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  1. HGould

    Brummies 2024...

    Jittenda Dufill was half decent on a bike.
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    Brummies 2024...

    There used to be a speedway team at Tamworth when I was very young. It's now a housing estate next to Drayton Manor theme park. That area has been blighted by HS2. It might be a decent start up option next to M42 adjacent M6 near Bodymoor Heath.
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    Brummies 2024...

    It's statistically the most diverse city in UK and Europe. Thats the problem speedway has had for a long time. The traditional fan Base has gone. It's a university, Asian / West Indian mix. If you asked 1000 under 16s what speedway was I would bet the results would be terrifying. T20 and the Hundred, cricket hits the diversity and local imagination, full houses. It's not an easy product to sell.
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    Poole 2024

    TT will certainly have a baptism in BSF Cup Plymouth statistically considered to have best reserve pairing and solid second strings, Oxford a couple of real chargers at reserve and solid elsewhere. Could be out before League starts. How about a solid old timer, what's Carl Wilkinson doing, last heard of in that neck of the woods.
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    Brummies 2024...

    One thing he did say that made me laugh. "It's only a 20 minute drive from Wolverhampton when the roads are clear" I'm guessing Brummies Home Matches will start at 3am with a 5am curfew
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    Poole 2024

    I think Poole could have expected 14 to 16 per match regularly from Kyle and Anders combined home and away That would have taken pressure completely off Sam and especially Max. Brennan and Tidy I can't see more than 9 to 11 points combined. That puts significant pressure on Sam and Max especially away. It also puts more pressure than necessary on Cook brothers. Barmy really. Brennan having talked himself out of Glasgow probably saw Poole as only realistic option as most clubs already decided He'll need to really step up to cover for TT lack of scoring Not easy when Poland, PL and Sweden will take priority and stretch him physically and logistically. A rare balls up from Poole
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    Brummies 2024...

    Tolley in the Star. Claims to have spent ballpark £300k in past 2 seasons and may be another 70k on top. Claims to have spoken to Lindgren and "Russians", and "If say Bartosz Zmarzlik wanted to ride in this Country next season we wouldn't be frighted about what the money would be" Goes on to say he is looking to bring in at least one rider "of GP standard" Says at end that in further article NEXT WEEK "exciting news for Brummies fans ....and a new challenge way beyond riding in the Premiership"
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    Poole 2024

    Jesus... Never thought we'd see him back in UK Largely uncompetitive in 2019 before being dropped. No spring chicken either. Neat enough style just never seemed fast nor hard enough. Very strange choice.
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    Poole 2024

    Riders like Erik Gundersen came into top League with minimal experience. If Poole have found a 16 year old Dane with basically no League experience but massive potential fair play. He'll be very experienced though in junior racing
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    Poole 2024

    I don't think anyone should underestimate Sammy Hagon. Great pedigree, injury hampered his progress in 21 and 22,last year was his first really clear run. Hell do very well. Max Perry was head and shoulders best of his age group that included riders like Trigger all now 16 and provided those terrible injuries don't affect confidence he too will do very well. I predict both could be as good as the Cook brothers in 3 seasons. With luck of course
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    Plymouth Gladiators 2024

    Anyone who saw Covatti at the OTA in 2019 will know what a truly spectacular and special sight he was in full flow. Him and Barker in 13 and 15 won't be pushovers and will certainly be entertaining Plymouth will have one of if not the best reserve pairings all season based of averages and form so strong in equally key heats It's really a case of Newman and Bowtell riding well to support top 2 and the other 3 progressing. It's clearly not the awful team some doom mongers are predicting and lots of entertainment Probable.
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    Plymouth Gladiators 2024

    Reading what's been said about team spirit at Plymouth last season by management I can't see Gilkes being back there. Can't see Anders either, how's he going to get from Plymouth on a Saturday night to Poland next day? It's not like riding at a track near a decent Airport.. He'd have a 3 to 4 hour drive at least to Bristol or Birmingham or Luton Re winning heats Strong reserves give good chances in heats 2 and 8 and to a degree 14. Fair enough to be strong in 13 and 15 but if you're losing heat 2 and 8 just as important
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    Plymouth Gladiators 2024

    Might be someone who hasn't ridden in UK for a while?
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    Poole 2024

    It's Ondrej Smetana. BSPL gave given him a 16% reduction as he's been locked in Bournemouth Airport Arrivals awaiting clearance for 30 months.
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    Plymouth Gladiators 2024

    Never forget Workington won the League in 2018 with 6 riders between 7.5 and around 6.0. Plymouth will be a new track. If they have any sense they'll only allow home riders to practise on it. Barker was as good as anyone round old track, Bowtell rode like a 3td heat leader / top second string round there. If as rumoured they add Thompsons and Newman they can feasibly have solid second strings and always have decent reserves. They say Barker is 2nd highest average, a decent No 1 and a decent 4 pointer and a fully fit Newman, no one would feel comfortable going there. Fans desperately want to see home wins.. If they go to heat 14 or 15 so much the better. Excitement and not massive points costs a Promoters dream No 55 to 60 point pay outs at home, average 25 to 30 point pay days away.. In with squeak of play offs... What's not to like. Fair and not rigged local Cup and Shield draws would be good for them too, not Poole 3 times in first 4 matches. In fact surely no one would begrudge Plymouth v Worky as a Cup draw... Two Saturday tracks, and give both a crack at progressing.
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    Poole 2024

    Not likely to be Danish then with obvious clashes. May be a Czech rider, although the better ones may have too much POlish experience to be classed as a 4 pointer??..or real left field like Celina Liebmann - just imagine the publicity. Even the woke BBC might wake up!
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    Brummies 2024...

    I think Sam is a bit of window dressing to try to coax over a few more Wolves supporters and to get some soundbites off Sam on his various TV appearances. I suspect Chris Adams will be the real Team Manager in all but name. As for the Team, Flint and Brennan are competitive reserves and should hold their own, S Worrall would be competitive at 4 or 5 but certainly not at heat leader - unless we have a competitive 4 and 5. I could cope with S Worrall / Z Cook / R Schlein / T Brennan and L Flint IF we had a proper top 2 to compete with all of the other sides so far named e.g a current or recent GP Rider still competitive at that level. Finding those, enticing them over and affording them though is far easier said than done. Lambert / Vaculik / Lindgren surely out of reach, so you're looking at people like Michelsen / Huckenbeck / Wozniak / Kvech and I have to ask 2 main questions (a) would they be competitive enough and (b) surely they would be MORE focussed on GP status and ensuring they get back in for 2025 and not risking riding too much in between GP's other than Poland and possibly Sweden.
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    Poole 2024

    Very strange that everyone at Glasgow had planned without Brennan in 2024 based on what he'd told them at start of 2023. Peter Facenna invested in him and owns him so would hardly leave him out unless he believed unavailable or couldn't fit him in or both Good move for him to Poole but with Polish commitments on Sunday, Brummies on Monday and Thursday and Sweden on a Tuesday he's going to be very thinly spread equipment and time wise. Will he be second string in reality with Lawson and Cooks above him?
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    Brummies 2024...

    Anybody but Will Pottinger Nice guy but clueless especially at PL level. Whoever shouted Olly Allen hope you're right. Certainly he's going to get best out of Leon and Brennan.
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    Glasgow Tigers 2024

    Leon is a big lad. He's fit and he does all he can I'm sure but he has a big physique. In an age where the higher up the rider scale you go weight by the gram is like gold and every bit off is an advantage, he starts at a disadvantage. He has to find the balance between optimum strength and weight. I know Team GB work very hard on this based on a number of articles about sports science and nutrition.
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    Brummies 2024...

    Rossiter as TM Rasmus Jensen Rory Schlein Timo Lahti
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    Oxford Spires 2024

    That's a cracking top 6
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    Plymouth Gladiators 2024

    Might be a blessing as he was allegedly mopping up big chunks of local sponsorship If that now goes to the Club and other riders it may make the overall Club package far more attractive. He needs at least another season in NDL.
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    Brummies 2024...

    Brennan is a fair start but he'd need to be 5th highest average so he can alternate between second string and reserve as that's his level in PL. If he could end with a 6 point average that would be significant progress. I'd love to see Leon back at PB where he was sensational in 2018 as a 15 year old but fear he'll be picked up elsewhere. Think we can either blow silly money on "has been" name at top of riding order or more snesibly pack top 4 with more workmanlike names? A more sensible marquee signing for me would be a Mickellson / Lahti or Kvech type .
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