Roger Jacobs

Looks like Fricke has been mugging you Lions off all year 😜

Friday afternoon here in Aus, and we've just watched the coverage. I would say that Ellis was caught out by the patchy track in his first ride ... hardly kamikaze. Is he expected to hold back in a Grand Final? No doubt if he had settled for the inside line, there'd be criticism that he didn't try the outside 🙄 To others calling for a rerun: the ref didn't put the lights on until the leader had started the third lap, and the Regs allow a race to be awarded from that point ...

Absolutely - athough I thought the Witches might have gone with Brennan at #5, because he's good a Leicester, while Ellis seems more inspired when paired with Doyle. Whatever the score over the two legs, the result won't be life-changing. In a week or so, it will be forgotten*, and everyone will be talking about 2026 ... * except for Gavan and Salty Sheffield 🤣

The Ouch post says "Louis wouldn't put up with this", yet it's not obvious what Ouch assumes JL wouldn't put up with. Gavan is correct, JL is adored throughout the Witches fan base. He was a thoroughly professional rider and promoter, - traits which his son picked up and continues, and expects from everyone associated with the club. After the fiddling by Morris in 2024, the Regulations have been followed correctly this season. Sheffield fans are remarkably salty - why can't they accept that the cut-off was reached before the fixtures were completed? They didn't complain about finishing third a couple of years ago, when their team then went on to win the Grand Final. The reason the Tigers aren't in the Final this season is because they lost against Leicester - that's really quite easy to understand.

There was definitely a difference between the way they rode and attacked the track that night. Kurtz didn't bother.

That would make sense, because Brennan seems to enjoy Leicester.

You speak with such authority, yet without any knowledge: https://ipswichwitches.co/raceday-guide-sheffield-a-4/

Thompson returns to reserve for the Grand Final.

“Par for the course” 👍

Hawkins may come across as a valve short of a cylinder, but his summaries tend to be honest and balanced.

#SHEIPS League match scheduled for 25 Sept ...

https://britishspeedway.co.uk/rowe-motor-oil-premiership/premiership-play-offs-update-3/ Plenty of time to get the souvenir programmes ready - maybe even stage the missing league fixtures 😜

After the complaints about Kurtz and Bewley on Thursday night, it was good to see Fricke and Holder on Saturday prioritising their Prem SF commitments 😉

As a result of Thursday night, I am absolutely delighted that Zmarzlik is the World Champ.

Only one season for the depression to set in 😂