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You're right about Tate and Antti still learning away tracks and any other newcomers having to learn away tracks will make the Comets suspect away from home. Personally I can see Jye being a big improver this year. He'll love his new home track and the wide open spaces, plus from the teams point of view having someone else in the team who knows all the away tracks will be essential. I can see Jye adding 1.5 points on his average this year. I think Jye at his worst is a 5.00 point rider. I think he'll be a good improver and will be good for the team too.

Great views of Windmills and seascape.

In that case that is a very solid top 5.

I don’t think masters is on the decline like some have said, I think he’s pretty much the same as he was a few years ago when he was no.1 for wolves, I just think there’s been an influx of higher level heat leaders return to the uk last couple of seasons and he now is more of a 3rd heat leader level in the pecking order

I would emigrate!!

Forgot to add Chris Harris when alerting that Bomber was coming

As I said at the time, Lewy knows nothing. He edited to say Toby was back to cover himself. Anyway great news he is back, a crowd favourite and a real battler.

5 weeks too early, that meeting is on the 29th December.

Think he'd be equal to what Tungate does in the UK

Thankfully miles off.

Plymouth was in the West of England last time I checked ...

Cruz Harris?

Nice of Leicester to give Birmingham a chance this season.

Anyone for Pukka Park? Where talk of winning the league is pie in the sky.

Sam Masters lol!

Probably then gets the City Link from Edinburgh Airport to Buchanan Street.

The press release advising of the re-signing of Tobias went out yesterday but was embargoed until 7pm tonight. I suspect either someone who saw it sent it on to Lewy or else Lewy received it directly. Either way, the protocol for press releases was breached and was allowed to fall into the irritating realm of “I know something you don’t know” I would expect that @Skidder was one of the recipients but, as an experience journalist, he had the class to observe the embargo

Tobias is back!

Ok. Just for you... Boughen to Edinburgh. You read it here first 😉

Because they were above the points limit. Not easy to strengthen up in that scenario. While they are weaker, I don't see any of the riders picked being particularly bad choices.

Nows the time to get that Jubilee Final done

I think Rowe for Howarth is an improvement, the problem Sheffield have is at reserve .

They needed another top rider to back Fricke up ..

A chance to see our man Tate on Sunday morning , 7.30 am in the Crump speedway meeting live from AUS also Fraser B . a rider the promotion are interested in for 2025 . its live on the BSN for £14.99 (inglish money ) the meeting is on the 29th of DECEMBER.

Plymouth couldn't be much further West!

1. Batch 2. Bowes 3. Jye 4. Vuolas 5. Tate 6. Hook 7. Foord

Shame Poole aren't meeting Leicester in the k.o.cup as they wouldn't need to strengthen much!

Where you can fall into sh.t and come smelling up as roses

I went to Leicester a few times last season, great crowd and good banter everytime, and will definetly return this season and probably not just to watch Ipswich. I know they had to drop some points, and losing Lawson for Howarth for me is a real kick in the teeth for a good bunch of Supporters, but thats the Points situation i suppose, but i have to say getting Craig Cook back is a disaster in my opinion only, i hope im wrong, but if i was a Leicester fan, that would dissappoint me more than Howarth. But their Gaffa does change things around, he isnt afraid to do that, so we will wait and see, if Cook wasn't 1st choice, and i expect that is true, then who was??

Stewart's not afraid to make changes and if Becker struggles early on and drops his average then I can see Stewart stamping his authority quite quickly with a team change or two. I'm not writing Leicester off entirely but as it stands it's not a play-off side.

I think any youngsters coming to Glasgow has a good chance to greatly improve, with the 2 tracks big and small and unrestricted track time they would have a great chance to really develop.

Good to see a line has been drawn under the matter. I know Alex is passionate about his speedway, and the Stars. And maybe sometime in the future he could be involved again in some capacity.

As usual the Bears full 1-7 will be announced at the Xmas party on 7th December.

Good move to bring Toby back. Was super impressive at the start and end of the season. Only blip was when he returned too soon from his injury. I expect him to up his average even more this season. Great character to have in the team

Sam Hagon also riding I believe, good experience for him.

Although some riders may be named before the end of November, there is a sponsors evening planned for Sat 7th December so expect at least one announcement then!😉

Wouldn't say Masters is on the decline but I would agree with your comments on Becker. Cook, Howarth are declining, Hagon is going to struggle to compete with some of the other RS riders. Fricke is a good rider but will not improve so difficult to see how you can avoid the wooden spoon.

Plus Gypsy Holiday Camp

Another pussy who gets injured and goes AWOL

Would appear that there is no requirement for a 2pt reserve for 2025. Always need at least 1 good resrve and preferably 2 . I've always thought a top 1 and 5 coupled with 1 strong reserve are pre-requisites to being very competetive.

Cook definitely wasn’t the first name on Dickson’s list for the number 6 berth, again can’t see him lasting a full season as a Leicester rider.

Strength in depth 1-5 featuring 5 riders who know the Armadale circuit well? 1. Sedgmen 2. Vissing 3. Thomson 4. Heeps 5. Castagna 6. Coles 7. 2.00

Oh dear. You will be missed. 👋

Flint apparently signed a 2 year contract last season.

To be fair there's not many 2 pointers who i'd expect to excell next season (apart from Cairns). Think they all may end up a similar standard. I'd say Jody Scott & Max James are two of the more promising ones, but there's not a lot in it. Hard to say if there's better options than Perry when you don't know who else has signed up 2 point reserves. Glasgow will likely miss a high scoring reserve, but their top 5 could almost do enough on their own.

So its not Claus Missing then? 🙄

I think its bad when people have to keep announcing team signings in advance. Just like kids do, to try and prove that they know more than you. This is all part of the silly season in speedway and it kind of spoils it. Thoughts??

Thorsell would be a better bet than Zagar ...

4.08 from reserve to 5.51 mainly in the top 5 is a huge jump. You are doing Pearson a disservice.

Apologies for being abrupt but ask yourself why this is happening and you might be closer to the answer! As a dad who’s son has raced for 5 years in NJL for one team and has done thousands of miles guesting for other teams you simply don’t understand how it works pal, turn up and hope to get a ride on a track that is knackered and you are rushed on and off to get it done before curfew then supporters normally are not even bothered to stay and watch, plus you don’t get any help with expenses from most clubs, it’s something you are aware of too being with but lots of parents look at it all and are now saying thanks but definitely no thanks