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They will be announcing the date of their annual Golf Day soon too!! Have any other clubs done that??

I think Jake will make a big impression this year and surprise quite a few (not just with his trademark divebomb into the 3rd bend either!).

Got a feeling Jake may be riding in Denmark too next year so the Premiership might be difficult to fit in with Somerset.I know he had already had offers from Denmark after his Aussie U21 WTC showings last year.

I'll support whoever comes to the tapes in the Rebels colours in March. Remember this league isn't the Elite League it is a step down from that 2016 product. Alos remember our 2016 PL side swept all before them despite not being tipped by many. In effect we have replaced BWD with Hougaard and Jan takes up the number 7 spot that Zach and guests filled last year so if he scores points then fine. I think you would back Paddy to score more than BWD at the moment at a slightly higher level. The rest all know what they are doing 'at EL level' as they have had plenty of experience there. The key man is Jake and Somerset fans know exactly what he is about and he will surprise many in 2017 I think. If he starts at reserve he won't be there long and whoever replaces him will prove just as useful in that position. At the end of the day Garry's track record of building teams is pretty damn good so lets trust him because if it isn't working he will makes the changes he feels he needs to. Think back to 2013 when Stefan was axed for Wrighty mid/late season, no one liked that but the rest mentioned below is history shall we say! Premier League Champions 2013, 2016 PL KO Cup - 2013/15 PL League Cup 2016 PL Shield 2014/16 PL Pairs Champs 2013/16 PL Fours Champs 2014 Looks like Rye have gone cheque book speedway, lets hope it works.

but they have moved down a League to the Championship i believe??

I sense you rarely see Charles and Paul ride then. BWD is good but still room for Wrighty and Starkey to improve... and they will

Going to have to remember where all these tweets are I think to quote them when Rebels beat certain sides in 2017? The 2016 Rebels were not very highly thought of on here last December were they........ but they didn't do too badly!

Great to see Jake back too!

Wrighty and Starkey are back!

down the straights and turn left hopefully?

I think you will find the golf range also has restrictions as their lights had to be placed into the ground to shine upwards when it opened. When it was realised that the speedway lights were actually higher than the Range structure they were moved onto the roof (after they got flooded during a heavy downpour one day!).

As a Rebels fan I would say Garry May (or when he couldn't make it to Peterborough earlier in the season someone called Garry Day ). He can certainly motivate any team of 7 riders and has proved that over the last 5 years at Somerset. He knows how each rider operates and the best way to get the best out of them. As others have said Neil Street was very good also. I can class him as a family friend but it didn't matter if you had known Neil for years or 5 minutes he would still share his knowledge with you if you gave him the opportunity.As SCB said he knew more about the sport than most of us!

If it all went to one bigger league with the EL clubs (that are still going!) plus the stronger current PL it might work. As said before the local derbies with Poole and Swindon would be good. If that happens and the averages are the PL ones adopted and converted then hopefully most of the 2016 team can be back, if they want to be. For me, I would love to see Jake back along with BWD, Wrighty and Starkey for starters. Whatever the setup and points limit Gazza and co will have a great team assembled I am sure. With the way Somerset look after their riders I'm also sure there won't be a shortage of riders wanting to come to Cider country in 2017!

and more to come later on i sense........ CHAMPIONS!!

it isn't as it is 0.04 too high!!

Great performance by the Rebels tonight although the Tigers were much poorer than i expected. From the moment Jake and Rohan hit the front in heat there was only going to be one winner. Expected Garcia to be better as in the KO Cup he looked quite useful against the 4 man Rebels. Not sure how Shanes got excluded in heat 8 as surely at worse it had to be first bend bunching and unless my eyes were deceiving me i thought it was Ayres out of control who collected Lunna. It made no difference to the result but very surprised to see heat 15 awarded on lap two as Starke and Lawson were still battling it out and I thought Starke was in front although i was watching Jake pull some interesting shapes on a speedway bike before falling! Maybe Mrs Turnbull had to get home quickly? Hope the guy who collapsed at the end and was taken away in the ambulance is ok?

I think we have beaten them home and away, wet and dry this season anyway! Bring them on!

Well done to the Rebels! Seems 16 points lead was ample as i always thought it would be. 4th final in 5 years is a pretty impressive stat, congrats to the promotional team as much as the riders for that. Lets beat those Tigers now whichever variety we have to face!

i did say IF

no Glasgow will have to do better than that especially if Somerset are back to claim the PL Title later this month. and i wouldn't be surprised if you weren't the 'brains' behind the whole which rider fits and rides tracks well for the Rebels when the need arises??

nah Ippo can have him back if they want! (***** Somerset poster alert ***** add it to the count!)

But weren't Glasgow in the same boat last week as RR for Lunna made them stronger both at OTA and Ashfield for KO Cup. Bach as supposed 7 pointer could take a 4 pointers ride.

Obviously Jake can't improve on a maximum but he can certainly match it whilst Sarjeant definitely has room for improvement!! Don't underestimate Jake the guy is a class act.

Sarjeant really needs a vowel in heat 11 to make a word from his scorechart. An 0 will do nicely for the Rebels!

Never like to miss an opportunity!!