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Shouldn't be getting beaten by those guys... Hopefully all comes good in Mildura...

Got to agree that Tate should be making the Semis at a canter... Appreciate he had bike issues yesterday, but thought he claimed to have them sorted... Hopefully a stronger last couple of rides from him

Tate not doing particularly well... Hooky on the other hand is putting in some good efforts!!

Out of interest; has anyone heard of any news or rumours as to Beau Bailey's 2026 plans? He has pulled out of the remainder of the Aussie summer events to recover "ahead of a European season"...

Nah, it's ok thanks.

😂 The joys of this forum on a mobile - double posts! Edited to say nothing, but at least not a double post!

🥱 Are Workington and Scunthorpe trying to out do each other as to who can be last to name their team?!

There may be logic in someone's eyes, as I noted, I'm all for building suspense, but at the moment the narrative is being led by others, rather than the club, with no input/announcements from the club. For example; Hooky has announced he isn't returning; Comets haven't announced anything, and haven't even had the good graces to thank him publicly for last year. Same with Jye. Whether individual fans, like, love, or loath previous years riders, the optics and publicity from a club could be soooo much better, rather than complete radio silence.

Would likely sell more season tickets, and get fans more engaged, if there was some snippets of info from the club as to who the rest of the team is going to be... I'm all for 'building the suspense' but the complete radio silence is getting a little tiresome, especially when the club are just repeatedly advertising season tickets....

I'm far from convinced... Feels a backwards step...

Jye has signed for Berwick....

Max Perry is still available if we're trying to squeeze in another 6/7 point rider (assuming someone like Rushen is stopping 'down south'). Not necessarily an exciting option, but seemed to be a 'good egg' and has ties to Glasgow...

Hasn't Cook signed to ride in Poland, so would miss a lot of Saturdays? Glasgow seemed frustrated with the number of meetings Nagel missed riding Europe too... I know there are concerns with his away performances, but Vuolas along with say Jye and Rushen may well fit in under 40pts.

Is it definite that Rushen will be assessed at 2pts?

So what does that leave... About 15 points for the remaining 3 riders... Hhmmmm...

Made some amends for the May performance up in heats 13, 15, and superheat at Scunthorpe alongside Antti later on in the season mind...

By all means pick on the word 'alienating' and rubbish it... but I for one was contemplating sponsoring a rider this year, and Hooky woukd have been my No.1 rider choice, (a) because he was good last year, and (b) to help 'bridge the gap' between reserve and main body. I'm more than willing to give the management the benefit of the doubt, but given Hooky has been 'counted out', this suggests the 1-7 is known... In which case, get on and announce it, rather than leaving question marks over decisions made, not made, or being made...

So, as things stand, the two 2025 comets that have been signed for 2026 are the ones whose averages reduced throughout the season? Presume this is the management hoping that 2026 will be the year they push on from whatever challenges/issues/injuries they had last year...

The best way to keep fans coming back is to maintain some known faces of riders that perform well... Hooky had A LOT of supporters and was the best rider in 2025, yet doesn't appear to have been rewarded for his efforts (assuming this is a comets decision obviously).

Absolutely gutted by this news - was 100% rider of the year in 2025. Should have been first name on team sheet!! If this is a Comets decision, it's at risk of alienating fans.

Would not have necessarily been my choice of riders to re-sign after an inconsistent 2025... But hopefully 2026 will be the year he pushes on! (And I would have been nervous if he was riding against us! 😂)

Is this confirmed? Source?

My late night thoughts of 2026 Comets: Jonas Jeppesen Jacob Hook Antti Vuolas Jye Etheridge Troy Bachelor Vinnie Foord Another 3pointer This would probably be around the 40point mark... Although who knows what the rules for 2026 are!

I'm sure, as always, there are two sides to every story. Based on the statement Fraser made on socials, I just hope he is ok and has support around him.

Before this is taken out of context, I'm a huge Vuolas fan, but does anyone have thoughts on why he struggles soooo much at away tracks? I want him to do really well, but something just doesn't seem to click away from Workington... (Unless guesting for Scunthorpe a few weeks ago)