GeneralMelchett

Putting my support of the Witches aside the league needs this 😉

TY - looking forward to it even more now - sadly i am designated driver so no beer for me

Good result for Lynn - all of a sudden they are in the play off spots!! their home defeats may well ultimately do for them BUT for now there are 5 teams going for 4 spots!!

Q for you did you enjoy, I am planning to go to the Foxes Tigers match Mon 20th possibly 3 or 4 of us going

They lose by an average of 6.5 per meeting which isn't bad they are better than Birmingham last season whose average deficit was over 14pts per meeting of course we are only at the halfway stage. They are not being thrashed each week - if they made a change of two that might make them win a few.

Worth noting the only faller was Kemp who was attempting an outside pass on Tobias at the time! Ipswich seemed to be heading for a slender home win but two things went against them in the latter stages - firstly Kemps fall mentioned above meant they could got for a tactical in heat 12 and that Douglas was involve din about 5 of the last 6 or 7 heats! The t/s was for the conveniently or unfortunately ill Morris who hadn't done much in hi opening 2 rides! Kemp is such an enigma - one heat he is retiring after giving up at the back and then he is winding it on to try and pass Tobias / or outgating everyone to win - so inconsistent in a meeting! Track was dry - heat 2 the riders were finding it very tricky but for the rest of the night from where I was sat on the 2nd bend in the grandstand nobody seemed to be in any real trouble. I would give credit to Dickson for timing his tactical perfect and erm utilising his reserves well in light of Morris 'withdrawing' For the Witches Scott was great, Tobi faded after a good start probably me saying he may well go through the card after his first two rides. Tom again not quite enough - he couldn't land a blow to coin a certain phrase in heat 13 The Track still has the same track staff / Bob Ellis so how its prepared doesn't and shouldn't be too different from last season I would have thought unless the riders have asked for it to be so! Had Lawson and King been there I would have expected a (narrow) home win, combined i would expect them to get more than the 13 that PT and R/R got!

Think we should call this off it's likely to rain sometime between now and Sept! Actually looking forward to just seeing a meeting just my 2nd in 2026 so win, lose or draw I am determined to try and enjoy it!

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Do your duty Belle Vue and lose tonight 🙃

anyway moving on both Edwards and Nicholls had good nights for Plymouth so lets have a bit of faith for tomorrow!

Big night needed from the reserves and Scott! King has been great so far in 2026 so he will be a hard replace and Palm Toft will give it a go but i wont expect too much from him but lets hope he surprises me! Lets hope Tom is back to form too!

I think a lot of Witches fans will! 🙃 had the Stars lost then it was definitely 4 teams only!

I must admit having gone through all the heats I am a bit curious as to what changes should have been made? Batch was riding well. The only one perhaps missed apart from. Lidsey in heat 13 would be heat 8 and frankly Jeppeson was unlikely to lower Dans T colours! NKI wasnt really great but not convinced he would have improved on what he got in those heats I also disagree with him being clueless at Ipswich a few weeks ago he was on it with the reserve changes etc and forced a last hear decider!

Bit of a disaster but these things happen, in terms of what's needed for the league it keeps it a five horse race for the play offs - for now! Lets hope the right people are helping Tom right now - form is temporary and all that! Agree with the comments from Mike above - he's having to ride against out and out no1s each meeting and that's not helping right not but he will get there!

Good contribution from him and a decent hold on for the win, as others have said I think Northampton need a home win to get the interest back - we don't want them to be another Birmingham! My Sheffield supporting mate and I are planning to go when the Tigers are in town next!