barrow boy

Leicester need to get a point from this otherwise Somerset will win through to the BPL League Title Final. History is certainly on Somerset's side but can Leicester defy the odds again and take it to Beaumont Park to decide.

My top 10 BNL riders based on their most current 10 matches are listed below. I have not included 3 riders who are out injured and have not ridden during the period un question. These are Adam Roynon of Dudley who would have been in at number 1. Cameron Heeps of Mildenhall who would have been in at number 3 and Robert Branford of Buxton who would have featured at number 10. 01-Tom Perry-Dudley 02-Stefan Neilsen-Mildenhall 03-Lewis Blackbird-Mildenhall 04-Ashley Birks-Stoke 05-Jason Garrity-Rye House 06-Gary Irving-Scunthorpe 07-Joe Jacobs-Mildenhall 08-Asley Morris-Dudley 09-Ben Morley-Rye House 10-Byron Bekker-Dudley

My top 10 BPL riders based on their most current 10 matches are listed below. I have included Craig Cook again because he rode recently albeit being an unsuccessful return after injury but if anyone thinks this is not fair all those below him move up a place and Matej Kus of Redcar comes in at number 10. 01-Jason Doyle-Somerset 02-Ben Barker-Plymouth 03-Josh Auty-Scunthorpe 04-Craig Cook-Edinburgh 05-Rene Bach-Workington 06-Richard Lawson-Workington 07-Nick Morris-Scunthorpe 08-Anders Mellgren-Rye House 09-Sebastian Alden-Berwick 10-Ricky Wells-Sheffield

Up to and including 15.09.12 01-Dudley+21 02-Mildenhall+17 03-Stoke-1 04-Scunthorpe-3 05-Isle Of Wight-3 06-Rye House-5 07-King's Lynn-7 08-Buxton-11

As it stands up to and including 15.09.12 01-Scunthorpe+13 02-Somerset+13 03-Newcastle+12 04-Workington+10 05-Leicester+5 06-Edinburgh+5 07-Ipswich-1 08-Glasgow-5 09-Redcar-6 10-Berwick-8 11-Rye House-9 12-Sheffield-10 13-Plymouth-10

Now that you have clarified that your views were of a general nature I apologise for misunderstanding you. My thread is entitled 'As It Stands' and until quite recently Rye House stood in a play off position and if all teams from then on gained maximum home points and gained none away they would certainly end up in the play offs. As you know some teams will however win away and others will lose at home which is the nature of the game and none more so than Rye House who have suffered 2 home defeats to drop them down the current form table as it now stands. At the end of the season my +/- chart will definitely reflect the actual finishing order which I am happy to continue with. As I have already said you do it your way and I will do it mine and I object to you suggesting in a earlier post that my reports ought to be better considered to qualify for the best rubbish posts because my charts are always accurate and truly reflect real league positions 'As It Stands'

My Top 10 Riders at 09.09.12 01-Craig Cook-Edinburgh 02-Jason Doyle-Somerset 03-Ben Barker-Plymouth 04-Josh Auty-Scunthorpe 05-Rene Bach-Workington 06-Nick Morris-Scunthorpe 07-Josh Grajczonek-Glasgow 08-Adam Roynon-Workington 09-James Grieves-Glasgow 10-Richard Hall-Sheffield Don't worry I have not overlooked him he is just not up there at this time.

As at 09.09.12 01-Scunthorpe+13 02-Somerset+13 03-Newcastle+11 04-Workington+11 05-Leicester-+5 06-Edinburgh+5 07-Ipswich+0 08-Glasgow-6 09-Redcar-6 10-Berwick-8 11-Rye House-9 12-Sheffield-10 13-Plymouth-10

I also want to say that your comments were made in a thread concerning teams who are playing catchup which has nothing to do with Leicester who have already completed their home programme and are now just waiting for others to host their 3 remaining away matches. I have not been upset at all I just felt that there was no need for Seanmuffe to imply that Leicester were messing other tracks around when they are clearly not and I did not post as such as a result of being upset because others believe that their ways of forcasting are better than mine. Each to his or her own.

In response to your sarcasm Leicester are a Saturday track who because they are the new kids on the block have to defer to the other longer standing Saturday members and as a result sometimes have to ride on a Sunday in order to have a fixture

Ok so they are in with an outside chance but if those teams competing for 4th place all win at home and lose away from now on they will not finish up in a play off place. I think Dudley, Mildenhall & Stoke will be in to leave just one place available.

I would have thought that with having riders like Perry, Morris, Becker etc in the team and riding at home against a team not likely to make the play offs it would have been an opportunity to use rider replacement on this occasion which in turn would have provided more income for other Heathens riders.

Rider #5 should of course be Stefan Nielsen. Sorry. Jacobs is ranked 14 & Reade is ranked 18.

My top 10 riders on current BNL form are now as follows:- 01-Adam Roynon-Dudley 02-Tom Perry-Dudley 03-Cameron Heeps-Mildenhall 04-Ashley Birks-Stoke 05-Simon Neilsen-Mildenhall 06-Gary Irving-Scunthorpe 07-Ashley Morris-Dudley 08-Jason Garrity-Rye House 09-Robert Branford-Buxton 10-Byron Bekker-Dudley I have not included Simon Lambert who is no longer allowed to ride in the BNL nor have I included Charles Wright who has not yet ridden in enough matches.

My top10 riders on current BPL form only are now as follows:- 01-Ben Barker-Plymouth 02-Craig Cook-Edinburgh 03-Nick Morris-Scunthorpe 04-Jason Doyle-Somerset 05-Josh Auty-Scunthorpe 06-Rene Bach-Workington 07-Josh Grajczonek-Glasgow 08-Ulrich Ostergaard-Redcar 09-Adam Roynon-Workington 10-Lasse Bjerre-Leicester

No Yes it is current form which should be obvious from those riders who are in the top 10. Not many if any are currently better than these.

All I will say is that it is based on the difficulty of the race. What I mean is that heats 13 & 15 being the hardest to achieve points in whereas heats 2,8,12 & 14 being the easiest. My own personal secret recipe takes all this into consideration to produce my own top 10, not anything official, just my way of producing what I consider to be the true best riders based on the results of their most recent 10 matches.

As at 21.08.12 01-Ben Barker-Plymouth 02-Craig Cook-Edinburgh 03-Nick Morris-Scunthorpe 04-Jason Doyle-Somerset 05-Josh Auty-Scunthorpe 06-Rene Bach-Workington 07-Ryan Fisher-Plymouth 08-Josh Grajczonek-Glasgow 09-Ulrich Ostergaard-Redcar 10-Anders Mellgren-Rye House

You are spot on Gemini. I have as you say always defended the new Leicester and have been annoyed at times by the constant carping of some on here. I still am grateful to all those who have in any way contributed to the return of Leicester Lions and I will continue to attend as many home meetings as possible and will support all concerned in their efforts to ensure that the sport continues to prosper at Beaumont Park. Last night's meeting was however the most dire I have attended for the reasons already stated but I truly hope that this was just one of those nights. Regarding the riders messing about at the starts, all it needs is a rule which allows the starting marshall to make the rider in gate 1 move up first followed by gates 2,3 & 4. Riders ignoring this instruction to be warned and then penalised by the referee for repeated offences.

As at 19.08.12 01-Dudley+21 02-Mildenhall+15 03-Stoke+1 04-Scunthorpe-2 05-Isle Of Wight-3 06-Rye House-6 07-King's Lynn-7 08-Buxton-11

As at 19.08.12 01-Adam Roynon-Dudley 02-Stefan Neilsen-Mildenhall 03-Simon Lambert-Stoke 04-Tom Perry-Dudley 05-Cameron Heeps 06-Ashley Birks-Stoke 07-Gary Irving-Scunthorpe 08-Ashley Morris-Dudley 09-Jason Garrity-Rye House 10-Ben Morley-Rye House

Crap track Crap referee Crap presentation Crap riding by Leicester Crap starting marshall Guess what it all was. Yes everything was quite simply crap from Leicester's point of view. Workington however just got stuck in and fully deserved their win and in Adam Roynon they have a rider to cherish.

As at 12.08.12 01-Ben Barker-Plymouth 02-Craig Cook-Edinburgh 03-Ashley Morris-Scunthorpe 04-Kevin Doyle-Somerset 05-Josh Auty-Scunthorpe 06-Adam Roynon-Workington 07-Ryan Fisher-Plymouth 08-Rene Bach-Workington 09-Josg Grajczonek-Glasgow 10-Ulrich Ostergaard-Redcar

As at 12.08.12 01-Somerset+13 02-Newcastle+10 03-Workington+10 04-Scunthorpe+9 05-Edinburgh+5 06-Rye House+1 07-Leicester-1 08-Ipswich-5 09-Berwick-5 10-Glasgow-6 11-Sheffield-7 12-Plymouth-10 13-Redcar-10

As at 06.08.12 01-Dudley+21 02-Mildenhall+11 03-Stoke+1 04-Scunthorpe-2 05-Isle Of Wight-3 06-King's Lynn-4 07-Rye House-6 08-Buxton-11