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32 minutes ago, Daniel Smith said:

Never said he's reached his ceiling did I??

All I said was Fricke will stagnate and Holder and Kurtz will be better than him by the time they're all 25.

Nothing stopping Fricke later on doing a Doyle at 30 years old. All I'm saying is for me Fricke has something missing from his game and I can't put my finger on it. It's not his gating either as some are suggesting.

Life throws so many objects in front of people and things change in a flash. Just right now, in my opinion, Kurtz and Holder will be better come the ages of 25.

 

Whilst I totally get this is a forum and we can have an opinion, I’m struggling to understand how you have arrived at such a view point when everything tells us all otherwise.

What, specifically, makes you think he will stagnate? Expand on your point. What is he doing currently, that makes you think he will stop and fall behind those riders mentioned when he’s actually currently ahead of them at the same age. 

I just don’t get it. 

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59 minutes ago, acef said:

Sam is a good rider for wolves. Has been for a long time. But I think it starts and ends there.

Internationally they are worlds apart.

Yet has ridden in more GP’s than Fricke!:cheers:

Lets see what both bring to the table in 2019 anyway.

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The interesting point about these three riders are they are all the same age and are in the same era.Kurtz come on the scene and blew us away at first,and i still love watching him ride.He has had a blip since then and needs to add more consistency to his racing.Holder last year came back from his Poole year and was terrific in the uk and on the continent.Fricke on the the other hand came over in 2013 and year on year he has improved come from riding a technical track Edinburgh  to riding the terrific NSS stadium a real learning experience for him.

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31 minutes ago, stevebrum said:

Yet has ridden in more GP’s than Fricke!:cheers:

Lets see what both bring to the table in 2019 anyway.

Off the back of wildcard picks, where the formula for that choice has certainly been questionable over the years.

Anyway, it’s all about nothing. Enjoy the season.

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12 minutes ago, Sidney the robin said:

The interesting point about these three riders are they are all the same age and are in the same era.Kurtz come on the scene and blew us away at first,and i still love watching him ride.He has had a blip since then and needs to add more consistency to his racing.Holder last year came back from his Poole year and was terrific in the uk and on the continent.Fricke on the the other hand came over in 2013 and year on year he has improved come from riding a technical track Edinburgh  to riding the terrific NSS stadium a real learning experience for him.

Max and his improvement has been excellent since he came over. He’s gone from 2nd string to the clubs number 1, and progressed excellently on the continent. Only an ef away from being a full time gp rider this season. He’s part of those 3 Aussies who will imo, all be gp riders in the next 2 to 3 years. I think sometimes we get lost with the Aussies and just assume that because they are Australians, they will be good. In fact many just end up being run of the mill riders in the uk and Sam Masters is one of said riders. That’s not to say he won’t develop later, like Doyle, but as it stands he is not in the same space as the 3 we are talking about.

 

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13 minutes ago, Fred Flange said:

Fricke, Kurtz and Holder will be gp standard riders in the next few years, masters is good enough to be nominated for an Aussie wildcard but he will never be good enough to qualify, no chance. The only doubt is holders personality which, from what I've heard he thinks is a 'laugh' is suspect to say the least. 

He’s a box of frogs jack but he’s a class act and I really wanted him at bv this year.

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4 hours ago, stevebrum said:

Likewise.

Likewise from me Steve enjoy the season,Masters is a rider you would know  more about than me but  he has come along way.I remember when he got bombed out at Somerset i think Monberg replaced him??? since then he was  really good at Edinburgh .And then has gone on to do a great job for  the Wolves it will be interesting to see how his career pans out.

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9 hours ago, Daniel Smith said:

Never said he's reached his ceiling did I??

All I said was Fricke will stagnate and Holder and Kurtz will be better than him by the time they're all 25.

Nothing stopping Fricke later on doing a Doyle at 30 years old. All I'm saying is for me Fricke has something missing from his game and I can't put my finger on it. It's not his gating either as some are suggesting.

Life throws so many objects in front of people and things change in a flash. Just right now, in my opinion, Kurtz and Holder will be better come the ages of 25.

 

You might want to look up the difference between a fact and an opinion.  You seem to present your opinions as facts... you are wholly entitled to your opinions BUT they are not facts.  

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16 hours ago, Sidney the robin said:

Likewise from me Steve enjoy the season,Masters is a rider you would know  more about than me but  he has come along way.I remember when he got bombed out at Somerset i think Monberg replaced him??? since then he was  really good at Edinburgh .And then has gone on to do a great job for  the Wolves it will be interesting to see how his career pans out.

Thanks STR. Good luck to the Robins too.

Masters has made some decent progress the past 3 seasons, whether he has plateaued tho remains to be seen. He has established himself as a decent top flight rider and improved year on year. Not sure If he will reach the heights of GP status but then no one thought Doyle would either 5 years ago so if he wants it bad enough I wouldn’t be surprised.

He is just as likely as Kurtz/Holder/Fricke imho although of course they have age and expected ability on their side.

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2 minutes ago, stevebrum said:

Thanks STR. Good luck to the Robins too.

Masters has made some decent progress the past 3 seasons, whether he has plateaued tho remains to be seen. He has established himself as a decent top flight rider and improved year on year. Not sure If he will reach the heights of GP status but then no one thought Doyle would either 5 years ago so if he wants it bad enough I wouldn’t be surprised.

He is just as likely as Kurtz/Holder/Fricke imho although of course they have age and expected ability on their side.

Thorssell what do you expect Steve this year?  he is a rider i really like and can put half a point on his average.I also would love him to get a testimonial for the Wolves in time riders like him are rare in British speedway these days.Becker/ Morris also look an interesting partnership at reserve i think they could surprise anyway good luck to Wolves. 

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2 hours ago, geoff58 said:

think fricke just prooved who is top dog by winning first round tonight and it won't  be his last win neither also 10 pts for lidsey this guy is a steal on 4pt average !! 

People are talking like he is a risk.

On a 4 point average. At reserve. He will be the signing of the season.

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4 hours ago, acef said:

People are talking like he is a risk.

On a 4 point average. At reserve. He will be the signing of the season.

I actually thought when he come over here,  he would  do the Championship first.But he has progressed so well and the top league is so watered down now if if I predicted Jaimon will average 5.50 plus.

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22 hours ago, Sidney the robin said:

Thorssell what do you expect Steve this year?  he is a rider i really like and can put half a point on his average.I also would love him to get a testimonial for the Wolves in time riders like him are rare in British speedway these days.Becker/ Morris also look an interesting partnership at reserve i think they could surprise anyway good luck to Wolves. 

Think he had a tough season throughout Europe last season so he can only be better this season. Starting off lower down the order should see him improve by half a point at least I reckon. Wolves have had a fair few testimonials over the last 10 years and I agree loyalty is a rare breed these days. I like the look of this team. Robins are real dark horses to me too.

22 hours ago, geoff58 said:

think fricke just prooved who is top dog by winning first round tonight and it won't  be his last win neither also 10 pts for lidsey this guy is a steal on 4pt average !! 

In fairness the Oz championships prove nothing as Tungate has been champion. Lidsey will be great to watch next year I reckon,

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