February 29th?🤣

Bowes is better than Rushden, though not as good as Rushen.

They were brought in to stop riders underperforming, and then suddenly improving again once their reduced average had allowed a significant strengthening up for the team... So, a laudable idea... With so few meetings though, 20 is probably too many now for the top tier, as it is almost a full season for a team knocked out of the KO Cup in the first round, and zero chance of a PO place.. (Does the KO Cup even count to the averages?). Maybe 10 matches, (half a season), would be better and, as an add on, the team with the highest collective average becomes the new target? Struggling teams, (who we will all accurately have agreed who they are going to be before a wheel is turned) always stay struggling when they can only replace a rider with an equal or lower average, or still have to run with the team average decided for the season.. Eg. If 42 is the season average and the top team is running at 45, then the struggling team will still be well behind the one at the top if all they can do is reset to 42, meaning their season will continue to be one of struggle, (and hardly worth the changes).. Letting all teams match the No1 team, at say the half way stage, would mean a very competitive second half of the season, rather than the usual "game over" we regularly have as the PO teams stroll into them..  And a half a season contract may attract more riders who see an extra 10 matches as something they can work around..

We know who his first choice is, don’t waste your breath. 

I think rolling averages for team building purposes is fine as it takes into account a riders full capabilities over a season but as Tom Brennan has shown this season if a rider has a massive slump in form it just takes too long to escape from the number 1 berth.

Thanks, only have Speedeay Star & the BSF for information👍