scoobydoo 2,253 Posted May 17, 2022 10 hours ago, Bald Bloke said: It's not our fault I know its not, but its becoming the norm this season , think Peterborough have ridden there matches with most of there riders going missing anyway !!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fozzie4388 677 Posted May 19, 2022 Don't know if its been mentioned elsewhere but Jordan Jenkins has been named Peterborough's number 8 now replacing Injured Dan Gilkes 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flappy 1,593 Posted May 23, 2022 Last in our home leg of the pairs ouch Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TTT 1,209 Posted May 23, 2022 2 minutes ago, Flappy said: Last in our home leg of the pairs ouch Will be the story of our season tbh. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Purplepanthernotred 155 Posted May 23, 2022 1 hour ago, TTT said: Will be the story of our season tbh. I so hope you are wrong but it is such a struggle atm, can’t work it out Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scoobydoo 2,253 Posted May 23, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Flappy said: Last in our home leg of the pairs ouch Its certainly looking odds on at the moment that Peterborough will finish bottom , not one rider has any consistency race to race , MPT was better with broken fingers !!! Edited May 23, 2022 by scoobydoo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TTT 1,209 Posted May 23, 2022 27 minutes ago, Redpanther said: I so hope you are wrong but it is such a struggle atm, can’t work it out I hope I'm wrong too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
szkocjasid 2,984 Posted May 23, 2022 On 5/19/2022 at 4:27 PM, Fozzie4388 said: Don't know if its been mentioned elsewhere but Jordan Jenkins has been named Peterborough's number 8 now replacing Injured Dan Gilkes It's a bit of an odd choice as Jenkins certainly hasn't been scoring well for Redcar do far this season, averaging 2.57 (3.43). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flappy 1,593 Posted May 24, 2022 (edited) 10 hours ago, scoobydoo said: Its certainly looking odds on at the moment that Peterborough will finish bottom , not one rider has any consistency race to race , MPT was better with broken fingers !!! The league has just improved and Panthers haven't. We stayed the same whilst the others evolved, I don't think it's any more than that. The points limit raised, other clubs signed the likes of Iversen, Kildemand, Zagar, Holder, Fricke, Doyle, Musiliek, Kurtz, Masters etc and we stayed loyal like a lot of us fans wanted as they were bloody brilliant last year. We messed up team building quite simple Edited May 24, 2022 by Flappy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wealdstone 3,454 Posted May 24, 2022 9 minutes ago, Flappy said: The league has just improved and Panthers haven't. We stayed the same whilst the others evolved, I don't think it's any more than that This is true, but when announced I and most Panthers fans were more than happy with the team. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flappy 1,593 Posted May 24, 2022 Just now, wealdstone said: This is true, but when announced I and most Panthers fans were more than happy with the team. Agreed out of loyalty as there's not enough of it in the sport. Maybe it's simply not a sport where you can be loyal with points limits changing yearly Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lisa-colette 6,018 Posted May 24, 2022 9 hours ago, szkocjasid said: It's a bit of an odd choice as Jenkins certainly hasn't been scoring well for Redcar do far this season, averaging 2.57 (3.43). Maybe it's more about getting him connected to the club for the future? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Purplepanthernotred 155 Posted May 24, 2022 2 hours ago, Flappy said: The league has just improved and Panthers haven't. We stayed the same whilst the others evolved, I don't think it's any more than that. The points limit raised, other clubs signed the likes of Iversen, Kildemand, Zagar, Holder, Fricke, Doyle, Musiliek, Kurtz, Masters etc and we stayed loyal like a lot of us fans wanted as they were bloody brilliant last year. We messed up team building quite simple I think a big issue is ulrichs average, was never gunna maintain that, the others all be it not at current stand a better chance of maintaining 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bald Bloke 3,281 Posted May 24, 2022 (edited) 38 minutes ago, Redpanther said: I think a big issue is ulrichs average, was never gunna maintain that, the others all be it not at current stand a better chance of maintaining I think Rob or whoever is involved with team building showed great loyalty to the fantastic job the riders did for you last season. While others tried to strengthen. Add the fact that your already aging team were are a year older, are all factors to varying degrees. Your only 3 league meetings in, so very early days, and i'm sure some riders will pick up, but the drop off is big so far. Your top 5 riders are 10 points down between them on their starting aves so far. From Ully down 3.09 on his starting ave to MPT at - 0.77. Edited May 24, 2022 by Bald Bloke 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crump99 4,474 Posted May 24, 2022 (edited) 5 hours ago, Flappy said: The league has just improved and Panthers haven't. We stayed the same whilst the others evolved, I don't think it's any more than that. The points limit raised, other clubs signed the likes of Iversen, Kildemand, Zagar, Holder, Fricke, Doyle, Musiliek, Kurtz, Masters etc and we stayed loyal like a lot of us fans wanted as they were bloody brilliant last year. We messed up team building quite simple The one change that they couldn't afford was losing the ringer at reserve and that's what happened. Didn't the whole team end up down there at some point last season? That's some luxury. That tells you much about where most are now in their career whilst now also being a year older and having to improve their performance against better quality riders as you highlight. That improvement isn't going to happen to riders on the wrong side of the hill. Loyalty is admirable but it was fairly obvious that that would come at a cost in 2022. Edited May 24, 2022 by Crump99 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
