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Try that bit harder is a daft but expectrd comment Belle Vue have built a team that are so good at home (the correct thing to do) that really over 2 legs they should beat everyone Nice of you to notice that we aren’t as good as last season but still in with a chance of the play offs ….. you know what they are as whenever you have come up against Ipswich in those you do get beat … luckily for you we was in the other semi in 2024 Very hard to defend a title as you will know after limping into 4th last season after winning it in 2024…. Think maybe Ipswich might limp into 4th this season after winning it in 2025… seems both our clubs are the same but at least in 2025 you didn’t lose your owner and nearly lose your club and where able to keep your top riders and not have to build almost from scratch but still you struggled Oh and regards Doyle it’s always wise to check facts before posting …. He asked Paul Hurry about riding for Ipswich the weekend of the Manchester GP…. Hurry declined saying he would have to release 3 riders to do that ….call that stupid yes possibly …. But to say Doyle gave us a wide berth is just made up by yourself but hey if you feel better go for it Personally I think it’s great Doyle is back … also means over 2 legs Belle Vue will beat the weakest Ipswich team in years over 2 legs now You will/should win the league unless Sheffield can get a superstar replacement for Holder … Will be a huge choke if you don’t (unless of course Kurtz, who I want to win the title) has an important GP the weekend after the final

Don’t get me wrong the Belle Vue track is by a mile the best track in the uk nothing comes close Just that sometimes it’s just as good watching at other tracks that require different sets of skills Our track at Ipswich is shocking this season and to be fair it’s never been that good …. But watching riders like Doyle and Emil miss the gate at Ipswich and then pick their way through is to me just as classy as seeing someone just stick it in the dirt and fly by Saw an interview with Todd Wiltshire and he said he would have loved the Belle Vue track and his favourite to ride was Bradford … then when asked about the skill of riding Bradford he said that was nothing compared to the skills of Darcy Ward , Mark Loram and Andrew Silver riding at Arena Essex

Yawn fest because one team so much better on their track If you want to see close racing try Ipswich v Northampton or Leicester v Northampton where the racing would be closer and require all round skills

It’s fun reading people’s comments who clearly have no idea on the qualification system

Honestly the amount of garbage I read about who shouldn’t be in the Grand Prix I want the best 15 riders in the world … the GP challenge means you will occasionally get someone who might have one good meeting and qualify but I don’t want a young Pole or whatever just to ‘shake it up’ Doyle will probably never win another GP and of course he isn’t as good as he once was but he is in amongst the elite and to say he is not worthy of a place is crap

Past his best but still in the worlds top 15

So who would be better? Always laughable when I read about certain riders shouldn’t be in the Grand Prix when clearly and by some way they are the ones of the best 15 riders in the world…. Which Doyle is Maybe we should have some new youngsters…. Erm no thanks as proved by the Ukrainian they aren’t good enough Doyle isn’t as good as he was obviously but only 1 person can be world champion and in any season riders have to come 10th-15th …. Doesn’t mean they aren’t deserving of a place If you think riders like Doyle and Fricke shouldn’t be on the gp then tell me who should be

Never been much of a problem with Ipswich track prep for a long time … it’s just not a good size and shape for great racing This season the prep is awful we know Belle vues track is the best for racing stop banging that drum as for many years you had Kirky Lane which was horrific

Maybe but I think it’s sour grapes from our manager We was 6 points up after 11 heats and if kemp hadn’t have fallen in heat 11 Leicester could not have used a tac sub in heat 12 Is Hurry seriously blaming Dickson when after 11 heats we was 6 clear!???

Nothing wrong with R/R for any rider it’s a rule that works and always has just unfortunate that tonight every team was riding

Expected result really Doyle showing again that he gives 110% in every meeting even if it is just before a GP…. No single figure score from him and did heat 15 with the match on the line

Don’t agree with Hurry here The track was horrific early on and then was like riding on concrete

If only I was a betting man! What let us down tonight was gating in the later stages … Leicester out gated us in almost the last 6 heats and fair play to them R/R didn’t cost us but 2 from MPT did Brennan looks so poor at the moment .. lifts out of every start and didn’t look like getting close Only my second visit this season but I’m in no rush to hurry back ….. the track was awful if you made the gate that was it ….. Musielek busted a gut in the later heats but no dirt to go around and nothing on the inside…. our track has never been good … but this was awful I’m sure the man on the mic is a nice guy but monotone presentation is not the way forward … he tried a witches war cry that was so flat ….. Kevin Long is an impossible act to follow but this guy is miles off it Im not bothered we lost I like Leicester and the manager is by some way the best in the league but I’m not paying £25 plus £30 in fuel to be bored each week On another note hope Nick Morris is ok he was being violently sick throughout the meeting before being withdrawn … no fast one being pulled there I can assure you

Add up the 3 averages it doesn’t leave much for the other 2 alongside Doyle … who would you have had

Best opportunity for Leicester to win at Foxhall and will be surprised if they dont 2 of our best riders at home missing this evening can only see an away win by 6 I would be confident of winning still if it was belle vue tonight but Leicester have too many riders like Douglas, Dan T and Masters that go well at Foxhall will be tough for Ipswich