Premiership 2025 Predictions

[StarBoy]

1 hour ago, Arch Stanton said:

Monday May 5th 2.15pm start. It’s on Ipswich’ fixture list and always has been. Not sure about Lynn’s as haven’t looked. 

The Lynn away meeting at Ipswich, yes. There is no mention of the reverse fixture as a ‘double header’. 

[StarBoy]

3 hours ago, Arch Stanton said:

Love a Bank Holiday afternoon meeting. Don’t always produce the best of racing strip particularly in the summer but the extra numbers and atmosphere make it a great occasion. Looking forward to the  East Anglian derby on May bank Holiday. Lynn having a more competitive side this year will add to the interest. Will be a bumper Foxhall crowd that’s for sure. 

Apologies - I did misread your post and thought you meant a Bank Holiday double header. Please excuse my ignorance 

[siggysigalos]

We are nearly into February, and Speedway gets ever closer, and i simply can't wait.

Team building has been somewhat interesting, and there are a lot of If's and Maybe's, especially with a few new riders coming over, and a few movers from last season.

Bit awkward predicting my team to win it, but Ipswich would surely be most people's favourites ( Minus Injuries of course), that bit's easy, but we all know what happened last season, so anything is possible.

On the rest, Irrelevant of me being an Ipswich fan, i don't see Belle Vue retaining their title, or making the final, big season for Kurtz in the GP's, he will certainly be concentrating on that and Poland before he worries about the UK, and i agree with most Zach is no Ben. So Play Offs yes.....Nothing after that, although they could win the KO Cup, as they ride Ipswich right at the start of the season, and to be fair, those meetings could be a lottery.

Sheffield will rely heavilly on the big 3, but Picko and Rowe could be key, especially around Owlerton, and for me i see them Again as Ipswich's main challengers.

Final Play Off Place is anybody's for me apart from Oxford....Lynn...They lack an out and out Heat leader, will go very well at home, and start as slight favs out of the rest for top 4..... Lawson and Kvech the key there this season, and definetly not Harris.

For me Leicester and Birmingham are a real unknown, just don't know what to expect, i hope Birmingham and Keynan Rew do well, i think we will know much more about them around Mid May, it's just a bag of Allsorts. Leicester are the team i want to make top 4, but Lawson is a big loss for them, and when Fricke goes missing (as he does...often)i worry that Howarth is No Lawson and Douglas,Masters and Becker have to start the season well, if they don't Leicester could finish 6th, but for me id love to see them back in the Top 4, as i aim to do many visits again to Leicester this season, love the crowd and the Atmosphere at Leicester, but boring as it sounds, could be 4th,5th or 6th.

Oxford....Another track i will do a few times this season, and that is based on the friendly crowd, enjoyed all 3 visits last season......But, None of us know the ins and outs of their Team Building, but huge pressure on Janowski, Tungate and the returning Kildermand, and a massive season for Riss, he and Charles Wright really do have to up their game away from home, as i fear some big defeats on the road if they dont. Gusts is interesting, and looking forward to watching him in the UK and Killeen will definetly get better, but i just feel they have come up to short, i hope i'm wrong but i do fear the wooden spoon for the Spires.

But how great it is we have 7 Teams going to tapes, we all knew Poole and Ford would back out of the Cup, biggest betting certainty in all Sport for 2025 that one, but we all now need to dust ourselves down coz the season isn't far away, and for us who have got teams to follow, let's not forget those Wolverhampton, Peterborough, Swindon, Coventry Supporters who still wait for the smallest bit of positive news on their tracks coming back to tapes in the Prem. Wouldn't it be great if just 1 of those returned, but fingers crossed more than 1 comes back.

See you all in March,Iversen's Testimonial and the Ben Fund Bonanza will be my 1st taste of Speedway in 2025......And it can't come quick enough.

[Arch Stanton]

2 hours ago, StarBoy said:

Apologies - I did misread your post and thought you meant a Bank Holiday double header. Please excuse my ignorance 

No probs. 

[foreverblue]

Personally from my point of view I think top 4 are cut and dried, Birmingham, Leicester and Oxford look like they will struggle. Kings Lynn could do a Peterborough with a strength in depth but unlikely, I would think it is between the other three but with Sheffield a lot depends on how Rowe goes, he could be a key rider, Hume will struggle and I doubt Flint will improve much so good top 5 but bottom end could be a let down so I expect a Ipswich v Belle Vue final.

[AceBelle]

1 hour ago, siggysigalos said:

We are nearly into February, and Speedway gets ever closer, and i simply can't wait.

Team building has been somewhat interesting, and there are a lot of If's and Maybe's, especially with a few new riders coming over, and a few movers from last season.

Bit awkward predicting my team to win it, but Ipswich would surely be most people's favourites ( Minus Injuries of course), that bit's easy, but we all know what happened last season, so anything is possible.

On the rest, Irrelevant of me being an Ipswich fan, i don't see Belle Vue retaining their title, or making the final, big season for Kurtz in the GP's, he will certainly be concentrating on that and Poland before he worries about the UK, and i agree with most Zach is no Ben. So Play Offs yes.....Nothing after that, although they could win the KO Cup, as they ride Ipswich right at the start of the season, and to be fair, those meetings could be a lottery.

Sheffield will rely heavilly on the big 3, but Picko and Rowe could be key, especially around Owlerton, and for me i see them Again as Ipswich's main challengers.

Final Play Off Place is anybody's for me apart from Oxford....Lynn...They lack an out and out Heat leader, will go very well at home, and start as slight favs out of the rest for top 4..... Lawson and Kvech the key there this season, and definetly not Harris.

For me Leicester and Birmingham are a real unknown, just don't know what to expect, i hope Birmingham and Keynan Rew do well, i think we will know much more about them around Mid May, it's just a bag of Allsorts. Leicester are the team i want to make top 4, but Lawson is a big loss for them, and when Fricke goes missing (as he does...often)i worry that Howarth is No Lawson and Douglas,Masters and Becker have to start the season well, if they don't Leicester could finish 6th, but for me id love to see them back in the Top 4, as i aim to do many visits again to Leicester this season, love the crowd and the Atmosphere at Leicester, but boring as it sounds, could be 4th,5th or 6th.

Oxford....Another track i will do a few times this season, and that is based on the friendly crowd, enjoyed all 3 visits last season......But, None of us know the ins and outs of their Team Building, but huge pressure on Janowski, Tungate and the returning Kildermand, and a massive season for Riss, he and Charles Wright really do have to up their game away from home, as i fear some big defeats on the road if they dont. Gusts is interesting, and looking forward to watching him in the UK and Killeen will definetly get better, but i just feel they have come up to short, i hope i'm wrong but i do fear the wooden spoon for the Spires.

But how great it is we have 7 Teams going to tapes, we all knew Poole and Ford would back out of the Cup, biggest betting certainty in all Sport for 2025 that one, but we all now need to dust ourselves down coz the season isn't far away, and for us who have got teams to follow, let's not forget those Wolverhampton, Peterborough, Swindon, Coventry Supporters who still wait for the smallest bit of positive news on their tracks coming back to tapes in the Prem. Wouldn't it be great if just 1 of those returned, but fingers crossed more than 1 comes back.

See you all in March,Iversen's Testimonial and the Ben Fund Bonanza will be my 1st taste of Speedway in 2025......And it can't come quick enough.

So Doyle won't be concentrating on GP'S & Poland as well ???don't worry about kurtz he will be lifting the trophy 🏆 come October 👍

 

[therefused]

14 minutes ago, AceBelle said:

So Doyle won't be concentrating on GP'S & Poland as well ???don't worry about kurtz he will be lifting the trophy 🏆 come October 👍

 

Doyle knows how it all works though, Brady is new to the GPs so it might be a bit much. Wouldnt be the first rider to have a poor league season when they first join the GPs. 

[AceBelle]

20 minutes ago, therefused said:

Doyle knows how it all works though, Brady is new to the GPs so it might be a bit much. Wouldnt be the first rider to have a poor league season when they first join the GPs. 

We will have to wait & see on that could easily go other way as well and don't  forget 2 of GP'S are at NSS and Brady is quality around there 😉 

[AceBelle]

23 minutes ago, therefused said:

Doyle knows how it all works though, Brady is new to the GPs so it might be a bit much. Wouldnt be the first rider to have a poor league season when they first join the GPs. 

Doyle could well struggle this season also last years injury could tell and he isn't exactly a spring chicken anymore 😕 

[siggysigalos]

6 hours ago, AceBelle said:

So Doyle won't be concentrating on GP'S & Poland as well ???don't worry about kurtz he will be lifting the trophy 🏆 come October 👍

 

It's only my opinion, and I standby i won't be discussing anything with you in October, bold prediction, but Belle Vue won't make Play Off Final, their is a clue in the title....Predictions for 2025.....