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Time will tell. We’ll see.

He hates it here.

Agree. You could always see it with Doyle even at an early age when he wasn’t particularly hitting the heights. Ruthless, determination, strong mindedness. As I said, you can just see it with some riders, not so much with others.

Mid 20’s when he started really moving. Take your point though. Sometimes you just see it in some riders, not so much in others.

Well this is it isn’t it, all about opinions. I personally don’t read anything in to averages attained elsewhere when it comes to UK racing. Doyle is immense here, less so in Poland. He’s done very well this year don’t get me wrong, but because of that I don’t see anymore improvement in him. In fact, I wouldn’t be surprised to see his average drop this year at Lynn with the pressures of riding in a heatleader berth. Maybe my opinion of him is blinkered slightly because he’s always looked abysmal when he’s come to Ipswich. Not an easy track for some riders granted. You’d have to think Mark Lemon doesn’t think there’s much improvement in him either otherwise he’d have made more effort to keep him. Someone has to go sure, but there were other options.

Me too. I’m not convinced there’s any improvement left in Cook.

So is saying Rowe is currently “way in front” based on the fact he gets rides in Poland. That in itself isn’t a yardstick to compare them which is what you’re doing. The only fair comparison is a comparison in which they compete in the same league. That is the ONLY way to compare where they’re currently at. Look, I know it’s absolutely desperate being a Lynn fan these days but trying desperately to claim some kind of small victory by claiming a rising star that rode for you this year (one that has already buggered off btw) is in a different stratosphere as a rival Rising star when it blatantly isn’t the case, is bizarre in the extreme.

Not sure I agree with that one. Personally, Cook is as good as he’ll ever get. Lidsey struggled early doors before regaining his form, so he for me is the much better bet on their current averages.

Ermolenko was a great rider for many years.

He didn’t at all. He didn’t receive any offer from Ipswich and isn’t likely to for the foreseeable future. Very difficult to turn down an offer that isn’t there.

You’re right, to be fair to him he did definitely improve in that area compared to the previous campaign but still plenty of room for improvement.

His biggest weakness.

Interesting post this. Don’t think you’re far out with the riders, but even as a rough guide that Lynn tail end is bonkers.

IF Rew ends up there, I can see him becoming a heavy hitter around the NSS very quickly, giving Belle Vue four heavy scorers at home. Big fan personally, talented boy.

Along with his parents. A meeting was held with all of them and Ipswich did the right thing. Joe was struggling to score a point home or away and was so down it was making him ill.

Ipswich aren’t “dropping” anybody. Every rider is out of contract on October 31st.

Well it’s going to be, this years team finished on 42.09. Unbelievably, out of this years top 4, Ipswich is the only team that finished below 40 and can strengthen the side. The other three will have to shed points somewhere.

I’m sorry but anybody who believes Jordan Jenkins was available to Either Birmingham or Kings Lynn are incredibly naive.

Wouldn’t be at all surprised if that’s the team, especially if it’s a 39 limit.

Brennan now needs to be dropping the Championship from his busy calendar. I personally thought he was spreading himself far too thin this year and he MAY have have progressed even further with a few more breathers here and there. If Ben Cook doesn’t feel Championship racing benefits his career anymore, then Tom Brennan certainly shouldn’t. He’s on an upward trajectory and has bigger fish to fry.

Good shout. Think they were interested last winter as well. Could slot in nicely.

There’s a domino effect with riders. If Brennan joins Ipswich then there’s likely no place for Ellis so could see him at either Lynn or Birmingham.

And neither should it be. Telling a 23 year old rider that he’s going here or there and he doesn’t have a choice, is utterly ridiculous. I’m not a fan of the scheme but if they insist on having it, cobble together the list and let all clubs fight it out amongst themselves and let the riders choose where they want to go. It doesn’t need to be any more complicated than that.

Confirmed that two riders, Anders Rowe and Dan Thompson both will receive a 25% reduction due to exiting the rising star scheme. Think Dan would have been in the team anyhow, but it’s even more important that he’s signed up so nobody else gets the benefit of such a hefty reduction. That will allow us to pack the top end, whilst also having a very good reserve pairing. Recipe for success.