Fricke was never going to be 10+ away from Leicester in his first season. Kvech is no longer Ekstraliga & GP funded, Harris is hardly likely to improve at his age & Cook is turning up, he didn't last year. Castagna was never going to be anything better than a useful #6 in top tier.
I'm sure Aces will win at Northampton if currently Foxes lineup remains. Fancy they'll win at Beaumont Park too if they have full 1-7.
You can't really have expected Fricke to have replicated his 2025 10+ average form with the change of home tracks. Castagna signing was always bizarre.