With Nils Ringstrom replacing Bluey Scott in 1967,  Tigers were down about three points a meeting. How would this be retrieved? Templeton and Mattingly were seasoned veterans and any significant increase in their averages at this stage of their careers was unlikely. Wells and Bill McMillan were coming off career seasons and would no doubt settle at consolidating these figures. Wells would now be a heatleader and would no longer feature in the less demanding heat eight, making retaining his average quite a challenge. Monk, after a season of mechanical problems in 1966, could certainly add a point to his average, if given a trouble free time. This meant that both Faafeng and Ringstrom needed to gain a point each just to allow Tigers to maintain their league position. The Scandinavians form was going to be crucial to Tigers success. In his program notes for the opening home meeting Danny Taylor proclaimed “Let the team be selected on merit” so he was obviously prepared to make changes if he felt they were needed.
Faafeng wasn't really making much improvement and he was sacked when he failed to return from his World Championship rounds and was replaced by Swede Bo Josefsson who had finished second in the Division 2 averages, ahead of guys like Holmquist and Berquist and looked to be an upgrade on Faafeng. While he started slowly he hit his stride by July, notably scoring 14 points at Poole where he challenged Gote Nordin unsuccessfully for the Silver Sash. He also scored 10 in the Northern Riders Championship round at The White City. However he was likely to miss a lot of the August fixtures due to Swedish league commitments, butpromoter  Danny Taylor had managed to sign Russ Dent who has fallen out with Mike Parker at Newcastle. He top scored at Wimbledon with 11 and scored 9 in Tigers home defeat by Swindon before returning to Sweden. Promoter Taylor understood how much the Scottish Cup meant to the fans and arranged for both him and Ringstrom to be flown back for these meetings. Sadly this enterprise goes unrewarded with the home meeting falling victim to the weather. Josefsson was Tigers top scorer with 9 as Monarchs capitalised on a second half collapse to win 56-39 at Old Meadowbank and missed the return leg which resulted in a disappointing 50 -46 defeat.
He returned from Sweden at the beginning of September and again was a prolific scorer, culminating in his maiden maximum against Wolverhampton in a huge Glasgow win (58-20)
Strangely he was included in  the B team that rode at newly opened non league Nelson. While he signed off after the Wolves meeting he was busy in Sweden where he finished second in the Swedish Final. All in all he looked a promising prospect for 1968.
The new season started with a bang as he blew his motor at Hackney but Don Smith did a fine rebuild job and he scored a maximum Kings Lynn as Glasgow took an unexpected 42-36 win.
Promoter Whaley, buoyed by this victory, hit out at the press who had written the Tigers prospects off as potential wooden spoonists. Sadly he would have to eat his words before the season was out.
Three double figures scores were followed by 7 at Newcastle and at home to Coventry as Tigers made a good start to the season  and gave their fans some hope that they could survive without the departed Charlie Monk. However lesser scores followed in the meetings that closed out April but 10 on a rainsoaked track at home to Oxford suggested he was back on form..and then came the home meeting with Coatbridge, a meeting remembered to this day.

Tigers were just two points behind going into heat 10 and the meeting  seemed to be swinging their way.  Josefsson was  leading Hunter with Jansson third. Going into the last bend, Hunter tried a big blast around the outside but overdid it. His backwheel clipped the kickboards coming out the fourth bend and he was propelled diagonally across the track. He hit Josefsson’s rear wheel at an acute angle and both him and his bike were cartwheeled through the air,  striking the starting gate pole near the top, causing it to snap at its base. There was a real concern over Hunter’s well being, however thankfully the fears were unfounded. Josefsson didn’t escape unscathed, having been thrown over his handlebars and damaged his shoulder. It would be true to say that Bo Josefsson was never really the same after this crash, and Hunter, too, was a pale shadow of himself for the remainder of the season.
Rider replacement is a poor option to cover for his absence and with Lars Jansson struggling, Tigers began to sink. Josefsson returned in late June and while he managed 7s at The White City his away form was poor and his pairing with newly signed fellow Swede was a real let down at Wolverhampton and Wimbledon.
He scored 5 in Tigers 44-34 win over Belle Vue . Oyvind Berg scored a maximum and Bo seemed less than bothered about joining the group to give him the traditional “bumps”. Maybe he didn’t understand what was happening, or maybe he had made up his mind that he was going home and wasn’t going to come back. And that's what happened. He had ridden his last meeting in Tigers colours. "Swedish commitments" was the explanation given for him not turning out again.
Despite the ragged ending, his time at The White City is remembered fondly by supporters of the time.