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Exactly. The champions will probably be whoever makes the shrewdest changes during the season. Or more accurately, who can get Robert Lambert in just before the cut off date..

There doesn’t seem to be the transfer “window” that we had last year, just a cut off point so changes can be made whenever clubs feel like it up to that point. Because of that it’s impossible to say who will ultimately lift the pot in August/September. There probably won’t be a single club that finishes the season with the same 7 riders that started it..

Yeah you’re right. Could you in theory pull a fast one and use this 25% discount to strengthen pretty quickly? Signs on a 3 for team building purposes using the 25% and then replace with a rider using his real average when the season starts. Pretty shi tty way to treat someone though and I’m pretty sure Louis wouldn’t do that. Only Poole would stoop that low

Whether people rate him or want him in the team or not, IF he is in the side then the supporters will get behind him of that I have no doubt.

Under 24’s isn’t it? Look I’m not saying he couldn’t handle it, I don’t know him personally. But for me the boy has never set foot here, doesn’t know any of the tracks and will do well to start the season after just suffering a horrible injury! He SHOULD, start at reserve.

Would Hume be aware of this plan? Can’t see him agreeing to that to be honest, and I can’t see Louis doing that either. Not his style

I agree I see them struggling as well. Schlein would be a concern for me.

No, I wouldn’t sign Hume, personally. I don’t think he’s good enough to hold his own in the 1-5, not even close. Rew I know very little about, he hasn’t even set foot in the country yet. At least Hume you could say is experienced, he’s ridden here now for many years and hasn’t just turned 20 so yes, I do feel that puts the young lad under too much pressure too soon. He has to start at reserve for me. (Rew that is).

Depends what you’re looking for as a fan. Would you rather pay your money and watch Emil? Or would you rather watch a Worrall/Cook combo (with all due respect to them) that would probably fetch more points? I’m with you I think I’d probably go for the strongest looking duo which gives the best chance of success. But I’ll bet there’s plenty who’d rather go for the Emil option even if that means looking weaker overall.

Cook is 4.92, would leave 7.35, not enough for Emil or any other heatleader really.

About Hume being at Ipswich?

Not necessarily. Would all depend of Rew. If he proves a success, swaps with Hume and holds his own in the 1-5 and chips in with a few handy points, then the team will do well. If he finds it tough even at reserve, then it’ll all fall apart. Keynan Rew would become the key rider. Bit unfair to saddle him with that pressure either way.

Have to see who that last rider is. The only one that I’d say yeah, fair enough, is Janowski on 8.97 his last average with Poole. That’s unlikely in the extreme and not sure he’d even be allowed to ride even if he wanted to. Other than that it wouldn’t make a lot of sense as nobody else seems to come close to 9.2 average wise.

Baldy is correct, Hume would start in the 1-5. Bonkers if that turns out correct regardless who the other rider is.

Well if Gasser is correct, that rules out either Andersen or R Worrall for us. We’d have 9.2 left for the last rider..

Can’t surely have Hume in the 1-5 that’s absolutely madness. He’ll hardly score a point with all due respect to him.

9.2….

That’s a fair point. Value for money plays a part. Maybe Tungate is considered “too expensive” for what he brings, whereas they’d pay more for someone else who’d bring a better return for their money.

Iversen, Holder, Worrall and Andersen leaves you over 2 points under. No chance. One of your locks, possibly Iversen, has to be wrong. Unless Gasser is wrong of course, and Tungate is indeed in and Andersen isn’t.

Well if he’s not in because he’s too expensive you can forget any thoughts of Emil or Nicki Pedersen!

Robert Lambert and Ben Barker. There you go, easy

But that is exactly what the delay was/is, of that I now have no doubt. Doesn’t mean he’ll sign of course!

Sorry for being repetitive as I keep repeating myself, but I do believe people know stuff on here and they’re not blagging. But a rider can be “in” on the Monday, and then “out” again on the Tuesday. Still, as frustrating as it can be, it’s still giving us some interesting stuff to talk about while we’re waiting for March.

I’d say that also puts pressure on him to deliver success. A league title is long overdue, and if he’s being backed like it seems he is, he has to deliver sooner rather than later.

Just got to be patient and let this one play out.