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speedway tavern tonight at 8pm sports-radio.co.uk Come and have your say on the shoutbox about last nights match. Also previewing Brum V Sparrows KOC match. And whatever YOU want to talk about.

I don't think a day has gone by over the last week that there hasnt been something about last nights match on the sports pages of the local rag. Also on the local rags website.

If I had read this in time we would indeed have tried to sort something out for you. Sorry

On this weeks show (Thursday) we have a special event scheduled that will be of interest to Cradley and Birmingham supporters alike. We are auctioning a t-shirt of, a; proceeds go to the Ben fund. The shirt itself has the logo of both Cradley and Birmingham on as well as the signature of each member of both teams and team managers. In celebration of our opening night meetings. I will get a picture up of the T shirt as soon as I am able. Thursday night on http://sports-radio.co.uk at 8pm

Seeing as this match is only a couple for days away thought it about high time a thread was started.

On tonights show: Phil Morris on why he was prepared to put his money where his mouth is. Interviews with Sam Chapman and Tom Perry The Cradley view. Lucky Birmingham? sports-radio.co.uk

Check out SRB (sports-radio.co.uk) tonight for after match rider interviews and also a new presenter to the show that wears the green and white.

Check out the speedway tavern tonight. Some of your comments may well be featured. sports-radio.co.uk

I am ashamed to say that I know very little about the NL. A lot of people seem to b4 saying this is a strong team. So my question to everyone is: Is this a strong team and why? I shall support the team come what may and will keep my fingers crossed that injury does not cause us problems.

The question was asked about the 'sky covers'. As someone who was involved in putting them out for a match last year I thought this might be a helpfull insight. Firstly the covers take a very long time to put down. Its not as straightforward as you may think. So for them to be effective you need to start covering the track well before any forecast rain. When we put them down we were severely limited to the time we had available because of a greyhound meeting this meant that we ended up covering only the entries into the first and third bends effectively. The counter-intuitive thing was that when we took up the cover's from the track that the wettest part of the track was the part's that we had covered.

Danny will storm the pl. Would not surprise me see him finish top of the pile. Good bit of business for the brummies. I wonder if that is the end of the business between the two clubs. We are chasing a certain Swede and if that comes to fruition Covatti may be availableto double up.

What people are failing to understand is that depression is an illness not something you can just tackle by 'pulling yourself together'. Its an illness in exactly the same way a cold or a virus is and not in the way that a broken bone is. It has many causes including problems with brain chemistry. Its something that you carry with you and no amount of changing jobs or other suggestions will rectify. I know this from bad experience. You carry it with you no matter where you are how many life changes you make.

I think, given the posts already on this thread, that its safe to say that depression is a very wide spread thing. (Hold my own hand up here.) I hope that Lewis reads this thread because it will help. I know this because I myself am not in a very happy place currently and it has given me a slight lift.

Enjoying reading my digital copy. Gonna take a bit longer than usual! One small mistake spotted. It is not £16 admission to Birmingham. (Its £15:00)

Point number 2 has been redressed according to an interview Grahame Drury gave to www.sports-radio.co.uk. Check the podcast out.

Some questions answered hear: - sports-radio.co.uk (Click on the podcast "The speedway Tavern")

Grahame Drury has kindly consented to come on the Speedway Tavern tonight (Wednesday.) He will be answering questions on and talking about the AGM. Obviously as a Brummies fan I have 'other' problems and matters that I would love to have answered. However we will be respecting the fact that Grahame wants to talk about the AGM and leave other matters until another time. The show starts at 7:45. If you have any questions you can take part on the shout box on our website or use twitter or facebook. (Links will be provided on the show.) sports-radio.co.uk

I have just seen a piece about speedway on BBC Breakfast TV. As well as talking about Tai and his bid to be world champ they promised that "Tai would be on the settee if he wins."

BIRMINGHAM.

Iwish someone had told me.

Tonight on the 'original' Speedway Tavern: - On tonights show: - Has the Brummies Bubble burst? Last nights crowd. Interviews with Bomber, Martin and Phil. Matt Buck returns Review of Wolves V Swindon Peto V Brummies Brummies V Eastbourne A look at forthcoming matches for Brummies and Wolves A look at our next home match. Against Wolves. Whatever you want to talk about. Starts 7:45. Sports-radio.co.uk

The following sourced from scotsman.co.uk CRAIG COOK today said Team GB can “kiss my backside” after the Edinburgh Monarchs speedway star was swiftly axed from their World Cup team after flopping in last night’s encounter against Denmark, Sweden, and the United States at the Norfolk Arena in King’s Lynn. Cook scored four points in what was his World Cup debut and while this wasn’t enough to help Team GB stop a strong Danish squad from winning the meeting outright and qualifying for the final, they did finish second and go through to Thursday’s race-off in Prague against Australia, Latvia and the US, who clinched third place on the night. Cook was hugely disappointed with his performance and told the Evening News: “ I just couldn’t get my bike to work, nor was it fast enough, I tried hard but there was nothing I could do. I had felt good during practice in the morning and was really quick, but the track conditions changed quite dramatically come the evening. You win some, you lose some, and I didn’t ride the way I know I can ride.” Team GB boss Neil Middleditch also gave the chop to Edward Kennett who only scored one point and in an effort to clinch the one place up for grabs in Prague to reach the final, he has drafted in Lewis Bridger and Ben Barker to give them the best possible chance of success. Cook angrily responded: “To be replaced by Barker and Bridger, who have been there and done it, and were useless, is a bit of a joke. Team GB is supposed to help riders develop for the future. I just feel like saying kiss my backside Great Britian, it’s a farce really.” Cook added: “This blow has in no way knocked my confidence, it will in fact make me stronger as a rider. I’m up at the top now and if I want something I go out and get it, I will take some good from all of this.” Monarchs director Mike Hunter commented: “Craig will be so disappointed at the way he rode and so will all Monarchs fans who know just how well he can ride, he just did not look comfortable at all, it was such a pity.” Eurosport pundit Kelvin Tatum said Cook should have been retained for the Prague showdown, observing: “Team GB are not going to win the World Cup and guys like Craig need to be given the experience for the future.”

I guess the simple answer is that a time frame for payment should be agreed in the rider's contract.

B'ham have proven that it is possible to build a team that can be the same week in week out. I believe that so far we have only had to field one guest. Its not a secret. Field riders that are based in this country (Smolinski is the only one not based here and he hasn't missed a meeting.) Work hard with the fixture compiler to avoid as many du clashes as you can. Make sure your DU's are available on your home race nights. (Helps that no PL club runs on a wednesday) And be lucky with injuries (Touching wood as I type that one!) Still hasn't equated to bigger crowds unfortunately.