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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.

Lindgren Worrall/Z. Cook/Sedgman Kolodzje/Zengota/Wozniak Worrall/Zagar Douglas Lampart Edwards

They've got more chance of signing Aston Villa winger Leon Bailey.

Best and worst thing for the sport as it allows fans the chance to sit at home and watch a meeting for 12 pun with there family like i know happened with the play off semi final. On the positive note the exposure is awesome and gives less fortunate fans who dont go Home/Away the chance to follow there team with a big fat pizza int house.

Exactly, it's means more opportunities to watch speedway at Wimborne Road, those who don't like the idea well there's a simple solution. So now, when does the drip feed of team riders start?

It's just Poole as the Championship winners who are invited. The winners of Poole v Sheffield are against Brum or Leicester in the next round, so unless Zach is signed by Brum again (doubtful!) then shouldn't be an issue. But let's not get ahead of ourselves....its an extra home fixture.

just seen the draw poole likely to get marmalised by sheff so probably moot beyond that

Because league Speedway is a team sport, not individual or pairs and I think that if the "team" is to get that extra league point then it should be about the team and not a couple of big hitters that have probably already done their job in claiming the super heat anyway... if not why not just make every team league meeting a pairs meeting? It would also help bring riders on and give them experience of pressure situation races.

Not sure I like the Premier KO Cup idea. Means dropping two/three Pirates specifically for guests.

I think Tolley is full of it and the first part is Bull.

Stand alone NDL Clubs can't have assets but CL Teams who run NDL can have them once they are 16 years old.

Agreed!

Clearly on decline shockingly only number one in the away averages for the entire league this season 😉

I would agree, Emil did not have his best season but doesnt mean he is in decline! Sometimes riders have a not great season for different reasons, to repeat an old saying form is temporary, class is permanent.

Won't do a full season whoever he rides for.

Looks like Ipswich s title then !!!!!

Last season they didn't seem to want Riss at reserve, practically said the bonus of dropping Kemp for Killeen was to have a "solid top 5", I always thought strong reserve was more important? I'm sure Riss too has said he wants to be in the top 5, which can be achieved by scoring more points obviously.

What you post on here certainly rhymes with Capp 🫣

Most riders are shocked when they arrive at Plymouth!!🤣🤣 (......awaits Lewy reply....!)😜

It will be a shock IF there is a rider at No1

It will be the "best, most unified AGM ever".. With all teams looking forward to a great season with some great plans to move the sport forwards... 2024 was a "great season" and will be built on in 2025.. There will be a huge, joined up, collective marketing campaign with "Bring a Friend" and "It's a family sport" being the headline strap line to bring thousands back, or interest new people...

I've thought this since day 1 and this should really be the discussion of this topic. Heat 15 is what it is, it's nominated, heat 13 isn't always guaranteed to be the "best" heat of the night, especially if your number 1 or 5 is having a bad night or gets injured, so leave that alone. The super heat should not involve any riders that have appeared in heat 15 imo, makes it more of a team result.

How about riders in heat 15 being nominated by opposing team managers? Could end up being a repeat of heat 2, but league speedway is supposed to be a team sport and it might encourage more balanced team building with strength in depth. Before anyone asks, no, I haven’t thought this through!

Dont see why not. No team can have riders with averages of less than 2.00 so by definition this pair must be among the lowest / weakest in the league. Bear in mind neither actually achieved 2.00 and they were particularly weak away from home.

I know there’s been speculation…..but I didn’t know Poole had actually moved from Winbourne Road?…….lol