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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.

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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

Heard Gilkes been tapped up by Oxford for Premiership and Championship teams, there ain’t a lot out there on 3.26(ish) average

hmm something not quite right here only naming 6 ???

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Interesting stories from Poland today, suggesting U-24 League could be axed over financial worries. Quite apart from the inference that Polish speedway isn't rock-solid and overflowing with dough, this could see a number of young riders, otherwise thought to be unavailable to Championship clubs, looking for a league to race in at short notice...

Im sure i heard Rob say he will change the riding order depending on the team he's facing, if he thinks an advantage can be had.. Apart from No.1 of course. I think we'll see a few different riding orders over the season.

Fair play to ipswich for bothering, because obviously nobody else is, but isn't this just reintroducing the British U19 final? A little underwhelming given the BSPL fanfare but credit to ipswich anyway.

Wow that looks quite a poor team, Zaine rode here before and wasnt very good, dont know about Declan but he is going to have to be very good otherwise wooden spoon awaits.

And a crowd favourite, doesn't just ride back to the pits after the race

Always had a lot of respect for Chris

Well Tobias is the ???, not Ablitt as I guessed, and as previously noted, its a "continental 4.00 and a new 2.00", aka Mikkel Andersen and Will Cairns.

yep i think the riding order more or less picks itself

*sigh. I give up.

Unless, of course, Howarth is joining Poole...

That's a fair summation... it's very much a gamble, a bit like Worky signing Batch last season, fortunately that paid off for them.

I think if Poole wanted Vinnie he would’ve been back. Unless Poole took too long deciding their team so he looked elsewhere? Unlikely as the Fords usually have plan A B and C sorted long before they need to

Your team bore me shirtless

Sorry Arthur54 you bore me shirtless I have no desire to enter a discussion with you