PTW Posted December 14, 2023 Report Share Posted December 14, 2023 I would go with Ben at 5 purely because atm I think he’s better than Brennan and can handle the tougher heats and it’s his natural progression to go to no5 now as he’s s had a very good year at no3 and many times deserved ht15 so think his time has come to go in the big 2 heats 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JanAndersen Posted December 14, 2023 Report Share Posted December 14, 2023 We’ve got quite a few riders in the championship not ready for that level. Inevitable really when you cut the totals. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szkocjasid Posted December 14, 2023 Report Share Posted December 14, 2023 1 hour ago, PTW said: I would go with Ben at 5 purely because atm I think he’s better than Brennan and can handle the tougher heats and it’s his natural progression to go to no5 now as he’s s had a very good year at no3 and many times deserved ht15 so think his time has come to go in the big 2 heats Poole nearly always seem to put their strongest 2 at 1&5 (correctly imo). I don't see why you'd keep Ben & Zach at 3&4 just because they ride well together, especially if it makes them weaker with Brennan at 5. Look at Holder & Ward, they were fabulous riding together, but they weren't partnered at 1&2 (could've been) just because they rode well together, would have upset the balance of the team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szkocjasid Posted December 14, 2023 Report Share Posted December 14, 2023 54 minutes ago, JanAndersen said: We’ve got quite a few riders in the championship not ready for that level. Inevitable really when you cut the totals. Maybe a couple are stepping up early, but as long as they ride at 7 & meeting the opposing no 7 three times a match, should work out well. Putting them at 6 (harder rides) and it does nothing for their development (or certainly makes it harder). Wish the Champ teams had followed the Prem rules re number 7s - if they really cared about rider development, they would have imo. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STEVEHOLS54 Posted December 15, 2023 Report Share Posted December 15, 2023 Considering a good few knew well in advance our 6 named riders, any ideas/clues on who the last one is. Have seen comments from it being a new Aussie to a untried Continental/Scandinavian rider. One would assume they already have him signed up. I'm intrigued if he is an untried Eur/Scand rider how they would get around the 5 point limit for these riders if they have already ridden in Leagues around Europe/Scand. Same applies to an Aussie if he has ridden Europe prior to UK. An thoughts/ideas who it could be ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreverblue Posted December 15, 2023 Report Share Posted December 15, 2023 Personally I do not like the way this team has been built, looks very vulnerable lower down, I would prefer not having Brennan and having better riders lower down with at least one strong reserve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharpenRake Posted December 15, 2023 Report Share Posted December 15, 2023 On 12/13/2023 at 1:04 PM, Nickinho said: If I was the Poole boss I'd bring back Joe Thompson on a 3.51 Towards the end of the season he was looking like a number 4 and his performance in the u21s around Ashfield was terrific. And speaking of Ashfield, in the first leg of the Championship final he beat Tarasenko fair and square and really impressed me. Bringing in a 4.00 foreign rider could have its disadvantages and being old fashioned I'd rather see places go to British riders. Firstly, Joe wasn't in the U21 meeting at Ashfield, it was brother Dan that impressed. Secondly as already posted at the time Vadim felt his engine vibrating and was trying to nurse the bike home. You will remember he won his first 3 rides and was extremely fast. To be fair Joe didn’t give up unlike some more experienced riders and managed to pass him but they were both some way behind. To put Joe's performance in perspective he scored 2+1 from 6 rides. I wish him well at Plymouth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaColette Posted December 15, 2023 Report Share Posted December 15, 2023 33 minutes ago, foreverblue said: Personally I do not like the way this team has been built, looks very vulnerable lower down, I would prefer not having Brennan and having better riders lower down with at least one strong reserve. A lot of 2 pointers in the league this year though FB and have to bear in mind the league is weaker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreverblue Posted December 15, 2023 Report Share Posted December 15, 2023 3 minutes ago, lisa-colette said: A lot of 2 pointers in the league this year though FB and have to bear in mind the league is weaker True but our reserves may struggle against teams who havent gone with 2 pointers, could have got Ablitt back, at least he has experience in this league, Perry may well be one that struggles, just think Brennan's points could be used better lower down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveLyric2 Posted December 15, 2023 Report Share Posted December 15, 2023 I think the plan was to keep Zach as a 2nd string rather than heat leader, which was made possible by Tom Brennan's availability! Most teams have at least one 2-pointer at reserve to start with! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaColette Posted December 15, 2023 Report Share Posted December 15, 2023 51 minutes ago, foreverblue said: True but our reserves may struggle against teams who havent gone with 2 pointers, could have got Ablitt back, at least he has experience in this league, Perry may well be one that struggles, just think Brennan's points could be used better lower down. Fair enough. But some teams like Redcar have got riders just over 2 points, so not much in it. Also who else has some like Zach as second string. Not many! I am looking forward to H2, you won't be able to predict what will happen but there is a lot of potential there. Exciting times! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaColette Posted December 15, 2023 Report Share Posted December 15, 2023 12 minutes ago, Skidder1 said: I think the plan was to keep Zach as a 2nd string rather than heat leader, which was made possible by Tom Brennan's availability! Most teams have at least one 2-pointer at reserve to start with! Plus they said Max was always in the plans whatever happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishersGate Posted December 15, 2023 Report Share Posted December 15, 2023 Poole built a team last year on always being strong at reserve and 2 n 4. This time round they've gone for complete fire power. For a 38 point limit to be having 4 heat leaders in some doing. They are going be destroying teams at home with that firepower. Yes weaker at reserve but many other teams have 2 point riders in the side. I've watched M Perry last year at Leicester, super smooth style and has a bright future. Don't expect him though to fly around the air fence just yet. He's only 16 and is coming off a bad crash, but what I will say is II rarely saw him fall off the bike. Always gets points and if he's a Poole fan even better. Curious to see who the last rider is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreverblue Posted December 15, 2023 Report Share Posted December 15, 2023 (edited) 52 minutes ago, lisa-colette said: Fair enough. But some teams like Redcar have got riders just over 2 points, so not much in it. Also who else has some like Zach as second string. Not many! I am looking forward to H2, you won't be able to predict what will happen but there is a lot of potential there. Exciting times! We could have kept the reserves and had Newman and Rowe. Edited December 15, 2023 by foreverblue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted December 15, 2023 Report Share Posted December 15, 2023 1 hour ago, foreverblue said: True but our reserves may struggle against teams who havent gone with 2 pointers, could have got Ablitt back, at least he has experience in this league, Perry may well be one that struggles, just think Brennan's points could be used better lower down. I think you could have a long old tail unless the last signing is a gem/ringer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreverblue Posted December 15, 2023 Report Share Posted December 15, 2023 5 minutes ago, Bagpuss said: I think you could have a long old tail unless the last signing is a gem/ringer. Yes I agree, previous teams have always been built with one strong rider at reserve. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaColette Posted December 15, 2023 Report Share Posted December 15, 2023 I don't see the issue tbh, looking at other line ups so far only Plymouth have strong reserves and they sacrificed a HL to do it. I don't think we will be the best team straight away but I think we will get better as the season goes along imo. A bit like Redcar last season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewy Posted December 15, 2023 Report Share Posted December 15, 2023 Middlo is quoted as saying "reserves win meetings "change of strategy for Poole it seems. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveLyric2 Posted December 15, 2023 Report Share Posted December 15, 2023 4 minutes ago, lewy said: Middlo is quoted as saying "reserves win meetings "change of strategy for Poole it seems. So does a strong1-4 as in 2021 and 2022. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STEVEHOLS54 Posted December 15, 2023 Report Share Posted December 15, 2023 (edited) Some expressing concerns over our 2 young reserves but should hold up against a lot of the others. Not seen a single comment on who our last signing may be on a 4 as he is obviously an overseas rider. Would have thought with younger/more inexperienced youngsters in both slots, it will be even more important that the young 4 pointer hits the ground running. Still struggling to come up with names as not sure at what stage a rider jumps from a 4 to a 5 if raced in Pol U24 or Scand. Could it be you have to ride a minimum of ?? meetings or rides to get upgraded to a 5 ?? Edited December 15, 2023 by STEVEHOLS54 added to message. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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