Poole 2025

[SteveLyric2]

24 minutes ago, Marksman said:

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.

According to the final GSAs, there were 20 riders with 7.00+ averages and Lewi Kerr was 13th on 7.96 (7.76 for team building), despite carrying an injury for most of the season as well as most of the Berwick team with Schlein and Borke out for most of it. 

He should make 8.50 as a Pirate no problem.

[Marksman]

3 minutes ago, SteveLyric2 said:

According to the final GSAs, there were 20 riders with 7.00+ averages and Lewi Kerr was 13th on 7.96 (7.76 for team building), despite carrying an injury for most of the season as well as most of the Berwick team with Schlein and Borke out for most of it. 

He should make 8.50 as a Pirate no problem.

Yes, but that is exactly my point his Green Sheet or Rolling average is 7.96. But his actual average from 13 meetings in 2024 is 7.09

His green sheet average therefore includes 7 meetings from 2023 when he rode for Oxford.

[STEVEHOLS54]

All the Kerr posts re av he may achieve.

For me it could be Rowe who is the real steal for Poole.

His av with Brit discount is 6.11. Based on his 2023 av. He only came back to Champ for Glasgow later in season due to Prem & POL U24 season and rode 4 matches (2 H & 2A). AV over the 4 with a 7.76 av. Home 8 av - away 7.56 av.

Using this as a guideline you can see how his riding in Prem and the POL U24 has improved him and at still 22 he is improving (just as Brennan has improved).

If he carries on scoring at those levels and Kerr also adding a bit to his av, then it could be another decent season for Poole. Especially if Zach Cook also finds some improvement. We should not lose sight of the fact his av was 6.23 but with BP it was actually 7.44.

Even Thomsen who was 4.41 was 5.29 with BP.

Plenty to look forward to but the reserve situation could also be critical if its Cairns/another 2 pointer until July and that so important number 6 who most of us are still guessing on who it might be.

[SteveLyric2]

1 hour ago, Marksman said:

Yes, but that is exactly my point his Green Sheet or Rolling average is 7.96. But his actual average from 13 meetings in 2024 is 7.09

His green sheet average therefore includes 7 meetings from 2023 when he rode for Oxford.

But surely that logic still puts him in the top 15?

[lewy]

Come on everyone lewi kerr is the best signing ever because the Poole fans say so,despite the fact he was second choice because Kyle howarth opted for Glasgow and Poole thought they had him,apparently riding a decent track tipped the balance in the tigers favour. 

[foreverblue]

22 minutes ago, lewy said:

Come on everyone lewi kerr is the best signing ever because the Poole fans say so,despite the fact he was second choice because Kyle howarth opted for Glasgow and Poole thought they had him,apparently riding a decent track tipped the balance in the tigers favour. 

Riding a decent track tipped the balance!! He is used to riding Sheffield!  Howarth told Scunny he wanted a track closer to home!

[lewy]

14 minutes ago, foreverblue said:

Riding a decent track tipped the balance!! He is used to riding Sheffield!  Howarth told Scunny he wanted a track closer to home!

And you believe him,lol.

[foreverblue]

4 minutes ago, lewy said:

And you believe him,lol.

I never wanted him at Poole so dont really mind where he ends up.

[lewy]

Lawson has joined krakow,polish league 

[SteveLyric2]

2 hours ago, lewy said:

Come on everyone lewi kerr is the best signing ever because the Poole fans say so,despite the fact he was second choice because Kyle howarth opted for Glasgow and Poole thought they had him,apparently riding a decent track tipped the balance in the tigers favour. 

..and dear old Mark Philips and Garry May missed out on both of them!! Was it down to money or the track, or both?

[Hamster00]

Lewis Kerr will be fine, exactly as fine as he was at Oxford when he had Masters and Nicholls to share the load.

Along with Lawson, Rowe and Cook it will be one of the strongest top fours in the league and I have no doubt the whole 7 will be a match for Glasgow (If the rumours about their team is true) at the top of the table.

I do enjoy a chuckle at some Poole fans worries at the team won’t be strong enough, I can only dream of my team having those worries lol.

Barring injury woes or some drastic underperformances then I’d pencil the Pirates in for the play offs and probably the BSN and KO cup finals, semi finals at least.

[Marksman]

2 hours ago, SteveLyric2 said:

But surely that logic still puts him in the top 15?

Not if we are talking about 2024 alone and recent form it doesn’t

[SteveLyric2]

3 minutes ago, Marksman said:

Not if we are talking about 2024 alone and recent form it doesn’t

Whatever!? He will still do a good job as second heat leader with new bikes, machinery etc as long as he stays injury-free.

[Arthur54]

8 hours ago, crescent girl said:

Regularly

How do you know 

[Triple.H.]

1 hour ago, lewy said:

Lawson has joined krakow,polish league 

They've had permission to ride all home matches on wednesdays, half day closing in Krakow on wednesdays so the Poles can grow the sport by showing Speedway live on tv in Poland on wednesday afternoons.