GeneralMelchett

I was at the recent cup draw and the witches weren't good enough to win it - so they need to be much better this time! I can see Lynn causing issues tomorrow, after opening with a 5-1 that match the Witches really should have gone onto the win and progress they didn't and that was entirely their own fault in my view for not being good enough. Brennan only got 1 win in his score of 3 and Ellis was below par - has been much better of late so it all points to maybe a home win!

Well of course what we know we were there 🙃

Whilst this is very true there are enough of us who are subjective and don't just wildly make something up - But what we can do is work with what we know! For example the back straight grandstand holds 1500 the little grandstand holds 250? - the home straight one was full and the back straight one was 2/3 to 3/4 full in my view so even if we said 2/3 full thats 1,000 in there - so that's 1,250 before we've even started on the terraces. I've been to the NSS and the day I went it was very well attended (Aug BH in 20204) the crowd i think was 2000+ easy as the grandstand holds 1800?? and the back straight can accomodate about 1k to 1.5k? the grandstad was again about 3/4 maybe more full so thats about 1350 with 750 or more in the back straight.so thats how i build these figures up, as you say its subjective but i like to think based on reality! What i can say is in 4 visits to Foxahll in 2025 last night was the best attendance by some way!

Not a problem - as I say / see it the moment you leave your gating line then it’s no longer FTG one of the best moves last night was when Brennan gated alongside Bewley he managed to just get a fraction ahead and the clamp him to the kerb into 1st / 2nd bend and that allowed King round the outside off bend 2 - to me a comment of ‘FTG’ doesn’t do justice to the move and the fact King blasted round everyone and by the exit of bend 2 was away and gone for the win!!

You see I disagree here the moment someone comes off their gate line and secure the pass it’s a pass so off gate 4 you cut back at the apex of bend 1-2 and secure a pass that’s no longer FTG!!

Debates on here often thrash about with a degree of parochial mediocrity so that now passes on lap 1 apparently don’t count and FTG now incorporates everything that occurs on lap 1! we then have people who were not there suggesting they know the crowd figures!

This is sadly true, each to their own as they say but having attended many sports ovet the years, Cricket, Ice Hockey, Rugby both codes, Football, Athletics, Basketball , Horse racing - i can honestly say speedway is still my favourite - the thrill of a great speedway race beats all of them!

what impressed me was both Emil and Jason are just not quite 100% of what they were say 2 years ago but in heat 13 they proved their class and worth!

aye no issue from me - still barking tho!😆

barking at the moon that one!

Well having been to both places - i seriously think tonights Crowd at Foxhall was 3k+ maybe even 4, decent weather school holidays etc but it brought them out. Despite the usual FTG and other mutterings from people who were NOT there the crowd loved it - several standing ovations after races etc - and we got to see 4 genuine top line riders in heat 13! I was happy!

Crowd was bigger than owt you have had this season trust me 😘

agreed back straight grandstand was IMHO 2/3rds to 3/4 full - i reckon 3k+ biggest gate that ive seen at Foxhall this season.

Given I was there I can tell you that the updates got heat 9 wrong - it said FTG - the reality was Brennan clamped Bewley on the inside on 1st / 2nd bend whilst King roared round the outside for the 5-1 - great riding and the crowd sure liked it 😉

I think they are fishing bud🤪 Adam made Bewley look ordinary there on heat 15 great pass

It just means ya lost / majority of the 3k here seem happy with tonight 😉

Heat 13 was pretty awesome - Emil sublime there - made both Dan and Kurtz look pretty ordinary!

big crowd in tonight - good to see

in the interestes of speedway lets just put Kings Lynn into 4th spot at the expense of whoever is in fourth spot 😅

so a walk or not a walk is +4 points 😆 Lets see anyway, I look forward to it anyway nice weather and hopefully seeing 4 of the very best in the world ride!

Take heart Aces fans, Kurtz can beat the best at Foxhall IF he gates, Zac Cook had a blistering meeting when riding for Wolves the other year so it can be done. I think the Witches will win but it won't be a walk in the park. I think something like 50-40 - looking forward to it anyway and plan to be there.

Never been on my radar but i saw him in the meeting at Foxhall on the BSN last week and I did think he looked a prospect!

Well enjoyable meeting for in some ways - the racing was fairly close in a few heats and there was one or two really good overtaking moves, heat 5 in particular was very good. Aces fell away due to lack of support for the top 3 - Blodorn having a mare right now! Flint and Rowe certainly make the Tigers really strong at home as they back up the heatleaders so well, Morris seems to have picked up well after his layoff also.

Great race that one!

Think this could be close, but expect the Tigers to squeeze home.