Arch Stanton

I thought it was dreadful even after the track slickened off to be honest. Instantly forgettable from a racing point of view.

If they do I’ll give you the money meself.

You don’t build a team with that kind of attitude though do you? You don’t pass up the opportunity of signing Jason Doyle and Emil Sayfutdinov on the remote chance they suffer season ending injuries. If every promotion took that view we would never have gone with Rickardsson Gollob and Louis in our treble winning year of 98, Cradley would never have gone with their all star side back in the early 80’s, Poole would never “gamble” on a top two of Holder and Darcy Ward during their trophy laden years. I’ve no doubt if every club had the budget to do so and the riders were available, every single one would build the same way. Injuries happen in this sport we all know that, but to lose not one but both of your world class top two is more than unlucky. There won’t be a single Ipswich fan though that won’t want the promotion to sign them up again next year just incase this happens again, that’s a cast iron certainty. We’ll take that risk ta. For all the stick King is getting by the way, he still isn’t fully fit either. He has metal work in his hand that is restricting his movement. But it’s his living, if he doesn’t ride he doesn’t earn but you won’t see the best of him for the remainder of this year either. It’s a season that promised everything, and has all gone wrong. The others won’t care of course and I don’t blame them one bit. Dog eat dog and down to the other three to take advantage. One final point the team this year was stronger than last years and comfortably so even though we missed out on the double in the final heat of the season. Rew and Thompson have improved on last year, and we carried an ill rider all year who shouldn’t have been riding last season which isn’t the case this year. Ellis has been a huge upgrade on Riss.

Trapping is Emil’s biggest weakness! Doyle can trap with the best, but on the occasions he does miss the gate it normally doesn’t take him long to hit the front. He’s box office at Foxhall. Your top four had little resistance and were never likely to. The Ipswich team is beaten, easy pickings with little fight left in them.

It isn’t just you, it’s killed the atmosphere and enthusiasm stone dead. It’s got to the rest of the team now too as alluded to by King last night. Him, Rew and Thompson are now riding a level below what we’ve seen previously this season, it’s drained everybody. Hawkins has made a rallying cry on the official website as you’d expect him to do, they still need to try and get people through the door, but the truth is it’s become a chore to go. Just have to muddle through these next few weeks, and then go again next year.

Nicholls for Doyle, Zach Cook for Ellis and R/R for Sayfutdinov. The sooner this season ends for us the better. https://ipswichwitches.co/raceday-preview-belle-vue-rowe-motor-oil-premiership-r2-h-2/

Course we would, but it is what it is.

Wouldn’t be surprised! Kurtz certainly will.

Was never going to be anything else tonight despite what the Sheffield fans were predicting. It’ll be the same on Thursday. Only track conditions early on meant it wasnt an even bigger victory.

It’s his usual Foxhall form.

I said earlier tonight would be the complete opposite of Thursday. Thursday was dry, slick and easy to ride. I’d heard a whisper that tonight was going to be a difficult track. Last year it was a difficult track against Sheffield in the cup due to weather and the Sheffield boys didn’t fancy it. The track conditions were then repeated a week later in the play offs to take the Holders out of the game. I’m afraid it’s a case of win at all costs this evening. Weather has been fine, and this is the most difficult the track has been all season long. That isn’t a coincidence.

as I expected. I don’t think this is an accident either..

From a fan point of view I agree, but it ain’t us paying for them Roger. Maybe they think we’ve already qualified so why pay a fortune for Lindgren? As I say I’m only guessing apart from Nicholls. Maybe we will have another top guest or two. Probably find out later this evening, they normally put a meeting preview up for a Thursday straight after a Monday review meeting.

He was corrected by someone there and he did admit on air that he was wrong and he did correct himself during the broadcast. I never said loads were leaving, I said there wasn’t a “mass exodus”. But there were definitely people leaving and not just one or two either, I saw them.

Ritchie had already said Scott had been booked for all the remaining Thursday meetings at Foxhall, so he’ll be riding at home to Birmingham in a few weeks also.

They might, I’m just guessing. But I think Nicholls has already been booked for Emil, so IMO it’s likely to be R/R for Doyle, and then a guest for Ellis. If Batch rides well enough tonight it might be enough to keep him on on Thursday. I could be totally wrong, we’ll see.

He is you’re right, but Doyley even more so. Averages over 11 at home. The pair of them are irreplaceable but let’s hope we get Emil back at least so we can have a go in the play offs. On the Holders, I’ll be interested in seeing the track conditions tonight. I’ve a feeling it’ll be a little different from last week..

Probably not Belle Vue Thursday, but I think we’ll have enough to beat Birmingham in the last fixture, possibly. Pretty sure it’ll be Nicholls, Batch and R/R for Doyle, Emil and Ellis against Belle Vue. That has defeat written all over it.

Ellis is a heavy hitter at Foxhall too Badge. Normally King would be the fourth strongest home rider in the team, but we go in to tonight’s meeting with him effectively the strongest home rider. That’s the task facing us this evening. And yes Bewley is wearing a Witches bib this evening, but as has been said, he really is terrible here.

Probably. Only Belle Vue not riding and Blodorn is guesting for Lynn. It’s for Ellis, not Emil or Doyle. Batch has ridden well for Worky this year and knows Foxhall well. If he has his gating gloves on he’ll contribute decent points.

If you don’t win tonight then you’ll never win at Foxhall. It’s a golden opportunity as you full well know.

Agree but they don’t have a choice it seems due to Ipswich not yet having a televised home fixture. If they switched this one to Leicester, they wouldn’t be able to fulfil their contractual obligations as none of the other two remaining home fixtures for Ipswich can be moved to a Monday.

Our home tv meeting was due to be Belle Vue on July 15th which was postponed. We have to have one as stated above.

That’s an old statement, but the contractual obligation thing there is interesting. They haven’t shown a meeting at Foxhall yet so I guess that clears this one up.