Yes shocking. I don't imagine anyone built a team without him in it. He is better than his average that's for sure. It appears his bad season was down to being number one, not sure that is wholly true although no doubt a contributing factor. I am still not sure you can rely on him to perform on a consistent basis but hopefully he will prove me wrong.
Nielsen did very well at Poole last season and is still improving, he is currently a better rider than Shanes but we shall have to see who improves the most, if Poole don't get Stefan I am sure he will do well whoever he rides for at Premiership level.
To be fair with Swindon's top four the team won't need many points from the bottom 3 to be very competitive. Zach has shown a lot of potential and Shanes showed signs of improvement in the Championship last season , the problem for him is that Swindon can be a gater's track and he isn't a gater. Lampart can be an enigma even in his home country so he is a bit of a unknown but overall a decent team.