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Well there is one Ipswich fan here definitely not laughing!!!Was gutted that we let Kev go, and whilst one part of me is chuffed he's found some form, it would be ironic if he stuffed us tomorrow night

Ok thanks for that explanation.

I find this all very confusing TBH, how was James Brundle last season NOT allowed to ride for Mildenhall NL after signing for Rye House in PL half way through the season?? and why wasn't Simon Lambert allowed to ride for both Stoke and Rye, and then to allow Joe now to double down??? Confuseddotcom!!!

Nicolai Klindt for Charlie Gjedde and R/R for Luke Bowen. taken from www.ipswichwitches.co

And such is his legacy still appreciated by all Ipswich Fans, he along with Rico made the ITV Anglia news tonight: http://www.itv.com/news/anglia/ scroll down a couple of items.

where has it been said that Kevin doesn't want to ride at No 1??

He just doesn't seem to have any speed in his engines. I know this will sound strange, but it appeared that he was going faster than his bike, instead of sitting back and opening the throttle, he was over the handle bars almost pushing the bike forward. It was so sad to see him last night when he was replaced in his final race, he cut a lonely figure sitting on some steps on the centre green.

What a brilliant meeting, it had everything but most importantly it had racing!!! Surely Kings Lynn must be given the play offs and final next year. Well done to all the riders for making a "proper speedway" meeting tonight...WOW!!!

Well going into heat 15 v Glasgow think you will find Rohan scored 3,3,3,3 sadly only 3rd in that heat...but I'm sure that qualifies as a max

Can I ask a question here, probably Mr S or Tsunami may be able to answer it, or at least give an opinion. Now we have Taylor Poole and Dakota North riding for us this year, both were "signed" by the Horrors a few years ago, and yet neither have ever ridden for that team. So how can they be "assets" of a club that has never used them?

thanks for the updates on this meeting

Witches back to full strength: http://ipswichwitches.co/ ! Lanham 2 Tungate 3 Doolan 4 Risager 5 North 6 Tresarrieu 7 Heeps

Lol was the question...how old is Tony, or how is "old Tony"?

Or Mr Lovey Paul, you seem to have been lucky lol!!!

from lovespeedway: Rohan is revelling in it BY mike baconTuesday, March 20, 2012 12:20 PM SPEEDWAY: Rohan Tungate is already living up to the hype that greeted his Ipswich Witches signing just before Christmas. The 22-year-old, from Kurri-Kurri in New South Wales, has been impressive in both opening meetings for the ‘Sackers’ Witches and is likely to play a major part in any success the Witches may enjoy this season. At Rye House on Saturday and on a track he admitted he had, “only seen on You Tube”, Tungate scored a paid 11 points from five rides and helped the Witches retain the Anglian Cup, with an aggregate two-point victory. “I must admit I’m getting more and more confident,” said the quietly-spoken Tungate. “I’ve settled in really well in Ipswich and things couldn’t be better. “I just hope I can keep scoring the points and I know I still have a lot to learn.” Tungate is set to be required quite a lot by the Witches over the next month or so. With Morten Risager set to be out of action for up to six months after crushing four vertebrae in his back at Foxhall on Thursday, and Taylor Poole for up to two months with a broken arm, Tungate and fellow reserve Cameron Heeps could be very much in demand. Indeed ‘Sackers’ Witches director of speedway Chris Louis says there will be one and possibly two new signings to aid his injury-hit squad. “It’s a huge shame because the boys had all started to bond,” he said. “They had been together for a couple of weeks now and I know the rest of the boys are devastated for Morten and Taylor.” One rider being linked with a Witches return is Leigh Lanham who was in superb form for Rye House, where he is currently on a short-term contract at Hoddesdon. He is an Ipswich asset, lives near the stadium and could move to Foxhall at very short notice should Louis wish. “Leigh Lanham is definitely an option for us,” admitted Louis. “But he’s one of a few options we have. He’s our rider and he likes the track the way it is now and if it was right for us, we wouldn’t hesitate to use him.” One or two fans queried whether there was something wrong with the track on Thursday night that led to so many crashes, but Louis refutes that. “There was absolutely nothing wrong with the track, it was in perfect order,” Louis added.

the lovely Charlie Gjedde!!

Yes Leigh will be riding for Rye this weekend: taken from Ipswichwitches.co New Signing Announced Thursday, 22 March 2012 09:38 | Ipswich Speedway have moved fast to sign club asset Leigh Lanham for the rest of the season to take the place of one of their injured riders Morten Risager & Taylor Poole. At this stage it is not known which rider he is replacing, much will depend on how both their injuries progress and a decision will be taken when their recovery timelines are better known. Rider replacement will be used for the foreseeable future to cover the other team place with all riders able to cover this apart from Leigh. Leigh was left without a team place when Newport announced their withdrawal from the Premier League in mid-February. He had ridden for them since July 2009 when he lost his team place at Ipswich (then racing in the Elite League) after struggling to return to fitness after a serious hand injury sustained in the opening fixture against Lakeside. (Ironically Morten Risager was drafted in as a temporary replacement by Ipswich at that point.) Leigh had a very successful season last year for Newport, competing in 36 meetings and averaging 8.30 points. He also rode in thirty Elite League meetings for Belle Vue in a doubling up role averaging 6.11 points. He had recently been drafted in by local rivals Rye House as a temporary replacement for Tyson Nelson who is having visa problems. Leigh will complete two meetings for them this weekend and then make his Ipswich debut at Foxhall against Somerset on March 29th. He is also due to line up in the Star of Anglia at Foxhall today where he says he is planning to test a new engine as part of his preparation for next week. Leigh will also ride for Elite League club Coventry in a doubling up role this season. Speaking from his Ipswich home Leigh said "I am over the moon to get the team place at Ipswich although I’m obviously not happy about how the place became available. It is sad to see three riders sidelined after just one meeting and I wish them all the best for a full and speedy recovery. Just two weeks ago I was out of a job and now I am part of what I believe is one of the strongest sides in the Premier League. I have to admit that I wasn't a fan of the Foxhall track before the alterations in 2009 but I love riding on it now and can't wait to get started. I already know Kevin Doolan really well as we have raced against each other for a long time. People sometimes forget that riders can be good friends even if they are on opposing sides. I also know most of the other boys as well and I think there is a lot of potential in the team Chris (Louis) has put together. I've never won the League Championship; wouldn't it be great if I could do it this year riding for my parent club in my home town!" Ipswich Director Speedway, Chris Louis, said "It is great to have Leigh in the team although the circumstances are not ideal. Despite this he will receive a great welcome from the rest of the boys and although he comes in at number one the pressure will be reduced by our overall team strength and he will be given every support while he settles in. Morten was released from hospital on Monday so he, like Taylor, now faces an initial recovery period before any comeback date can even be considered. Only at this point can we look at the options available to them". Leigh will be part of a strong lineup that will compete in the 'Star Of Anglia' individual meeting at Foxhall tonight, start time 7:30pm. Another ex-Witch Jesper B Monberg has agreed to fly in from Denmark at short notice to fill one of the final places. These two plus several other riders that always perform well at Foxhall and all your Witches favourites should combine to make the racing very competitive and almost impossible to pick a winner.

I think they call themselves "Berwickers" as they are really neither English nor Scots.

I should have added I'm not so sure that we had more falls than other tracks tbh.

I should think a big reason last season was the 2 Chris', love them both to bits but they did fall rather a lot, and of course mega mouth himself was always good for a least 1 if not 2 falls a meeting!!! Just over riding on their part, but not sure of any other reason tbh.

Yes he did

These are the ones I can remember CL naming last night: All 7 Witches Olly Allen Ryan Fisher David Bellego

And the witches will line up like this: 1 Doolan 2 North 3 Poole 4 Risager 5 Tressarieu 6 Heeps 7 Tungate

Here: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=268867823192315&set=a.268867506525680.63160.100002072994584&type=1&theater