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13 minutes ago, Sings4Speedway said:

This is where the crazy rules tart to kick in again as if current Prem average is used x 1.5 he would be on a 7.90 BUT because speedway is wonderful in its rules he will probably be available on his last season finishing average of 6.00. 

Who's this tart kicking in by the way.....

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The current Brummies 1-7 wont win a meeting all season imo. 

If the racing is good i wont mind but Tobisas thomsen will be gone very shortly 1.25 ave from 4 meeting from a rider on a 4.00 ave cannot be kept im afraid.

I am currently 3 miles gfrom Perry Barr and it is raining nothing heavy light to medium.

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38 minutes ago, Sings4Speedway said:

This is where the crazy rules tart to kick in again as if current Prem average is used x 1.5 he would be on a 7.90 BUT because speedway is wonderful in its rules he will probably be available on his last season finishing average of 6.00. 

 

24 minutes ago, gazzac said:

Who's this tart kicking in by the way.....

The crazy rules tart? Plenty in Speedway that title could belong too

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27 minutes ago, gazzac said:

I think he is on a 6.00 point CL average, still think it would be unfair on Morley at this stage of the season, even though it would make Eastie stronger, so he may end up at Birmingham or elsewhere. I know this probably should be on the Eastie thread, but if Morley is a Lakeside asset which I'm not sure , think it more likely Eastie will stay as they are.

Are there any Lakeside assets anymore? I thought the company had been wound up and riders still owed monies. Either way Morley should be kept at Eastie.

As for Becker to Brum do they have / need the Visa licences etc?

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3 minutes ago, Sings4Speedway said:

Are there any Lakeside assets anymore? I thought the company had been wound up and riders still owed monies. Either way Morley should be kept at Eastie.

As for Becker to Brum do they have / need the Visa licences etc?

Presume BSPA own all Lakeside assets as according to Peter Oakes in last weeks Star they were liquidated in February.

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6 minutes ago, HGould said:

Presume BSPA own all Lakeside assets as according to Peter Oakes in last weeks Star they were liquidated in February.

 

10 minutes ago, Sings4Speedway said:

Are there any Lakeside assets anymore? I thought the company had been wound up and riders still owed monies. Either way Morley should be kept at Eastie.

As for Becker to Brum do they have / need the Visa licences etc?

Thanks, didn't know that about Lakeside assets but makes sense. 

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Opinions divided depending on which forecast you follow. I follow XC weather which I've always found to be pretty good and that said no rain today. Jump to the BBC and its heavy all day! Always a tough call when you have such conflicting forecasts. Remember that roads dry far quicker than tracks too.....

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1 hour ago, ProudtobeaBrummie said:

Looks like the wrong call was made here the conditions by the looks and sounds of things would of been perfect for a speedway meeting. 

Its very easy to be wise in hindsight.

A rain off with riders at the track costs thousands and no promoter can afford that. As such, they simply have to trust weather forecasts and we all know how unreliable they can be. 

There are a few occasions when the weather is used as an excuse to call off a meeting, but most of the time no club should be blamed for postponing a meeting on the strength of a forecast that turns out to be wrong. 

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1 hour ago, ProudtobeaBrummie said:

Looks like the wrong call was made here the conditions by the looks and sounds of things would of been perfect for a speedway meeting. 

hindsight is an amazing thing. The weather forecasts all predicted almost 9 mm of rain in a 4 to 5 hour period and the costs promoters face with late call offs is large with no income coming in ….. this was the Brummies local derby and a big crowd was predicted …..how many would have been turned off coming with the forecasts on radio stations and tv alone ??? Promoters can't win can they ?

 

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Trouble is, thus has bitten promoters in the past due to running out of dates later in the year and cramming fixtures in, also in dodgy weather. It can also be self defeating because next time if they say it is on but forecast shows it might rain people will also decide not to bother. 

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I dont blame the management at all for calling this off. Leicester are now our local rivals, their a club we have not raced against since they returned and also there's the offer of 10 pound admission for Leicester season ticket holders. We need as many people as possible to come through the turnstiles to make the move up work, so I can understand why it was called off ifs there's any doubt at all , small or big. 

It was one of them days where there maybe wasn't a lot rain in one place and in others it was torrential with flooding which was the case for me driving through Cheshire this afternoon. Its hard to forecast, thats the joy of April showers for you!:D

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We can see why now why promotions are calling off meetings early. If there is a doubt of rain and the promotion call off early then they don’t incur costs so it could make the difference between surviving the season or not.

sadly this is how desperate the sport has become now for survival.

The downburst was fairly heavy but short and wouldn’t have been an issue tonight. With Leicester being their closest rivals they will want to maximise the option to ensure fans turn out for it.

 

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Most people on this site seem to be sympathising with the Birmingham management on this - which I think is reasonable. All the weather forecasts predicted heavy rain, (some said torrential), hail, thunder and lighting plus a sharp drop in temperature. All of this did come, but only in very short bursts, and in hindsight, conditions would have been quite decent had the meeting gone ahead. It isn't the first time that a meeting has been called off on the strength of a poor weather prediction which then proved to be inaccurate, and it won't be the last.

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