Agree, I think Kim Nilsson qualifying is a negative for Lindgren's chances of a wildcard.
5 Man Teams in Denmark and no guarantee of starts could also sway riders decisions.
Agree, I think we'll see him in the UK in 2027 if he doesn't get the final wildcard for the GP's tbh (Assume Bewley and J. Holder are two of the three)
Only reason why I'm keen on Fricke is due to him being the best fit for when it comes to the NSS and Owlerton which are two tracks that always feature in the play-offs and ones that we struggle the most around.
I'd love to have Emil back though.
Became obvious very quickly though with the improvements from Blodorn/Zischke while other teams hit a brick wall when it comes to key riders.
Belle Vue acted while others didn't when snapping up Doyley.
Sheffield lost Jack and decided to pin their hopes on King's Lynn missing out on 4th place when running R/R with a vision to using Fricke for the play-offs (Gamble paid off).
King's Lynn will always be King's Lynn and they've even made Fricke underperform from Day 1 (Club must be a curse)
Brennan got abducted by aliens in April and hasn't been seen for 6 Months leading to Ipswich becoming a 2 Man Team most weeks.
Masters has had a terrible season for the Lions when they needed him to step up when signed as the No.5.
Belle Vue can only beat what's in front of them though and credit to them, Deserved Champions.
Brennan is a real tough one for me and I'm currently 51% OUT and 49% IN tbh.
My concern is that this year Tom has gone missing in a very weak League when we've needed riders to step up under big pressure.
For me the final decision regarding Tom's status should be based around whether we can get a spearhead that contains three from the following 4 (Doyle, Fricke, Musielak and Woryna)
I highlighted the point about Scotty as TM last night as well, The more I think about it, The more I like the idea tbh.
Has the respect of his fellow pro's, Knows the Club and British Speedway inside out and I can't think of anyone better to help bring on younger team members with his knowledge and experience tbh.
I think Mike makes a very good point here.
Tom's best seasons have come when he's had no pressure on him.
It was the same when he first joined Ipswich, We had Emil and Doyley taking the pressure off everyone else in the side.
Same, Think we need a complete reset in 2027.
This year's team needs to be ripped up considerably imo with King and Musielak being the only two riders to return.
Same here, I like the lad a lot and he's on a nice GSA but I think he may have peaked as a rider tbh.
I'd happily go top heavy with a No.1, King, Musielak and Woryna + a newcomer on a 5.00 to fill in at No.2.