I agree, and Hilly is correct, riders will inevitably end up where they want to go. Jenkins has all but admitted that Birmingham āpickedā him but he refused to go there. Kings Lynn also wanted him but he refused their advances also, the Lynn fans will tell you that. Rob Lyon was openly telling them that Jenkins would be targeted for their rising star berth.
An Oxford fan talking to Jenkins, at Oxford, is obviously going to be told what they want to hear. Heās not going to tell an Oxford supporter that he didnāt want to be there is he. The lad wanted a return to Ipswich (and has stated his reasons for it) and dug his heels in to get his move.
Jenkins is arguably the strongest rising star on the Premiership list, there is absolutely no way on earth that THREE clubs (Birmingham, Kingās Lynn, Oxford) all ignored him and left the fourth choice club (Ipswich) to seemingly win the lottery. Nobody believes that surely.
The draft picks are a nonsense, no rider should be forced to ride anywhere and Iām personally glad that some have called that out and got the rides they wanted. But I agree with you 100%, why theyāre still pretending that this stupid draft order picking is a thing and playing the supporters for fools Iāve no idea. āBig changesā for 2026 apparently (yes I know weāve heard that before) so I expect this to be dropped this time next year.