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Seems like the arrogance of J.Holder is rubbing off on their fans too.Win graciously that would be a better and bigger way.

If Emil gets through Sunday, he will definitely be at Ipswich. Emil is a man of integrity and commitment. Him and Laguta are cut from the same cloth.

why cant some people just get their head around that losing Doyle and Emil IS irreplaceable?....and as the late Sinead once said "nothing compares". Some(not all) Sheffield fans cannot even win with a slight bit of dignity and class, you got lucky with racing against a very unlucky opposing finalist, its sport it happens. The final could of been a cracker with both teams at full strength.

I’m popping over to Foxhall with my screw driver set to tamper with the pit gate, they won’t get the spares unti the last week of October all ok 😂

Surely it only takes all parties to agree 'for commercial reasons'......

No chance. Every farmer in Devon and Cornwall is out all day Friday and Saturday in the Summer from dawn til dusk. Practising Team Riding in Tractors and Combines along every stretch of the A38 and A30 - rolling roadblock to annoy Tourists!

we beat you when you had a full team last year and a patched up team this year, the common theme is we won

the only thing worse than a bad loser is a smug winner!

Typical J.Holder,would you expect anything else from him.You lose graciously,but you should also win graciously.

I don't think there is a single person that disputes the 2 riders in question are irreplaceable, but that is the chance your management took when building a team so reliant on those 2 riders. Sheffield took a gamble with a strong 1-5 meaning they have run all season with 2 rising stars at reserve so had we lost 2 of our heat leaders we would also have struggled. The last minute loss of Emil has ruined the end of the season, and we do sympathise, but it was always a risk to put all your eggs in 2 baskets. We are fully aware that you couldn't find a 'like for like' replacement for Doyle, but surely there are riders out there that could have come in and picked up 7-8 points a match, rather than expecting Ellis, King, and Thompson to cover week after week. They are 2nd string riders for a reason and can't do it week in week out for 4 months. Had someone come in back in June when Doyle announced his season was over they would have been fully integrated into the squad and dialled into the UK tracks now when it matters.

And the biggest problem is that the BSPA/L and SCB have run away from developing any sensibly/clearly written Regs that would help teams affected at the business end of the season - precisely when there's the most chance of commercial interest.

Not in the slightest Your 1-7 at the start of the season was Musielek Kerr Ellis Bellego Jack Holder Howarth and Gilkes In the play off final you had Lambert for Holder Chris Holder for Ellis Chris Harris for Musielek Pickering for Bellego Etheridge for Kerr Edwards for Gilkes The injuries you got last season plus sacking certain riders helped you become stronger for sure We couldn’t go out and sign a Lambert this season it wasn’t allowed and riders didn’t want to come …. So no what we have suffered this season does not compare to what you had

Are the trophy presentations before or after heat 1 ? Asking for a friend

Correct we could. I think in all honesty Ipswich were hoping that Lindgren would guest in place of Doyle for the play off & cup final. That was before Emil was injured, then I think everyone including the Emil hoped that he would be back in early September, he pulled out late last week of Torún’s meeting. I’ve been critical of Kings performances over the past few weeks but to be honest I can’t put too much blame on the management I’ve never know a season where you’re entire team gets injured & when 4 riders are out at the same time including your top 2. The last crisis we had like this was 1990 when Norris & Standing both got injured at Exeter. I do however think the management could have been more open about the reasons riders are unavailable.

That's me probably done for the season, I'm sorry I just can't buy into the pay offs anymore, I'll maybe go to the finals if we reach them otherwise I'm done!

I'm celebrating by turning the heating on for a hour!

He's an immature obnoxious donk with zero class, even the GP riders can't stand him.

Aye, but they weren't so 🤫

Jack holder shushing the crowd having beaten Danny ling and Adam Ellis in heat 13 🤡 would love to have seen him against emil and Jason wouldn’t have been anywhere

i nominate you 😁

Riding well at present, massive loss. Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

Oh, well. Always next season.

The Witches still have some fighting spirit left.

Emil is more committed and reliable...

I heard that Kvech wasn't convinced to come over at first. But is good friends with Topinka, as is Buster. I gather that Tomas helped things along a bit.

Id put alot of money on him sadly not doing the play offs here

When many of the so called 'top riders' do come they find out they're not so 'top' over here. Riding on billiard table wide open track is very different to what they have to master here.

Amazingly, they just about managed without Doyle, and (as we now know) the Witches thought they'd have Lindgren for the big matches. However, it was the injury to Sayfutdinov which kiboshed the season, with any chance of finding any replacement scuppered by the transfer window - which takes no account of riders missing the remaining fixtures due to injury. That is thanks to BV's use of poorly written Regulations, and the BSPA/L's and SCB's knee-jerk reaction to prevent changes from happening - even though they know it has a serious impact on the play-offs, and makes a mockery of Phil Morris's more recent involvement and the need for "commercially based decisions". How can Ipswich advertise the Play-offs as a worthwhile event?

The majority don't. British Speedway as a whole is down to about 20,000-25,000 a week watching trackside these days. It's not been serious for 20+yrs & not professional since Sky dropped it.

I'm sorry but I just can't understand anybody that can take this competition seriously anymore.

So Holder, Woffinden, Musielak, Vissing and Gilkes last season wasn't comparable then ? Not only missing the top 2, but also the injury replacement for one of the top 2 !!

Can you voluntarily relinquish your place in the play-offs? If you can then Ippo should jump at the chance because it's beyond ridiculous now to a point where it holds no financial logic to run another meeting at Foxhall this season.

Would that be fair? Ed the Monarch always has a minder with him. Right enough Roary could give him a Glasgow kiss and put the Ed on Monarch.

If Ipswich can’t win it then I don’t mind who out of Belle Vue or Leicester do Sorry no time for Sheffield as the way some of their fans behave … they did it at the play off final second leg and again when they won at Foxhall last month … just not a nice fan base … plus they have Jack Holder lol

Advantage Monarchs on Guests.

It's probably already been decided

Noticed Cookie withdrew @ Leicester tonight, apparently with a shoulder injury. If unfit for Saturday, Comets could get Josh Pickering as his GSA of 9.07 would exactly match Craig's with the +5% home meeting enhancement. Would imagine JP would be sensational round there.

'Worry about the rider??' from the fan of Plymouth who made an injured No1 ride just to get another facility................!!

The problem is because Sheffield chopped and changed guests for both legs the rules have been clamped down on so there is a limited number of guests available. Also this was meant to be a free week for the cup final only but because of King's Lynn over running with their fixtures it has reduced the guests available even more. Ipswich could've tried to get some Leicester riders like Fricke, Lawson, Douglas, Masters & Becker to guest as Ipswich knocked them out in the first round and not the semi-finals. A one side final like this does nothing for the sport. Expect a similar score to the first leg tonight.

Could anybody with experience of transforming a handful of loaves and fish into a hearty meal for 4000 people please contact Mr R Hawkins ahead of this evenings meeting to pass on helpful tips on performing miracles.

I’m not taking sides here, but why would it be an issue if he was or wasn’t new to the forum? I don’t know who R*****go is, but unless the member was banned and has returned in disguise, I’m confused by what the problem is.

We can add Kerr Howarth and Vissing to our list as well, they were all injured at some point as well

But he guested earlier in the competition for Ipswich, so surely it's only Ipswich that can use him again?

Good thing we've been training ours with all the kids races

Scotty has made some set up changes to account for the new track changes...

Despite all the troubles, the on track action at Lynn has been pretty decent this season, and for me, another enjoyable evening at the AFA. Thought the crowd was pretty decent considering the meeting was on TV and it was the third home meeting in a week. Some good close racing and as @tellboy said, a decent amount of passing on a well prepared track. Thought Fricke was a bit naughty on Jan coming off the second bend in Heat 11. Definitely looked and rode straight across him. But that only fired Jan up more and he got his revenge by winning 13 & 15 in style. Jan's signing has been a breath of fresh air. Everyone loves him and he loves being at Lynn. Nailed on for a 2025 team spot. Niels has just been phenomenal these past couple of months. Been so consistent home and away and must surely be in the mix for a team spot next season. Thoght Anders acquitted himself very well for his first appearance in the top 5 and his career is only going one way. Sure to be in demand in 2025. Thought Lewi rode really well also. Great pass on Lawson in Heat 8 and chasing hard all night and Lambert chipped in with some valuable points as well. Great third place when he passed Sam Masters in Heat 7 to get the 4-2 to draw us level. Bomber just did typical Bomber things. Some awful gating but very quick once he got going. Brilliant pass on Douglas in Heat 6. Thanks to Norick for stepping in as well. Sure he'd be the first to admit the AFA isn't his favourite track but credit to him for taking the booking and looking to improve all the time. For Leicester, I guess they didn't need to put themselves out there, but they were nowhere as dominant as when they came last time. When they won the first four races, I thought we might be in for a long night but proud of how the Stars dug in and got the job done.

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?

Lynn’s run of home wins will come to end. Lions win 40-50

I think the comparison isn't far off the mark. The very difference is rider's like Crump, Gollob, Rickardsson, Hamill, Sullivan etc would relish the challenge. Today, there's nobody out there up for the fight with Zmarzlik. Most just move out his way. Speedway is still dangerous of course but the SGP series has definitely gone soft vs 10+ years ago

A new, more focused fans group had a kick-off meeting tonight. Lots going on in the background, with great support from.key people in Swindon and elsewhere. Mobilisation imminent.