Sheffield 2027

[Aries]

5 minutes ago, therefused said:

honestly cant see Pickering back at Lynn

He doesn’t fit at Ipswich or Leicester, won’t be at Northampton or Belle Vue so if he wants a Premiership ride it’s Lynn or nothing. 
 

Did he leave on bad terms last time he was there? 

[Fozzie4388]

Not sure why Sheffield persist with Chris Holder he's past his best and Pickering is a way better rider or is Chris been in the team part of Jack's contract?

[therefused]

21 minutes ago, Aries said:

He doesn’t fit at Ipswich or Leicester, won’t be at Northampton or Belle Vue so if he wants a Premiership ride it’s Lynn or nothing. 
 

Did he leave on bad terms last time he was there? 

it was during the time Brady left and Chapman came back in if i remember correctly, i dont think it was the best of terms. 

[Bagpuss]

41 minutes ago, therefused said:

it was during the time Brady left and Chapman came back in if i remember correctly, i dont think it was the best of terms. 

From memory he left before Brady did, think he broke his collarbone and his average dropped so they replaced him with the intention of bringing him back but it never happened and he went to Sheffield. Think he had had an aborted comeback before that (at reserve!) it was all a bit of a mess.

I'd be quite happy to have him back as he was great to watch but not really at number one.

[Youhave2minutes]

1 hour ago, Bagpuss said:

From memory he left before Brady did, think he broke his collarbone and his average dropped so they replaced him with the intention of bringing him back but it never happened and he went to Sheffield. Think he had had an aborted comeback before that (at reserve!) it was all a bit of a mess.

I'd be quite happy to have him back as he was great to watch but not really at number one.

Nah

[Aries]

57 minutes ago, Bagpuss said:

From memory he left before Brady did, think he broke his collarbone and his average dropped so they replaced him with the intention of bringing him back but it never happened and he went to Sheffield. Think he had had an aborted comeback before that (at reserve!) it was all a bit of a mess.

I'd be quite happy to have him back as he was great to watch but not really at number one.

He seems the type of character that would thrive at having the extra responsibility of being at 1. Douglas made that jump this year after Fricke left and I think Pickering could do the same. 
 

Love watching him. 

[Aries]

57 minutes ago, Bagpuss said:

From memory he left before Brady did, think he broke his collarbone and his average dropped so they replaced him with the intention of bringing him back but it never happened and he went to Sheffield. Think he had had an aborted comeback before that (at reserve!) it was all a bit of a mess.

I'd be quite happy to have him back as he was great to watch but not really at number one.

He seems the type of character that would thrive at having the extra responsibility of being at 1. Douglas made that jump this year after Fricke left and I think Pickering could do the same. 
 

Love watching him. 

[TTT]

4 hours ago, Fozzie4388 said:

Not sure why Sheffield persist with Chris Holder he's past his best and Pickering is a way better rider or is Chris been in the team part of Jack's contract?

Holder's come as a pair, Both or none at all.

[flagrag]

5 hours ago, Fozzie4388 said:

Not sure why Sheffield persist with Chris Holder he's past his best and Pickering is a way better rider or is Chris been in the team part of Jack's contract?

Pickering had a fall with club owners at the start of the season over money and bridges have not been repaired during the  season.

When the sale of the club didn’t happen all riders were asked to take a pay cut which they agreed to apart from Pickering

However as it was so late in the day he was left with no option but ride for Sheffield unless he wanted to sit out the start of the season and as already without a Polish contract due to asking for too much money from Leszno after a good season the year before.

 

[The Third Man]

On 11/5/2026 at 2:36 PM, Aries said:

Jack Holder

Chris Holder

Brennan

Cook

Think Pickering will be the one to make way. Process of elimination would have him as Lynn’s number 1

Please not Chris Holder back

[Steve Irving]

23 minutes ago, The Third Man said:

Please not Chris Holder back

He’s definitely back.

[YeOldPitGate]

2 hours ago, Steve Irving said:

He’s definitely back.

He was a quality rider and probably could have had another world title but two really bad crashes and what happened with Darcy understandably knocked the wind out of his sails.

He can still do an okay job in the UK but his gp days are gone, you have to admire his courage as the injuries he's had would have finished a lot of riders.

[1 valve]

On 11/5/2026 at 6:35 PM, Aries said:

He seems the type of character that would thrive at having the extra responsibility of being at 1. Douglas made that jump this year after Fricke left and I think Pickering could do the same. 
 

Love watching him. 

The only problem is, he’s not good enough to be a number one. But nevertheless a great rider who gives his all. 

[InTheDeepStuff]

20 minutes ago, 1 valve said:

The only problem is, he’s not good enough to be a number one. But nevertheless a great rider who gives his all. 

Think that sums up Pickering 100% 

[Aries]

22 minutes ago, 1 valve said:

The only problem is, he’s not good enough to be a number one. But nevertheless a great rider who gives his all. 

I wouldn’t have thought that about Douglas either but he stepped up to be counted when taking over the number 1 race jacket and is now a 9+ rider.

I’d have put them in a similar bracket before this year so it can be done. Everyone is different of course but Pickering just strikes me as that sort of confident character that would be inspired by being the main man rather than a support act.

We’ll see.

[InTheDeepStuff]

Everyone expecting Jack Holder back providing he proves his fitness over the winter, is it still but one Holder get one free? I don’t see the value in Chris’ average especially if he ends up at 5.  Rumours of some new faces and some that have been there a few years exiting the scene.  
 
1 J Holder 8.75

2 Brennan 5.76

3 C Holder 7.25

4 B Cook 6.62

5

6 

7 Rising Star

Points limits of anything between 37-40 been mentioned, initially was told it was 40 limit will see it’s been diluted.

If it’s 40 then Sheffield have 11.62 for 2 riders, if it’s 37 then 8.62 for 2 riders 

Think they need a strong number 5 to back up J Holder, shame former Tiger Musielak going to Northampton as would have been a good option at number 5. 

[Steve Irving]

37 minutes ago, InTheDeepStuff said:

Everyone expecting Jack Holder back providing he proves his fitness over the winter, is it still but one Holder get one free? I don’t see the value in Chris’ average especially if he ends up at 5.  Rumours of some new faces and some that have been there a few years exiting the scene.  
 
1 J Holder 8.75

2 Brennan 5.76

3 C Holder 7.25

4 B Cook 6.62

5

6 

7 Rising Star

Points limits of anything between 37-40 been mentioned, initially was told it was 40 limit will see it’s been diluted.

If it’s 40 then Sheffield have 11.62 for 2 riders, if it’s 37 then 8.62 for 2 riders 

Think they need a strong number 5 to back up J Holder, shame former Tiger Musielak going to Northampton as would have been a good option at number 5. 

Pretty certain it’s 37 points for the top 6.

Edited 2 hours ago by Steve Irving

[YeOldPitGate]

31 minutes ago, Aries said:

I wouldn’t have thought that about Douglas either but he stepped up to be counted when taking over the number 1 race jacket and is now a 9+ rider.

I’d have put them in a similar bracket before this year so it can be done. Everyone is different of course but Pickering just strikes me as that sort of confident character that would be inspired by being the main man rather than a support act.

We’ll see.

Remember with Iverson was installed as Lynn's number one everyone was thinking he's not good enough and he then really stepped up as a world class rider a bit like Doyle he made the jump relatively late in his career.

[spin king]

1 hour ago, Steve Irving said:

Chris Holder has signed for Sheffield.

Where did you get this information.

Nothing on the Sheffield Speedway website.

Nothing on the BSPA website, 

[TTT]

2 hours ago, 1 valve said:

The only problem is, he’s not good enough to be a number one. But nevertheless a great rider who gives his all. 

Remains to be seen but one thing for sure is that Picko won't be fazed by going out in Heat 1 with the opportunity to lead by example.

His mindset and the self belief Picko has is top draw to a point where he wants to be a No.1 because he's not satisfied being a No.5 who spends his career playing second fiddle to a GP rider.

He'll throw the kitchen sink at every race and if he doesn't do well @ No.1 then it won't be the pressure that gets to him.