I watched the Aussie meetings on bsn and I think Reid will do okay, he can gate, and is a racer, may need to calm himself a bit though. Will be an interesting watch. Disappointed that Jacob Hook does not have a place. We really need to stop losing riders that increase their average due to the team limits, it's always the 5 pointers that lose out.

I can see us taking a hiding on the road, home form should be pretty solid though

It looks like we will have an RS that can offer something this season (the No.7 position cost us the league last year) but losing the league’s best rider makes the team weaker over all. Can’t see any team giving the Lions a hiding, but when scores are close they will come up short in the all important heats 13 & 15.

Any team would welcome him as a great all rounder. In the same bracket as Jaimon and Doyle who have similar home, away and overall averages. https://britishspeedway.co.uk/2025-rider-statistics/

I’d be surprised if it’s not picko back at Sheffield tbh, etheridge isn’t exactly a huge trump card on a 3 point average and there’s a good few riders in the 6-7 point average range still unattached who would allow a stronger no.6 would seem a strange strategy to me run with a 3 point number 6 to just allow enough for picko to fit and then not use him - unless there’s a similar average rider available who would come a bit cheaper that they think can outperform him? But I can’t see who that would be?   Also wasn’t he quoted in the speedway star earlier this winter as saying Scunthorpe are aware that if it ends up being one big league he’d be pulling out and riding for Sheffield?

Blimey the lad isn't even in the country and he's being criticised, give him a break. Many years ago there was a couple of young lads from New Zealand who spent a lot of time hitting the deck or the fence, remember some other riders wanted them banned. Briggs and Mauger were their names, i often wonder how their careers panned out.