MattB Posted June 27 Report Share Posted June 27 20 hours ago, Garry1603 said: I agree. He seems to be someone who has a long term plan (not heard that in speedway before!) and has definite ideas how the sport should be run. Can only be good for the sport in general if he can deliver. Wonder what the other promoters think of him? If he's given the chance and not hounded out by the small-minded promoters around him 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTT Posted June 27 Author Report Share Posted June 27 1 hour ago, cowboy cookie returns? said: Personally that’s a no from me. Been down that road before & the road of watering the product down & it doesn’t work. The only way to make the sport grow is to do the opposite make it stronger which will take time but ultimately would succeed. Only reason why I suggest that is because of Northampton. If they're left undercooked again then will attendances drop massively due to the novelty factor wearing off? Wouldn't want a situation where they could potentially drop out of the top league altogether after the 2027 season. Selfishly though, it would be great to have Bewley and Doyle as a Top 2 at Ipswich in 2027. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted June 27 Report Share Posted June 27 (edited) 1 hour ago, TTT said: Only reason why I suggest that is because of Northampton. If they're left undercooked again then will attendances drop massively due to the novelty factor wearing off? Wouldn't want a situation where they could potentially drop out of the top league altogether after the 2027 season. Selfishly though, it would be great to have Bewley and Doyle as a Top 2 at Ipswich in 2027. Sharing out the Polish top league riders, and Doyle, would possibly mean two second div teams could be enticed to join the top league... Flexibility will be needed with race nights to accommodate the two obvious ones... Personally, I would run five rider teams in the top tier, all riders over four points, one home and one away, and then run another competition that all the top tier teams take part in but at a significantly lower standard without the top names... An "Elite League", (no guests), and (like we have two of now), a "Make it up as you go along" big league, with one home and one away, with some Cup Competition, BSN? that the tier one clubs won't be in due to their own league being ran.. And try then to sell the Elite League to TV... Edited June 27 by mikebv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ouch Posted June 27 Report Share Posted June 27 18 hours ago, TTT said: Buster says 23 otherwise he'll walk away lol. Joking aside I hope they bring in a One Rider Over 8.00 Rule next season, Should have Kurtz, Bewley, Doyle, Fricke, Douglas & J. Holder on 8+. Would result in a fairer League that see's something like.... BV - Kurtz & Lidsey IPS - Bewley/Doyle + Musielak KL - Fricke/Douglas + Kvech LEI - Fricke/Douglas + Masters NOR - Bewley/Doyle + Lawson SHE - J. Holder & Pickering The goal should be signing riders and nurturing them into top stars. If ALL clubs attempted this we wouldn’t have the yearly scramble for riders suitable for heat fifteen. The utopia would be to get to a point where teams didn’t need to be constantly raided to bolster other clubs and this would also allow fans to build up a stronger affinity with “their” riders. Generally riders that have come through the ranks in the UK stick around even when reaching GP stardom and the pull through from world exposure can only be a good thing at domestic level. Just looking at my team over the last few years we have seen several riders doing just that. Brady Kurtz 7.50 Max Fricke 4.50 Jaimon Lidsey 4.00 Dan Bewley 3.00 Tom Brennan last pick RS 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Jacobs Posted June 27 Report Share Posted June 27 On 6/26/2026 at 9:45 AM, GeneralMelchett said: It was pertinent that the SGP went ahead despite the heavy rain, of course did the conditions mean that Jack and Jason's crash happened, asking here as I don't watch the GPs this season and I am not paying for TNT. Coleman of course alluded to all of this in his comments in the wake of the Ips v Belle Vue match the other week. FIM Moto TV is an option - I watched both Manchester GPs for €14.99 ... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralMelchett Posted June 27 Report Share Posted June 27 30 minutes ago, Roger Jacobs said: FIM Moto TV is an option - I watched both Manchester GPs for €14.99 ... I might check that out! TY! I’ve been paying for one off streams this season in order to watch a bit of league speedway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aries Posted June 30 Report Share Posted June 30 https://ipswichwitches.co/witches-season-ticket-holders-entered-into-free-draw-to-win-leicester-ko-cup-final-tickets/ This is something new, and again, I like it. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTT Posted July 3 Author Report Share Posted July 3 What do Mayfield do? Hellstrom-Bangs has to go for sure. Kevin Juhl Pedersen has been impressive so far but Jonas Jeppesen is available again on a 4.34 after being released by Northampton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Witches1998 Posted July 3 Report Share Posted July 3 1 hour ago, TTT said: What do Mayfield do? Hellstrom-Bangs has to go for sure. Kevin Juhl Pedersen has been impressive so far but Jonas Jeppesen is available again on a 4.34 after being released by Northampton. KJP on a 3.53 for sure. Very impressed this week 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTT Posted July 3 Author Report Share Posted July 3 1 hour ago, Witches1998 said: KJP on a 3.53 for sure. Very impressed this week Same here, Just know he's going to improve as well after he gets a few more meetings under his belt. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Witches1998 Posted July 3 Report Share Posted July 3 1 minute ago, TTT said: Same here, Just know he's going to improve as well after he gets a few more meetings under his belt. Hoping for the announcement any time?! Needs to be in place for monday 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marky_Mark Posted July 3 Report Share Posted July 3 (edited) Kevin is a good prospect for the future but Jeppesen is a better rider at the moment. I think he was averaging over 6.00 for Northampton Jeppesen average in championship is 8.50 and Kevin is 5.30. Edited July 3 by Marky_Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tocha Posted July 3 Report Share Posted July 3 Danny has pulled out of tonight's match for Plymouth following the injury he picked up after his fall last night. He will now miss both meetings against Leicester next week. Get well soon mate, we need you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szkocjasid Posted July 3 Report Share Posted July 3 3 hours ago, TTT said: What do Mayfield do? Hellstrom-Bangs has to go for sure. Kevin Juhl Pedersen has been impressive so far but Jonas Jeppesen is available again on a 4.34 after being released by Northampton. Has to be Jepppesen for me, his 4.48 average just fits below PHB. Would strengthen Witches quite a bit imo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPEEDY69 Posted July 3 Report Share Posted July 3 Hurry said last night when asked about Pedersen, watch this space. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Witches1998 Posted July 3 Report Share Posted July 3 30 minutes ago, tocha said: Danny has pulled out of tonight's match for Plymouth following the injury he picked up after his fall last night. He will now miss both meetings against Leicester next week. Get well soon mate, we need you! He hasn't said about not riding next week? And missing championship through injury doesnt automatically rule him out? He may still miss them but hopefully hes back if hes just sore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Witches1998 Posted July 3 Report Share Posted July 3 1 minute ago, SPEEDY69 said: Hurry said last night when asked about Pedersen, watch this space. Hopefully news soon then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iangnz Posted July 4 Report Share Posted July 4 12 hours ago, szkocjasid said: Has to be Jepppesen for me, his 4.48 average just fits below PHB. Would strengthen Witches quite a bit imo I would go for KJP, as no6 isn't the only position we need to make a change. By signing KJP on 3.53 in place of PHB on 4.50 assessed, we give ourselves another point up our sleeve to make a further change elsewhere 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tellboy Posted July 4 Report Share Posted July 4 22 minutes ago, iangnz said: I would go for KJP, as no6 isn't the only position we need to make a change. By signing KJP on 3.53 in place of PHB on 4.50 assessed, we give ourselves another point up our sleeve to make a further change elsewhere Not sure it would give you another point as the team is nearly a point over the team limit.If you bring KJP for Bangs the next change would be pretty much like for like average wise. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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