phillwhitewasmad

Sad to see the Island not running but in fairness having read a lot of these posts I wonder if Berwick Eastbourne and Newcastle would of joined under the previous rules and committed to a full season . Saying it is the fault of the Bspl is the usual line poured out by those usual suspects, something had to be done and decisions had to be made by the individual clubs one has said no others said yes . Always liked the vibe Martin and Barry put out and the way they promoted the sport and will be a big loss to the league but do feel what is happening at Berwick and Newcastle with clear and precise paths from juniors to seniors is there to be seen and long may it continue

He was there on at least 6 occasions last year so no big deal

It's definitely an odd time sport is trying to give young riders a chance yet it's seemingly at the expense of an older rider who is still trying to find his level Mickie would be a good shout probably only slightly behind Sam McGurk and Archie Freeman in the new rider category. Only downfall could be his machinery. Good luck to him though he is a trier

Agree totally but do feel they powers that be ensure those riders who's average inflates due to the low average should be looked after especially the younger ones or newcomers. also I have no axe to grind with max hope he gets his opportunities in the leagues above

With the team average been low naturally lots of riders will increase there average sizeably. But with this surely the following year it will make riders like max unusable so we won't have the constant stream of he's to good to be there posts.

its a development team the way it should be local teams giving local lads a chance and long may it continue

As I understand it 12.67 left plenty of points available for a fairly strong team.

So it's safe for kids but not adults

There are no set dimensions for a track length and northside has previously had junior league and British youth championship racing held there so it must have conformed at that point

True story But I prefer this one

do we know he wasn't asked to be on the scheme

I'm a massive advocate of junior racing and scrapping the Ndl would be ridiculous do you not understand the massive step from second half level to league racing. Having it as you say would be madness from occasional second half's to championship in one step

In excess of 4K per meeting I heard and no revenue from food or drink outlets

My personal opinion is the ratings were set at the levels they are so teams in the main could keep the riders they had already signed . I do believe it's a good thing going forward though as long as the clubs stick to the spirit of it and don't start manipulating it.

your right in your assessment i have said all along year one is a fudge due to certain teams demanding they kept previous unused team where ever possible. year two will be the deciding factor . only time will tell

maybe to keep a general interest going amongst supporters. but if it was me i would of kept it quiet because it just leads to the usual its wrong, id of done it different it wont work brigade whining about it

leicester will smash scunny over two legs so if it was a fix think it would of been better to have an easier draw

Bitter

Not sure personally would of thought so as no spectators in that area so plenty of additional protection can be added to protect riders

Bloody hell you only been in the league a week not turned a wheel yet and already upsetting everyone.

A group seriously interested in reviving speedway have been in conversation with the stock car people. Sticking point is the landlords estimation of the value he requires per meeting.

In fairness I've seen lots of riders make him look average but I do believe in the later part of 18 and all of 19 he was better than he's ever been around scunthorpe.

http://speedwayupdates.proboards.com/board/820/scunthorpe-scorpions check this out only out scored 3 times at home by opponents top riders and two of them were when opposing rider took more rides

I'm not Josh's biggest fan but he is seriously entertaining round the EWR . Please remember in modern speedway a high average just means you can gate really well plus it's none of your business who our last rider is so trot on back to the Plymouth thread

Anyone thinking that young Hancock is ready for a championship place in the main body of the team needs to seriously wobble their head . He's miles off that level at the moment. In a team that's going to have a seriously long tail Plymouth will need someone with more experience even if there average is low .