TigerIain Posted 7 hours ago Report Share Posted 7 hours ago It is likely to even out the league. Last season, the was a clear difference between the 'have top heat leaders' and not in both top leagues. So, on one level it makes sense. The question I have is do these nine 8+ riders all want to come back to the Championship, and can clubs in question meet wage and add on demands? If one of the nine doesn't work out a deal, does that render the whole thing pointless? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCS Posted 6 hours ago Report Share Posted 6 hours ago 1 Harris 2 Pederson 3 Flint 4 Ziscke 5 rowe 6 Hagon 7 Perry this wouldnt be a cheap team Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreverblue Posted 6 hours ago Report Share Posted 6 hours ago (edited) Nor very good either! Edited 6 hours ago by foreverblue 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerIain Posted 6 hours ago Report Share Posted 6 hours ago 14 minutes ago, SCS said: 1 Harris 2 Pederson 3 Flint 4 Ziscke 5 rowe 6 Hagon 7 Perry this wouldnt be a cheap team Personally I wouldn't sign Rowe, his drop in form in 2024 seemed to coincide with him signing for Poole before the season ended. I also think that he has already signed for Poole (2 year deal last year). Personally, I'd have Howarth back after the season he had last year. After our experience with Nagel this year, with him missing about as many matches as he rode in, I'm not sure that we'll have a young Dane in our team next year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambo95 Posted 6 hours ago Report Share Posted 6 hours ago 7 hours ago, Mr Blobby said: All teams know about it and are building with this in mind. Was this rule known before the end of the season? Berwick went out and won 2 meetings against Workington where it might have been better for next season to not do so (have Peter or Jonas scoring a lot less points keeping his average under 8 so they would have the option of keeping both). Sure before the 2 Workington meetings Berwick had 3 riders over 8 point average but noone was above 8.2. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac101 Posted 6 hours ago Report Share Posted 6 hours ago (edited) Only really 2 teams started with more than 2 over 8 pointers this year Berwick and Redcar so won’t really make much difference this year, will it? With all teams having 40 points to build if you have a top heavy team your weak at the bottom , its all really how the team is built from the start Edited 5 hours ago by mac101 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeOldPitGate Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago 2 hours ago, SCS said: 1 Harris 2 Pederson 3 Flint 4 Ziscke 5 rowe 6 Hagon 7 Perry this wouldnt be a cheap team Which Pederson ? Bastian or Kevin ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noelinho Posted 3 hours ago Report Share Posted 3 hours ago 3 hours ago, TigerIain said: Personally I wouldn't sign Rowe, his drop in form in 2024 seemed to coincide with him signing for Poole before the season ended. I also think that he has already signed for Poole (2 year deal last year). Personally, I'd have Howarth back after the season he had last year. After our experience with Nagel this year, with him missing about as many matches as he rode in, I'm not sure that we'll have a young Dane in our team next year. I don't think we'll go fully British either. Hopefully we find out soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youhave2minutes Posted 2 hours ago Report Share Posted 2 hours ago 1 hour ago, YeOldPitGate said: Which Pederson ? Bastian or Kevin ? Bjarne out of retirement Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveLyric2 Posted 2 hours ago Report Share Posted 2 hours ago 46 minutes ago, Youhave2minutes said: Bjarne out of retirement Well he has quit Team Vaculik now that he's not in the SGPs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazc Posted 1 hour ago Report Share Posted 1 hour ago 5 hours ago, TigerIain said: Personally I wouldn't sign Rowe, his drop in form in 2024 seemed to coincide with him signing for Poole before the season ended. I also think that he has already signed for Poole (2 year deal last year). Personally, I'd have Howarth back after the season he had last year. After our experience with Nagel this year, with him missing about as many matches as he rode in, I'm not sure that we'll have a young Dane in our team next year. When Nagel signed there was possibly one fixture clash it only went pear shaped with rain offs in Poland and play offs. I would have him back in a heartbeat the boy is box office , sadly can’t see it happening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelShoe Posted 47 minutes ago Report Share Posted 47 minutes ago (edited) 10 hours ago, StevePark said: When Newcastle were still running in 2022, during one of our last ever home meetings, the opposition Manager said that one rider over an 8pt average per team would be fairer to the likes of Newcastle as he actually felt sorry for us. His team had two over the 8pt average in the team at the time. All teams build to same points total. If a team uses more points on its heat leaders then it may well be stronger in that department but potentially weaker lower down as a consequence. Edited 46 minutes ago by SteelShoe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelShoe Posted 39 minutes ago Report Share Posted 39 minutes ago 6 hours ago, TigerIain said: It is likely to even out the league. Last season, the was a clear difference between the 'have top heat leaders' and not in both top leagues. So, on one level it makes sense. The question I have is do these nine 8+ riders all want to come back to the Championship, and can clubs in question meet wage and add on demands? If one of the nine doesn't work out a deal, does that render the whole thing pointless? would think it more likely to lead to some average manipulation toward the end of the season depending on the Greensheets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szkocjasid Posted 10 minutes ago Report Share Posted 10 minutes ago 6 hours ago, TigerIain said: It is likely to even out the league. Last season, the was a clear difference between the 'have top heat leaders' and not in both top leagues. So, on one level it makes sense. The question I have is do these nine 8+ riders all want to come back to the Championship, and can clubs in question meet wage and add on demands? If one of the nine doesn't work out a deal, does that render the whole thing pointless? Not really, still stops a club picking 2 or 3 of the top riders in the league & sharing them out. Will this ruling stop the top riders asking for more money than clubs can afford? Once the 8+ riders get signed & spots fill up, the remaining ones will know it's sign for a "leftover" club or miss out, less options than normal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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