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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,

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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

Did apply for Championship and were turned down on Tuesday

He signed for Gniezno in 2023 and only didn’t take up a place in 2024 due to having young family, so wouldn’t read to much into him being in the Tarnow ‘squad’

I was told end of last week by another Championship promoter that Sheffield had asked to move back to Championship in 2026, but this week that request had been turned down. Not sure where the club stands now as with no TV money (c£60k pa) and TruPlant sponsorship ending (c£20k pa) that’s a big hole to fill to have funds to pay for Premiership wages

Howarth already signed up back at Glasgow next season alongside Harris as the top 2 there so can rule him out of your plans.

Wonder if AB Race Cruisers / AutoCraft will move up as main sponsors as been secondary on the fork covers for a couple of seasons now

Thought the AGM had been moved from this week to the start of January??