stevebrum 6,819 Posted April 11, 2018 6 minutes ago, Call me wolfie said: Yes if he can get over his injury he is more than capable, just my opinion of course. I also respect your opinion, I guess time will tell. If I am wrong I will be the first one to say so. As regards your second point, thats why i believe it was more to do with averages and team building. If it's not working out there is the possibility of bringing in Tai or Pawlicki And bringing them in on their 7 point plus averages just like Poole were allowed to do with Kildemand. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevebrum 6,819 Posted April 11, 2018 Just now, Lefty said: I would expect Jacob to be the top five. He should finish with a higher average than Morris & Clegg! Top 6 of ALL averages all teams end of year! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Call me wolfie 677 Posted April 11, 2018 9 minutes ago, Lefty said: I would expect Jacob to be the top five. He should finish with a higher average than Morris & Clegg! Clegg? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lefty 1,255 Posted April 11, 2018 2 minutes ago, Call me wolfie said: Clegg? Whoops - shows how long it's been since the team was announced and actually seeing Wolves ride! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Call me wolfie 677 Posted April 11, 2018 1 minute ago, Lefty said: Whoops - shows how long it's been since the team was announced and actually seeing Wolves ride! Lol next week hopefully weather looking much better for monday Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
A ORLOV 8,628 Posted April 11, 2018 2 minutes ago, Lefty said: Whoops - shows how long it's been since the team was announced and actually seeing Wolves ride! Some of the team have retired 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BWitcher 12,453 Posted April 11, 2018 If Thorsell gets in the top 4 in the league averages I would be utterly astounded and we'd be nailed on for the playoffs again at the very least. I would say the following will certainly be higher: Doyle Iversen Cook Kurtz Morris Most likely higher: Fricke Andersen Masters Lambert Top ten he will have done well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Call me wolfie 677 Posted April 12, 2018 8 hours ago, BWitcher said: If Thorsell gets in the top 4 in the league averages I would be utterly astounded and we'd be nailed on for the playoffs again at the very least. I would say the following will certainly be higher: Doyle Iversen Cook Kurtz Morris Most likely higher: Fricke Andersen Masters Lambert Top ten he will have done well. I find it quite interesting you have mentioned Sam. If I had to pick one of our riders to challenge Jacob for the no 1 spot it would be Rory. Shows what strength in depth we have in our top 3, possibly the strongest in the league. I also think Kyle will improve his average to 7+. I prefer to say the glass is half full not half empty. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BWitcher 12,453 Posted April 12, 2018 (edited) 19 minutes ago, Call me wolfie said: I find it quite interesting you have mentioned Sam. If I had to pick one of our riders to challenge Jacob for the no 1 spot it would be Rory. Shows what strength in depth we have in our top 3, possibly the strongest in the league. I also think Kyle will improve his average to 7+. I prefer to say the glass is half full not half empty. Whereas I prefer a full glass rather than a half full one with a hope it might fill up. I have no idea why you've picked Schlein over Masters. Masters rode pretty much the entire year at No 5. Thorsell and Schlein were riding at 3 and 4. They all have three equal rides, then their fourth.. Schlein and Masters are facing another no 3 or 4 and a reserve... Masters is facing the opposing 1 & 5. The difference is anything from 1-2pts average wise. Despite that Masters was above Schlein. Masters is currently our best rider. Thorssell is at No 1 because of his race position last season. Agree about Howarth if he can continue his rate of progression. Edited April 12, 2018 by BWitcher Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aces51 2,777 Posted April 12, 2018 I think Wolves will be in real trouble if Schlein turns out to be your best rider. He's a good rider but will do well to maintain his current average. I hope Howarth does have a good season. He has been a steady improver during his career and has the ability to continue to do so. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trees 2,814 Posted April 12, 2018 They must fit Freddie in at some point ..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Call me wolfie 677 Posted April 12, 2018 52 minutes ago, Trees said: They must fit Freddie in at some point ..... My understanding is if he wasn't in the initial 1-7 he can't come back mid season except with permission from the mc Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Call me wolfie 677 Posted April 12, 2018 (edited) 8 hours ago, BWitcher said: Whereas I prefer a full glass rather than a half full one with a hope it might fill up. I have no idea why you've picked Schlein over Masters. Masters rode pretty much the entire year at No 5. Thorsell and Schlein were riding at 3 and 4. They all have three equal rides, then their fourth.. Schlein and Masters are facing another no 3 or 4 and a reserve... Masters is facing the opposing 1 & 5. The difference is anything from 1-2pts average wise. Despite that Masters was above Schlein. Masters is currently our best rider. Thorssell is at No 1 because of his race position last season. Agree about Howarth if he can continue his rate of progression. I can see your logic in that but don't forget Rory was partnered with Jacob so that would have affected his average also. I think Rory will benefit from his second season riding for us.and his early season form seems impressive enough. I think he will thrive in the captain's role and lead by example and presumably will be partnered with Cameron this year. For what its worth, regardless of which number they rode at last year, I considered Jacob our 2nd best rider behind Freddie. If he can perform like that again neither will touch him anyway Edited April 12, 2018 by Call me wolfie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BWitcher 12,453 Posted April 12, 2018 45 minutes ago, Call me wolfie said: I can see your logic in that but don't forget Rory was partnered with Jacob so that would have affected his average also. I think Rory will benefit from his second season riding for us.and his early season form seems impressive enough. I think he will thrive in the captain's role and lead by example and presumably will be partnered with Cameron this year. For what its worth, regardless of which number they rode at last year, I considered Jacob our 2nd best rider behind Freddie. If he can perform like that again neither will touch him anyway If he performs as he did last year, we are finished. He has to improve massively away from home. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Call me wolfie 677 Posted April 12, 2018 24 minutes ago, BWitcher said: If he performs as he did last year, we are finished. He has to improve massively away from home. Top 5 away average last year I think you'll find 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites