SaddlebowRoad Posted November 28, 2024 Report Share Posted November 28, 2024 On 11/28/2024 at 11:34 AM, foreverblue said: Kerr needs to step up next season or we are stuffed. Expand needs to step up to what? he is a 7.5-8 point rider so if he maintains his average he'll be doing his job cook rowe cairns and probably the other rider will be your improvers lawson kerr and thomsen are what they are Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaddlebowRoad Posted November 28, 2024 Report Share Posted November 28, 2024 On 11/28/2024 at 11:47 AM, Jaizer said: How do you explain his improvement with Birmingham then 🤔. Expand its all about poole dont forget 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreverblue Posted November 28, 2024 Report Share Posted November 28, 2024 On 11/28/2024 at 11:48 AM, SaddlebowRoad said: needs to step up to what? he is a 7.5-8 point rider so if he maintains his average he'll be doing his job cook rowe cairns and probably the other rider will be your improvers lawson kerr and thomsen are what they are Expand No he isnt, with his ability he should be a 8.5 point rider and was at the start of last season but had a bad season so it dropped. Riding with Lawson I expect him to get back to at least that level, he is a top rider in the championship, just needs to show it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racin Jason 72 Posted November 28, 2024 Report Share Posted November 28, 2024 On 11/28/2024 at 10:18 AM, Noelinho said: The team had to lose 5.80 points after team building discounts. It was always going to look weaker. Once the other sides are all announced, I think the Poole team will look very good. It's pointless to compare teams to previous years - it's only worth comparing them to the opposition they will face. On that measure, I don't think there will be any concerns. Expand Most sensible post of the month goes to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaddlebowRoad Posted November 28, 2024 Report Share Posted November 28, 2024 On 11/28/2024 at 11:58 AM, foreverblue said: No he isnt, with his ability he should be a 8.5 point rider and was at the start of last season but had a bad season so it dropped. Riding with Lawson I expect him to get back to at least that level, he is a top rider in the championship, just needs to show it. Expand not for me, not any more if he hits 8.5 he'll have had a remarkable season 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaColette Posted November 28, 2024 Report Share Posted November 28, 2024 On 11/28/2024 at 11:48 AM, SaddlebowRoad said: needs to step up to what? he is a 7.5-8 point rider so if he maintains his average he'll be doing his job cook rowe cairns and probably the other rider will be your improvers lawson kerr and thomsen are what they are Expand Yep, agree with that. Feel like the 3 and 4 position is important to get right. Zach and Anders should be putting a point on their average imo. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaddlebowRoad Posted November 28, 2024 Report Share Posted November 28, 2024 On 11/28/2024 at 12:31 PM, LisaColette said: Yep, agree with that. Feel like the 3 and 4 position is important to get right. Zach and Anders should be putting a point on their average imo. Expand lisa gets it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJC Posted November 28, 2024 Report Share Posted November 28, 2024 On 11/28/2024 at 8:56 AM, DJC said: True, but I think the stability of being in a pretty much all conquering side brought him on that little bit further though. The biggest shock is replacing someone who rarely missed a meeting with someone who seems to spend more time in A&E than riding. Expand Winning breeds confidence I guess. He started the season for both teams as he finished the last. The extra responsibility with Brum coupled with the lesser pressure at Poole is probably a fairer view. I'm no Poole fan but you can't argue that riders more often than not come away from there as better riders, especially the younger ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreverblue Posted November 28, 2024 Report Share Posted November 28, 2024 On 11/28/2024 at 12:02 PM, SaddlebowRoad said: not for me, not any more if he hits 8.5 he'll have had a remarkable season Expand He started 2024 on 8.39 so he should be aiming to get back to that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreverblue Posted November 28, 2024 Report Share Posted November 28, 2024 On 11/28/2024 at 12:31 PM, LisaColette said: Yep, agree with that. Feel like the 3 and 4 position is important to get right. Zach and Anders should be putting a point on their average imo. Expand Yes Zach and Anders should be improvers so should Tobias who was averaging well above his average at the end of last season but I also think kerr should be able to improve on his current average too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crescent girl Posted November 28, 2024 Report Share Posted November 28, 2024 On 11/28/2024 at 12:33 PM, SaddlebowRoad said: lisa gets it Expand Regularly 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazzac Posted November 28, 2024 Report Share Posted November 28, 2024 On 11/28/2024 at 1:01 PM, crescent girl said: Regularly Expand You mean speedway I assume? Once a week if you're lucky, but more often a 2 or 3 week gap, then nothing for 6 months..... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazzac Posted November 28, 2024 Report Share Posted November 28, 2024 On 11/28/2024 at 1:00 PM, foreverblue said: Yes Zach and Anders should be improvers so should Tobias who was averaging well above his average at the end of last season but I also think kerr should be able to improve on his current average too. Expand Just hope Kerr has an injury free season for you, he's had so many bad injuries through the years, one or 2 have taken a lot of guts to come back from. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sings4Speedway Posted November 28, 2024 Report Share Posted November 28, 2024 On 11/28/2024 at 1:25 PM, gazzac said: You mean speedway I assume? Once a week if you're lucky, but more often a 2 or 3 week gap, then nothing for 6 months..... Expand Just like a Northern tour....set off optimistic for 3 times in 3 days but often return home having seen no action. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeds Pirate Blue Posted November 28, 2024 Report Share Posted November 28, 2024 I'll put my neck out and say Kerr gets close to a 9.00 average next season, if he can remain healthy. The Poole press release notes he was in the top-15 averages in the Championship, and with at least two riders above him (Brennan and Ben Cook) no longer riding in the league, standards are being lowered, he can hopefully put 1.00+ on his average Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWellBehavedWorrall Posted November 28, 2024 Report Share Posted November 28, 2024 Big business needed for the final three riders. This is a credit to Poole‘s team building ability over the years, but it isn’t a stand-out team so far. Kerr is a strange one. I really like him and rate him, but he’s gone from Oxford’s third heat leader to Berwick’s number one and now Poole’s second heat leader over the past three seasons; it plays into the statement that you never know what Lewis Kerr you’re getting. I saw him smoke Chris Harris two or three times at Shielfield Park last season, but I also saw Lee Complin absolutely bully and out-ride him at Ashfield in the Play-Off semi-final in 2023. It’s Poole though, so it’s almost a nailed-on guarantee that he’ll have a good season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szkocjasid Posted November 28, 2024 Report Share Posted November 28, 2024 On 11/28/2024 at 10:18 AM, Noelinho said: The team had to lose 5.80 points after team building discounts. It was always going to look weaker. Once the other sides are all announced, I think the Poole team will look very good. It's pointless to compare teams to previous years - it's only worth comparing them to the opposition they will face. On that measure, I don't think there will be any concerns. Expand On 11/28/2024 at 12:02 PM, Racin Jason 72 said: Most sensible post of the month goes to you. Expand I agree, brilliant post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelShoe Posted November 28, 2024 Report Share Posted November 28, 2024 On 11/28/2024 at 12:46 PM, DJC said: Winning breeds confidence I guess. He started the season for both teams as he finished the last. The extra responsibility with Brum coupled with the lesser pressure at Poole is probably a fairer view. I'm no Poole fan but you can't argue that riders more often than not come away from there as better riders, especially the younger ones. Expand Ambiguous statement for me regarding coming away as better riders. Perhaps you could define what you mean by better riders ?. Young riders as we seen with Max Perry get dropped if not performing he certainly didn't come away as a better rider. Vinnie showed rapid improvement in his form than he had showed in the NDL the season before. Poole tend generally to make good decisions on rider recruitment ie good eye for improvers. Such riders would become more experienced and improve wherever they ride imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marksman Posted November 28, 2024 Report Share Posted November 28, 2024 On 11/28/2024 at 1:42 PM, Bleeds Pirate Blue said: I'll put my neck out and say Kerr gets close to a 9.00 average next season, if he can remain healthy. The Poole press release notes he was in the top-15 averages in the Championship, and with at least two riders above him (Brennan and Ben Cook) no longer riding in the league, standards are being lowered, he can hopefully put 1.00+ on his average Expand I think you're being a bit ambitious there, I don't know where they've got the top 15 stat from unless they are using rolling averages to make it sound better. Kerr averaged 7.09 last season, making him 20th on the list. I can't see him putting nearly 2 points on that at this stage of his career with the injuries he's had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazc Posted November 28, 2024 Report Share Posted November 28, 2024 On 11/28/2024 at 1:01 PM, crescent girl said: Regularly Expand Gutter level, too late now everyone has seen it. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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