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  1. Posted

    20 minutes ago, Pumpy said:

    Come on Brummie fans , give the promoter a break . You still have a club , the team will be competitive and entertaining . To be fair Tolly never said he was talking to Zmarali k , only said it wouldn’t frighten him off . Other fans have got carried away with names on here . He has done well and the team will be good to watch

    Just for the record as you quoted me, I am not a Birmingham fan. Far from it.

  2. Posted

    1 hour ago, Daniel Smith said:

    It is ridiculous but have rider's ever had their averages increased?? Also to a half point figure of 7.50?? 

    Absolutely, Birmingham's management have requested it rather than the rider's being given it. 

    The numbers just make no sense at all, Pawlicki & Milik are nowhere near 7.50 rider's 

    Pawlicki is and I would expect him to average around that. Milik on the other hand certainly isn’t.

  4. Posted

    30 minutes ago, Pauldoveyspeedway said:

    They should  have signed 1 and 5 first and built  the team round those 2.They would  have had more choice  then..As it stands this team isnt good enough..

    I agree with that. FWIW Milik isn’t the disastrous signing of this side - that is Lampart. Milik has now been labelled as a heat leader because of everyone that came before him.

    If they are forking out for flights etc already for Lampart then they would have been better off using that for someone a damn sight lot better as they had the points spare to do so. Zengota, Smektala, Woryna, Lyager, Huckenbeck etc are all examples of someone who would have been far better than Lampart.

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  5. Posted · Edited by Najjer

    Struggling to see what people are seeing in the Belle Vue side that puts them near the top of the league? I think it’s one of the poorer Belle Vue sides assembled for a number of years and based on how they line up currently, I would have them 6th in the league. Poor reserves too. Same goes for Sheffield which could be their downfall especially on nights when Chris Holder or Woffinden don’t fancy it.

    Oxford has the makings of being a team that could batter any team in the league on their day, but then put up 35 points at home the following night. They are very hard to predict. 

    King’s Lynn are my dark horses, especially if Wojydo hits the ground running. I don’t think they will win the league but they should upset a few. 
     

    Ipswich are favourites for me by a considerable margin.

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  6. Posted

    1 hour ago, szkocjasid said:

    It actually suits Birmingham for their riders to be on these averages rather than Pawlicki (7.32), Milk (5.67) & Lampart (5.00) as it means if anyone is missing they'll be able to use stronger guests or r/r. Plus Z.Cook at reserve could be a real trump card.

    However I don't understand how they can increase the averages of Pawlicki & Milik, but decrease Janowski's, while Pedersen, Kasprzak & Woffinden returned on their old averages. Should rules not be consistent for all?

    ….and this shows the depths we have stooped to, when a team signs some riders they are expecting to be missing that they are already checking to see if Chris Harris’ average fits and if he can guest.

    I’m a big fan of shared roles in teams. Teams should have been able to have one shared position in a team, if they wished. That would have likely opened the flood gates abit more for the likes of Laguta and not make Milik etc seem a poor signing. 
     

    I often think that Sweden is a much better gauge for how they are likely to perform in the UK. Piotr could be a cracking signing although he’s liable to a crash or two. Milik had big promise about 10 years ago but has failed to live up to that and I’ll be amazed if he averages above 7.

  7. Posted · Edited by Najjer

    39 minutes ago, Manifesto said:

    They are both top riders who averages are good in the Ekstraliga in Poland. If I was a Brum fan I’d be happy with the team lots of potential 

    Just for clarity on this one, Milik is not a top rider at all.

    Pawlicki is a decent signing and is never afraid to put it about. He scores highly in Sweden and will score well for Birmingham - assuming he is there every week.

  8. Posted

    1 hour ago, FishersGate said:

    Tolley can't win really. The support is crap along other issues involved with the track and stadium. Brum had no choice but to move up due to race nights.  My issue isn't with how much money he's put in, its what he's spent it on. If he claims to have poured in loads and loads money then more fool him, the teams he's put together are shocking. I can't comment on this year's side yet because it isn't finished but the more it drags on the more negative comments will appear. I know someone said it's just good to see birningham running and that there is speedway.  OK that's great for you, but what about the fans that want to see a WINNING team (atleast at home). Surely he could not run speedway this year, save a fortune of cash and re invest it into 2025. That money can improve the side and stadium. I don't know really... like I said he can't win. 

    This is what I said before and I completely agree with. Fair play to Tolley if he has has coughed huge amounts of money - but it actually only shows even more how incompetent he has been in spending it.

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  10. Posted

    5 hours ago, BrumFan said:

    So it's the Polish press running stories then, not Birmingham management. Again I ask you who is throwing around financial numbers? Perhaps you would like to provide some  facts or evidence of this rather than wild accusations. 

    It was in the speedway star - perhaps you might want to backtrack about ‘wild accusations’. 

  12. Posted

    On 1/13/2024 at 1:43 AM, stevehone said:

    the signings are ok, one will be more inconsistent than the other i think but they are both incredibly capable riders

    Why make posts like that? “Ohhh I know more than you do…..”

    either name them or don’t say anything.

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  13. Posted

    There is no way Iversen has reached the level of Andersen. Iversen is still a very capable rider in Poland (and the UK) so anybody who thinks he’ll be declining that rapidly needs a head wobble. He isn’t a Grand Prix standard rider anymore but he’s alright.

    For what it’s worth, I would be putting Iversen at no.2 - there is every chance even away from home but especially at home, he would be popping out and winning heat 1 and gives a solid heat 8 too.

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  14. Posted

    42 minutes ago, Pauldoveyspeedway said:

    If that was the case keep Z Cook and get rid of Lampart .

    The fact the top two haven’t been signed makes it even more baffling that they have signed Lampart. I get this feeling they think that Lampart is going to be some sort of world beater and he is the next big thing out of Poland - which isn’t the case unfortunately. 

    The top 2 should be signed and then they could decide whether to continue with Lampart or go with a stronger 6/7 pointer.

  15. Posted

    2 hours ago, TTT said:

    Still saying Schlein plus another.

    Brum would've been complete by now if they managed to get 2 quality riders in.

    They've signed 5 riders on a budget and are hoping to get two HL's in however the names being linked with Brum now are of much lesser quality than they were at the start.

    If they announce Schlein then I think there will be riots… or the equivalent to that of what small fan base there might be!

    Birmingham would be a laughing stock after reeling off names like Laguta, Zmarzlik, Lindgren, Lindback and then ending up with Schlein….

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  16. Posted

    I think this is a real concern for Birmingham and it’s very clear the team has been together with signings confirmed and announced before a full line up is complete - meaning it’s very likely they will come in well under the points limit. 

    The final signings simply need to be Artem Laguta and Piotr Pawlicki if they are to stand any chance of being competitive and winning home matches. Laguta will be just fine at home after a match or two and there is every chance Pawlicki could bring his usual Swedish form with him. Anybody else and they are likely to be getting beat all over the place and the already dwindling crowds will already be dropping off by the time we head into May.

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  19. Posted

    On 1/1/2024 at 1:58 PM, Bald Bloke said:

    All i can say is i was told AL had signed for all the meetings under Alex, but as we know shortly afterwards Alex departed. I suspect Buster re negotiated the deal, as he said himself that money was a problem after he took over from Alex.

    This is the way I seen it too. Laguta was given a free pass for several away matches like away to Wolves, to save the air fares and Buster’s wallet

  20. Posted · Edited by Najjer

    1 hour ago, Bagpuss said:

    I wouldn't go near Laguta unless it was promised that Wroclaw won't interfere like they did last year. And even if they did promise I still wouldn't trust that they would stick to it. 

    I’m not so sure it had anything to do with Wroclaw - that’s backed up by Bewley, Woffinden and now Janowski all signing over here for this season.

    Laguta might not be a massively reliable number 1 but I would take him scoring a stack load at home over a Matej Zagar type rider any day of the week.

  21. Posted

    17 hours ago, the hobbit said:

    That does not make sense as surely,  for the vast majority of the season, he would be riding in Poland on  the Sunday afternoon and there are no shortage of flights from Poland to he UK so, no problem getting to Birmingham or, elsewhere for the vast majority of the Monday night fixture making up the majority of the premier league matches across the uk ? 

    Thats not always strictly true - especially in Lindback’s case. He has signed for Landshut in the Polish league but they are actually a German side. It’s all relevant to where they can fly into in Sweden too.
     

    It might well be possible but the rider themself might not want to travel from Sweden, to Germany/Poland, to the UK and then back to Sweden before returning to their base.

  22. Posted

    On 12/25/2023 at 7:35 PM, Petecc said:

    Parking isn't the responsibility of the club. Most sporting venues have some Parking which is usually limited,  (perry barr is no different ) however once that is full, its up to you, the car driver to park your car. Ring a major football club and ask, where to park, and they may wet themselves laughing at you. At least some speedway clubs try to make an effort. 

    Thats nonsense though. Football clubs are trying to house 30-60,000 depending on which stadium and team it is. Speedway teams are looking to park up around 1,000 people at the very max, so probably 750 cars maybe. It’s not asking alot for them to provide some sort of service, area or deal to make that viable and clear for their customers.

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  23. Posted

    On 12/21/2023 at 8:21 AM, HGould said:

    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"

     

    Promotors just can’t help themselves, can they? Almost bragging and wanting a pat on the back to say well done about how much you’ve spent - yet all this does is just show utter incompetence of how he’s spent that money. Poor sides assembled, poor results attained, poor management and worst of all, so far absolutely nothing to entice large numbers of fans (new and old) through the turnstiles - that is the biggest mistake of all.

    I really hope 2024 and beyond is successful for Birmingham as it could (and should) have the makings of being a very successful speedway team with a decent stadium and facility and big numbers of surrounding areas to tap into for speedway fans but you can’t help but feel it’s got a common theme to it with other previous owners and clubs dotted round the country.

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  24. Posted

    On 12/20/2023 at 12:34 AM, THE DEAN MACHINE said:

    Lampart is a decent signing and should double figure score most meetings, he is certainly fast enough and has good equipment and does mix it in the extraleague, 

    I’ll eat my hat if he scores double figures most matches. You’re seriously over rating him if you think that’ll happen.

  25. Posted

    What exactly does Chapman actually own - what precisely is Peterborough Speedway’s assets? I don’t mean rider value either as that is worthless. Possibly an air fence, some starting tapes and possible track equipment? 

    The fact that under British Speedway laws somebody could hold a promotors license and therefore hold potential owners or people willing to run a Peterborough affiliated outfit to ransom absolutely stinks. The same scenario became apparent at Somerset, at Newport in the past and many other places too. 

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