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  1. Posted · Edited by iainb

    6 minutes ago, The Cheese said:

    Good meeting, well done to Birmingham on getting that first win. Don't think they are too far away from a decent side, if only they could find a genuine number 1.

    Thought it was strange not to award the last heat but luckily it didn't make a difference, would have been a cruel way to miss out if Bewley had won that and they then lost the super-heat!

    Great to see Tom Brennan step up to the plate (twice) in that last race, I think most (me) probably had him down as coming in at the back in 15

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    25 minutes ago, GiveusaB said:

    I think you must have been watching a different meeting? there was plenty of passing from where I was watching the meeting?

    The consistency of the 'gate' positions are always up for question...but it also has a lot to do with how the rider handles the first 2 bends on approach!

    If riders did/do a track walk, then they would've seen where the dirt was/wasnt? they wouldn't need to have to ride it to find out?

    Pawlicki going down gave BV a 2nd bite of the cherry, had he stayed on B'ham would still have won! ....may be he thought that the race would be awarded?

    Would like to know why it wasnt? the refereeing has been poor this season! Why no warning for Kurtz moving at the start?

    Hoping Brennan/Worrall can pass a bit of 'track set-up' knowledge,when B'ham visit BV next week!

    Hopefully with the new averages out tomorrow it'll give you guys a bit more scope to rearrange the team riding order as Milik has been hopelessly out of his depth riding at Number 1. Whether the management will have the nous to get the riding order more balanced is another question though.

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    2 minutes ago, False dawn said:

    Well the evidence is that the self belief was there. The early signs are that it may be returning, which many fans, me included, would welcome, warmly.

    Absolutely! There's nothing more frustrating than seeing a rider not ride to his full potential, there are few better consistent starters in the game

  4. Posted · Edited by iainb

    23 minutes ago, 4BM said:

    He’s seemed to have  crumbled in the Premiership over the last few years no matter which team he’s ridden for.  Looks like he’s used to winning races in the Championship for fun, but when it comes to Premiership he struggles against both the riders he beats week in week out in Championship and also the top boys in the Premiership  which seems to play with his head a bit and that’s when you see the throttling off/bottling first beds and then the axe comes around and he gets into that vicious circle of moving between clubs after only a month or two as we’ve seen over last few seasons.  

     

    6 minutes ago, False dawn said:

    I think there is a lot of truth in what you say. I've seen other riders suffer from "This is the Premiership, I can't possibly win". It was very telling, listening to Tom Brennan in interview last night. He said something like, "You pull up to the gate and it doesn't matter who else is there. They're all just riders that can be beaten". I like that.

    He did qualify for the GP series by right though which seems to poo poo that theory, so the self belief should be there. What I find more interesting is the fact that he's been moved on from Edinburgh, Glasgow and Belle Vue after quite long stints at those clubs, so there must be something that made those clubs not fancy him, especially at CL level where normally clubs Number 1's tend to stay with clubs for a long long time, unless it's Chris Harris who seems to like to get himself fixed up as early as possible with the first club to make him an offer

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    17 minutes ago, FishersGate said:

    I agree. Doyle and Emil at 1 n 5 in heat 13 is when they usually kill the oppositions hopes of a victory.  

    You'd think that "Smiler" Hawkins might try a "Dickson" Emil/Doyley partnership at 1 and 2 to potentially get 4 5-1's, potentially worth 16 race points

    11 minutes ago, MP78 said:

    It does seem a strange one putting Ellis at 5, I can only assume they want to pair Dan T up with Doyle to take the pressure off a bit in 3 of his rides perhaps?

     

  6. Posted · Edited by iainb

    First TV match of the season last night and a couple of things occurred to me...

    1. Has anything been done for those attending the Speedway meeting live to while away the long delays while Eurosport are away at advert breaks and doing interviews? This really needs addressing for the paying punter on the night.

    2. Eurosport do like to pan in on the team managers during a meeting and I've got to say when they do I often cringe at the sight of the people stood around them it doesn't look very professional at all. A collection of people of all ages from school kids to pensioners wearing a variety of different clothing, compare this to a football managers bench, team wear and branding should be compulsory for all people in the pits and there should also be a minimum age limit. Coventry were doing this years ago!

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  7. Posted · Edited by iainb

    For me he's a bit of a mercurial enigma, on his day he's as good as anybody and he can do that consistently until something gets in his head (and I am not talking about his mental health here, before everybody jumps on me, I am talking about his mind management as a professional athlete), history has shown that with various incidents he's been involved in. He's established himself at several clubs over the years and for one reason or another has moved on and it's been quite a surprise to see that.

    He is a quality Speedway rider, you don't get to qualify for the GP's without being so, there is absolutely no denying that and he should dominate the CL in its weakened form, PL in it's "strengthened" guise this season? He has the gating ability to be a lot better in the PL than he has recently been, his current form in the CL says it should be a no brainer for a team to include him in their side in the PL especially on a short term basis.

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  8. Posted · Edited by iainb

    41 minutes ago, mikebv said:

    One line Dan....:D

    No grip  on 1 and 2 wide so he makes the gate and moves out...:rolleyes:

     

    37 minutes ago, GeneralMelchett said:

    Not quite sure why we went so wide in heat 15 - yes I know chasing the dirt etc but it wasn’t there - 

    He rode that turn 1 as if he was at the NSS

    37 minutes ago, frigbo said:

    For a rider of his stature, Bewley has apalling track craft and race awareness

    He does seem to make some poor decisions on track at times, hopefully that'll come with experience

    4 minutes ago, chun said:

    certainly encourages you to make a journey to perry bar.  i was impressed by the poles and the brum team in general 

    I'll certainly be making a few trips over later in the year now my local Monday (Peterborough) night track had closed

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    What a great Speedway meeting! If you didn't like that I really don't know why you watch Speedway at all, it had everything, great racing, close scoreline, last heat decider, drama in the last race and a victory for the underdog. 

    You can compare it to Poland until the cows come home but you're comparing Premier League football to the Championship. 

    That was a great advert for the sport in this country :t:

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    20 minutes ago, hammer1969 said:

    I sm watching on Eurosport and I would say the coverage leaves a lot to be desired BSN coverage of meetings is far better

    They seem to have dropped the advert break features that they used to do in previous seasons, so much for the more in depth coverage that they promised on Discovery+

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    15 hours ago, IronScorpion said:

    With all the conspiracy theories going around about Speedway HQ at the EWR, home of "head honcho" Rob Godfrey you would think no other track has issues.(Leicester & ianb have no reason to talk).

    Why bring me into this? It's a topic about Workington and Scunthorpe? You seem obsessed with me, do I need to take out a restraining order? :unsure:

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  15. Posted · Edited by iainb

    Personally, I don't think Zagar is the answer for Brum, Milik needs replacing for me, he's not even one for the future.

    Tolley needs to approach one of the other half a dozen riders that were "on offer"

    "Laurence (Rogers - Director of Speedway) and Chris (Adams - Assistant Team Manager), as well as myself, are extremely busy in the background to make sure we pick the best two from around half a dozen riders we have on offer.” - Nigel Tolley 

  19. Posted · Edited by iainb

    Personally I thought it was a pretty decent GP, above average in fact compared to recent years. It may not be racing for the purist, but the way the bikes and tracks are riders seem to have to be pretty extreme to make any moves and use the ruts, it certainly makes for entertainment and the FIM don't seem to be in any hurry to tone the bikes down. Heat 15 was purist stuff and a great race!

    None of the noobs disgraced themselves and probably did at least as good as some of the journeyman that have been cast aside this year with maybe Huckenbeck being the stand out. 

    Maybe the reason a lot of the field don't resonate with some is because we just don't get to see most of them regularly in this country anymore?

    As for Woffy, for me he's at the stage of his career where he's quite comparable to Doyley and the contrast between the 2 is blindingly obvious to see, just the body language on the bike, Doyley looks as though he'd do almost anything to get back to the top, his semi final 2nd place was all you needed to see, brilliant stuff, Woffy... I can see him retiring from Speedway at the end of the year. 

    Well done to Jack Holder, very impressive,  I like his style, just the right amount of arrogance without going over the top with it and he's able to back it up unlike Woffy these days.  

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