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Its not really up to anyone to decide who is a true fan or not, each to their own isn't it! Some 'true' fans baffle me by not attending very regularly, if at all, yet having their say but there you go. Lets hope Jason and Emil are able to pick up where they left off here in the UK after their injuries, I would expect a BV win here. Both sides should, if injuries avoided etc, be in the Grand final come Sept /Oct.

You make me laugh....you sound like a kid in a school play ground ? Not sure what you mean by 'true' fan? .....I can definitely say that I'm a fan of 'speedway'! I go to different tracks/meetings up and down the country...it supports other clubs too.... Not really fussed if that makes me an 'untrue' fan? LOL 😄 Thanks for making me smile today ! 😄

not got any women riding this year, what happened to them.😂

I was thinking the same thing about this forum being dead lately. The winters used to be just as busy on here as the season itself. I wonder how many people from its original launch (was it 2001/2ish) still read it.

Ipswich normally struggle around the NSS however they may catch the Aces a little cold here so I'm expecting this to be a tight meeting. Normally it takes most riders a few meetings to get back into the groove and the weather is still cold so that could have an effect on certain riders. I remember last season when Jaimon Lidsey struggled early on in the cold weather, Tate Zischke may take a few meetings to get going as he's coming back from a big injury and he's got to overcome the psychological effect of the injury that happened on the NSS track against the same team (Ipswich). As for the Witches, Jason Doyle's rebuilt himself time after time and he's always comeback stronger so I don't see why it would be any different this time around, Danny King is the only question mark for Ipswich imo. I'll side with Belle Vue to win the First Leg but lose the tie overall as I don't see how any side will even get close to Ipswich around Foxhall this year. 1st Leg -> Belle Vue 48 - 42 Ipswich 2nd Leg -> Ipswich by 14-18 Points.

Think it will be close but BV will win on aggregate. Ipswich seem to be everyone's favourites so the pressure will be on and I think they will ride a touch tentatively in the opening weeks. BV have not featured in the KO Cup Final for some years (I think) and will be fired up early doors.

I often by the star in Tescos - this happened to me - not bought it for a while for various reasons, but it wouldn't scan for me - easily fixed by manually entering the barcode number etc. I imagine this is a tesco issue however!

if you say so! I really cant be bother to argue over it, i think most know my team folded - when i play sport I was and still am still as competitive as everyone, but i also understand any team i 'support' have no right to win you have to earn it, getting annoyed at your team losing seems about as much use as hating a desert cos it has sand in it! When my football team lose and of late they have lost a lot it really doesn't ruin my weekend or life, it annoys me - i dont like them losing - sometimes i won't watch the highlights as I dont want to see how badly or how unlucky they might have been. But it doesnt annoy me to the point of ruining my weekend and demanding everyone be sacked or replaced or whatever.

Speedway cannot compete with other sports so has to run midweek meetings. If you make people choose between other more popular sports and speedway crowds would be even worse. At Poole midweek works well and most fixtures are well attended.

Are you planning a monthly attack on the Speedway Star? For the record I think they do a very good job.

I think the only team worth backing at this moment in time is Ipswich because they'll shorten drastically if they hit the ground running which will then lead to everyone else drifting in the market. Ipswich will have to have a very slow start to the season to see any drift on the 15/8 currently on offer imo and it's very unlikely considering Ipswich's first 5 league fixtures are Birmingham x2, Oxford x2 and Leicester all teams that aren't favoured for play-off spots. Imo it's a case of take the 15/8 now and hope Ipswich aren't cursed by injuries again or back against them during the season as it wouldn't make any sense in taking a short price of 6/5 or 5/4 for example on Ipswich after turning down 15/8.

Here! Here! I agree.... "We Are The Champions" etc etc etc..😁 PS (It doesn't really matter who wins, just enjoy the Speedway, whilst it lasts)... I am a Speedway fan... "Dribble, Dribble, Where's me tartan rug for me knees"

quite nice for there to be some discussion the forum has been dead for ages

Ya not wrong buddy... good times... I do miss those Sundays watching the Speedway and having a good swally... the craic was great... some of the best ones were the Glasgow early doors meet then the dash back to Newcastle for the second meeting... Regards THJ

Try telling Poole that, they had some fantastic crowds last year, and I'm not a Poole fan

Maybe they are having to re-shuffle the line-up. I hear that Becker's average has gone up by 25% because of Trump's tariffs.

In a word, no..