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MJJ has just won the Ekstraliga riders Championship. Feel for Brum fans as he's taking the micky out of them.

They have barring Injuries or Poland withdrawing Emil's starting permission. Where are 91+ Points going to come from over two legs against them?

And me, It's not even arrogance it's just truth telling. Ipswich may lose the odd away meeting on an off night but it's a mountain to climb for any team to put up 91+ Points against them over two legs.

Sheffield simply rode their hearts out for Tai tonight. They wanted it so much to a point where even Ipswich would've had a problem.

Ipswich making Riss look like the GP Superstar that Peter Schroeck thinks he is.

Tigers are well fired up for this, Ultra determined to win for Tai.

Thanks mate, On paper it looks like a great bet but Speedway isn't ridden on paper. 8/11 NOW from 10/11 so it's a popular selection tonight.

Highly likely Magic takes 6 rides (Tactical Included) hence the reason why bet365 are going off scratch, Potential trap bet imo.

IPSWICH -8.0 & The Hcap Tie @ 4/6 & 8/1 (I don't see any scenario where Oxford put up over 41 Points tonight) ANDERS ROWE 0 vs. Jonas Jeppesen @ 10/11 (Has Jeppesen ever done a lap around Sheffield?)

Oxford was another one but yeah battered was a harsh word to use.

I know but that's different because the riders will have different bikes and equipment for Poland. I'll be interested to see what the Handicap is on Birmingham tonight.

They're a nightmare to predict, Every other team in the league are realatively easy to predict. I remember last season when they were losing at Home regularly to the weaker sides in the league, Yet they were taking the better sides in the league (Belle Vue and Sheffield) to last Heat deciders. And they've continued in the same manner this season in the KO Cup, Battered by Leicester at Home and then they more than likely would've won at Leicester if it wasn't for Zagar's late bike issues that made him miss Heats 13 & 15. Birmingham are consistently in-consistent and it really is all on the day with them.

If Sheffield had a couple of KO Cup meetings under their belt then I would've said Sheffield all day long as they're a much better team than Birmingham. It's just these early season meetings can be a bit of a lottery sometimes with left field results due to some riders having a few last minute issues that need sorting out. From what I can recall I think only Chris Holder has taken part in a challenge match in the UK so far this season (Peter Craven Memorial) so Birmingham should be sharper despite being the inferior team. I hope Sheffield win for Tai though. EDIT Anders Rowe took part in NKI's Testimonial.

I'm sticking with my original prediction of course as I think race sharpness will play a role. Birmingham are difficult to work out because they either get battered in one sided meetings or they take teams to last heat deciders.

They probably won't tbh lol.

I hope that Sheffield can pull off a win for Tai but I think Birmingham will win due to Sheffield having not ridden a meeting this season. Tobiasz Musielak knows his way around Sheffield and I'd fancy Jason Edwards to be the highest scoring reserve on show.

A new article is available on Sportowefakty in regards to Tai's condition / health for those of you who want to read it. I will not be posting it on here due to the fact that I fully respect the wishes of Tai's family and the fact that the Sportowefakty article has likely been posted without their consent. Just like the Speedway World, My thoughts and prayers are fully with Tai and his loved ones.

Marek Cieslak is just talking nonsense to try and stay relevant in 2025. Even the riders are refusing to take part in Sparring matches in Poland now with various postponements taking place due to the air fences after Tai's awful crash.

True, Would only work if a club covered the riders travel costs on the night but then that's more money a club would have to pay out on a weekly basis for a rider who more than likely won't take any part in the meeting.

For those that cant see it due to them not having a META/Instagram account.

That's only fair imo. Fingers crossed that we hear a positive update in regards to Tai's health in the near future (When his loved ones are ready of course)

This meeting was basically the Speedway equivalent of the UEFA Champions League 1st Leg between PSG and Liverpool. The much better team on the night lost due to various things going against them.

You still would've lost even if you used a Tactical ride and got a 5-1 from it which says it all really. I'm not even on a wind up, I just genuinely don't see how Belle Vue can find any positives out of last night other than being gift wrapped the win through lady luck.

If this was a boxing match, It would result in a 1st Round stoppage. Ipswich by 20 points but it could rise to 30 points if Francis Gusts has an off night.

Despite the defeat imo, King's Lynn came out of last night's meeting with more positives than Belle Vue. Everyone at King's Lynn should be thinking of the positives rather than the negatives because there's a lot to be encouraged about last night imo. King's Lynn's top two only scored 6+1 between them and it still only resulted in a 2 point defeat due to three 5-1's turning into three shared Heats which would've resulted in an easy 10 point win on the night, A winning margin that most forum members predicted before the off. The defending Champions Belle Vue are being branded as one of Ipswich's main threats this season (Bookies 2nd Favourites), Unlike Oxford who are nailed on for the wooden spoon (On Paper) and King's Lynn's rock solid 1-7 with no real big hitters proved that they could more than compete with Belle Vue around the AFA. Where's what have Belle Vue really got to gloat about, They won but it was only due to the other teams misfortunes, They'll know full well that they cant rely on that happening to the opposition every week so in reality they still need to improve drastically if they want to defend their title.