szkocjasid 3,026 Posted July 5, 2018 Birmingham will be very weak at reserve without Cupitt now! As mentioned above if he had decided before racing 4 league meetings Birmingham would be in a much stronger position, however it would've made it harder for Cupitt to come back! Can Birmingham get into the top for without him & hope he returns in time for the play-offs! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brummie Kev 519 Posted July 5, 2018 I wish Layne all the very best, it takes guts especially for a man in a matcho environment such as speedway to open up about his mental health. Ive suffered from Anxiety for years until I got professional help. It must be so hard for him in a job where the focus is on him, where your being judged and sometimes criticised. That is only gonna make things worse so Im glad Layne is taking a break and hopefully he can come back and ride for us again. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Argos 262 Posted July 5, 2018 Did James sign a 28 day contract and if so when does that come to a end,also any update on JPB Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StephenMiller 75 Posted July 8, 2018 Apparently he still has no feeling in a couple of his fingers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest GiveusaB Posted July 12, 2018 Sheldon Davies added to the team....Good luck to Sheldon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
szkocjasid 3,026 Posted July 12, 2018 5 hours ago, GiveusaB said: Sheldon Davies added to the team....Good luck to Sheldon. Good singing based on his score at Buxton! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Islander15 1,065 Posted July 12, 2018 His junior leagues scores haven’t been amazing so it remains to be seen of he can produce the goods regularly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
*JJ 512 Posted July 12, 2018 4 hours ago, Islander15 said: His junior leagues scores haven’t been amazing so it remains to be seen of he can produce the goods regularly. No worse than IoW's reserves ... or most other NL teams now that the likes of Flint and Drew etc. have been promoted. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
uk_martin 1,606 Posted July 13, 2018 Sheldon Davies won't be able to "win". If he does well, he'll get a CMA that might make him unemployable next season. If he does badly, he'll be accused of "massaging" his average, following that big points haul at Buxton. Still, good luck to the kid as far as I'm concerned. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sings4Speedway 3,247 Posted July 13, 2018 4 hours ago, uk_martin said: Sheldon Davies won't be able to "win". If he does well, he'll get a CMA that might make him unemployable next season. If he does badly, he'll be accused of "massaging" his average, following that big points haul at Buxton. Still, good luck to the kid as far as I'm concerned. Certainly average manipulation is becoming a far greater factor in the NL. 3 pointers would be crazy to sign at this point of the season unless they have a concrete offer for next year (and there is no such thing in speedway) with 4 meetings to attain an average there is huge potential for somebody to have a few decent scores (lucky or otherwise), pick up an injury and then are saddled with a high average freezing them out forever. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Islander15 1,065 Posted July 14, 2018 (edited) 23 hours ago, Sings4Speedway said: Certainly average manipulation is becoming a far greater factor in the NL. 3 pointers would be crazy to sign at this point of the season unless they have a concrete offer for next year (and there is no such thing in speedway) with 4 meetings to attain an average there is huge potential for somebody to have a few decent scores (lucky or otherwise), pick up an injury and then are saddled with a high average freezing them out forever. The above happened to Bebee and he got reassessed at 3.00 so not necessarily. Despite what you explain being exactly what the rules say. Edited July 14, 2018 by Islander15 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest GiveusaB Posted July 16, 2018 Another massive blow....losing Hume for most likely remainder of the season? Who can we tempt to replace him ??? Richard Hall would be my choice! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sings4Speedway 3,247 Posted July 17, 2018 Really rough on Hume and again unfortunate for Birmingham. The cruel twists that Dany on 8.80 whilst Knight & Carr would come in on 8.83.....im not 100% but suspect Greaves (8.36) is not eligible? although saying that he would probably come in on his championship average doubled anyway. Wouldn't go anywhere near Hall personally and think he would be more harmful for moral than good.....id say its either Hunter or someone from the depths of time Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GWC 495 Posted July 17, 2018 Jenkins should be back for Mildenhall so an offer to Halsey might tempt him ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
*JJ 512 Posted July 18, 2018 20 hours ago, GWC said: Jenkins should be back for Mildenhall so an offer to Halsey might tempt him ? Well, he will be at Perry Barr tonight! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites