dabbsjoe

if only they hadn't blocked off the back straight standing area years and years ago

the duchess account, i remember that one. wildly extreme views they were.

and this is the issue with having the people who have a stake in the teams set the rules for the competition.

thats optimistic at best, would a NDL side bring the crowds in to make it worth running ? would the consortium have the pockets to fund a premiership team, after all Ford himself chose to drop to championship and costs must have been a reason for that. adding the ownership and running costs of a stadium on top of that won't help. who knows what state the sport will be in once we get through the worst of covid and a recession, will there even be speedway in the country.

this is how it starts

thanks

anything else come out of last night ?

where do you sit on the crucial issue of yellow helmet or yellow and black helmet

Becker has to be first name on the team list for next season. Wouldn't be surprised if he goes elsewhere however as part of his 'development' and every team in the league will be after him so could come down to money. Douglas is another to pursue as he settled in quite well, had a few bad scores but to be expected. Schlein i would keep but only if he is to be second string / third heat leader nothing more than that, good captain material. Nicholls is another to look at from the home perspective, he didn't let us down when was with us early part of season and we sure noticed his absence when Jacob was back. Would only take him as a second string however in terms of team building. Masters/Thorssell/Howarth - they've had long enough now and won't really get much more out of them, have shown that when needed they don't step up. Morris - who knows.

so Cook rode basically both meetings with a broken wrist/arm. doesn't look so good for Harris does it when Cook was still beating him when we were getting five one'd for fun by the opposition.

he isn't though is he

Pearson is just concerned about his own interests. if the slow decline of speedway continues as it is (actually more rapid than slow) so does his income. but as with all sports that he is apparently an expert on he uses the keyboard warrior phrase when someone doesn't agree with his views or that of his pals that line his pockets. it's also another chance for him to take a shot at anyone connected to Wolves due to his club affiliations.

it was more than likely a team you couldn't actually afford however.

if parking a car at the stadium i'd make sure it's on the stadium car park and nothing else. it's a bit ropey on the streets round there. hotels would be in the city centre itself where you could get the metro or the bus and then walk to the stadium.

anyone think that Jacob has burnt his bridges with Wolves and CVS/Adams ? he told them he was going to be fine when they spoke to him about being in the team. CVS has said that they were annoyed by his stories over the winter when they turned out not to be true. wouldn't surprise me if he's not back here this season and Wolves stick with Nicholls

really liking the look of this team so far. one worry that i think actually cost us last season is we don't have an out and out number 1 in the team like we have in the past few years with Freddie or Tai. might not be so much of a worry this coming season as other than Doyle and maybe Iversen if he signs with KL i don't think there is another teams number 1 to worry about.

didn't he have a big fall out with Chris Louis last season ?

Batchelor didn't have an off night. He was true to form that when you actually need him he goes missing. it's the same every year

street parking is a bit ropey however

whos doing the track now that Doc has retired ?

Do we know of any riders who are on Gerhard's this season ? Or of any of last years riders have they stayed with them or gone back to GMs ?

too early i think as he has shown he can score some points he's just lacking in consistency. with a 5.25 average as well who is there to replace him

Have to say Morris has surprised me so far in the 2 home matches, away form will be interesting. Heeps is a worry however, especially if Morris keeps that kind of scoring up then Heeps could find himself at reserve which could also affect Morris scoring if in the main body of the team. one thing that is clear is there is a good team spirit about the place with Rory as skipper.

who says they can actually afford them ? wouldn't be the first time a club can't actually afford the team it puts out. like Birmingham a few years ago.

said it before with Max Clegg, he should be doing a lot better at Monmore due to the amount of time he has spent riding there with Wolves and Cradley before that. if he can't learn the way round a track he's spent years on there is no hope