IPSWICH Evening Star Witches are to select their British League Cup speedway side from a squad of ten riders.This is the maximum number allowed and included in the squad will be Chris Louis, Danny Bird and hopefully Ben Howe.

By Elvin King

IPSWICH Evening Star Witches are to select their British League Cup speedway side from a squad of ten riders.

This is the maximum number allowed and included in the squad will be Chris Louis, Danny Bird and hopefully Ben Howe.

A contract has been sent to Crawley-based Howe and if he signs he is the likely rider to join Paul Hurry, Chris Slabon, Tom P Madsen, Daniel Nermark, Kim Jansson and Daniel King in the first choice side.

Howe is still keen to get fixed up with a Premier League club, but there is nothing to stop him riding for Ipswich as well – as long as both clubs are not in the same League Cup group.

Three of Ipswich's foreign contingent – Jarek Hampel, Slabon and Jansson – arrive in Suffolk on Tuesday in readiness for next week's press and practice days at Foxhall Stadium.