Arch Stanton

Behave ffs! That’s totally unfair

They now unfortunately have a decision to make. Continue to play the waiting game on whoever it was they were waiting for, or give that up and go a different route like Baldyman’s suggestion.

Still can’t get my head around this today. I have Ipswich Witches twitter notifications switched on, and when you get a notification it only reveals part of the content. It said “Ipswich Speedway are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Danny Ayre..” I fully expected to open the tweet fully and read that his Mother or Father had passed, but to see it was the lad himself made me nearly drop my phone. Absolutely heartbreaking it really is. His poor family and friends, thoughts very much with them at the moment.

Can one of the mods either merge, or lock this thread as someone else started the same thread a fraction earlier than me. Thank you in advance.

Utterly tragic. RIP

Didn’t Rossiter deny that?

So who is this “other rider” if it’s not Holder? Anyone care to share instead of persisting with this cloak and dagger nonsense?

Oh I immediately thought the same as you from the description Baldy, but we could be totally wrong. No idea why people come on here giving cryptic clues, just sh!t or get off the damn pot..

Just under 8 points left for a heatleader, and Nicholls on 5 and a half is the back up plan? Nah not believing that one I’m afraid.

And very rarely do

Exactly. If you must do it this way, at least leave 8 minimum otherwise you’ve reduced your options from the off! I think it’s mad announcing 6 riders without a 7th signed I really do. Announce 5 fair enough, at least that gives you a little wiggle room with 2 spaces left. If we can only manage to find a 6 pointer then we’re as bad as Wolves and will have built nearly 2 points under the limit. Seems a complete balls up.

I see in the Speedway Star Ritchie Hawkins under the title “Witches’ search”, says we have “plenty of points to play with” in the search for the last rider and hopefully get something sorted in the next couple of weeks after admitting it’s been difficult getting a top rider in. So we actually HAVE, signed and announced 6 riders without having a scooby who the last rider is! That’s staggering

We’ll just have to be patient a little longer.

It doesn’t particularly, but then again he knows who it is and it’s taking longer than he expected so I’m thinking Visa. You’re right about the track. Every year he doesn’t sit on his hands and do nothing, he tries something else to improve the racing. Fair play to him.

“I suspect the pundits will make us bottom again” Why would he think that? It’s almost as if he doesn’t rate the team himself..

So sorry to read about your wife. Fingers crossed for the new chemo. Try and remain as positive as you possibly can in the circumstances, there’s always hope!

Forget Tungate. Never ever happening.

So nothing today then. Signing five (Ayres) was announced week before last, signing 6 (Covatti) was announced last week, and signing 7? Surely tomorrow... We wouldn’t sign and announce 6, and leave a random chunk of points available to hunt around for a number 1 still. Would we?

There was a time when he definitely was overweight, during his Coventry days especially. But certainly not these days

Not at all convinced Iversen would be a good signing in all honesty. His schedule is a big concern obviously and he’s hardly committed to the UK these days with his priorities elsewhere. Not sure what kind of return you’ll get IF he signs.

Christ

Bar Swindon, the rest look much of a muchness to me. So tough to predict with this lot. I’ll have a think while the Panthers complete their team.

Seems a pretty tired effort it has to be said.

Well that’s an improvement on your last years verdict of our team. If a “cr@p” team that “will finish bottom” can end up runners up, then this “half decent team” has every chance of success surely..