mikebv Posted December 16, 2025 Report Share Posted December 16, 2025 1 hour ago, Steve Irving said: Why are you believing anyone on here? You, or anyone else on here haven’t got a clue as to the genuine reasons why Louis has put Ipswich up for sale. @RoundTheBoards This time last year by the way, was telling everyone on here that Keynan Rew was definitely in the 2025 Ipswich side when the reality was, he’d long since done a lucrative deal with Birmingham! That’s the problem with this forum. You get an awful lot pretending to be “in the know” when the reality is 99.9% don’t know their @rse from their elbow. Another classic from last year was someone claiming to have been with Ellis at a certain weekend, until his father came on and said Adam wasn’t even in the Country, he was having dinner with him in France! LOL. Chris Louis himself said he he wouldn't be part of a five team league, nor would join a one league set up... I presume he was "in the know", given, it was him, himself, who said it..? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluPanther Posted December 16, 2025 Report Share Posted December 16, 2025 9 hours ago, RoundTheBoards said: No. Louis was against one league. He wanted a Premiership with at least 6 teams. He threatened that he would rather put Ipswich up for sale rather than run in one big league or a 5-team Premiership. BV, Leicester, Lynn and Sheffield also wanted a 6-team league, but were happy to go with 5 if necessary. Louis spat his dummy at 5 teams, and felt he had to go ahead with his threat to sell. Not true... It was never explored, the Championship clubs refused to entertain it... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoundTheBoards Posted December 16, 2025 Report Share Posted December 16, 2025 (edited) 2 hours ago, mikebv said: Chris Louis himself said he he wouldn't be part of a five team league, nor would join a one league set up... I presume he was "in the know", given, it was him, himself, who said it..? Indeed. Not exactly a secret that Louis said from an early stage that he wouldn't join a single league set-up, and that he didn't want a 5 team Premiership. Edited December 16, 2025 by RoundTheBoards 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavan Posted December 16, 2025 Report Share Posted December 16, 2025 Chris Louis is 56…. He is married and has 2 daughters one of whom is married with children and lives in Denmark Chris and his wife Julie work tirelessly all season and the off season not only running the club but promoting it and actually doing an awful lot on race nights … they both spend a lot of days at the stadium it was their passion and livelihood …. Add on Chris’s tv commitments to this as well Yes Chris is not impressed with the way the sport is heading But do you not think at his age with a family that the time has come for him to perhaps take a rest and enjoy his personal life a bit more ? The loss of John obviously hit Chris hard and now his dad isn’t around probably sees it as the right time to make sure he is there more for his family I don’t think for one second his decision was solely based on speedway Seeing the team win the league finally …. In a year when he lost John … possibly would be the right time to just step back Sure he is annoyed at the sport and the authorities but I feel that was the final straw over something he has thought about for a while 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted December 16, 2025 Report Share Posted December 16, 2025 24 minutes ago, Gavan said: I don’t think for one second his decision was solely based on speedway Agree with this. I also believe he has family in Australia, perhaps lots of factors have combined and he's decided to change his life and spend more time with relatives. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv Posted December 16, 2025 Report Share Posted December 16, 2025 Nothing is more precious and valuable than time and family - particularly when where you have been working couldn't give 2 sh!ts if you were there or not At 54 I've recently exited a job after 36 years and if I have any say in it have no plans to work again and if I do it will be on terms that suit me 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racin Jason 72 Posted December 16, 2025 Report Share Posted December 16, 2025 30 minutes ago, Bagpuss said: Agree with this. I also believe he has family in Australia, perhaps lots of factors have combined and he's decided to change his life and spend more time with relatives. Add the fact that next years budget is down £95k before a wheel is turned due to the fact that there is no tv money and a brand new air fence to purchase. less fixtures and less variety may lead to smaller crowds will the sponsors put in as much money with no tv coverage? Who knows but as this is the Louis only income why would you gamble everything you have built up in a 5 team league which is doomed. I wouldn’t risk my house on it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeW436 Posted December 16, 2025 Report Share Posted December 16, 2025 1 hour ago, Gavan said: Chris Louis is 56…. He is married and has 2 daughters one of whom is married with children and lives in Denmark Chris and his wife Julie work tirelessly all season and the off season not only running the club but promoting it and actually doing an awful lot on race nights … they both spend a lot of days at the stadium it was their passion and livelihood …. Add on Chris’s tv commitments to this as well Yes Chris is not impressed with the way the sport is heading But do you not think at his age with a family that the time has come for him to perhaps take a rest and enjoy his personal life a bit more ? The loss of John obviously hit Chris hard and now his dad isn’t around probably sees it as the right time to make sure he is there more for his family I don’t think for one second his decision was solely based on speedway Seeing the team win the league finally …. In a year when he lost John … possibly would be the right time to just step back Sure he is annoyed at the sport and the authorities but I feel that was the final straw over something he has thought about for a while I don’t get the people that seem to think Chris is obligated to run Ipswich speedway, he’s done more than enough and is well within his rights to move it on, from a financial perspective he’s probably wishing he did it a couple of years ago. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phannan Posted December 16, 2025 Report Share Posted December 16, 2025 1 hour ago, Gavan said: Chris Louis is 56…. He is married and has 2 daughters one of whom is married with children and lives in Denmark Chris and his wife Julie work tirelessly all season and the off season not only running the club but promoting it and actually doing an awful lot on race nights … they both spend a lot of days at the stadium it was their passion and livelihood …. Add on Chris’s tv commitments to this as well Yes Chris is not impressed with the way the sport is heading But do you not think at his age with a family that the time has come for him to perhaps take a rest and enjoy his personal life a bit more ? The loss of John obviously hit Chris hard and now his dad isn’t around probably sees it as the right time to make sure he is there more for his family I don’t think for one second his decision was solely based on speedway Seeing the team win the league finally …. In a year when he lost John … possibly would be the right time to just step back Sure he is annoyed at the sport and the authorities but I feel that was the final straw over something he has thought about for a while If his heart is not in it he has every right to move on from it . The hours, effort and hard work, not to mention expense reserves him that right, 100%. Good luck to him and his family. A speedway family. Used to love watching his dad flying round The Shay alongside KC and Doug Wyer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aries Posted December 16, 2025 Report Share Posted December 16, 2025 29 minutes ago, JoeW436 said: I don’t get the people that seem to think Chris is obligated to run Ipswich speedway, he’s done more than enough and is well within his rights to move it on, from a financial perspective he’s probably wishing he did it a couple of years ago. TBF he tried when Buster agreed to buy Ipswich and take them up to the top flight when the top division were desperate for another team. As we know, Buster then backed out of that deal weeks later when it was too late for Ipswich to remain in the Championship.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littleze Posted December 16, 2025 Report Share Posted December 16, 2025 5 hours ago, Gavan said: Chris Louis is 56…. He is married and has 2 daughters one of whom is married with children and lives in Denmark Chris and his wife Julie work tirelessly all season and the off season not only running the club but promoting it and actually doing an awful lot on race nights … they both spend a lot of days at the stadium it was their passion and livelihood …. Add on Chris’s tv commitments to this as well Yes Chris is not impressed with the way the sport is heading But do you not think at his age with a family that the time has come for him to perhaps take a rest and enjoy his personal life a bit more ? The loss of John obviously hit Chris hard and now his dad isn’t around probably sees it as the right time to make sure he is there more for his family I don’t think for one second his decision was solely based on speedway Seeing the team win the league finally …. In a year when he lost John … possibly would be the right time to just step back Sure he is annoyed at the sport and the authorities but I feel that was the final straw over something he has thought about for a while Why are you posting rational scenarios? Surely this isn’t the place for that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted December 16, 2025 Report Share Posted December 16, 2025 4 hours ago, JoeW436 said: he’s done more than enough and is well within his rights to move it on Does "moving it on" include shutting it down? It's not just a business it's a community facility. If he just walks away surely he's done his money and will effectively have nothing to sell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyd Posted December 16, 2025 Report Share Posted December 16, 2025 8 minutes ago, IainB said: Does "moving it on" include shutting it down? It's not just a business it's a community facility. If he just walks away surely he's done his money and will effectively have nothing to sell. If your so concerned about the possible loss of a community facility then put your hand in your pocket and give Chris £xxx amount of thousands for the club or at least offer to go into partnership with him. At the end of the day if Chris has had enough of running the club no matter if its for financial reasons or personal I think its his decision and his alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTopDrawer Posted December 16, 2025 Report Share Posted December 16, 2025 7 minutes ago, tonyd said: If your so concerned about the possible loss of a community facility then put your hand in your pocket and give Chris £xxx amount of thousands for the club Someone already has. It's down to Chris Louis whether or not he will accept an offer or whether he wants to close the club down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted December 16, 2025 Report Share Posted December 16, 2025 1 hour ago, tonyd said: If your so concerned about the possible loss of a community facility then put your hand in your pocket and give Chris £xxx amount of thousands for the club or at least offer to go into partnership with him. At the end of the day if Chris has had enough of running the club no matter if its for financial reasons or personal I think its his decision and his alone. Please, just answer my question, instead of a passive aggressive response Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted December 16, 2025 Report Share Posted December 16, 2025 1 hour ago, TheTopDrawer said: Someone already has. It's down to Chris Louis whether or not he will accept an offer or whether he wants to close the club down. It must be difficult to put a value on a Speedway team... With so many closing down in the past 15 years you would maybe think it won't be a long term investment, as, even if you are "doing well" clubs can close around you leaving you with an ever dwindling product to sell... And. Sponsors pay so much towards "the bills" with some of them coming on board to sponsor a specific rider, who may then no longer be with the club... And Ipswich in particular will have a big entry on the income column from their PO Final, which is not guaranteed for any future projections... Basically you are selling some fixture and fittings which are mainly Speedway use only.. Hence, it seems to be "fans" that end up purchasing clubs, for a hobby which, unfortunately, then can prevent any clear directional growth for what should be a "professional sport"... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeOldPitGate Posted December 16, 2025 Report Share Posted December 16, 2025 1 hour ago, mikebv said: It must be difficult to put a value on a Speedway team... With so many closing down in the past 15 years you would maybe think it won't be a long term investment, as, even if you are "doing well" clubs can close around you leaving you with an ever dwindling product to sell... And. Sponsors pay so much towards "the bills" with some of them coming on board to sponsor a specific rider, who may then no longer be with the club... And Ipswich in particular will have a big entry on the income column from their PO Final, which is not guaranteed for any future projections... Basically you are selling some fixture and fittings which are mainly Speedway use only.. Hence, it seems to be "fans" that end up purchasing clubs, for a hobby which, unfortunately, then can prevent any clear directional growth for what should be a "professional sport"... Agreed Louis did as much as can be expected of a modern day promoter but as you say if the rest are losing money, or turning up with half the riders missing your own product is going to get dragged down regardless in the race to the bottom. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperStarsFan91 Posted December 16, 2025 Report Share Posted December 16, 2025 (edited) Well, so that’s 6 of the Lynn team sorted… Fricke Harris Kvech B.Cook Rushen & Scott reserves Edited December 16, 2025 by SuperStarsFan91 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klstarsfan Posted December 16, 2025 Report Share Posted December 16, 2025 37 minutes ago, SuperStarsFan91 said: Well, so that’s 5 of the Lynn team sorted… Fricke Harris Kvech Rushen & Scott reserves Where is that information? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperStarsFan91 Posted December 16, 2025 Report Share Posted December 16, 2025 54 minutes ago, klstarsfan said: Where is that information? Sorry 6 sorted, I missed one off 🙈 Fricke, Kvech, Harris, B.Cook and Rushen/Scott at reserve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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