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Brilliant!

Brilliant!

The Oxford v Leicester match tonight is off now.

Home Try Speedway Info News Fixtures/Results Premiership Championship NDL Events More+ ROWE Motor Oil Premiership PREMIERSHIP PLAY-OFFS UPDATE Wednesday, September 3, 2025 IPSWICH have been confirmed as league leaders in the ROWE Motor Oil Premiership ahead of this month’s play-offs. The Witches’ scheduled trip to Sheffield on Wednesday was postponed due to rain, meaning the Suffolk side cannot be caught before the cut-off on Thursday night. It means Ipswich will face a play-off semi-final against champions Belle Vue, starting in Manchester next Monday (September 😎 with the return at Foxhall on Thursday September 11. Witches manager Ritchie Hawkins said: “We are confirmed as top for the play-offs. It is great for us to finish top, we haven’t done that for a long while. “It gives us the second leg in the play-offs which everyone likes if we can progress and win it at home, if we can do that. “That is a long way off, we know we have got two very tough meetings against Belle Vue next week who are the reigning champions.” The other play-off semi-final, to be staged in week commencing September 15, will be between Leicester and Sheffield, with the order of legs to be decided by positions in the league table following Thursday’s fixtures. Premiership CEO Phil Morris said: “Sheffield did all they could to stage their match against Ipswich twice in the last week, and it’s very unfortunate that they were beaten by the weather on both occasions. “The play-offs will be proceeding according to the schedule next week. We already knew Belle Vue were finishing fourth, enabling their home match to be allocated for next Monday some time ago, and their opponents are now known as Ipswich will be top on Thursday night regardless of results.”

If Ipswich and Leicester both win tomorrow night doesn't that mean that Leicester finish second anyway?

I think it's all about making sure they have shown the same number of meetings from each track by this time of the season.

I suspect Steve Worrall was picked because he scored 16 against Berwick on Saturday!

Steve Worrall scored 16 from 7 rides against Berwick on Saturday so I suspect that's why he is guesting tonight!

Family problems according to the BSPA website.

There's also a post from Dan Gilks saying he needs an operation on his knee and won't be back this season.

My memory isn't what it once was but I think that when the City Council granted planning permission for the track they decided what the lighting levels should be. Despite there being no residential property near the track. Those involved at the time will no doubt correct me if I am wrong.

Do you own a travel agency?

Lions can't carry on with a four man team like they did last night!

The away leg is at King's Lynn on 4th August.

I would be interested to know the reason the Lions manager chose who he did for heat 15. Not many fans would have picked Masters and Howarth. I hope it doesn't result in Lions not winning the bonus point!

I suspect R/R. R/R got a paid max for Lions last night.

Stewart Dickson mentioned on the Leicester v BV BSN stream last night that Nick's ban ends soon. I don't know if he's got him in mind to replace Luke Becker!

I've asked the BBC why they haven't reported on last night's meeting!

I think you mean the northeast!

No, but they are the ones who put their lives on the line for our entertainment and would soon say something if the track was bad.

I was at the meeting and watched the stream this afternoon on Discovery+. When Chris Holder was interviewed he said the track was good. He also said the problem the Tigers riders had was that none of them could get their set ups right so they were all doing their own thing to try and improve things. Brennan and Pickering had obviously found something that worked late on in the meeting. None of the riders I saw interviewed had any complaints about the track.

Leicester still at Sheffield in the evening. Leicester v Birmingham 12 noon start.

I think that's what Kelv must mean. The crowd were all healthy as there didn't look many there at all.

The team manager should tell them then!

Just to add a little to the thread about track watering. Many years ago I went to a meeting at Long Eaton that was called off on a nice sunny evening because the track was waterlogged. Not because of a cloud burst but because the track had been overwatered!