Bash

After the meeting last night Danny did a few laps on Sedgmen's bike and it didn't look fast and sounded a bit flat. If Sedgmen can't handle riding the outside line with his shoulder he shouldn't ride at all as he is a danger to the other riders. We can't afford to carry him in the playoff as it is an existing injury if he pulls out during a meeting we won't get the injury rider replacement option. I would rather go RR as both reserves are doing a decent job at the moment. As I've said before if they are beating the oppositions reserves they are doing their job. Connor is improving and looks a lot more smoother in his riding & Nathan never gives up which is all that the fans want from their team.

The only good thing out of this is Peterborough won't win the fours tomorrow. If Ged has taken a payment from Torun, it proves he is only thinking about his own pocket and if he is still promoter at Peterborough next year the fours should be moved to another track who's promoter cares about these shared events. What he has done has already affected the crowd level by what some fans comments on this forum are saying, which affects the payments to all the other clubs in the Championship and he is getting reimbursed by the Poles.

After we lost Kyle in heat 1 I thought we would struggle to win, but credit to the rest of the team they battled to secure the win and stop Glasgow taking anything from the meeting. Both reserves done their job again, as long as they beat their fellow reserves to me they are doing their job. Thought Nathan should've got MOTM. Lets hope Kyle isn't out for too long as he was one of our form riders at the moment. Off to Peterborough Sunday, can't see us winning it but who knows after Plymouth's win last year, as long as Peterborough don't win it.

Agree Sedgmen should be moved to number 2. Not looking forward to this meeting with what's gone on, we could get absolutely smashed. Lets hope not as we can't afford anymore dropped points at home after last week.

But you can change 1 rider like for like, but not 2 how is that simple. You build your team average up and have to lower it to bring two riders in, only in speedway.

Maybe it was Wilkinson & Jacobs 5.12 & 4.67 = 9.79 Sedgmen 6.69 & Mountain 3.18 = 9.87 As I said why you can't replace riders up to the averages of the riders being replaced doesn't make sense, but why make the rules simple.

What a complete balls up, you would think they would've had the changes ratified before telling the riders they were being released. Well this can go two ways, team spirit will be non existant or the two riders concerned start putting the points on the board. I think Conner was maybe down to the numbers game but if they thought they could replace 2 riders with another 2 up to the same combined averages, they should know the rules. I don't know why you shouldn't be able to but this is speedway.

Vissing & Hansen won't fit.

When it's states from 8pm, we could be waiting a while.

Whoever we bring in will they be able to ride in the fours at Peterborough?

All scoring well - Pijper?

As you like him so much Scotsman you could always have him back at Edinburgh or hasn't he lowered his average enough yet.

I'm not blaming the tactical rule, I just don't like it like a lot of fans. They should bring back the old tactical sub rule as long as a rider has three rides and you can use it when you are six or more down. Edinburgh used the rules that are in place like any team would and got an advantage so credit to them.

Curse of the poster strikes again after I stated we shouldn't get beaten at home, and lo and behold our next match we lose. The team threw that match away, only Cam & Kyle came out of that meeting with any credit. In our group where we sit we have always said that they should never have an interval as the team is never the same after it and they seem to lose momentum. Hopefully it was just a kick up the arse they need as next week with be tougher and we can't afford any more slip ups at home. Congrats to Edinburgh with a little help from the poxy tactical rule which most fans hate, and the inept performance of the ref. (Consistency lacking re the starts). She also should've excluded Erik Riss from the rerun of heat 13 for exceeding 2 mins, (it was the longest less than a minute going when his foot rest came adrift).

We have been crying out for a team to challenge for the league since we dropped down to the second tier, now we have one some fans are crying out that they are not being entertained. Some are never happy. With this team at home I can't see anyone beating us unless we lose some riders during a meeting. Teams seem to come to Ipswich already beaten and it shows in their attitude & riding. It takes two teams to make an entertaining match and we have only had a couple of teams who have come with the right attitude and put up a fight. You can't blame the promotion for this as Chris has changed the track for the past two seasons. It's up to the individual if they don't want to come to a meeting, but lets get behind this team and push them on to hopefully some silverware at the end of the season.

Noticed that Kevin Jolly came over before the rerun of heat 2 to give Connor some advice to where he should be riding on the bends and it seemed to work as he looked a lot smoother through the bends. Connor always seemed to struggle at the start of the meeting and get better as the meeting went on, but he looked good throughout the meeting last night. Both reserves are holding their own now which is good to see.

Who is actually riding for Sheffield to replace Howarth as received my program yesterday and I'm sure it had Todd Kurtz in it.

I just hope they revert to Schlein at 5 at home to Sheffield at least Sedgmen would have Heeps to score the points in his races. Can't work out the logic of putting Sedgmen at 5, 7 paid 8 from two meetings is not a heat leader score. Thank god the two reserves scored decent points in the two meetings.

Brilliant news for Ipswich as we have four meetings next week, not good planning as Danny would normally be in the world cup team and I was struggling to find adequate guests to replace him looking at averages and riders available. So thanks Rosco. So we go to Peterborough with a full team and they need a replacement for Harris. Just hope nobody gets injured for team GB and Danny gets called up for the race off or final.

The good news with Sedgmen getting released by Belle Vue means we should have a full team every match now as surely we get priority for all our riders now. Sedgmen will have to bang in the scores now to get another Premiership place which only can be good for us.

His last day was in the Grand Final in 2006 and that line is always mentioned when he signs for a team especially Peterborough. That was 11 years ago and he just doesn't cut it anymore, hence why he keeps getting dropped and doesn't last a season at any club.

I think Eric Riss is turning into the next James Sarjeant, the only heat he didn't jump was when he was off gate 4 as the ref would clearly see if he moved. (You would think anyway) If you read the report on the Official Monarchs website it claims that the track was a difficult track, didn't see that myself. Also people reading it would think that Rory led from start to finish in the rerun of heat 13, not came from the back to win, absolute brilliant ride!! I was a bit worried we were going to lose last night, but the boys turned it around and even stopped Edinburgh taking a point. Just need to start producing away from home.

Well all of our current side now ride for two different clubs as Cam has now signed for Somerset. At least we get priority over 5 of them, only Kyle & Nathan we will lose to clashes. I gather Rohan will be looking for a championship place now he has been dropped. At least we can't fit him in, which is a good thing.

The rumours are he might be released along with KK from Poole to allow Newman and one other to go more strength in depth. If that is true he wouldn't have any clashes with Poole as he would only be riding for Ipswich. As others have been saying if its grasstrack commitments pay him more or get some sponsorship for him to change his mind. First time I have seen him ride and very impressed. Said in his man of match interview he didn't like the Ipswich track last year but obviously the changes over the winter changed his mind.