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Well speedway has just gone full on Mickey Mouse with this decision Irrelevant that it’s Poole it’s a cup competition for the top league and the top league only Basically it will be a Poole select side ….. as an Ipswich fan I don’t want Tom representing Poole and risking injury and not would whichever club Ben Cook rides for Absolute farce of a decision

Wouldn't mind a Berwick rider being in decline and be in the top 5 or 6 of the averages in various countries for the past few seasons.

I think fans who discredit this idea is taking the p!$$ to be honest. Woffinden has almost singlehandedly lifted Great Britain back on the world stage. Without this guy, we'd be nowhere near the medal tables in the 'Speedway of Nations', 'World Cup', 'Speedway Grand Prix'. He has given our up & coming young lads something to believe in & aim for. The belittling of his achievements & service by many to British Speedway overall is nothing short of absurd. Disgraceful in fact. Tai Woffinden IS a true 🇬🇧 legend

Poole will provide better opposition than a bye, I don't see any problem with it...

Wonderful 🙄

Still a class act at this level. We will happily swap, we will keep cookie an you can go into the season with batchelor as your number 1? Thought not

Expecting: Ben Cook Jan Kvech Richard Lawson Niels K Iversen NIcolai Klindt Chris Harris Ashton Boughen *confirmed

Personally think it’s bonkers that the pirates cab ride in the premiership KO cup. Well it’s not even Poole it’s effectively a select side they can go with. Must’ve been several pints down when they came up with this and thought it was a good idea.

Ridiculous being in the Premiership k o cup.

And he didn’t get going until May/June! His mechanical issues were well documented both here and in Poland. Once sorted he was back to the form he showed the previous season where he comfortably topped the averages. He’s now on a figure a point less than the one he started on, there’s an increase there. He’s another reason we’ve managed to squeeze in the team we have, alongside five brits with reductions and one of them on a 25% reduction. Our main competition you’d think, will all have a weaker team on paper than they did this year. We probably won’t get another opportunity as good as next year for a while, they’ve built absolutely superbly.

I would say Brennan, Dan T, Ellis, Sayfutdinov & Jenkins could all be expected to up their averages. Can't see any team getting close to them over the regular season tbh.

Was looking forward to return of green helmet colour. Gutted. being serious, glad there are so few changes KO Cup; was the draw arranged - getting Holders back at Poole. What’s not to like? It will be box office.

Shame Poole didn't get Leicester. Could have doubled up as the jubilee trophy.

Oh great! Let's p!$$ off the best thing to happen to British Speedway recently - British Speedway Network, by dropping their competition!!!!??

And rightly so. Much better idea than having an uneven number of clubs and one club skipping a round. Good decision.

So the 7 Prem clubs invite the 2024 Championship winners into the ko cup 1st round rather than have 3 meetings and a bye! What's not to like.......?

Know which one will have the biggest crowd and it not vs Plymouth!!

Still no Jubilee final. Gutted.

Well a 40 point limit to work with. Better news is we’ve got the pairs on the 5th April. Now to see some announcements.

Musielak has always wanted to ride in the UK since he started riding for Swindon (and Wolves before) - his commitment and availability have never been an issue.... until he went to KL.

I agree about Lawson over Becker....all day long!

For someone on a decline at the time of his crash he was 3rd in the averages for the league behind Doyle and J Holder. But yes he's on a decline 😂 and for him being injury prone. Every rider would be out with the injury he sustained, I don't see him having time off for a dodgy shoulder or concussion because he rarely crashes

It wasn't done to strengthen Leicester, but to get under the points limit. Everyone knows Leicester will be weaker next year.

He must really hate Glasgow….he’s the only one not been mentioned in their line-up…..lol

Bewley, Kurtz, Emil And Doyle, TWICE!!! What's not to like..?

And gives us even less racing for our money.

They've probably read this forum, So no point in holding announcements back.

That could be a good argument against, for some...

“Get ready for a frantic Friday”? I guess just announcing Klindt on his own is considered frantic by Lynn’s standards tbf 😜

Got to agree BSN have brought more entertaining and wider coverage to the Championship. However, fans do not know what individual clubs have received in financial reward from BSN. More fixtures for BSN to televise should result in a bigger pot of money to be divided out to the Clubs should it not. However potential impact of supporters watching meetings at home for £11-99 or much less instead of attending away or home fixtures has yet to be fully ascertained imo.

If it came to a pick between heats 13 and 15 and the rest I'd plump to ditch the rest first over the big 2

Full team announced tomorrow.

Testimonials used to be 10 years at one club (or more if contracts bought out by BSPA like Kyle Howarth’s), prior to 2024 Woffinden has not done a full season in UK since 2014, just a few meetings here and there at end of season when it’s suited him to earn a few extra quid, it of a joke this one really

If it wasdown to Danny that would be a resounding NO!

Is it the try before you buy for Poole? Premiership 2026 maybe..

Anyway to get the thread back on to the club it's meant to be about, I'm glad we are racing on Mondays to avoid the potential Thursday carnage with Poland. Looking forward to the team being named, excited about 2025.

Having seen the crowd and the way some of riders treated CLRC last year, probably right it is awarded to a lesser track

I still think it's a shame we are not drawn against the spires, Harris would have been up for it 😛

We can officially post in the big boys league

He has burned a lot of Bridges recently. Glasgow and more recently Edinburgh to name but two. Wouldn’t surprise me if he has upset Workington as well.

Points level 40 for 3 years Pirates invited to Premier Knock Out Cup (with ability to build to Prem level while keeping most of the team) Sounds like a good AGM Would be great to see Ben and or Tom back for Prem KO Cup

Monday Race Nights for King's Lynn as well.

I am surprised some of the "privalged ones", the sponsors, have not let anything slip out from the AGM. The silence is deafening!

Polish a turd day?

Someone getting a little bit 'insane in the membrane' hey 😤 Many rider's get injured, in the back of an ambulance & the meeting continues. Chill the stress. Crack on brudda 🏍💨

Yes that’s why there’s a disclaimer at the top.

The argument about moving off race night doesn’t wash with me! A repeat of the fiasco of last season may well be the final nail,they haven’t got a clue or don’t care what the fans want. As a business model, it’s a joke.

ITV Dave Lanning.

As a programme collector, I of course have to purchase a programme. Not only do I fill in the usual details but I also note the passes i.e. lap and bend that they occurred. I find this very useful when dissecting the match afterwards over a beer when I can back up what I say! Each to their own but I find filling in a programme is part of the enjoyment. Also if you use a programme board, it is useful to wave at the riders on their victory lap. Finally and overlooked, it is nice to actually read the programme and see what the management have got to say for themselves

It's also a great way of making friends. How many times have you been asked "What was the time of heat ?"