Sheffield Tigers 2025

[RS50]

First reaction is that the team is now weaker.

Replacing Hume, makes us slightly stronger, but is more than offset by the downgrade from Woffy. 

Still not sure if there were any better options. Lindgren or Lambert do sound better, but may not be available.

[TTT]

Had a feeling I'd be right on the replacements as they were two Championship HL's without a Premiership spot.

Replacing Hume was a no brainer but Sheffield really did need a strong No.4 in the process.

Picko has to be flawless on the road as well now though and do the job Tai would have done.

[spin king]

This shows that for now there are no big names ready to come over and ride in the UK.

Maybe later someone may decide to come over and take up a place.

But the Holder boys and Picko so far this season have started the season strong, and the team changes now sees Anders Rowe drop to reserve.

Both Sedgy and Kerr have rode for the club before.

Does it make us weaker as team quite possibly, but I think whatever the changes it was probably going to make us weaker.  

Edited 9 hours ago by spin king

[Steve Irving]

I’m not sure it makes a big difference. I like Hume the boy is a trier, but he’s probably the weakest number 6 in the league and would score next to nothing on the road. You’re obviously getting the trade off at the other end with Kerr or Sedgmen replacing Woffinden, but you’re also getting Rowe back down at reserve which strengthens that area considerably. The original line up looked unbalanced to me and not many Sheffield supporters were full of optimism judging by the predictions thread. This looks a much better balanced team to me

[Manifesto]

I expected Kerr and Worrall myself but the management have likely gone with the best options they had available. Kerr can perform at number 2 in the team if he gets his gating gloves on, Sedgy will drop to reserve once averages change and he will be a big improvement on Hume. 
 

big pressure on Picko to keep up the good start he’s had to the season. I still see us easily making play offs 

[Heathcote]

Just now, Manifesto said:

I expected Kerr and Worrall myself but the management have likely gone with the best options they had available. Kerr can perform at number 2 in the team if he gets his gating gloves on, Sedgy will drop to reserve once averages change and he will be a big improvement on Hume. 
 

big pressure on Picko to keep up the good start he’s had to the season. I still see us easily making play offs 

Worrall stated at CLRC that he would only ride in the Championship this year wants to get back to just enjoying speedway riding once a week 

[DJC]

They have to be commended on moving so fast to make sure they’ve got a full 7 but how Kerr is still getting a spot in the top league is beyond me.

Im still shocked that Poole went for him. Both will need a replacement by the end of May when he’s inevitably on the sidelines but as others have said it shows how hard it is to bring riders over. what happened to the Ukrainian lad that was said to be working in London?

[spin king junior]

Absolutely makes us weaker but I'd rather us make a change rather than running rr for most the season.

 

Must Absolutely be slim pickings and a bit disappointing that we've gone way under limit which will get taken up by Rowe once he's on his real average. But it is what it is, should be fine round Owlerton but I reckon we'll suffer on the road.

[RS50]

Before Woffy was injured we may have looked like a team with four heat leaders and three reserves.

Now it looks like three heat leaders and four reserves.

[Manifesto]

36 minutes ago, RS50 said:

Before Woffy was injured we may have looked like a team with four heat leaders and three reserves.

Now it looks like three heat leaders and four reserves.

Rowe has looked far better than a reserve as I expected he would, Flint has held his own as rising star (which we didn’t have last year), Sedgy and Kerr more than capable of scoring 10-11 points between them at Owlerton which is around what Tai and Hume would of returned. We have lost a huge rider and personality in woffy but we have to be real about the situation. If we can stay strong at home and pick up those bonus points that’s all that matters 

[JamesB]

I have some sympathy with the Tigers fans losing one of your top riders right at the start of the season.

As others have said, the options were probably very limited. I would expect them to still be strong and hard to beat at home but may struggle on the road.

Sedgmen was woeful at Foxhall last week.

[Midget]

Surley craig cook would of been a far better option than kerr or sedgmen 

[Teromaafan]

3 minutes ago, Midget said:

Surley craig cook would of been a far better option than kerr or sedgmen 

Kerr & Sedgy will turn up though!

[Midget]

5 minutes ago, Teromaafan said:

Kerr & Sedgy will turn up though!

Yeh suppose so.....

Don't think either are premiership standard though 

[Manifesto]

3 minutes ago, Midget said:

Yeh suppose so.....

Don't think either are premiership standard though 

If the Craig Cook who scored 16 points for Oxford last year could show up every week I’d have him. Unfortunately that was a flash in the pan 

[GeneralMelchett]

On the day both can be very good round Owlerton so it makes sense in a way to bring them in, I don't see Sheffield not getting to the playoffs and a lot can happen between now and Sept. Overall weaker for sure but overall probably the correct thing to do!