Out of the top 4 teams from last season, Ipswich are the only ones that have strengthened imo.... so it's Ipswich v BV final.... Ipswich to win!

Pretty sure Jack Smith will be a number 1 in NDL team, so might end up with odd Championship guest booking and get a slot somewhere replacing an under performing 2-3 pointer when changes start being made 

Birmingham  S. Worrall, Kerr & Lampart  Oxford Schlein & Gilkes 

Would I be wrong in assuming that Ben Barker and Kyle Newman are certainties next year? How about a return for Ben Trigger since he's struggling for a team place, could double up with the National Trophy side? Lasse Fredriksen isn't back at Edinburgh but is hinting at having a Championship place lined up. 1. Nico Covatti 2. Kyle Newman 3. Joe Thompson 4. Dan Gilkes/Alfie Bowtell 5. Ben Barker 6. Alfie Bowtell/Lasse Fredriksen 7. Ben Trigger Strong reserves but not a very good top end, a typical Plymouth team.

Yet people are insistent that there's a shortage of riders... There's been so many in very recent years that have jacked it in after not finding a team or being bounced from team to team because of their average or performing too well... Ben Trigger next?

I'm fairly adamant I've predicted Bewley, Lidsey, Rew, Brennan, Blodorn, Janowski & a fair few others will improve their starting averages. Lawson must be early-mid 30's, he ain't getting any better than a solid engine room rider. His average may increase as he won't be riding with a rider as good as Fricke for 3 of his programmed rides. Stars don't have a rider as good as Fricke in their septet