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Gilkes to Birmingham - you read it here first - Midlands based and suit him ideally. (a fair bit of wishful thinking). Think a fair few will be in for him and not just at CL level as remember reading wasn't happy Kent didn't have Saturday race night he was promised.

Should be 12 day ban plus whatever they add on for the fact he has no new evidence and was just a stunt to get him in to GP Qualifier race fit and CLRC at which he made a complete muppet of himself and his Club. Hence the reception by fans of every other Club.

I think Eagles got a real bum rap from the Cook and Lanning mafia after the now infamous brawl there. Having been there several times this season, I think Jittendra Duffills assessment is far more the reality than the storm that followed Glasgow. Definitely a nice and welcoming venue and I look forward to Brummies 3rd trip of the season there at the end of the month. I understand that Brummies fans will have free admittance too as a generous mark of respect from the Eagles Management; for cancelling the planned match (coincidentally the infamous 3 August Glasgow match) at short notice on BSPA instructions - which cost some Brummies fans wasted hotel booking.

Eastbourne been having excellent crowds probably as good as any in CL other than Glasgow - pics look like decent crowd again??

Facebook post says it all really, Cook looking miserable in his parka in the rain (old photo not a live one). Cook clearly either not "in the right place" or "not happy with the track" . Can't risk another home defeat so called it off.

comes over too as a sensible lad. didn't dive in to NDL last season when he might have done and I see not dived in to CL this season when no doubt some Clubs would be asking him to fill reserve slots. I suspect he will do another 1-2 seasons in NDL and do a deal for CL over the winter (if 3 tiers remain). He lives in Midlands so any number of tracks would be likely destinations.

Quirke is very poor when compared to Sophie Blake Sophie Blake is adequate when compared to Suzi Perry Perry ultimate Motor Sport professional and speedway fan BTW anyone remember when Julia Bradbury did it??...

Wood useless away though big fat 0 last time he went to Redcar, Newman + Edwards (excellent there) can have 3 rides as R/R so could easily be 6 or 7 points away that Wood wouldn't have got. With Bowtell average so low not much scope for reserve Guests and quite possible Len won't let Gilkes ride in CL with NDL play off's looming and so many injuries to his Kent team including Gilkes, this season!

10 and 10 then...how close do you think this is?? Big League - Premier 7 (-1) + Glasgow; Sheffield, Somerset, Leicester (10) NDL - Berwick, Brum, Eastie, Redcar ; Scunny; IOW; Kent; Mildenhall; Plymouth; Stoke (10) (no Edinburgh? / Newcastle? / Cradley / Cubs + Colts go too??.. who is struggling PL Team??....(Peterborough??)..

good match tonight and good to see Tobias riding well.

2 Leagues of 10 and an NDL may be about as good as we could expect right now. Any thoughts of who 10 and 10 would be as currently 7 and 11??

Their is an agreement with "One Stop" Shopping Centre that normally allows 4 hours on Speedway Nights when they are usually very accommodating. Its actually site of the previous Track.

I do wonder if this might be our swan song few weeks in Championship? Rumours number Clubs struggling may move down to NDL make lot more attractive proposition especially if "one league" takes off and they have about 12 Clubs in it. Can see a top 7 now plus Glasgow; Leicester ; Sheffield ; Somerset with either Redcar or Scunthorpe next most likely. The rest would go NDL to keep running and big cost savings. Would make stronger NDL ideal for Clubs like Brummies

Tatum is far better than Pearson, Quirke is awful The bloke on Freesport is even worse. Get the guy who will be the Announcer at Cardiff, don't know his name or someone like Alex Raby - vast improvement on what they have now

Can't see Broc riding for a Saturday Team as I think the next nut they will try to crack is "Poland". Can't see the point of him riding for a "small track" team either, plan should be to improve on bigger European type circuits, he can ride tracks like Eastbourne with his eyes shut. He will want to be following Luke Becker in exploring European scene and therefore a midweek track would suit a lot better as he could ride PL on Monday / Thursday and have a "Home base" in CL also midweek. Fanciful thinking I know but Birmingham would suit him perfectly!

It's also a fact I'd have thought that any Saturday / Sunday track in UK will struggle to sign European riders not just because of Poland but also a lot of meeting on shale, grass and sand across the Continent on a Sunday every week. I look at some of the Northern CL Teams stacked full of johnny foreigners and think well done to any Club that picks British when possible. sensible positive Spin and PR is sadly lacking at too many Speedway Clubs so any that actually do some "promoting" should be applauded not chastised.

reading the press releases from eastbourne the authorities should be more ashamed they have refused Eagles permission to use a bloody good reserve in Danyon Hume who wants to ride for them. No doubt if he was some johnny foreigner no one had heard of he'd be fine. more ashamed should be Georgie Wood who gets himself another ban for being totally unprofessional for the IOW and letting them and Eastbourne down.

shame if CW is out of CLRC only one I could see getting close to Danny King. No fault of King but i think RC should be on neutral track, if there is such a thing when they all double up. may be hold it at IOW or Mildenhall LOL

nice of them to at least make people aware to avoid disappointment. I'm still shocked to find so many speedways that allow only cash anyway.

can understand them ditching Morley as he was 1/2 lap behind in away matches. Longer term got them Edwards who looks an absolute belter.

long said, Wood has been shafting IOW and Eastbourne (especially away) all season. you can't pick and chose meetings when it suits you in this sport, requires 100% commitment. IOW can use a Guest, Eagles can use RR so probably both glad to see back of him blokes got great talent and wasted it. Won't be first or last to do that. would think no Promotion will touch him next season.

Paramedics at Brum are world class as we have seen many times, pit electrics on the other hand doh!

I'd say main asset would be for team manager to be a qualified electrician.

of them Pottinger would seem most suited. Local lad and well liked in the sport all indications are Cradley wont come to tapes next season and a few miles across the West Midlands once a week would seem to be more desirable to a Black County lad surely than a trek down to Sussex where they seem to have more team managers and management than anyone else. Will would do a great job I'm thinking. Gerrim in

Don;t Poultec and No Limits use Leicester for Practise Days on a regular basis. It's daft to think Leicester would unnecessarily reduce to 40 point from 43 plus..... Berwick ; Newcastle or Eastbourne far more likely. Or maybe he will go to a PL side and ride PL and NDL