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Fancy aces by 8. think BV will be hot out the blocks and may take Doyle a few meetings to get back into the swing of things

A good run out for Flint yesterday in the GB team scoring 8+1. I do think he will one of our key riders next season. We know the top 4 are our strength as it was last season. Are we better or worse off than last year? Howarth, Gilkes, Edwards v Rowe, Hume and Flint. We know Kyle can put in big scores round owlerton but was very poor away im hoping Rowe can balance that out riding at 2. Hume for me is poor I would have preferred Dan Gilkes back but he is a tryer so will give him a chance. Flint can put in a performance in the prem and then next meeting be absolutely nowhere. Need him to step it up this year and be the stand out RS in the league if we are to win any silverware

Now all teams have been announced… Ipswich, Sheffield, BV look strong. All heat leaders are strong riders especially on home tracks so for me the lower order riders will be the key. Thompson, Ellis, Zischke, Blodorn, Rowe, Flint.. if one of them can step up a gear or two the team will be really hard to beat. I fancy Brum for 4th spot. Think if Tobi finds his 2023 form he will inspire the rest of the team

Fair play to the brum management they have put a solid looking team together when heat leaders were hard to come by. MJJ had a solid season in the polish league 2024 averaging more than Bewley, Fricke, Lindgren. don’t think he’ll be a slouch in the prem by any means

When watching it live I was directly in line with Emil and Jack coming in to bend 3, both threw the bikes in hard. Emil actually had the room to go round Jack (who was about mid track) I think if he had the footrest he would have handled the bike through for the win. It was so high speed which made it a spectacular crash.

Holder is the better rider overall when both are on their game

Is the Oxford team that bad? It’s a similar match up to Kings Lynns in my opinion. Everyone fancying them for play offs although I can’t see anybody matching up to Ipswich, Sheffield and Bv. The last rider needs to be a solid rider who can hit their average home and away and they should be competitive

So far so good for Brum. Building a solid looking team

It’s obviously a very similar line up to last year which did work for the most part. Rowe v Howarth id pick Rowe, improving and looks so much smoother than Kyle on a bike. Hume v Gilkes id pick Gilkes purely on fact there is a chance he could improve but likely to score very similar next year. Flint v Edwards I couldn’t choose one over the other both prefer smaller tracks, Edwards could pop up with a heat 2 win but never really got in the mix most weeks. Flint has put himself out there in Poland and with team Gb I think he could step it up a gear or two given the right equipment and confidence in a winning team

Dan Gilkes was never going to be the key rider in the team and Hume will be the same. Both let’s be honest are poor riders at prem level. can genuinely see us struggling away from home, should have more than enough in the tank at home with all 1-5 capable of scoring big. If overall team averages drop management will be hooking Hume straight out the team

Dan Gilkes must be costing some 😂

Not a bad team at all

Gilkes seems very professional and dedicated to the sport I can’t see him leaving speedway any time soon. If he has had an offer from Oxford maybe there’s a bidding war going on. Could we get a Christmas miracle and Facundo Albin return on a duel Argentinian/British passport

Great to see all the heat leaders back from 2024 and more importantly Picko who I think average close to 8

If Borke or Thomsens average can be converted from championship id be more than happy with that for last rider