SteveLyric2 Posted Wednesday at 10:00 AM Author Report Share Posted Wednesday at 10:00 AM 20 minutes ago, foreverblue said: Zach scored well at Belle Vue the other day which is encouraging, hopefully he can perform well tonight. Saying that Kerr got 16 at Kings Lynn but has ridden poorly since, seems to be having a lot of mechanical issues, Starke is just not that good anymore, we have to except that but he should have the beating of Trigger and Cluff. Starke is doing exactly what he should be as a 3.5+pointer. He's upped his starting average!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaColette Posted Wednesday at 10:40 AM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 10:40 AM 37 minutes ago, SteveLyric2 said: Starke is doing exactly what he should be as a 3.5+pointer. He's upped his starting average!! Exactly. He is normally getting 4/5 points a meeting. Again fans just forget that reserves are just supposed to beat opposition reserves. If they beat anyone from oppositions top 5 then that is just a bonus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASpeedwayfan Posted Wednesday at 11:22 AM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 11:22 AM 40 minutes ago, LisaColette said: Exactly. He is normally getting 4/5 points a meeting. Again fans just forget that reserves are just supposed to beat opposition reserves. If they beat anyone from oppositions top 5 then that is just a bonus. You’d expect Starke to have the beating of both Plymouth reserves, I expect Ritchings to be amongst some points today aswell. I’ve been more impressed with Ritchings in his few meetings than I have been with Starke so far. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted Wednesday at 11:32 AM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 11:32 AM 47 minutes ago, LisaColette said: Exactly. He is normally getting 4/5 points a meeting. Again fans just forget that reserves are just supposed to beat opposition reserves. If they beat anyone from oppositions top 5 then that is just a bonus. Starke is doing the job he was expected to do but to be a good Team you need a reserve who is going to improve his form and stand up when one of the Top 5 is having a bad night.Poole are going be relying on Cairns being that rider on their current form.IMO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreverblue Posted Wednesday at 11:36 AM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 11:36 AM 52 minutes ago, LisaColette said: Exactly. He is normally getting 4/5 points a meeting. Again fans just forget that reserves are just supposed to beat opposition reserves. If they beat anyone from oppositions top 5 then that is just a bonus. Yes I agree, some have higher expectations. What I would say is that he should be beating all the 2 pointers, I just think we should have kept Vinnie who has more improvement in him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HGould Posted Wednesday at 11:43 AM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 11:43 AM BREAKING NEWS.... News breaking in parts of Dorset and Hampshire Shock news that Poole Pirates are NOT the only Team who use Whatsapp / Facetime / Zoom or the good old fashioned Team Meeting to discuss tactis on a regular basis! Middlo has defintely lost the Dressing Room - simply - any one can manage a Team that wins every week, far harder to manage a team delivering below expectations....time for him to earn his money! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bitza Posted Wednesday at 11:50 AM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 11:50 AM 50 minutes ago, LisaColette said: Exactly. He is normally getting 4/5 points a meeting. Again fans just forget that reserves are just supposed to beat opposition reserves. If they beat anyone from oppositions top 5 then that is just a bonus. Agree, Starke's not a problem (plus you can see he's putting the effort into his rides) and Ritchings doing pretty much what's expected of him too. Lawson & Rowe all good, with Tobias starting to come on song. Leaving Kerr and Cook, personally I feel that Kerr is getting better as the season goes on, but needs to be more consistent. We all know that Cook can be a great racer, but seems a bit off some of the time for the Pirates at the moment. I think that putting him back at four would take some pressure off him, and help him get back in the groove. Really looking forward to this evening, "should be" a great night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaColette Posted Wednesday at 12:01 PM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 12:01 PM 7 minutes ago, Bitza said: Agree, Starke's not a problem (plus you can see he's putting the effort into his rides) and Ritchings doing pretty much what's expected of him too. Lawson & Rowe all good, with Tobias starting to come on song. Leaving Kerr and Cook, personally I feel that Kerr is getting better as the season goes on, but needs to be more consistent. We all know that Cook can be a great racer, but seems a bit off some of the time for the Pirates at the moment. I think that putting him back at four would take some pressure off him, and help him get back in the groove. Really looking forward to this evening, "should be" a great night. Zach has been at 4 for 98% of the meetings though! Only last home meeting he has been at 5 so far! 22 minutes ago, foreverblue said: Yes I agree, some have higher expectations. What I would say is that he should be beating all the 2 pointers, I just think we should have kept Vinnie who has more improvement in him. Not sure about that. Vinnie would have been under a lot of pressure to get the points until Cairns comes in. I think Starke is experienced enough to take the pressure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur54 Posted Wednesday at 12:09 PM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 12:09 PM 7 minutes ago, LisaColette said: Zach has been at 4 for 98% of the meetings though! Only last home meeting he has been at 5 so far! Not sure about that. Vinnie would have been under a lot of pressure to get the points until Cairns comes in. I think Starke is experienced enough to take the pressure. I think that was why Paul was chosen over Vinnie, more experience Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveLyric2 Posted Wednesday at 12:48 PM Author Report Share Posted Wednesday at 12:48 PM 44 minutes ago, LisaColette said: Zach has been at 4 for 98% of the meetings though! Only last home meeting he has been at 5 so far! Not sure about that. Vinnie would have been under a lot of pressure to get the points until Cairns comes in. I think Starke is experienced enough to take the pressure. Vinnie already has a 'go fund me' page set up for his machinery!!🫣 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreverblue Posted Wednesday at 02:43 PM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 02:43 PM 2 hours ago, LisaColette said: Zach has been at 4 for 98% of the meetings though! Only last home meeting he has been at 5 so far! Not sure about that. Vinnie would have been under a lot of pressure to get the points until Cairns comes in. I think Starke is experienced enough to take the pressure. I think Vinnie had a lot of improvement still to come although to be honest he has yet to show it this season. Starke as you say could work out better as he can be a help to Cairns when they ride together and benefit from his experience. Not sure it matters where Zach rides really as long as he rides a bit better than he has done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac101 Posted Wednesday at 03:56 PM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 03:56 PM Having watched cairns in his last few meeting he is not the best of gaters but uses his head and 4 laps to make passes at nl level but at Poole he will need to gate as it’s pretty hard to pass if the rider in front has a great line 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreverblue Posted Wednesday at 04:09 PM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 04:09 PM 13 minutes ago, mac101 said: Having watched cairns in his last few meeting he is not the best of gaters but uses his head and 4 laps to make passes at nl level but at Poole he will need to gate as it’s pretty hard to pass if the rider in front has a great line So he would be better off at Glasgow I suppose!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted Wednesday at 04:21 PM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 04:21 PM 7 minutes ago, foreverblue said: So he would be better off at Glasgow I suppose!! He certainly rode the track well,like was said very sensible and controlled.Has he rode Poole much? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur54 Posted Wednesday at 04:31 PM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 04:31 PM 9 minutes ago, Fromafar said: He certainly rode the track well,like was said very sensible and controlled.Has he rode Poole much? Riding in a individual meeting next week at Poole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac101 Posted Wednesday at 04:51 PM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 04:51 PM 40 minutes ago, foreverblue said: So he would be better off at Glasgow I suppose!! Just my opinion from watching him in 4 meetings 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted Wednesday at 05:03 PM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 05:03 PM 4 hours ago, Arthur54 said: I think that was why Paul was chosen over Vinnie, more experience What I have seen of Vinnie this season ,think he is riding well and improving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted Wednesday at 05:04 PM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 05:04 PM 4 hours ago, SteveLyric2 said: Vinnie already has a 'go fund me' page set up for his machinery!!🫣 It’s a expensive sport if you don’t have the backing of decent sponsors these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaColette Posted Wednesday at 05:30 PM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 05:30 PM 1 hour ago, foreverblue said: So he would be better off at Glasgow I suppose!! He said he didn't want to ride for Glasgow though as it would be 'too easy.' Seems to like a challenge! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted Wednesday at 05:48 PM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 05:48 PM 18 minutes ago, LisaColette said: He said he didn't want to ride for Glasgow though as it would be 'too easy.' Seems to like a challenge! Too easy to get passed probably🤔 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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