Sheffield Tigers 2025

[foreverblue]

1 hour ago, DaveWayne said:

If you're looking for riders to maintain their average, then maybe don't sign a 35 year old. 😉

There are many riders of his age maintaining there averages.

[tocha]

30 minutes ago, foreverblue said:

There are many riders of his age maintaining there averages.

Quite, Chris Harris, Richard Lawson, Danny King, Charles Wright.

[DaveWayne]

1 hour ago, foreverblue said:

There are many riders of his age maintaining there averages.

And many that aren't.

[StarBoy]

32 minutes ago, DaveWayne said:

And many that aren't.

It’s funny, because when you speak to different riders they all say they reach their primes at different ages - some are late 20’s other are mid 30’s

[StarBoy]

32 minutes ago, DaveWayne said:

And many that aren't.

It’s funny, because when you speak to different riders they all say they reach their primes at different ages - some are late 20’s other are mid 30’s

[Col]

Desperate move... Etheridge is averaging less for Workington than Voulas & Zishcke, Morris hasn't had a competitive ride for 2 years and was on the downward slope when he was suspended.

It will make Tigers weaker I'm fairly confident of, but at least they're trying .. 

[stevebrum]

On 7/29/2025 at 12:10 PM, crescent girl said:

Jye won the Premiership title for Sheffield in 2023 with his points at Owlerton (Heats 12 & 14) in the final.

Let’s see what he does this season then.

[szkocjasid]

8 hours ago, foreverblue said:

Kerr finishes last season on 7.96 with GB reduction down to 7.76, his current GSA is 6.96 that is quite a drop off. Is it too much to ask to maintain your average?

 

7 hours ago, DaveWayne said:

If you're looking for riders to maintain their average, then maybe don't sign a 35 year old. 😉

For Poole

Kerr's 2024 ave 7.08 (7.58)

Kerr's 2025 ave 7.07 (7.59)

 

For Sheffield 

Kerr's 2024 ave 5.00 (5.81)

Kerr's 2025 ave 5.33 (6.20)

[Gavan]

Etheridge injured and withdrawn at Scunthorpe tonight …. Nick Morris struggling as well…. Still don’t understand these changes 

[IainB]

Nailed on for 4th now

[dontforgetthefueltapsbruv]

45 minutes ago, Gavan said:

Etheridge injured and withdrawn at Scunthorpe tonight …. Nick Morris struggling as well…. Still don’t understand these changes 

There's still time to revert to the original line up.....

Interesting hypothetical  - if Sheffield decided they wanted to do that and Kerr and or Sedgy said no could/would the BSPL impose a 28 day ban for withholding their services??

[IainB]

3 minutes ago, dontforgetthefueltapsbruv said:

There's still time to revert to the original line up.....

Interesting hypothetical  - if Sheffield decided they wanted to do that and Kerr and or Sedgy said no could/would the BSPL impose a 28 day ban for withholding their services??

If, as you say, there's still time to revert I wonder why they made the move so early, unless other clubs were sniffing around, no pun intended. 

[40-38]

34 minutes ago, IainB said:

If, as you say, there's still time to revert I wonder why they made the move so early, unless other clubs were sniffing around, no pun intended. 

Some things about speedway just get right up your nose.

Edited Friday at 09:02 PM by 40-38

[kelvinht]

The best thing about these changes is it gives Kings Lynn a sniff of 4th place above the tigers.... I could easily see the Stars going through the rest of our league meetings unbeaten... Sheffield are more catchable than Leicester....

[szkocjasid]

39 minutes ago, kelvinht said:

The best thing about these changes is it gives Kings Lynn a sniff of 4th place above the tigers.... I could easily see the Stars going through the rest of our league meetings unbeaten... Sheffield are more catchable than Leicester....

That's a brave prediction, personally can't see any change to the top 4 clubs. Even if Sheffield are weaker, can't see them losing again & again at home.

[spin king]

15 hours ago, dontforgetthefueltapsbruv said:

There's still time to revert to the original line up.....

Interesting hypothetical  - if Sheffield decided they wanted to do that and Kerr and or Sedgy said no could/would the BSPL impose a 28 day ban for withholding their services??

The reverting back to original line up might be possible, depending upon what the rules state.

Seem to remember Ipswich some seasons, announce the  dropping Sedgie and I believe Connor Mountain, only to find out that someone had got their sums wrong.

They then had to bring back the two riders that they have dropped. 

I believe if Kerr and Sedgie were asked back and refused they would not receive a ban.

[TTT]

The worries fans had including my self pre-season regarding Sheffield's line-up unfortunately came true.

One big injury to a big hitter and they were stuffed unless they struck gold with a GP rider making themselves available due to the team being too top heavy.

Left throwing Darts at declining riders as well as a rider who's nowhere near race fit after a lengthy ban.

Should've always been a choice between C. Holder and Woffinden for the No.5 berth with J. Holder & Pickering at No.1 & 3 respectively.

[spin king]

16 hours ago, Gavan said:

Etheridge injured and withdrawn at Scunthorpe tonight …. Nick Morris struggling as well…. Still don’t understand these changes 

The Team Management obviously felt that change was needed and would improve the team.

Sedgie going was something that had to happen, he was not scoring the points needed, and the fact that Leon Flint is having a cracking season has bought him more time.

I checked Sedgie's figures this season, on most occasions he has ridden at reserve and on 43% of occasions he has finished last in a race.

A rider of Sedgie's experience and capabilities should be doing better 

It was time to give someone else a chance.

The Nick Morris one does worry me, nearly two years out of competitive racing, added to fact I don't rate him and I am definitely not a fan of his.

Nick Morris riding in your team for me is Troy Batchelor mark 2, you always run the risk he will let you down.

But changes or no changes I resigned myself sometime ago to the fact that at best we will make it to Play Off's only.

I think that providing they avoid each other in Semi Finals Ipswich and Leicester will contest the final.   

[Rickyag]

4 hours ago, kelvinht said:

The best thing about these changes is it gives Kings Lynn a sniff of 4th place above the tigers.... I could easily see the Stars going through the rest of our league meetings unbeaten... Sheffield are more catchable than Leicester....

Lets hope not then 

[spin king]

7 minutes ago, TTT said:

The worries fans had including my self pre-season regarding Sheffield's line-up unfortunately came true.

One big injury to a big hitter and they were stuffed unless they struck gold with a GP rider making themselves available due to the team being too top heavy.

Left throwing Darts at declining riders as well as a rider who's nowhere near race fit after a lengthy ban.

Should've always been a choice between C. Holder and Woffinden for the No.5 berth with J. Holder & Pickering at No.1 & 3 respectively.

Absolutely spot on with your assessment.

Trouble is when you build a team do you build it thinking about riders getting injured?

I don't think that you do.

The Woffy injury really put us on the back foot before our season started, and mere fact that we look as though we will make the Play Offs is a bit of an achievement.

As it stands I think we are looking at an Ipswich v Leicester Paly Off Final, which pains me to say for any neutrals would make a better final that had either us, Belle Vue or as a longshot Kings Lynn.