scottyfan 824 Posted January 7, 2018 1 hour ago, dontforgetthefueltapsbruv said: When was the last time any team won the league without making a change to their starting line up.....? Poole 2015!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scaramanga 895 Posted January 7, 2018 2 hours ago, SCB said: It makes me laugh when people decide to base a rider entire next 12 months in Europe based on a meeting or 3 in Australia on weird tracks and probably on weird bikes. Holder, Kurtz, Fricke, Tungate and Pickering have all ridden between 30 and 100 meetings in Europe the last 12 months for you to know how good they are. The idea that 1 meeting is going to suddenly make them good or bad is laughable. People do this with Mason Campton year after year, he does alright in Aus then people are shocked that he's still rubbish in the UK - like themn previous years of being rubbish in the UK don't matter! how often have you seen mason ride some meetings last year he looked like he could beat anyone but ill also agree some meetings he beat himself many times and looked like a total newcomer could give him a good go what i will say is mason campton is world class compared to mitchell davey who not many have a problem with and he even now gets classed as a brit dont get me wrong i like davey always well turned out and looks good on the bike but he just cant score points Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pinny 2,536 Posted January 7, 2018 Just a joke when people see a few Aussie results and try making it out as if thats how they will ride all season in the UK. Sedgmen is another who is superb in Aus then quite frankly pants in the UK. Brady Kurtz when announced as Pooles number one looked weak as people assumed the big guns would be flocking back to UK speedway, but they havent and now its becoming clearer that this top flight will be one of the weakest ever, BK is starting to look like one of the stronger number ones. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Duane 65 Posted January 7, 2018 18 hours ago, dontforgetthefueltapsbruv said: At just $25 a point you can see why they give it a miss..... You forgot to mention it’s $3500 per round to win & $500 per round for 16th place, not bad.. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv 10,695 Posted January 7, 2018 Thanks Duane - I wasnt aware of that level of prize money. Although at an average around $7000 its likely it may just cover costs of 4 rounds of travel for those based near one of the venues. Those travelling from further - Perth or from Europe - would likely still be out of pocket Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DC2 11,150 Posted January 7, 2018 4 hours ago, Pinny said: Brady Kurtz when announced as Pooles number one looked weak as people assumed the big guns would be flocking back to UK speedway, but they havent and now its becoming clearer that this top flight will be one of the weakest ever, BK is starting to look like one of the stronger number ones. Nope, he’s the weakest number one by some margin (at least half a point), bar Rye House. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv 10,695 Posted January 7, 2018 2 minutes ago, DC2 said: Nope, he’s the weakest number one by some margin (at least half a point), bar Rye House. But quite possibly the biggest potential Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ray c 2,299 Posted January 7, 2018 26 minutes ago, dontforgetthefueltapsbruv said: But quite possibly the biggest potential Yep agree with that Brady can only get better Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
A ORLOV 8,628 Posted January 7, 2018 5 minutes ago, ray c said: Yep agree with that Brady can only get better You hope ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gavan 5,049 Posted January 7, 2018 On paper Kurtz is one of the weakest but for sure he has the most potential. Needs to step up to the level of Morris in the elite league as a minimum this season i would say. Poole going down the strength in depth route but as of yet not found a second and third heat leader to back up Kurtz Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bagpuss 10,757 Posted January 7, 2018 Far be it from me to defend the south coast mafia but Kurtz won every race he finished yesterday so a bit harsh to stick the boot in on him anyway. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skidder1 7,632 Posted January 7, 2018 (edited) The thing is that even if when Brady retains his 8 point average, he is unlikely to stay at number one in the Poole team anyway!! PS. HAPPY BIRTHDAY MIDDLO. Edited January 7, 2018 by Skidder1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pirates Of Poole 761 Posted January 7, 2018 24 minutes ago, Gavan said: On paper Kurtz is one of the weakest but for sure he has the most potential. Needs to step up to the level of Morris in the elite league as a minimum this season i would say. Poole going down the strength in depth route but as of yet not found a second and third heat leader to back up Kurtz Bit unfair on Josh who was Somerset number 1 last year and finished with an average of 7.34! I would certainly put him as a very good 3rd HL if not 2nd. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lisa-colette 6,018 Posted January 7, 2018 36 minutes ago, Gavan said: On paper Kurtz is one of the weakest but for sure he has the most potential. Needs to step up to the level of Morris in the elite league as a minimum this season i would say. Poole going down the strength in depth route but as of yet not found a second and third heat leader to back up Kurtz Erm, has Morris rode at no1 for Swindon yet?! He'll find it a bit different to last year as he can't hide behind JD anymore if he has an iffy meeting. Be interesting to see how he handles more pressure on him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ray c 2,299 Posted January 7, 2018 47 minutes ago, A ORLOV said: You hope ! Not a case of hope he will Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
