Poole 2025

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21 hours ago, szkocjasid said:

I'm very positive, they won't have 0.96 available come July 1st.

Tbh I can certainly see this team winning the league (with Cairns).

Funnily enough if he had wanted to do Championship we could have had Ben Cook instead of Kerr.

[Arthur54]

1 hour ago, Trackrat said:

Congratulations on having access to the internet. Waste of a post.

Better than being a waste of space 

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31 minutes ago, foreverblue said:

Funnily enough if he had wanted to do Championship we could have had Ben Cook instead of Kerr.

That would've been an awesome team.

[PTW]

On 12/16/2024 at 6:53 PM, szkocjasid said:

I'm very positive, they won't have 0.96 available come July 1st.

Tbh I can certainly see this team winning the league (with Cairns).

That 0.96 will easily be taken up with Rowe and Starke increasing there averages.

 

Cairns coming in for me is the only change I foresee all the rest don’t need changing imo.

Edited Tuesday at 07:12 PM by PTW

[SharpenRake]

50 minutes ago, PTW said:

That 0.96 will easily be taken up with Rowe and Starke increasing there averages.

 

Cairns coming in for me is the only change I foresee all the rest don’t need changing imo.

So now we know who the no.7 is 

[szkocjasid]

55 minutes ago, PTW said:

That 0.96 will easily be taken up with Rowe and Starke increasing there averages.

 

Cairns coming in for me is the only change I foresee all the rest don’t need changing imo.

 

3 minutes ago, SharpenRake said:

So now we know who the no.7 is 

@PTW completely agree.

@SharpenRake I cannot see any 2.00 rider scoring better than Starke, so think whoever signs will be the one dropped for Cairns (if he's at Poole)

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1 minute ago, szkocjasid said:

 

@PTW completely agree.

@SharpenRake I cannot see any 2.00 rider scoring better than Starke, so think whoever signs will be the one dropped for Cairns (if he's at Poole)

Neither do I ! Read my post again and just to emphasise. PTW wrote Cairns will be replacing 'me'  . In other words PTW must think he is the Poole no.7 and he knows Cairns will replace him. 

[SteveLyric2]

11 minutes ago, SharpenRake said:

Neither do I ! Read my post again and just to emphasise. PTW wrote Cairns will be replacing 'me'  . In other words PTW must think he is the Poole no.7 and he knows Cairns will replace him. 

Is PTW JG?

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54 minutes ago, SteveLyric2 said:

Is PTW JG?

Jason Garrad?

[szkocjasid]

2 hours ago, SharpenRake said:

Neither do I ! Read my post again and just to emphasise. PTW wrote Cairns will be replacing 'me'  . In other words PTW must think he is the Poole no.7 and he knows Cairns will replace him. 

If he used a comma it wouldn't have meant that

Cairns coming in, for me is the only change I foresee all the rest don’t need changing imo.

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32 minutes ago, szkocjasid said:

If he used a comma it wouldn't have meant that

Cairns coming in, for me is the only change I foresee all the rest don’t need changing imo.

I have a feeling one of the rest may need changing at some point.

[gmuncie]

I still rate Poole as the team to beat, look at the team that starts this season compared to start of last 

Lawson, Z Cook, Thomsen back 

Kerr for B Cook at Championship level isn’t much different imo, yes Cook will kick on and have a great few years but at this level Kerr will be up there with the best 2nd heatleaders.

Rowe for Brennan, not sure anyone expected Tom to have quite as good a year as he did last, I don’t think Anders will repeat that but I reckon he’ll be a 8 point rider.

Starke for Hagon, Hagon a bit stronger but he was being carried by season end, Starke you’d expect to get back to 4 or 4.5 

AN Other for Perry, whoever it is can’t really score less than Max did so let’s say it is a Cairns for Foord swap in reality, Cairns expectation might need tempered from those thinking he is the next Zmarzlik, Briggs, Rickardsson etc but with the backing and kit he has he’ll average 4.5/5 in the championship at a canter.

if I was a Poole fan I’d have no reason to panic and fans of other teams predicting their demise I think is just wishful thinking. 

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1 hour ago, gmuncie said:

I still rate Poole as the team to beat, look at the team that starts this season compared to start of last 

Lawson, Z Cook, Thomsen back 

Kerr for B Cook at Championship level isn’t much different imo, yes Cook will kick on and have a great few years but at this level Kerr will be up there with the best 2nd heatleaders.

Rowe for Brennan, not sure anyone expected Tom to have quite as good a year as he did last, I don’t think Anders will repeat that but I reckon he’ll be a 8 point rider.

Starke for Hagon, Hagon a bit stronger but he was being carried by season end, Starke you’d expect to get back to 4 or 4.5 

AN Other for Perry, whoever it is can’t really score less than Max did so let’s say it is a Cairns for Foord swap in reality, Cairns expectation might need tempered from those thinking he is the next Zmarzlik, Briggs, Rickardsson etc but with the backing and kit he has he’ll average 4.5/5 in the championship at a canter.

if I was a Poole fan I’d have no reason to panic and fans of other teams predicting their demise I think is just wishful thinking. 

Who's your supplier?

[gmuncie]

33 minutes ago, Diamonds85 said:

Who's your supplier?

Only time will tell but I think those taking glee at Poole’s lineup and predicting doom will be disappointed come season’s end as while there are some good looking teams I don’t see any better than the Pirates currently. 

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15 minutes ago, gmuncie said:

Only time will tell but I think those taking glee at Poole’s lineup and predicting doom will be disappointed come season’s end as while there are some good looking teams I don’t see any better than the Pirates currently. 

I don't for one second believe that Poole will finish anywhere other than in the top 2 and probably make it to the final in everything. But to say Ben Cook for Lewis Kerr is like for like and Anders Rowe will be an 8 point rider is insane. Ben Cook was pretty much in the top 5 riders last season, I think he finished 6th highest if memory serves me well, and I don't think Lewis Kerr, although a good rider, is considered one of the best in the league. And I do think Anders will have a good season next year, but he'll do very good to make it to an 8 point average.

[SteveLyric2]

So the latest no.7 whisper on the Poole fans fb page is C.W.?!

The only 2point CW I can think of is Belle Vue's NDL Chad Wirtzfeld? He did use to be Poole's mascot!!! Any takers........?

Edited Wednesday at 02:37 PM by SteveLyric2

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8 minutes ago, Diamonds85 said:

I don't for one second believe that Poole will finish anywhere other than in the top 2 and probably make it to the final in everything. But to say Ben Cook for Lewis Kerr is like for like and Anders Rowe will be an 8 point rider is insane. Ben Cook was pretty much in the top 5 riders last season, I think he finished 6th highest if memory serves me well, and I don't think Lewis Kerr, although a good rider, is considered one of the best in the league. And I do think Anders will have a good season next year, but he'll do very good to make it to an 8 point average.

Agree with all that, as I said previously with the way the team has been built, if Ben wanted to do Championship we could have fitted him in and that would make a massive difference. Kerr is not terrible but he is no Ben Cook, he may improve his average slightly but I don't see him getting to much over 8, Anders will improve his average too but more 7 than 8, Zach definitely has improvement in him and so has Tobias, we will need all of them to improve to win the title. 

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2 minutes ago, SteveLyric2 said:

So the latest no.7 whisper on the Poole fans fb page is C.W.?!

The only 2point CW I can think of is Belle Vue's NDL Chad Wirtzfeld? He did use to be Poole's mascot!!! Any takers........?

Don't really know why the concern about the number 7, it does not really matter who it is.

[Diamonds85]

1 minute ago, SteveLyric2 said:

So the latest no.7 whisper on the Poole fans fb page is C.W.?!

The only 2point CW I can think of is Belle Vue's NDL Chad Wirtzfeld? Any takers........?

Poole given special dispensation to use Charles Wright as he doubles up with Redcar on a 2.96 average 😆

Chad Wirtzfeld should be nowhere near the Championship... But he is local.

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2 minutes ago, foreverblue said:

Agree with all that, as I said previously with the way the team has been built, if Ben wanted to do Championship we could have fitted him in and that would make a massive difference. Kerr is not terrible but he is no Ben Cook, he may improve his average slightly but I don't see him getting to much over 8, Anders will improve his average too but more 7 than 8, Zach definitely has improvement in him and so has Tobias, we will need all of them to improve to win the title. 

I can see by the end of the season

1. Richard Lawson 9.00-9.50

2. Tobias Thomsen 4.75-5.25

3. Zach Cook 6.75-7.25

4. Anders Rowe 6.75-7.25

5. Lewis Kerr 7.25-7.75

6. Paul Starke 3.75-4.25

7. William Cairns 4.50-5.00

Fair assessment? Of course you Poole fans will know these riders better than me.