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How about Poole running an NDL team in 2025? Or will they continue their policy of plucking young riders from the NDL whenever it suits them, despite making no contribution to the league themselves, effectively sponging off the efforts of others?

This thread has mainly got Lynn fans on it who will actually be attending to see their team ride for the final time this year. It's got nothing to do with play offs or finishing order for us. And come to think of it very little to do with you either.

I expect Brady has various priorities including helping Rybnik to a league title and qualifying for the GPs. He’s bust a gut helping BV to the play offs and their expected failure in the semis against Sheffield is no reflection on him. I doubt there’s another BV rider who has done more for the Aces than he has this year but his discomfort was plain to see after last Monday’s home meeting.

Possibly the case. It's the same with Leicester dropping Drew Kemp for Cookie. Leicester team only fitted into the averages at the start of the season with Drew's 25% reduction from last season (from being a fast track rider). He was then replaced on his full average (which the Leicester team would be illegal at the start of the season). This therefore isn't helping fast track riders.

farcial for the sake of waiting 2 days to get the correct semi-finals !!

King hasn't stepped up once when needed. That's what most expect. Sick and tired of saying it, but once again he goes missing. Now we have no chance on Thursday and that will affect the gate, so it's hitting the purse strings.

And after they asked the question... They all looked at each other, and then all fell about laughing on the floor holding their sides... Like the Martians used to do in those Smash adverts...😁

So. It is going to be Sheffield v Ipswich and Leicester v Belle Vue in the play offs... Well done Sheffield on finishing top... Can't wait... It will be brilliant...

Well done King's Lynn, confirms the farce of the play off choices. Some good racing for Lynn.

Very close so far... KL could throw a spanner into Leicester's chances of finishing top...

Has Kelvin mentioned how important tonights result is on who finishes top?

King is no longer at this level.... he needs to stick to the championship and take Hawkins with him.

So different to last year then when Sheffield lost first Holder, then his replacement Woffinden before the KO Cup Final, followed by losing Musielak for the play offs ? Injuries are part of speedway. Yes Ipswich have been unlucky this season, but the fact still remains that Doyle announced his season was over in June. We all know you couldn't find an equal replacement, but surely bringing in a slightly lesser rider amd integrating him into the team would have been better than bumbling along for most of the season with guests and R/R ?

Some slag the Lynn track off... But from what i have seen on TV lately, there's been a lot worse.

You have forgotten the price increase because it’s the play-offs- or maybe the punters don’t get told that until they arrive lol

Which racenight would you prefer? Mondays or Thursdays? Poole are staying Championship in 2025 as announced at Sundays Lawson Contract signing, so who will replace Brummies if the Perry Barr greyhounds move away - as has been stated?! Maybe Oxford will run 2 teams in the Premiership.......................!!🤣

Avin one right now after a successful weekend and I raise a toast to Mr Lawson for signing his 2025 contract ! Good lad is our Richard 👍

Ben Barker

Tigers have accepted the 11th September, if its them?! Worky not yet accepted it!! Maybe If it is to be Worky, they will want home first to get a reasonable gate!!!

Good luck to Leicester in the final. Be great to see them defeat Sheffield.

My thoughts are... Sheffield are currently top and should be playing 4th place Ipswich in the pay off semi-finals 😕

Well done to the Stars. 5 wins on the spin with a severely patched up side.

For commercial reasons they need to get somebody in place that understands commercial reasons

Probably his own making. At the start of last season was he not looking to push Emil and Jason for the number 1 race jacket (sure that was mentioned various times before). Sometimes better keeping your goals to yourself.

so after tonight's result you get 2 different play/off semi-finals which are the true correct ones sheffield/ipswich which is what they always wanted and Aces / Leicester for the sake of 2 days morris should have waited and got the right outcome and kept what integrity is left in the sport 🤡💩

You would hope he could beat Jason Edwards though.

Danny King isnt a No1 HL in the top division... And is usually up against two very good riders from the opposition who are "top level", or close to it... He is what he is, a 3rd HL/best SS... Or. A six point man or just slightly better... Ipswich have been incredibly unlucky but going with two big hitters carries its own risk and reward... King isn't going to fill any void left by those two, and cannot be expected to...

King has a near 7pt average and is a heat leader. The management constantly protect him by putting him at 3 giving him favourable gates. Even when Scott outscored him comfortably Scott was given the gate 4 graveyard and king got gate 2. as a person Danny king is the nicest most genuine guy but I think he needs a new challenge away from Ipswich.

I really thought I'd misunderstood the reasons for the play off decision but Phil Morris just said it was for commercial reasons. I've more or less given up on the sport this year , I've paid for discovery + and took out the BSN package for the championship play offs but after only attending two meetings I could be done with it

You don't know anymore than anybody else on here but you think you do and get a little h**d on and it makes you think your in the know.

No

Massively different you were able to sign Chris holder and lambert

So what is the point of this meeting when they have already decided the play offs?

Leicester need to finish top of the table to have the choice of the legs in the final if they get there according to Dickinson.But i thought they had decided Leicester had finished top anyway🤔

Ellis and Brennan will be hard to beat if they gate but would expect Jack and Chris to only drop a couple of points if the track is good

Should be good tonight ipswich v belle vue live well that's what eurosport says🤔

It matters not a lot to me who will be in the Ipswich team as I won't be watching it,, but it's more or less guaranteed to be one of the best if not the best, I will put it out right here right now,, Ipswich Witches will be champs next season.

I think they already have them!!!

Bloody good advert that ,back then the adverts and speedway seemed better lol

Will have a major bearing on who finishes top of the league at the end of the season... It's all very exciting...

Aren't Eurosport supposed to televise matches, not determine who races who, and when. A decision could have been made for which teams were at home on which date, with opponents TBC. After Monday, if Leicester don't beat Kings Lynn, we would know top four finishing order,.

Could be written any week from April for any meeting.....

if it was extended to christmas edinburgh still wouldnt quilify 🤣

Managed to get Blodorn and Lambert correct😉.With the late addition of Harris because Sheffield fooked up😁

What happens if Leicester v Sheffield final, both Thursday night tracks. How decide who has 2nd leg? Will it be Leicester if they assuming they top?

Hey Baldy don't bring wrestling down to the level of this farce lol

Of course all teams want to. But they don't all have the same resources to hand. And I don't read a word of the PR nonsense that gets published!

Really? Don't all teams want to win? Don't riders get paid by the point? I think youve spent too long listening to Messrs Brown and Lanning!

Now - for those wanting a conspiracy theory pin back your lugs and strap into your set Here we go Knowing the above is true and wanting to upset the Witches plans Sheffield have intially booked Harris so that Ipswich couldn't They knew it would be overturned but hoped that with it being late in the day that Ipswich would simply stick with their choices anyway If that looked like failing they will resist a change in the Ipswich line up so close to raceday siting a long forgotten regulation that has been mistakenly left in place since 1965 as an amendment to 1:12:32 sub section 4 paragraph 6

So now there is only 4 entrants for a national championship and only two of those are British. What happened to the 25 plus ladies who attended the Belle Vue training school event aimed at getting more female participation?