Ipswich Witches 2026

[chun]

There’s more Aces in the Ipswich thread than in the Belle Vue one!

[TTT]

Good signing, Was impressed with what I saw of Kevin last week, I thought he showed lots of promise.

[chun]

4 minutes ago, TTT said:

Good signing, Was impressed with what I saw of Kevin last week, I thought he showed lots of promise.

Agreed.  He seems to make good decisions on the racetrack and is a decent gater..

Edited Sunday at 08:10 AM by chun

[Aries]

1 hour ago, chun said:

There’s more Aces in the Ipswich thread than in the Belle Vue one!

I’m not convinced they’re all different posters if you catch my drift 😉

[Aries]

Good luck to Pedersen let’s see if he can grab his chance to impress. And good luck to Bangs too hope he gets fixed up in the Championship and rediscovers his true form. 
 

There’s no question he’s a much better rider than what we’ve seen. 

[Baldyman]

At 24 KJP is at a bit of a crossroads,, is he ever gonna be a decent rider, or just another rider that hovers around the reserve birth. 

[ShanoXtra]

Serious actions for Ipswich management is required. They pulled the trigger on Pedersen for PHB, so it shows they aren’t afraid to make decision. I personally feel Scotty and Lawson need to go. Don’t know if either of these can come in but Ellis and Rew would fit the witches and start to feel like we have our team back. This season is awful and feels like a bunch of individuals. After last season, and yes I know a lot of crap went on in the winter, but we lost our team. Keep king, Brennan, Edwards, and I like pedersen and certainly Tobi. But now Lawson has to be removed from this team. Scotty has been there for us throughout so this isn’t a dig at him but even he knows he cant be competitive away from Foxhall which is sad but a reality. This isn’t a retirement fund club, you want people on seats, sort this team out or risk losing more fans.

[Aries]

They don’t strike me as the kind of owners/management that will make changes easily. Bangs was probably an extreme case and you get the impression they didn’t really wanna drop him either. 
 

They seem to like/want to back their riders as long as possible which although could become irritating to supporters in the long term especially if certain riders aren’t performing, it’s difficult to criticise. 

[Roger Jacobs]

There must be a concern about Lawson, because he missed a Danish match recently citing illness. If he has an illness, perhaps it's finally caught up with him? Otherwise, there could be something else outside the sport causing an issue ...

[MP78]

Is there any chance Doyle can be hooked back into the fold when his 28 day deal at BV expires? Agree with Shano about Nicholls... I think it was well worth a try, but it hasn't had the desired results.  

Lawson and Nicholls out, JD and Jeppesen in perhaps.  That would give fans a huge boost!  

Edited 5 hours ago by MP78

[SteveArena]

The management will have a chat with Gavan first and pick his brains.

[kevin bass]

1 hour ago, MP78 said:

Is there any chance Doyle can be hooked back into the fold when his 28 day deal at BV expires? Agree with Shano about Nicholls... I think it was well worth a try, but it hasn't had the desired results.  

Lawson and Nicholls out, JD and Jeppesen in perhaps.  That would give fans a huge boost!  

Think u'll find Doyle will sign another 28 day contract with Belle Vue, and keep doing so till Bewley is fit to return.

[MP78]

1 hour ago, kevin bass said:

Think u'll find Doyle will sign another 28 day contract with Belle Vue, and keep doing so till Bewley is fit to return.

Yeah, admittedly it is a long shot… but you have to hold on to hope 😂

Edited 2 hours ago by MP78

[TTT]

7 hours ago, ShanoXtra said:

Serious actions for Ipswich management is required. They pulled the trigger on Pedersen for PHB, so it shows they aren’t afraid to make decision. I personally feel Scotty and Lawson need to go. Don’t know if either of these can come in but Ellis and Rew would fit the witches and start to feel like we have our team back. This season is awful and feels like a bunch of individuals. After last season, and yes I know a lot of crap went on in the winter, but we lost our team. Keep king, Brennan, Edwards, and I like pedersen and certainly Tobi. But now Lawson has to be removed from this team. Scotty has been there for us throughout so this isn’t a dig at him but even he knows he cant be competitive away from Foxhall which is sad but a reality. This isn’t a retirement fund club, you want people on seats, sort this team out or risk losing more fans.

Doyle should've been back hence why I was very vocal when he joined Belle Vue.

It wasn't even a difficult decision to fit him back in, Easy three picks to release at the time, Lawson (Attitude), Nicholls (Ineffective around Play-Off tracks) and Hellstrom-Bangs (On and Off Track Struggles)

Mayfield simply have to get it right in 2027, Paul Hurry's Mate's rates cannot be a factor under any circumstances, Loyal Club Riders like Danny King cannot become a factor either if he ends up on a 7+ GSA.