As much as the team last year was woefully weak and had the biggest bearing on attendances it is no doubt the overall product has been on the decline , dull presentation and very poor track preparation have given the impression rightly or wrongly of a tired or disinterested promotion .
At the very least the promotion have rolled the dice and subject to confirmation have come up with i believe some very good signings in Stead , Wells and Haines , a safe option at home in Hall , who like it or not is entertaining at home but really needs improvement away but this is unlikely at his stage of his career and the others are quite a gamble , for even one of them to show a reasonable improvement will be a huge bonus
Where last season it was patently obvious to ALL , even i suspect the promotion as well , that the side was poor and lacked any real interest for fans , on paper at least the proposed team at least suggests an element of interest and potential .
Maybe it is the last roll of the dice and the last chance saloon before Machin sells up but it at least is worthy of giving it a go this year