Yeah they’re all good points mate. It showed with Batchelor on Saturday, it was evident to everyone you needed to be on that outside line and for someone with all his experience, he elected to stick to the curb.    Your home track needs to be an absolute fortress. But, it doesn’t help when it seems every rider licks there lips when they’re visit 😂  I’m 50/50 with vuolas, no doubting him at home he’s reliable around northside, but away he looked like an amateur at times. It doesn’t help his average is inflated with how consistent he was at home.    Vinnie is out of his depth at number 2, which I know is a hard number to ride at, but we’re basically running with 3 reserves and long in the tail which is what seems to have been the recurring theme for the last 3 season.

Can't see it happening tbf, when Doyle became available to ride in the UK Ipswich weren't prepared to have him back in the team as it ment they'd have to make 3 changes to the team to fit Doyle in, well that's what Paul Hurry said apparently.

What happens if Ipswich come in and offer him a deal to the end of the season?

Doyle will just sign on for another month, he wont be available until Bewley is fit to return.

I think that is probably true yeah, but it can go the other way and management/officials could be like Keith Denham and upset people and drive people away from attending too. You could say Redcar, Scunthorpe, maybe Edinburgh are ran the same way as Workington too. Another thought I had is that I don’t buy that there is no home advantage either. Klindt has shown what a true home advantage would look like on the track.  You just need fast riders, which obviously comes at a price. That’s why Belle Vue have such a home advantage around a similar track. Batchelor has been good for the Comets and his gating is elite at home, but he is simply not suited to the track. Think Nicholls at Belle Vue. IMO, I would be looking at bringing Antti Vuolas back next year, and fellow riders suited to our track. Yes we might struggle away the odd time but I think you need to be strong at home more importantly.

You listen to rider interviews etc and they all say the same thing, there’s no pressure to perform as long as the effort is there.    For me, you could have the 7 best riders in the world but it seems it’s the mentality of the management of the club which is the root cause of the issue. It’s a case of wanting to be mates rather than manage the team. Can’t imagine the manager really inspires the team or gives them a kick up the rear end when they’re having shockers. No matter what sport, if there’s no winning mentality then what’s the point?