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Good - he definitely deserved a recall for 2024!

Lovely lad, 100% commitment every race. Feel like at 26 Danyon has reached his level tho, which is a good middle order rider in the second tier and reserve in prem so for me the likes of Jenkins, flint etc would be more favourable moving forward given they’ve seemed to reached a similar levels/surpassed Danyon slightly when several years younger and more scope to continue progressing next year to even higher standard. This year if Erik had been fully back to his best and Danyon hadn’t fallen off twice in the home leg of the final in scoring positions we’d have been champions - Ellis should be a big upgrade on the Erik we saw this year and Jenkins a rider with more potential upside to grow to higher level than Danyon through the season so we’ve significantly improved our weakest two team spots in a team that came within a whisker of winning the lot this year!

You people need to stop biting. Orion is a sad little tool who only posts controversial takes for bites and you’re all making his life easy by jumping straight in his net.

Oh goody, fingers crossed that means freddo chocolate again next season Great news.

https://ipswichwitches.co/2024-signing-dan-thompson/ Dan Thompson confirmed.

I had an old girlfriend that said this too me all the time. Back in the 80s when people didn’t get offended. Que the offence taken incoming.

In these inflationary times, be pleased there isn't a cost-of-living- increase.....

If you're lucky a 30 word statement in the sun. Papers up here have 0 interest in anything that's not football

Man U didn't choose not to take part in the FA Cup. They were instructed by the FA that they had to compete in the World Club Championship as this would help the English bid to host the 2006 World Cup. The tournament clashed with the FA Cup 3rd round so they had to withdraw, and the media put all the blame on the club at the time

Leicester will be ahead of Oxford for me

This is a terrible side .. What is more amazing is people on facebook etc saying its a great side .. i must have read the names wrong to me a bit and pieces side that will get crushed in heats 13 and 15 week in week out

Chris Harris at reserve? He can then effectively "guest" for riders in his own team

Very decent team, can see the reserve berth being a bit of hot potato with a different rider every month where that riders average sky rockets. Can see all but Janowski potentially spending time there - it worked for the Panthers when they won the league in 2021. I'm not a big Janowski fan, but it's good to have him back in UK league racing.

Should have been Cheetahs in the Prem, Chargers in the Champ and Spires in the NDL in my opinion.

Might be too early for this given not everyone has released their lineups, but from the confirmed/rumoured lineups these are my predictions: 1. Sheffield Tigers 2. Ipswich Witches 3. Belle Vue Aces 4. King's Lynn Stars 5. Oxford Spires 6. Leicester Lions 7. Birmingham Brummies

Allen? That’s the first time that name has cropped up in the rumour mill.

Dicken.?

I’m stunned at this announcement, never saw that coming. Think we should drip feed the Promotion the team just too mix it up.

Looks a good team to me, can't agree with the very odd poster who thinks it looks poor. Great number one, solid throughout & possibly the best reserve in the league. Bringing riders back to the UK, using 4 Brits, what's not to like? Ok one thing, that there is only ONE Spire / Cheetah doubling up is odd to me.

Fair enough, I stand corrected... i must have fallen asleep during that bit I didn't realise the evidence documents were available online... very interesting, thanks

https://www.rugby.gov.uk/documents/d/guest/16-3-2__proof_of_evidence_cao_final-pdf?download=true what is this then , I thought you followed the enquiry ?

It's all down to the averages, if certain riders were available or wanted to sign then trigger would have been in the team as he's not I'm guessing Garry and Mark have gone a different route. Personally I think the change of track and a new challenge will bode well for trigger and on the plus side he's still a Plymouth asset and local which could come into play in the future.

Would have gone for Dan myself... especially in the aggregate bonus point era we're now in, he could rack up some decent scores at home, assuming he can also get a PL spot, as his lack of track time last season seemed to effect him quite badly

I would be happy to see Magic Janowski anytime I could

Scott CAMPos? Could bring plenty of TENTertainment... I am just getting me coat...

That is the nature of the 38 point limit, bringing in the youth lower down & losing a mid to top end rider.

You wouldn't, you're a Lynn fan aren't you Should be a good season for KL next year but I'm sure Birmingham will have a stronger line-up than the has-been poles.

It must have been a draw surely? No other way it should be done.

Let’s face it, he’s only putting a team in to make up the numbers to keep the NDL going and obviously needed a helping push to do that, but at least that is doing something !

As a Poole fan, obviously I am a massive Janowski fan, don't what there is to dislike about him, committed, great rider, very entertaining and all round nice guy. He certainly wont throw the towel in and quit after one bend like Nicki P. at Peterborough.

I hear you, but..... I can't see that line-up brining the fans back, or 'new' ones in ..... just saying!

Yeah, as a fan, I would want to win the cup - so to not even be in it is a bit of a blow. I'm guessing there's been a lot of compromises from both sides (BSPA and Oxford) over running in all three leagues.

That's a cracking top 6

I think we'd finish '8th' with that team ! LOL

I'd imagine this will be an ignima of a side, when they're off the boil could be shocking. If they all click though, will be quality

A touch of class about Ipswich unlike king's Lynn

As a bit of an old git nowadays, one of the biggest whines I've heard over the years from supporters of many teams is we have different riders every year. Oxford have 7 riders who rode for the club last year. Four of them and potentially five if Cameron Heeps rides like he is more than capable of. I'm happy with the team, we might win the wooden spoon but I doubt it. Last season I thought we were way too top heavy, I was wrong. All I know is the season ain't over till the last heat, I'll be there for every meeting I can get to in all 3 leagues.

I no it’s not really my place, but I hope it’s positive news about your stadium, riders come and go but Wimborne road is iconic and needs to remain a speedway stadium. I have good memories of many many years ago playing football there and it having Astro turf for corners because of the shape in the beazer homes league, unfortunately the dogs went, the football moved but the speedway needs to stay.

Thank you for this acknowledgment of us being champions in 2023 for the cup ☺️

I took it that they have went into a partnership with the famous. Aye ready.

A signing that will go under the radar. Jordan got better and better as the season went on for us last year, He's also a very good gater.

I agree with most of your comments except that some blame must rest with the BSPL who have effectively said no to Mildenhall running a few open meetings. Why anyone would want to work with a regime that tries to prevent you operating a business at any stadium and earning some income from the assets that they hold. It is largely the attitude that caused Kent so much grief and it was the last sort of pressure that Si Kellow needed given his poor state of health. You would hope that the governing body would have worked with Kent, but no not this bunch. You have to wonder who is really behind all this and then wonder whether they are proud of their actions. Two more tracks probably lost to the sport who join a long list and no one on the top table really cares as in each case they are sitting thinking i’m alright, why bother about anyone else. No wonder the IOW got out, it will not get any better. Still one positive for the BSPL, four less tracks to have to administer in 2024.

thats an awful topic name

Indeed……….ridiculous. The Premier one is pinned already. Why the difference?

Well done to the " told you so's " who's the next rider to be announced?

All sensible points

Harris is going to Birmingham you heard it here first.

Bugger me Phil! How much would the airfares be ?.

Feel better now! It was a case of nearly but not quite! Could be worse tho could be a Kings Lynn fan!

Very often, when a speedway promotion say 'we are taking a year out', it's the end. I can't see how speedway in the next 12 months, as a whole, is going to turn things around, for a promoter to say 'now is the time to run a team'. All very sad. Unfortunately, I said many years ago that speedway had to change and the costs were too high for those involved, but time after time (on here), I was told I was being negative. No, I was being realistic. The riders and the tuners have killed a sport, which at best, should have been, for many years, a semi-professional sport or even better, an amateur sport. Speedway will survive, but team/league racing will disappear in Britain, in my opinion.