Nickinho

Shanes was riding around a 4.5-5 point average during his time at Birmingham. He certainly wouldn't be bad if he comes in on a 3-point-something average.

Give us a clue!

Poole fans don't really understand speedway. Thankfully they have a club owner and a manager who do.

Tim Brannon to Oxford

Strange how everyone loves Harrison, whenever I've seen him he's been distinctly average. Cairns is the much better prospect imo.

2.60

Anywhere between 8.21 and 5.00.

Berwick already looking strong. I think they are favourites to edge out Glasgow who don't have any riders.

I enjoyed the season and travelled around a bit. I would like to see track covering introduced similar to what some tracks in Poland do so there would be less postponed fixtures. Tarpaulin over the bends, wouldn't even need to put it on the straights as the wet dirt would spread evenly over the course of the meeting. There's too many rain-offs and it affects the number of supporters willing to venture out. A further British rider reduction from 2.5% to 5% would be nice as well.

On a 4 point average Lightyear is a no-brainer. He will make team building for 2027 a whole lot easier.

If it's Craig Cook you're speaking of I doubt any sensible team would touch him with a bargepole

He went into the crowd and told the Berwick fans "I hate Berwick and their supporters look like they've been given style tips from Wurzel Gummidge and i'm going back to the Monarchs next season!"

It's time to be honest and admit that the 2026 Tigers were no longer a force to be reckoned with and looked tired and jaded and were often put to shame by the guests (Drew Kemp excluded...) Exits from all 3 competitions to the Monarchs, the Bears and the Scorpions was a lacklustre effort and a complete overhaul is needed regardless of any loyalty to popular riders. This is a team that I'd love to see line up in 2027; Dan already appears to be back in the Red & White, there's talk of Cairns not being in the Pirates team plans for next season, Anders could probably be tempted and all the stops should be pulled out to sign Jody Scott. Victor is a no-brainer and it would be interesting to see a rider like Alex Adamson given a chance in the Championship like Reid Battye got last season at Berwick. Freddy is the only rider I would bring back from 2026 as there's still the possibility that he doesn't suffer 3 engine failures per meeting and actually kicks on a bit. And for anyone saying "But there's only one heat leader!" take a gander over at Scunthorpe and how they came within one superheat placing to winning the Championship in '26 with only one heat leader. 1 Dan Thompson 7.55 2 Victor Palovaara 5.64 3 Anders Rowe 6.39 4. Jody Scott 6.04 5 William Cairns 6.44 6 Alex Adamson 4.00 7 Freddy Hodder 3.31 49.37

He could have done with that improvement away at Scunthorpe in the semi final

Whilst some of the racing in 2026 was fantastic to watch the season was a dreadful one for the Tigers. Ashton Vale ended up on a bigger average (4.00) in last night's meeting than 'Super' Mario Hausl managed all season (3.79). Sam Hagon looked like an NDL rider at times and Freddy Hodder showed flashes but everyone said that about him last season as well. His average looks enticing enough to give him another year in the job though but i can't see KJP staying as his average is tricky to squeeze in if the management decide to go with 3 heat leaders again. He's also in his mid 20s so he's unlikely to kick on anymore. Leon Flint impresses at home but is often found lacking away so he may be shown the door. Cami Brown wasn't really at fault for the poor season but he wasn't exactly the Pep Guardiola of the Championship either. The club itself could look at trying to arrange home fixtures a bit better next season as this year almost 7 weeks went by without a home meeting during the height of the summer. Hot days are generally when the fans come out in large numbers. Just a thought. And on that thought here's my thoughts on what a strong 2027 team might look like, providing all the riders can be enticed to Ashfield: 1 Chris Harris 2 Victor Palovaara/KJP 3 Anders Rowe 4 Jody Scott 5 Dan Thompson 6 Freddy Hodder 7 ??? *it all comes to a fraction under 38 points leaving a fraction over 2 for an NDL rider.