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After looking at the team line-ups for the foreign leagues I think we'll be going with NKI @ 1 with Noddy @ 5 due to a lack of options available for another big hitter imo. Rasmus Jensen has signed contracts in 3 countries already and Kenneth Bjerre has said no to British racing apparently. Tungate (Available if he's not at Ipswich) + 6.83 in the engine room is the most likely option imo. I still think Batch is at Ipswich because it doesn't make sense for Louis to get rid of him imo considering how effective his partnership with Doyle is.

Bjerre would've been my choice too but he's not doing UK apparently. That's the only reason why I didn't put his 7.75 average on the list of options.

1. Steve Worrall 8.05 2. Jack Thomas 4.77 3. Ben Cook 6.09 4. Zach Cook 4.92 5. Richard Lawson 7.96 6. Alfie Bowtell 4.28 7. 3.93 or 1. Steve Worrall 8.05 2. Zach Cook 4.92 3. Ben Cook 6.09 4. Dillon Ruml 5.47 or Drew Kemp 5.19 5. Richard Lawson 7.96 6. Jack Thomas 4.77 7. 2.74 or 3.02

Don't teams get to protect the rider they had from the previous season?

We're almost in total agreement. I've got two possible teams written down for Ipswich. Team 1 - Doyle, Batch, R. Worrall, Riss, King, Rew & J. Thomas Team 2 - Doyle, Rew, King, Riss, Zagar, Hume & J. Thomas

How far off am I? 1. Steve Worrall 8.05 2. Zach Cook 4.92 3. Ben Cook 6.09 4. Keynan Rew 5.00 5. Richard Lawson 7.96 6. Jack Thomas 4.77 (Must be at a powerhouse club considering he's not at Oxford who pay good money) 7. 3.21 (Kyle Bickley or Jack Smith)

Zagar 7.20

Never in doubt. Danny will be at Ipswich until he retires imo.

Personally I think CVS struggles to bring new riders to the club. Monmore is a very tricky circuit that most modern day riders aren't too keen on riding twice a year let alone a whole season and I think that's the reason why Wolves go with the same old faces year in year out. Even a few years back the formula was the same when you could easily pencil in riders like Thorssell every year for example.

I'll go for a wildcard pick and say Richie Worrall. It's probably going to be a returnee like King or Riss though.

Does anyone else think the takeover announcement and the full 1-7 will be announced at the quiz night next Friday?

One of these will be our team imo. Team 1 - Niels-Kristian Iversen, Rohan Tungate, (6.83), Benjamin Basso, Chris Holder, Ben Cook and Jordan Jenkins (RS) Team 2 - (7.87), Troy Batchelor, Chris Holder, Benjamin Basso, Niels-Kristian Iversen, Ben Cook and Jordan Jenkins (RS) Team 3 - (8.51), Hans Andersen, Chris Holder, Benjamin Basso, Niels-Kristian Iversen, Ben Cook and Jordan Jenkins (RS) Riders that could fill the gaps. Team 1 (Krzysztof Buczkowski, Przemyslaw Pawlicki, Timo Lahti etc.) Team 2 (Rasmus Jensen 7.86, Josh Grajczonek 7.29, Matej Zagar 7.20 or Peter Kildemand 7.10) Team 3 (Anders Thomsen 8.00, Patryk Dudek 8.00 or Rasmus Jensen 7.86)

Seems like we've got three options then with the following 5 being locks (NKI, Holder, Basso, Ben Cook & JJ) Option A (No.1 + Hans Andersen) Option B (High 7's + Troy Batchelor) Option C (Rohan Tungate + Someone on a 6 something)

Could be at Leicester with Dickson in charge imo. They need someone in the high 4's to low 5's for the No.2 spot if Mountain is the No.6

That's him out then lol.

Fantastic side being put together by the Glasgow management. They really mean business next year.

Fingers crossed. I know he's not everyone's cup of tea but horses for courses The numbers he puts up around Peterborough just makes it a no brainer to at least try and sign him imo.

Is Patryk Dudek still interested in British racing for the right price? 8.00 assessed average fits nicely. Talk seems to have died down on him as of late. The only other No.1 riders that I could possibly see racing in the UK are Anders Thomsen & Rasmus Jensen.

I'd have him at Peterborough in place of Andersen. Averages holds value riding at No.2 imo.

I've been on the Tungate train from Day 1 so that's a move I'd make tbh.

Good to know that I'm close considering you're reliable when it's comes to Speedway news . (Means we'll have a good side this year either way) Either Andersen or Zagar out imo as I'm pretty sure on Flappy's 4 as well as Jenkins. You'd know for sure if Zagar was at BV imo so I'll probably swap Andersen out for Richie Worrall considering he doesn't fit at Leicester if they're going with Mountain at reserve. If it's not Andersen then I'd swap Zagar out for Rohan Tungate considering he'd be the only noteworthy rider left from the 2022 season seeing as Robert Lambert wouldn't be interested in a full UK season imo. I've got this so far. BV - Bewley, Kurtz, Wright, Blodorn, Lidsey, Brennan + Bailey or Kemp (RS) IPS - Doyle, King, Riss, Batchelor, Rew, J. Thomas (RS) + One other just over 6.00 KL - Klindt, KK, Tofty, TJ, Pickering, Jakobsen & Edwards (RS) LEI - Fricke, Lawson, Harris, N. Morris, Mountain, D. Thompson (RS) + One other just over 5.00 SHEFF - J. Holder, Musielak, Ellis, Bellego, Howarth, Kerr & Gilkes (RS) WOL - Masters, Becker, Schlein, Douglas, S. Worrall, Z. Cook & Flint (RS)

This is what I think our side will be. Under the limit but this 1-7 is based on rider availability only. Zagar doesn't even have a Polish team for 2023 and he's got to get himself a job or two somewhere otherwise he'll force himself into retirement. Difficult to see Hans anywhere else unless Ipswich or Leicester take a punt on him imo (Very unlikely). 1. Niels-Kristian Iversen 2. Hans Andersen 3. Chris Holder 4. Benjamin Basso 5. Matej Zagar 6. Ben Cook 7. Jordan Jenkins (RS)

I agree. Wolves would've gone for Ben Cook over Zach Cook for sure considering they invited Ben to compete at the Olympique. I've got Flappy's 4 pencilled in along with Jenkins. I do think Hans will find himself in the side too because someone would've taken a punt on Hans considering his average is under 5. The longer he remains unsigned by other clubs just makes a Panthers return inevitable imo.

Any update on the final 1-5 member?

Jan Kvech might be an option if the right offer came in.