InTheDeepStuff

Last signing going to be Pickering, shame as he’s as he’s thinking he’s at a different level than he actually is, Championship heat leader at best, nowhere near the Kurtz, Fricke, J Holder, Bewley level on his best of days. Would rather settle with someone with room for home and improvement away than a one track pony home rider

Good for Leicester getting Howarth back, another rider I can see increasing his average in 2026 in the ‘watered down’ Premiership. Think he’ll be fine at either number 4 or at 2, think it’ll be 4 so takes pressure off Thompson who can start at 2 getting the protected ht8

If it is indeed Garrity who takes one of the two spaces left, what average would be left for the final spot?

Howarth and Kemp as the final two signings, not too long for official announcement

Got to feel for those Oxford riders who are still owed money (and not talking a week or two either) when the season finished nearly 3 months ago

Craig Cook would fit 😜

So will Cook last 1/4, 1/2, 3/4 or for a change manage to complete a full season without using the book of excuses?

I believe you’ll be hearing their names quite regularly

So next announcement tomorrow as Nick Morris, followed by Kyle Howarth and Drew Kemp next week? Can’t see any other surprise inclusions on the Leicester 1-7 after the4 already announced

Hearing Adam Ellis is giving the UK a swerve in 2026, so another from the 2025 title winning 7 not in the 2026 team

Pickering would do a good job especially around Foxhall where he’s had some good scores in recent years, know people expect him at Sheffied but stranger things have happened

Surprised Belle Vue haven’t announced Kurtz yet, you’d think having then World Number 2 on board for 2026 would a positive announcement and you’d want as much time as possible to publicise it

Chris Holder and Jye Etheridge are 100% in the 2026 Tigers line up. I was told Brennan was on the Bates’ radar for a 2026 team spot and that was due to Pickering’s wage demands not being appreciated, it could quite easily be that Pickering has reduced them to ensure he has a 2026 team spot.

Can only see the Leicester 7 being, Douglas, D Thompson, Morris, Howarth, Masters, Kemp and Killeen

Jack Holder Leon Flint Tom Brennan Anders Rowe Chris Holder Jye Etheridge Luke Harrison

Ben Cook the next signing ✍️

Heard it was a group of people looking to buy Ipswich not one individual. Some of the people involved definitely from Poland,

This was part of the clip https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid0PdBwaBoJgApENMh3ibuNypnCDJKgEGzupYwcu54HZtJdVeXRtzRbqWoGpYjx3jBnl&id=100064130705677&mibextid=wwXIfr

Yes I have, also he had said he is too good for the Polish National League where likes of Masters, Lawson, Ellis etc ride so he has backed himself into a corner over there hence the decision to ride again in the Championship, could be another who has had the proverbial smoke blown up his arse

He might want Sheffield but do they want him with his wage demands? 🤷‍♂️

Expecting Jack Holder, Chris Holder, Tom Brennan, Leon Flint, Anders Rowe to be the top 5 for 2026.

Whoever does take Ipswich forward in 2026 I can see Musielak in that team, his mechanic is based there and can put up good scores around Foxhall

Have a feeling today’s the day when a lot of questions will be answered for the Premiership and its clubs

Know it’s a big ‘if’ there’s one big league (personally think there’ll be a Premiership and Championship), but what makes people think Sheffield would want Pickering? Know his initial demands when talking to Sheffield didn’t go down too well with the people who will be involved running the club at Premiership level (I’ll let them announce themselves), and with his average being heavily biased based around home form there’s more consistent riders out there they could look at. Pickering at Scunthorpe In Championship is good for both parties, just now where he’ll end up in Premiership unless he out prices himself again like he’s done again in Polands (with Ekstraliga 2 and National League teams) after Leszno decided he wasn’t good enough for Ekstraliga

Would that be a Odsal? Know Godfrey looked at it and it would seemingly pass for UK league racing (wouldn’t be FIM approved though like pre 1997) providing the metal work for the exec box structure gets the required safety install. Would get a war of the roses derby and a white rose derby and good Road connections to M62/M1