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You didn’t but it’s blatantly what you’re fishing for you can see it a mile off.

It was Arch. They won’t do two tomorrow so one is being held back until after the conference in case they get shafted. That’s if they even do one tomorrow, might leave two. If they do announce one more tomorrow, that’ll tell us everything. If it’s Doyle, why would they leave Rew as the last man until later next week? More likely to leave a new man as the final announcement. If they announce either Rew or Brennan tomorrow, then they may as well announce the the last rider because everyone will know it’s Doyle.

Maybe Ipswich are doing as they’re told… Tolley may have given the game away.

Neither are at Belle Vue.

Hmmmmm. Something has gone wrong somewhere. Either Rew is giving UK a miss, or Brennan is now staying at Birmingham. Jungle drums had Brennan in, but now out. Let’s see.

Wrong, yet again.

That doesn’t sound like a signing either. Maybe it’s true and Jack has done a u turn..

You were confident last year! I’d wait until the team is officially announced before either lamenting it or singing its praises. Always the best way.

Wasn’t it this time last year you were all convinced you had Harris and Lawson before they ended up elsewhere?

Dan Thompson has revealed he’s changed clubs in the Championship so won’t be at Plymouth.

Dan Thompson -25% was an absolute must. The only way we were going to squeeze in the team we have. We’re effectively over the limit from the start.

Thompson in particular will add a point as an absolute minimum, due to being on a 25% reduction. He’s also back at reserve rather than at number 2. Brennan will be riding in an easier position than he was at Birmingham where let’s be honest, he was carrying the team until Freddie arrived. He won’t get near the 1 or 5 berth with Doyle and Emil in the side. Expecting big improvement from both, as well as Rew. I don’t really understand Col’s point about lack of improvement in Doyle or Emil either. Of course they won’t, and they’re not expected/needed to. They’re points scoring machines, they do what they do at the top of the team on a consistent basis. It’s the younger riders lower down that you want/hope for improvement from, and we have that.

Jury is out on Dan Thompson and Tom Brennan being on an upward trajectory? You’ve gotta be kidding here surely??

Must have been a tough decision to choose one of either Vuolas and Tate. I guess the horrible injury would have been a deciding factor? Bit more risky until he proves his fitness maybe.

You can double that. It’s Col’s favourite pastime predicting the demise of Doyle every winter. I mean, he’ll be right eventually! It’s been several years now that he predicted Doyle to be demoted to fourth best Aussie behind Kurtz, Fricke and Jack Holder. Think he was adding both of Wright’s Foxhall scores together from this year. He did ride well in those meetings in fairness. No idea why people do this though. It’s impossible to use a riders scores from selected meetings to try and prove what he would have scored in meetings he was missing. Wright has also had some Foxhall shockers.