WITCHES BRING BACK ALLEN

JAKE Allen is returning to Ipswich in a late team change with Nicolai Klindt ruled out.

The Witches have moved to bring Australian racer Allen back to Foxhall due to travel issues for Klindt, although it will not be in time for him to race at King’s Lynn on Monday.

Promoter Chris Louis said: “We’ve obviously made a late call with Nicolai’s position in the team because Nicolai wanted to be in it, and we wanted him to be in it, but with the European travel situation things just haven’t moved quick enough to allow him to be in the team consistently.

“In fact, at the moment he would miss more meetings than he would be able to make with his Danish and Polish commitments.

“As soon as Jake made the decision to come back to the UK, we started to look at our options, and Jake is our best option.

“Jake was part of the team last season (2019) and had his best meetings at the end of the season, and if he continues that form, he will do a good job in that role. All in all, it is the right thing to do for the club and the team.”

Ipswich have also confirmed visa issues mean the debut of Jordan Stewart will be delayed, although they hope he can appear in next Thursday’s home match against Belle Vue.