I think Tom should be relieved of the captaincy and given to Bomber instead. I think it would do Tom some good to only have to worry about his riding.
Bomber’s a natural captain and he’s used to the pressure. Tom never quite looks at ease these days and I think having less on his plate will help him a bit.
I am confused. Is someone able to explain this please? I’d like to understand how this is meant to work (regardless of whether this is the issue or not).
One person has pointed out that because he’s got an assessed average of 5 in the Premiership, that would be converted to 7.5 for the Championship.
If that’s the case, he wouldn’t fit - but have there been occasions where that’s not been followed? I don’t have the rulebook, so I don’t know if that applies mid-season or is between seasons.
I don't think he does figure for this year at least. We don't change riders to mess around with averages normally. We are generally quite patient, and there's no one we want shot of. Lee has been better recently and he is a *very* popular rider with the fans.