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Great to see Emil back. Loved Emil's words in the PR, He is determined to win the league with Ipswich and he's not going anywhere until he does it. Those aren't the words of a guy who's half asked and only in Britain to top up the bank account. 100% dedication from Emil.

The more rumoured 1-7's I see, The more I rate KL's potential 1-7's. And you know that I don't like to give Buster any sort of credit lol.

BV will make the play-offs for sure, Always will due to the NSS form. Zach for Ben is a big drop off imo, Zach's a good rider but Ben's home form was mustard (Had more 1st places then 2nd, 3rd and 4th's) Big shoes to fill.

It's a solid side again imo, BV and Sheffield's rumoured 1-7's would be weaker than this years as well so Leicester should be in the mix again if they do get the 1-7 that we've put together recently on a couple of threads.

I actually think it will be your side now after thinking about it. Just got a Stewart Dickson vibe to it, UK based 1-7 and just the one change from last years side so it ticks the continuity box as well. I know the Masters/Douglas rumours doing the rounds but I've got a hard time believing any rider would sign for Birmingham if they had multiple offers/intrest from other clubs. Birmingham can easily go under at any stage next season and they can easily fall behind in rider payments so I think they'll end up with 6 riders that nobody else wants tbh.

Depends on who Oxford can get as a No.1, They'll get Musielak if they cant get a GP/Ekstraliga rider at No.1 imo. Unfortunately I fear the worst for Brum as I don't see anyone chosing them over another club if a rider in question has multiple offers on the table, Birmingham could go bust at any stage and they could fall behind in rider payments if things turn sour.

I agree, I don't rate that 1-7 at all tbh, Great top two but it's an awfully long tail especially away from the NSS.

When is Nick Morris' ban over?

You never know, Stewart might go against his usual thought process when building a 1-7 (UK based riders) I think I've got 5 right as I don't see Masters leaving, Stewart will certainly want him back considering Sam is his rider of the season, I don't think anyone would opt to sign for Birmingham over a club that's financially stable as it's a case of playing with fire to a point where Birmingham could run out of money at any stage during the season. No.6 should be Sedgmen or Kerr though, I keep throwing Kerr into the mix because he's clearly a rider that Stewart likes considering he's signed Lewis for Berwick and Leicester over the last 2 seasons whilst putting faith in Lewis to guest for the Lions this year in the crunch play-off meetings.

Two from King, Rew and Ellis doesn't really matter imo. As long as Ipswich pounced on Brum's issues to snap up Tom Brennan then only injuries can stop Ipswich from a clean sweep of silverware next season. Wouldn't even need to know other teams 1-7 as Ipswich's side would be stronger than this years side that was dominating the league.

(Won't happen) but how many Brum fans would jump at the chance of having this 1-7? 1. Musielak 8.21 or Lindgren 8.13 2. Z. Cook 5.57 3. Douglas 7.30 4. Brennan 6.52 5. Masters 7.32 6. Lampart 4.93 7. Edwards (RS) 39.86 / 39.78

The NSS is my favourite track in the world but If I was a Young Speedway rider who wanted to ride in the UK in order to better myself by learning new skills on the tougher/rougher British tracks then I wouldn't bother signing for Belle Vue. I wouldn't be learning anything new from it because it's basically a Polish track based in the UK and I can ride those every weekend in the Ekstraliga leagues without having to spend money setting up in the UK. Tracks like Ipswich and Leicester is where I'd want to be if setting up in the UK as it offers something completely different to Poland.

Stewart normally always goes down that route so we shall see, The rumours though are giving Lions fans some hope of getting Fricke some rock solid support at No.5. I agree. Vaculik did ride over here at one stage as well, Got injured at Swindon if I remember quickly and then he never returned.

I've got no idea but if I was to throw out a name then I wouldn't be surprised if it was a Gorzow rider like Vaculik or Thomsen considering the mess the Polish club are currently in. I don't think Vaculik rides in Denmark or Sweden either.

I agree, Foxhall will help his development more than the NSS imo, Anyone can ride a big fast track.

Can only be a big hitter that's new to British racing or a returning rider to the UK after spending a few years out.

I don't know what some BV fans are talking about then in regards to BV's pursuit of Rew lol. If they cant better or at worst match Ipswich's offer then they've got no chance of signing him.

Would Ipswich get into a bidding war for Rew if BV flashed the ££££? Ipswich wouldn't lose out imo because they'd end up with Ellis who's statistically very strong around Foxhall anyway and he's a little bit better than Rew away from home. It's win win either way.

Worth noting that Rew did spend almost the entire season at reserve taking 6/7 rides regularly though.

Maybe Oxford other than that I don't see where Antti fits. I've got the tail end of teams down for this (No.2, 6 & 7 going by GSA's) BV - Blodorn, Zischke & Mulford BIR - Z. Cook, Lampart & Edwards IPS - Rew/Ellis, D. Thompson & Jenkins KL - Kvech, Harris & Boughen LEI - Howarth, Sedgmen/Kerr & Hagon OX - Riss, No.6 & Killeen SHE - Rowe, Gilkes & Flint

I've got the same 1-7 pencilled in.

This is why I'm cheering on Ipswich whilst the Panthers aren't on track. Ritchie's supporting our fight to reach our goal so it's only fair that we support Ipswich's fight to reach their goal (PREM Title)

The strongest 1-7 I could come up with using realistic riders only and turning a blind eye to the Douglas to Brum rumours would be this. 1. Fricke, 2. Howarth, 3. Masters, 4. Becker, 5. Douglas, 6. C. Cook & 7. Hagon (RS) = 39.93 If Leicester want a big hitter then they'll have to be sitting ducks at reserve because Hagon needs a strong No.6 to partner him at reserve considering how much he struggled as RS.

If injuries don't strike again then Ipswich stroll to the title. Basically a 1-7 that's stronger than this years 1-7 that was firing on all cylinders where's other teams will be weaker by having to release riders.

What I'm trying to say, If Oxford were going top heavy in 2025 then both reserves would've been Cheetahs riders for sure (Killeen + Boughen/Jenkins) in order to get some continuity going and one of Boughen/Jenkins would've opted out of the RS scheme if they had a guaranteed deal to be the No.6 for the Spires because the rider in question wouldn't be missing out on a team place by opting out of the RS scheme. That's why I don't believe Oxford are going top heavy.