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This miserable post receiving one, never mind three likes, is wild.😂 It’s a natural emotion. People feel excitement at the prospect of something they enjoy or find rewarding. Wait only adds to the excitement. Don’t get me wrong, I’m exaggerating with the daily “Announce Boughen” posts, but the day I feel no excitement at the prospect of Glasgow’s line-up being announced is the day I stop going to the speedway. It’s a tremendous aspect of the sport, team building. In any sport, for that matter. Regardless of whether we know who the seven will be too. For example, I know my wife’s making turkey dinosaurs and alphabetti spaghetti for dinner tonight and have done all week, but I’m still excited.

100 quid says he will, winner donates the money to cash for kids

Not sure why the need for concern? Let's say Berwick only have Cook as a "genuine heat leader", Edinburgh only have Sedgmen, Oxford only have Masters & Plymouth haven't named any. Looks like we'll have more teams built with strength in depth in mind?

Things may have changed over the last month and may just being championship but haven’t heard anything to say he is.

3 years - 2014, 2023 and 2024. But at 37 he looks the perfect standard bearer for Poole's youth policy. 🤪

The Fords don't get it wrong very often

My condolences! For some reason people will pay for Premier League football which is often a rather dull affair - the ball is often in play for only 55-60 minutes of the 90. As someone who has over the years attended a lot of spectator sports I still think a decent speedway match tops the lot.

The best ability is availability, as they say. Even if other #1s aren't as good as Cook, at least they'll turn up every week. Valid concern when signing Cook these days.

That's not how the averages work, Newman averaged 4.96 from 11 matches, his rolling average consisted of these along with 9 matches from 2023. If he rode one more match, he'd still carry 8 matches from 2023 in his rolling average. I'm not sure who Plymouth have planned for 2025, but I'd welcome Newman back for another go.

So far…..

because people want to see the better riders the championship will begin without pickering nicholls schlein brennan and b cook and some of the named sides look pretty ropey compared to last season many folk will pay more to see their team but you cant blame those who refuse to absorb the price hike

Don't panic people. I guess we'll find out for certain on Saturday!! Nb I've not heard the 'returning Aussie' rumour...,!

Behind every single successful speedway team that ever existed has been a presence on the British Speedway Forum. This topic sits at 14 pages. Fourteen. One. Four. Glasgow? We’re at 25. Even Berwick are in the twenties. You’re one page ahead of Plymouth and their entire fan base consists of two men and a dog.

How about Jody Scott at number 7 as he’s not in the Oxford team

Jason Garrity?😁

Norwich could tear up Carrow Rd and put a speedway track in it. You’d see more entertainment that way!

I know what it is supposed to say. But what it says is that silencers have to be at least 4 years old to be used. So anything newer than 2021 can't be used.

Only £13 saving on a season ticket, over paying on the gate. Not much of an incentive to buy one imho.

It is a strange one,I guess some fans are fans of winning, and some are fans of speedway.

There have been many opportunities to date but if you haven’t bought Scott Nicholls’ book there is another chance if you join us at the Brandon Club next Tuesday, 10th December, starting at 8pm. Scott will be signing and selling his book ……. just in time for Christmas. We will also spend the evening chatting with Scott. Everyone is welcome with a charge of only £4 and all proceeds are for the GB Young Lions. Come and join us at the Brandon Club, Brandon, Coventry, CV8 3HW.

Never looked the same to me after a pretty big crash at ashfield couple years ago.

Think Hodder will be fine at Glasgow the way they prep the track there,he was dire for Berwick everywhere last season didn't improve at all

Think fans of all championship clubs would agree.

That would always be my preference

If that is the reserve pairing, then I’ll be happy because I think Hodder has a lot of potential. His 6+2 from four rides at reserve while guesting in the final home meeting of last season emphasises that. As such, the second reserve - whether that’s Max Perry or Michael Max - can be carried and afforded time to develop.

Poole don’t often get team building wrong They had to lose points but to replace Cook and Brennan with Rowe and Kerr is a huge drop off To then build a point under the limit would be incredible mismanagement surely Maybe they let Foord go because of the baggage he brings?? And it seems a lot of people are glossing over Cairns and what he might do …. No guarantee he will smash in big scores but will be better than most 2 pointers … but he might not set the world on fire immediately Im sure Poole will get it right they often do but at the moment things don’t look good

Mitch only rode 17 Heats in the U24 league, the minimum criteria as a 5.00 rider is 18 heats or more.

You would think Foord would be at Poole if it was offered. I cannot believe they would choose Starke over him, makes no sense.

I’m still struggling to believe it’s Anders, Starke and a 2 pointer leaving them almost a point under the limit. Danny Ford said they had to drop Vinnie because if they kept him then they would have ended up too many points under the limit. Well Vinnie would have fitted in the above team instead of Starke and they would have been closer to the 40 limit.

It's a 40 point limit!!

Also suspected he was a likely signing. Aggressive rider off the start with some CL experience, desperate for a place anywhere and easy to drop once Cairns comes of age.

Maybe the Rory is he or isn't he has delayed team line-up plans. We had 7.33 available for last 2 riders, but if Rory has changed his mind about riding we now have 15.41 for 3 riders.

Josh Grajczonek

The league is being split the past few seasons into the haves and have nots, unfortunately Edinburgh along with Plymouth and Berwick seem to be in the second category. Edinburgh have at least tried this season so far with Palovaara and Grahn to bring something fresh, unfortunately the big hitters often stay put or chase the money elsewhere. They might pull a rabbit out of the hat, there is still time yet.

It didn't help when some well known Promoters and personalities spaffed up large sums of money collected by Cradley Supporters on vanity projects and NOT for the purpose intended of finding a new Stadium.

I can see Nicholls slotting in nicely as part of a double change if things don’t go as planned. The reserves are both exciting prospects, Masters is one of the top three riders in the league and I think Jenkins will keep improving. It will be interesting to see if Heeps can be as successful as he was last season, Knudsen has been nothing short of a disappointment in the last couple of seasons at Berwick and Redcar after a promising start but he has plenty promise, Gilkes is pretty meh for me but plenty people seem to rate him so I’ll maybe be proven wrong on that one.

Jonas didn't really work out at Redcar at the beginning of last year at number 3 and number 2, he's a decent second string and good reserve but still young and I'm sure still improving. Mitch is Australia's equivalent of Ashton Boughen (forgive the reference). He's got all the talent and potential in the world, he's very young but just hasn't had the time yet to prove he's consistently going to be successful. He's a very exciting signing for British speedway in general imo. But as you say, Heeps as second highest scorer is concerning...

At Edinburgh.

I'd have never in a million guesses named Jonas or Mitch. It's nice to see so many new faces in this country next year, well done oxford. I've just realised though... that leaves either Jenkins, Heeps, Gilkes or Knudsen as the number 5... and a lot of team surgery required if Scott comes back from injury.

Jonaton Grahn?

Jon Gould

Josh Grajczonek?

It might be a cock-up from Neil Vatcher saying that silencers have to be a minimum of 4 years old, and it might be a problem for riders who have bought new silencers, but this rule is a good day for those who long to hear the roar of an old JAP or 70s Jawa

And sadly that is true! With my Poole hat on Brennan is replaced by Lewi, Brennan is the much better rider, Ben Cook is replaced by Zach or Anders, Ben is a much better rider than those. Poole had to lose 7 points which I don't dispute that is the rules made by all clubs at the AGM. Admission will increase again in 2025 I'm sure for all clubs as costs have increased. But anyone that tells me the team coming to tapes in 2025 and the one that finished 2024 at Poole is a better product are living in a different universe. It is a weaker product on offer, I will still go but please don't tell me its the same or better as it isn't! Back to Glasgow if the team is as predicted, they will start as favourites for 2025. Entertaining team that will put a show on for the fans on a great race track. Good luck in 2025

Apologies for that, wasn't my finest hour. Not in a sulk, just needed to get away for a bit. When an internet forum starts to affect your mood/mental state/health etc it's time to have a break. Back now refreshed and looking forward to 2025. Merry Christmas! 🎅

Rubbish! He was crap well before he became ill! He should've been dumped instead of Cook!

I believe when the stadium gets sold for development we will see how we were stabbed in the back by the council, saying one thing and doing another, no surprise really

Interesting news story on the Brummies website… apparently they have managed to ‘lure’ Rew away from Ipswich… Pretty sure he lured himself away 🤣

Could call it Cinder. I'll get me coat . 😀

I agree, Mr J. I'm trying hard not to criticise the promotion here! But the reality is that any individual who decides on the day to attend a Premiership meeting at Oxford - and then parks at Unipart, even with no intention of using the coach - is now paying £27.