Although Nicholls starts the season on the highest SCBC ave, he could be the top rider in the league by then end of it! I feel for Panthers to challenge, they'll need him to be!
It seems a while since Belle Vue had a Pole in the team! Artur Mroczka was the last one I believe? He was so promising at Poole expected him to do better for the Aces! Hopefully Drozdz will do the job Belle Vue are looking for - if he can stay in the team Bewley could be a great reserve!
That situation happens a lot, there are plenty of riders who have a higher Championship but a lower Premiership average than a fellow rider:
Lawson & Holder, Wright & Barker, King & Schlein!
What riding order would you go for to start with? Mine would be:
1 Jason Doyle 9.69
2 Jake Allen 5.07
3 Charles Wright 6.69
4 Richard Lawson 6.43
5 Jack Holder 5.82
6 Bradley W Dean 4.67
7 Jonas Jeppensen 4.00
I think Wolves have a solid top 5, should be good enough to win at home, but do feel race winners will be hard to come by away!
Added: unfortunately I see Nathan Greaves struggling, until he gets a SBGC place that is!
Being on holiday for a week, with time to spare and naught to do, I've added up the precitions so far (Speedway Star style, 1st = 11 points / 11th = 1 point)
1) IPSWICH 81
2) GLASGOW 80
3) SHEFFIELD 72
4) LAKESIDE 62
5) SCUNTHORPE 61
6) EDINBURGH 45
7) REDCAR 39
8) WORKINGTON 35
9) PETERBOROUGH 26
10) NEWCASTLE 15
11) BERWICK 12
Don't get me wrong I like Davey, just think JPB is better! However Hume is bound to put at least a point (if not more) on his starting ave, so regardless Birmingham have a fab top 3!
Gotta admit i'm not sure why Birmingham went with Davey instead of JPB! They are both of a similar standard now, but expect JPB to improve greatly over the season compared to Davey!
I would disagree, I don't believe the lower average riders will improve more in a weaker league, they're average may improve but only because they are racing weaker opponents! So the following year they may not get a place at all! Surely racing better riders makes it easier to move up into the Championship? JPB was almost unbeatable in the early part of last year in the NL but dropped out of the Championship, having easier rides in NL didn't help him it seems?