Pinny

Wright tho is still a 5.5 rider isnt he?

Dan Thompson wont solve anything major though, in an ideal world need Morris average to plummet and then bomb out either nielsen for a 7ish pt rider or one of the reserves for a 6ish point rider. Even then would still look weak.

Morris on a ten leaving the rest weak is part of the problem for sure but he should still be good for a near 9 ave by end of season? Nielsen as I said before is a ridiculous signing. Constantly falling off and on the sidelines and not that good when he stays on either. Sedgmen IMO has been a revelation since he took time out of the sport in the Uk and seems to of gone back a totally different rider. I do still think hes a bit inconsistent to rely on and would be a superb third heat leader but he hasnt been the problem. It is really hard to see Brum lasting the season unless their owner is made of money though. Crowds of 200/300 cant be good? What kind of crowds were they getting when they were in the top tier and finished top of the league that one year ? With doyle, king etc? Im sure i read they were below 1000 even then.

Was clear that with such a top heavy side the bottom four needed to pull their weight and when they dont their in trouble. Gilkes has been more than decent considering coming back from injury and put at 2, the other three absolute waste of time. Cant understand why Barker is getting a bashing?

Holder was ahead and closed the door which is fine , Zmarzlik was off line and went for a gap that wasnt there. Big difference.

Zmarzlik definitely at fault and the ref bottled it. Clear as day. Glad Holder slammed the door on him in the re run.

Time for Iversen to pack it in now.

Get a life ffs

Pearson would be doing even better in a good side. Hes clearly got a lot better from last season so should be stuck with. Nielsen is a crazy signing , never seen much in him and spends more time sat on his arse than Jim Royle. Proctor was worth a gamble , sadly it hasnt paid off. Shame as i really liked him back in the day , he was a class rider. But probably the right thing to drop him. morris is a class act but with him on a 10 pt ave, any meeting he struggles in and theres no chance of a Brum win. Its an awfully built side.

At least when Peter Waite signed 3 9.00 assessed Czechs that year you knew he done it tactically looking to make changes further on in the year.

It was more sarcasm. When Newport used to be in the bottom stages most years we were always told to make do with what we had or lose it. it seems majority of clubs have to settle for mediocrity at best or lose their clubs , like Workington and Newport. Their final years went all out and ended up with fantastic teams but gone the next year. being a speedway fan of nearly 25 years , Berwick have more often than not been near the bottom and this year will be no different. Whoever decided to use a 6.5-7 point rider as a 9 point number one needs their heads examined. Scheiln has always blown hot and cold , if he doesnt like the conditions he throws a tantrum and acts like a baby and that will more often than not reflect on the rest of the team. Awful team building.

He has some distance to go until he claims that award. personally not sure why Berwick fans are so unhappy , most seasons they lose an absolute hatful at home and with signing Jorgensen on a 9 plus average it was never going to end well. Rubbish side , rubbish track .

Seen him speaking on there a while ago with people who are on this forum... madness. People seem to of just forgotten about it.

Im pretty sure a notorious former forum poster who got done for serious offences would state otherwise!

I agree - I actually quite like Worrall too. That interview regarding Pedersen was class - said it as it is.

Ahaha. I will have to plan a visit from Oz to the famous caravan soon

What an unlikely team Mr H, you and the Main Man together at Birmingham! What has mr Tibbs got to say about this

Just rules made up as they go along. I remember when riders missing got severely punished. Now they just do what they want. sport's absolutely fu***d in UK and to make it worse many clubs have attracted huge crowds so far (huge for UK standards nowadays anyway, so they say). And then stuff like this happens. Shambolic.

Bollocks , youd be the first one crying like a baby if Lynn were to close at the end of the season and Buster wouldnt sell to someone who had plans to move them to a new stadium.

People keep saying Tomalin should buy the club, what if Buster has slapped an absolutely outrageous price tag on it? Which he probably has. if Tomalin wants to buy the club and invest in a new stadium and it wont happen because Chapman is asking for way too much then you can absolutely understand why their fans are against him. at the end of the day, it cant be worth much at all. Its a failing business in a stadium that isnt theres. A few rider assets which are next to worth next to nothing anyway, along with a couple of tractors and an airfence? It is more than likely Chapman wants to sell it for more than he paid for it and Tomalin being a good business man wont pay the money for something that he feels isn't worth it. You could view it as Buster being a good businessman and wanting to make a profit too i guess but seeing as he has no intentions of moving the club to a new stadium, and this being there last at the Showground, I would be pretty p****d off as a Peterborough fan as well.

After this season, it really is time to make it one big league now. Forget North and South divides, throw all the sides into one league and if it means 5/6 rider teams, then so be it. Bring back a premier trophy style comp to start the season. Split teams into 3/4 groups. Race all those fixtures before the league starts. Have no gaps during the season and a fixture every week. Fans are the backbone of the sport and its high time the powers that be listen to them. Fans want a team of riders who they can associate with their club every week of the season. Not once every three weeks and seeing their riders riding for other teams. Guests every single week. Its just a farce how its currently ran. Calling meetings off a day or two in advance because of weather forecasts. Baffling. I stopped attending league speedway when Newport shut in 2011 and haven't been to one league meeting since. Don't get me wrong, the set ups were a shambles back then but they appear to be a whole lot worse now than what they were then. Even now when watching clips on twitter etc, you see some great on track racing but the whole presentation in the back ground just looks and sounds a sham. Its time the sport moved with the times. Every other sport has. I certainly wouldn't part with around 50 quid to watch league speedway every week anymore if I lived in the UK. Admission, a few pints and some food plus petrol and parking etc... it would be well worth the cost if it was a modern day / night out. Instead of spending every off season tinkering with silly rules, renaming leagues and competitions and sticking another nail in the coffin, it needs a younger bunch of people who are in touch with the real world who are willing to rip the whole rule book up and start afresh with a view to bringing in bigger, younger crowds. One thing I will say is despite most clubs websites being rubbish these days, the social media is really good. Websites don't matter as much anymore as barely anyone views them, social media is where its at and most clubs do a very good job on that front.

The averages are just another joke of a situation in the sport. I have never liked rolling averages, I remember when they first introduced them in around 2003 ish. I get that they were brought out to stop average fiddling, but they dont tell the full story over a season. Unless they have slightly changed the rules, I am not sure. It is too hard to keep track of them these days. At least Morris has an actual average though and not a converted one. What were Berwick thinking signing Jorgensen on a 9.5?!?! Either way, Birmingham need to re jig that side pronto or they will be stone last. it is essentially a team of one top rider, an average heatleader and five reserves.

Fricke IMO seems to of gone backwards the last few years. I genuinely thought he was going to go on and be a world champion but looks extremely unlikely now. Should be posting much better scores in the UK though. Same for Bewley.

Been saying it for years. it is no wonder fans stay away. I genuinely think one big league is the way to go now - all this bollocks with riders riding for two clubs is just ridiculous. If it means one big league and 5 rider teams then so be it.

We will have to agree to disagree.