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  1. On 10/6/2023 at 3:13 PM, foreverblue said:

    Ipswich suffered through blind loyalty, how Riss was still in the team for the play offs  is crazy, Sheffield did the right thing by replacing out of form riders, Ipswich should have done the same.

    Doing that never works generally and to be fair Riss has improved in the last five weeks .Who would you bring In Available anyway ?


  2. 17 hours ago, Roger Jacobs said:

    Oh, that tired old argument - Yawn.

    It's what other riders do ... it's part of speedway.  At least he can look back at the first leg and the points he threw away ...

    Last night as a team they were not good anough on the night end of .Anyone with half a brain would have been happy with that first leg lead.Forget Danyon do you not think Emil/ Doyley could of taken some of the blame last night? they were under par for there mega ability. No i wouldn’t because they have been outstanding all year. Hume , Rew, Thompson x2 have rode there balls off all year but with a top heavy side this side still did very well you need to get real.

     


  3. 8 minutes ago, mikebv said:

    Rew not being at reserve after the semi has had a big impact...

    The Ipswich reserves are miles away from being good enough to ride in the top league unfortunately..

    With Rew at reserve the two lads struggling tonight would only need to have tsken 3 rides each and he could have taken six..

    As it stands the reserves will need to take 8 races which means not much hope of a Witches heat advantage in those races..

    Rew should not be at reserve he should be good anough to cope in a top five.Even at reserve Rew has not pulled up any trees as much as I like him and feel he will improve but he needs to this is a whatered down Elite league.


  4. 12 minutes ago, Roger Jacobs said:

    No improvement from Hume this season, after ending 2022 on 4.09 - and he was rubbish in Heat 4 just now, could have moved Etheridge over on Bend 2, but just poodled around.

    Roger you know nothing., Etheridge was it Laurie Etheridge  you were on about?…….. get real.This year was in a top five  Danyon when Rew should have coped all year he was  inconsistent and frustrating but won the witches a few matches with vital points and vital points at crucial times.Dunno what planet you are on not easily pleased me thinks.


  5. 3 minutes ago, Roger Jacobs said:

    At 27, he's definitely a slow burner.  Just looks so awkward at Foxhall, and struggles to put together four consistent laps - thankfully he managed it once, against the hopeless Holder.

    I do think Roger the track has looked inconsistent in recent weeks.And generally at Foxhall he will Danyon always score points and shock more established apponents.For me Hume,Rew,  are two who can improve.


  6. Going back to the match really like Danyon Hume as a person and as a rider.Was so frustrated  for him he made loads of mistakes cost him money  he gave everything was unlucky .Hopefully next year on a low average he will do a good job for somebody. and improve what i like about Danyon is he can gate and he can mix it as well and race to.He could be a slow burner but he has real qualities can race can gate and be brilliant in front of a camera.


  7. 2 hours ago, dontforgetthefueltapsbruv said:

    One of those big calls (at least in terms of the current restrictive set up) that a TM has to make

    I'd say most would've felt Keynan had a better chance to win that race - as it turned out it didn't work out that way

    Perhaps a little harsh on Danyon who has been sharp focussed and decently quick away recently 

    Rew should be riding in the top five in the uk not there yet 

    is he…?


  8. 1 hour ago, Grand Central said:

    It seems to have become a fact of the modern world that in all walks of life, at all levels it has been increasingly rare to ever come across a person in a job who is seriously impressing.
    A depressing fact as well.

    That changed a lot today for me.
    Phil Morris really really impressed me.
    British Speedway. World Speedway is very lucky to have him.

    Nothing will change Central.


  9. On 9/12/2023 at 9:10 AM, norbold said:

    Reported by Jon Stevens in the Dons Den on Facebook:

    "It is with great sadness that we hear of the news that Gordon William Kennett has sadly passed away at the age of 70. I am shocked and deeply saddened to hear this.

    "Gordon was our last rider to Don the number 1 race jacket. As he was the last ever rider to take the chequered flag at Wimbledon stadium. World Final Placed 2nd at Empire stadium Wembley in 78’. He was also a true Gent, would always stop to say ‘hello’ and a chat.

    "The Speedway family has lost a friend, a member of our the speedway family from the heydays of the sport. Our condolences to Barney Kennett Dave, Eddie and the whole of the Kennett family at this very difficult and sad time."

     

    Sorry, I see this has already been posted elsewhere, but I thought Years Gone By was the most appropriate place for it.

    Puts everything into perspective Norbold it really does Gordon was one of the fittest riders i ever saw ride God bless him RIP Gordon.

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  10. 10 hours ago, steve roberts said:

    Remember it well Sid!

    Steve for me  Gordon, Kelly, Martin,D ,Boogaloo, Woodsy were the best i see ride  at Eastie .But hand on  heart ❤ would just edge Gordon in front of Martin and Kelly.  Gordon was a terrific  servant to speedway and i always wanted Gordon to sign for  Swindon  the year Stevie B joined in  1981 it never materialised.

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  11. 20 hours ago, dontforgetthefueltapsbruv said:

    Danyon stepping up to make the difference - excellent performance again

    I wonder if Danyon can get his physical problem sorted, Richie said that to take  six/ 7 rides in quick successsion is hard for him because of a lock arm problem.Hence he would of scored 11 points but for a fall but he has been excellent and he can keep improving his scoring at Redcar is getting there so that is going to benefit Ipswich.With Danyon at the moment you actually have no idea what he going to do so if he can get more consistently he will keep improving he certainly has shown he has grown into a Premiership rider.Being a nice young bloke and a really exciting rider to watch makes him easy for the fans to relate to because they 100 per cent commitment all the time.


  12. 20 hours ago, GeneralMelchett said:

    Good comments, I think both Hume and Rew will be very good riders in time - they show real potential - can't comment on Thompson as I have only seen him ride once in last weeks home defeat so it would unfair to make judgement based on one meeting.

    Rew did seem to duck out of a couple of first bend challenges last week but perfectly understandable in my view given how new he is in the UK etc. Hume can certainly throw out the odd brilliant ride - he also looks much better on the bike - early on last year he looked shaky and wobbly on the bends at Foxhall buts seems to have ironed that out now. If both can get consistent they will be real assets to the side.

     

    I really  believe Hume has a place in the top league like you said he took loads of chances before crashes (ect) he has got better on a bike.Hopefully at Redcar he can up his game to ; Rew will be decent he will get better with laps and both the Thompson twins i like think they will get there eventually both when I’ve seen them there are not great gaters but they will be ok.Going back to Ippo this year King is the most important rider can he consistently back up Doyle/ Emil.


  13. Rew, Hume, Thompson should all improve as the season goes on and this team is not the finished article yet.Those three tonight chipped in with 12 points between them so not all doom and gloom.It baffles me that Hume gets expected to score more points in a very tough position how many people expect him to beat Fricke away from home….? Keep the faith with Rew as there is a good longterm rider in there and Ippo will get the rewards by persevering with him exsperience is key for him.


  14. 2 hours ago, arnieg said:

    Racers were at Cradley that night, but it was rained-off and we diverted to Swindon on our way home only to find floods of biblical proportions at Blunsdon. Yet the meeting went ahead and Dag was a class apart.

    Dag was awesome in that meeting was Dag like Jan Andersson used to riding on frozen lakes.? I always feel that Dag was like Scott Autrey retired to early he was a class act for Reading , Hackney and Oxford.The heat leader trio of Anders, Dag and the ever improving Geoff Curtis ( RIP) at Reading was very strong.

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  15. Michael Lee scoring 16 against the yanks in 1981, coming from the back regularly. Rolf Gramstad holding off Ivan Mauger for Swindon  against Hull.Egon Muller riding for Coatbridge in 1973 ( he was poor) Reading mullering us at home in 1984 Holloway/ Glanz from reserve doing the damage.That Reading meeting apart from the Mike Keen benefit meeting were the worse conditions i ever saw.The World team cup round at Reading and the 1983 BLRC Belle Vue rival those two meeting's also for horrendous conditions.

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  16. More memories from the Abbey Finn Thomsen scoring 19 points for Wolves on a oversized engine…. Dennis Sigalos scoring a 15 point max for. Hull from reserve ( never met Kilb). .Einar Kylingstad scoring a 15 point max from reserve for Kings Lynn.   Ivan Mauger having a police escort him out of the stadium after fencing Kilb..  Briggo coming back with Hull scoring 11 points after being excluded under the 2 minute rule in heat 1.

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