Glasgow Tigers - Drew Kemp (G), Mario Hausl, Chris Harris, Kevin Juhl Pederson, Leon Flint, Sam Hagon, Freddy Hodder

Edinburgh Monarchs - Dan Thompson, Jonatan Grahn, Justin Sedgmen, Tate Zischke (G), Kye Thomson, Mitch Cluff, Jordy Loftus

British speedway needs to set its own agenda and stop kowtowing to regulations set in Poland. Speedway has bred a generation of riders who want to have their cake and eat it: they want to earn their bread and butter in the UK leagues and chase the Polish Zloty to put the jam on top. This faces the British authorities with the dilemma of having to dance to the Polish tune when trying to plan the home fixture list. This cannot go on.

For survival, we need a single nationwide league of 15 teams wherein all its riders are contracted and committed exclusively to British racing between March and October.

A 28-match league programme plus a further 12 matches in a split north-south KO cup competition will guarantee teams a regular weekly match programme, and a sensible rider payment policy will provide ample earnings potential for riders over a guaranteed 40-match season.

But the last thing we want is for British speedway and its contracted riders to be isolated from European competition. So speedway authorities must open negotiations with its European counterparts for European competition on two levels:

1)    An annual European League of Nations, with initially the four participating countries of Great Britain, Sweden, Denmark and Poland.

2)    An annual European Champions’ League, featuring the top teams of all the four participating nations of Great Britain, Sweden, Denmark and Poland.

A nationwide league of 15 teams in meaningful competition - with the addition of the possibility of genuine European glory - will revive the waning interest of fans, riders, media and potential investors. It is time for the Promoters to bite the bullet to avoid inevitable extinction of British speedway.

So I've set up a petition demanding that the British Speedway Promoters Ltd take these matters on board with immediate effect.

SIGN THE PETITION NOW TO FORCE CHANGE IN BRITISH SPEEDWAY: https://c.org/bdpftrNZdQ

Lawson, Cook, Rowe, Bailey, Cairns, Rushen. Leaving one spot for a second string. Bailey, Rushen and Cairns will have very limited experience between them meaning we could be very vulnerable at times but a mixture of experience and youngsters could make for a very exciting team.

Thoughts?

Who is everyone wanting to see in comet’s colours?

Me personally out of the 2025 team. I would have Foord Etheridge and Hook back.

Too many inconsistencies in the rest of the team.

New faces….

Kemp

Grathn 

Kilndt? Probably wouldn’t work for a Saturday track.

Steve Worrall

Just some ideas..

Thoughts? 

The Workington riders whilst having no team action have been busy riding for their respective Premiership sides (Batch, Tate and Drew) and also guesting for other Championship teams. Max and Vinnie have also been guesting a few times for championship teams so hopefully the guys will be race ready.

The Poole team are packed with heavy hitters including the formidable pairing of Rushen and Cairns, while the heat leaders include Lawson , Cook and Kerr!

The weather at the weekend is forecast to be  a bit cooler than of late which should be better for the racing surface.

** Remember it is back to the 6pm start time**

As team building will now start being assembled, who would you like to see stay and go.

Just having now to wait for team limit to be disclosed.

Feel free to name your favourites to stay and post on here.

Your opinions please most welcome. I know the biggest stumbling block at the moment is the points limit, however I’m assuming it will be 40

Edinburgh Monarchs - Dan Thompson, Jonatan Grahn, Justin Sedgmen, Paco. Castagna, Kye Thomson, Mitch Cluff, Jordy Loftus

Redcar Bears - Nicolai Klindt, Simon Lambert r/r, Jake Mulford, Jason Edwards, Jake Allen, Vinnie Foord, Jody Scott

Edinburgh at full strength, Redcar have Monarchs Academy rider Vinnie Foord in place of Ace Pijper and R/R for Simon Lambert. Redcar have a very good recent record at Armadale so I think it will be close with the Bears favourites for the aggregate bonus.

PLYMOUTH: Chris Harris, Joe Thompson, Daniel Klima, Jason Edwards, Scott Nicholls, Anze Grmek, Ben Whalley.

All riders as planned apart from Oxfords Mitch McDiarmid is riding Sgp2?..Sam Hagon guests....

Weathers says it gonna be nearly 29 degrees,,,,im predicting  55..35

obviously rules and points etc will change and maybe slightly early to Chuck teams out there but as a rough guess…

1- Klindt - I feel he may have a new club abroad and be able to ride therefore for Plymouth on the regular if not would need to find a new number 1.

2- Tobias does not sound like he will be in pooles plans next year and seems to go well round Plymouth. 

3- 6.83 - maybe Joe Thompson if he is keen to come back but would like to see his away scores improve. 
 

4- barker seems like a shoe in and great support for the top 3 especially at home.

5- Scotty Nichols hopefully he’s back all the interviews at the track he’s done and online seems to show he likes it but that’s not to say he will be just hope we can convince him. 
 

6- Klima hopefully he will be back as he showed really good promise in the couple of meetings he did do for us. 
 

7- 2.00 rider that hopefully can improve if only slightly. 
 

Would be really gutted to see bowtell go however I just think we need to score more points away from home collectively and feel Tobias and Klima will do that more regularly.

Tigers - Kyle Howarth, Vinnie Foord (G), Chris Harris, Kevin Juhl Pedersen, Leon Flint, Sam Hagon, Freddy Hodder.

Cheetahs - Sam Masters, Max Perry (G), Edward Kennett, Anders Rowe, Luke Killeen, Darryl Ritchings, Dayle Wood.

I'm heading to Ashfield to see this tonight, so looking forward to some good racing.

My team Poole look really good with Cairns and Rushen at reserve with decent top end if Lawson and Cook and solid enough with the middle order riders I feel both reserves and 2nd strings will all have 5-6pt averages come the end of the season and I feel Poole will be the team to beat again.

With regards to other teams 

Oxford- look definate play off team and for me the main threat to Poole.

Regarding other play off teams I think it’s wide open for the other 2 spots every team looks decent enough.

Think Scunthorpe will be rock bottom awful looking team imo.

Thoughts….