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League table: 1. Ipswich 2. Belle Vue 3. King's Lynn 4. Sheffield 5. Leicester 6. Birmingham 7. Oxford Play-offs (As selected by Phil Morris in April) Ipswich v Birmingham Belle Vue v Newport Winners: Newport

Lewy is right on this one, cookie hadn’t been paid since the start of the season when we were there in May. The comets spent a fortune for the team they had last year.

Surely Campbell's... I'll get my coat

Im praying its Zane Keleher 😁

If only you knew half as much as you make up you would still know nothing!

They must turn up and see the state of the dump and think nah I'm injured me 😂😂😂😂

Can't be r/r he's already signed for Plymouth

jeppesen

It's funny that this is coming out now and not several months ago

I think that works both ways if you ask keleher.

No way will Matt Ford have Kelleher ever ride for one of his teams again! Burned his bridges as they say!!

When you know you know!

You've always got an opinion on other clubs but say very little about your own team / track !!!

Playing Devils advocate ( as always) but you’re doing a team manager out of a job ! Why cant 10 plus teams run without separating the league ? The riders are crying out for rides so the more matches the better……oh, hang on…..not enough riders ? This is why they need to get their support for newbies and the youth sorted out as thats where the riders will come from. The SCB should be running speedway try outs -schools at any track that will host them, invite moto x riders , school kids, fans to come along , for free , and have a ride. The SCB/BSPL should supply bikes, basic kit and tutors to travel around and promote the sport other wise it will be dead within the next few years. This sticky plaster approach isn't going to save it.

The homepage is here, from where you can access all the various leagues across Continental Europe via the links on the right hand side: https://speedwayteams2025.blogspot.com/

Stewmac does it !!

That’s the one, what a legend!

Signing No.6 announced at 7am tomorrow.

IKEA meatball Monarchs,sounds right🤔

As I have said elsewhere for a family sport that they keep on about I feel is getting expensive now. A average family of mum and dad plus 2 kids over 11 and your admission is £60 add to that programmes, parking and a bit of food plus petrol and your talking of around £100 for a family night out. To date they have not announced how much programmes will be next season or how much the stadium will charge for car parking. Also judging by the way stadium security were checking bags at the end of last season I can see drinks and snacks not being allowed to be taken into the stadium I can see a lot of people thinking is the 2025 season affordable or maybe picking and choosing there meetings. The best thing is you can be sure that if the crowd numbers fall and we end up back in the championship (or worse) in 2026 it will be all OUR fault for not supporting the club.

lisa bit anyway 😁

It's 40 points!! What is more worrying is that 40 points is the limit for each of the next 3 seasons, which (assuming the same number of teams) will likely weaken the league even more.

But we all know who's involved with scunthorpe speedway But sure everything is done in best interests of the sport

agree with all that didnt explain myself very well, i meant two separate leagues with the same riders overlapping is fine in my book absolutely agree that you cant have the six rides / fourteen rides split at the end of the day more opportunities for developing young riders is the way forward

Jenkins cut his teeth at Foxhall, doing many many laps after meetings before signing for Mildenhall. There’s a few reasons he wanted a return. Sharing the pits with a couple of world class riders has obvious benefits. Secondly, he started the season poorly and by his own admission, fully expected the old tin tac. He was supported, backed and helped through his early struggles instead of being discarded. That goes an awful long way with riders and isn’t forgotten. Thirdly, and the main argument put forward by the rider and club to get this move done, was sponsorship. He has gained some very good local sponsorship over the past 12 months that he’ll only receive whilst riding for Ipswich. It wasn’t a straightforward move because the only way Jenkins was returning to Ipswich was via the rising star role because the number 6 position was always going to be taken by Dan Thompson. There was uncertainty as to whether he was going to be eligible for a return to the rising star list but once it was confirmed he was, Ipswich and Jenkins himself, put forward their case to remain at Ipswich which was accepted. Once that was settled, Jenkins wasn’t going to be riding for anyone else. You can choose to believe that or not, but that’s the top and bottom of it.

Yeah Glasgow is a lot nearer to his home than Poole

doesnt really matter how its structured, if it means more riders getting more rides on more different tracks then its all good this level of speedway is about development pure and simple, or should be

I agree, and Hilly is correct, riders will inevitably end up where they want to go. Jenkins has all but admitted that Birmingham “picked” him but he refused to go there. Kings Lynn also wanted him but he refused their advances also, the Lynn fans will tell you that. Rob Lyon was openly telling them that Jenkins would be targeted for their rising star berth. An Oxford fan talking to Jenkins, at Oxford, is obviously going to be told what they want to hear. He’s not going to tell an Oxford supporter that he didn’t want to be there is he. The lad wanted a return to Ipswich (and has stated his reasons for it) and dug his heels in to get his move. Jenkins is arguably the strongest rising star on the Premiership list, there is absolutely no way on earth that THREE clubs (Birmingham, King’s Lynn, Oxford) all ignored him and left the fourth choice club (Ipswich) to seemingly win the lottery. Nobody believes that surely. The draft picks are a nonsense, no rider should be forced to ride anywhere and I’m personally glad that some have called that out and got the rides they wanted. But I agree with you 100%, why they’re still pretending that this stupid draft order picking is a thing and playing the supporters for fools I’ve no idea. “Big changes” for 2026 apparently (yes I know we’ve heard that before) so I expect this to be dropped this time next year.

I think nowadays that the top four win matches.. Especially the top two... Not many No6's are of the level to beat any of the top three (or even four) riders in their own or their oppositions team given their level, and the level of the opponent.. Maybe in the Championship it could happen given the much lower standard of HL's... Teams with a "strength in depth" plan may get some joy from having a "decent" reserve, but up against the top fours of BV, Ipswich and Sheffield (as not many races won't have at least one of them in), having a reserve performance to beat them will be an exception rather than a rule in today's top league I would say..

i think Sam's slump in form came when he went to Leicester, maybe it was too much at that point or his confidence took a massive hit

I think the Sheffield team looks "lopsided" with a weak number 6, but they do have one of the better number 7s. Even with his disappointing season at Birmingham, Flint is still one of the best "rising stars" before any improvement he may find? As many people expected more of him (Leon included no doubt) he isn't looked on as a great signing, but I'd want him in the team ahead of most of the other "rising stars". It certainly makes next season interesting to see how the likes of Sheffield & Lynn fare with their team building being completely opposite.

Every other thread in the Championship section is for opinions, rumours as well as facts official or common knowledge. This is the only thread for confirmed signings.

"give our youngsters half a season each" That is the funniest way of describing a move like this I've ever read. You'd be sacking Mulford because Cairns would give you a better chance of winning (meetings + the POs), it's zero to do with giving them half a season each.

I disagree... whenever I've seen GB/England ride it has always been very well attended SWC/SoN, test matches seem to have ceased since the inception of these competitions. As for individuals when they're run and promoted correctly (PCMT) it's almost a sell out at the NSS. As the BSPL have washed their hands of the national team it seems to be left to the company running Team GB Speedway to stage test matches which they apparently have no appetite for. So we have the situation where we are current World Champions and are not using that for the promotion and betterment of the sport at all.

I was sitting here stunned that people have Sheffield so low down, so I thought about it a bit & I think I agree. Yes they have a top 3 that can comfortably be 8>9 average riders. To achieve that they'd need to be scoring 30>35 week in week out & that's an ask for any team. I do struggle to see how they score 16>21 points from Pickering & basically 3 'Rising Stars'. Sheffield could really suffer an OUCH season. I've said, it's vital to have a strong top 2 but Sheffield have tried to add a 3rd & given themselves one of the worst tails possible. So right now, yep, I'll put them 5th 1. Ipswich 2. Belle Vue 3. King's Lynn 4. Oxford 5. Sheffield 6. Leicester 7. Birmingham

Slanderous indeed. You seem to know an awful lot about every Championship Club but never seem to produce anything that validates your allegations.

You’re right there. Playing by the rules is a solitary Aces thing. Still can’t believe an outside source was required to ensure the rules were adhered to, extraordinary behaviour for a “professional” sport.

I usually use this on https://speedwayteams2025.blogspot.com/p/ekstraliga-squads-2025.html Can't credit who keeps it updated though I'm afraid, I think it got it from a @racers and royals post last year - apologies if it was someone else!

Rob Lyon has already mentioned Lawson is likely to start at two.

You don't really want Spatchelor 🤔 Would have to have 2 swear boxes, one for Toby and one for Batch

No you just pay lawyers to get your own way with Robert Lambert a few seasons ago. ££££££

But we wouldn't be 0.49 under the limit when you take away the 2.5% reductions for the british riders and the 25% reduction for Dan Thompson.

What confuses me is why the 'rules' re Rising Stars are being discussed on the Oxford Cheetahs 2025 page.

Don't think Oxford fans will welcome him with open arms after his last stint there

I would settle for Howarth over Kerr

Last year Nathan Ablitt's average for Scunthorpe was rounded down, so gotta be 10.33 if they're consistent

Absolute bollocks Zagar despite being excellent at the NSS once dialled into Perry Bar will score his average at least He's also had good scores and looked a class act at many different tracks when he is in the mood If Adams can get him motivated they have a good rider on their hands for the Premier, better than Pawlicki

Funny how this post completely contradicts your one on the Sheffield thread

Suppose the only thing is if 2 or 3 of you go and normally share a programme, if included would make it dearer for their evening.

It's getting a little crazy now..it's not just the admission cost,it's the total package,for myself and spouse to go,looking at £50 +3.00 prog + 3.00 parking+5.00 fuel that's £61 before you even factor in any food and drink...that's 4.00 per race,6.00 if it's called off at HT 10.£61 for what equates to 15 mins of racing...value for money? I understand the overheads but....I rest my case,we for one won't be attending this season because of rising costs elsewhere.