allthegearbutnaeidea

The 9 championship clubs will stick together to protect themselves, as they have some form of business acumen. One big league could work, but it most definitely is not feasible to try and plan in December, it needs to be decided in the summer ready for the following season, and it may well be that this happens next year ready for 2027 like you say. But Ipswich, and Belle Vue, need to realise that it is unsustainable to continue to bring in GP superstars, forcing teams who can’t financially afford to compete to go to the wall and go under for the sake of two or three clubs.

Jye Etheridge will have something to say about that I think

The Worky accountant been pulling strings again

I’d love to see that vote count.

You have one problem with your one big league for 2026, and that’s the fact that none of the 9 championship clubs will bow down to the Ipswich way.

Where are those averages available? You’re looking at it from a Poole pov, I’m a neutral, Kyle Howarth and Scott Nicholls are better than Zach Cook, both average wise, and just from watching them. Zach Cook scored 5pts at Plymouth three times, 4 at Edinburgh, 4 at Berwick last season, those 3 teams weren’t amongst the best in the league (slightly harsh on Edinburgh from myself, but it was a 3 horse race last year really). He was at Berwick before the signings of Morris and Jeppesen and only managed to beat Smith, his 4 other points came from falls and retirements. At Edinburgh he beat Grahn and Starke, his other two points were from retirements. This was all whilst riding at the considerably easier number 4 position. Compare his scores to Kyle Howarth, who’s lowest score was 6, at Poole, and a bunch of 7’s, but ultimately far more consistent around the tracks, at number 5. Scott Nicholls scored 7+3 away to Edinburgh on his comeback meeting, a poor score of 3 on his home debut then managed at least 9 thereafter.

Ok I’ll bite. Lawson wasn’t the best rider in the league last season, Sam Masters was, hence his higher average. Definitely second best, and a top top number 1. Zach Cook definitely won’t be the best number 5 in the league, Howarth, Nicholls are better, and Palovaara/Morris, and Riss/Rowe are all similar to him, I’d take a bet that one of Morris or Riss has a better season on a lower average than Cook, if he is indeed the number 5. Bowes is no where near as good as you think he is, although he did have a good meeting at Poole, and if he keeps that up then I’m sure he’ll have a fine season, but has a terrible attitude, which normally doesn’t end well at Poole with Middlo does it (a strange signing for him I’d say). I agree on Kerr, Cairns, and if Rushen is the number 7 Poole certainly have the reserves with the most potential. Poole will certainly be in the playoffs, but I think you’re over estimating how good the team is, could be league winners, but it isn’t a foregone conclusion like some previous years, and I agree with others who have said it’s the poorest starting 7 they’ve had possibly since the start of their Championship days.

That quote doesn’t suggest that? Although from what I’ve heard Kemp has possibly backtracked and Palovaara is presumably the replacement.

I hope not

I think if Drew wasn’t staying they would announce it, and the time to do it would have been when they announced Palovaara, seems strange.

Agree, and let’s hope he did.

Well Kemp signed for Daugavpils in September/October, so they would have known then if he was signing or not, you never know, he could still be to sign. Would leave us very top heavy but could work?

Hold on, are you insinuating that Jacob Hook has proved himself out of a space with Workington, the lad who lived in a supporters house all season? Rather than the promotion just deciding to go for Etheridge and Zischke on similar averages, which is of course fine, but it does make a mockery of the sport. If Hook didn’t improve, he’d be signed, just like Zischke, Foord, and I’m sure two of Etheridge, Voulas and Batchelor too.

Speedway is mental isn’t it. Punished for improving.

I’d like him at Berwick, but I’ll believe it when I see it

He scored 3 points in his only visit this year, so you might want to take that comment back.

I don’t think it’ll be near that. Jye will be a Comet, Lambert will be a Scorpion, Gusts will be busy on Saturdays.

I have no words anymore.

Time did tell… that was last year?

Paco, Kye, Grahn leaves 3.74 ish, and I don’t see anyone available that’s worth it, do they go for Paco, Kye, Wood which leaves 6.8 but yet again, no one’s jumping out apart from possibly Joe Thompson?

You’re the only one who’s put out the gossip. Are you on Chris Louis’ payroll?

Happy with the start, all depends on Kemp, and if we can get a suitable replacement. Talk of Hume, Smith doesn’t excite me at all. Intrigued by the Lambert rumours, it’s about time he was a Bandit.

Wouldn’t bother until Louis has picked his dummy up, anything could happen

Would that be Jake Turner? Only name that comes to mind.

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