CardinalSin

Ruml isn't ready to come over apparently as he's finishing school. But someone of that ilk would fit the bill, a Ruml or Sissis. Someone young and talented to add to the asset base.

8.84 is his real time average achieved from the meetings he did do. He dropped down on a converted EL average in the 11's.

I think King will put on half a point and be around 9 and a half. He hit nearly 9 whilst not really looking his best for Newcastle this year or particularly scoring heavy around his home track. He knows Foxhall inside out and I expect him to be dominant around Foxhall.

Bates? Rumoured where? As for improvers, King, Heeps, Manzares AND Tungate can improve. Tungate will spend the entire year away from the number 1 spot with King in there, so I'm fully expecting Tungate to increase his average again, just like he has in each of his 3 seasons. I can see him pushing the 9 point mark.

That looks a bit pants to be honest ..

Not necessarily he might still be one of the last two! The other could be a rider on a 2.14 average. Apparently you can now have a 2.14 averaged rider, it was just accidentally left off the AGM press release

Could just be lucky guesses, but fair play spot on! Care to have a stab at the remaining two? Tungate is one I wanted, it was another rider I'm unconvinced of

Pretty much what we all expected. 8.63 for I assume two reserves. I'm happy with three of those riders, welcome back to all four though. Personally I hope we go for a new 5 pointer and another reserve up to 3.63 rather than a couple of uninspiring 4 pointers with little improvement in them. We came up trumps with Gino last year so I hope we go down a similar route and hopefully strike gold again.

I'll sit and watch it with you!! That better not be the Ipswich team..

Hawkins? They would seem the obvious 4.

Or Risager? Confirmed not in the Ipswich line up and the jungle drums are linking him with Sheffield.

Well he's the one running the show so it's his decisions and we just have to accept them. We also have decisions to make though, and that's whether to part with our £16 each week so there needs to be something attractive delivered if he wants the punters through the turnstiles. I'll wait for the team before I comment further.

What thing Baldy? You've lost me..

Lanham has a low average, but that's going backwards. If either Lanham or Hawkins are in at the expense of a talented young Brit with obvious potential, then I won't be happy at all. No disrespect to Lanham or particularly Hawkins who did well last year, but there's little to no improvement in either. Ellis has a far far greater upside!

Looks like it. Also looks like the Panthers chap a page or 2 back knows his stuff! @ellis299: Gutted I won't be back with Ipswich next season, can't thank the club enough for all their help. Looking for a new PL club 👍 #NewChallenge Great no Ellis either!! Cheesed off at that one!! The fact he's said hes "Gutted" leads us to think he wanted to stay. I hope Louis has something very good lined up because leaving out Ellis is a mistake IMO.

@mortenrisager: Unfortunately I won't be back at @ipswichspeedway next season! 👎 On the hunt for a new team and hopefully I will know something very soon! 🙌 @mortenrisager: I've really enjoyed the past 4 seasons with @ipswichspeedway Great teammates, track staff, fans and management! Good luck for 2015

Do they? Not sure they do..

Replace Wells at 3 in your list with the rumoured Risager and you could be nearly there. That would leave you up to 5.72 for the last rider in the 1-5 instead of Mellgren.. Stead Birks Bellego ? up to 5.72 Risager Covatti Bates

Probably because a few non Ipswich supporters (Including the apparent Brother of a Sheffield promoter) are saying Risager is off. Louis seemed confident last week that the team would be announced this week, so fingers crossed we'll all find out in a day or 2. If it isn't announced this week, then maybe He's run in to a few 11th hour hitches!

Barker's team riding was evident in his season at Foxhall too. There were times he would shut off on a bend and virtually stop, to wait for his team mate to catch up and then team ride him home.

Pretty sure Tungate will be staying put if Risager is off. Would be a major surprise if both were left out and I just can't see it happening.

Doesn't look like a Wednesday reveal then as we would have had a Mike Bacon tweet by now, so perhaps we're looking at Thursday. The Ipswich Star quoted Louis last Thursday as saying he hoped to reveal the full team "By this time next week".

No improvement in Mills or Hawkins, little improvement in King and Tungate, Good improvement in Ellis and Heeps and Manzares I'm unsure of. I keep seeing some very nice line ups predicted here, which will inevitably lead to disappointment when the team is announced! So I've thrown in a bit of a pooper, so when it's announced we're all quite pleased

I'll have another pop.. King Hawkins Manzares Heeps Tungate Ellis up to 3.96...Chris Mills 3.74 Doesn't look great does it?

There was a legitimate reason Heeps struggled this season. At the tail end of the 2013 season he was struggling with a wrist injury. During last winter he had an operation on said wrist that may or may not have been successful because he was still in pain and struggling with it for a good chunk of the season which ultimately also affected his confidence. As the season progressed he gradually started to up his game again and his confidence returned when his fitness returned. He's good value on his current average because the lad is a big talent and great to watch too.