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It would make sense to give both mountain and Hume a go at reserve and leave more points for main body of the team, both of them showed promise this season warranting another another go.

Gino has the potential to be a much better rider than 5.43 especially without the visa pressure hanging over him, an injury free season could see him put 2 points on that imo, and looking up and down the final averages from this don't see many better alternatives at that average. would also like to see some more of the american youngsters come over next year, max ruml, bro nicol etc. does anyone know if they would start on a 5 or a 7? as that could damage their chances significantly

Anyone fancy a return for lasse bjerre on 6.65 ? An indifferent season for him but on that average surely worth a go, in every other season he's returned as an away rider he's scored well and surely a good option for 3 or 4 in the team, especially if he were to be paired with one of the other two Danes I'd like to see in the team porsing (6.58) or busk jakobsen (6.98) all three of whom on lower averages than morten!!

You're right baldy imo you need your middle order men like morten to be able to raise their game in the big meetings and he once again, despite having his best season went missing when the going got tough In the playoffs, missing starts, hugging the kerb, not looking like making a pass, Somerset came to our place and laughed at us.

As a season ticket holder and lifelong fan of the witches i'd like to see wholesale changes to the team despite what has no doubt been our most successful period at this level in the second half of this season! of this years team i'd like to see nico and hume return for sure, hume has bags of potential and nico is non stop entertainment (although needs to work on his gating). as for the others dependant on his finishing average i think perhaps sarjeant is worth another go, if he can keep his cool at the startling he's a good gater and has very good track craft around the heath. king has been fantastic in the second half of this year and it all depends on rulings as to whether on not a return will be possible, i think he's a top rider that goes out and wins races but not always the best team rider and potentially more strength in depth could perhaps be a better route to go down? obviously depends on final averages and if my thinking of the elite conversion for schlein is correct, but a few potentials I've enjoyed watching at foxhall and think would provide a strong team from top to bottom, (and maybe one or two eyebrows raised) rory schlein - 7.16 ryan douglas - 7.13 nicolai busk jakobsen - 6.93 niclas porsing - 6.58 nico covatti - 7.49 danyon hume - 3.00 adds up to 38.29 depending on final averages and team limit next year and any possible gb rider reductions could leave room for tom perry, danny ayres, robert branford, ashley morris at number 6 all of whom have showed some good form at foxhall on previous visits