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https://ipswichwitches.co/louis-update-on-2025/ Fair play to Louis, nice to see on the youngster development front. Also even MORE work to the track to try and improve the racing at Foxhall. He’s doing everything he possibly can within the restrictions he has to provide the best racing possible there. Proper Speedway man. Not many left these days unfortunately.

I’m amazed by the disservice Thomsen is getting here. It wasn’t his greatest ever season, but 10+2, 11+1 and 8+3, including a win over Masters (the highest averaging home rider in the league) at Oxford across the final three cup final meetings of the season is remarkable from reserve. Being British and possessing potential is one thing, but if I’m a Poole fan, I’m delighted with Thomsen’s return.

Thoughts with the people of Workington at this difficult time.

Perhaps he just doesn't want to...? Does there need to be a reason? Perhaps he feels Glasgow is a worthwhile of a club to travel for where Scunthorpe isn't. With all due respect Glasgow is much more professionally run and much more likely to be chasing for honours.

Always hoped he would sign for us, Shane is the main reason I fell in love with speedway as a kid and for those who don't know is my profile picture. Hope turns out to be a successful close to his old man

Piszcz on his way back?

I have never ever been so insulted, I actually think this is actionable.

😂👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Huge respect to Workington! Going out all over the world to get new riders in british speedway. Fraser Bowes signs for comets. Another new rider onto our shores

Heard he is Captain?

It would be indeed silly to offer him any amount of money!

precisely scunny are always top drawer at home and no team who manage that finishes near the bottom

I think you are giving them too much credit. They will finish near bottom with that team. Allen is a 3rd heat leader at best, Lambert and Mountain are 2nd strings, they have no rider of 2nd heat leader quality.

Just checked and I've got Tomato Ketchup, HP, Lea & Perrins, Henderson's, Tabasco, Light Soy and two bottles of Tropical Sun Hot Pepper sauce

As stated by 89Buttons, selective quoting at its most political. Their fine reply also highlighted that, although BV *had* to release a rider, Cook ... a constant improver, fan favourite, and winner of the Alan Wilkinson Team Man of The Year Award ... rightly can feel as if he's been dispensed with.

STOP REPLYING TO HIM/HER/THEM/WHAT or whatever the woke political term is that this Labour government want all of us to adhere to FFS!

Chris Louis has announced a series of speedway meetings to be held at Ipswich in 2025. “We know this motorcycle sport is quite popular in Poland so we decided to treat bike fans to it in this country by being the first to stage this unique sport. Believe it or not these bikes don’t have brakes” Louis continued. “Following our recent invention of the wheel we thought it only right to see them in action on a racetrack. We always look to innovate and this aligns itself with last year’s initiative where we had bears pooing in Foxhall Woods - a first for both bears and woods”.

I would have kept both personally but I do think Vinnie has a bit of maturing to do in my opinion before he reaches his full potential.

Above average Dane in my opinion and a never give up attitude, just what most fans like.

Why you talking about Ben cook on this thread for?

Not sure if Howarth would fit, would probably prefer him over Kerr

Many pints you had for breakfast?

Fraser has had a ride round Ashfield last season maybe we didn't like what we saw or maybe the track did not suit him but it will be good to see him riding at Glasgow when Comets visit

I to would pair up Lawson & Cook. Adds a little protection for Cook until he gets his feet under the table. If Cook performs to the levels expected / predicted, after a month or 2, then I'd partner him up with the weakest of the top 5. A strong 3&4 can be match winning, being partnered together 3 times home & away, individually in heats 12 & 14. It's the engine room of every team.

Take that back as I had guessed Scunny for Ace🤔

Glad he’s got fixed up after being unnecessarily dumped on the scrap heap. 😡

Correct chosen to fly in an average Dane in his 30s than use a young British rider.

Vinnie wanted to stay, and so did one of his main sponsors, if Poole had their way and the 38pt limit was imposed I reckon he would of been retained, but as it was 40 pt limit the Poole promotion went in a different direction.

For a start his Championship average is above many riders who have higher Premiership averages, such as: Sedgmen, Kerr, King, Worrall, Z Cook, Howarth, Wright & Zischke. So if he can beat them in the Champ, he should be able to beat them in the Prem. Then he showed what he can do on his best day with 16 points at Sheffield. His 2024 average for Oxford & Leicester was 5.40 (from 14 meetings). The reason he has a lower starting average must therefore be due to having low scores in final 6 meetings in 2023, which is not so relevant when judging his form ahead of 2025. I also said "but with Cook, you can never be sure what he'll do" but there's plenty of reasons for Leicester fans to be positive imo

Yea northside arena is surrounded by them, and you may see windy Miller coming out of one, got to be a certain age to get this 😆

Looks like Craig cook gone Leicester, Birmingham dodged a bullet there

German TV documentary about Celina Liebmann (30 minutes, in German laguage)

I'd call Allen a heat leader based on his overall average, but agree he's not strong away from home.

Maybe another Dane on 4.00 like Tobias?

Are you a Tory politician!!?? Selective quoting at its finest 🤣🤣 the following sentence… “I’m quite excited to be going back into battle with the same guys. Obviously, Keynan is one change, for his reasons mostly, which is fine and it’s certainly not closing the door on his Ipswich career. I like to think we gave him his chance and helped his first couple of years development, and he did make big improvements last year. I certainly don’t see that as the end of his Ipswich days that’s for sure.” Chris Louis

The subtlety of 89Buttons' reply has obviously gone waaaay over your head. Ipswich did not dispense with Rew. As stated by Chris Louis, it was mostly Rew so, in the end, a mutually agreed decision. If you have evidence otherwise, please tell. Hint: It makes sense to click on "Quote" when responding - then it's clear who you are replying to.

https://ipswichwitches.co/louis-update-on-2025/ Put this in here as well because I guess it affects Birmingham, and probably Lynn too as they were the clubs at the bottom this year. He obviously knows the Birmingham team and is expecting them to be much more competitive which is good to hear. Also talks about clubs building in different ways (Lynn?) so it’s giving optimism to fans of every club.

Well where he’s going is way north of that.

Home for Kyle is now Marlborough in Wiltshire.

so if rumours are accurate brum will look something like museilak zagar nilsson jeppesen thorsell rew edwards not too shabby if so

Tobias is likely to have come cheaper in terms of how many Fencing panels popped during the season too.

Exactly @lewy the "numbers game" is just an excuse for promoter's to use to avoid getting flack from the fans when dropping a popular rider, well in this instance especially. Once Ben & Tom left the remaining riders could have returned if Poole wanted them to. Poole have every right to build the team however they like obviously. But the points limit didn't stop Foord returning, Poole did.

Compared to several other predicted lineups this one looks average. Reliability comes from Worrall and Harrison with the rest capable of solid scores or poor scores with little rhyme or reason. Reserve is the potential trump area if the Kennedys can find any sort of form but if not im not convinced its a side that will be unbeaten at home.

And there people were absolutely convinced he signed for Oxford. Some people really need to check there sources

4 horses, only count 3. Aces, Tigers & Witches. But question marks against all. Kurtz has GP's & Ekstaliga pressure to deal with for the first time.... Woffinden has neither for the first time in years, finances will be down. Doyle & Sayfutdinov are coming back from injury and are not getting any younger... Neither is Chris Holder. While Jack Holder seems to be the one the SGP promoters think is ready to challenge Zmarzlik. Focus could be shifting away from league racing.

Don’t rate Thomson, a one track rider and Spencer is no spring chicken and not even a heat leader in a weak NDL.

You could always take an extendable ladder and lean it up on the outer stadium fence. That way you can watch him without putting money in Chapmans pocket. 23 hours ago, Rickyag said: Well, we like watching Bomber whoever he rides for, but as he is riding forChapman then sadly we will not be watching Bomber anywhere for 2025.

So we've seen the likes of Connor Bailey and other youngsters drop out the sport due to mental health yet we seem to think its acceptable to continue to hound young Vinnie Foord. Away and give your head a wobble and get a grip, and ironically all done by hiding away behind a faceless profile, absolutely pathetic.

11+ ? 😉