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Taken from the Witches website: Monday, 03 August 2015 18:40

With Rogan Tungate still out of action we will be booking a guest for both Thursday & Friday this week. More details to follow...

 

Hmm new signing for the Witches? :neutral:

 

 

Maybe they meant rogue 'un but misspelt it?

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Comets Are Next Opponents For Witches

Tuesday, 04 August 2015 20:30

The Ipswich 'Sackers' Witches welcome the Workington ‘Thomas Armstrong’ Comets to Foxhall on Thursday night for a Premier League fixture.

Workington are one of four (possibly six) teams battling for two playoff spots and currently have eight points less than Ipswich but have four meetings in hand. With only six meetings left to complete Ipswich need to take points from every one to secure their place in that top six.

Their cause isn't helped after Nico Covatti picked up a hand injury at the PL Fours on Sunday and Rohan Tungate is still serving a 21 day ban. Ex-Witch Richie Worrall has been booked to cover for Rohan and R/R will be used to cover Nico, giving Danny King an extra ride.

Matt Wiliamson will be missing for Workington due to injury and Ben Morley will ride in his place. Apart from that they will field their usual team.

Ipswich 'Sackers' Witches

1. Danny King © 9.49, 2. R/R. 3. Gino Manzares 5.44, 4. Cameron Heeps 6.04, 5. Richie Worrall (G), 6. Stefan Nielsen 4.34, 7. Ashley Morris 4.19

Team Manager: Phil Hilton

Workington ‘Thomas Armstrong’ Comets

1. Ricky Wells 7.84, 2. Rusty Harrison 5.98, 3. Rene Bach © 7.55, 4. Kenneth Hansen 5.83, 5. Kyle Howarth 7.62, 6. Ben Morley (G) 3.00, 7. Matthew Wethers 4.09

Team Manager: Steve Whitehead

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Taken from witches website: It has been confirmed that Nico Covatti has three breaks to the index finger on his right hand

 

Taken from lovespeedway :

Nico has broken the index finger on his left hand in three places, said Witches director of speedway Chris Louis

 

 

So has he done both index fingers or just the left or just the right?

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Taken from the love speedway website

 

Ipswich ‘Sackers’ Witches have been dealt a big blow in their race for the Premier League play-off spots after Nico Covatti was ruled out with a broken index finger on his left hand.

 

The in-form number two rider joins the banned Rohan Tungate on the sidelines, after sustaining the injury in Sunday’s ill-fated and abandoned Premier Fours meeting at Peterborough, which also saw Newcastle and King’s Lynn rider Lewis Kerr flown to Addenbroke’s Hospital and placed in an induced coma after a bad accident.

Former Witch Richie Worrall will fill in for Tungate at Foxhall, against fellow play-off chasers Workington on Thursday night, with rider replacement being used for Covatti, who was injured after a clash with Peterborough’s Ulrich Ostergaard.

Aaron Summers will replace Covatti, who it is thought will be out for around three weeks, at Plymouth on Friday night, with the rider replacement facility being used to fill Tungate’s void.

“Nico has broken the index finger on his left hand in three places,” said Witches’ director of speedway Chris Louis.

“He was involved in a very big crash, but that has obviously been put into perspective after Lewis Kerr’s crash and the fact that he was placed into an induced coma.”

Covatti was in stunning form at Foxhall last Thursday, earning paid 16 points in the big victory against Scunthorpe and his absence has come at a crucial time with the Witches occupying that final play-off spot.

“It’s a massive blow without a doubt,” added Louis.

“He has been our star rider of the year, obviously we have Danny King at number one, and his average has gone up from 4.19 to 7.55.

“I thought he would be at seven or eight by this point, so he has done what I have expected.”

The sixth-placed Witches are currently five points ahead of seventh-top Plymouth and a further three ahead of eight-placed Workington and Louis is anticipating an exciting end to the season.

“It’s going to be really tight now,” explained Louis.

“We are one of the in-form teams, even though we are still a bit shaky at home and I see it being a race between ourselves, Plymouth and Workington for sixth spot, although I don’t think Sheffield are clear in fifth yet, so there may be a couple of spots to fight for.”

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At this stage, I am probably more concerned about Plymouth rather than Workington pipping us for 6th although both have fairly straightforward run ins.

Thursday is now a must win and something out of Friday's meeting would be very helpful.

Wouldn't worry too much on Thursday workys away displays have been as flat as a witches twit

Wouldn't worry too much on Thursday workys away displays have been as flat as a witches twit

sorry should have been twit
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Check the ipswich thread. Looking at the remaining matches the Witches could be in trouble

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any Ipswich fans praying for a rain off ?

 

No as i've got washing on the line

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Tonight the very brave Annie Keatley is having a skid round track with Chris Louis to help raise money for Somersham ward Ipswich hospital who have been treating her in oncology dept. One very brave lady.

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