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Is Lidsey a done deal at Northampton likewise with B. Cook at Sheffield?

Nilsson, Riss and Foord.

Nothing is certain, Play-Offs add unpredictability and drama.

I'm not writing off Northampton just yet. Lidsey won't be that bad again, Musielak is capable of scoring well, Thomson is improving year on year plus Morris and Iversen are solid scorers. If Belle Vue pull a rabbit out of the hat then it will be the same 4 Clubs in the Top 4.

Agree, Main Challenge will come from Leicester imo as the rumoured 1-7 looks fantastic tbh. Got a lot of experienced riders on low GSA's, Powerful Top 2 and someone at reserve who'll be one of the better No.6's. The League needs a strong Belle Vue so I hope they can pull a rabbit out of the hat.

I'm not so sure on Belle Vue yet tbh, Need to pull a rabbit out of the hat imo because they've lost a lot of points when it comes to the No.5 and No.6 positions. They even look weaker in the engine room department compared to other Clubs rumoured 1-7's on paper. They've got Brady granted but he still needs some form of backup.

Cats finally out of the bag. Welcome Dan! Good move for him as the GP circuits are getting more technical with every passing year so riding Foxhall every week can only help him when it comes to his World Title push in the GP's. Even though Lambert is the current World Champion, I think it's fair to say that all British Speedway fans would much rather see Bewley become the Individual World Champion as he's a proper Brit at heart. Hats off to Mayfield once again who've gone above and beyond on all fronts, Not even in December yet and they're not playing around.

Would we see the same outrage if Ipswich signed Paco Castagna on his current 3.64 GSA after he qualified for the GP's via the GP challenge? Would fans be calling for the higher ups to bump Paco's average up by over 2.00 points based on a one off meeting?

Masters won't be that bad again imo. Leicester marginal favourites over Ipswich for me going by rumoured 1-7's purely because the engine room features more tried and tested riders than Ipswich. Both teams look head and shoulders above other rumoured 1-7's though.

It's sour grapes though Phil. The way your lot are going on anyone would think Mayfield are signing Lindgren on a 6.00.

Phil -> Hi, Mark Mark -> G'day Phil -> Not Really Pal, It's a bad day because I'm still gutted about Dan. Mark -> Aren't we all, It's a good job that I'm an Aussie otherwise we would've lost Brady to them as well. Phil -> I know right, Have you heard about Nilsson? If yes then you need to stop this from happening. Mark -> I'll see what I can do, No promises though. Phil -> Thanks, Pal. Mark -> No worries.

If you thought the sour grapes were already bad, Just wait until the first picture of Bewley in Witches kevlars is released. A new river will be discovered in Manchester that's for sure.

Every Club will need some experienced Leaders in the pits due to the amount of youngsters in each team. Some of the youngsters have bright futures granted but they still lack experience to a point where they've still got a lot to learn and who better to learn from when it comes to riders like Doyle, King, Harris and co to name a few.

If Belle Vue for example try to block a move for a 4.50 Nilsson. Then Ipswich should block a Belle Vue move for Pawelczak on a 6.00. Introduce a new rule in 2027 that states all non-GP top tier Polish League riders will be given a minimum 7.00 assessed average due to them being classed as part of the Elite. Pettiness can work both ways.

Can't whack a couple of points on someone's assessed average purely based on them having a great night in a one off meeting. It's the GP qualifying criteria that's silly because any half decent rider is capable of having a good night on the bike to a point where they find themselves in the GP's. Nilsson has been riding in the lowest Polish tier for Landshut along with riders like Leon Flint, Erik Riss, Charles Wright. Other riders in that League are Thorssell, Masters, Lahti and co. which is British engine room standard. This year Mayfield were rumoured to sign Thorssell at one stage on a 4.50 and as I highlighted last night Oxford signed Gusts on a 4.50 in 2025 while Nilsson doesn't meet criteria's mentioned in the 2026 rule book. Therefore everything points towards 4.50 even if I admit that it's a little on the low side.