook 7.62 6 THJ 4.18 7 Pickering 4.18 Happy to be corrected on any averages which might not be spot on.

You’re a rubbish supporter so you fit in well.

Quite a few Lynn fans hold a grudge against Holder too for being garbage in 2017 I would imagine most people in speedway whether they ride, promote or manage can make up their own minds about messrs. Holder, Batchelor and Chapman. Everyone is in it to earn a crust at the end of the day so probably best that they put the past behind them and move forward in s professional manner.

Maybe but not sure we could fit him in and have a decent reserve unless we didn’t sign one of last years heat leaders and I can’t see that happening, although you never know. The whole Buster falling out with people thing is a bit of a myth IMO, yes there are one or two who have taken the mickey when employed by him but generally I think he is a good promoter to ride for, pretty sure his riders have always been paid fully and on time since he took over in 1992 and that goes a long, long way for speedway riders.

I can imagine there will be more than one club who could fit him in if they choose.

Really surprised Nicol didn’t stay at Sheffield to be honest, can imagine that Wolves’ track and teaming up with Luke Becker appealed to him. It’s a great pity he was cleaned up by Josh Bates last year before he was able to ride for us, if he’d ridden some meetings for us and built up a relationship with the promotion we might have been able to get him in for 2020.

Well done for passing the ‘are you paying attention’ test! Of course I meant 6th of seven

If continuity means finishing 7th of eight teams again then nope! EDIT 6th of 7 teams of course!!!

With no GP’s or U21 competitions I’d be gobsmacked if Lambert didn’t ride in the UK in 2020.

Based on very little other than the fact that he has reportedly signed for a Premiership team and he had a spell with us in 2017, and this is probably a 2+2=5 suggestion but I wonder if Tomas H Jonasson might be lining up at reserve on 4.18? Other than his tendency to pick up injuries I don’t think he would be a bad signing in that average.

I think you are probably overthinking it a little! I did say the main problem was poor scoring reserves last year among many other issues, and I think having a good reserve who can produce the goods in heats 2, 8, 12 & 14 is really important. MPT showed that in 2018. Again I agree with one part of your post in that we can’t have five or six of last years team back and expect success, it can be no more than four IMO. I’m not keen on hanging riders out to dry but we can all see from the averages who didn’t cut the mustard away from home last season.

I think you need at least one, there were many issues with last years team but the main one was that once MPT moved up we scored poorly from reserve away from home for the rest of the season. Also I can’t see the budget stretching to Lambert, Cook and another heat leader who would command decent money. Would rather try and recruit young and hungry riders at the bottom end to give us strength right down the order. What I do agree with in your original post is Connor Mountain, not a bad shout for number seven if his average permits and would give extra scope for the bottom three.

I believe she had them reduced again didn’t she.....maybe Dolly Parton instead.

Reserves not good enough in that team. I think Lambert, Cook and Riss will be good enough IF the bottom end are built to be better away from home than in 2019.

I know it’s a numbers game and not everybody can return but Perks surely has to be in the team, has the potential to up his average considerably.

I think there was a certain amount of fortune with Jensen however good the scouting was.

It’s likely to be two weak reserves but Rosco got round that last season and won the league (I accept signing Jensen was the main reason) so I don’t think too many Swindon fans will be concerned. My only worry would be as mentioned if Jensen can maintain his 2019 form, that’s a fat average to live up to for a fairly unestablished rider.

That’s going to be some tail.

Damn right, wouldn’t want to live anywhere else

You can’t beat an announcement about an announcement!

I thought FRN’s were designed to avoid fixture clashes with both the Championship and foreign leagues? Realistically it was never going to get missing big names racing here again whatever might have been claimed. But in terms of making sure riders fulfil fixtures rather than racing elsewhere it’s worked reasonably well.