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9 hours ago, dontforgetthefueltapsbruv said:

Cam is approx .7 lower than Nico on Premiership average so not quite basically the same

That could be a useful extra elsewhere

Agree Cam has to prove he wants to be and would be prepared for life at the top level to be considered though

Cams final prem average for wolves 2018 is listed as 4.72 and Nico at Somerset 4.70, despite being dropped before the end of the season surely cams achieved prem average from last year would still be his starting average for this year!?

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Fair play Buttons - I made the mistake of a quick glance at the team rollers rather than the official final download :t:

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20 minutes ago, dontforgetthefueltapsbruv said:

Fair play Buttons - I made the mistake of a quick glance at the team rollers rather than the official final download :t:

No worries bud easily done! Like I said for me cam just isn’t good value even at reserve on that mark!

ive got nothing against the lad and still think there’s bags of untapped potential in there, but in any sport raw talent only gets you so far, attitude, application and dedication to being the best athlete you can be play just as big a part of not bigger and for me he’s had several opportunities now and time and time again come up short.

To be fair I remember going to mildenhall when he first came over as a 15 year old he was instantly a revelation yet 7 years on how far has he progressed? I would say at 15/16 he looked every bit as special as Robert lambert or dan Bewley and look at where they’ve taken their careers in half the time! 

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2 minutes ago, 89buttons said:

 

To be fair I remember going to mildenhall when he first came over as a 15 year old he was instantly a revelation yet 7 years on how far has he progressed? I would say at 15/16 he looked every bit as special as Robert lambert or dan Bewley and look at where they’ve taken their careers in half the time! 

Friends/girlfriends and alcohol etc is what keeps a rider at standstill.

Robert Lambert was relying purely on ability and looked to have hit a wall in progression. Thus until his time with Woffy in 2017 and during the 2017 winter break dedicated himself to health and fitness. What a change he was in 2018, a totally different rider.

Speedway today is a different animal to the beer drinking socialising mayhem it used to be.

To be at the top, you have to drop ya mates and train bloody hard.

There are some very very talented young rider's in British Speedway but unfortunately they get to caught up in "having fun" outside Speedway rather than the dedication needed to try and be the best they can be.

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Im sure I read somewhere that Woofy is doing the WA meetings this year

Perhaps that could inspire Cam to review his approach

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Woffinden to me is probably the most skilful and talented rider in the world currently and has been the last few years - but it’s everything else that’s made him a 3 time world champ, lost count of how many times I’ve heard him say in interviews I know no one is working harder than I am off the bike to be the best he can be on the bike! All the top guys work so hard to maximise their potential and make any tiny little gain they can to help give them an edge, matej Zagar for example is a reserve in the Slovenian special forces - each winter he spends a couple of months training in the forest with them - a far cry from an Australian beach and cooler full of beer!

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1 hour ago, 89buttons said:

Side note, Ryan Douglas back in the uk next year 2017 champ average is 6.12 so converts to 4.08 in Prem, has always been pretty useful round Foxhall think he could certainly do a good job on that average at reserve.

Pretty useful at Foxhall.... he did score a max whilst guesting for the Witches so must be in with a shout ala Dakota North! but don't think he's completed his last 2 meetings there...

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3 hours ago, Daniel Smith said:

Friends/girlfriends and alcohol etc is what keeps a rider at standstill.

Robert Lambert was relying purely on ability and looked to have hit a wall in progression. Thus until his time with Woffy in 2017 and during the 2017 winter break dedicated himself to health and fitness. What a change he was in 2018, a totally different rider.

Speedway today is a different animal to the beer drinking socialising mayhem it used to be.

To be at the top, you have to drop ya mates and train bloody hard.

There are some very very talented young rider's in British Speedway but unfortunately they get to caught up in "having fun" outside Speedway rather than the dedication needed to try and be the best they can be.

Ahh, the good old days :)

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Ok how about

rory Schlein 7.92

bwd 5.27

danny king 6.36

scott nicholls 6.48

troy batchelor 7.69

nico covatti 4.70

ryan Douglas 4.08

42.5 exact! Note this is with Danny and Scott being eligible for the 2.5% reduction, I’m still not entirely sure if they are or not!

would be a superb team at Foxhall and have a strong reserve pair all year

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