flipper11 134 Posted December 1, 2019 48 minutes ago, szkocjasid said: There's no way Kent could have expected Ledwith to be on a 2.00 ave, as the rule was set that anyone who has previously averaged above 3.00 gets a minimum ave of 3.00! That is how William Lawson was on a 3.00 ave for Edinburgh at times last season when is actual average was below this! Are you saying that ledwith gets an assessed 4 point average because of his average from nearly 30 years ago! Then why did he only get a 3.5 average in the weaker NL. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
poolebolton 464 Posted December 1, 2019 Starke and Covatti. Should be up soon. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
poolebolton 464 Posted December 1, 2019 And it’s announced. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheMessiahOfTheBSF 84 Posted December 1, 2019 Get rid of Ledwith then Kent has a potential title challenging side. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheMessiahOfTheBSF 84 Posted December 1, 2019 (edited) Solid 1-5 Proper No.1 backed up by two improving heat leaders in Heeps and Covatti followed by an experienced 2nd string in Starke and a young Brit who is improving with every year in Bacon. Gilkes young lad can mix it with the other two pointers. I just hope for Kent's sake they can get rid of Ledwith early in the season or before. Only that one rider away from a title challenging side. Edited December 1, 2019 by Rockstar99 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TurnTwo 317 Posted December 1, 2019 2 hours ago, szkocjasid said: Ellis got an 8.00 ave for Birmingham but would sign on 7.80 with NL reduction, seems a good signing to me! I agree Ellis is a brilliant signing on a 7.80.. I’m saying Wilsondean isn’t as good as him 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
poolebolton 464 Posted December 1, 2019 2 minutes ago, Rockstar99 said: Solid 1-5 Proper No.1 backed up by two improving heat leaders in Heeps and Covatti followed by an experienced 2nd string in Starke and young Brit who is improving with every year in Bacon. Gilkes young lad can mix it with the other two pointers. I just hope for Kent's sake they can get rid of Ledwith early in the season or before. Only that one rider away from a title challenging side. Don’t agree completely. Covatti is slightly inflated due to be protected at Somerset. Starke and Bacon really need to kick on. Hope advantage is huge. It’s built the same way as Leicester but the lions are better than the kings. has potential for sure though. Will need a few changes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
East End Fan 426 Posted December 1, 2019 6 minutes ago, Rockstar99 said: Solid 1-5 Proper No.1 backed up by two improving heat leaders in Heeps and Covatti followed by an experienced 2nd string in Starke and a young Brit who is improving with every year in Bacon. Gilkes young lad can mix it with the other two pointers. I just hope for Kent's sake they can get rid of Ledwith early in the season or before. Only that one rider away from a title challenging side. I am a big fan of Ledwith. What makes you think he is not capable of filling a reserve berth adequately ? By the way, the news of Covatti and Starke is to be applauded. Side is solid, may or may not get any silverware, but the management have said quite clearly that we should not expect to win things in our first season. Fair comment IMO. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
poolebolton 464 Posted December 1, 2019 5 minutes ago, East End Fan said: I am a big fan of Ledwith. What makes you think he is not capable of filling a reserve berth adequately ? By the way, the news of Covatti and Starke is to be applauded. Side is solid, may or may not get any silverware, but the management have said quite clearly that we should not expect to win things in our first season. Fair comment IMO. The Ledwith signing is partly. His age. You had all these fantastic young guys who proved last season they are better and only used 1. Rob just doesn’t provide value on a 4. I think he will struggle to achieve 3 as an average. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DC2 11,150 Posted December 1, 2019 On 11/30/2019 at 9:30 PM, poolebolton said: Ok, well with 14.37. Starke on 6.33 and BWD on 8. (The BSPA bumped him up last year for not riding champ). So on reflection Kent have in essence built to 37 with BWD and Big Rob getting an extra 2 points each. Good try. Covatti is a better signing than BWD. And the promotion has preferred Ledwith over Morley so he has to be given a fair chance. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheMessiahOfTheBSF 84 Posted December 1, 2019 11 minutes ago, East End Fan said: I am a big fan of Ledwith. What makes you think he is not capable of filling a reserve berth adequately ? By the way, the news of Covatti and Starke is to be applauded. Side is solid, may or may not get any silverware, but the management have said quite clearly that we should not expect to win things in our first season. Fair comment IMO. Terrible value for money so to speak. It's like paying £20 for a big mac and chips in McDonalds lol. 4.00 assessed average because he rode in the second tier twenty odd years ago is wrong imo. Forget about what happened 20 odd years ago for a second. The here and now is Kent are splashing out 4.00 points on a 5.93 NL rider who's got no chance of maintaining his average when there are much better options available out there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dandelion 775 Posted December 1, 2019 I'm really not sure as I've never got to see him ride yet, but I really hope Rob goes out and average higher than a 4.00 this year xD Even if it's just a 4.01... Just because he's old doesn't mean he can't improve Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheMessiahOfTheBSF 84 Posted December 1, 2019 If Rob Ledwith was a 2.00 then I wouldn't say anything because that's fair. But the BSPA have doubled what his average should have been based on something that happened 20 odd years ago. Kent should be paying for the present and fair average for Rob which should be 2.00 instead of paying for quite frankly a micky take average based on 20+ years ago. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dave1075 56 Posted December 1, 2019 6 minutes ago, poolebolton said: The Ledwith signing is partly. His age. You had all these fantastic young guys who proved last season they are better and only used 1. Rob just doesn’t provide value on a 4. I think he will struggle to achieve 3 as an average. When you think about it the Kings could have brought in the likes of these young improvers. Hume, Bowtell, Wood or Kinsley, all of them would do a better job than Ledwith who could only achieve a 5.93 average in the National League. So to have him in the side is a massive mistake. As for the management to state that they should not expect them to win anything in 2020 is an even bigger mistake as all the riders will feel that if the management have no confidence then how can they. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheMessiahOfTheBSF 84 Posted December 1, 2019 I just think it's a terrible move especially when other clubs are signing much better NL riders who have an average of 7.5 or above for 2.00 points or some just over 3.00 points Share this post Link to post Share on other sites