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Hard to predict as we won away at Leicester and also got beat convincingly last year.. reserves could decide it. Going for a 48-42 home win Woffy to top score

Very poor result for brum after last weeks positive meetings. Pawlicki needs to hit the ground running

They’ve had 3 away meetings and been more than competitive. With a team that is arguably the best on home shale. I can’t see 4 teams bettering them over the season

Unfortunately reserves cost us big time today, Heat leaders on both teams all on the pace and mixing it with some good racing. Dan Gilkes looks way off the pace not sure if he’s lost all his confidence with last years injury, Edwards done ok so far mixing it and picking up a few points. See how they go at home. Thought Woffy was standout rider again could he top the averages this year? Bewley, Kurtz and J Holder didn’t score great but all looked fast and provided some action. 8 point deficit isn’t a disaster in all honesty. I think it will be close on aggregate

Another dreadful week of rain including today.. can’t see any speedway happening. A great match up this year BV and Sheffield. Think both at NSS and Owlerton scores will be close as they usually are

Me and the Mrs will be driving over from Sheffield for this. Should be a good meeting looking forward to seeing how Howarth performs as a no1 and a few riders in the Worky team which are abit unknown, think Craig Cook can really make a good year of it and rebuild his career, got it in him to be best rider in championship.

And it’s off… best decision to call it early

SHEFFIELD: Jack Holder, Kyle Howarth, Chris Holder, Josh Pickering, Tai Woffinden, Jason Edwards, Dan Gilkes. OXFORD: Maciej Janowski, Charles Wright, Nicolai Klindt, Chris Harris, Rohan Tungate, Lewis Kerr, Ashton Boughen. weather forecast is grim unfortunately for today so unlikely they will even get a lap in.. if weather does clear up.. I can see a 14 point home win for the tigers. Chris Holder will be keen to put a big score in, and I think Dan Gilkes needs to get out and win a race or two for some confidence. Oxford got a team that could do very well round Owlerton, their success depends on which Lewis Kerr shows up as he can look like a heat leader some meetings then disappear the next.

50-40 home win I think Toby will go through the card

Brummies deserve credit they had a big point to prove to the doubters they were well fired up, never seen Flint ride that well before and every rider showed potential. 10 points down after 4 races and gating like they were it was looking bad for us, It was a good comeback and 2 points on board. Chris would admit himself it’s not been the best of starts his gating was very poor last night but he’s defo been on the pace. Sheffields team is built to win big at home and claim bonus points. So far I can see us taking both bonus points from Oxford and Brum.

After such a bad start that is a great result. Brummies really getting out of the gate, I think they will be ok this year once Pawlicki back in and maybe they will make 1 change. can’t wait to see us back on home shale

The weekly forecast isn’t looking great

Keep faith. In the mean time try and go see a few meetings keep the love for it best you can

You’d think he’d be happy seeing some top flight speedway then

Rain due Monday which isn’t promising.. if things do change with the forecast I fancy Sheffield to win this by 10 points. We ran Oxford very close after having no laps as a team before this. Similar kind of track shape I think we will start better. hoping for some good racing I will be making the trip down Monday

Why not go support the 6 that are going to be putting 100% in for your club? And Scotty Nicholls isn’t no slouch

Very close meeting as many predicted. Woffy EF and C Holders fall cost us in the end but as a tigers fan I’ll take that, sets us up for the bonus point at owlerton. Janowski will come good for Oxford i don’t think it’s his type of track he will be very useful away. Great to see Wright back to his best always a rider who gives 100% especially after coming back from a bad injury. The terraces were full I hope Oxford fans keep showing up in those numbers a great addition to the prem. Think we’ve blown the cobwebs off now and can see us winning at Birmingham Monday (weather permitting)

Sheffield look rusty. Woffy flying apart from that unlucky ef

Leicester 48-42 home win. Think they have enough in top 5 to see them through in the opener

Not expecting much but I think one of Gilkes, Edwards may sneak 5,6 points in

Having a couple of rain offs for Kyle’s testimonial, the press and practice I am concerned about a couple of engine issues for our riders early on in the meeting having not given the bikes a proper run out yet. Setting off about 2, going to find a local spoons like a good old tight Yorkshire man

So hard to predict, Oxford team didn’t get a real feel for the track with the rain against brum but I don’t think many of the Sheffield team will have been Oxford before? going for a narrow home win 46-44

45-45

Disagree with this I like the different colour bikes

Very good lineup from the world select. Looking forward to it I’m sure the crowd will be huge