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Sheffield and Glasgow did a great job of announcing in 1 this year, Ipswich also did a good job in announcing their 1-7 over a few weeks. As long as you do a good job of it, either way seems perfectly fine. You have Redcar and Belle Vue doing it in front of an audience at a supporters meet and I think that is pretty effective too especially to have some of the lads in attendance. The drip feeding of news over the course of the winter is a bug bear of mind, that's probably a throw back to the Newport days when some years it felt we didn't know who would be there on PnP day though!

Could they have signed him in both leagues on both averages? If so, Knudsen seems an odd choice. obviously he probably wouldn’t have wanted to do both leagues but getting him in the championship on a 5 would have been some signing

Have to agree, only seemed to take him 2/3 laps to sus a new track out and he looked smooth and quick in his next rides. Surprised Leicester went for Cook over him- if he doesn’t end up at Brum that is!

Confirmed as expected. Video was a good idea but not up to their usual standard Harris Boughen D Thompson Flint Howarth Perry Hodder

13.4 I think. Dudek on an 8 and a 5 point newcomer to start at reserve?

Hadn’t seen that, hopefully that’s what it is

Gilkes announced he’s making an announcement about his future in speedway tomorrow morning. Hope it’s not that he’s leaving the sport. That would be 2 RS’ this season

Improved, more riders come away improved than not. Especially those at the start of their uk carers. There will always be exceptions to the rule. Perry being the most recent and obvious. I do agree with your point that they have a good eye which certainly helps that though.

Winning breeds confidence I guess. He started the season for both teams as he finished the last. The extra responsibility with Brum coupled with the lesser pressure at Poole is probably a fairer view. I'm no Poole fan but you can't argue that riders more often than not come away from there as better riders, especially the younger ones.

True, but I think the stability of being in a pretty much all conquering side brought him on that little bit further though. The biggest shock is replacing someone who rarely missed a meeting with someone who seems to spend more time in A&E than riding.

Melnychuk would look great around Workington if his performance at BV is anything to go by. Would need to keep him away from being paired with Foord though as it would be carnage!

I usually use this on https://speedwayteams2025.blogspot.com/p/ekstraliga-squads-2025.html Can't credit who keeps it updated though I'm afraid, I think it got it from a @racers and royals post last year - apologies if it was someone else!

Retiring or Oxford made him a better offer to do both leagues for them with Scotty out?

She was technically a world champion as well wasn't she?

Ukrainian? Melnychuk in the star after a UK place, after his showing at Belle Vue I’d say Worky would be perfect for him

He's signed for Zelonia Gora as well, can he ride in the u24 league at 15? If so it's a dangerous game to pin a season on getting him in half way through

Probably, I don't see him over here again after the year with Leicester. It's the kind of track he would do well at but as I said he seems very left field as a name.

Shame, that would have been some pairing!

Tobi confirmed, could they still get Lindgren?

Where has Kim's name come from all of a sudden? He was mentioned in the Brum thread too. Can't see him wanting to come back over at this stage

Milik?

In my mind, I had him at Brum to replace Lampart

No brainer on the 25% off and for me, if he maintains his 'proper' average then he'll have a had a great season. Don't expect a massive jump but a more consistent year from him is probably about right for his development at this stage. Looking back at his SGP2 showing, he was a little too conservative in the bends and was getting swallowed up. Maybe somewhere like Glasgow/Scunthorpe in the Championship will help him with that side of his riding or hopefully he'll get an u24 spot in Poland. Odd that he hasn't yet considering some that are already over there.

Can anyone divert Ryan Reynolds/Rob McElhenney to the NSS when they are over filming? That sort of interest would catapult the sport back to where it belongs. They're interested in investing into cricket and motorsport if rumours are to be believed, shame there's no history of the sport in Wrexham

Seems we're putting 2&2 together and coming up with a pretty handy no 5! He feels like the only stand out name that isn't already over here and has issues with his current club. Wasn't Steady helping him out a few years back?