Mr Snackette

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Nothing to do with whose "asset" he is. Lanham could sign for which ever promotion he wanted to. I assume that Ipswich came up with a much better deal than Rye House. Simples.

Certainly it has a big track, mind you I'm not sure how great it is!! In Robert Smith it has one of the best fish 'n chips located near a speedway stadium, and I reckon that "The Leaping Salmon" is one of the the better J D Wetherspoon pubs. As far as I was aware the whole of the town is in England, with the border some 5 miles up the A1. That said, in relation to Ipswich, it is the back of beyond, so F. Sitera (Kings Lynn) makes a lot sense.

By all accounts he already has a Tier 5 Visa. The only question is whether he needs a new sposorship form, and if so the GBE shouldn't be an issue.

Actually they very nearly got 2011 right. The two big mistakes were not producing a full fixture list at the start of the season, and a play off for the title. The shedule for this season is sadly a retrograde step, as all the evidence suggest that the fans want League fixtures, and see everything else purely as fixture fillers.

I thought he doubled up for the Deedbeets! I must confess if I were trying to promote an individual meeting at Ipswich, I would be more inclined to list Sitera as a Kings Lynn rider, rather than for a team from the edge of beyond!!

I was told some while ago that it was called "The Premier League Plate". In fairness I've not seen it listed as that anywhere.

According to the BSPA website Cory Gatercole has signed a deal with Plymouth. Whether he was ever seriously in the frame for a Witches team spot, only CL could answer.

As you say, I think it may well be that Lanham would rather ride elsewhere, than for his home town club. There is a view that the pressure of riding for Ipswich is something he doesn't relish. Certainly he struggled (and struggled very badly) when he has ridden for Ipswich in the past. This may have been down to any number of factors, the shape of the track, the successful career that his father had with Ipswich, or just the pressure of being a Witch. In fairness the shape of the track has changed, and now appears more to his liking. In addition, it may well be that the time he spent at Newport has also improved him. Riding for a small provincial team in front of small crowds with low expectations, may have helped in the development of the excellent rider he now is. The worry is that once he again dons the Witches race jacket, he may succumb to the pressure, particularly as he would be coming in as the Witches Number One. On balance I think it a risk worth taking, but at the end of the day it will be Lanham who decides where he's going to ride this season.

Good to know you're still about Muppet. Rumour has it that you have been to night school to brush up on your basic arithmetic skills, and to get a very simple understanding on the theory of Absolute Returns. I trust this went well, and you can return to the Forum as our resident gambling expert, with your head held high, and with your credibility restored!! Mind you that is just speculation........

How beautifully put. You are indeed an inspiration to us all. Your parents must be very proud!!!

Indeed he is. As a product of the Suffolk educational system he will probably know when to use an apostrophe as well!!!!

I appreciate that, but it has nothing do whether Gathercole rides at Plymouth, Ipswich, or neither.

I type this rather slowly in the hope the message gets through.....a little ambitious I know, but I'll give it a go!! The most recent posts on this thread relate to Cory Gathercole. Now as I understand it, Cory lives in Swindon with his girlfriend. It has been mentioned that he might be a target for both Plymouth and Ipswich. My point was that if travelling was an issue for Cory, Swindon would be virtually equidistant between the two. Simples!!!!!

Swindon to Plymouth 160 miles, Swindon to Ipswich 170 miles. So virtually midway between the two. Close enough!!!!!!???????? Closer than Ipswich.......just, by only just!!!!

The Ipswich Star has reported that Rye House captain Chris Neath suffered neck injuries and he is also waiting to see whether he will need surgery.

Remember - "He's not the Messiah he's a very naughty boy, who tried to get into the event without a ticket!!!" All right, but apart from the "the Witches Winner" , "the 400 Club", travel to away meetings, organising social events, running the Junior Witches section, organising the Rider of the Season awards, and providing funds to support the Promotion, what have the Supporter's Club ever done for us"!!!! Lovey: Excuse me. Are you the Ipswich Speedway People's Front? Committee Member: "F**k off! We're the People's Front of Ipswich Speedway!!! ...............with acknowledgement and humble apologies to all The Pythons.

What a strange posting. Not at the event yet offering an opinion as to what went on. Takes all sorts I suppose. I think most long term fans at Foxhall, have always thought of Dave as "special"!!! Few can claim to have coped a right hander from Mrs Clouting, without even knowing who she was!!!

I think you may need to do a wee bit more research!! The Tier 5 Visa is also the work permit. In order to get the visa a sponsorship form is required, together with a GBE. In respect of Ingalls it appears that the BSPA were reluctant to grant a GBE. However a recent tweet from Ingalls suggests that the position has now been resolved. As for Nelson who knows? There has been a suggestion that Len withdrew the sponsorship form, on the basis that Lanham was a better bet. Purely speculation of course, but a further element of the conspiracy theory was that this was all encouraged by the MC to help to placate the SRA. As long as the speedway authorities in this country continue to operate under a shroud of secrecy, rumour and speculation will continue unabated.

Personally I have never been a fan. I am of an age when the regular spectator would identify riders not just by helmet colour, but by their leathers as well. Whilst I freely accept that I'm probably in a very significant minority, I find the whole concept of team Kevlars very dull. Personally I found the old race bib was sufficient to identify the members of the same team, and their own leathers enhanced each riders individuality.

Unless he's changed his set up, he tended to keep his GP equipment with his European team in Sweden. Mind you this may now be different.

Regardless of what's on the suits, I feel number five is the ideal position for North. Particularly away from home you need to have your better riders at two and three, as these are the only two riders that will have three opportunities to take TRs. Number four is important to provide cover in Heat 14. So in my opinion I would go KD, TP, MT, MR, DK, RT, CH. Probably won't be though!!! I'm sure he was, and good on him. I think most Witches fans would suggest that he always appeared a little overawed when racing for his home town team, and it may be that given the success of his father with the club, that expectations were perhaps set a little too high. Racing for a very small provincial team, like Newport, where the bar wasn't set so high, probably helped him develop as the weight of expectation wasn't that high!!

If you judge a rider's contribution to the team just on his average, then both Neath and Lanham have better credentials. However as most Witches' fans will testify Doolan brings far more to the party. I would go as far as to say he is the best leader the team have had since Moggo, and with the make up of the team this year, he will probably make an even greater contribution. Neath has always struck me as something of an enigma. An average which suggests a very good rider, yet when you watch him race, he rarely does much to excite. So very competent, if not a little dull....which also sums up Lanham. I think most Ipswich fans know enough about Lanham to form a valid judgement between him and Doolan. Just my opinion of course, as is the view that Doolan will show a greater increase on his average over the season than the other two.

I'm sorry, but I genuinely can't follow the point you are trying to make

One has to ask, just how reliable is the BSPA website? The Rye House and Tyson situation is particularly interesting. On the BSPA site Tyson was shown with an average of 5.33 and all the rest of the Rockets had averages attached. According to the BSPA website: "Teams with rider averages against them have been declared and officially approved by the BSPA". It now transpires that Tyson's paperwork hadn't been approved, and his place on the BSPA's website line up is taken by Leigh Lanham. It doesn't provide a great deal of confidence, does it???!!!!