GeneralMelchett 482 Posted November 22, 2023 (edited) 37 minutes ago, szkocjasid said: While no one likes to lose at home, did those defeats actually hurt Ipswich? They still won the KOC & made the play-off final (winning their home leg) turning those 3 defeats into wins, doesn't help them win the league. If anything, signing riders who go well at Sheffield could be the answer? Their path into the playoffs would have been a lot smoother and they may have not have been relying on the Leicester implosion, they got there in the end! But who knows since history simply records they had a very successful year, what it won't record is how they nearly didn't get there! Two more home wins and they might have finished top as two of the losses were against Belle Vue, three more and they probably would have finished top, would that have changed the ultimate destiny of the final 2 - I have no idea and its irrelevant now! Interesting, for me anyway, is i think Sheffield have weakened themselves away from home a little in this coming year but we shall see come sept / oct 24 I reckon. Edited November 22, 2023 by GeneralMelchett Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GeneralMelchett 482 Posted November 22, 2023 (edited) 18 minutes ago, Baldyman said: Signing riders that go well at Sheffield and Belle Vue,, is the way to go,,, those 2 teams will be play off certs every Season for a while Oddly we got the right result but in the wrong year if you are a purist - Sheffield finished top in 2022 and lost to Belle Vue, Belle Vue then finished top this year but never made the final, under the old system both teams would have been crowned champions Edited November 22, 2023 by GeneralMelchett Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GeneralMelchett 482 Posted November 22, 2023 35 minutes ago, szkocjasid said: I don't understand this comment: Louis says that team building for the new campaign is complete with announcements to be made over the coming days so he's basically saying, we've picked a team but aren't going to tell you yet - seems an odd way to treat your fans? Would it not be better to simply say "team announcements / signings will be made over the coming days"? think how long the Emil annoucement took last year - maybe they are awaiting ink to dry on contracts or permits or something! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aries 440 Posted November 23, 2023 1 hour ago, szkocjasid said: I don't understand this comment: Louis says that team building for the new campaign is complete with announcements to be made over the coming days so he's basically saying, we've picked a team but aren't going to tell you yet - seems an odd way to treat your fans? Would it not be better to simply say "team announcements / signings will be made over the coming days"? What a weird little thing to have a whinge about! Did you even read it? He says “We are looking to announce the team immediately. It is an exciting team and one we will enjoy working with and we were settled on it quite quickly by the end of the season and I am sure the fans will be delighted with it”. So now the information will be passed on to the webmaster (who probably has a full time job) to write up seven rider articles in readiness for the reveal on the official website in the coming days! What’s the issue here? 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cowboy cookie returns? 747 Posted November 23, 2023 6 hours ago, GeneralMelchett said: think how long the Emil annoucement took last year - maybe they are awaiting ink to dry on contracts or permits or something! Emil took about three months to sort out however we all know that was because of international politics & clearly a one off. Getting the paperwork for Laguta & Tarensenko to ride here was much faster. They even managed to get Tarensenko clearance to double up within a week. All the hard work with Emil was getting though the red tape. I don’t think it will take that long to get rider clearance again unless Louis is trying to sign a North Korean lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv 10,706 Posted November 23, 2023 1 hour ago, cowboy cookie returns? said: Emil took about three months to sort out however we all know that was because of international politics & clearly a one off. Getting the paperwork for Laguta & Tarensenko to ride here was much faster. They even managed to get Tarensenko clearance to double up within a week. All the hard work with Emil was getting though the red tape. I don’t think it will take that long to get rider clearance again unless Louis is trying to sign a North Korean lol What a great service Chris did for the benefit of British Speedway Not only did all get to see Emil grace the league and be the biggest attraction for many a year but persevering to get that deal across the line also paved the way for the others Had the Emil deal floundered the others ate unlikely to have happened 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arch Stanton 2,255 Posted November 23, 2023 26 minutes ago, dontforgetthefueltapsbruv said: What a great service Chris did for the benefit of British Speedway Not only did all get to see Emil grace the league and be the biggest attraction for many a year but persevering to get that deal across the line also paved the way for the others Had the Emil deal floundered the others ate unlikely to have happened Correct. As was said by Ritchie Hawkins on the mic shortly after Laguta was signed, they had Chris Louis to thank for that. If he hadn’t have done the months of hard work last winter the others wouldn’t have been over here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
siggysigalos 28 Posted November 23, 2023 Jason Doyle is 1st announced...But no mention of being Captain. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arch Stanton 2,255 Posted November 23, 2023 https://x.com/ipswichspeedway/status/1727636465411068187?s=46 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hyabb17 1,077 Posted November 23, 2023 Do you think the remaining 6 will be announced throughout the day? Louis has said that the team is done... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Col 854 Posted November 23, 2023 9 minutes ago, siggysigalos said: Jason Doyle is 1st announced...But no mention of being Captain. King was captain last season wasn't he? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
siggysigalos 28 Posted November 23, 2023 Yes Col, My point is as Doyley has not been announced as Captain, that means Danny is back as skipper ,and hopefully Emil and Keynan make up 4 signings, i assume Dan Thompson will be the R/S, so that leaves 2 spots. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MP78 17 Posted November 23, 2023 I really really hope I'm wrong and probably reading WAY too much into it, but there is a small part of me that is worried they are going to announce this in rider order... If Doyle is number 1, where is Emil? Like I say, hope I'm wrong... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cowboy cookie returns? 747 Posted November 23, 2023 2 minutes ago, MP78 said: I really really hope I'm wrong and probably reading WAY too much into it, but there is a small part of me that is worried they are going to announce this in rider order... If Doyle is number 1, where is Emil? Like I say, hope I'm wrong... I think the picture is from last years press day when Doyle was number 1 I didn’t see anything in the article to suggest he starts as 1 in 2024 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blue witch 46 Posted November 23, 2023 28 minutes ago, siggysigalos said: Yes Col, My point is as Doyley has not been announced as Captain, that means Danny is back as skipper ,and hopefully Emil and Keynan make up 4 signings, i assume Dan Thompson will be the R/S, so that leaves 2 spots. Ellis is one Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
