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Yep only Lambert as a like for like replacement, not a premier league select like what won last season

Sad News RIP

Yes it would seem those that followed Coventry and Cradley have drifted away from the sport, would probably only return if their own clubs came back.

Considering Birmingham appeared to be struggling crowd wise i thought it a strange move to move up into the premiership given the additional cost, at least it keeps another club going but will they see out the season? Those were my initial thoughts, Birmingham is a large city with a good catchment area and given the loss of Coventry, Cradley, and now sadly Wolves the opportunity is surely there to attract good crowds, so taking their time to put out an attractive team with a competetive top two is understandable. Good luck to Nigel Tolley i hope he pulls it off, i hope Birmingham turn out to be a sucsess story. Happy New Year to all forum members.

I have total respect for Doyley great rider and totally loyal to the sport in the UK, would have loved him at Belle Vue.

This might be a stupid question but if these people have no intention of finding a site why keep the licence on ice? Surely its worthless sell the promoting rights to someone who actually has an interest in bringing the sport back to Swindon.

Good top five and they should be able to carry weaker reserves, as said above hard to compare until all sides are complete but i think this has set a strong standard.

Danny Bird received a two year ban after a test found traces of benzoylecgonine in his system, it appears that the powers that be have gone soft on drug related offences.

Yes i agree with you, but some rail against a side bringing in a guest then support it when their own club does it. We possibly lost two titles when we were unable to bring in a replacement for Bjerre against Coventry, and the same going against Peterborough without Kurtz. A side cant bring in a guest from another play off team and with our watered down league replacing the likes of a Fricke or Jack Holder is difficult, hence the mercenaries coming in when their Polish season has ended. A side does need to be able to replace their top rider and as there is no squad system its difficult. I wonder if the injured riders also get a medal? If i was Lambert for example i would give my medal to the rider i was replacing, he cant really look back on last season and this with much pride as he played no part at all in the seasons of BV and Sheffield. If Holder and Musielak had been available i think it would have been worse for Ipswich.

Weve had abuse thrown at us all season, perhaps theyve got over last season now, and to think about all the hullabaloo when we brought in a guest for an injured number one. Wasnt a bad meeting considering the weather, as i said Ipswich would get turned over as they were carrying four passengers.

The final has been one big anti climax, not a good advert at all for the seasons biggest meetings, i know the weather cant be helped but couldnt this have been run Monday or is stadium unavailable? Not that Sheffield fans will care.

Think Sheffield would have done it even if the rain didnt materialize, Ipswich a 3 man team.

Good night Vienna.

At least if your going to get beat go down fighting, Ipswich need to start getting out the starts in these conditions.

Trouble is when Ipswich get a heat win they are always going to run a last unless the middle order and reserves wake up, they need to get a couple of heats wins to try to stem Tigers momentum.

Bloody hell even the big hitters havent turned up.

Riss, Rew, and the reserves were always going to struggle, all Sheffield had to do is what we didnt, start well.

Going as predicted so far, Ipswich top 3 cant do it by themselves.

I have a feeling Sheffield will do this i just feel, Riss, Rew, and the reserves might just struggle round Owlerton, Lambert, Holder, and Howarth should be better than Tuesday, Harris always seems to turn up in the play offs. Can Emil, Doyley, and King do enough between the to see them Witches through?

Lets hope hes made the Ipswich team talk for Hawkins that comment should fire them up.

I dont think this is over, we were 22 points down after four heats in our second leg and took it to the last heat, Riss Rew and the witches reserves could find the going tough at Owlerton, Emil, Doyley, and King are going to need some backing. If reports Doyle is having check ups and could miss the second leg are true that could be pivotal, hope hes ok. Sheffield will certainly be a far tougher proposition and could pull this back if unlike us they get off to a good start.

I used footbball as an hypothetical example.

From a view of a perspective new fan riding for Peterborough Glasgow, and then being used by both play off sides Ipswich in the semi and Sheffield in the final against Ipswich doesnt exactly mirror a serious sport, even though we are used to it. With all Man Utds injuries perhaps we could use Van Dyke as a guest for Martinez:)

Totally agree speedway fans are used to it, but does it hinder selling it to a new audience?

Yes it is difficult and if a team loses its top rider theres no other option to the guest system as we dont have a squad system. Where it does look silly is the situation where Harris rode for Ipswich to help them get into the final and now finds himself Riding for Sheffield against them, thats an example i think why the sport is not seen as credible in the eyes of some.