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I want to be able to support my team so for that reason the doubling up rule needs scrapping so that the named seven riders are your team and they are not committed to other clubs. The guest rule needs amending so its use becomes rare I remember the old NL in 89/90 banned guests all together. I remember Ipswich 98 when we were winning week in and week out however they were my team. Also we lost the NL title chance in 89/90 because of poor form and injuries however again those 7 were committed to Ipswich they rode for no one else. This year King Schilen Greaves Mountain Newman and Heeps all have other clubs. This along with guests have taken the team aspect away you might aswell pull 7 names out of the hat each week. So for me no doubling up preferably no guests definitely no double points and I'll come back on a regular basis. This coming from an Ipswich fan from 84 to 2012 and neutral from 2014 to present. I want to be able to support my team so for that reason the doubling up rule needs scrapping so that the named seven riders are your team and they are not committed to other clubs. The guest rule needs amending so its use becomes rare I remember the old NL in 89/90 banned guests all together. I remember Ipswich 98 when we were winning week in and week out however they were my team. Also we lost the NL title chance in 89/90 because of poor form and injuries however again those 7 were committed to Ipswich they rode for no one else. This year King Schilen Greaves Mountain Newman and Heeps all have other clubs. This along with guests have taken the team aspect away you might aswell pull 7 names out of the hat each week. So for me no doubling up preferably no guests definitely no double points and I'll come back on a regular basis. This coming from an Ipswich fan from 84 to 2012 and neutral from 2014 to present.

Up until 2008 or 09 I was almost an ever present at Ipswich however during my final season the rules were changed half way through the season regarding the play off from the top 6 to the top 4 making it through. At the time this played a part in our number one rider Hampel leaving mid season. By the time the following season arrived I had just had enough of speedway & started to pick & choose when I would attend. This started with about 10 meetings a season which was done to one by last season & 2 this year. My reason for returning on Saturday night was the fact that it was a big meeting with 2 well matched sides & no double points rule. The atmosphere was fantastic & the racing was good which gives me heart that the sport can still provide a great night out. My first visit this year saw the visiting team not giving a 100% which lead to very poor racing a couple of riders clearly out of there depth & the use of the double points rules with guests thrown in aswell. All in front of a poor crowd with no atmosphere. For me in even consider going back every week the double points need dropping the use of guests needs scrapping or at least only used once in a blue moon & doubling up needs to go. The big point is that I feel no connection to 'my team' because the riders are riding for other teams all over the place. So Saturday I attend not as an Ipswich fan but as a neutral able to enjoy an meeting between to good teams. I need connection to my team to part with £16:00 every week. Added in the bikes are clearly to quick but that is another matter........

Last night a Foxhall has proved to me that speedway can still be a fantastic night out I say that as a former season ticket holder however last night was only my second visit of the year.........come on BSPA & SCB sort this mess out!!!!!!!!

After last night at Foxhall yes the play offs need to stay great atmosphere huge crowd.........

Well last night had all that speedway needs to make it a great night out. Big crowd, great atmosphere (can't remember the last time i could hear cheering when a pass was made) decent racing & someone for the home crowd to be hostile to the ref & a certain Sheffield number one (however i'm sure all will be forgiven when he is a Witch next season) I can't really comment on the performance last night as it was a very rare trip for me to Foxhall these days.......however more of that next season & no double points & some other tweaks I might be tempted back to more than twice a season.

2018 interesting year me thinks!

I am!!! one meeting so far this year & this winter like every other i wait in the hope that something is done that will make me want to attend every week. For me the sport has to go at best semi pro the rule book needs binning & starting over & we need to wake up that the rocket ship laydowns do nothing for entertainment on the tight uk tracks. Do we need the GP riders back i think not at the moment the level of interest out side of the hard cure of support is so low that new comer would not know the difference between Tai Woffinden Greg Hancock or Lewis Kerr. Good tight racing no daft rules & 7 V 7 who are riding for there contracted teams!! Also we need some characters back both riders and refs.....Lew Strip and Frank Ebdon were always entertaining & gave the meetings edge!

It has been really interesting to read all the comments on this. As a supporter who has been going less & less over that past 10 years (so far only one meeting this season) its good to know that there seems to be some form of debate taking place. Double up/double down must end the guest rule should be scrapped & the double point rule ended. Please bring some tactics back into the sport this would make things far more interesting for the supporter. My ideas would be the bottom 2 in the averages riding at 6 & 7 like now but allow the team managers to name the other 5 in any order they like due away with fixed gate positions the manager could then mix it up a little get some conversation going on the terrances about what the managers are upto.......for me a supporter for 28 years the most enjoable season ever was 1990 under the old 16 heat format......and no guests they were banned!!

Looks very much like the BSPA had approved the change otherwise why would you tell riders that they were being dropped? Then the BSPA did a u turn after it was pointed out the change was illegal. Both the BSPA & Ipswich look like clowns. Hats of to Connor in the way he has conducted himself in public. My main concern now is how this will effect us signing riders for next season & the chances of Connor coming back as he & Hume should both be dead certs. It would be interesting to know who was coming can rule Gino out after the comments Louis made last week about not enough time to complete the paperwork for him? Or was that a smoke screen & Gino & another certain young yank were both coming in?

Any chance of Nico replacing Justin if he is fit this season or giving Gino a go? Only asking as Justin seems to have few fans & his performances have been below par.

What did you make of the report in the Ipswich Star today regarding Gino Manzares? Seems he is up for a return to Foxhall. Who would welcome him back? I would like to see him given another shot.

How would Ippo feel about having Heeps in the same team as Tungate? May not do young Heeps any favours.

Hi didn't see anything started for this match so lets have some thoughts? So far Ipswich seem to be a class act at home but disappointing away from home. The injury to Nico is gonna hurt us I think.

Was the track dreadful?? BWD Proved that it wasn't shame he ain't at Ipswich Their has been a lot of comments this year on a lot of threads about the preparation and dirt on tracks and them being prepared for racing as opposed to processions after the first bend, your track was dreadful last although admittedly your team rode it a lot better than mine. Can I ask are there any riders or officials on here who were at Ipswich last night who would agree with the above that the Foxhall Track was Dreadful last night? The only thing in my eyes that was dreadful was the Panthers apart from BWD

First off I would like to say that I hope that the Riders who were hurt last night are fit & well soon. A few things stood out for me last night. Firstly the battling display from Mr Heeps and in Danyon Hume & Bradley Wilson Dean I think we saw two of the best prospects in the sport at the moment. The real shocker was the total lack of effort from Simon Lambert it may not be your type of track but to just free wheel around at the back is totally unacceptable. A public apology on Monday at the showground & via social media is the least that he can do. Maybe the Witches should have rode off a 15 meter handicap all night you might have seen some passing then........the Panthers apart from BWD & to a lesser extent Holder were shocking! It takes to teams to race!

Hi First off sorry I'm sure this has been asked & covered many times however I will ask the question. My first season of watching speedway was 1989 so I missed the golden years of the early 1980's. However being off work for a few weeks I have found some of the racing from the late 1970's & early to mid 1980's interesting to watch. One of the big things that struck me was the amount of movement at the starts this I think seems to add something to proceedings. However the question is having just watched the complete 1981 World Final from Wembley how did the sport in the Uk go from 93500 people packed into Wembley to its present state?

I hope your wrong!

And who Is on your wish list?

But when will we find out!!

Maybe Ellis could have been missing too many meetings and its nothing more than that? Could Louis make a come back on a 3pt as number 7?

Its exciting!!

Its going to be guest vice chairman next season unless someone complains then it will have to be vice chairman replacement!

Tungate has improved every year has he found his level unsure has King found his level I think he has & why is everyone so sure he will be the big hitting number one a sub 9 ave would suggest maybe he won't

Honest answer is I don't know. I don't think come the end of next season that there will be much between Tungate & King so I think I would go with Tungate & use the extra left to have a stronger tail. I think we should hold on to Manzares Heeps & Worrell . I think a new up & coming rider like Max Ruml or the German Michael Haertel would be a good shout.

Still not sure about all the hype about King.