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There still has to be a question mark on the rising star I’d have thought? On two fronts. One if Jenkins is allowed back on the list after previously coming off it, and two if there’s a picking order others will get there first surely.. Looks like the other 6 are nailed on if it’s 40, if it’s 39 then Ellis back in for Brennan and same team as this year.

Saw that myself earlier. I know the competitive nature of supporters is to not want your rivals to look good and sign strong riders, but there surely can’t be any true fan that doesn’t want him to return. There are few riders in Speedway that have the X factor but he’s one of them. Box office and he’s great for the league.

Because that doesn’t tell the whole story does it? They finished top and won the KOC by taking advantage of another clubs injury woes. Nothing wrong with that before you say, but they wouldn’t have done either if Ipswich were at full strength which papers over the cracks somewhat and makes Sheffield look a tad stronger than they actually were. Ipswich had already beaten Sheffield at their place once, and were on course to do so again until Emil crashed and that was even without Doyle. IMO the Sheffield fans are right to be sceptical about the make up of a similar side. They were vulnerable at reserve and you can’t rely on others getting injuries to their whole top end every year. I personally think a strong top two is essential to be successful, a strong top 3 not so much. I’d be picking two from three of the top end and then get in a stronger number 6.

So the team someone has heard from both Sheffield and Ipswich, puts them both just shy of 40 points. So are we to assume the leak of the points limit dropping to 39 isn’t true?

39.74 with a 3 pointer at 6. Won’t fit under the rumoured 39.00 limit.

What’s their finance got to do with it? Do they not still have to submit their accounts also? What’s in those accounts is irrelevant. You’re making excuses. Poland is a professionally run league, it’s been proved time and time again that isn’t the case here. There’s no excuse for having the conference in mid November. If clubs can’t submit their accounts sooner than that then it sums up the woefully run sport in this country. Birmingham needing time is an issue, but they’ve held conferences before and kept places open for clubs needing more time so that’s not really an excuse either.

I hate doing the Poland comparison thing, but they seem to manage all of that and get their houses in order before we’ve even had our conference! Some Polish teams are completed before our AGM starts.

Looks a good team, but you have to utilise Dan Thompson on a 25% reduction imo. That’s one immediate average jumper right there due to the reduction. Let’s not forget he spent most of this year in the main body of the team so you’d expect him to be one of the stronger number 6’s in the league. Doyle Rew Brennan Ellis Emil Dan RS Thats still the team for me if it remains 40. Barring injury, that’s a title winning team.

Think it’s fair to say he’s the one most Witches fans want to see signed up this winter. If Emil comes back and joins Doyle, he won’t have to worry about riding at 1 or 5 like he did at Birmingham most of this year. A Doyle/Emil/Brennan top three is as potent as it comes.

Well according to every non biased fan actually so no need for the sarky comment. The Ipswich team even without Doyle, was miles clear at the top of the table until Emil crashed out and would no doubt have been favourites. No guarantees obviously and no Ipswich fan has stated they DEFINITELY would have won it, but it was quite clearly the best team in the league it’s as simple as that.

Flint will surely be at Birmingham. They have the right to retain him and I’m not sure why they wouldn’t.

I think we’re deluding ourselves to think King won’t be in the team. He’s the team managers best mate. They upload twitter pics of themselves boozing down the pub, playing golf, darts, and they enjoying travelling to away meetings together. Unless the team manager goes, he’ll insist on working with his mate again. Some of those pics by the way include Louis himself joining them down the boozer! They’re all close.

There comes a point where you just have to hold your hands up and accept you’re being run appallingly. The biggest red flag on top of all the others was Musielak. This is a rider that has ridden here for Wolves, Swindon, and Sheffield and his commitment to British speedway has never been in question. He then turns up at Lynn and joins an ever increasing list of riders doing a disappearing act. Even before his injury there were strong rumours he wasn’t happy. If it’s not riders being unhappy and disappearing, it’s meetings being postponed for pathetic excuses. Kings Lynn are a shambles.

Something we all hope is true (well Witches fans at least) but if the rumoured 39 points limit is rubber stamped, Brennan won’t fit unless either of Rew or Ellis is left out. A 40 points limit and it’s as you were with Brennan for King. Anyone know the AGM date this year?

Mine would be similar to others Doyle (Captain) Rew Ellis Brennan Musielak Dan Thompson Rising Star I don’t think there’s any doubt those at the club want Brennan. Louis is a fan and has been for a few years and very nearly signed him last winter. And Hawkins dropped enough hints yesterday that he’d be a rider they’d like in the team. If he doesn’t end up at Foxhall that will be because he’s already committed to Birmingham next year. I’m more convinced on Musielak if as expected Emil doesn’t return here. Wanted the Ipswich move this year but couldn’t be fitted in. As disappointing as losing Emil would be, when one door closes another opens and you have to take the positives out of it. Musielak goes very well around Foxhall and comes in almost a point lower than Emil which can be used to strengthen other areas of the team.

May as well start this one now. Doyle and six others.

At least we have a choice. Stones and glass houses..

If Emil hadn’t had such a bad fall there wouldn’t be an issue. The blokes commitment over here isn’t in question. Didn’t miss a single fixture over here last year including the play offs, and wouldn’t have missed any here this season either. But riding here nearly cost his Polish team their star man when they needed him most, they won’t have been best pleased to say the least. There is no way on earth they were going to allow him to do the play offs here this time.

Either way id say it depends on Ipswich first and foremost whether they want to retain him even as the senior reserve. Jenkins has already publicly shown his gratitude to Louis for standing by him when he feared the axe due to poor early season form. If Louis wants him to stay, I can’t see any way he’d say no thanks and sign for Lynn or anyone else.

This has been discussed already on here last winter. Someone explained the rising star rule and I can’t for the life of me remember who it was, but it was a promoter or manager who said that a rising star who graduated out of the system couldn’t then drop back in it the following year even if his age and average allowed. That was some kind of unwritten rule that they were all aware of. Again though, things may have changed. They’d have already had meetings regarding rules for next year so we’ll have to wait and see.

Not sure where you heard that but there is zero chance Ipswich will pursue Rowe.

Musielak phoned Louis last winter but Ipswich couldn’t fit him in with Emil and Doyle. He loves the Foxhall track. Can see that one happening this time.

Some of the very best riders in the world over the years cut their teeth and honed their skills on the small technical tracks in the UK. Oxford asset isn’t he?

They seem to take pride in sticking with what they build over the winter and going with it until the end. It was Louis who made the pick and mix jibes against Sheffield last year, and before the Sheffield lot come on and say it was injuries and wasn’t their fault, they did sack a couple of British riders at the death. I always flip flop on the way we do things here. On one hand I’m a fan and want to see success, but on the other I find it difficult to criticise the way they stand by their riders when they need backing because they’re struggling. Others change their riders more often than they change their underwear, Leicester a prime example. Any neutral who doesn’t have a horse in the race should be backing Ipswich really for the way they do things.

Agree with this. Especially as we now know Lawson is available because he’s taken a guest booking for Lynn. Ipswich have gone for R/R for how many meetings now? Just how much effort is being put in to giving the fans a seven man team again to watch? On Emil. I think he’ll be back personally. If he doesn’t, it’ll probably be Doyle and Musielak top two. Not too shabby.