SharpenRake Posted November 4, 2019 Report Share Posted November 4, 2019 29 minutes ago, Fromafar said: Very “hit or miss”for me ,Ht 14 wins kept his average up. And that was why Paul was crucial for the team - heat 14 wins. Sometimes I can't understand some of the 'comments/ criticism' that appears on here. If Paul scored well it tended to mean Claus didn't and vice versa. Claus was criticised mid way thru the season as having his usual dip yet by the end of the season he was incredible and had upped his average which, with due respect, at his age is something to be proud of. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted November 4, 2019 Report Share Posted November 4, 2019 21 minutes ago, SharpenRake said: And that was why Paul was crucial for the team - heat 14 wins. Sometimes I can't understand some of the 'comments/ criticism' that appears on here. If Paul scored well it tended to mean Claus didn't and vice versa. Claus was criticised mid way thru the season as having his usual dip yet by the end of the season he was incredible and had upped his average which, with due respect, at his age is something to be proud of. It was not a criticism it was only an opinion, and it is about riders that can improve their average in this sport,6.49 is a decent averages is he value on that average. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TotallyHonestJohn Posted November 4, 2019 Report Share Posted November 4, 2019 26 minutes ago, geoff100 said: Just the one point to argue with you"thj" yes the 1980 comets were poor but we had some great racing with boys against men esp one night against Newcastle and it came at great cost to " eddie" but he kept the sport going and for that we will always be gratefull. Sent you a PM to keep this tripe off here... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The H Man Posted November 5, 2019 Report Share Posted November 5, 2019 The Tigers could always sign another Dane to bring home the bacon....! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Blobby Posted November 5, 2019 Report Share Posted November 5, 2019 Don’t know if starke will be back after speaking to him last season. see young Kyle will not be back next season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted November 5, 2019 Report Share Posted November 5, 2019 54 minutes ago, Mr Blobby said: Don’t know if starke will be back after speaking to him last season. see young Kyle will not be back next season. Expect Tigers to have another youngster lined up, and be relying on young Bailey to make a big step up as other reserve.Being honest don’t think Bickley made as much progress as he would have expected last season.He is still very young though.He will get another Team no problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MD Posted November 5, 2019 Report Share Posted November 5, 2019 Kyle needs to become more accomplished on the tighter technical tracks and on trickier surfaces to progress IMO. Its all very well being good on slick tracks but so is everyone else. He needs to add more to his skill set. He did nothing wrong at GLA but now needs to find the right track to continue his education. Wish him well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlasVegas Posted November 6, 2019 Report Share Posted November 6, 2019 12 hours ago, MD said: Kyle needs to become more accomplished on the tighter technical tracks and on trickier surfaces to progress IMO. Its all very well being good on slick tracks but so is everyone else. He needs to add more to his skill set. He did nothing wrong at GLA but now needs to find the right track to continue his education. Wish him well. Wouldn't disagree with that assessment tbf. Also seemed to rely on his gating a bit too much for my liking, all that said though he exceeded my expectations this season and played a strong part in the season long success. Certainly still on the up and a good future ahead of him. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazc Posted November 6, 2019 Report Share Posted November 6, 2019 16 hours ago, Mr Blobby said: Don’t know if starke will be back after speaking to him last season. see young Kyle will not be back next season. Wouldn't be a surprise if Paul didn't return with potentially more southern based teams in the fold. Poole would be a good fit being an ex Pirate would make sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TotallyHonestJohn Posted November 6, 2019 Report Share Posted November 6, 2019 17 hours ago, Fromafar said: Expect Tigers to have another youngster lined up, and be relying on young Bailey to make a big step up as other reserve.Being honest don’t think Bickley made as much progress as he would have expected last season.He is still very young though.He will get another Team no problem Honestly He nearly doubled his average in what was only his second season in the Championship; Last year at Worky he settled in and visited all the Championship tracks in a competitive environment at the relevant standard and this year at Glasgow I think he done more than expected of him to be fair 16 hours ago, MD said: Kyle needs to become more accomplished on the tighter technical tracks and on trickier surfaces to progress IMO. Its all very well being good on slick tracks but so is everyone else. He needs to add more to his skill set. He did nothing wrong at GLA but now needs to find the right track to continue his education. Wish him well. Whilst I don't disagree with much of what you are saying as Newcastle is probably Kyle's least favourite track closely followed by Edinburgh; and as stated above it is only his second season at this level and he is progressing to be fair which can be seen from the increase in his average. Next year I can see him sticking another point to a point and a half on his current average and continuing his apprenticeship. I believe he will be riding as a competent No 2 in someones championship team by the end of the season and if he does fancy learning on a "Trick Track" I would love to see him at Newcastle. Regards THJ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted November 6, 2019 Report Share Posted November 6, 2019 12 minutes ago, TotallyHonestJohn said: Honestly He nearly doubled his average in what was only his second season in the Championship; Last year at Worky he settled in and visited all the Championship tracks in a competitive environment at the relevant standard and this year at Glasgow I think he done more than expected of him to be fair Whilst I don't disagree with much of what you are saying as Newcastle is probably Kyle's least favourite track closely followed by Edinburgh; and as stated above it is only his second season at this level and he is progressing to be fair which can be seen from the increase in his average. Next year I can see him sticking another point to a point and a half on his current average and continuing his apprenticeship. I believe he will be riding as a competent No 2 in someones championship team by the end of the season and if he does fancy learning on a "Trick Track" I would love to see him at Newcastle. Regards THJ Considering he start on a 2.00 at reserve not that difficult ,plus he had a full season at reserve for Workington in 2018. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boothers Posted November 6, 2019 Report Share Posted November 6, 2019 (edited) Sorry but statistically Kyle started on an assessed average of 2 - his actual average for his first season at Workington in 2018 was 1.37. His average over the 2019 season for Glasgow was 4.54. Pretty impressive improvement I'd say. Edited November 6, 2019 by Boothers 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TotallyHonestJohn Posted November 6, 2019 Report Share Posted November 6, 2019 27 minutes ago, Fromafar said: Considering he start on a 2.00 at reserve not that difficult ,plus he had a full season at reserve for Workington in 2018. Yep and if you take that 2.00 as a starting point (rather than the 1.37 Boothers pointed out as the true figure) he still put 1.79 on this 2.00 average which is pretty impressive to me. If all the other Glasgow riders put 1.79 on their combined averages you would have been shouting from the top of every Munro in Scotland after winning all four competitions with a combined team average of over 50.00 from the starting point of 38.00 but they didn't and as history shows Glasgow didn't win anything unfortunately... its harder than you think ask any of the 20+ riders who finished on a lower average than he did... I think the kid has done brilliant this season and will do just as well next... Regards THJ 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted November 6, 2019 Report Share Posted November 6, 2019 26 minutes ago, TotallyHonestJohn said: Yep and if you take that 2.00 as a starting point (rather than the 1.37 Boothers pointed out as the true figure) he still put 1.79 on this 2.00 average which is pretty impressive to me. If all the other Glasgow riders put 1.79 on their combined averages you would have been shouting from the top of every Munro in Scotland after winning all four competitions with a combined team average of over 50.00 from the starting point of 38.00 but they didn't and as history shows Glasgow didn't win anything unfortunately... its harder than you think ask any of the 20+ riders who finished on a lower average than he did... I think the kid has done brilliant this season and will do just as well next... Regards THJ Glasgow couldn’t have been as impressed as you 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The H Man Posted November 6, 2019 Report Share Posted November 6, 2019 Glasgow have done a deal with a young (at heart anyway) Danish rider I hear! He’ll be a great asset on and off the track! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruffdiamond Posted November 6, 2019 Report Share Posted November 6, 2019 14 minutes ago, The H Man said: Glasgow have done a deal with a young (at heart anyway) Danish rider I hear! He’ll be a great asset on and off the track! Ully? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topaz325 Posted November 6, 2019 Report Share Posted November 6, 2019 Nicki Pedersen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bump Posted November 6, 2019 Report Share Posted November 6, 2019 23 minutes ago, The H Man said: Glasgow have done a deal with a young (at heart anyway) Danish rider I hear! He’ll be a great asset on and off the track! Ole Olsen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Fromafar Posted November 6, 2019 Report Share Posted November 6, 2019 54 minutes ago, The H Man said: Glasgow have done a deal with a young (at heart anyway) Danish rider I hear! He’ll be a great asset on and off the track! Henning Bager. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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