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If Eastbourne come to the tapes.... Becker & Lightcap at No1 & 2 Lawson, Harris & Masters at 3, 4 & 5 Kemp + an RS

Vilads Pedersen signed with Piraterna.

The stocks are back at Sheffield next week, this might not be the good news that folk think it is ???

Personally think it's time Mountain moved on his career has stalled and like Harrison needs to get away from Scunthorpe for a while and ply his trade elsewhere. I wouldn't bother with Ablitt either with the average he has he'd start more then likely in the Top 5 and he isn't consistent enough to warrant a chance yet again on an average that the points could be used elsewhere. Pickering if he wants it and Ingram (if he finally improves on away tracks) are the only 2 from the 2026 team worth continuing with (Although Palm Toft would be a decent signing if you could guarantee a season of the way he rode in the Playoff final but he's a bit of an enigma). Zischke would be a fantastic signing but he'll probably end up at Glasgow were the money is.

Just a team idea Josh Pickering 10.64 Dan Gilkes 4.45 Michael Palm Toft 6.05 Connor Mountain 5.25 Tate Zischke 6.54 // Jake Allen Vinnie Foord 3.30 // Anze Grmek Ryan Ingram 3.55 if you wanted to go stronger at reserve you could go with Grmek (who I was impressed with when guested for Glasgow) but then would have weaken the no5 berth with Jake Allen

On the grapevine

And from the rest of that statement its clear that the AGM is fairly meaningless when it comes to next year's rules.

Didn’t know he had been riding in Sweden to be fair. Just had a look at his scores and looks as though he did ok, not sure on the level though. As he’s rode in Sweden would that now make him a 5.00 rider though?

where have you heard that?

"It should be emphasised that any announcements from individual clubs regarding rider signings for 2027 remain subject to approval." From the statement over the postponement of the AGM.

Eddie Kennett for Poole.

Manzares is like the American Lewis Bridger.

What is the points limit? What is the rules for '27 stating that any U21 reserve moves into the main body? It was an example, take out who you want and put a lower avg rider in, take Kileen out and another and put two others in, you'll get the same thing, i.e. a stronger top end with Killeen in, a longer tail with him out of it Maybe you can confirm the points limit please and that for U21 at 6 what averages they come in on 4.5/5.00/6.00 etc.

Surely not the promoter of Scunthorpe, as surely that would be a conflict of interests 🤣

In all fairness to Coleman - he came to the tapes with Ipswich extremely late - he still to this date doesn't have a years experience of running/owning in British league Speedway club, so when you say he talks the talk, I don't think he's had any kind of opportunity to do anything, and with the way the sport is run, its not going to be a short term showing is it - if he has ambitions to improve the sport, it will be done over the longer term

He had a big on-track smash in the US in 2021, and then rode in Sweden 2023/24 (and possibly 2025?)

Except that line-up is well over the points limit, and in that line-up Killeen would be reserve, and he's now turned 21.

Breaking his curfews

What's he been up to now?

So is the rumoured top 4 Bomber,Flinty,Anders and Dan T ?

Reading comments on here , anyone would think that the top tier (old Elite League) invented the doubling up (not down) rule. It started in about 2002 when two riders from Premier league clubs (second tier) could share a berth in the elite league . Their premier clubs always took priority. I feel like this had a negative effect on what was a brilliant model at the time (premier) with anything between 15-18 clubs for a while. This was the start of the feeling that riders weren't fully committed to one club anymore. The elite league being in such a mess at the time was the reason for this daft rule to be brought in. they need to make two leagues , have 5 man teams and a new heat format and go from there. Riders can only ride in one league not both.

I did see that and thought back to his time as a scorpion. However he didn’t set the world alight then and can’t have improved much as he hasn’t been riding!

Albin Sigvardsson stays with Lejonen in 2027

Gino Manzares has posted he is looking for a full time mechanic in the UK next year, return to Scunny on the cards?

I’m less optimistic about major change in the sport. Ousting cartel members from the top table and replacing them with Mark and Rob should have offered more. I’m please with the introduction of Northampton and an addition of a top man to the team Mark put together will result in a competitive side. Having Belle Vue on terrestrial TV for the first time in decades was a great result but after that not much to write home about. Richard Colman talks the talk but the only thing he has done so far was marked by that thing we all (most) hate - self interest. I’m worried he’s another in the long line of here today gone tomorrow promoters and with a none existent line of would be buyers I remain concerned about the long term viability of yet another club. Looking through Richard’s ventures to date does not fill you with confidence as to his staying power. After the previously mentioned pluses from this season it would be a shame to see things drop back again.