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Alex2000

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Maybe he means permanently, so my guess is Cradley. But he is from Manchester so maybe BV.

Pretty sure Ben struggled to get his wages when he guested for the Colts, so can't see him going there tbh. I did think he would be at Kent but I saw him post on FB when someone suggested he rode at Lakeside nxt year that that was too far away.
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Looking most likely Dugard, Cotham and Powell ( or Harris). If we're not outgunned too much at the top end will have a strong middle/ lower order. Won't be looking foward to heat's 13 and 15 like last year, but the damage hopefully will be done in the earlier heats. Again probably be very hard to beat at home, if Baseby and Coles raise their game like Jake Knight and Perks did last year will be ok. If that's the team looks as though team spirit will be really good again next year which counts for a lot as well.

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I will be amazed if cotthams in the side, so much promise amongst the 4 so far .

I think you are right, Kelsey must be a certainty he could get into the 5's next season but that leaves 9.26 and try as I might I cannot see how to use that balance wisely. Might go with Luke Harris at No 7 if we could find a good No 4 on 5.3 but I can't see one. We should not go in a point below limit, It's going to be hard enough cancelling out the advantage of already top heavy teams like Cradley, Mildenhall,Lakeside and IOW.

That's why I would pass over both Cottham and Charley Powell.

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the other option is a 4pointer and another 3point rider and then another pretty high 6/7 point rider

But there are only 3 of them that I can see at 6.5 area Scott Campos Danny Phillips and Jack Smith. We could not get any of them. This team building is a very tricky job this year on 39 poinys.

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unless hopwood comes back with dugard and one reserve from last yr

Would be ideal, but seems Hopwood isn't coming to Eastbourne

Don't forget David Mason, who has already said he wont be riding for Kent

Having Mason in would mean no Dugard and it looks likely he'll be back. Think the reduction from 40 to 39 points may caused a rethink to a lot of clubs though.

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I know, just throwing possible riders out their

I think you've summed up how difficult it is going to be unless the Dugards unearth another Dan Spiller. On that note be great if he had a change of circumstances and could come back! Also I suppose if Kelsey wasn't returning I think Mason, Powell and Harris would fit to the exact points limit.

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Just announced on Facebook Charley Powell and Tom Brennan are the reseves, they just be running Kelsey at 2 ?

Very disappointing I suspect because it leaves 5.21 for the No 4 slot and there does not appear to be anybody available in the low 5.0's. Cottham at 4.70 ??.

 

Struggle to make the play off's unless a Herculian performance from young Tom me thinks.

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