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    • ouch
      Ipswich Witches 2026

      By ouch · Posted

      Very true. Jaimon would be even better at Foxhall as a home rider as he would quickly get the starts dialled in.  He’s one of the better away riders out there as well and that was not lost on Chris and Richie when looking for a top scoring guest. I’d prefer their opinion and that of the cold hard facts rather than that of anti Aces trolls. 
    • TTT
      Ipswich Witches 2026

      By TTT · Posted

      I see your point but Ipswich have had a team of Foxhall specialists over the last few years to a point where it's difficult for the vast majority of away riders to score points against them. If you're not facing Doyle then it's Emil, If it's not Emil then it's a 3 & 4 pairing like Brennan/Ellis or King/Rew etc.
    • mikebv
      2026 Premiership is Go! - At least 5 teams

      By mikebv · Posted

      A great opportunity for the "professional" clubs over here to join a "European League"... Riding on any night neither team have riders clashing with Poland, so Fri, Sat and Sun could get used, as and when, and the likes of Poole could join in on Wednesdays . And then the "hobbyists" over here could  also then carry on with their own league.... Like Rugby Union have done with their "United Cup" competition, as none of those leagues by themselves could generate enough publicity and money, so several clubs from different nations compete against each other... Five or six rider teams could be used to help a spread of riders if needed.. A European League just may get some TV company, and some maimstream media interested and some bigger sponsors..?
    • IainB
      2026 Premiership is Go! - At least 5 teams

      By IainB · Posted

      No tin hat needed, most people seem to realise this. Presuming that there is no TV deal any longer (TNT still shows as a broadcast partner on the British Speedway website, whether that just contractual or not who knows?) what exactly is the difference in the PL/CL operating models now? With the Polish restrictions coming into effect in season 2027, I wonder if anybody from the BSPL has reached out to the Swedish and Danish authorities, as they will both be in the same boat, to discuss some kind of collaboration to resist or counter these restrictions, a joining of forces to offer riders 3 leagues to ride in with guaranteed reduced money rather than the "gamble" of Poland.  
    • castrolargh
      2026 Premiership is Go! - At least 5 teams

      By castrolargh · Posted

      You are right, the championship promoters do seem to have it right, at least a bit more right than the premiership.  However. Without the premiership,  the championship would not work. The championship uses many of the riders from the premiership,  but as was reported in the star, at a massively reduced pay rate, so without premiership money it wouldn't work for the riders. The premiership has lost a handful of teams in recent seasons mainly due to losing their access to a track. No one from the championship wants to move up, as their business model would not work,either due to race nights, losing local derbies, extra costs etc. In addition  to all this, next year Poland are prohibiting riders from racing in more than 1 extra league,  meaning we probably lose most of the better danes we have , and potentially quite a few to Sweden,meaning  less " top" riders in this country, making next years premiership potentially weaker , so it begs the question,  what next? For the championship to work it needs the premiership  for the premiership to work it needs riders, so if the premiership falls, so does the championship in its current form. Riders need to earn x amount of money so either the championship has to pay more or costs must be cut. British speedway needs more riders to fill its teams, so we need to rebuild.If that means a " lower" standard , so be it, likewise if it means 5 or 6 man teams , so be it. Let clubs race on their favoured night, we've already been done over by Poland,  and other riders will ride in Denmark or Sweden, so early on this season there needs to be a rider census to get a rough idea as to how many riders would be available to fill all championship and premiership teams,  riding on whichever night, and then work out team sizes and strengths from there, based on 2 leagues, one professional league, but with protected races for at least 1 or 2 " juniors", and the national development league ,with a clear progression between the leagues.  Reduce engine servicing costs, ban trick parts, put a rev limiter on that will make a difference, maybe a minimum flywheel weight, do the consultation now, with a view to 2027, reassure the punters that genuine change is on the way,and rebuild from the bottom up. Now going to grab my tin hat and get behind the parapet waiting to be shot down  
    • cowboy cookie returns?
      Ipswich Witches 2026

      By cowboy cookie returns? · Posted

      Only throttle jockeys with little skill refer to Ipswich as that. 
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