I was sitting here stunned that people have Sheffield so low down, so I thought about it a bit & I think I agree.
Yes they have a top 3 that can comfortably be 8>9 average riders. To achieve that they'd need to be scoring 30>35 week in week out & that's an ask for any team. I do struggle to see how they score 16>21 points from Pickering & basically 3 'Rising Stars'.
Sheffield could really suffer an OUCH season.
I've said, it's vital to have a strong top 2 but Sheffield have tried to add a 3rd & given themselves one of the worst tails possible.
So right now, yep, I'll put them 5th
1. Ipswich
2. Belle Vue
3. King's Lynn
4. Oxford
5. Sheffield
6. Leicester
7. Birmingham