Mattfordfan 286 Posted March 17, 2018 More than happy with Josh being captain. Best man for the job imo. B. Kurtz - Already has pressure on him riding at No.1. Doesn't need added pressure on top of that. C. Holder - As much as I like Chris he isn't the right man for the captaincy at this moment in time. Sundstrom - First season back in the UK so I think we need a more experienced rider on these shores to take the captaincy role. Woryna - Not really a captain Szczepaniak - The same as Woryna Shanes - No just let James ride without pressure in the No.7 berth. By default Grajczonek wins. Experienced racer on these shores. Mature head on his shoulders. Was captain and No.1 for Somerset so he has experience in the role and can handle the pressure. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skidder1 7,632 Posted March 17, 2018 16 minutes ago, Matt Ford Fan said: More than happy with Josh being captain. Best man for the job imo. B. Kurtz - Already has pressure on him riding at No.1. Doesn't need added pressure on top of that. C. Holder - As much as I like Chris he isn't the right man for the captaincy at this moment in time. Sundstrom - First season back in the UK so I think we need a more experienced rider on these shores to take the captaincy role. Woryna - Not really a captain Szczepaniak - The same as Woryna Shanes - No just let James ride without pressure in the No.7 berth. By default Grajczonek wins. Experienced racer on these shores. Mature head on his shoulders. Was captain and No.1 for Somerset so he has experience in the role and can handle the pressure. Hardly by 'default' if you follow MF's reasoning in the Echo. Josh is the obvious choice. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WestGorton1884 621 Posted March 17, 2018 (edited) 47 minutes ago, Matt Ford Fan said: More than happy with Josh being captain. Best man for the job imo. B. Kurtz - Already has pressure on him riding at No.1. Doesn't need added pressure on top of that. C. Holder - As much as I like Chris he isn't the right man for the captaincy at this moment in time. Sundstrom - First season back in the UK so I think we need a more experienced rider on these shores to take the captaincy role. Woryna - Not really a captain Szczepaniak - The same as Woryna Shanes - No just let James ride without pressure in the No.7 berth. By default Grajczonek wins. Experienced racer on these shores. Mature head on his shoulders. Was captain and No.1 for Somerset so he has experience in the role and can handle the pressure. Shanes - not captain? .... Do you think so ? Edited March 17, 2018 by WestGorton1884 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Starman2006 2,354 Posted March 17, 2018 (edited) 3 hours ago, foreverblue said: Yes definitely he is, not strange at all. Very experienced and has been a captain before. At first i thought Chris would be nailed on, but listening to what Matt says its the right decision. He just wants Chris to ride his bike, gain confidence and score points, which will benifit the team in the long run imo. Josh has been a captain at Somerset, so he knows what its all about, i feel the responsbillity will push him on, not pull him back. But on the same token, they can all be captains, because we are all aiming for the same goal..Its a team game.. Edited March 17, 2018 by Starman2006 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ghosty 500 Posted March 17, 2018 3 hours ago, Matt Ford Fan said: More than happy with Josh being captain. Best man for the job imo. B. Kurtz - Already has pressure on him riding at No.1. Doesn't need added pressure on top of that. C. Holder - As much as I like Chris he isn't the right man for the captaincy at this moment in time. Sundstrom - First season back in the UK so I think we need a more experienced rider on these shores to take the captaincy role. Woryna - Not really a captain Szczepaniak - The same as Woryna Shanes - No just let James ride without pressure in the No.7 berth. By default Grajczonek wins. Experienced racer on these shores. Mature head on his shoulders. Was captain and No.1 for Somerset so he has experience in the role and can handle the pressure. Does anyone know can Josh speak Polish? this could be a real plus if he does! yes I do know most poles speak reasonable English, however Midlo will have to learn to talk a little slower when communicating with most team members............... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
A ORLOV 8,628 Posted March 17, 2018 13 minutes ago, Ghosty said: Does anyone know can Josh speak Polish? this could be a real plus if he does! yes I do know most poles speak reasonable English, however Midlo will have to learn to talk a little slower when communicating with most team members............... Even the English and Australian ones 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Catalan 717 Posted March 17, 2018 9 hours ago, hyderd said: Maybe not, but are the better riders likely to take advice of an inferior rider.???? Yes they will. Remember many a good captain not being the top rider. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv 10,695 Posted March 17, 2018 A good captain is more about team cohesion and spirit than technical advice IMO 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Starman2006 2,354 Posted March 17, 2018 (edited) 43 minutes ago, dontforgetthefueltapsbruv said: A good captain is more about team cohesion and spirit than technical advice IMO Spot on, a good captain needs to roam the pits and G the lads up along with the team manager. Technical advice should be left to the mechs, unless that rider wants advice from others. Its a team game.. Edited March 17, 2018 by Starman2006 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thecoombdog 2,367 Posted March 17, 2018 You can't make someone captain who doesn't want to be there so there was no chance Holder would ever be skipper 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Starman2006 2,354 Posted March 17, 2018 1 minute ago, thecoombdog said: You can't make someone captain who doesn't want to be there so there was no chance Holder would ever be skipper Does he not ? I think he would rather be at Poole than anywhere else to be honest. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Najjer 2,884 Posted March 17, 2018 3 minutes ago, Starman2006 said: Does he not ? I think he would rather be at Poole than anywhere else to be honest. Even though it's common knowledge he wanted to be at Somerset with his brother? 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thecoombdog 2,367 Posted March 17, 2018 16 minutes ago, Starman2006 said: Does he not ? I think he would rather be at Poole than anywhere else to be honest. Only a blue tint could really think Poole was his first choice this season. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ray c 2,299 Posted March 17, 2018 Never wanted to be at poole this season but he ran out of options to be somewhere else everybody knows that 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bald Bloke 3,281 Posted March 17, 2018 10 minutes ago, ray c said: Never wanted to be at poole this season but he ran out of options to be somewhere else everybody knows that Honest answer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
