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A top 4 of Nicki, NKI, Basso & Tungate with Ben Cook at reserve will see us challenging for honours imo. We just wouldn't lose at Home with that top 4 and we'd rack up the Bonus Points too considering the margins we'd win by at Home.

If Chris Holder has gone with Nicki P coming in as expected then we'll be better off tbh. Nicki P will be committed 24/7 because he doesn't like losing in any race.

Is it just a coincidence how things are speeding up at Ipswich just as things are starting to speed up at Peterborough. On target to update fans in a weeks time, Panthers are making multiple announcements later this week according to Carl Johnson.

Fully agree.

Look on the bright side. At least you'll get Holder @ 5 after Buster's rumoured tantrum.

They needed the FIM to backtrack and bail them out because Poland aren't letting them ride anywhere else.

Emil deal is off. Speedway: The FIM saw what the IOC was doing and made a decision about the Russians - Przegląd Sportowy (przegladsportowy-onet-pl.translate.goog)

100% not Freddie imo considering he couldn't fulfill his Polish fixtures last season due to his long covid issues. It will be Nicki P imo, If Nicki isn't in the side then it means we've turned him down because Nicki wants to ride for 3.5k, Price that must be met by the club if we don't have an alternative option on the table.

Freddie's long covid issues even forced him to take a break from his Polish racing last season so it's safe to say that he won't be doing a full UK season again imo. Doesn't race in Sweden anymore either now.

That's the risk we have to take in order to get a No.1 / HL in. Buster not starting a clean slate with Holder basically leaves us in a big money gamble situation that we have to take due to nobody else being available (Not that we know of anyway)

I'm going with the following three. Nicki P (Literally no excuse not to meet his demands if Holder does get shown the exit door as expected) R. Worrall (Hopefully someone has managed to step up for Tungate though) Andersen Holder and Hume to complete the Witches 1-7 imo.

Andersen basically confirmed. Be patient Peterborough Panthers fans, new riders are on the way! | Peterborough Telegraph (peterboroughtoday.co.uk) Johnson insists all is progressing behind the scenes and they are working towards finalising matters for what should be a new-look line-up with at least four new faces compared to last year.

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Don’t know how anyone else feels but imo if we had a Superstar like Nicki P then surely you’d announce him in a separate PR? All three in one go could mean that the final three aren’t anything to get excited about.

I can see a scenario that leads to it tbh. 1. Buster blocks a move for Holder 2. Nobody agrees to spanner for Tungate 3. Deal unable to be done with Nicki P Those three points would force us into going with Worrall and Andersen for starters, Then would it be too late to get a deal done with an EU rider when they've already locked in 2023 plans? Would potentially be forced into the British based market and the best two who are still available would be Batchelor (Buster issues) or Craig Cook.

If Tomalin is picking the riders then Chris Holder will be in the side because that's what Tomalin wants, But if Chris doesn't feature in our 1-7 then it tells us that Buster is still having the final say on matters and that he's put a stop to any deal for Holder due to the 2017 situation. The Holder situation will give us all the answers we need to know as to who's in charge and who's calling the shots behind the scenes.

Not his fault though, Michael will be exempt from any blame in my book if our 1-7 isn't competitive.

Agree, Very unlikely that we'll get one though imo. The longer this drags on, The worse it's going to get imo to a point where we could literally end up with anyone.

Agree.

Compromise team that should keep everyone happy enough 1. Nicki P (Have to pay the money for Nicki if Buster insists on being petty about the past when it comes to Holder) 2. Andersen 3. Basso 4. Tungate / R. Worrall (Tungate over Richie if somebody is willing to spanner for him, If not then we'll have to settle for Richie) 5. NKI 6. B. Cook 7. JJ (RS)

I wouldn't tbh.

100% considering he wants 6k a night. Need to take at least 40% off his asking price to even test the waters with British clubs imo.

Likely NKI going by Panthers social media posts when announcing him a couple of weeks ago. I'm not ruling out Nicki Pedersen though.

3 more weeks of February left, The clock is ticking. Buster in charge = No Holder

Another one bites the dust, Such a poorly run league that's a ticking time bomb at this rate. I've always flagged up the question about Swedish clubs spending money they don't have, Trying to run Ekstraliga level Speedway in Sweden is only going to end one way.