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Might sound a bit of a stupid comment Sidney, but I think the 'speed' of the bikes may have taken some of the competitive edge off proceedings..... I also miss the 'proper' smell, since the intro of the oil catcher?

I think the biggest problem we have...isn't about the development of young riders? I think it's about creating/establishing a 'saleable' product to 'keep' and 'recruit', old/new fans respectively.... We need a Professional/Modern approach, to 'ignite' a dying product .....imo Easier said than done of course!

Wouldn't a tactically astute manager use the reserve switch to get around any 6/7 stipulation? just a thought ?

'Ayres' is a good choice of guest for us.....just hope we back it up with some dirt on the outside of bends 1 and 2 for him to excel/entertain ! I'll be surprised if we can keep the meeting competitive though? an easy away win imo.

Not one race winner tonight......Embarrassing!

Unfortunately that's something that Danyon and Nathan have in common then. I guess it happens when you're a committed racer like they both are.

Quite right about Danyon and my 'frustration/question' isn't aimed at him, however I don't think his signing has strengthened us..... I thought Nathan was doing a great job and shouldn't have been dropped imo. Danyon is/was a fans favourite and I'm sure he'll get dialled in after a few meetings....he's great to watch when on form

He's only missed one meeting so far.....and as for Friday ? does it really make any difference to the outcome? It will just make the meeting even more boring for the paying customer.....unless you get off on hammering the opposition?!

We (B'ham) look considerably weaker than we did before a wheel was turned at the start of the season??? Obviously the 2 injured riders isn't helping.....but Hume and 'more so' Agertoft, have weakened us considerably. Strange decision???

Can’t win em all... did what we could with what we had available.... why Ellis Perks? Don’t think any brummies fan would’ve chose him? (Cheap...may be?) what’s the difference between the new Dane and Tobias Thomsen? Apart from Thomsen being a lot better imo??? we are considerably weaker with the new signings imo...

Kurtz moved in Heat 1 along with Fricke.....'why didn't he receive a warning also' ? How on earth do the BV fans put up with that screeching woman on the mike....It's enough to put me off going ! Enjoyable meeting with some very brave racing!

Feel for Nathan ! Like I said earlier....these moves have obviously been done with a budget in mind!? That's fair enough!

Has Stoneman been dropped ???

Not sure why the word 'fickle' has been used? I'd also have Danyon over Zach any day of the week!

The way it's been going this season, you'll be lucky to get Brum's line-up before the day of the meeting ???

If it is Danyon, then it looks like we're struggling for 'funds' ? I'm happy to see him back at PB, but I think he'll find it tough going at this level....hope he can stay injury free!

So, we will soon be finding out who we are signing as Zach's replacement? I'm putting my money on Ben Barker !? (hopefully)

Absolutely cracking idea by the B'ham promotion coming up next home meeting? A £3 ticket buys you the privilege of watching 3 heats from the Centre Green ? Heats 12 - 14 ...... Surely 'every' speedway spectator would love that experience? Brilliant!

The outcome would've still been the same had we had our strongest 4 out …. imo !? I don't think we should dwell on it, or have need to judge/comment.....it was what it was ? Looking forward to the announcement of Zach's replacement and hopefully another home win against Glasgow!

Nothing on the main website about the Fours today ??? who's our quartet ???

Keep hearing Wright/Nicol were the difference from us winning/losing??? Morris was unbeaten by an opponent against Sheffield in our last home meeting (apart from 1 heat when he was excluded) that included a win over Nicol ??? Wright is on par with Ellis (may be?) and Stoneman would've outscored Coles all day long.... so imo. effectively we were weaker and still won !? Newcastle lost because they weren't very good on the night!

Lasse was leading in heat 12 when his clutch disintegrated..... Really ??? Broc Nicol chased down and caught him on the line with a brilliant and courageous pass from what I saw ??? Lasse was poor all evening imo....Jorgensen looked brilliant in his first heat and I feared the worst, but he looked like a reserve rider after that ! Wethers improved as the meeting wore on and he was good in heat 15, but lucky to win it after Paco lost control whilst leading. Worrall was good when he made the start (he rolled and got away with it in Heat 11) but looked ordinary when behind...Nicol and Castagna flew past him in Heat 5 ! It was an easy win for us and we never looked in danger of losing!

Brummie Kev is spot on with his summary from last night's meeting! Have to echo his sentiments re: Broc Nicol....what a rider....pushes the bike and the track to the limits! Paco rightly pulled for moving at the start (twice) so why wasn't Worrall in Heat 11 ??? inconsistent refereeing yet again! can't get something as simple as that right!? I'm just glad it didn't affect the overall outcome of the meeting. Not sure about the crowd level.....but thank the '4' Newcastle fans that turned up ! Hope you had a safe journey home Ok, so that's 4 wins on the spin at home....this time with only 3 of our own riders....so, are all you Championship Elite still looking forward to visiting the so called basement boys at Perry Barr ? I very much doubt it ??? Just on the point about Shansey's gating ? in his programme notes he mentions a debilitating injury to his thumb, which affects his starts.....but he hopes this will heal in time? Also, compliments to the track team, they really turned things around from the last meeting and delivered a 'proper' surface for racing! Just a shame that some of our riders have requested a slick surface ??? (again...from Shanes programme notes)

We need to see a list of other meetings that he's not available for, before we can pass judgement on that one?

Luck ??? not sure what sort of luck ??? I think David and Peter are being let down by fans....not luck.....they're giving us what we've been asking for and B'ham fans are not backing the club like they were probably led to believe? Lets face it....speedway is a very hard product to sell these days, especially in a City as big as B'ham (lots of competition) and not much interest from local communities! just my opinion!?