Steve Irving

People will look at the name and immediately think they have a good signing but I’d be extremely wary personally. Only a few weeks ago he gave an interview saying he’d like a return to Poole one day and riding for anyone else just “isn’t the same” for him. Just how much is he going to put in at Peterborough? Ask the Lynn fans what he was like for them back in the day! And that was years ago when he was still in his pomp!!

Maybe not him particularly, but that’s why it’s really not worth rushing to complete your team just to satisfy impatient supporters. There’ll be a few I’d guess that will make themselves available between now and late March. Very little if any competition now (if Peterborough’s team is sorted) so sit back and see who becomes available in the next few weeks.

Hume on a 3 point average is a fall back option to a heatleader? That makes no sense. If Worrall has done a u turn and signed for Ipswich as you suggest, then Hume is completely out of the picture. I’m sorry but they’re not leaving the side over 3 points under. I’d suggest Batchelor if anything would get a call if Worrall ends up at Foxhall.

Absolutely not a chance in hell those two are the final Ipswich riders. No Sayfutdinov is totally plausible, but he’s not leaving the team over 3 points under the limit.

https://britishspeedway.co.uk/2022-rider-statistics/ That’s a fair reflection of the rider’s abilities across the season no?

Absolutely. Hume from what I’ve heard wanted a move to Leicester.

But that’s just pure guesswork though. Rew just breezed through the Aussie u21 championship with a faultless max and mixed it with established riders in Poland with a better average than the like of Luke Becker. He could be anything time will tell there. We know what we’re getting with Worrall though so you could say he’s the safer bet sure. “Post season”? What does that even mean? My averages were across the entire season which is a far better guaga surely? Every rider has spells where they have ups and downs during the season. It’s not as if Cook was riding his first season is it.

Hume had opportunities and offers elsewhere this coming season but Louis refused to release him just in case he was needed. I wonder if Louis feels he owes him a team place now that all the others have moved on and completed their teams. He should do to be honest. You can’t deny the lad the opportunity to earn a living elsewhere and then not end up using him yourself.

Take Rew out of the equation for a moment because he’ll be swapping with Hume after the first set of averages. The away from home bit is interesting, have you seen Ben Cook’s stats away from Poole? Cook’s 2022 GSA was 5.69, Hume’s GSA was 5.54 so very little in it. Hume did have a spell at reserve, but so did Ben Cook. The home and away split is where it’s gets interesting. Hume’s GSA split for Glasgow was 5.39 home, and 5.73 away so his GSA for the season was better away than at home. Cook’s split was home 6.93, and rather worryingly 4.32 away, nearly a point and a half less than Hume’s! That tells us he had a liking for the Poole track but was a poor traveler. Jack Thomas by the way had a GSA of 5.39 as apposed to Jenkins’ 4.46. Not sure Peterborough’s tail end will hold up away from home either..

Looks ok from those hand picked fixtures, but if you delve a bit deeper, not so impressive. His averages in recent season are 5.60, 5.22, 5.51 and this season 6.31 which suggests that is as good as it gets. He also had a spell at reserve which he won’t be getting at Peterborough. He did average over 7 for Poole for balance, but that was before these recent averages listed above

Worrall is at Peterborough.

Completely disagree. You don’t pass up the opportunity of signing Sayfutdinov if the chance is there. Just look at the excitement generated on your Peterborough thread when Carpman dangled his rod and hooked a few! A top two of Doyle and Sayfutdinov will get the turnstiles clicking and generate huge enthusiasm. Don’t completely agree with your tail end comments either. You can forget Thomas because every club has a rising star and he’ll be fine. Rew is a top talent, I’m convinced he’ll be fine too although you can never be sure until the action starts. That just leaves Hume who admittedly will be one of the weaker reserves in the league but he’s an improving rider who’ll mix it.

I think you’d both be in the minority and not even close. Would you get more of a buzz queuing for the first meeting knowing you’re about to see a combo of Ritchie Worrall and Hans Andersen or Emil Sayfutdinov? I think the vast majority of supporters up and down the country would take the hit of having a weaker second rider if it meant watching Emil every other week.

By signing him knowing that? Dunno, ask the wrestling fella, he’s the one for buses and throwing.

Completely different circumstances.

The only one that would be throwing Hume “under the bus” would be Louis not the supporters. Supporters don’t pick the teams.

I’m not having this one. He’ll be up against two heatleaders and and the likes of the two Worrall’s. He won’t be scoring a single point. I think you’ve got some duff information there.

No idea why don’t you ask them? But to my knowledge, Louis hasn’t been giving it the big “I am” with boasts about what he’s going to do on social media like this pillock has he? He’s been on the scene all of 5 minutes and is already giving it the “I’m a winner” self appraisal crap. Just pipe down and get on with it ffs.

Well we’ll soon find out if your new man is the real deal or simply full of sh!t.

The delay all makes perfect sense now. Ipswich have to wait until Peterborough sort their team first so they can then use whatever riders Peterborough decide they don’t want.

So what’s your team then Flappy? You’ve named Iversen, Holder, Tungate, R Worrall and now Emil. Which one are you now omitting?

I did indeed, and the fact remains that Tungate agreed a deal with Peterborough ages ago. Flappy has also since stated that Tungate was in, as well as Ritchie Worrall. They can’t all fit!

Why are you asking this question? Emil doesn’t fit alongside your “locks” does he?

This puts pressure on Louis to get one nailed now though imo. Things very rarely stay private and confidential in this day and age and he will know full well what is getting leaked through numerous sources. Announcing Batchelor and Worrall would no longer cut it and he knows it.

Whoever it ends up being, Doyle will have a quality rider as back up, unlike last year.