Aries

Pretty sure it doesn’t unfortunately 🥵

Just seen the meeting this evening will be recorded and then shown on the clubs Facebook page. They didn’t say when though.

https://ipswichwitches.co/witches-boss-hurry-seeks-fightback-against-the-aces/ RR for Zach Cook, no word yet if Doyle rides or Belle Vue get a guest.

Definitely not rider related.

Anyone on here going?

Coleman admitted it was backs to the wall putting a team together and asked supporters to “stick with us” through this year and judge them in ‘27. You agreed with that at the start of the season but have given up that thinking after three and a half months! Doyle made himself unavailable, it was only after Mark Lemon was asking all the GP riders if they could do a stint here to replace Bewley last week that they found out Doyle would be open to it. As for Jeppesen, I wouldn’t have had him over Bangs before a wheel was turned. I was quite excited at the Bangs signing and thought it was a coup! We know things haven’t worked out so far and he’s been a massive disappointment. I’ve called for a change there myself on another thread, as much for the fella’s benefit as much as ours. He doesn’t look in a good place at the moment and something is not right there because he’s blatantly a far better rider than he’s showed. BUT, Coleman seems to have the riders’ backs and seems to want to support them as much as possible we know that from the insurance issue. Maybe his preferred strategy is to help and support the riders who are struggling and try and get them through a sticky patch rather than bin them off after a few months of the season? I find that difficult to criticise to be honest. Ultimately his hand may be forced if the natives become restless and it starts affecting the attendance but we’ll have to wait and see. We also have to remember, that we were told at the meet the riders event that it was Andrew Chisholm who would be in charge of the day to day running of the club and in charge of all team matters, along with input from Paul Hurry. Coleman is a busy man and to his credit, has turned up at Foxhall far more than I expected. I’ve seen him in all but one meeting so far. I just think it’s all a bit nuts to start judging and criticising them after three and half months especially when we have a cup final next month. We could quite easily walk away from this “write off” season with a piece of silverware! The Leicester track should be far more to our liking than the NSS that’s for certain.

Coleman has actually said very little! The most vocal he’s been has been his public support for the riders over the insurance fiasco, and good on him for that.

Not harsh at all sorry. Were you expecting more from those three? Fair play if you were, I wasn’t. Nicholls and Bangs were appalling there earlier in the season, which is a far better guide than anything they done there “years ago”. I know you have a soft spot for Nicholls, but it’s time to accept that the pace needed on the bigger tracks has long gone for him.

He’s been here less than four months Iain.

It needs a complete overhaul, a fresh promotion with different ideas and a different attitude. Until that happens, then I’m afraid you’re right. Fair play to the loyal band of supporters who keep turning up though. They’ve had little to cheer for years, but there remains a decent core of support. The potential is there.

Not sure I agree with “there’s no chance Ipswich or Leicester should be above this Kings Lynn septet” comment. I always thought there was very little between the three of them. All three have weaknesses in different areas of the team. From an Ipswich perspective, we’ve made a cup final and sit in a play off place with our senior reserve contributing next to nothing. Bangs was supposed to be our “trump card” at reserve, he’s been anything but. If he’d scored what was originally hoped, or we’d signed our initial target (Thorssell) we’d have been challengers. Lynn always had issues for me. Despite the fanfare around Rushen, he’s still only 16 and was/will have slumps this year. The high average of Fricke left a big problem with a 1-5 rider who Lynn were always going to have to carry, and the biggest mistake of all was re-signing Cook. Everybody saw his “commitment” previously, why on earth would anyone think “yeah we’ll have some more of that”? Poor signing. Lynn, Ipswich and Leicester all look a similar standard to me. Leicester possibly slightly the better of the three as it stands.

You’re very unlikely to get a single point from Nicholls there. It’s one thing scoring double figures on a piddly little track like Plymouth in the Championship, it’s another entirely when you visit a track where you need pace in the top flight. IF we visit the NSS again this year in the play offs, he won’t score a point then either. You’re also going to get next to nothing from Nicholls, Lawson and Bangs combined there. The result is a thumping as expected. Take your point though, the scale of the defeat was probably a bit more than hoped. It was never going to be anything else. The likes of TTT suddenly have it in for the new owners, which I don’t understand personally. They came in at the end of February so this season was always going to be a write off. If you’re ever going to have a “write off” Season, then this abomination of a season is the perfect time to have it! By all accounts speaking to those that have had dealings with him (Arch on here for one) Coleman strikes an impressive figure and has big plans ahead for the club. People need to get off his back and stop the cry arsing a few months in to his reign. It’s a bit embarrassing to be honest.

At least the new club logo looks nice 😁

Where has it been said Doyle wouldn’t be in their budget?

Yes he does. He started terribly for whatever reason, but like you say, is now riding very well again and regaining his confidence riding at reserve in the Championship.

We have an issue at reserve and it’s going to have to be looked at it’s as simple as that. With the way we built, it was meant to be our strong point but Bangs just hasn’t worked out I’m afraid. Not reading in to any of the others today, we know they don’t go well here but this was supposed to Bangs’ strongest track and he’s stunk here twice now, along with everywhere else.

That’s already two home defeats and that’s tough to come back from. Ipswich have a crap side this year as shown tonight, but our Foxhall form will probably see us fourth by default although we’ll only be there to make up the numbers.

That’s over a year old though Sid and that article does say discussions will continue to take place over the use of E-Bikes in regards to using them at licensed tracks in the future. The Ipswich press release said “Coleman has reached an agreement that will open considerable opportunities for the Rowe Motor Oil Premiership champions” Perhaps that “agreement” reached is now the green light to use them, and not stadium related as some of us initially thought? Probably too much of a coincidence that Coleman has just purchased a load of E-Bikes, and them now calling a meeting of media. Sponsors and fans for an announcement. Think Phil could well be on the money here. Maybe some sort of Academy/training school at Foxhall most days which would be fantastic for British Speedway.

https://ipswichwitches.co New club logo.

Mulford in for Scott

Cowboy Cook.

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Hawkins has, quite a few times both on local radio, and when interviewed at the track.

How good has Danny King been this year? Lost the top two and he’s really stepped up to the plate and been consistently good. Good for him.

Reading the press release again I’d say it’s almost certainly stadium related. “Coleman has reached an agreement that will open considerable opportunities for the Rowe Motor Oil Premiership champions”.