Belle Vue v Ipswich March 24th KOC

[Aries]

Merry March! Speedway month has finally arrived. Still just over three weeks until this one, too early for a thread? Meh, who cares it’s been a long Winter!

First competitive fixture of the new season and it couldn’t have started with a better fixture IMO. Will Witches make a better fist of things here than we have in recent years? It has to happen sooner or later, the team is too good not to. A lot will depend on Doyle and how he starts the season. Thankfully, he has two or three warm up meetings before this so that should help. 
 

Within 10 and its job done, will fancy us to finish the job at Foxhall if we can manage that. 

[BluPanther]

The smart money is on a rain off... 😎

[Arch Stanton]

57 minutes ago, Aries said:

Merry March! Speedway month has finally arrived. Still just over three weeks until this one, too early for a thread? Meh, who cares it’s been a long Winter!

First competitive fixture of the new season and it couldn’t have started with a better fixture IMO. Will Witches make a better fist of things here than we have in recent years? It has to happen sooner or later, the team is too good not to. A lot will depend on Doyle and how he starts the season. Thankfully, he has two or three warm up meetings before this so that should help. 
 

Within 10 and its job done, will fancy us to finish the job at Foxhall if we can manage that. 

Definitely 3, possibly 4. Including a very helpful one at Belle Vue a week before this fixture 😉

We should be winning this over 2 legs really. 

[Arch Stanton]

1 minute ago, BluPanther said:

The smart money is on a rain off... 😎

Indeed. Or a frost off! 

[Steve Irving]

Incredibly difficult to predict opening meetings when you have no kind of form guide. In theory Ipswich should comfortably win the tie on aggregate because they have a better side, that’s a fact. BUT, Ipswich have more questions that need answering than Belle Vue. Has King’s hand surgery worked? Or will he still be heavily restricted in his movement? Doyle’s first competitive meeting for nearly a year, will he be sharp or sluggish. You never know how riders start the season either, even world class riders. Emil last year had all sorts of issues mechanically and didn’t get going for a couple of months. He inevitably found the solutions and started blitzing everybody again but it just shows it’s almost impossible to predict opening meetings. 

[SaddlebowRoad]

one thing which is predictable is acebelle laughing at a sensible post which doesnt favour his team #whoknew

[AceBelle]

10 minutes ago, SaddlebowRoad said:

one thing which is predictable is acebelle laughing at a sensible post which doesnt favour 

 

Edited yesterday at 01:12 PM by AceBelle

[ArseBellEnd]

5 hours ago, SaddlebowRoad said:

one thing which is predictable is acebelle laughing at a sensible post which doesnt favour his team #whoknew

"Her" #whoknew

[AceBelle]

Idiot / #whoknew 

[Baldyman]

As with any Belle Vue v Ipswich tie,, it's all down to how close ipswich can keep the score at the NSS. Belle Vue also fare very well at Foxhall early season in recent times,, I wouldn't like to call the winner over 2 legs, although Ipswich do look the stronger team of the 2 on paper 

[gjcone44]

also bsn covering this meeting.

[gjcone44]

ill be in turkey, but will watch it on my phone.😎

[ouch]

Looking forward to our now customary KO Cup 1st round against one of the title favourites (unless it’s us of course). Considering it’s a random draw we’ve had terrible luck in drawing the toughest of opponents so early every time. Always having the second leg away doesn’t help either (see 2024). Looks like the swings & roundabouts are broke. 

Can’t see us progressing due to the strength of the witches. We need to make use of our massive home advantage* to build up a big lead. Using BSPL figures from last season our rider averages at home are a healthy 42.83 (equates to a 46 match score) so if we build a big enough lead we can take advantage at Foxhall where their rider averages at home are only 49.52 (equates to a 53 match score). 

 

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