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After years of poor quality top flight sides Louis seems to have nailed in over the last 4 seasons. From the emergency re direction of Harris in 2019 to the dodgy Jason Crump signing of 2020/21 Louis brought in Doyle in 2022 maybe he was a little lucky because Swindon closed there. He then followed that up with the box office signing of Emil & enticing Rew to Ipswich. Last winter saw the arrival of Brennan so I have no doubts we now have a guy who is no afraid to chase the best.

On the other in 22/23 Louis spent all winter chasing Emil when no body gave it a hope in hell of happening! Ended up doing 3 years as a witch. Louis & Ipswich are slighty different to Schroeck & Oxford.

Pickering. Never gives up & appears to be a good team man. Certainly steer clear of the brothers grim.

That would certainly be left field. I could see Bewley ending up at Foxhall to be honest. Maybe Zmarzlik & Emil here for Doyle’s testimonial?

Plenty of rumours flying around. The one that was doing the rounds for a few weeks was confirmed on Friday. The others I’ve heard or seen here are, Rew to return: I can see that happening to be honest. Thompson leaving: I can’t see it personally. Ellis not riding in the uk: I find this hard to believe & I’d certainly have him back at Ipswich in 2026. King going elsewhere: Now this one I could believe, a little bit like Emil in that it’s mission accomplished now. Maybe it’s a good time for this chapter to close, but I think much will depend on Danny. Depending on the regulations though if it’s a 40 point limit again then surely we can only go with 2 of the above if it’s a lower limit maybe 3 or possibly all 4. Its silly season at the moment so who knows what is going to happen, even Bewley has been mentioned. It seems certain that Doyle & Brennan will return & I can see Edwards as the R/S or number 7 if the RS is scrapped. Intriguing times however Louis & Hawkins now know that the public will turn out to support a strong side so I expect us to build well to defend the title.

I don’t think so at this stage. He came he to win trophies & has for filled what he & the club set out to achieve. I had a hunch that this season was very much about unfinished business for Emil & that it would be his last. He is a rider who likes to be well organised in advance so I think it possibly hints at the uncertainty that is going on behind the scenes in uk speedway. If the state of play for uk speedway was settled could Louis have offered him another deal? I suspect he could have & possibly Emil would have agreed. Currently I don’t believe that uk speedway is in the position where Louis could have offered Emil a deal to allow Emil to make plans for 26. Having said that honestly I believe it’s a case of job done & it’s a great time for this chapter to close. Clearly these is a massive mount of mutual respect between club & rider. It’s been a great journey & one thing is for certain Emil is a true Ipswich legend!

No Emil is a massive loss not only to Ipswich but British speedway in general. However I don’t think it’s a massive surprise. Emil has been nothing but pure class these past 3 years & I feel really privileged to have been able to watch him week in week out for the past 3 seasons. I’d like to think that we may not have seen the last of him on the heath.

I think as it opens with after 3 unforgettable years in British speedway & closes with once a witch always a witch it’s pretty conclusive.

Which riders are at the end of season do? Is Emil there?

Well the league structure is known for 2026 then. Pickering has sign for Scunthorpe as their number 1 Just remains to be seen what the full regs are & which teams are in what division.

I’d suggest it is if you are relying on parents to drive you to your home meetings.

Cooper & the team around him seem very level headed. I think everyone would love to see Cooper become a Witch. However I think if Coopers team decides it’s too early then he’ll give it a miss. If he is picked he doesn’t have to accept the rs position. Louis could well be one of those who is advising him who knows.

Sometimes it depends who the youngster has around them. At Ipswich having Louis, Doyle possibly Emil around him would certainly give Cooper the best start.

I actually thought it threw up some interesting racing. Again it looks better being there to see it live rather than on tv. The control some of those lads had for their experience level was superb. Especially as it’s the first time most of them had riden Foxhall competitively. Thir attitude & willingness to attack the track certainly shows up some of the pro riders attitude.

It says they are pulling the plug on the the clubs top flight operation the spires. That leaves the way open for the cheetahs to be top flight. All that statement means is that they are only running 2 not 3 teams next year.

If the league structure & the rules stay the same, then I guess the decision will be based on what Emil wants to do. If he wants to come back Jason & Emil as the spearhead meaning being weaker lower down. If he doesn’t want to return then he could possibly be the only change.

If the league structure & the rules stay the same, then I guess the decision will be based on what Emil wants to do. If he wants to come back Jason & Emil as the spearhead meaning being weaker lower down. If he doesn’t want to return then he could possibly be the only change.

Spot on I think. Doyle, Brennan definite from this year alongside Rew. I still hope a deal can be done with Emil

Doyle said at the beginning of the season that he had agreed with Louis to hold it next year. He wanted to focus on the GPs I believe the question was asked by a supporter at the media day in Oxford.

Crazy to run it the day after the premiership final. King & Edwards both had energy sapping evenings & a late finish on the heath,

Emil Said the same, when he signed for Ipswich as did Gollob before. Plenty of times that has happened.

I would say that a 95% probability.

It was great to hear Louis & Hawkins on the radio yesterday morning. Talking already about building a team to keep on winning. 2025 was great season, winning on the track & enjoying some banter on here & on the terraces, winding the opposition up. It’s all part of the fun looking forward to 26 already

That’s is true, currently I would say it’s not a definite no go but I get the feeling it might be.