TTT Posted November 27, 2022 Report Share Posted November 27, 2022 12 minutes ago, Bagpuss said: Which league is he dropping to come back to the UK? Can only be Swedish if Flappy is right. He'll do Denmark to keep his sponsors happy imo and he's already back at Lodz in Poland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haza Posted November 27, 2022 Report Share Posted November 27, 2022 All this talk of Iversen Bjeer Kaspzak at KL is this were British speedway is at ? Older riders on the downhill side to retirement having final pay day out of British speedway- there was a time clubs would bring in young talent from Europe and they’d want to come here . 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted November 27, 2022 Report Share Posted November 27, 2022 26 minutes ago, Haza said: All this talk of Iversen Bjeer Kaspzak at KL is this were British speedway is at ? Older riders on the downhill side to retirement having final pay day out of British speedway- there was a time clubs would bring in young talent from Europe and they’d want to come here . Trouble is all the young talent gets hoovered up by Poland nowadays and I'd suggest both them and their Polish clubs are reluctant for them to be flying in and out of the UK and risking injury on our more technical tracks. Those riders you mention are obviously well past their best but will increase the quality of our league a bit and hopefully cut out some of the (out of hand) doubling up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTT Posted November 27, 2022 Report Share Posted November 27, 2022 28 minutes ago, Haza said: All this talk of Iversen Bjeer Kaspzak at KL is this were British speedway is at ? Older riders on the downhill side to retirement having final pay day out of British speedway- there was a time clubs would bring in young talent from Europe and they’d want to come here . British Speedway doesn't have the resources to get all of the top riders over. It's tough to run a break-even Speedway business over here. Most fans are loyal O.A.P fans with barely any new fans turning out, When the younger fans do turn out something farcical normally happens on the night to stop them returning again. Poland pour money into Speedway because they're not good at any other sport as a collective group. Sweden are the same. Where's over here we have many sporting talents and Speedway is way down the pecking order unfortunately behind Cricket, Darts, Football, Rugby etc. just to name a few. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haza Posted November 27, 2022 Report Share Posted November 27, 2022 9 minutes ago, Bagpuss said: Trouble is all the young talent gets hoovered up by Poland nowadays and I'd suggest both them and their Polish clubs are reluctant for them to be flying in and out of the UK and risking injury on our more technical tracks. Those riders you mention are obviously well past their best but will increase the quality of our league a bit and hopefully cut out some of the (out of hand) doubling up. I get what you’re saying but does make me wonder rather in paying wages to foreign riders on the downhill slope wouldn’t be better to invest that money in British talent? Of course British speedway can’t afford top European riders 6k a meeting I’ve heard Dudek wanted and Lambert paid 5k a meeting by Belle Vue at the end of the season play offs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flappy Posted November 27, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2022 Keynan Rew doing both leagues Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTT Posted November 27, 2022 Report Share Posted November 27, 2022 17 minutes ago, Flappy said: Keynan Rew doing both leagues Ipswich imo as the No.6. We'll be look for riders on 6+ to fill the engine room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaColette Posted November 27, 2022 Report Share Posted November 27, 2022 1 hour ago, Flappy said: Keynan Rew doing both leagues Fingers crossed he is at Poole in the Champ then eh @STEVEHOLS54 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTT Posted November 27, 2022 Report Share Posted November 27, 2022 28 minutes ago, lisa-colette said: Fingers crossed he is at Poole in the Champ then eh @STEVEHOLS54 100% at Poole. Been rumoured for weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnieg Posted November 27, 2022 Report Share Posted November 27, 2022 3 hours ago, Haza said: All this talk of Iversen Bjeer Kaspzak at KL is this were British speedway is at ? Older riders on the downhill slide to retirement .... So the perfect fit for British speedway's fan base. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tocha Posted November 27, 2022 Report Share Posted November 27, 2022 4 hours ago, Bagpuss said: Which league is he dropping to come back to the UK? At the moment he wouldn't have to as he has not signed in Sweden or Denmark, just Poland (Lodz). However I expect he will be back at Esbjerg as their current squad is incomplete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STEVEHOLS54 Posted November 27, 2022 Report Share Posted November 27, 2022 1 hour ago, lisa-colette said: Fingers crossed he is at Poole in the Champ then eh @STEVEHOLS54 Would be great news if also with Poole. Makes it worthwhile financially to do both Leagues plus POL with Gdansk Sundays. Or even Saturdays when odd meetings. Most importantly is he would be riding Mon PL - Tue (a few times when Poole at Plymouth) - Wed Poole or when at OXF/Brum - Thur Prem - Fri at Northern Champ tracks plus the odd Sat Champ meeting. Gets plenty of experience and also a chance to race regular against top Prem riders. Let's hope it happens 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pitch Posted November 27, 2022 Report Share Posted November 27, 2022 I just see on twitter that Scott Nicholls is riding for Oxford only this year (no premiership club). I guess partly because of his tv work. So that eliminates one rider from the 2023 Panthers line up puzzle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTT Posted November 27, 2022 Report Share Posted November 27, 2022 Hopefully no Schlein or Andersen in the team either. No disrespect to the three riders because they've all been great for British Speedway and two of them will forever be club legends at Peterborough but we desperately need new blood in the side like @Flappy has been saying. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flappy Posted November 27, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2022 38 minutes ago, TTT said: Hopefully no Schlein or Andersen in the team either. No disrespect to the three riders because they've all been great for British Speedway and two of them will forever be club legends at Peterborough but we desperately need new blood in the side like @Flappy has been saying. Schlein is at Wolves. Andersen no idea 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Irving Posted November 27, 2022 Report Share Posted November 27, 2022 Tungate has signed. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTT Posted November 27, 2022 Report Share Posted November 27, 2022 Just now, Steve Irving said: Tungate has signed. I hope so. He's the rider I really want in the side. He's a No.5 around Peterborough on a bad day and a No.1 on a good day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flappy Posted November 27, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2022 19 minutes ago, Steve Irving said: Tungate has signed. Would happily take Tungate he's mustard around Peterborough NKI Basso Tungate 6.83 Chris Holder Ben Cook Jenkins 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Call me wolfie Posted November 27, 2022 Report Share Posted November 27, 2022 21 minutes ago, TTT said: I hope so. He's the rider I really want in the side. He's a No.5 around Peterborough on a bad day and a No.1 on a good day. Looking forward to seeing him fall off at Monmore again, he’s known as Mr Tippy Tumble in our neck of the woods Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfie456 Posted November 27, 2022 Report Share Posted November 27, 2022 1 minute ago, Call me wolfie said: Looking forward to seeing him fall off at Monmore again, he’s known as Mr Tippy Tumble in our neck of the woods Yes the little throttle knob jockey 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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