Wolfie456 Posted March 24 Report Share Posted March 24 10 minutes ago, Pinny said: What part of my message is knocking the club? But for what its worth, its an absolutely mental decision for Brum to of gone up a league with such a poor side. Have struggling sides attracted good crowds previously? No. So they had to take a gamble and go up with a league challenging side to have a chance of making this work. And they haven't built a league challenging side. Its bottom of the table material unless big changes are made. The top 2, one is injured before a wheel has been turned and the other looks like being well out of his depth at number 1. Doesn't bode well, does it? Would of been far better staying in middle tier and building a title winning side. Fair enough asking home fans to back the club and turn up but others who aren't fans of the club can see exactly what is going to happen. As has been said so many times on here this season they can only use the track on a Monday night so what league does that leave drrrr. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinny Posted March 24 Report Share Posted March 24 29 minutes ago, Wolfie456 said: As has been said so many times on here this season they can only use the track on a Monday night so what league does that leave drrrr. If that is the case then why not pull the plug instead of driving yourself further into debt? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teromaafan Posted March 24 Report Share Posted March 24 On 3/23/2024 at 8:59 AM, *JJ said: 2019. And they could do better than Riss in the Premiership, surely? There are plenty of points available. Doesn’t matter what points are available and what you can supposedly afford (money not really a stumbling block as I recall, according to the management before the final 1 to 7 were declared), riders have to want to ride for you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szkocjasid Posted March 24 Report Share Posted March 24 Irrelevant now but should Birmingham have been allowed to carry on in the Championship on a Monday? Only Belle Vue are a Monday track, the rest race on Thursdays. Of course Prem clubs have priority, but Birmingham could've picked a team minus any Belle Vue riders. Then sorted the fixtures (not many these days) so their opponents weren't missing riders based on who is racing at Belle Vue. May have to allow the occasional guest, but who would even notice, with the amount of guests used these days anyway? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 valve Posted March 25 Report Share Posted March 25 10 hours ago, szkocjasid said: Only Belle Vue are a Monday track, the rest race on Thursdays. Not true. Premier clubs have Monday as an alternative race night - next Monday Leicester v Ipswich ko cup and remember, Monday is TV night for speedway when it’s on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col Posted March 25 Author Report Share Posted March 25 On 3/23/2024 at 9:34 AM, Manifesto said: You’d think he’d be happy seeing some top flight speedway then I go to NSS often, had an Aces season ticket in 2022? I was planning to go to Leicester on 14/03 but it was called off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szkocjasid Posted March 25 Report Share Posted March 25 51 minutes ago, 1 valve said: Not true. Premier clubs have Monday as an alternative race night - next Monday Leicester v Ipswich ko cup and remember, Monday is TV night for speedway when it’s on. I guess I'm talking about a tracks permanent race day. The question still remains, would they have be able to plan their fixtures around the TV nights & stay in the Champ if the alternative was closing down? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Najjer Posted March 25 Report Share Posted March 25 20 hours ago, szkocjasid said: Irrelevant now but should Birmingham have been allowed to carry on in the Championship on a Monday? Only Belle Vue are a Monday track, the rest race on Thursdays. Of course Prem clubs have priority, but Birmingham could've picked a team minus any Belle Vue riders. Then sorted the fixtures (not many these days) so their opponents weren't missing riders based on who is racing at Belle Vue. May have to allow the occasional guest, but who would even notice, with the amount of guests used these days anyway? Stop making such sensible suggestions - although, I’m going to assume even if this idea was explored it was quickly stopped to ensure the Premiership had 7 teams and less riders to find in the Championship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharpenRake Posted March 26 Report Share Posted March 26 Well done to the Birmingham riders last night. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamish McRaker Posted March 26 Report Share Posted March 26 On 3/24/2024 at 8:57 PM, Pinny said: If that is the case then why not pull the plug instead of driving yourself further into debt? I'm not sure that Mr Tolley is accruing debt: from what I've gleaned, he is using personal wealth to meet financial outlay which is needed after income streams. If that's the case, the question of how far he is able and prepared to go with that operating model, I suppose only he will know. I think there's a limited lifespan for the stadium being available anyway so this is possibly a one-off season (or two?). But I don't read Speedway Star, so there's probably more to it than this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Jones Posted March 26 Report Share Posted March 26 51 minutes ago, Hamish McRaker said: I'm not sure that Mr Tolley is accruing debt: from what I've gleaned, he is using personal wealth to meet financial outlay which is needed after income streams. If that's the case, the question of how far he is able and prepared to go with that operating model, I suppose only he will know. I think there's a limited lifespan for the stadium being available anyway so this is possibly a one-off season (or two?). But I don't read Speedway Star, so there's probably more to it than this? I think he's on record in stating that he has two years left at Perry Barr, the owners have said the dogs will be going to the new track in Wolverhampton by the end of the year & then they will be planning their next moves to develope the site for other use. Tolley has also said that he needs to see a marked increase in attendances this year, if not next season won't happen. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tocha Posted March 26 Report Share Posted March 26 On a positive note, Pawlicki has scheduled his return for the visit to King's Lynn on 4th April: https://www.fimspeedway.com/news/pawlicki-set-for-birmingham-bow-next-week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric i Posted March 28 Report Share Posted March 28 Birmingham should keep Nicholls and let Zach Cook go, harsh but Nicholls would be a hell of a reserve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szkocjasid Posted March 28 Report Share Posted March 28 23 minutes ago, eric i said: Birmingham should keep Nicholls and let Zach Cook go, harsh but Nicholls would be a hell of a reserve. Would make them a lot stronger, but Nicholls won't stay due to his TV commitments. Unless they "rested" Zach for a couple of weeks, till Nicholls really has to go? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPEEDY69 Posted March 29 Report Share Posted March 29 For me Flint and Worrall were the let downs for Birmingham last night. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screm Posted March 29 Report Share Posted March 29 1 hour ago, SPEEDY69 said: For me Flint and Worrall were the let downs for Birmingham last night. But on Monday Leon did very well, though I take your point. Having a bike that can actually manage four laps wouldn't be a bad start. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedway fan Posted March 29 Report Share Posted March 29 Leon had a night to forget .. puncture before his first ride , two chain breaks on the line then a fall ..... all part of the joys of speedway ! Steve had paid 6 from 3 rides but then fell in the same spot that had caught several riders out inc Emil ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teromaafan Posted March 30 Report Share Posted March 30 Be interesting to see how they shuffle the rider order next month with Scotty dropping to reserve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the hobbit Posted March 30 Report Share Posted March 30 (edited) 7 hours ago, Teromaafan said: Be interesting to see how they shuffle the rider order next month with Scotty dropping to reserve. Scotty will not be in the team after Monday. Pawlicki will be at one, milik will be at five. Rest unchanged on Monday, lampart at two, cook at three, Brennan at four Worrall at 5 cook should be back at reserve as from kings Lynn on thursday Edited March 30 by the hobbit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DEAN MACHINE Posted March 30 Report Share Posted March 30 Pawlicki had his first meeting back today in gorzow, scoring 10 and making the final where he finished 3rd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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