Ipswich v Birmingham 24th April

[THE DEAN MACHINE]

2 hours ago, TTT said:

Could be wrong but I wouldn't be surprised if Zagar's gone because Birmingham can no longer afford him.

Zagar has ridden in the UK for a number of years throughout his career and nobody else had a VISA issue.

Freddie lindgren had a visa issue last year when he signed for Birmingham 

Edited 11 hours ago by THE DEAN MACHINE

[TTT]

I hope Danyon picks up a couple of points tomorrow night just for his drive and determination to show up and give it a go knowing full well that he's likely to not earn any money when being asked to ride as a Heat Leader.

[Racin Jason 72]

25 minutes ago, THE DEAN MACHINE said:

Freddie lindgren had a visa issue last year when he signed for Birmingham 

Say no more guv

[SPEEDY69]

Hume, was that really the best they could do? 

[FromBendThree]

28 minutes ago, THE DEAN MACHINE said:

Freddie lindgren had a visa issue last year when he signed for Birmingham 

Something’s amiss. As I pointed out, zagar signed in November.

Lindgren came in mid season so not really comparing like with like.

[Arch Stanton]

1 hour ago, Bald Bloke said:

Props to Danyon for taking the booking.  But BV, Lynn, Leicester ain't riding, and Zagar is 7.20.

 

18 minutes ago, SPEEDY69 said:

Hume, was that really the best they could do? 

When you have little to no chance of winning the meeting, then the thought process is probably why waste money on a heatleader when you can save money and bring in a reserve instead. Not great for the supporters granted, but if Money is an issue (and it’s likely considering the pre-season statements) then it makes sense from a Birmingham point of view. 
 

It does beg the question though how Birmingham managed to make Rew a “substantial” offer that Chris Louis couldn’t/wouldn’t match.

[Arch Stanton]

41 minutes ago, TTT said:

I hope Danyon picks up a couple of points tomorrow night just for his drive and determination to show up and give it a go knowing full well that he's likely to not earn any money when being asked to ride as a Heat Leader.

TBF Danyon knows his way around Foxhall and has scored double figures on occasions, taking some huge scalps along the way. He’s beaten a few top number one’s at Foxhall in recent years. 

[Roger Jacobs]

15 minutes ago, Arch Stanton said:

TBF Danyon knows his way around Foxhall and has scored double figures on occasions, taking some huge scalps along the way. He’s beaten a few top number one’s at Foxhall in recent years. 

He's fallen off for no reason a lot more times than he's beaten anyone of note.

[Arch Stanton]

1 minute ago, Roger Jacobs said:

He's fallen off for no reason a lot more times than he's beaten anyone of note.

Yes he does have that in his armoury as well.

[Roger Jacobs]

1 hour ago, Bald Bloke said:

Props to Danyon for taking the booking.  But BV, Lynn, Leicester ain't riding, and Zagar is 7.20.

Apparently Brum can have a guest up to 75% of Zagar's average, so they've got 5.40 available: Blödorn, Howarth, Kemp, or an RS, or someone from the Championship with a qualifying converted average - if any of them are interested and/or available.

I'm guessing Hume will have asked for a guarantee, with a bonus if he stays on ... I mean, scores a point or two.

[Roger Jacobs]

3 hours ago, TTT said:

Could be wrong but I wouldn't be surprised if Zagar's gone because Birmingham can no longer afford him.

Zagar has ridden in the UK for a number of years throughout his career and nobody else had a VISA issue.

I'm not sure why BluPanther laughed at my Brexit comment.

The reason why Visas are required is purely down to Brexit. Riders from EU countries used to be able to turn up and ride because they had a right to earn a living in a fellow EU member country.  Now the UK treats them the same as riders from any other country, which means the appropriate Visa for their type of employment. It could be there's a long lead time for them to be approved, or it could be that Brum didn't apply in a timely manner.

[kevin bass]

On 4/22/2025 at 5:49 PM, Falcon1983 said:

Think a few are getting a bit carried away already....

Brum though not capable of winning the meeting will hit above the 30 threshold, 58-32 I'll go for 

Tbf Tobi normally loves it round Foxhall and Rew will be good value so Birmingham should at least get into the 30's i'd of thought, if 1 or 2 of the others chip in with a few points.

[Jonny the spud]

1 hour ago, Roger Jacobs said:

I'm not sure why BluPanther laughed at my Brexit comment.

The reason why Visas are required is purely down to Brexit. Riders from EU countries used to be able to turn up and ride because they had a right to earn a living in a fellow EU member country.  Now the UK treats them the same as riders from any other country, which means the appropriate Visa for their type of employment. It could be there's a long lead time for them to be approved, or it could be that Brum didn't apply in a timely manner.

Brexit has thrown up all sorts of problems.  
 

Adam travels on his French passport and was refused entry once as he’d passed the 90 days in 180 rule…… luckily he also had his uk passport with him too and was waved through after the original confusion. 

[GeneralMelchett]

2 hours ago, Roger Jacobs said:

He's fallen off for no reason a lot more times than he's beaten anyone of note.

sadly yes, he looked a wee bit wobbly at Owelrton the other night too, I for one hope he scors a few points anyway and earns a few quid!

Edited 7 hours ago by GeneralMelchett

[GeneralMelchett]

2 hours ago, Roger Jacobs said:

Apparently Brum can have a guest up to 75% of Zagar's average, so they've got 5.40 available: Blödorn, Howarth, Kemp, or an RS, or someone from the Championship with a qualifying converted average - if any of them are interested and/or available.

I'm guessing Hume will have asked for a guarantee, with a bonus if he stays on ... I mean, scores a point or two.

Being honest Danyon is the better option from all of those, given Zagars effort at Owlerton the other week too - he gated in one ride and stayed out to win (just) but that was largely it.

[SPEEDY69]

11 minutes ago, GeneralMelchett said:

Being honest Danyon is the better option from all of those, given Zagars effort at Owlerton the other week too - he gated in one ride and stayed out to win (just) but that was largely it.

Blodorn would've been a better pick in my view. 

[THE DEAN MACHINE]

Surely the best and arguably the cheapest option if money is the case would be RR ?

[GeneralMelchett]

14 minutes ago, SPEEDY69 said:

Blodorn would've been a better pick in my view. 

Possibly hes never particuarly impressed me with his riding at Foxhall but looking back he seems to get 5's etc - if the Danyon we know and have seen (too rarely perhaps) shows up then we know he could get a few points.

[szkocjasid]

2 hours ago, THE DEAN MACHINE said:

Surely the best and arguably the cheapest option if money is the case would be RR ?

If there's no facility available, a team can't use r/r, have to use a 75% guest.

[szkocjasid]

Gonna be 60 something, 20 something imo