TTT Posted yesterday at 04:26 PM Report Share Posted yesterday at 04:26 PM 2 hours ago, Daniel Smith said: Someone had said some rider's are earning more in the Championship over Premiership. Wonder if he's one of them? Is it possible, with Ekstraliga 2, he's waiting on a spot to open up in the Elitserien rather than Premiership. He'll be 30 in 2 weeks, it's probably now or never to be the best he can. Can't imagine Picko opting out by choice. Imo either Picko's asking too much money that nobody has an interest in paying or he just doesn't want to ride for King's Lynn to a point where he's going to wait for an opportunity to open up after a month or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted yesterday at 04:52 PM Report Share Posted yesterday at 04:52 PM 23 minutes ago, TTT said: Can't imagine Picko opting out by choice. Imo either Picko's asking too much money that nobody has an interest in paying or he just doesn't want to ride for King's Lynn to a point where he's going to wait for an opportunity to open up after a month or so. Plenty of "strength in depth" teams will probably need some changes a few weeks in, and those with top level No5's will also need cover in case of long term injuries to either of their top two, similar to the Aces last year... Could become very wanted which can only help with his negotiations... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted yesterday at 05:24 PM Report Share Posted yesterday at 05:24 PM 56 minutes ago, TTT said: Can't imagine Picko opting out by choice. Imo either Picko's asking too much money that nobody has an interest in paying or he just doesn't want to ride for King's Lynn to a point where he's going to wait for an opportunity to open up after a month or so. If Lynn have spoken to him my guess would be that they aren't prepared to pay what he's asking for. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szkocjasid Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago If Pickering did join a club after a month or so he'd be available on a converted Champ average of 7.09ish, rather than his 8.16 Prem average! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Smith Posted 3 hours ago Report Share Posted 3 hours ago 22 minutes ago, szkocjasid said: If Pickering did join a club after a month or so he'd be available on a converted Champ average of 7.09ish, rather than his 8.16 Prem average! I don't see that rule like that at all, and it shouldn't be. An official (rolling) average from the previous season (2026) will be the official average for the current season (2027) whether a rider's starts the season or not. He'd have to miss the whole of the 2027 Premiership season to be able to use converted Championship average. The kicker is, that he can use his Championship converted as a guest, may be he feels he'll get enough work from that. 🤷 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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szkocjasid Posted 55 minutes ago Report Share Posted 55 minutes ago (edited) 3 hours ago, szkocjasid said: If Pickering did join a club after a month or so he'd be available on a converted Champ average of 7.09ish, rather than his 8.16 Prem average! 2 hours ago, Daniel Smith said: I don't see that rule like that at all, and it shouldn't be. An official (rolling) average from the previous season (2026) will be the official average for the current season (2027) whether a rider's starts the season or not. He'd have to miss the whole of the 2027 Premiership season to be able to use converted Championship average. The kicker is, that he can use his Championship converted as a guest, may be he feels he'll get enough work from that. 🤷 It has happened before. If Pickering races in the Champ his 2027 Champ ave will be his most recent, not his 2026 Prem average. I agree it's a daft rule. But they don't think things things through when they make rules, do they? Most recent example would be Drew Kemp, he signed for Workington on his 2026 Prem ave converted, not his 2025 Champ ave for Berwick. He didn't have to miss a whole season to use a converted average. Edited 52 minutes ago by szkocjasid 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted 18 minutes ago Report Share Posted 18 minutes ago 33 minutes ago, szkocjasid said: It has happened before. If Pickering races in the Champ his 2027 Champ ave will be his most recent, not his 2026 Prem average. I agree it's a daft rule. But they don't think things things through when they make rules, do they? Most recent example would be Drew Kemp, he signed for Workington on his 2026 Prem ave converted, not his 2025 Champ ave for Berwick. He didn't have to miss a whole season to use a converted average. You just cannot take the UK version of team Speedway can you... They constantly tie themselves up in knots... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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