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Havent a clue where you and Taylorj are getting this "expected 4 points" $hite from but carry on peddling it! In fact the Ipswich supporters on here were openly stating they'd be happy with a point..

Well he needs to buck his ideas up sharpish if he wants to carry on at Ipswich. Louis won't put up with a lack of effort for long if that is indeed the case. People actually thought we looked stronger for the change but that's certainly not looking the case at the moment. I'm reluctant to say it's failed because things can turn around pretty quickly and you can end up looking daft. Newman is another who needs to buck his ideas up. Yes, he had the injury at the start of the season but that can't continue to be used as an excuse forever. He should be doing much better. It's frustrating again because on paper (I'm getting sick of saying that) the team looks very strong and the middle order of Sedgman and Newman looks one of the best in the league, but not for the first time in recent years we have certain members of the team badly underperforming. We need to be careful because there's some good sides around and Peterborough are strengthening so unless we pull our finger out we could easily miss out on the top 4.

Agree one to watch for sure if the rumoured plans come to fruition.

They're doing better than I expected too but they still won't make the play offs IMO.

Depends on how much cash is in the pot when looking at changes. The riders that would make a difference wouldn't come cheap. Good to see Bacon improving the last couple of meetings.

But you're a Panthers fan, not an Ipswich fan? Apologies if that's incorrect but you certainly don't come across as an Ipswich supporter on here..

Aye superb race track Scunny it's rightly regarded as one of the best in the country.

Blupanther is a Panthers fan, the clue is in his name I'd never say a point dropped it's difficult winning anywhere away from home in this sport and 4 point away wins are pretty rare.

Yeah Newman and Sedgman in the middle order looks as good as any on paper but neither are firing on all cylinders. Newman had a late start to the season though so no doubt he'll get better as the weeks tick by. Confident that both will have a big part to play later in the season though when it really matters.

Phew well done lads job done. Just!

Howarth has been on fire this year. Makes things a bit tougher for us for sure but we should still be looking to pick up a point at the very least.

To be 4 up after heat 8 and not even come away with a point is really poor from the Panthers. Well done to the Bandits.

Good lad Cam.

Oh lol. Was my day off so I'm blaming the ale

Fear the reserves will be key here. We're fine at Foxhall and will probably go unbeaten, but it's on the road where our tail will tell. Hope to be wrong a point would be fantastic here. It's Scunny and Worky I'm realistically targeting away points so anything here tonight is a bonus.

Well it's persisted it down all night long and flooded our yard. Still raining steadily now and is forecast to keep raining until 9 o clock. Then a dry day until tea time when the heavy stuff is forecast to come again. I'll predict an early call off here.

Heat 9

Christ Peterborough have some monumental cockwombles following them on here!!

Very fair assessment IMO.

No surprise to me really Panthers badly lack any real top end oomph. They wouldn't stand a chance of beating any of the top sides over two legs so unless they change the make up of the side they won't win a bean.

7 rides for Nielsen? He'll be a busy boy this evening. I like Stefan he's a good lad and good little rider. Tough as ol boots as well.

Crikey that is really really poor. Very unprofessional

Wouldn't be a surprise to me if this was a similar result to last week for opposite reasons. Glasgow's top 3 all scored well which helped them take a point, Nielsen at reserve should clean up for Scunny which could well see them take something also. Especially as Greaves hasn't had a ride at Foxhall yet this season and has had far fewer meetings around here than Nielsen in general so that'll keep things close(ish) I think.

I used to love Wagon wheels back in the day. In those days they were actually the size of Wagon's wheels! Nowadays they're barely bigger than a Jaffa cake *rolleyes* Same goes for the tins of choc at Christmas. Used to be able to bury your arm in them up to your elbow and have a good swish around, these days they're as flat as a Witch' ti t!

Got to be honest, it doesn't look any different to me and the racing is pretty much the same. It certainly doesn't look "rounder" to me whatsoever which was the aim. You can vaguely see the inside line coming in slightly earlier down the home straight when you stand directly in line with it, but you have to wonder whether it was worth all the hassle of uprooting the kerb and putting all the effort in. I'm not knocking CL or anyone for trying don't get me wrong and fair play to them for not settling for what they had and at least trying. But if you're going to go to that effort of uprooting the kerbs and digging, then I'd have like to have seen much more taken off to make it worthwhile. If that shortens the track further so be it. West Row is a lot smaller than Foxhall, but consistently produces better racing IMO.