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I forgot to add ‘whichever is highest’. Morley will be 9+ but for some rule change they’ve not told us about.

As Aarnio has been signed on his home form, I’ve had a look at his home scores in 2021 in all comps and he got 69+4 from 32 rides which is an 8.62 average and 9.12 with bonus points. Very impressive! His only poor meeting was in his opener against Leicester in the KOC when he scored 3 from 3. But that was Leicester. His other meetings were against Eastbourne, Newcastle (without Barker), Edinburgh, Berwick, Kent (without Batch) & Birmingham. So the glaring point there is that he missed meetings against most of the top teams, which would artificially inflate his average. Added to that fact he only rode 7 of Scunny’s 13 home meetings, so he needs to have overcome his visa and other problems and actually race to score big home points!

Yep and he’s already getting pressured by the boss to improve his away scores. Someone said on here that it felt like he was always 1 or 2 more bad meetings from the axe this season, and it felt like that for me too. He only produced the goods when he knew he absolutely had to. Given that you start team building with a clean slate, it seems a strange choice to bring him back.

There was a rule that if you’d ever achieved an average above 4.00 in the second tier then you couldn’t double up. If memory serves me right, it stopped Tony Atkin & Jon Armstrong getting short second tier roles. But you seem right about Clegg so they must’ve formalised that rule change now!

It’s his latest NL average that you use, so 9.17 for Morley. Which tbf is more indicative of his abilities b

Good to see more teams and importantly more fixtures to give the riders and fans a better and more consistent campaign.

Looks like the team to beat! The McGurks are only going one way after a great debut season! There’s been some criticism for Smith in this thread, but if he can ride anywhere well it’s the NSS and he’s often had stagnated season so it’ll benefit him to start at the same time as everyone else at a club he knows. Also remember it’s still a weakened NL compared to pre-Covid, it’s just stronger than last season! JPB has had a season to get dialled back in and his average will surely only go up, the question is how much will he push on. Then of the 3 newbies, 2 of them are 2 of the best we have in that age group. Ablitt has been pushed around a bit for his young age so hopefully he can settle down this season and just maintaining his average at a new track would show improvement imo but come the business end of the season and he’ll know the fastest way around. Freeman has always impressed me and he did way over 4 meetings last season so he must have a real average now, but we’re being kept in the dark. Then there’s the new kid Hodder, but with a solid team and always potentially the league’s best reserve beside him there’ll be no pressure whatsoever.

The teams are upto date now that they are confirmed. However the BSPL still haven't released the final season averages, so I can only work off the most recently published edition at present.

Will you be live streaming home meetings? And a reduced price delayed video that you can watch at your leisure would be a good addition too. Realistically Scunny fans that are available on a Friday night will be there, but if you have a prior arrangement then watching a recording is the next best thing.

Blair is back. Is the plan to give him a Bandits ride in 2023?

Which team is easy to get tickets for?

As long as the fixtures aren’t all over the place like they were this season. The fans and riders need some consistency to actually get into the campaign. And they should bring back the pairs, fours & NLRC to add something different and some additional meetings to what will inevitably be a short league season again.

If Tero turns up.

You could swap Tero & Lambo for Auty and someone like Shanes, Morris or a new 5.00 rider. If Rob is all about home wins then getting Auty in as a third heat leader, and therefore less pressure, will only help that. Whilst Shanes or Morris are decent young riders too and would realistically sign.

Yes a good guess. A shame really as it has the makings of a decent team but Aarnio is a poor choice as third heat leader.

That doesn’t include October meetings and he had away meetings against Leicester & Kent.

Kinsley willl score some useful points at home on a low average but predictably will be poor away. It’s not too much of an issue though seeing as it looks like Rob is setting up to win home meetings and realistically if there’s a decent reserve next to him, he’ll only take 3 rides at away meetings anyway. So helps you to win at home and his score is nearly irrelevant away.

Armadale Devils 1. Danny Phillips 7.90 2. Josh Embleton 4.83 3. Tom Woolley 7.43 4. George Rothery 4.92 5. William Lawson 7.82 6. Lewis Millar 3.00 7. Gregor Millar 3.88 Total: 39.78 Remaining: 0.22 Belle Vue Colts 1. Jack Smith 8.70 2. Nathan Ablitt 6.29 3. Harry McGurk 6.80 4. Sam McGurk 5.25 5. Jack Parkinson-Blackburn 6.64 6. Freddy Hodder 3.00 7. Archie Freeman 3.00 Total: 39.68 Remaining: 0.32 Berwick Bullets 1. Kyle Bickley 8.75 2. Kieran Douglas 4.18 3. Luke Crang 6.41 4. Ben Rathbone 4.00 5. Greg Blair 7.57 6. Ace Pijper 3.00 7. Mason Watson 3.91 Total: 37.82 Remaining: 2.18 Kent Royals 1. Alfie Bowtell 9.78 2. Jamie Halder 4.63 3. Danno Verge 5.56 4. Joe Alcock 4.36 5. Ben Morley 9.18 6. Sam Woolley 3.00 7. Chris Watts 3.00 Total: 39.51 Remaining: 0.49 Leicester Lion Cubs 1. Dan Thompson 10.17 2. Mickie Simpson 3.62 3. Connor Coles 6.04 4. Tom Spencer 5.53 5. Joe Thompson 8.52 6. Vinnie Foord 3.00 7. Max Perry 3.00 Total: 39.88 Remaining: 0.12 Mildenhall Fen Tigers 1. Ryan Kinsley 9.14 2. Elliot Kelly 4.19 3. Alex Spooner 6.40 4. Sam Bebee 5.16 5. Jason Edwards 8.84 6. Luke Muff 3.00 7. Josh Warren 3.00 Total: 39.73 Remaining: 0.27 Oxford Chargers 1. Jordan Jenkins 9.56 2. Jacob Clouting 4.30 3. Ben Hopwood 5.90 4. Sam Hagon 5.75 5. Nathan Stoneman 8.22 6. Luke Killeen 3.00 7. Arran Butcher 3.00 Total: 39.73 Remaining: 0.27 Plymouth Centurions 1. Dan Gilkes 10.30 2. Connor King 3.67 3. Richard Andrews 6.55 4. Adam Extance 5.67 5. Henry Atkins 5.86 6. Eli Meadows 3.00 7. Ben Trigger 3.57 Total: 38.62 Remaining: 1.38

He’s a quality rider who scores good points and gets fans in through the turnstiles! Having said that, a top 2 of Douglas & Allen is more than good enough.

Looks a useful start to team building, but it’s always harder to judge when you don’t have other teams to compare against. Lawson should be a genuine number 1 and MPT will provide decent back up home and away. Kennett may be on the way down, but last season there were extenuating circumstances and he comes on a low average. He’s used to riding at number 1, not number 3! Whilst Atkins & Bowtell are both young and on the rise. Neither are progressing at lightning speed but both are gradually getting better and that’s the main thing.

Do the Polish count the French League? If so that could discount Ellis, unless they just count the major leagues?

I’m hoping that they’ve finally realised that the points limit this season was ridiculously low and, even though Bickley will be one of the league’s top riders, there won’t be an influx of newbies for him to lap! Let’s be honest, there isn’t a host of 3.00 riders to flood the league at reserve this coming season anyway!

Now that it doesn’t matter, will it run?

Any SON links will be appreciated.

The pinpoint is the definition of unattached. Do they mean an unattached 3.00 rider like Jason Pipe had said months ago, or is it now any rider not attached to an NL declaration who has a lower NL average than the rider they replace? The latter permits Morley, Verge & Harris and from memory is how RTD has got a few guest bookings since the demise of Newcastle.