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  1. Posted

    1 hour ago, szkocjasid said:

    I can only see one change worth making to strengthen the team: replacing Congreave with anyone who can average over 2.00.

    Can't see any likely signing that will be stronger than using guests for BWD.

    Certainly no one else in the team should he dropped imo.

    I would stick with George only if it’s to give him the experience of the uk tracks for next season.

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  3. Posted

    3 hours ago, enotian said:

    and replace them with whom? there just aren't enough riders available and that was obvious at the point the 2022 teams building rules were put in place.

    Birmingham have done well but you wonder how much they're shelling out on Ellis and Vissing. Just to put 7 riders out.

    You wouldn’t believe what Bwd wanted .no idea what he ended up agreeing on,but he ain’t worth it .George at least he has the argument that he’s never seen uk tracks, he’s not a million miles off learning the track.good to see cleggy(who rode superbly) out on track after helping George.  bomber at no1 was rubbish.wait to see how he scores against us …come on Newcastle make the changes needed to keep the supporters coming back.

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  4. Posted

    1 hour ago, Neila said:

    Watched the stream last night and thought Newcastle were poor, couple of positives but not many. One thing that puzzled me was after the many tape offences the guilty riders just sat at pits gate, I saw no sign of the Newcastle team manager telling them what is happening or encouraging them !! Seems strange it's as if ALL the team is disjointed, if this is so, it's gonna be a very long season, that's if they survive, because as I see it a lot of diamonds fans won't like watching this team. And it won't encourage me to travel over from the west !!

    You won’t see the team manger telling the team anything as he doesn’t know himself.pretty damn useless,sorry if that offends any useless people out there ..

  7. Posted

    8 minutes ago, szkocjasid said:

    Unless all Championship teams build to Newcastle strength & have a clear gap between Prem & Champ! Also make it easier for NDL riders to step up!

    That’s the thing,premier and championship leagues are all the same riders with a different bib on.there’s no such thing as “elite” anymore.1 big league (even ifs split into north &south) and ndl league is the way to go surely …

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  9. Posted

    3 hours ago, Wee Eck said:

    The retained list system is a private mechanism between promoters and so, as long as it doesn’t contravene equality diversity or, indeed, modern slavery legislation, there cannot be anything illegal about it. It is designed to provide a financial framework in the case of default. It has nothing to do with “employment” partly because no riders are employed.

    All teams have to have a minimum value of riders on their retained list but they cannot stop any of “their” riders signing for another team so there is nothing for riders to challenge. Promoters could challenge the system if they wanted but, so far, it seems they choose to work within the existing rules. 

    but they cannot stop any of “their” riders signing for another team!!

     I know of a few riders that have been blocked by their “parent club” to talk to other clubs,
    Ask Max Clegg for one.

  10. Posted

    36 minutes ago, Tsunami said:

    How would that work ? Looking at the picture in the Star this week, they seem to use a permanent mixing deck located above the front stand at the Edinburgh track.

    No clue tbh,just a thought .if they had all the gear it’d be better for them using it twice a week rather than one..(that’s if it can be moved around easy enough)..

  22. Posted

    14 hours ago, Brummies_Ste said:

    BIRMINGHAM: Chris Harris, Valentin Grobauer, James Shanes, Ashley Morris, Erik Riss, Paco Castagna, Jack Thomas.

    NEWCASTLE: Ben Barker, Matt Wethers R/R, James Wright, Max Clegg, Connor Mountain, Archie Freeman, Adam Roynon.
     

    Is Barker allowed to ride after the no show on Sunday??

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