YeOldPitGate

Agreed makes absolute sense barring injuries as you say Ippo have minimal hope so might as well let the club have the first leg , get a decent payday and win by 4-6 on the night.

I knew he had done well but didn't realise he had done quite that well, fair play given the restrictions in the UK from a financial and riders actually wanting to ride here point of view its most likely a pipe dream.

Would be an excellent start if it did happen, ideally they need to keep Kye Thomson also but get him back down to reserve , Becker and Zach Cook assuming points limit fitted and would be a decent side.

Agreed that was the big risk would anyone go after novelty wore off, thankfully it seems a good core supporters base is there, the track if they can get more time on it seems potentially able to provide good racing and stadium seems decent by speedway standards. I just seem to remember Flagrag mentioning a possible Polish connection last year but as I say given he seems very close to media side of things totally get it if he's not in a position to share any inside knowledge he may have. They have to be looked on as a success this year, they were left with the scraps this season if they can get Iverson, Thomson, Harrison, Lidsey (possibly) back they could have a good core add to that in the ideal world Anders Thompson, Zach Cook and Becker they would win most home meetings. They just need a team of triers as they have been saddled with 3-4 riders this year who only fancy it 50% of the time you can carry 1-2 like that but not 4.

Who's driving the tv push Flagrag is it the Ipswich head man or is Harry actually doing something ?

This has been commented on previously from memory he asked to come back but it would involve to many changes to fit him back in.

Any movement in that form on Northampton Flagrag ? no drama if your not in a position to comment.

Just tell him to shout his best/loudest fook from Perth they will here him in Manchester with any luck

Have the recent financial issues been resolved enough to allow that to happen Bojangles ?

Woffy and Floppy together , Woffy sticking a couple of fooks into the audience from the get go

I know we always bang on but it doesn't seem that long ago you would have had over 5k

That's a given over a thousand turned out ?

How's the crowd looking ?

But who would Sheffield have if both brothers left assuming they run.

Personally if I was them I wouldn't do it, its not that long ago they were hanging on themselves they now seem to have steadied the ship and are making progress would be mad to risk it all financially by moving up. The dream (it won't happen) would be if Cradley were back next season with Tolley ready to chuck £100-£200k at it.

Away from any UK team to be fair.

That would be the way I would go but ideally not on a Monday I just don't think the appetite is there for speedway in its current form once home and away, home meetings run fortnightly, season May - Aug when weather is best if nothing else the losses should be lower as fewer meetings and more people might turn out if they only got to see the visiting team once bar play offs.

Can't see Brady running Mildenhall he struck me as pretty shrewd chap unless he intends to write the losses of the club off against his property business.

Re the tv deal if it happens Phil is this actually Harry doing something or the Ipswich fella ?

But who would be willing to burn through six figures minimum

Just back from couple of weeks hol's is this right about Workington being looked at for moving up seems absolutely bonkers if true but equally the kind of move the powers that be would see as common sense.

I'm sure there was a podcast with Bewley a couple of weeks back Phil I've tried googling it but can't find it now, hopefully I'm wrong but it might be due to the bad injury Poland are pulling rank given they have paid (i'm assuming) for physio/rehab.

I think the issue will be if two teams move up somehow they/the league will need to get 4-6 top quality riders back over to the UK which won't be easy even with six teams we have the situation where Northampton are struggling, Leicester (Douggie maybe) don't have an out and out number one, Lynn look okay but never seem to click, Belle Vue have two world class riders but one has said no UK 2027, Ippo solid but same as Leicester no number 1, Sheffield we are all praying Jack Holder comes through but in worst case they don't have a number one and also financial issues. So even with the status quo we probably might need next year four number one's before you have to strengthen up two other teams moving up. And also the issue of will the Bates carry on one more season.

Were his bikes sparkling in all the sunlight ?

Ha ha stop stirring the pot.