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Cook is a poor signing, his average is only going one way an it's not up. A rider who has peaked and at time thought he was better than he actually was. The fact that he cant hack it in Poland but the likes of the up an coming Bewley and Lambert can says it all 

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1 hour ago, Midget said:

Cook is a poor signing, his average is only going one way an it's not up. A rider who has peaked and at time thought he was better than he actually was. The fact that he cant hack it in Poland but the likes of the up an coming Bewley and Lambert can says it all 

Can't agree with you there, I think his average will go up! He can't be too bad as he's qualified for a GP series something Bewley & Lambert haven't done yet!

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2 hours ago, Midget said:

Cook is a poor signing, his average is only going one way an it's not up. A rider who has peaked and at time thought he was better than he actually was. The fact that he cant hack it in Poland but the likes of the up an coming Bewley and Lambert can says it all 

I think he's a good signing on 7.58. Will at the worst hold his average imho.

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1 hour ago, szkocjasid said:

For their last spot, just sign anyone for a few weeks then when the Champ teams get a first new ave, sign Nico Covatti on a converted Champ ave (7.88 / 1.6 = 4.93) which will be lower than his current Prem ave (5.27)!

Can’t do that. Covatti would come in on what ever average is the highest between his current Premier or Championship converted average. 

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20 hours ago, Midget said:

Cook is a poor signing, his average is only going one way an it's not up. A rider who has peaked and at time thought he was better than he actually was. The fact that he cant hack it in Poland but the likes of the up an coming Bewley and Lambert can says it all 

If the British Championship was held over seven rounds at every track in the Premiership, I would suggest Cook would win it by some margin...

Had a higher away average than both Lambert and Bewley

And a home track he had ridden regularly for less than one season suggests he could improve this in 2020 now more dialled in..

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7 hours ago, Daniel Smith said:

Can’t do that. Covatti would come in on what ever average is the highest between his current Premier or Championship converted average. 

It worked for Cookie last season didn't it?Unless the rules have changed?

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4 hours ago, mikebv said:

If the British Championship was held over seven rounds st every track in the Premiership, I would suggest Cook would win it by some margin...

Had a higher away average than both Lambert and Bewley

And a home track he had ridden regularly for less than one season suggests he could improve this in 2020 now more dialled in..

Good idea, finish off at the NSS!

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Cook and Lambert one of the best spearhead in this league with back up from Riss we have a very strong top 3. I think if we can get someone with great potential like Pickering or Jeppesen at 7 with Proctor at 6 that could be one of the strongest reserve partnership. Biggest worry is the middle order think Both Jorgensen and Kerr will have time at reserve which will do them good. Clear up every home meeting pick up points away and we will be in the top four. Problem is we always seem to have a blip at home and just miss out on points away.

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53 minutes ago, Daniel Smith said:

Cook came in his existing Premier average 

I beg to differ.Cook finished the 2018 season on a 7.73 average.He joined Lynn on a 7.19,even allowing the 2.5 reduction doesn't bring it down to nowhere near that.

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54 minutes ago, tellboy said:

I beg to differ.Cook finished the 2018 season on a 7.73 average.He joined Lynn on a 7.19,even allowing the 2.5 reduction doesn't bring it down to nowhere near that.

You are correct. It was his Championship average he came in on.

Strangely though, the 2019 regulations didn't allow for that to be the case as he'd not missed the Premiership for more than 1 season. Rules had been wrongly interpreted as not having a current 2019 Premiership average for which he did. As the averages are rolling the final averages of 2018 would be the averages of 2019 so Cook had a current 2019 Premiership average and should have had that average. The fact that his Premiership average would have taken King's Lynn over the poinys limit would suggest someone may have helped themselves to an MC approval ;)

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16 hours ago, szkocjasid said:

I'd go for Summers!

I think I probably would as well. He knows the  tracks from the off. so not a gamble. Unless Buster has found a stonker, which isn't easy.

I know the season hasn't started yet, but looking at the team, the top 2 will do ok, as will the reserves.Our week links away will probaby be TJ and Lewis. I think they will swap around a fair bit with the reserves throughout the season, leaving our engine room weak away from home whoever steps up into the 1-5. You need some points on the road to reach the playoffs.

Hope i'm wrong.

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1 hour ago, Daniel Smith said:

You are correct. It was his Championship average he came in on.

Strangely though, the 2019 regulations didn't allow for that to be the case as he'd not missed the Premiership for more than 1 season. Rules had been wrongly interpreted as not having a current 2019 Premiership average for which he did. As the averages are rolling the final averages of 2018 would be the averages of 2019 so Cook had a current 2019 Premiership average and should have had that average. The fact that his Premiership average would have taken King's Lynn over the poinys limit would suggest someone may have helped themselves to an MC approval ;)

That’s not correct, Art 16.2.5 explains why. No ‘special dispensation’ needed.

 

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1 hour ago, NeilWatson said:

That’s not correct, Art 16.2.5 explains why. No ‘special dispensation’ needed.

 

It is correct otherwise, by what you're interpreting it as, a rider can not sign for a Premiership club for the first week of the season then come in on his Championship average. 

As an example: Brian Bongo finished the previous Prem season on a 12.00 average. He also finished the Championship season on a 5.00 average.

Misses the first week of the Premiership the following season so would come in on his Championship converted average? 

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