It is surprising the Pijper never attracted aTeam over the winter ,he maybe has other priorities ,or just not seen as an improver which is the secret of a good season given the low average to build team.
If there has to be criticism the only rider that would be exempt would be Flint due to his 1st season at this level and has generally done well ,the rest have been up and down( usually when it mattered )especially away from home.
If you hypothetical thoughts were to happen ,who would be in the top 5 ,Garcia or Flint ,how would that strengthen the Team.Averages don’t lie.We have a Team carrying injured riders and main men riding all over the place probably no money to invest in anything, that’s the state of play IMO
Think the match revolves round our reserves both getting among the points ,like you say Coty needs to replicate his earlier score,but is carrying an injury.
That article is a bit ropey,it States English saying we only won by 2 points on aggregate at beginning of season,what is he talking about.Dont know who put it together but it’s pretty poor.Imo
Saw Vaclav Verner use the same tactics at Halifax when riding for Exeter,lost count the number of times he touch the fence on the 3rd 4th bend.At the time just thought he was out of control( not so)