I also agree with you on this but did not know how to put it.

Capirossi. i think hes got the heart for it, and now that he is on he GSV i think he will do well. but its ok! him and Rossi are big time homies so it will be fun to watch them battle

All of them! KC has opened the door to them all! They know Valentino has been dreadfully undermined with bike and tyres, they know he will make a couple of mistakes a year ( which is fine by me, that's what makes him such an unbeatable mix - completely human but still capable of utter breathtaking riding and skill. The mistakes bring his brilliance more sharply into focus, if you ask me!) and also the whole psyche thing of having Rossi on your a*se for the last 7 laps of a race... it used to draw mistakes... but know they know if they hold firm, his bike might break down instead and take care of the problem for them.
Dani, Marco, possibly KC, but he's now a marked man, so he might get a lot more sh*t than he did this year... Hayden might find his dignity next year and race like a former WC in a way he never raced like a WC.
It's so hard to tell, isnt it? They're all fast, ambitious, detirmined. But not as clever and talented as Valentino. Hopefully this year, unlike the last two, that will finally count for something.

I to think that it will be the Yami and the Bridges, I think that if the tyres and the bike would have been working we would be celebrating his 8th WC. So here's hoping that everything works next season.

There are a few things I'd like to see next year:

1. Obviously, Valentino have a competitive bike
2. Edwards to win a race (yeah, I know)
3. Hayden to out-perform Pedrosa
4. More Suzuki podiums

And you know what number 5 is but I'm not going to say it

marco melandri and dani pedrosa..this time the podium end of the season might be rossi-melandri-pedrosa..

Well said Catty!
I agree with you that KC definitely made everybody realise that Vale is also only human and can make mistakes... The big problem nowerdays is that mistakes cost him the title as he doesnt have a competitive bike (sorry, a little off topic there... )

To me the biggest threats for next year are KC (yes, lots of pressure having won the title this year but he will try to prove that it wasn't just a one year thing) and Marco (although this depends on how well the Ducati suits him)!

I would also like to see the Italian and San Marino rookies doing quite well but I don't think they are gonna be a threat yet in 2008.

Dovi!! The sentimental favourite!! But as it's his 1st year in..

Perhaps Marco!!

I'm thinking KC, Marco (just hope he does better on the Ducati than Loris) and maybe Dani.
But like a lot of you said if Yam and B'stones do their job, there shouldn't be any threat

I appreciate your having left out number 5. Thank you.