Bagpuss

Might be as I understood it.

Bech and Jonasson both said before Xmas they had deals agreed in the Premiership.....quite possible that they did but the team(s) involved changed their plans, something which happens every winter I’d imagine.

They presumably felt Lambert and Cook were better bets as a top two, also it’s taken P’boro until the middle of February to persuade him which must be a factor. Time will tell if the choice was correct.

What I like about the league this year is that it looks much more balanced than last season, a few big names have returned albeit in their twilight years and you could just about make a case for any of the seven teams to reach the Play Offs. Of course like every year somebody will excel above expectations and someone will struggle unexpectedly but it looks competitive from top to bottom. Just hope they don’t spoil it by increasing entry prices too much.....

Yep I stopped being lazy and just looked, it’s over five.

What is Nicholls’ average?

Whether it be Ulrich or Wells at seven that’s a decent team with a good TM, well capable of reaching the Play Offs.

Gonna tweak this slightly..... Swindon Belle Vue Peterborough Lynn Wolves Ipswich Sheffield Just a bit of fun

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Even a stopped clock is right twice a day

I thought he races road bikes.

Not really, he left due to a fall out and is arguably better than what we have now so hardly a cast off. He was a major par of Lynn’s success through the noughties by generating team spirit and getting the best out of some previously ordinary riders.

I hope Crump does well, would be a shame for a legend to come back and be a shadow of his former self. Looking at the standard of the league nowadays I think he’ll be ok given time, and people will pay to see him which speedway in the UK badly needs.

Fantastic to see Rob involved again.

Quite possibly.

He will be on faster bikes this year at Glasgow I’m sure and when you compare him to Rowe, Hartel, Etheridge, Morris etc he will score plenty of points for a number seven, especially at home.

Looking at other number sevens Ostergaard would have a field day on decent kit. That said I can understand people wanting somebody ‘fresh’.

It’s also been suggested that the signing of a number one would follow Tungate?

The basis of a decent side there IF they can get the last two signings right. A big ‘if’ of course.

I’ve hardly been since they’ve been back in the third division but I was a regular at Mildenhall 2006-08 in the Premier League days and some of the racing was superb. It’s a great little track when prepared properly.

Uncle Len is partial to an adverse camber bless him.

Presumably the rules were changed in response to the Cradley team of a few seasons back?

Was that Burgergate? As I remember the insinuation there was that Wolbert’s food poisoning might have been made up, whereas in 2010 every EL team had an official number eight who could ride as often as the team manager wanted them to which contributed to Pawlicki riding so few meetings. It was a massive loophole and for a change Poole got shafted rather than doing the shafting which I’m sure the vast majority of those watching thoroughly enjoyed

Astonishing that in an age where health and safety is generally so strict that something like this can happen.

It may well be 2+2=5 but when you think about it I reckon there is a good chance it could be true. Just riding 25-30 meetings in a league where he could hold his own and where he will be based anyway for most of the year makes sense, plus there is obviously a desire to race there as he does so in Oz. Also seeing Pedersen and Hancock still competing in their forties must encourage him that he can still do it. It would certainly go down well with British fans.