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This. They’re clearly concerned the engine room could be vulnerable with Dan there, so have put our strongest rider available in there with him to counter that a bit. Not sure it’ll matter too much here though, Doyle hasn’t been good at the NSS for quite a while now.

Definitely has that feel of “we’re going to get battered here” doesn’t it. Only area of the team we SHOULD have the upper hand is reserve and that simply MUST happen because we’ll be second best everywhere else. Ellis needs to step up here big time and needs to do better down there than he did on Thursday. Hope I’m wrong but I’m with you on the score, 16-20. That performance Thursday was an absolute stinker and all the confidence I had has drained away because of that one result. Dan concerns me in the engine room of the side also.

Really tough to call this one over two legs. Ipswich have been so flaky recently, don't know why but they just seem to not click. Belle Vue again can be flaky, inconsistent and away from have been poor at times but at least Belle Vue have been here and done this before. They have got good experience and at home they can be deadly when it's all clicking. Going for a 52-38 home win..

Not many teams ever get put together where you have quite probably one of the best two riders for that position in the league... The top two are both genuinely World Class... Brennan is a perfect third HL level rider, not quite good enough to be a one or five yet consistently, but ideal at Number Three... Both King and Ellis can be very inconsistent as a 3rd HL, but, again, perfect top level second strings when matched against all the other twos and fours... And, in Dan T, they almost had a cheat code at reserve given his development this season... Add in the RS was the best available, (shouldn't he have gone to Brum under the rules?), and you had a team well above the team limit by brilliantly using UK talent in the main... A huge advantage in team building versus the other three in the play offs, (especially when Woffy got injured), so it means all the pressure is on them to deliver now over the next few matches... If they all click then, statistically, they win comfortably., however, they won't possibly ever get a chance to put such a team together again, so, that in itself, will bring some added pressure to deliver the trophy.

sounds good, although coach from Manchester to Poznan? where did you get your ticket for gp?

I'm sure this season was the first of 3 years at a 40 point limit. As the limit should average at 42, that means a weaker league. But when they vote for a 3 year plan, it doesn't always last!

I don't know if I thought they'd win every meeting, but I did think Ipswich were massive favourites. I guess that was partly based on them having 2 x near 10 point riders. That hasn't happened this year.

I wouldnt be averse to the points limit going up?

Maybe they feel both Doyle & Brennan wouldn't beat an opponent in heat 13, with Doyle more likely to win heat 12? Personally I'd have the top 2 at 1&5.

So, the play off place orders are sorted and the semi final opponents seem to be a fair reflection on performances over the season. Not sure what the statistics are but, physiologically, it is always considered that it is preferable for the second leg of a meeting/match (in most sports) to be at home. Hence the incentive for a top two finish. Unfortunately in speedway, the weather can intervene and suddenly, the second leg becomes the first leg, even at this important stage of the season. It does make you wonder, even in this squeaky clean sport of ours, how much effort teams with the first leg at home are prepared to put in when they have to battle with wet tracks or the prediction of later rain. Or is the order of home and away legs really that important after all, maybe not?

That won't be easy to manage as they are nearly a point over the limit. Would probably mean having to go with weak reserves.

Kelvin is a likeable muppet, but there are several (some arrogant) posts on Ipswich related threads, going back several months, implying that the Witches were untouchable if they stayed injury free (not necessarily saying they would win every meeting). Well, they now have their full strength team for the business end of the season but there are quite a few recent twitchy posts on this forum. I obviously would love the Lions to take the honours, but anything can happen. If Ipswich conquer all, I will have no problem with that, but I think that with all the hype over the Witches team, they will be be under serious pressure to deliver. Like some posters have said, if they don't win the league with this year's septet, when will they win it?

This will be won or lost at Belle Vue depending on how week Ipswich do against Lidsey and Cook Kurtz and Bewley I’d expect 27 points from Blodorn and the reserves 11 between them maybe That’s 38 Keep Lidseys and Cooks combined scores to 12 and it’s game on

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With you on that one.Just hope the Championship Clubs don’t fall for it and tell them where to go .

Redcar very solid throughout, some good racing. Been a very good season for Redcar thus far considering they have been minus Erik Riss. Workington have some good riders with some potential. I think a number one next year will help allowing Batchelor, Vuolas to drop a number.

There have been issues with Redcar's stream this season with buffering and slow frame rates.

Yes gave up after heat 7.

Let's hope he buys an alarm clock with it ⏰️ 😂

Details from Stal if anyone wishes to read: After losing two matches to Krono-Plast Wtokniarz, the shareholders of Gezet Stali Gorzów considered putting the club into bankruptcy. In the end, this did not happen, but other clubs have already become interested in the biggest stars of Steel. Jack Holder, Anders Thomsen, Oskar Paluch, and even Pawet Przedpetski, are fasty bites. Unofficially, we know that it will not be easy to them from Gorzów. The relevant provisions in the contracts strongly bind the hands of the players. And here comes the problem. Unofficially, we know that Holder, Przedpetski and Thomsen will not be easy to from Stal. And you certainly can't get it out for free. After the match with Wtokniarz, there was no feta and announcement of the extension of the contract with Thomsen, but we know that the Dane signed a pre-contract for 2026. And there is no possibility that he would break it on one side. The situation of Holder and Przedpetski is identical. Holder has a lucrative contract (1.1 million zlotys for signature and 11 thousand zlotys per point plus sponsorship allowances) and a powerful commitment in case of desire to break this contract. If now Holder decided that he wanted to part with Stala, he would have to pay half a million zlotys to the club. Holder could only leave for free if Stal fell out of the Extraliga. Such a clause is also in his contract. The same solution was used in the case of Przedpetski. He would also have to pay half a million to leave the extra-league Stal. For him, as for Holder, the only chance for a free-free termination of the contract would be an inheritance. Someone will say that there is no drama, because if Stal falls in a month, all three will be able to leave for free. It's not that simple. Thomsen has no clause at all allowing him to leave. On the other hand, Holder and Przedpetski may not get the offers they can currently count on in a month. In a month, the number of volunteers will decrease. Both of them, signing papers with Stal, hoped that the season would end in the two-match match with Wtókniarz. The worst for the players, however, is the prospect of riding in a club around which it is hot again. It seemed that Steel had the worst behind it. On the one hand, the reduction of debt from 13 (that was the autumn of 2024) to 4 million is a success, but on the other hand, this financial hump is still there. And it is not known if this will not affect the liquidity in 2026.

ill be at Bellevue, Monday, but then off to Antalya, on Thursday, for 2 weeks so will miss 2nd leg, also last gp. probably end up watching on my phone, can get all polish meetings on my phone.

Going to go to Belle Vue Monday. Weather permitting, been last 2 weeks to Sheffield for 2 rain offs v Ipswich. Maybe jinxed. 🤣

Nah fajfer is good for about 5 points normally on a good day! I don’t think even this match is done and dusted, Stal have really managed some strange results good and bad! I think it’s set to be Stal vs Bydgoszcz personally. Knowing my luck, Brennan to score 0 for Ipswich vs Belle Vue and knock us out, then max out against Stal and knock my Polish team out 😂

Stal not out of the woods just yet. Bydgosz/Leszno will be a more difficult test, but I expect them to win.

Weather can be very localised in Central Belt of Scotland. Difficult one,I’m sure it will have an early call off if in real doubt.