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Never mind 2025, this season if you included the average of the RS only one team was over 40 points at the start whilst the rest were high 30’s. If you’ve been taken in by the repeated guff from the witches trolls, it would be the last team you’d think of.

It’s imperative that we have a league where all teams are competitive. Last season wasn’t great once Belle Vue emerged as would be winners mid season but it was a vast improvement on the previous year. In 2025 Ipswich assembled an all conquering team that all had as champions with many saying they would go unbeaten all season and that it was the best top flight team since 1998. The trophy was sorted before a wheel was turned making for an uneventful league campaign. The points difference between top and bottom was a staggering 37 points (compared to the more competitive season after where the difference was only 26). Even the difference between play offs or not was 19 (only 5 in ‘26). Having a team like Birmingham cut adrift when losing a number one to a cheque book club using him as a third heat leader is just so far from seeing the bigger picture that it’s just sad. I remember the Brummies fondly and how we could do with them now in our scaled down league. We need to continue moving in the right direction as we did last year following the rather numb 2025 season. Will they learn, we will see. https://britishspeedway.co.uk/2025-premiership-table-fixtures-results/ https://britishspeedway.co.uk/2026-premiership-table-fixtures-results/ https://speedwayupdates.proboards.com/thread/22584/ipswich-premiership-semi-final-2024

https://speedwayupdates.proboards.com/thread/21234/sgp-r6-cardiff-13-2022 https://speedwayupdates.proboards.com/thread/22824/round-cardiff-17-08-2024 https://speedwayupdates.proboards.com/thread/23924/fim-sgp-r1-landshut-2026

It’s over 37. Cooper 4.86-2.5%=4.739 (4.74) Rory didn’t get the 2.5% reduction when he took out an ACU license.

Have I got this right that if Eastbourne or whoever what to open then they can only ride in the top division due to egos or is it up to them to make a business decision on which division they ride in? Reading posts it seems the former is the case and like the ferocious comments on here, I don’t agree with it. I do hope it’s not more ill informed social media chit chat posted with the sole purpose of having an unnecessary pop at folk.

Brady Norick Zach Tate Tungate Edwards RS In a (continuing) watered down league, I’d be happy with that.

Ipswich’s first signing was announced 07/01/26. Belle Vue, Kings Lynn, Leicester & Sheffield all built teams in the same timeframe as in any other closed season, so why is beating them hollow?

Discussion between Belle Vue investor and a would be investor looking to open up a new track. I see you got rid of another of your top riders, bit harsh. We had to. Eh? Their average was over eight and we are only allowed one. Why the hell are you signing two riders with eight plus averages. One was 7.50 and the other was 3 when we signed them. Right, so you have been a part of their development. Yes. Can’t you just have a good rider off another team to replace them? No. Why? Because they don’t have any. We would need to sign a lesser rider and help with their development. Sounds good. But we would have to give them up once they reached a higher level. Not good. Don’t other tracks bring riders on in the same way. No, so we have to send them ours. Isn’t there some kind of advantage or protection for bringing on your own riders from junior level, as I know it costs you a fair amount. No, when they reach a certain level other clubs tempt them with better terms. Why don’t you outbid them? We spent the money on running a junior team. Haven’t they done the same? No, so they can use the money they saved then entice someone who has come through our junior ranks. Investor promptly exits stage left. Only in speedway.

I’ve heard Northampton are offering 1 million pounds for their number one - per meeting! Could be rubbish but holds about as much water as anything else written on here I guess.🤣 It’s been mentioned on here that Cooper should move to Belle Vue to further his career but if he wants to come it’s for Belle Vue money, the level of which he is use to being at Lynn.

Where’s the long term planning. A five year plan to develop/build/improve facilities, both current and defunct tracks coupled with a sustained rider development process at junior and senior level and an ongoing improvement to the race night experience. Imagine if all tracks had implemented that 15 years ago instead of just wasting TV money and sticking their heads in the sand.

I’m less optimistic about major change in the sport. Ousting cartel members from the top table and replacing them with Mark and Rob should have offered more. I’m please with the introduction of Northampton and an addition of a top man to the team Mark put together will result in a competitive side. Having Belle Vue on terrestrial TV for the first time in decades was a great result but after that not much to write home about. Richard Colman talks the talk but the only thing he has done so far was marked by that thing we all (most) hate - self interest. I’m worried he’s another in the long line of here today gone tomorrow promoters and with a none existent line of would be buyers I remain concerned about the long term viability of yet another club. Looking through Richard’s ventures to date does not fill you with confidence as to his staying power. After the previously mentioned pluses from this season it would be a shame to see things drop back again.

I think the Klindt thing is a knee jerk reaction to his play off showing. I don’t see us replacing a young improving German with a near 40 year old Dane. If anything I think out of our two guests in the final, it would be Mitch that joins us despite his zero score at Sheffield. I think we will have a Cook, especially as it’s best to leave Jaimon at Northampton as they continue to establish themselves. It’ll be his first season in a team not put together by Mark. The top two will join forces for a seventh season (less one for Dan when Godfrey famously blocked him following Dans announcement on twitter about his return in ‘22) The last spot in the top five is the perennial mystery as we always have to make a change due to the points limit unfortunately. It would be great to keep continuity at reserve but that would take some leeway from the powers that be (riders have ridden in a U21 position whilst being 21) and a firm rejection to the cheque book clubs circling once again.

I think the Klindt thing is a knee jerk reaction to his play off showing. I don’t see us replacing a young improving German with a near 40 year old Dane. If anything I think out of our two guests in the final, it would be Mitch that joins us despite his zero score at Sheffield. I think we will have a Cook, especially as it’s best to leave Jaimon at Northampton as they continue to establish themselves. It’ll be his first season in a team not put together by Mark. The top two will join forces for a seventh season (less one for Dan when Godfrey famously blocked him following Dans announcement on twitter about his return in ‘22) The last spot in the top five is the perennial mystery as we always have to make a change due to the points limit unfortunately. It would be great to keep continuity at reserve but that would take some leeway from the powers that be (riders have ridden in a U21 position whilst being 21) and a firm rejection to the cheque book clubs circling once again.

Not factual correct. Talk about adding insult to injury. Rules say we need to lose riders then the forum not rights have a go at us for losing riders. Only in speedway.

Not factual correct. Talk about adding insult to injury. Rules say we need to lose riders then the forum not rights have a go at us for losing riders. Only in speedway.

Déjà vu indeed. 😡

I don’t think that’s true when other clubs can use the money they have saved over the years by not running a junior development side on coaxing a young lad over on inflated terms. Madness.

With nearly half of the top nine riders being Belle Vue 2026 riders, I can see us having to release lads once again to bolster our opponents.

I can see legs in this thinking as Tom isn’t daft and has almost always driven his career correctly. He just has to look at him and Jason, last season just over half a point separated them whereas now, having gone to separate teams, it’s nearly three points. The wage demands he’s been used to to recently won’t stack up with The Aces but if he sees the bigger picture and he gets offered the opportunity I think we can all agree it’s a no brainer.

I can see legs in this thinking as Tom isn’t daft and has almost always driven his career correctly. He just has to look at him and Jason, last season just over half a point separated them whereas now, having gone to separate teams, it’s nearly three points. The wage demands he’s been used to to recently won’t stack up with The Aces but if he sees the bigger picture and he gets offered the opportunity I think we can all agree it’s a no brainer.

Brady 7.50 Zach 5.57 Max 4.84 Jaimon 4.00 Norick 4.00 Dan 3.00 Tom last pick RS Didn’t break the bank signing this lot.

When William joined the Colts in 2024 he looked a good prospect and someone worth investing in. It would be a shame to see him elsewhere in 2027 but the trouble is you get other clubs offering ridiculous terms, pushing up rider demands and needlessly taking money out of a cash strapped sport. If only they had used that money to bring on their own riders. Bigger picture guys! Belle Vue will never win a bidding war against the cheque book clubs, something I highlighted when we had a league of 11 and I’m sadly still doing it now we have a league of only six.

Given the major surgery required to the table topping Aces and the new U21 rules plus the fact it seems to be 37-38 limit on the top five, the murmurings seem to indicate this team to try and retain the trophy is. Brady Kurtz Tom Brennan Robert Lambert Jaimon Lidsey Dan Bewley Beau Bailey William Carins

So you don’t attend due to other people not attending. It wasn’t a given that The Aces would qualify until part way into the season. Why did you not attend for those earlier meetings? PCMT was on a Monday. Hope you enjoyed it. If you like variety just watch the other teams visit once, like the good old days. You would get your variety and the club would get five extra ticket sales. Jason didn’t help Sheffield qualify at all. Take his points away verses Kings Lynn and it would have been 2 points off the tigers and 2 to the stars, meaning Sheffield still qualify. Take his points off for the lions meeting and Sheffield would still have won the meeting. All the TV deals done for the last 30 years have all been clinched whilst the guest system was in place. The guest system has been around for (what feels like) ever. Why is Nicolai so different to Jim McMillan guesting for The Aces in our most famous KO cup win in 1973? I do agree that a new signing should be allowed but with this site as evidence the majority of fans wouldn’t like it and prefer guests. There was a lady offering free face painting for kids and adults alike. The presentation was our usual apart from the flames near the start line.