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I'm confident that Sheffield can make the play-offs with that side!

League champions elect was my first thought!

As Congreve hasn't ridden at Champ level yet, that's a bold prediction to make!

I don't think Masters would get any racing in the Polish Extraliga. Teams can only use 2 foreigners (over 25) so unless you're one of the top 16 non Polish riders in the world? Not gonna get much racing!

Looks more like a Premiership team?

If Poole want to build a team with 3 x number ones! I for one would certainly love to see a team of 7 Brits! Poole Steve Worrall 9.05 Danny King 8.99 Richard Lawson 8.51 Danyon Hume 4.88 Stefan Nielsen 4.67 Drew Kemp 3.72 Jason Edwards 2.11 Total 41.93 Poole Steve Worrall 9.05 Danny King 8.99 Richard Lawson 8.51 Ben Cook 5.31 Zach Cook 4.40 Drew Kemp 3.72 Ablitt / Mulford 2.00 Total 41.98

Batchelor on a 5.57 ave vs Broc Nicol on a 5.23 ave, suggests there's not much between the riders ability. But compare their Champ averages 8.98 vs 5.50 & you can see how some (me included) would rate Batchelor as a clever signing!

This would be my team. Ipswich Jason Doyle 8.96 Danny King 7.76 Craig Cook 6.98 Troy Batchelor 5.67 Cameron Heeps 4.96 Paul Starke 4.47 Anders Rowe RS Total 38.80

Could not agree more!

Must be an amazing gater then to have a 9+ average

If he shows his Poole form, his signing will be a masterstroke!

I think this is where the RS system works, instead of having a promising young Brit up his average to 4.5 then get left on the scrapheap for a new 3.00 man, this encourages them to perform well & become a trump card!

The issue I see is they basically announced "we've picked a team but are not telling you the rest of them", I know they only promised one rider - but it sounds like they've signed 7/8 riders up already. I think it would've sounded better to announce something like "we're working towards completing the team" Also - I'm not "stamping my feet and demanding to know who signed riders are" I merely think they shouldn't say, we know the team but aren't telling you - that's all!

I feel for the fans going to the talk-in, to be told, we've decided on our team but we're not going to tell you yet.

After previously thinking Stefan Nielsen would be an obvious pick on a 3.00 ave, I've just noticed he rode 4 league matches in 2021 & 4 in 2018, so should now have a rolling ave of 5.48 (with British reduction)! Bound to have spoiled his chances of starting the season in a Prem team?

Kemp was very promising in his first season with Mildenhall in the NL. But hasn't really progressed as quickly as might've been expected given all the hype he had!

Wolverhampton? Sam Masters 8.34 Jacob Thorsell 7.33 Nick Morris 7.12 Luke Becker 6.95 Steve Worrall 5.94 Drew Kemp 3.28 Leon Flint RS Total 38.96

Personally I think it looks like Wolves will struggle at reserve this season. But until more teams sign riders can't compare really!

They had a format like that during the "fast track years"

I think Brennan & any other top U21 riders would be better off in the Polish 3rd tier as they can ride at reserve.

Years ago it was r/r for heat leaders missing & using your own juniors for missing second strings & reserves. Not sure that would happen again as it's cheaper & easier to borrow an opposition "star" than to run a NDL team to build your own probably?

There's enough 4* & 3* RS to have 2 per team in the Prem in my view, so they could have gone with 2 per team.

GB finished more than 8 points ahead of Australia, so Brennan made no difference. He may have ride well, but it didn't help GB win.

If it was leaked too days early I get your point (even if I don't agree with it) but it was leaked before now!

As Musielak signing for the Tigers has been accidentally released, what is the point if Sheffield keeping it a secret anymore? Even if their plan was to announce the whole team in one go, what's the harm in announcing Musielak now & the rest of them team as previously scheduled?