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What momentum does he need? Had a full season at Berwick bar the opening 2 / 3 meetings and dropped a point off his average. He’s not a kid anymore.

I seem to recall the referee made an enemy of everyone that night. I think that was the third questionable call already in the meeting.

Love hearing Barker and Lambert getting interviewed saying how it is

I don't see that as cooperation but more capitulation and manipulation

TBF he tried when Buster agreed to buy Ipswich and take them up to the top flight when the top division were desperate for another team. As we know, Buster then backed out of that deal weeks later when it was too late for Ipswich to remain in the Championship..

If his heart is not in it he has every right to move on from it . The hours, effort and hard work, not to mention expense reserves him that right, 100%. Good luck to him and his family. A speedway family. Used to love watching his dad flying round The Shay alongside KC and Doug Wyer.

Scoring: 1. Beau Bailey - 11+3 (3,3,2,3) - 1st place in final A 2. James Pearson - 10+2 (2,3,2,3) - 2nd place in final A 3. Tate Zischke - 11+1 (2,3,3,3) 3rd place in final A 4. Mitchell McDiarmid - 8+3+u (1,2,3,2) - 1st place in final B - fall in final A 5. Lachlan Russell - 6+2 (1,2,2,1) - 2nd place in final B 6. Alex Adamson - 7+1 (1,1,3,2) - fall in final B 7. Noah Grabham - 7+w (0,3,3,1) - exclusion in final B 8. Jordy Loftus - 6 (1,1,2,2) 9. Harry Sadler - 3 (0,0,2,1) 10. Bradley Niven - 1 (0,u,1,0) 11. Anika Loftus - 1 (1,0,0,w) 12. Jack McDiarmid - ns Run by run: 1. Bailey, Zischke, McDiarmid , Grabham 2. Zischke, Pearson, Russell, Niven 3. Pearson, McDiarmid , Adamson, Sadler 4. McDiarmid , Russell, A. Loftus 5. Bailey, Russell, J. Loftus, Sadler 6. Grabham, Sadler, Niven (u) 7. Zischke, Bailey, Adamson 8. Bailey, Pearson, Niven, A. Loftus 9. Adamson, McDiarmid , J. Loftus, Niven 10. Grabham, Adamson, Russell, A. Loftus 11. Zischke, J. Loftus, Sadler, A. Loftus (w) 12. Pearson, J. Loftus, Grabham Final B 13. McDiarmid , Russell, Adamson (u), Grabham (w) Final A 14. Bailey, Pearson, Zischke, McDiarmid [sportowefakty]

Agree but we’d have been selling ourselves short averages wise. I think they’ll be looking at a 3.40ish rider

Absolutely, I'd like to think that the councillors on Rugby Council will be all over this slight of hand from Brandon Estates, completely ignoring the return of Stock Car racing and using the Osborne method of skullduggery. Remember though that "free gear" is now in charge, and Rugby Council’s planning department recommended the previous scheme.

It’s not utter fantasy, it just needs cooperation on all sides but that there is the problem, there is cooperation it’s all self interest

It is utter fantasy that Belle Vue could've joined one big league and named Bewley or Kurtz Even with a ludicrous situation of them turning up for any weekend away fixture without them being "accomodated" what's the point The home teams uppirters don't see them - ripped off. Belle Vue have to race without them- ripped off Take into account they would be on 12 points averages in a team total needing to be not much above 30 and it means Belle Vues travelling team would likely be 7x 4 pointers One big league would have to exclude (whether by design or reality) the top stars and indeed ALL those in Poland (2027 will mean no choice anyway) So also take out Lidsey, Brennan,Ellis, Cook, Blordorn etc etc Teams built to 30 with 3/4 NDL standard

I don’t get the people that seem to think Chris is obligated to run Ipswich speedway, he’s done more than enough and is well within his rights to move it on, from a financial perspective he’s probably wishing he did it a couple of years ago.

Add the fact that next years budget is down £95k before a wheel is turned due to the fact that there is no tv money and a brand new air fence to purchase. less fixtures and less variety may lead to smaller crowds will the sponsors put in as much money with no tv coverage? Who knows but as this is the Louis only income why would you gamble everything you have built up in a 5 team league which is doomed. I wouldn’t risk my house on it

Excellent letter from Brian Buck in the latest edition. It nicely encapsulates the disgraceful behaviour of Councils and Developers across the country - and not just with speedway stadia!

It's also pretty much identical to the ruse they pulled-off with the Abbey.

Nothing is more precious and valuable than time and family - particularly when where you have been working couldn't give 2 sh!ts if you were there or not At 54 I've recently exited a job after 36 years and if I have any say in it have no plans to work again and if I do it will be on terms that suit me

It could be done with 5 teams but there's going to be a lot of repetitive fixtures and will the fans get fed up with it? They could probably throw in a multi leg 4TT and even a pairs competition over 5 legs to add in a bit of variety. Even a Grand Prix style competition for the riders championship. What they surely can't do is keep the play offs. It would take all credibility out of a league that doesn't have much of it as things stand anyway.

Surprised would have done a job.

It's remarkably similar to the Studley Grange stunt they're attempting

He managed to get above 5 at reserve for Glasgow last year. It did drop when he was I the main body but he has shown he can score well, he needs to get his confidence up a bit because he can score well when he has some momentum.

Absolute tosh! Do not be fooled. This is straight from the DPP Planning playbook

Agree with this. I also believe he has family in Australia, perhaps lots of factors have combined and he's decided to change his life and spend more time with relatives.

Same ^^ , tho my Star arrived today - w/e 6th December, Josh Pickering cover (!), also bought additional copy in supermarkets / newsagents tho often not on shelves. Curiously a big no.4 was written on the white wrapping: no. of batches it will be delivered, issues I'm owed. Actually I'm owed 3. Shame but I'm also looking at cancelling my subscription....

A very tidy looking team being put together by the Gladiators. Hope Barker is one of the final pieces of the puzzle. Probably the only guest who got pass marks for us last season and I find his interviews refreshingly honest.

Chris Louis is 56…. He is married and has 2 daughters one of whom is married with children and lives in Denmark Chris and his wife Julie work tirelessly all season and the off season not only running the club but promoting it and actually doing an awful lot on race nights … they both spend a lot of days at the stadium it was their passion and livelihood …. Add on Chris’s tv commitments to this as well Yes Chris is not impressed with the way the sport is heading But do you not think at his age with a family that the time has come for him to perhaps take a rest and enjoy his personal life a bit more ? The loss of John obviously hit Chris hard and now his dad isn’t around probably sees it as the right time to make sure he is there more for his family I don’t think for one second his decision was solely based on speedway Seeing the team win the league finally …. In a year when he lost John … possibly would be the right time to just step back Sure he is annoyed at the sport and the authorities but I feel that was the final straw over something he has thought about for a while