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Ok boomer 🤣 fact - belle vue had reduce their team average fact - they’ve chosen to unceremoniously dump Ben cook - their biggest improver from last season on the scrapheap

Didn’t think I’d ever find someone on here as irritating as that twerp laguta fan but he’s giving him a good run for his money! 🤣

Certainly think it makes sense having Lawson start at 2, his gating prowess was a very useful weapon for Leicester in many heat 1’s home and away

Where in the press release does it say the meeting is the British under 19 final?

Are you a Tory politician!!?? Selective quoting at its finest 🤣🤣 the following sentence… “I’m quite excited to be going back into battle with the same guys. Obviously, Keynan is one change, for his reasons mostly, which is fine and it’s certainly not closing the door on his Ipswich career. I like to think we gave him his chance and helped his first couple of years development, and he did make big improvements last year. I certainly don’t see that as the end of his Ipswich days that’s for sure.” Chris Louis

I know you were talking about rew not exactly hard to see through your vagueness to find the repeated Ipswich jibe you spout daily - read Louis’ report, rew moved on due to his reasons and Louis hopes he’ll be a witch again in future 👍 An alternative narrative for you - ben cook was belle vue’s biggest improver last season, has improved every season the last few years and made great strides on the continent too last year and for his efforts got kicked to the kerb meanwhile lidsey drops a point and a half and is retained!? Lidsey will have been on higher wages at the start of the season no doubt and I can’t imagine Ben would’ve asked for more this season than lidsey will be getting, loan fee you say? can’t imagine that’s a great amount and will be offset by travel expenses with Ben being uk based and lidsey not. as much as I don’t want to see kings Lynn succeed as our old farm rivals…when they visit the NSS I sincerely hope Ben scores a match winning double figure haul. hope that helps.

Why you talking about Ben cook on this thread for?

I don’t think masters is on the decline like some have said, I think he’s pretty much the same as he was a few years ago when he was no.1 for wolves, I just think there’s been an influx of higher level heat leaders return to the uk last couple of seasons and he now is more of a 3rd heat leader level in the pecking order

I mean it’s Lawson’s decision where he rides and he’s chosen to go to Kings Lynn for 2025, not a lot the Leicester promotion can do about that.

Tbh I think almost every away side is going to be favourite to win heat 1 at lynn, don’t mind the lynn team at all think they’ll be competitive but I struggle to see the consistent heat advantages against the likes of Ipswich/sheffield/belle vue to regularly be winning by 8-12 points

And for me what a sad way to live your life and think about other human beings

I think if there are then shame on them. Sad state of affairs! Riders like Doyle and Emil being in British speedway helps the gates on every team they race at so to be pleased they’re out injured when it impacts their own teams revenue seems completely counterintuitive to me. and on a human level why would you take joy in someone else’s injury and loss of earnings and livelihood whatever level of rider that is? I’m certain last years league title would’ve tasted sweeter for every single belle vue fan had it been won over a full strength Ipswich or Sheffield side

As a speedway fan I don’t want to see any rider of any team get hurt. I think it’s kind of weird if you want that to happen to weaken an opponent.

You eulogise a rider who posted pictures of himself out for a run the day he’d pulled out of a uk meeting injured but question the reliability of Emil and Doyley? 🤡 doesn’t even scratch the surface with your posts on here

Yes but if Doyle was not coming back and replaced by Brennan and we didn’t upgrade anyone in the team that would be madness, as much as I love Dan Thompson and think he’s really going places if you’re losing Doyle for Brennan then you’re getting 3 odd points to turn Dan t into a 6-7 point rider in the team and pushing rew to reserve

Someone mentioned a while back Rew was asking for more money than Louis would pay him, maybe he hasn’t backed down and Louis has said fair enough see ya

The unthinkable of Doyle not being back doesn’t really effect a rew/brennan debate tho does it, if it’s Brennan replacing Doyle then we’re what 4 points under a 40 point limit? That really makes little to zero sense

Danny king announced

I’d say we have bigger crowds at Ipswich than Sheffield, tbh tho it’s immaterial who has the biggest crowds just want to see every club bring in more punters and sponsors and keep speedway going in this country 👍

Zach is better than Ben round Foxhall too so could be of benefit in any two legged ties against ipswich - dunno if the same goes for some of the other smaller tracks too?

If neither king or Brennan are Ipswich then who’s our 7th rider!?

And just like that I’ll be there every week irrespective of the other 6 names on the team sheet!

Don’t think I’ve ever seen wright score more than about 7-9 points at Foxhall but maybe your memory serves you better.

It’s about 3 years now since you were adamant max fricke would be the top rider in the league and Jason Doyle was in decline how’s that looking!? start of this season Doyle was right in the mix for a world championship challenge before he was injured, this happened in 2016 and in 2017 he was world champion! So we’ll see older yes, but I’m sure he’ll return with the bit between his teeth again in 2025. Emil looked just fine upon return from injury for Toruń.

How did belle vue fair against Ipswich in the playoff semis 2023 when we had our top 2 available? 👋👋 Even with an unfit riss and weak replacements at 7.