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An average gives the actual performance but not the reasons for the performance which should be taken into account. Look at Claus, unhappy at Brum in 2022 we signed him for 2023 on a 5.00 and he finished with 6.24. Just going by raw figures infered above we would never have signed him. Manipulating the average system to find riders who will outperform theirs is the name of the game, and increases the likelihood of success. I think that was the thinking behind Starkey though its not worked. He started on unreliable equipment, appeared to lose his confidence and is trying to turn it round having acquired newer kit. I may have read he had a new baby recently and could be wrong, but if true is always a drain on parents energy. I hope he can turn it round but Im not sure, by only riding the CL we've barely had any fixtures especially at home the last 2 months and thats never good either. Between him and JP its hard to pick up heat advantages on the road, and when our heatleaders are being outgunned like last night, it becomes a difficult watch.
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By szkocjasid · Posted
I've never understood the "well past his best" argument against signing Starke. Of course he's well past his best, otherwise he'd be on a 7 point average & wouldn't have fitted in the team. Now if you said, couldn't understand it, because no-one saw him improving his average, that would be a fair point. I could argue Chris Harris, Sam Masters & Ben Barker are "well past their best" don't get many complaints about their signings lol! -
Raining in seaton 1 mile fra the northside GT tyres arena
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I wouldn’t get rid of Jack. He’s scoring at home and he’s exceeded expectations. If a rider plays their part, they should keep their place, for me. Same goes for Worrall. He’s done what he could be expected to do, so he should keep his place. Not his fault he was missing last night. Ace has also had two good meetings in a row now, so I’m inclined to say he should stay too. It’s fair to say he’s not met expectations this year, but getting rid of him when it looks like things might be starting to click would be silly. We’ve stuck with him for long enough that we should give him the opportunity to show this is a real improvement and not a flash in the pan. We have to give space for young riders to develop. I’m a bit concerned about Pearson. He was poor last night. He has shown good improvement at home, but the away form isn’t cutting it at the moment. Leon has got better over the season and he’s put in some gutsy rides on the road. Bomber seems a bit distracted/frustrated this season, but he’s scoring as you’d expect. Which leaves Paul. He doesn’t look fast, he doesn’t look like turning it around, and I’m struggling to see the fire burning inside. If we’re going to make a change, it needs to be him. Butnweve been talking about this for a long time now and there’s been a lot of false dawns, so I’m not holding out a lot of hope. I think the loss last night makes the aggregate point difficult, and this was a fairly important aggregate point to win.
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