dontforgetthefueltapsbruv

Kevin made a number of mentions of the massif during the presentations which were acknowledged positively by all the riders and Chris. Top job from Kevin (as ever) tonight underlining his worth to the club.

Should we read anything into Cam being at the do tonight as Ritchies 'plus 1' ?

may have been a little bit of that stuff but not enough!! 💏👫💑

not confirmed but I will find out tonight.There are certainly a good number posting on the Kings Lynn thread with great confidence that it is the case.

Of course if Danny has been bought by Kings Lynn and they ride on a Thursday then he wont be back with us.....

which perhaps shows the adopted calculations are about right - they should be the same!

i hope you are - i have posted on other threads that it would be a glaring error if you are not.

There is an official sgb tweet stating newcomers will still be a 3 and only those who have ridden in the 2nd tier previously and not achieved a 3 can come in on less (min 2)

he may have only averaged 7.65 from his handful of Plymouth matches in 2016 but his final 2016 9.22 would be his revised rolling average from last 20 matches including 2015.

effectively the difference between the 2 leagues is now just 1 rider. Replace the Championship no7 3 pointer with a Premiership no1 13 pointer. The other 6 could be the same.

must be the converted one - he does not have a current PL average. Of course if its Poole that want to use him that may not matter! 😲😲😉

there are posts on other threads with tweets from sgb stating newcomers will be on a 3 - only those who have already ridden but not achieved a 3 can come in on less with min 2 eg Bailey Greaves Zach W

doesnt seem that way.No average so a 3. Although it could be argued he was in PL 1-7 and didnt achieve a 3 (not enough meetings but not achieved) so should be a 2. Mountain, Coles and the like a 3 though.

that is a glaring error if it is actually the case.Any rider that hasnt achieved a 3 should now be a 2 regardless of whether they have had a go or not. It cant be right for a brand new rider to be a 3 and the likes of Zach W and Ellis Perks to be 2.

just need to shave 2.30 off somewhere then.....

which just shows that size doesnt matter but the way you use it does....

until anything official to the contrary yes.....

They are certainly both the type of rider the PL reserve positions HAVE to set up for to encourage and give an opportunity to.

I can certainly see the sense in that particularly if you are confident at least 1 will kick on. Leaves you very vunerable if you have to run with r/r though. Will Connor be fit anyway?

perhaps that starting average in a lower limit league should be back to 7....

yeah agree with that. Not sure what that 7 actually add up to - could be under even a reduced limit. Perhaps though thats whats needed to make a distinction between the PL and EL again and set up a proper structure of progression from the bottom up.

Very sad news indeed. Best wishes and condolences to family and friends.

If the limit is reduced to 39/40 as is strongly rumoured and a number of the top riders dont continue in the PL then 5ish point riders that are capable of more will be the most sought after IMO. In that scenario having 4 of them meaning 1 is always at reserve as well could be the way to go with team buiding. So something like Barker Covatti Sarj Gino Cam Ash Morris Danyon If the limit is a little higher replace one of the 4 with Wells or the like.

On a Speedway theme Morten Risager has stated he will not be riding in the UK in 2017 and has stated that the fall in the value of the £ since the brexit vote is the biggest factor in his decision.

Well done to Somerset - completely deserved. Enjoy your celebrations.