King's Lynn's leading riders Nicki Pedersen and Sebastian Ułamek also switched to Oxford.
Oxford also brought in former World Champion Greg Hancock from Coventry but lost Leigh Adams and Lukáš Dryml to Poole.
[4] Poole's decision to recruit Adams and Dryml was instrumental because they went on to claim the title.
Adams finished top of the league averages and he was backed up by their five time World Champion Tony Rickardsson and the vastly improved form of Magnus Zetterström.
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