dontforgetthefueltapsbruv

Drew is a fantastic talent - great control and composure for a rider with only 1 season of competitive racing But please dont expect TOO much - no doubt he will make a mockery of his 2 point average but equally he may still have the odd shocker I hope there wont be pressure on him for big scores from day 1

I do understand your concerns Paulco and indeed Ive said that the change in strengths is one of the reasons Im happy that Ipswich have moved up

Sounds very similar to the Ipswich statements so far!

Oh - hadnt you heard

It was confirmed when he rode for us that his registration is now held by the Witches Reports locally are that Drew doesnt qualify to ride in the Premiership (although other info contadicts this) Championship is the right choice for Drew IMO

All irrelevant if the only important part is the first 20 metres

Drew Kemp to be a Tiger in 2019!! Unfotunately for Glasgow it will be the Sheffield variety

Well it wont be Drew Kemp - Sheffield will have that pleasure

Best of luck to Drew Look after him Tigers - Im sure he will do you proud

When the limit was 45 new riders from elsewhere were coming in on 7 and 9 and Brits on 3 Now its 4 and 5 with Brits on 2 A couple of those in a side and 38 becomes an old 45 anyway

Totally agree - Just pointing out the reaction IF it did

Tick tock tick tock

It will only work if they stick to the multi year plan to build in the differential between the leagues Although that may mean a 38 limit in the 2nd tier in the coming years and forcing out the top riders from it That will only work if they manage to strengthen the top league too and make it financially viable for riders to rely on just that league No easy answers and no guaranteed success

Robbo and Howe retired Others like Klindt strongly tipped to not be in Championship So 10+ new riders on a mix of 2 and 4 averages will make it much easier to hit 38

With the extra team the reduction is not as dramatic as first seems From the same pool of riders the average team total reduces from the 42.5 to around 40 anyway

Only if it was up for review

Also need to publish and clarify criteria/averages for new and returning riders

There is also the fact that Rory and Buster have history which would likely sway things further to Wolves But speedway is funny business....

As good a prospect as he is it would not be right for him to jump straight in to the top league IMO anyway A great shame us Witches fans are unlikely to see the continuation of his progress in Witches colours immediately but what is best for Drew is more important

That has been quoted by Louis and Hawkins but other opinions condradict those statements To take the 'achieved average' statement literally would mean no new riders being allowed No new Aussies No new Poles No new Danes No new Swedes None of those have achieved an average of 3 so would not be allowed I think it just means the floor is set at 3 and Drew would be a 3 despite qualifying to be a 2 in the Championship To be otherwise would be self defeating in the aim to help progression of British riders

If Drew Kemp turns out in the Kings Lynn line up Id say there would be a significant number of Witches fans that would boycott Foxhall in protest as it would be obvious that the new set up is skewed and corrupt

There was no such rule making GP riders 8+ - it was like one of those urban myths

Indeed - I am aware of a number of people blocked simply for asking a question Nothing contoversial or aggressive just a simple straightforward question in a polite manner

The reduction isnt so drastuc when you take into account there will be an extra team Even if you had the same pool of riders as 2018 (there have been a couple of returements) you would need to find 7 more to fill the spaces If these were 2 pointers the overall impact is to reduce average team strength to around 40 38 therefore is not as huge a change as it first appears

Quite possibly and the prospect of that being the norm meaning an end to lian fees meant tge 'loophole' was closed