WELCOME to the latest news from the BSPA, featuring items on all nine competing teams in the Elite League.
BELLE VUE boss Chris Morton says it is not a foregone conclusion that Tomasz Jedrzejak - currently starring on-loan at Lakeside - will be back with the Aces next year.
Morton said: "There's still plenty of detail to be talked about whether or not he might be here next season, notably how his other commitments would fit in with Elite League requirements.
"Obviously, though, how we build the team depends on the mathematics of staying under the points limit so there's a long way to go yet on that situation."
COVENTRY manager Peter Oakes feels the Bees' recent results will give them confidence as they seek their sixth major trophy in four years in next month's Craven Shield Final.
Oakes said: "We were very happy with a point (from a draw) at Ipswich, and it keeps our good run going at the end of the season.
"It's a pity the season is coming to an end, because lately we've shown what we felt we were capable of at the start, and the team are currently feeling confident and working well together."
EASTBOURNE manager Trevor Geer has expressed some concern over the Eagles' lack of track activity before they face Poole in the Knockout Cup Final at the end of the season.
Geer said: "We need something to warm everyone up. It's alright for the likes of Scott Nicholls and Lee Richardson racing abroad, but the others need to get match fit.
"It's like starting the season all over again. We will see what we can do."
IPSWICH will stage a benefit meeting for their former rider Kim Jansson at Foxhall on Thursday.
Jansson was seriously injured in a crash in Sweden earlier this season, and all proceeds from the meeting will go to his Fund.
The meeting will see two six-man teams compete over 15 heats, with former Witches skipper Scott Nicholls re-joining the Ipswich squad for the night.
LAKESIDE owner Stuart Douglas was delighted to see the Hammers complete the job they set out to do, by overcoming Swindon to reach the Elite League Grand Final.
Douglas said: "Swindon perhaps didn't have the best of luck on the night but I'm so proud to be in the Final and our team did a terrific job.
"Through all our injury problems Jon (Cook) has kept it together with some key moves, and it's a great moment for us to reach the final."
PETERBOROUGH manager Trevor Swales feels Wolverhampton will be strong opponents if the sides meet again in the relegation race-off - with the Panthers requiring a Coventry win at Belle Vue to keep them out of the bottom two.
Swales said: "Yes we beat Wolverhampton well (last week), but I felt they grew in stature during the meeting and the final score didn't reflect how well they rode.
"We certainly can't take anything for granted if we have to face them again because no team is going to want to lose in the relegation play-off. We don't want to be involved in those meetings and we have to bank on Coventry doing us a big favour."
POOLE star Davey Watt says the Elite League Grand Final between the Pirates and Lakeside could well be too close to call over two legs.
Watt said: "They are going to be two great meetings, two tough ones with the final outcome going down to the last few heats, maybe even to the final race.
"But they are the big events we all race speedway for and we all want to be involved in. I can hardly wait for the final, and we're under no illusions about the fact they will be extremely tough."
SWINDON's Travis McGowan made a remarkable return to the Robins team - four weeks after being axed - with a 13-point score at Lakeside, although the Hammers still ended their interest in the Elite League title with a stronger middle-order.
McGowan said: "Unfortunately it wasn’t quite enough tonight and we were beaten by a much better team from the gate. We had no answer to their gating and they just got it right from the get-go and put us under pressure.
"Personally it was a really good night for me. I’ve been working very hard all year with very little success and the break did me good."
WOLVERHAMPTON promoter Chris Van Straaten says his team will be well prepared for the first-ever relegation race-off, which will be against either Belle Vue or Peterborough.
Van Straaten said: "We want the lads together the day before the meeting. We've arranged a meal and a night out for them the night before, we'll be at a club in Wolverhampton and we'll be trying to relax as a team at the same time as staying concentrated on the task in hand.
"Naturally we'd be delighted to pull through and survive at the first hurdle and that has to be our priority right now. If not, we will have no alternative but to face the winners of the Premier League Play-offs and we will take that as it comes."
