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Birmingham vs Mildenhall will be an interesting meeting tonight. We’ll get a rough idea of where the youngsters Kemp and Jenkins are in their development as they face Danyon Hume on his own track.

According to Ritchie Hawkins, Chris Louis spent literally all day on the phone on Friday trying to arrange guests here so evidently not easy.

I’d have thought one of them at least will be a shoe in. Both local lads, club mascots and regular second halfers. Whether we include both may depend on how successful this season is. If we fall short again, maybe they’ll try a different strategy and go with one of them and a stronger reserve partner to take the pressure off them in their first season next year. We went with two 2 pointers again this year to pack in a stronger top 5 and it remains to be seen if that’s successful or not. Personally im a big fan of building a team that way and it’s the way I’d go again next year regardless of what happens this season. Especially when you have two terrific talents as those two waiting in the wings. It would also be a shame to lose one of them to a rival. It would benefit the club in the future to get them both on the clubs books so I’m hoping that will be the case. Looking forward to watching both them, and the other British youngsters in the under 19 final a week on Thursday. I hope it’s well supported!

To be fair, just about EVERYONE did didn’t they? Have a look back at the Speedway Star predictions and the pre season thread on here. The overwhelming majority had Ipswich top 2. I still wouldn’t rule it out. Get our walking wounded back quickly and hopefully the team settles down. It’s certainly good enough and not a time for knee jerk reactions.

Neither Heeps nor Hume had seen the track before their first visit and we all know it’s one of the more difficult tracks to master and it showed as they scored 1 point between them. Second visit last night and they score 6+1 and 4+3 so that’s encouraging. Hopefully when we return will a full side we can push even closer.

Still 15 isn’t he? Has some future if he continues to work hard and stay safe. Local lad and a Witches supporter, Chris Louis needs to be careful he doesn’t slip through the net. Put a contract under his nose as soon as he turns 16.

Met Wayne in the Cricketers pub Thursday afternoon and had a brief chat. Came across as a cracking fella.

Wouldn’t take anything for granted at the moment! Newcastle pulled off a terrific away win at Berwick last night. I wouldn’t take any chances at all and book the best guest possible for Nico. I get the idea of going R/R to give the others badly needed extra rides, but that’s risky the way we’re currently riding. We simply have to win on Thursday, no other result will be acceptable.

Not a lot

Yup certainly looks like it! Now let’s see what they can do..

Well that didn’t go according to plan! Pretty shocked at that result but fair play to Peterborough they were simply the better side on the night. Palm Toft and Ostergaard were excellent.

Knew it would be on as soon as I saw the track in good nick from Taps’ crystal clear 4K photo yesterday

Not a drop of the wet stuff forecast today so all systems go finally.

Wasn’t going to mention the track pic as I appreciated your efforts, but it did make me a little dizzy looking at it

Kevin Long on the Mic tomorrow as Wayne Bavin is “unavailable”.

I bet Kevin Long is a bit peeved! For years he’s been battling away with an ever degrading sound system and campaigning for improvements, and the very second he’s forced to give up presenting duties due to other work commitments, we install a brand new sound system!

Been a mild day today with my car temperature showing 17 degrees. Even better it’s been windy too so that will have helped no end.

No problem BCD

A pleasant dry day with improving temperatures in the mid teens forecast for Thursday, but more showers expected throughout tomorrow. You have to wonder whether a full dry day on Thursday will be enough to dry out the track enough to prepare a meeting because the amount of rain that’s fell over the last handful of days has been ridiculous.

Saw that and had a chuckle I must admit. Obviously everyone has an opinion and even though you wont agree with some of these predictions, you can nearly always make a case for most of them. But now and again you’ll come across one or two that look absolutely miles off. Another has us 6th ( I very much doubt we’ll finish that low but fair enough, perhaps he’ll be correct..), but strangely had Workington in first place. If Worky finish first I’ll gladly buy everyone on here their season ticket for 2019

https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2646057 at the moment BCD the forecast is for more wet stuff right up until Thursday. That’s a hell of a lot of water the track will have taken considering the amount it’s already taken recently. The temperatures are on the rise it looks like though so hopefully that will help dry things out on Thursday if that forecast is accurate.

You normally do so I wouldn’t rule it out

Should be targeting a win here. Lakeside have picked up a point so we must be looking for 3. Can’t see us getting anything at Lakeside so if we’re going to win the group, we need a point minimum. Agree with Taps though, even though I believe we’re a much better side, never confident of anything at the Showground. Such a difficult place to go and very home friendly.

Fingers crossed I will as well!