Ipswich v Sheffield 4th September

[SUPERACE]

9 hours ago, foreverblue said:

In my calculations they are one point behind so if there was an unusual race result like a 5-0 it could be a draw overall, unlikely but it is possible.

Sheffeild are 9 race points ahead.  Its impossible that Ipswich and Sheffield finish on the same league points and the same race points. 

[Roger Jacobs]

20 hours ago, ShanoXtra said:

Let’s see if Ipswich win anything this season. There is a difference between doom and gloom and reality. If you are getting beaten at home then it’s not a good look. If it’s a nothing meeting then don’t expect fans to spend £24 to watch a training match. BS in my opinion. I’m all for Ipswich winning the title and I’d celebrate as much as the next guy, but just because I’m honest in my opinion when it’s against the team as well doesn’t mean it’s doom and gloom. 3 people…Emil, Doyle and Brennan won’t win you a meeting alone, I should know, I’m also a Gorzow fan 😂

Agree - it was a repeat of the KL KOC-Up, when they didn’t look like a team.

Regarding your final comment - it’s worth pointing out that Sayfutdinov, Doyle, and Brennan conceded heat advantages …

Edited yesterday at 05:32 PM by Roger Jacobs

[Fromafar]

8 hours ago, DaveWayne said:

These were not fixtures that were moved. The 2 unridden matches were scheduled for 28th August (Sheffield) and 4th September (Oxford) in the original fixture list. What were they supposed to do ? Look at the weather and say "oh look it's going to be sunny next Thursday, let's bring that Ipswich match forward a month in case it rains in late August" ? Blaming the clubs for the poor weather is laughable.

If anyone is to blame it is the SCB/BSPA for issuing a fixture list with matches finishing just 4 days before the first scheduled playoff fixture, not the individual clubs. The original fixture list should have included a 1-2 week gap between last scheduled league fixture and first playoff to give a contingency period for any rescheduled matches.

With the Oct31st deadline for season finish.The play offs should have been delayed till the league program was completed.Till 7 weeks left.Why was deadline not extended it has been in previous seasons?

Probably who your are +self interest.

[The Third Man]

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[stevebrum]

I reckon it’s a blinder played the Witches, a nothing match for them and let’s make the others believe they are vulnerable at home before smashing teams in the semis and final.

Well they should be with this team.

Anything less will be a failure this season. THE strongest team all season and built very cleverly there is no better chance of winning the league.

It’s the play offs so anything can happen obviously. The Aces look the weakest of the 4 but they have good pedigree in the more recent play offs so I guess they shouldn’t be written off at anyone’s peril. Can’t see them doing it tho this year. 

[SaddlebowRoad]

an awful lot of unnecessary pant wetting about this result

it meant virtually nothing for ipswich and im expecting much different performances from them next week 

[GeneralMelchett]

On 9/5/2025 at 6:54 AM, cowboy cookie returns? said:

Ipswich will certainly need to ride better than that next week. 
 

For me it looks like Thompson isn’t fully fit & possibly riding too much.

The team has been inconsistent for the last couple of months.

Sheffield deserved that last night far shaper & more up for it.

Now I’m not the biggest fan of Jack Holder or Simon Stead. However last night Jack demonstrated how to team ride hats of to him & Stead came across very well in his post match interview, and seemed genuinely thankful for the amount Ipswich raised for the riders benefit fund.

A disappointing night all round for Ipswich but not the end of the world, could be if they ride like that next week!

Finally what a talent Cooper Rushen is, his third ride in the second half 0.1 of a second slower than heat 2 of the main meeting.

Cooper announced as riding for the Thurrock Hammers at the IoW on sept 9th!