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That’s unfortunate. I thought Ben would be the most likely to make that choice tbh.

What’s the deal with Luke?

Cradley have their own little fantasy team going on!

It looks like it’s going to be a decent side considering riders were signing contracts when there was a question mark over the club even running.

All it needs is Rutherford at reserve and a useful number 2.

It’s 3.11 left isn’t it? Halder doesn’t fit.

You can keep the assets you already have, just can’t ‘sign’ new ones.

It’s been officially confirmed for days...

In clashes previously the ‘other’ team (ie Cradley) have used a replacement.

That’s what I thought too! They’re hoping it doesn’t happen like with Swindon last year.

Yeah he’s fit for the new season.

I wouldn’t be surprised to see JPB lead the team and the likes of Greenwood, Halder, Dwyer, Phillips and a 3.00 newbie be the majority of the rest of the team.

Cradley take riders from the Southern section. It’s nothing new.

Any guesses on the 1-7?

Surely every club should be starting at Easter to take advantage of the holiday crowds and the fact that there’s more fixtures this year.

Tbf Rowe wasn’t a ‘find’ in that everyone knew he would be good when he turned 15. Riders like BWD and Brooks have been a bit more random signings.

How can people say Jacobs isn’t good enough?! It’s the fact he did well and his average went up that he struggled to get a ride, like Greaves in the Championship this year.

Best top flight side Leicester have built!

Would Drozdz be 5.00 though?

Hardly! Cupitt was struggling in 2016 but Taididnt get him a place at IOW where he turned it around and did very well which got him his move to Birmingham.

You only need one of the pair to be useful at home though and score 5/6 from 5 rides regularly to give yourself a fighting chance in an aggregate meeting. At home in a league meeting, the top 4 will win most meetings on their own and when going away to poorer sides you only need someone at the bottom end to kick on.

Some people have unrealistic expectations! It might not look like a Birmingham side of 2015 or 2016 but it's not bottom half either as you say. They've even managed to find a guaranteed average improver in that top 3 with Hume. Then with Walker, Flint and Cupitt (presumably) in the side they always have a decent reserve.

Bound to ride for Laurence Rogers again?

Govier’s packed it in.

Do we have any factual news for this thread?