Steve55

If he can gate like he did last year (IMO) I don't think he will struggle. Besides if Koppe & Albin ride to their potential then we might see both of them in the main body of the team after 12 or 24 meetings. Here's hoping & keeping my fingers crossed, not only for the riders, the track prep & most of all the weather!!!! Must agree, I watched him riding round behind away riders - there could have been 20 laps in the race, but no way was he going to attempt a pass, he just rode around the inside kerb.

I wish!!! And I'll bet a lot of others also do. But 3-2-1 "you're back in the room."

Weren't these two the first signings for last years team? Please don't start rumours like this - they sometimes come true!

How many did stay and watch the second half that night when Albin rode at Owlerton? He was on a Berwick team bike which had mechanical problems, but before that he looked the biz. As I said before this kid could be a star with the right machinery & some decent sponsorship behind him. Reading the articles in the Sheffield Star it looks like this is what were watching next year. Just hope Hally gets himself sorted out early doors & the track is sorted & remains the same throughout the full season. Do the Stock cars really have that much effect on the track? That's another question that needs looking at!

He's a character - really? I must have missed something then, because every time I've seen him he gives the impression that he has the personality of a slice of bread. On track he never seems to interact with the fans after a decent win, and I've seen him ignore a young boy asking (nicely) for his autograph at the rear of the pits. Character - yes, but not one I want to see thanks. As for being a good rider can't argue with that, although some of his home performances were dire to begin with, he worked at it and seemed to have the measure of most riders when at home (Sheffield that is).

As they say "Your only as good as your last race!!!!!!!"

There are quite a few on that list I wouldn't mind seeing in a Sheffield race jacket next year! I'll probably be watching Richard Hall & Ben Wilson though. Oh well it was nice thinking about it!!!!!!

Think you'll be far better off with Josh, Vissing is injury prone & a lot of his injuries are self inflicted. No doubt he is a skillful and courageous rider, however he sometimes gets carried away & is far too aggressive on tracks he is not that familiar with. (The crash at Ipswich wasn't his fault & how he was excluded I'll never work out!) Unfortunately his aggressive streak is a reckless one & I've seen him on at least three occasions where other riders have been lucky not to also suffer serious injury as a result of this! You've got a good looking team there with bags of potential (jealous) if you don't finish in top three I'll be very surprised. By the way Jason Doyle should be PLRC champion, if only Rene Bach could have stayed on his bike - Cook had no chance!

I think that this has been a big part of the problem over the last few years, Track Preparation. It seemed to me that every week the track was prepared the same, you'd see Andre & Ricky from race one onwards perform because they knew the track. If they had a bad gate you'd see them wind it on and pick their moment. Now the track seems different every week and home riders take one or two races to get 'dialled in' - ridiculous! Ok so we all have our opinions on who should be in the team, I think there's a lot more involved than money which some people don't seem to understand. We all know it's important, but how do you instil loyalty into people? That goes for fans too. The years I've been going to speedway you go to see your team at home on a track that they know and have mastered and see if the away riders can beat them on it. This doesn't work if the tracks different every week and it's a toss up as to who gets the right set up first! The same goes for when you go to watch them ride away, unfortunately the other teams usually seem to have got their track preparation right, but as long as we give it a go then fair do's. Get the track right and no team (even Belle View) wouldn't beat us at home - LOL. As for Hally like my metal work teacher put on my report - "Must try harder!"

Well he's not riding for Sheffield that's for sure! A year or two away from Owlerton won't do him any harm, look at Ricky - really enjoying himself. Pity he picked up the injury, he'd have provided stiffer opposition for Cook in the PLRC!

Remember seeing him in the second half after one of the Berwick meetings last season. IMO he looked the business, had style, passed on the outside and with decent machinery could be a star of the future!

Ok so we have our 3 point rider, like it or not Jake Knight. Looking back over this last season it now seems quite obvious that this was already a done deal. Just out of interest does any Tigers fan recall seeing our 'official number 8' from last season - Jordan Tyrer, ever turn out on the track at Owlerton, even in a second half try out???????

No from me on the above. I know it's a long way from Plymouth to Edinburgh & vice versa, but it's a long way to both these venues from most places throughout Britain! It's good to get to see as many teams/riders as possible throughout a season, not the same ones over & over. Make tracks smaller???? Trackcraft???? Surely differing sizes of tracks can only make riders better, the more they ride the more they learn - well most of them. The new limiter that's being developed (which works from the tapes to the first bend) will also help in this respect I think. How many times do we see piles ups coming into the first bend at starts? If these can make starting safer & more predictable, more chance of having all four riders in contention throughout the race. Meetings down to 13 heats is a definite no. Keep it at 15 & if sponsorships available (A BIG IF), have three additional races at the end of the meeting for rider of the night. The 4 top riders from each team involved in 2 semis, first 2 in each semi contest a final - winner takes all!

From what I've heard Hall didn't come cheap last season, but I agree that we need seven riders who can compliment each other as a team, both home & away. It's the only way if you want to finish in the top half of the league!

I would agree, when there was talk of Swindon letting him go towards the end of last season, there were rumours going around that Sheffield were going to sign him, it created interest with some individuals I know who hadn't been for a while and their talking of making a return next year!

Have to agree with skj here, Claus Vissing is a good rider, who can pass both inside & outside at Owlerton, but after what he did to Paul Cooper coming into the third bend here a few years ago I don't think any Tigers fan would like to have him in the team however bad things might seem. While on about Danes another Klaus (Jakobsen) our last big asset signing, please lets not have him back as I've seen his name on one of our probable septets. I think he proved his worth last year, rides safe at the back most of the time and when he gains confidence and goes for it, falls off or gets knocked off and is then injured. No use to anyone, especially at reserve! Stefan Neilsen has got to be our 3 point rider,(said it before & will no doubt say it again) having seen him ride quite a bit over the last 2 years he has definately got potential & should be given his chance - please!

Don't think they'll be able to afford Lemon as it seems they've blown most of the budget on Simon. However I'd love to see him at Owlerton, as you say he'd bring a wealth of experience and advice for the younger riders and can still do the business for an old 'un. As I've already said forget Skidmore, but what about Taylor Poole, he's done it before at Sheffield, as has Stefan Neilson, he's got to be the 3 pointer!

Has anyone read the speedway star today? As well as referring to Simon Steads signing it also says that the promotion are in negotiations with Ricky Wells and Richard Hall. Wells deserves another chance as he rode well away, but struggled at home, mostly during the early season, but he was improving - slightly towards the end. However Richard Hall just doesn't compete away from Owlerton and can't wait to leave away meetings. As one of our heat leaders this year he just didn't cut the mustard and had some poor performances. He doesn't deserve another chance. Also I don't think I've seen it mentioned (if it has I apologise) that Skidmore was never coming back next year after refusing to ride in heat 15 in one of the later meetings of the season. The promotion criticised him publicly for this and it was quite obvious during the remaining fixtures that they'd fell out with him. I personally would like to see Stephan Neilsen ride for the Tigers next year, he's an exiting rider who doesn't give up. Saw him in his first meeting at Belle Vue for the Saints/Prowlers in 2011. He fell off, got knocked off, struggled with the track as all the riders did, but kept going - a hero in the making.