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Freddy Holder wins the award for the rider with the most retirements during 2026. I've also included the riders with most exclusions because these things always spark my interest and i never failed to have a heart attack watching Reid Battye clipping the air fences. The Retirement Gurus: 1 Freddy Hodder 6 2 Edward Kennett 5 3 Jonas Jeppesen 4 3 Nick Morris 4 3 Nathan Ablitt 4 The Exclusion Kings: 1 Reid Battye 6 2 Mitch McDiarmid 5 3 Niklas Holm Jakobsen 4 3 Daryl Ritchings 4 3 Jordy Loftus 4

Sedgmen confirmed as not returning also so we’re in for a bit of a shake up. Maybe a couple of left field selections.

I would of thought most people would of debated the posts and not the poster but then again bitter old folk with access to forums tend to be a bit sour

Sit one of those rubber head-and-torso first aid training things on a bike or sign Mario Hausl. They’d have an identical contribution.

Hausl is useless and puts in as much effort as a dead prostitute. Plus, he rarely turns up often claiming injury or other commitments.

Kylie Hayworth has signed for the Cheaters and Rhianna Ingraham has signed for the Scorpios.

Agree tigerlain,also looking forward to their visits to poole,whether it turns out to be a good team or not those heatleaders should provide some great racing on their awaydays

Don’t see his average going down has scored pretty decent at Poole over the years,his average at Poole is 5.90 62points over 42 rides.

Howarth completes a very strong spearhead for the Cheetahs, however I see the same issue as already pointed out a lot of 3 - 3 race results & in those races where none of the top 4 are involved heavy losses & if one should have a poor night then it could be curtains. I know Hagon is the name that has been thrown into the hat as the fifth rider, I'm not sure about him as I have seen him over a few seasons at a number of clubs & he seemed to get to a level but has not progressed since much like Jack Smith. I think Oxford could look at his 2026 team mate Mario Hausl he had his best return at Oxford last season (the same meeting Hodder scored big) & I think the young German on a sub 4.00 average can improve to be a solid support rider throuhout the season. So far as reserves go I feel that Fletcher is a fast improving talent & should be looking to step up the league system & as Oxford are seen to offer their own talent pool the best chance to improve the second will come from the NDL squad with Summers taking the spot ahead of Vale.

Don’t see his average going down has scored pretty decent at Poole over the years,his average at Poole is 5.90 62points over 42 rides.

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Not a problem. 15-point maximums at home, 0 points away from home.

Sensible rather than great, I think he'll benefit from a change of scenery though.

A similar effort was needed at Northampton and there hadn't been speedway there for over sixty years. Northampton has proved that new/reborn tracks can be successful in getting and keeping a crowd. Let's hope that Eastbourne and others can prove that the sport can expand and be successful.

We did try to sell you bitter but you had accumulated a load over last season. Apparently it’s was weak (not your fault) and left a sour taste in the mouth. 🤣 Just incase anyone else thought it is AI, it’s not, we genuinely have Aces lager on tap at the stadium.

Not sure Paco is a great signing personally, Kennett is a good signing on his average though.

Not a problem, I just said what I reckon most people are thinking

What do you mean by proper emoji's, or do you mean GIFs??

Is there still a crowd for speedway at Arlington? A reborn club won’t get back all those who went in 20210. A fair number will have moved on. Others have found other things to do. It will need a huge effort to attract newcomers. Bringing back speedway to Arlington is going to cost a lot of money.

Paul Pickering.

Perhaps he could switch to "stoked"?

Very little doubt in my mind Will Cairns can step into that second heat leader slot next season. He’s already developed at a ridiculous rate. He’s young and he’ll make mistakes, but he’s a big heat rider. His heat eight win against Redcar in the BSN final laid down a marker and set the tone for the rest of the meeting. Getting inside Mulford’s head at the tapes before that heat and although it was cheating, warming his tyres at Scunthorpe; those are dark arts of the sport Nicki Pedersen would be proud of. And he’s only 17! I just wish he’d stop using the word “super” in interviews, like a teenage America girl. “Super excited”.

You can only think that he would have just taken out another federation's licence and that maybe that would have had an impact on his SON eligibility...??? Dan Bewley in his statement upon signing for Ipswich said he initially wasnt going to ride over here, hence his comments about the initial ruling were very critical of it.. Obviously it wasnt fit for purpose... Unusual that, isn't it?...

The problem is, a 3-something average will be a number 2, not reserve. The reserves will be two 2-pointers. The team is too top heavy for my liking, but it'll certainly be fun at Sandy Lane this year.