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Did someone spot a large freezer and a microwave oven being delivered on draw day to BSPL HQ

I hope Harry will rediscover his love for the sport. The Sam Norris crash, a few years back, must have affected both brothers and others close to that age group, although fantastic to see how Sam recovers as time goes by. The spell at Plymouth in CL is a perfect example of how the sport uses young lads not yet ready and then spits them out with shot confidence and dissilusion. Hopefully Harry can regroup stronger

The idiocy of a regionalised Spring BSN Cup and a regionalised KOCup draw has a lot to answer for. The lunacy of then scheduling the corresponding League matches so early in the cycle compounds the issue. Why not have corresponding League fixtures in late July or August. I'm told the Promoters used to sit down in Rugby and plan Fixtures on a day but since Covid it's now done by John Campbell. Poor bloke, can't be easy or a job anyone would want. Surely if they have a Spring Cup insist last 2 league fixtures are v teams you face in that Group and make KOCup an open fair draw.

Get well soon Dan. Brummies need you.

Don't think Starkey has ever got really back to the level he was at before breaking both wrists and other hand damage in the British Final pre Covid. Great lad and a shame. Morley is great round a couple of tracks, dire at most but as others have said supporters want to see home wins anything else is a bonus. Turner has been seen at PB a few times with Cribby word is he has bad ligament damage which can be harder to fix than a break Trigger is cemented in that team whatever happens and no real 2 point alternative. He needs to be more aggressive in first turns, he is in NDL but seems overwhelmed in CL, a sign of immaturity maybe.

It's a difficult pill for Glasgow I'm sure. Harris isn't firing as he did last year, Vissing is probably exceeding expectations of some. Basso and Brennan are good prospects but both are at that stage where their careers could go either way and neither are yet consistent heat leaders let alone able to take weight off Harris. The other aspect is that both Basso and Brennan make be more focussed on PL and certainly on opportunities abroad and probably saving best kit for that. The reserves are a combination of an excellent young kid who has a great future but would ideally be supported by an older hand who takes the pressure off, the reality is Complin has regressed from last season. Muscle bound / building simply does not work in speedway, the bulk affects weight / power ration, it's more a sport for jockeys than body builders. Look at Lewis Bridger as an example when he tried the muscle man fitness route.

Agreed Danny King is a real Team man and mentor as is Steve Worrall and Middlo stands no messing. If they can't make him see the light I can't imagine MPT or Lambert will. It's down to the indivual himself, although I'm sure someone will have a word and remind him you don't "p off Chairman Rob"

Maybe Nick Skorja is going to Plymouth. Possible a change may be made pending approval before they get in to regular League Matches in June.

It'll be interesting to see if Kemp has found some humility and lost the petulance and arrogance after his enforced absence. The ability is there, now he needs to apply himself and ride for the team.

Mondays and Fridays were historically the race night at the old PB. I have a recollection Wolves used to ride on a Friday in the 70s so we had Mondays?. Obviously Monday is out as its PL protected. I think Friday would be out as too many Friday tracks already. I'm not convinced Sundays would be that popular to be honest. People commuting to work in the Conurbation and who may go to Villa, Blues or WBA or shopping Saturdays probably not keen on going in to City again on a Sunday. Beginning and end of season direct competition with footy and in summer Cricket. Lots to do outside the City in more rural surrounds on a summer Sunday too. Finally, if an afternoon you have to deal with another whinging sizable minority "the dust merchants".

Lot more brown field in Wolverhampton than Dudley Borough probably. Council in Wolverhampton are also far more in to supporting all kinds of sport than Dudley or Birmingham.

I fear its Wednesday or no day for Brummies there given the very tight restrictions in place. The alternative options are pretty much non existant. It's looking possible that if Birmingham City get new Owners that they want to develop Wheels as a Sport City type of place but hard to see how Speedway would fit in to a new 40000 seater stadium and other football training and hotel type set up. That assumes that they can decontaninate the land. CVS seemed quite positive Wolves may have found or been found some land. No idea where its most likely brownfield site in deepest Black Country industrial area, within Wolves City Council land. With things very tight financially at Brummies anyway, probably best to make the most of this season and hope Wolves find something. Personally if they coukd get a new track with a proper shape and entertainment I'd go, Monmore is just awful in terms of proper racing.

Actually I think last night was first time this season Edinburgh have ridden to their clear potential. When their top 5 click and with Hook clearly improving ride well together they are a match for anyone. As for Brummies, at Plymouth we rode to potential against a team low on confidence for whom little is going right. These type of results happen in all sports. Micro analysis is pointless.

This might be the best chance we have of a win so far. I'm hopeful of a 46 to 44 with Morra and Sedge nicking it over the last few heats.

If Mattie Bates was still TM would the team now have ?? Bowtell instead of Starke Coles instead of Turner Atkins instead of Trigger That (on current form) would be probably the most solid 1-7 in the League. Heart over head may be on Starke and Trigger. Getting Jason Edwards in and then letting him go was a calamitous mistake in hindsight. Gary May is too quick to discard reserves and use them as commodities, always been the same! Not seen Turner yet other than a few video clips, he can gate and he does have speed and in a better balanced reserve pairing he may have less pressure on him. Its a shame as Mark Phillips works incredibly hard and deserves a bit of silverware for his efforts.

Thank you, I'm sure it wasn't there at 7.15pm Thanks for the link

Doesn't appear that Speedway Updates. know match has been rearranged. Plymouth website a bit confusing though as at first glance it had Match Postponed under Match Rearranged.

Breaking News... Due to an inclement Long Range Weather forecast for the coming weeks and months the PL and BSPL / SCB have decided to halt the League Programme with immediate effect. A one Off League Title 7 Team Tournament Knock out will be arranged for Leicester on the weekend of October 28/29th. PL Consultant Phil Morris said, we always get a weather break at the end of the season and we can put on a fantastic Firework Display costing thousands and it'll make it a fantastic event. We have consulted with the Company that provide the fantastic fabric roof on the Stands at Leicester and they are going to construct a wrap around version that will cover the track just above floodlight level so we'll be weather proofed. We'll start manning the Track soakaway chambers now so we'll have any water pumped off in good time.

For a variety of reasons, many not his fault but bad luck and fate, a massively unfulfilled talent. However he can walk relatively speaking in to retirement, and hopefully he won't come back and risk his long term well being.

Nichol is struggling with degenerative Shoulder issues. Like Ruml he'd require Home Office permits that would take 6 weeks at least. Same with many other foreign riders now blame Brexrubbish Kemp is clearly an option but very high maintenance allegedly. Thompson should be a shoe in for Neilson. Would Ben Morley fit. He has good experience of PB and did well for Plymouth often in Number 2 slot?

Funny that most of the Cradley fans I know didn't rate Pottinger. Nice bloke poor manager was the normal view. Lee Kilby would be great option but seems his career is now behind the mike

Pearson together with Bowtell have been very good. Bowtell has continued gradual progress up to a new level, Pearson is developing fast and putting Neilson and a few others to shame. Those pair plus Morris and Sedgeman should be the 4 we build around.

I have to say the team riding of Bowtell and Morris on a number of occasions this season has been top drawer and a hark back to some of the halcyon days. Credit to both of them for that.

I didn't go up to the top bar restaurant area last night so not too scientific but based on outside and lower area inside I'd say ball park 500

Almost all rented venues have food and drink profits going to Owners. PB always been that way The issues at PB though seem to have deteriorated with most recent Stadium Manager and transition of Stadium Owners, the latest occupant on behalf of Stadium Owners seems like an absolute knob. Certainly the policing of food and drink, essential to some like diabetics as suggested, has become something like totalitarian state. One occasion in heatwave last summer was draconian dangerous to health and totally OTT confiscating small plastic bottles of water even almost empty ones. When challenged the security comment was that they didn't want people topping them up from toilet sinks.