Oxford Spires 2024

[LisaColette]

8 minutes ago, Toady said:

Lol

So there is going to be another change? 

[Ovalman]

My bruv and sister-in-law over from Australia visited Oxford for the speedway v Sheffield and said how impressed they were with the racing and the stadium.

[Pirates Of Poole]

On 6/29/2024 at 2:15 PM, Hilly said:

Crikey, if Oxford are struggling cash wise then everybody else must be, crowds are very good in Premiership, decent sponsorship. Championship levels seem slightly down but still more than most other tracks and Chargers crowds very good.

Will be very revealing when the time comes to declare for next season.

I would say it's very likely Championship racing will stop at Oxford in 2025.

[Wobblywheel]

What is your basis for saying that Championship speedway is unlikely in 2025? The attendances for both leagues are good and supporters seem to relish regular, weekly meetings.

[lewy]

Spires have released kemp and brought in killeen

[szkocjasid]

Every change Oxford have made has weakened them imo. Now they've just lost their (supposedly) strong reserve.

They either don't want to make the play-offs or have given up for the season & planning for next year with new reserves?

I cannot see how these changes can be considered strengthening the team at all.

[Racin Jason 72]

Just now, szkocjasid said:

Every change Oxford have made has weakened them imo. Now they've just lost their (supposedly) strong reserve.

They either don't want to make the play-offs or have given up for the season & planning for next year with new reserves?

I cannot see how these changes can be considered strengthening the team at all.

Completely agree. It’s incredible to weaken 3 times in a season and remove a high scoring reserve just as you are in the running for the play offs.  
bonkers 

[szkocjasid]

Comment by Schroeck "our one to five is a match against anyone in this league" can't say I agree with that, but if he believes it's true why not supplement with a strong reserve pairing?

[Colinspeedway]

4 minutes ago, Racin Jason 72 said:

Completely agree. It’s incredible to weaken 3 times in a season and remove a high scoring reserve just as you are in the running for the play offs.  
bonkers 

Very bizarre to keep weakening the team particularly with points to play with.. unless they are planning something big very quickly (would seem unlikely considering other teams have been struggling to get in replacement number 1s). 

[Dan Theman]

Basically Oxford have replaced Lewi Kerr with a development league rider, they have given up on the chase for a play off spot.

[szkocjasid]

I think it's very hard on Kemp, he's a Prem reserve who was expected to ride at number 2. Now it'll be hard on Killeen who's not had a shot as a RS, but expected to be a number 6.

If they really felt Kemp wasn't working out, what about Heeps who's been having a much better season for the Cheetahs.

[szkocjasid]

23 hours ago, Colinspeedway said:

Very bizarre to keep weakening the team particularly with points to play with.. unless they are planning something big very quickly (would seem unlikely considering other teams have been struggling to get in replacement number 1s). 

When they dropped Klindt for Kerr same question was asked, "are they going to use up the spare points", they didn't. So don't see a second change to bring in a big hitter coming.

Edited July 21, 2024 by szkocjasid

[Mr Blobby]

The Oxford merry go round continues. 

[Weeyin]

I suspect they dropped Kemp to keep Killeen, perhaps Belle Vue were looking at Killeen as a replacement for Bailey as RS, I remember Edinburgh tried to sign Killeen at last season  as he had been guesting and it was not allowed by Oxford as they wanted to keep him on a 2 point average for this season, he was allowed to guest

[orion]

No idea what this is about. Must be some method in the madness or some master plan coming up.

[Wee Eck]

One change in a team can help with a rebuild. Two starts to be unsettling. Three has riders looking over their shoulders wondering if they’re next. 
Oxford have dropped Kerr twice, Klindt, Cook, and now Kemp. I think I see the pattern - every rider has a K in their name. If I was JanowsKi, EriK Riss, or even LuKe Killen (two of them!) I’d be worried. 
Unless it’s all a plan by ShroeK to have room to bring in ZmarzliK!

[FishersGate]

Strange moves by Oxford again.

[DJC]

15 minutes ago, orion said:

No idea what this is about. Must be some method in the madness or some master plan coming up.

All of the changes so far have just felt like cost cutting.

they won’t change the reserves at this stage and the Riss connections have been heavily discussed so it’s only really wright or Harris that would go and unless it’s Zmarzlik/Vaculik coming in there isn’t any point to those 

 

[WembleyLion]

With the Spires scheduled to have completed 75% of their league fixtures this coming Monday at Belle Vue that means no more changes after that fixture so unless they have made another change or changes yet to be announced (and who will be riding at Belle Vue) Killeen for Kemp is the final one.

[Technik]

29 minutes ago, Wee Eck said:

One change in a team can help with a rebuild. Two starts to be unsettling. Three has riders looking over their shoulders wondering if they’re next. 
Oxford have dropped Kerr twice, Klindt, Cook, and now Kemp. I think I see the pattern - every rider has a K in their name. If I was JanowsKi, EriK Riss, or even LuKe Killen (two of them!) I’d be worried. 
Unless it’s all a plan by ShroeK to have room to bring in ZmarzliK!

Maybe a come back for Petri KoKKo is on the cards