Brummies_Ste Posted May 11, 2017 Report Share Posted May 11, 2017 Plymouth Devils : 1. Steve Boxall. 2. Richard Andrews. 3. Lee Smart. 4. Callum Walker. 5. Benji Compton. 6. Rob Parker. 7. Henry Atkins Birmingham Brummies : 1. Tom Bacon. 2. Kyle Roberts. 3. Darryl Ritchings. 4. Jack Parkinson-Blackburn. 5. Liam Carr. 6. Macauley Leek. 7.Layne Cupitt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProudtobeaBrummie Posted May 11, 2017 Report Share Posted May 11, 2017 This is going to be a tight meeting indeed.. Just been on the Plymouth website why the heck cant you see what the opposition guys scored against you on the fixtures/results list very odd any moan over. With Roberts and leek unlikely to score many but hopefully show improvement again puts the pressure on Layne to score the points if he can hit double figures possibly takes 6 rides i think we nick this meeting 44-46 ... The key to our narrow success is getting boxall beat a couple of times and Layne to score 10+ (from 6 possibly) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heathen1984 Posted May 11, 2017 Report Share Posted May 11, 2017 It shouldn't be tight,Plymouth av a weak team, should be away win by at least 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brummiestormer Posted May 11, 2017 Report Share Posted May 11, 2017 Looking forward to my second visit to Plymouth although the forecast is not good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CUFC_Brummie Posted May 11, 2017 Report Share Posted May 11, 2017 JPB ruled out with a shoulder injury picked up tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander15 Posted May 12, 2017 Report Share Posted May 12, 2017 (edited) I thought this would be a relatively comfortable Brummies win until JPB's injury. He'd had been good for 11pts from 5 rides but Ritchings, Cupitt, Leek & Roberts won't get anywhere near that for R/R and it also means Leek & Roberts have to take at least 4 rides each. Edit: Who's Hopwood in for? Edited May 12, 2017 by Islander15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the hobbit Posted May 12, 2017 Report Share Posted May 12, 2017 Hopwood us for JPB Rider rep for Roberts. What points we lose from JPB, we gain from ridercreo for Roberts. Missing JPB, is a major blow snd takes away any chance we had if winning 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProudtobeaBrummie Posted May 12, 2017 Report Share Posted May 12, 2017 can hopwood take a r/r ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brummies_Ste Posted May 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2017 can hopwood take a r/r ? Yes plus the 2 reserves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianbuck Posted May 12, 2017 Report Share Posted May 12, 2017 The vagaries of speedway's rules make JPB our fourth averaged rider tonight. Had the meeting been on Monday, he would have been number one and could have been replaced by any guest of our choice since from Monday he will be the highest averaged rider in the National League.. Don't think I am moaning about this though. Just pointing out the irony. There has to be a cut off date and it's just our bad luck that in this instance it is two days too late for us. Good luck to the team tonight - and best wishes to Jack for a quick recovery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander15 Posted May 12, 2017 Report Share Posted May 12, 2017 (edited) Hopwood us for JPB Rider rep for Roberts. What points we lose from JPB, we gain from ridercreo for Roberts. Missing JPB, is a major blow snd takes away any chance we had if winning Clearly a tactical move there as Hopwood in rather than JPB R/R strengthens you massively. So Roberts is missing as his family have work but the club would've known that when they put their initial team out with him riding! Whilst Roberts R/R facilitates this and Hopwood and 3 rides from Cupitt will get you way more than he would e scored in his 4 guaranteed outings. I'd be surprised if Brummies don't win this. Edited May 12, 2017 by Islander15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunters Posted May 12, 2017 Report Share Posted May 12, 2017 Hopwood us for JPB Rider rep for Roberts. What points we lose from JPB, we gain from ridercreo for Roberts. Missing JPB, is a major blow snd takes away any chance we had if winning Always saying they are going to lose when they know they hardly ever do. Is it some sort of superstition? Comfortable win for the Brummies as usual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobC Posted May 12, 2017 Report Share Posted May 12, 2017 Sat in MacDonalds over the road from circuit.Still raining. Going to be touch n go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander15 Posted May 12, 2017 Report Share Posted May 12, 2017 Called off. So we'll never know how Drury's master plan was going to turn out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianbuck Posted May 12, 2017 Report Share Posted May 12, 2017 As a Birmingham supporter I wouldn't dispute the fact that it is highly probable that this was a "tactical" move. Why Oh why do the promoters not think things through before they introduce these kind of rules? A child of 5 could have worked it out that allowing riders to just opt out of riding in inconvenient fixtures would be abused left right and centre. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilWatson Posted May 12, 2017 Report Share Posted May 12, 2017 (edited) As a Birmingham supporter I wouldn't dispute the fact that it is highly probable that this was a "tactical" move. Why Oh why do the promoters not think things through before they introduce these kind of rules? A child of 5 could have worked it out that allowing riders to just opt out of riding in inconvenient fixtures would be abused left right and centre. What's the alternative Brian? Without that rule you pretty much exclude from the NDL riders without a driving licence, and/or still at school, and/or needing to work to support their racing. The league becomes a haven for experienced professional riders towards the end of their career. Edited May 12, 2017 by NeilWatson 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted May 13, 2017 Report Share Posted May 13, 2017 Which is precisely what we don't want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 13, 2017 Report Share Posted May 13, 2017 What's the alternative Brian? Without that rule you pretty much exclude from the NDL riders without a driving licence, and/or still at school, and/or needing to work to support their racing. The league becomes a haven for experienced professional riders towards the end of their career. There was a 'similar ban' when the original National League was formed in 1947. It didn't last very long and the inclusion of 'experienced riders' proved to be the making of what became a great addition to mainstream speedway. And over the seasons it did not prevent many newcomers from supersceding 'the veterans' - just a few newcomers who spring to mind are Geoff Bennett, Cyril Roger, Alan Hunt, Bob Oakley, Don Hardy, Ken Middleditch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianbuck Posted May 13, 2017 Report Share Posted May 13, 2017 What's the alternative Brian? Without that rule you pretty much exclude from the NDL riders without a driving licence, and/or still at school, and/or needing to work to support their racing. The league becomes a haven for experienced professional riders towards the end of their career. Can't quite see what you are getting at with this reply. The "please yourself when you ride" rule seems to have been abused/used by more of the established National League riders than by Junior riders. Tom Perry, Georgie Wood, Jake Knight, Richard Andrews, Jack Kingston are a few examples. I can appreciate the difficulties that individual riders might sometimes have with their daytime jobs, but I'm just suggesting that clubs who are prepared to put up with this shouldn't be allowed to use guests or rider-replacement - they should have to promote a number 8. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moleman27 Posted May 13, 2017 Report Share Posted May 13, 2017 If with Georgie you are referring to end of last season, he had a very good reason for missing meetings as wanted to be their for the birth of his child. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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