Ipswich Witches 2026

[HGould]

Deane Woods Spedeworth owns the Stadium does he not?

Lets think outside the box then.

He just does a deal with BSPL to lease the Stadium to the BSPL/ Speedway Futures , not a specific Promoter , the BSPL stick a tried and tested and trusted promotional Team in there to run it on behalf of BSPL. May be linked to Speedway Futures? who pick up the Financial accountability.

Is this a model for the future (excuse the pun) to grow the Sport. Speedway Futures become almost like a "Speedway Administrator" picking up Tracks in Financial Difficulty - taking on financial responsibility and putting in registered and regulated Promoters to manage day to day on a set salary. 

 

Instead of milking the Promotions for fees and bonds and everything else the BSPL / Speedway Futures becomes the financial funding point.

In which case - they send two accomplished fire-fighters in to secure the future.

Van Stratten and Adams would be the most logical pairing (at least for 12 months) given the small number of Fixtures.

 

 

 

[Roger Jacobs]

1 hour ago, HGould said:

Deane Woods Spedeworth owns the Stadium does he not?

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As far as I know, Spedeworth doesn't own the Stadium - they lease it from the owners of the Heath, and sub-let to the speedway.

[IainB]

8 hours ago, ouch said:

 

Using the excellent speedway-stats website, here are the last three years at Foxhall

Jaimon

2023 6.13

2024 5.78

2025 5.33

17.24

Musielak

2025 3.64

2023 8.73

2022 5.00

17.37

Becker

2025 7.56

2024 5.78

2023 5.00

18.34

It’s interesting how cold hard stats without any petty bias (or trolling) tell a more factually correct story. 

Opinions are fine but please don’t present them as fact without even checking. 

All that tells me is that Lidsey is getting worse around Foxhole while the others are improving.

[ShanoXtra]

9 hours ago, ouch said:

 

Using the excellent speedway-stats website, here are the last three years at Foxhall

Jaimon

2023 6.13

2024 5.78

2025 5.33

17.24

Musielak

2025 3.64

2023 8.73

2022 5.00

17.37

Becker

2025 7.56

2024 5.78

2023 5.00

18.34

It’s interesting how cold hard stats without any petty bias (or trolling) tell a more factually correct story. 

Opinions are fine but please don’t present them as fact without even checking. 

This is a cold hard fact though from the horses mouth.

Why would we want him at Ipswich, “Ipswich is a S hole, I hate going there like everyone else but we have to” - Lidsey

[foreverblue]

36 minutes ago, IainB said:

All that tells me is that Lidsey is getting worse around Foxhole while the others are improving.

Yes and you can discount Musielak performance last year as not a true reflection of his ability at Ipswich.Ouch calls other posters trolls when he doesn't like their answer!! 

[cowboy cookie returns?]

30 minutes ago, ShanoXtra said:

This is a cold hard fact though from the horses mouth.

Why would we want him at Ipswich, “Ipswich is a S hole, I hate going there like everyone else but we have to” - Lidsey

Only throttle jockeys with little skill refer to Ipswich as that. 

[TTT]

10 hours ago, ouch said:

 

Using the excellent speedway-stats website, here are the last three years at Foxhall

Jaimon

2023 6.13

2024 5.78

2025 5.33

17.24

Musielak

2025 3.64

2023 8.73

2022 5.00

17.37

Becker

2025 7.56

2024 5.78

2023 5.00

18.34

It’s interesting how cold hard stats without any petty bias (or trolling) tell a more factually correct story. 

Opinions are fine but please don’t present them as fact without even checking. 

I see your point but Ipswich have had a team of Foxhall specialists over the last few years to a point where it's difficult for the vast majority of away riders to score points against them.

If you're not facing Doyle then it's Emil, If it's not Emil then it's a 3 & 4 pairing like Brennan/Ellis or King/Rew etc.

[ouch]

12 minutes ago, TTT said:

I see your point but Ipswich have had a team of Foxhall specialists over the last few years to a point where it's difficult for the vast majority of away riders to score points against them.

If you're not facing Doyle then it's Emil, If it's not Emil then it's a 3 & 4 pairing like Brennan/Ellis or King/Rew etc.

Very true. Jaimon would be even better at Foxhall as a home rider as he would quickly get the starts dialled in. 

He’s one of the better away riders out there as well and that was not lost on Chris and Richie when looking for a top scoring guest. I’d prefer their opinion and that of the cold hard facts rather than that of anti Aces trolls. 

[Roger Jacobs]

10 hours ago, TheTopDrawer said:

Weren't the Polish press recently trying to spread stories around that Richard Coleman (Mayfield Sports Events) was spreading himself too thinly?

Weren't they suggesting he couldn't possibly run the 2026 SGP series as he was obliged to be at the MotoGP events at the same time?

They must think it strange if someone who is already badly overstretched would be wanting to run a British Speedway team...

There was a geezer on this forum recently who claimed that Coleman was so stretched there wouldn't be any GPs!

I guess that the guy who owns Red Bull is so stretched that he can't get involved in F1, vintage aircraft, various  extreme sports, etc. etc...

Edited 11 hours ago by Roger Jacobs

[TTT]

Hot take.

I'm taking Jaimon Lidsey over Tai Woffinden.

Jaimon's stats away from the NSS prove that he's a Heat Leader (More 1st Places than 2nd, 3rd and 4th) and if we went down the Leicester route by not having a No.1 but having a proven Heat Leader @ No.1 who'll be backed up in every department of the team then we could be onto a winner.

I'm a big fan of Tai's but I would really have concerns over the recent injury record and if he was to get injured again then like Sheffield, You're scrambling around having to make a double change due to no top rider being available.

A Top 4 of Lidsey, Brennan, Lawson and Musielak for example in a weak League is worth considering.

All proven Heat Leaders in a higher standard British League who are all capable of Double Figures on any given night.

[ShanoXtra]

16 minutes ago, TTT said:

Hot take.

I'm taking Jaimon Lidsey over Tai Woffinden.

Jaimon's stats away from the NSS prove that he's a Heat Leader (More 1st Places than 2nd, 3rd and 4th) and if we went down the Leicester route by not having a No.1 but having a proven Heat Leader @ No.1 who'll be backed up in every department of the team then we could be onto a winner.

I'm a big fan of Tai's but I would really have concerns over the recent injury record and if he was to get injured again then like Sheffield, You're scrambling around having to make a double change due to no top rider being available.

A Top 4 of Lidsey, Brennan, Lawson and Musielak for example in a weak League is worth considering.

All proven Heat Leaders in a higher standard British League who are all capable of Double Figures on any given night.

I’d take Brennan as a number one over Tai. Keep his crappy opinions about Ipswich up north with the other NMs.

Ipswich needs to keep riders who feel like they are part of the club and the feel, not people who speak badly of it. Tai and Lidsey can look somewhere else for a ride IMO.

Edited 11 hours ago by ShanoXtra
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[Hamish McRaker]

Could Doyle be persuaded to do a U-turn?

Is Klindt available?

 

[Fromafar]

If Witches end up with a poor Team and a poor season their fans can only put the blame on Louis for his poor exit strategies.

[BluPanther]

19 minutes ago, Fromafar said:

If Witches end up with a poor Team and a poor season their fans can only put the blame on Louis for his poor exit strategies.

That's a big IF... 

[THE DEAN MACHINE]

24 minutes ago, Fromafar said:

If Witches end up with a poor Team and a poor season their fans can only put the blame on Louis for his poor exit strategies.

They could put out a NL team and still be top 5 

[Fromafar]

If Witches end up with a poor Team and a poor season their fans can only put the blame on Louis for his poor exit strategies.

[Phannan]

29 minutes ago, Fromafar said:

If Witches end up with a poor Team and a poor season their fans can only put the blame on Louis for his poor exit strategies.

Theyll come 5th at worst in this tin pot league. Imagining celebrating an achievement where you only have to better 4 other teams. There’s a lot of over excitement on here over nothing but a joke competition. 

[TTT]

45 minutes ago, ShanoXtra said:

I’d take Brennan as a number one over Tai. Keep his crappy opinions about Ipswich up north with the other NMs.

Ipswich needs to keep riders who feel like they are part of the club and the feel, not people who speak badly of it. Tai and Lidsey can look somewhere else for a ride IMO.

I wouldn't mind Brennan @ No.1 either.

Only going to improve again.

[TTT]

43 minutes ago, Hamish McRaker said:

Could Doyle be persuaded to do a U-turn?

Is Klindt available?

 

3 League Rule apparently.

Klindt interests me as well, Another consistent performer who can ride Foxhall very well.

[Fromafar]

2 minutes ago, Phannan said:

Theyll come 5th at worst in this tin pot league. Imagining celebrating an achievement where you only have to better 4 other teams. There’s a lot of over excitement on here over nothing but a joke competition. 

The Premiership is a farce Full Stop. be surprised if they maintain crowd levels,with repetitiveness of fixtures.

Sad times for the sport.