TINYS Posted November 12 Report Share Posted November 12 3 hours ago, szkocjasid said: If Brummies pulled out saying they couldn't build a competitive team once last year's star man went elsewhere, I wonder if Ipswich would get any flak or people would just say - that's sport! Don't see why Ipswich should get flak. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiveusaB Posted November 12 Report Share Posted November 12 1 hour ago, Pauldoveyspeedway said: Surely you'd put out a side that could get to the playoffs.otherwise u r just making the numbers up.... Like last season!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiveusaB Posted November 12 Report Share Posted November 12 52 minutes ago, TINYS said: Don't see why Ipswich should get flak. If bham wanted to retain Brennan then they should've offered him the right deal, with promise of building a decent side that offers some resistance ! Hope it's not another mickey mouse select! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TINYS Posted November 12 Report Share Posted November 12 5 minutes ago, GiveusaB said: If bham wanted to retain Brennan then they should've offered him the right deal, with promise of building a decent side that offers some resistance ! Hope it's not another mickey mouse select! If as has been said on here that this is Birmingham's last season then maybe they don't want to spend too much money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloom89 Posted November 12 Report Share Posted November 12 9 minutes ago, GiveusaB said: If bham wanted to retain Brennan then they should've offered him the right deal, with promise of building a decent side that offers some resistance ! Hope it's not another mickey mouse select! I’d say it’s probably the security of Ipswich fully seeing the season out and knowing he’ll be paid on time every week. Absolutely no guarantee Birmingham will even see the season out… that surely came into brennans thoughts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTT Posted November 12 Report Share Posted November 12 Mentioned it before but nobody seemed to know at the time, When is Nick Morris ban over? Former Wolves rider and he's ridden for the Brummies in the Championship so he could be a possible option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfie456 Posted November 12 Report Share Posted November 12 3 minutes ago, TTT said: Mentioned it before but nobody seemed to know at the time, When is Nick Morris ban over? Former Wolves rider and he's ridden for the Brummies in the Championship so he could be a possible option. Would have thought even Brummies wouldn't touch him with a bargepole. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTT Posted November 12 Report Share Posted November 12 5 minutes ago, Wolfie456 said: Would have thought even Brummies wouldn't touch him with a bargepole. I'm not so sure tbh. Brummies might be in a position of desperation when it comes to signing riders and if he's allowed to return then Morris will probably be desperate to prove himself again and he'll have to grab any opportunity that's offered to him. Would be better taking a chance on a British based rider in Morris rather than going down the Polish route again that could easily become another Pawlicki situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byker Biker Posted November 12 Report Share Posted November 12 21 minutes ago, TTT said: Mentioned it before but nobody seemed to know at the time, When is Nick Morris ban over? Former Wolves rider and he's ridden for the Brummies in the Championship so he could be a possible option. 12th July 2025 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted November 12 Report Share Posted November 12 41 minutes ago, GiveusaB said: If bham wanted to retain Brennan then they should've offered him the right deal, with promise of building a decent side that offers some resistance ! Hope it's not another mickey mouse select! Given the concern at the of the season regarding “cash flow” it cannot come as a surprise the riders aren’t queuing up to join Brummies unfortunately. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedball Posted November 12 Report Share Posted November 12 1 hour ago, TTT said: Mentioned it before but nobody seemed to know at the time, When is Nick Morris ban over? Former Wolves rider and he's ridden for the Brummies in the Championship so he could be a possible option. Morris can ride from 12/07/2025 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitten2502 Posted November 13 Report Share Posted November 13 6 hours ago, TTT said: I'm not so sure tbh. Brummies might be in a position of desperation when it comes to signing riders and if he's allowed to return then Morris will probably be desperate to prove himself again and he'll have to grab any opportunity that's offered to him. Would be better taking a chance on a British based rider in Morris rather than going down the Polish route again that could easily become another Pawlicki situation. Not a snowball in hell's......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted November 13 Report Share Posted November 13 (edited) Realistically, who can Brum get? They need to get two "top level" riders for one and five, with "good riders" as back up at two, three, and four.. Or six "good riders" with averages ranging from seven and a half to around six if no top level riders are available. (And that's real averages not made up ones). GP/Euro Championship level for the top two.. Or, Polish top league SS's or 2nd tier top 15 riders, for the six spots if no top level riders.. Rabbit out of a hat time I feel... Dudek? Madsen? Laguta? No GP's so maybe could be tempted? Not going to be cheap, but are of the level they need, indeed, most of the team will need to be flown in I would think given pretty much all the "decent" UK based riders are signed up elsewhere.. A team full of UK Div 2 HL's will get hammered time and time and again... Also, given how desperate they will be due to the lack of top level riders interested, the less negotiation room they have for deals... Very average riders could get top level money... They could get hammered but still be laying out "lots".. Maybe the "seventh" team is vital simply so guests are always available? Because, as everyone knows, you simply cannot run a Speedway League without guests, It's impossible..... Edited November 13 by mikebv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Irving Posted November 13 Report Share Posted November 13 47 minutes ago, mikebv said: Realistically, who can Brum get? They need to get two "top level" riders for one and five, with "good riders" as back up at two, three, and four.. Or six "good riders" with averages ranging from seven and a half to around six if no top level riders are available. (And that's real averages not made up ones). GP/Euro Championship level for the top two.. Or, Polish top league SS's or 2nd tier top 15 riders, for the six spots if no top level riders.. Rabbit out of a hat time I feel... Dudek? Madsen? Laguta? No GP's so maybe could be tempted? Not going to be cheap, but are of the level they need, indeed, most of the team will need to be flown in I would think given pretty much all the "decent" UK based riders are signed up elsewhere.. A team full of UK Div 2 HL's will get hammered time and time and again... Also, given how desperate they will be due to the lack of top level riders interested, the less negotiation room they have for deals... Very average riders could get top level money... They could get hammered but still be laying out "lots".. Maybe the "seventh" team is vital simply so guests are always available? Because, as everyone knows, you simply cannot run a Speedway League without guests, It's impossible..... I blame Belle Vue. If they hadn’t been so selfish and kept their top 3 heatleaders there would be more heatleaders available to help the clubs lower down.. 😉 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiveusaB Posted November 13 Report Share Posted November 13 23 minutes ago, Steve Irving said: I blame Belle Vue. If they hadn’t been so selfish and kept their top 3 heatleaders there would be more heatleaders available to help the clubs lower down.. 😉 I blame Halifax for closing down when having such a good racetrack! 😂 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Irving Posted November 13 Report Share Posted November 13 3 minutes ago, GiveusaB said: I blame Halifax for closing down when having such a good racetrack! 😂 Dem were the days!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiveusaB Posted November 13 Report Share Posted November 13 8 minutes ago, Steve Irving said: Dem were the days!! Yes, had some great Saturday nights there....worth the 260mile round trip! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiveusaB Posted November 13 Report Share Posted November 13 “I can’t say too much at this moment in time, but I remain very hopeful about our side for 2025.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiveusaB Posted November 13 Report Share Posted November 13 That's Tolley's words! I think the building a side around TB was simply just paying Tom a compliment for last seasons efforts... B'ham would've known Tom was leaving well before they started team building for 2025. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiveusaB Posted November 13 Report Share Posted November 13 Craig Cook ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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