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I’m pretty sure that Workington have their team sorted or almost sorted for 2026. The fact that Jacob Hook announced he won’t be back shows exactly that. That could mean one of two things. 1. The team is fully complete and it doesn’t include Jacob 2. The team has 2 riders still to sign, and it isn’t possible for Jacob to be one of them as his average is too high. For this to be the case, the 5th rider to have signed must be between an average of 7.68 and 8. Can only think of Drew Kemp and Craig Cook who fit that criteria. If there was still a chance mathematically that Jacob could come back, they wouldn’t give him a definitive answer like they have done. Interesting.

I thought the exact same. Can’t really think of anyone above Batch average and below 8 who I could imagine at Workington. Drew Kemp, Zach Cook, Villads Nagel are the only 3 riders who fit that category from last season. Norick Blodorn😂?

Yes, that’s unfortunately the way speedway works sometimes. Hooky was excellent last year but when you do well in the sport, occasionally it can go against you. The promotion obviously believe there’s more room for improvement with the riders they’ve brought back than there is in Jacob (not entirely sure about that) Tate should definitely improve back to 2024 levels and hopefully last year was a learning curve for Vinnie and he can kick on, he’s never short on effort. Certainly makes things interesting for Workington, should see some new faces. Have to feel big time for Jacob, hopefully he gets a place next year.

Yes, that’s unfortunately the way speedway works sometimes. Hooky was excellent last year but when you do well in the sport, occasionally it can go against you. The promotion obviously believe there’s more room for improvement with the riders they’ve brought back than there is in Jacob (not entirely sure about that) Tate should definitely improve back to 2024 levels and hopefully last year was a learning curve for Vinnie and he can kick on, he’s never short on effort. Certainly makes things interesting for Workington, should see some new faces. Have to feel big time for Jacob, hopefully he gets a place next year.

What a team that is. I expect the two new lads to put minimum a point on their average. Exciting season lined up for the tigers

Where has the Loftus shout came from?

What average would he be on?

You make some excellent points and I definitely think Batch is valuable on a 7.10 average. I personally don’t believe batch will be back but we don’t know yet. Kye Thomson is definitely one to consider and enjoys Workington. As for Grahn, he’s fantastic at Workington and can become a top, top rider round there. His away form is average but with a seasons experience in the bag that may lead to an improvement this year. Tate obviously has a lot of talent but it’s so hit and miss with him, that may be down to mechanical issues (I don’t know) Really hope he gets back to the form of that first season because he was sensational.

Looks a pretty mediocre team to me.Next seasons team in an ideal world should be based off riders with experience and understanding of away tracks, something that has lacked in previous 2 seasons. The newcomer is a constant issue, having that lack of understanding of Berwick, Scunny, Edinburgh, Plymouth(the more unique tracks) I think Workington would benefit from having a Kyle Howarth sort of rider who gives you a solid performance at every track. New riders will get used to the GT Tyres Arena fairly easy and would perform to a level that Hook, Zischke and Etheridge are at IMO. It may be time for change at Workington, would love to see Klindt and Grahn in there in 2026.

Looks a pretty mediocre team to me.Next seasons team in an ideal world should be based off riders with experience and understanding of away tracks, something that has lacked in previous 2 seasons. The newcomer is a constant issue, having that lack of understanding of Berwick, Scunny, Edinburgh, Plymouth(the more unique tracks) I think Workington would benefit from having a Kyle Howarth sort of rider who gives you a solid performance at every track. New riders will get used to the GT Tyres Arena fairly easy and would perform to a level that Hook, Zischke and Etheridge are at IMO. It may be time for change at Workington, would love to see Klindt and Grahn in there in 2026.

Jacob Hook was excellent last year. He’s put over a point on his average which is obviously impressive. Looking at it from a different point of view, that average has been somewhat ‘overinflated’ by winning Heat 2 most of the time. I don’t think Hook is very useful in the main body of the team, it’s a tough one. I would only have Zischke back, purely due to the fact that his average can most definitely be improved on. Foord for me doesn’t show any signs of improvement, especially away from home.

Dan Thompson to Edinburgh?

If true then that’s pretty poor. Batchelor is a No.5 so I think he would do well there but 3 heat leaders are needed in my opinion rather than strong reserves. As we seen last year.

Why what? It’s not a prediction it’s just theoretical. Also, to answer your question, it probably wouldn’t get beat at home all season👍😊

1. Nicolai Klindt (8.36) 2. Jonathan Grahn (5.30) 3. Villads Nagel (7.13) 4. Jacob Hook (5.57) 5. Kyle Howarth (7.92) 6. Sam Hagon (3.48) 7. Jordy Loftus (2.13)