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If Kerr can keep the form he showed after signing this year that septet will take some stopping.

Bellego in for Kerr isn't it. Kerr wasn't a reserve.

I know the person who cleans Tom Brennans windows, he lives Souths Staffs (I think) so Brummies would be his closest Championship team.

It is assumed that Brennan, Flint & Mountain are not on the RS list for 2023 season. If Hume isn't either but Kemp is then Kemp is the only rider on that list to show a smidge of points scoring ability at the NSS. Belle Vue should snap him.up!

Not really sure why CVS/Grizzly thought 1 heat leader, 4 just above average second strings & two inexperienced reserves would ever work. Flint has more experience now, might be Ok as better of two reserves. That isn't the issue, it is who can challenge Masters for Wolves #1 and score points in heat 13 & 15.

Belle Vue are busy trying to sell tickets for their Christmas Cracker.

When fit. Spends more time injured off track than on it racing.

It would, but if Wolves retain Flint & he is not an RS it is likely his average would get 25% reduction.

Tigers yes, Aces no. Wright will likely be Aces 3rd averaging rider.

No one can be as frustrating as Gert Handberg! Or Chris Harris in the GPs.

Good luck with most of those! Don't think you have any hope with the 3 PP's, MJJ or Nilsson.

Outshone Woffinden while in Wolves colours that year.

Chris Holder has no British club listed on his profile on the PGE Ekstraliga App.

As opposed to putting your best rider at #5 where they would ride with the reserves? Indeed so why waste the race in which the best two riders meet, when the track is less suited to racing.

Stupid rule; takes some of the craft away from being a team manager.

The eWinner liga 1 App is less useful, it hasn't been updated since the season ended.

Really? So what... Pickering, Klindt, Kasprzak & Jacobsen are Stars top 4?

Starke was at PB almost every Wednesday I was in 2019 & 2021. Starke, Morris & Castagna swapping the 2, 3 & 6 positions as dictated by the averages would be Ok! Just need to retain the Aussie in the pink kevlars at #7. Sign up Sedgeman at #4 and find two heat leaders. Job done

Doyle is Foxhall signed, sealed, delivered on the Ekstraliga App. Like Fricke at Leicester & Bewley at NSS.

If you have a DeLorean or Tardis handy. Kasprzak has not had a day like that for 5+ years

The only issue with Fricke is his hopelessness in heat 1! I don't know how many 1-5's Belle Vue conceded in heat 1 with Fricke & Etheridge but it seemed to be a weekly occurrence! After that he's great.

Lidsey yes, must have developed since he last rode here. Blodorn attained that average from being at reserve all year, he could suffer a sophomore slump. I don't really understand the decision of retaining Kurtz over Fricke. Fricke is the better rider & the averages are very similar. Plus no loan fee. Can't imagine Leicester are paying Fricke mega bucks.

Dunno. But Brennan, Flint & Mountain the successes of the RS scheme may struggle to get a team spot now they're ineligible for an RS berth.... which doesn't really make the scheme work does it?

Difficult to choose really. Neither Wright nor Zagar have much scope to improve. While Zagar is the best rider to watch at the NSS his scores on the road have been disappointing this year. Wright is a solid middle order rider home & away. Lidsey is a Ekstraliga rider and will likely make a mockery of his starting average, but needs to be a heat leader. Less would be expected of Berge but he would improve his starting average but not by as much and there would be less pressure on him. I'd go with option 2. With Wright & Lidsey in the team one of Brennan & Blodorn would always be at reserve, it would be asking allot of the two reserves from 2022 to be in the 1-5 for the season in 2023.

Could be critical in terms of league position for who makes the playoffs and which team gets to choose their playoff semi-final opponents. It also keeps meetings interesting, Belle Vue got battered at Owlerton in the league but having battered the Tigers at the NSS the aggregate bonus would have given both teams motivation late into the meeting. I'm glad it's back, just don't want the "super heat" rubbish. There is nowt wrong with a good old fashioned 45-45 draw. Assuming it's: Bewley 8.92 (2021 9.14 less 2.5%) Kurtz 8.24 Blodorn 5.45 Brennan 4.40 (2022 5.86 less 25%) 12.00 for the final two.