Ditto 🤫

There is one aspect of Matt Marson's riding that is definitely CL quality, indeed possibly higher and it'll be interesting to see transponder data of taht. He is traditionally a very fast and consistently fast gater.  Whilst his speed tails off after the first bend he is going to be far more competitive off the starts I would suggest than your average 16 year old. I'd  be tempted if I was his Team Manager to engineer best option of inside gates in the earlier races for him as he can definitely beat some of the weaker league reserves on his gating ability alone and if nothing else could be a very tactically useful "mobile chicane" on occasions.

I think the problem will not be our reserves it will be Kerr, the way the team has been built we could have had a higher averaged rider or a new rider with an assessed 8.50.

You really expect anything else from Danny Ford ?? Can't see how you can compare a what will be 25 year old with at least 6 years experience in NDL to a raw young what was 15 year old in his first season at NDL level. Anyway the deal is done - Danny is happy and its only temporary until Cairns. The bigger question on the likes of Springer future will no doubt unfold over 2025.

Trips off the tongue nicely....!😃 Who would have thought a former rider would sponsor a senior side??

Matt Marson finished with a 6.20 NDL average with Belle Vue last season, equivalent to the likes of Foord and Vale and more than 0.5 higher than Springer. Danny Ford 'more than happy' with the Poole line up! (BBC Radio Solent 22.01.25)😀