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Poor old Magic, first the FIM ostracise him and now @mikebv 😄

Not sure who they're selling tickets to by having 4 Aussies in though with no GP outside of Europe? If it is a business decision it's a bad business decision.

Kvech finished 35 points behind Madsen! And even 5 points behind Magic!

Another guaranteed title for Zmarzlik then, especially with them not choosing to pick a rider that had finished twice to him in 2019 & 2022... stick that in your Henhouse! 🐔

Madsen pulling out of the SoN probably didn't help his cause.

I don't get all this anti-Madsen stuff, he's finished 2nd, 5th, 7th, 2nd, 5th & 9th (with all his "problems" this year) in the world. He's shown far more over the years than any of the other Danes

HENning Bager HENka Gustafsson HENry Atkins HENny Kroeze

Ficke 9.14 DJ Woffy 8.67 Lawson 7.09 Brennan 6.69 Zack Cook 5.57 Luke Killeen 2.61 Joe T RS 39.77 Don't bother me with the averages not being right

Of course Fricke should be back, despite my doubt elsewhere on this forum, I'm still pretty angry that he completely went missing during both legs of the final and I don't suppose he's too happy about it either, hopefully he'll learn from it and come back a better rider. He did after all contribute a hell of a lot in getting us to the final. Douglas, meh, does a solid enough job, can't see him making a breakthrough, seems to have reached his level. Hagon, not a chance, he's completely out of his depth in the PL.

NO! I would have had him out mid-season! Watched his performance back at Leicester in the pay off final on Eurosport and he was riding like an absolute wobbler, shutting off halfway down the straight to turn into the bends!

Stoke used to occasionally put on some one lap dashes as a 2nd "half"

Trouble is taking a punt on a rider, especially at the top end does your season if it doesn't come off as the replacements just aren't out there, you need tried and tested at the top end DJW, having made his fortune, seems to be in it for the fun these days and British Speedway seems to be able to provide that for riders, if nothing else. He can still smoke most of the rest of the league even just riding for fun and could just turn it on as and when needed

And... I'll probably add Screensport in above Eurosport and below BSN

Wouldn't go anywhere near Dudek or any "big time" Pole for that matter. I was serious with my DJ Woffy suggestion, good trapper and Sheffield will probably be looking to unload a Holder or Woffy, surely they'd keep Picko hoping he could reproduce his end of season form next season.

I'll add a number 5... the Beeb! They have shown speedway in the past and did a terrible job with it