What did you expect? His average is his average, it's the losses against second strings in close matches at home which people notice. Wins against Peterborough don't really count
Still loved by the Poole massive though Ipswich's problems this year have been no consistent support for the top two. Hume & King far too inconsistent, Riss not contributed at all and Joe T kept in the side for far too long.
But the reality is different. He loses to riders he shouldn't be losing to, especially at home and it always appears to be in those meetings where a few points more would secure a victory rather than a loss - no good getting a 15pt maximum if they win by 30 points only to score 4 the next week when they lose by 2. It's not an averages thing at all but a consistency thing.
His performances in the premiership this season mirror that including whooping Emil and Doyle around Foxhall earlier in the year, so not just that league.
For me it's nothing to do with averages, it's when he loses at crucial times to second strings and reserves. The points in heat 15 tonight didn't matter but the losses earlier did.