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As there will be 6 teams in the play-offs & only 3 not qualifying - the majority will be riding on into September.

I'm not sure why people think it'll be such a short season. For most clubs it's only one less home match, given the play-offs didn't get completed till November, I don't understand how any promoter thought they could fit in 2 home & 2 away (unless they got rid of the play-offs).

Is Hume still a rising star though? When the rule first came in, RS had to be U-25 or have raced less than 3 seasons of speedway!

Certainly no point risking the future of your club to sign a rider you can't afford!

Not better than "Sudden" Sam surely?

In Leicester's defence they must have ridden more fixtures than any other club this year, Championship / NL / KOC / NL Pairs - only got into trouble with the track in late October.

They had a similar system at some point in the play-offs with a higher team getting a points advantage (can't remember how much). But no points advantage was used in the final! Didn't last long though!

I don't like play-offs, think the league leaders should be champions. But if they are having them, think it works best with 2/4/8 teams qualifying. You could say it suited Poole finishing 3rd. Got an extra home match (potential big play-off crowd), & their riders will be race fit. Compared that to Glasgow, who had a big gap before their most important match if the season. If top 3 Prem teams qualify for the play-offs, could finishing top be a disadvantage?

I've long thought there should be a maximum average in the Prem (9.00?) I agree you don't want to stop rider like Doyle racing because he takes up too much of the points limit. Wouldn't have any maximum limit in the Champ though, once a rider can get a 9/10.00 ave they really should be moving up to Prem / racing abroad!

People would be expecting news after the AGM, to say nothing would have been worse imo.

I prefer it when clubs announce one rider at a time. Means I can predict teams throughout the winter, which I've always enjoyed doing. When a team announces all 7 in one go, I feel what's there left to talk about lol!

I'm not so convinced on Jenkins. His 5+ ave is based on racing the majority of his meetings in the easier number 7 position. Most likely to start as a second string if the points limit is lower.

Basso had a very good season, but it was riding in a second string position, he maybe had one or two matches at 1 or 5. He's an improving rider so I'd have no fear about him stepping up again this year even racing at number 1. Also teams don't actually need to have a "genuine top man" to win the league, 7 good riders could do it also!

I can only assume Oxford don't rate Atkins, as whenever they needed a 2.00 reserve they picked someone else, even Killeen who must have ridden 3 matches without scoring a point was preferred to Atkins.

Official final averages haven't been published yet. Main interest is to see if they are removing Newcastle matches?

"Once Jorgensen has had one match he'll revert to a rolling ave from 2021" A riders most recent average is used, for Jorgensen that would be his 2022 Prem ave. But once he rides for Berwick they will then use his rolling ave. I'm theory he could get a new ave after one match (as would his teammates), but only if they ride before a monthly cut-off (23rd). If Berwick's first league match was on 24th March, riders wouldn't get a new rolling ave until 1st May!

Would be a sensible signing.

I'm starting to think they just don't like Jorgensen, because I was pointing out what I thought were sensible replies to the not wanting TJ comments, but getting less logical replies lol!

Trying to remember NL riders from Cumbria. George Rothery & Mason Watson?

2 x 2.00 riders could work if you have a strong top end. However I wouldn't call Jorgensen, Schlein & Flint a particularly string top end (I'd be expecting 2 of them to drop their averages).

He'll definitely recover in time for his first Polish match!

Not sure if I've ever heard of that regulation. Who decides on wether a rider warrants a re-assesed average? Crump didn't get a large reduction, Complin got a bigger reduction - so it kinda looks like it's a "just make up the new averages" policy? Also Jakobsen will be using his 2018 ave in 2023, so I guess the rules can't say averages HAVE to be reassessed, just CAN be reassessed?

Don't really understand that logic, when Jorgensen's got a higher average than for example: Richie Worrall, Kyle Howarth, Lewis Kerr, Justin Sedgmen, Steve Worrall, Scott Nicholls, Hans Andersen, Troy Batchelor, Ben Barker, Aaron Summers, Ulrich Ostergaard, Cameron Heeps, Paul Starke etc. If Jorgensen's ave is rubbish? How bad are the rest of these riders? If they are not worth team places, how are teams gonna find 7 riders each?

In normal cases I'd agree with you, when someone says they wouldn't take Harris on an 8.00 average, I think "but that's how good he is". But in Lawson's case the 10 match rolling ave makes a big difference. His seasonal average was 6.75, so that's how I rate his ability. But he finished with a far higher 7.91 ave. As Pickering has a higher Champ ave than Lawson teams may think he has more to give in the Prem, so he looks good on a 6.14 ave.

I'd have to disagree, his home & away split is fairly close (6.71 / 5.70).