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Woeful. Kevin is a MASSIVE miss and every effort should be made to try and persuade him to return.

My first thought was this was gonna pi$$ of everyone at BSPL towers, but what if this actually pulls the others in line and shakes them up a bit? Can’t be a bad thing can it?..

Chapman/Godfrey time to go. We’re forever going to be stuck in this rut of complete rot while these old hands still have an active control. No disrespect to them btw!! They’ve all done their bit and put money in, but we HAVE to move on for the good of this sport in this country. We’re at a crossroads and it’s time to be ruthless.

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It doesn’t! I’ve already conceded that. Perhaps I worded that badly. The point I was making, is that it would undoubtedly WILL have an affect on attendance. That’s all I’m concerned about from a selfish point of view. I want to be amongst as many fans as possible from an atmosphere point of view. Was the play off final at Foxhall a thrilling spectacle? No. But the fact it was packed to the rafters made it an occasion that none of us there will forget. If streaming takes a few hundred off the gate, that makes a difference to the meetings day experience.

I get that Speedy, but you’re in a minority.

https://speedwayupdates.proboards.com/thread/23853/ipswich-kings-lynn-premiership-2026 Looking at this it’s difficult to see where his points are going to come from. Possibly heats 7 and 14 against Bangs? Depending on how well (or not) Bangs adapts to the track.

It’s one party I was hoping we wouldn’t join personally. I understand why they’ve done it, but it WILL affect attendance. Not everyone thinks along the same lines as you as in you’ll “always go to the live meeting”. Many, will choose to save money and watch at home instead. As I say, I understand why they’ve done it. What they lose on the terraces, they’ll probably end up recouping in streaming revenue and possibly even making a profit, but that won’t help the meeting day experience and atmosphere at the track. If you wanted to watch the Witches at Foxhall (barring the odd BSN fixture), then you had no choice but to attend. Now, you DO have a choice, and can save money in to the bargain.

https://www.mayfield-ms.com/about She is indeed. Seems Chris Louis has walked away from the sport completely then which is sad. Olly Allen is a decent co commentator don’t get me wrong, but Louis was better IMO and seemed to be the regular along with Tatum.

So we’ve finally joined the others then. Wonder if this was always on the cards for this year under Louis, or whether it’s Mayfield’s own decision. I know people say you can’t beat being there and that’s true no doubt about it, but it HAS to affect attendance doesn’t it? Ok, they’ll probably make up the shortfall monetary wise by having fans of the away team subscribing who had no intention of going anyway, as well as some neutrals, but how many Ipswich fans will be tempted to save a tenna and watch in the comfort of their living rooms instead? Indeed, how many Lynn fans who planned on coming tomorrow evening, will now stay home and watch the stream instead? Save a tenna as well as spiralling travelling costs. Part of what makes a meeting entertaining is not just the racing, but the atmosphere by a well attended meeting so it’ll be disappointing if it has a noticeable affect on the numbers on the terraces.

Think both clubs might get similar results against Northampton so the aggregate point over the next few days could be crucial. Could be very tight for that extra point.

Not Ipswich specific, but thought I’d link it here

Forecast now looks good Baggy, nice warm spring day so all systems go 👍🏻

https://ipswichwitches.co/edwards-home-comforts/ A preview or sorts 🥴 its bizarrely buried at the bottom of an article on Jason Edwards! No preview or words from the team manager like we used to get from Hawkins for every meeting either but hey ho. Personally, I’d have gone for Lawson at 2. From memory has a great record in heat one’s when the track is freshly graded. We know his gating skills.

Will be a shame 100%. Who else that isn’t tied to their own club is there to oversee the running of things? Bit of a worry tbh.

Agree and I think we’re all intrigued and looking forward to seeing PHB ride on Thursday. It’s the one signing that has generated a bit of interest and without him, it would all have felt a little flat with all due respect to the others. I’ve said it before, but I’ve always wanted to sign a Rew/Bangs every winter because it freshens things up and gives us someone new to run the rule over. We recycle the same old riders here generally and we know everything about them, what they can do, and how they ride. Bangs gives us that element of the unknown which is exciting. Impossible to predict how he’ll get on mind you. Seems a talent and a good signing on the face of it, but then again I thought Francis Gusts was a good signing for Oxford and he turned out to be awful so you never can tell.

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The newcomer wouldn’t ask that question because he/she/they/them/it wouldn’t have a clue who Brady Kurtz was.

Wouldn’t be at all surprised to see Fricke go through the card here. He was excellent on his visits last season and dropped very few points, and obviously doesn’t have Emil and Doyle to contend with this year either. He’s always been half decent in the past but he really stepped it up a gear last season like he did pretty much everywhere really. Will be interesting to see if he keeps that standard up, or if it was just one of those seasons where everything seemed to fall in to place for him. Chance for Brennan to lay down a marker of his own and show people he’s ready for that number 1 on his back.

Good to see a better night for Scotty.

I think those days are over for this season at least taps. Think we’ll do ok at home, but the wins will be fairly tight affairs.

No previews up yet from either club but thought I’d get a thread up and running. Going to feel a bit strange post the Louis era and also not hearing Kevin Long on the mic, but I’m looking forward to a meeting. Any result is possible here! Home win, away win or draw. I’ll sit on the fence and go 45-45.

https://britishspeedway.co.uk/2025-rider-statistics/ Looking at the home and away split, I’d definitely say Birmingham had home track advantage.

Think it was Rob Lyon wasn’t it Bagpuss? Could have been one of the others I’m not sure Edit: Actually think it was when he was discussing Ipswich’ chances and Musielak being key to us doing well. Mentioned him being on a cheap average partly due to riding at Birmingham with “no home track advantage”.