John Leslie 3,213 Posted December 23, 2016 (edited) I presume Woodhall means Ben Woodhull and his brother? You're asking a lot of a 15-year-old rookie in Bickley to ride in the top 5 and go out in heat 1 against the big no.1s. Just get someone on 3.01 or just over at No.2 and put Bickley at reserve where he won't be out of his depth and can take 7 rides. Then you'll be play-off material. (asuming you can get the others) Edited December 23, 2016 by John Leslie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ben91 1,743 Posted December 23, 2016 I presume Woodhall means Ben Woodhull and his brother? You're asking a lot of a 15-year-old rookie in Bickley to ride in the top 5 and go out in heat 1 against the big no.1s. Just get someone on 3.01 or just over at No.2 and put Bickley at reserve where he won't be out of his depth and can take 7 rides. Then you'll be play-off material. (asuming you can get the others) You'd start Bickley at reserve with the Woodhull that the promotion think is the worse of the two in the 1-5. If Bickley is as good as the hype then he'll be in the 1-5 once the first set of averages come out anyway. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sings4Speedway 3,247 Posted December 30, 2016 As a guess and i kind of hope im wrong as it would be a great side Bewley - 8.65 Terry-Daly - 4.55 Phillips - 6.25 Smith - 6.32 Shuttleworth - 6.60 Halder - 3.57 Bickley - 3.00 Total 38.94 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Heathen1984 139 Posted December 30, 2016 Be a good team,wouldn't go as far as great thou. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sings4Speedway 3,247 Posted December 30, 2016 Be a good team,wouldn't go as far as great thou. Ok i concede its a solid team. Lacking a little bit of punch from the other heat leaders but would constantly have a solid reserve pairing plus engine room. I would say there are not many last places in that team & if you are not running lasts you are not being beaten. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TurnTwo 317 Posted December 30, 2016 Bewley will put a point on his avg easily next season Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Heathen1984 139 Posted December 30, 2016 That wont happen now that phillips is going to kings lynn Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
uk_martin 1,606 Posted December 30, 2016 I'd have thought that the first signing would need to be a promoter and the second signing would need to be the lease on a stadium. Without those, the whole joint venture will go to the wind. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Little Thumper 528 Posted January 4, 2017 All a bit quiet on the Covchester Cut n Shuts front. Is this team still a goer or has it been consigned to the round file? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Halifaxtiger 5,318 Posted January 6, 2017 I'd have thought that the first signing would need to be a promoter and the second signing would need to be the lease on a stadium. Without those, the whole joint venture will go to the wind. What is clear is that Bewley, Bickley, Smith, Shuttleworth, Payne and the Woodhall brothers have not signed for any NL club. In the case of 5 of those, that would be extremely surprising unless they had very reasonable belief that they had somewhere lined up. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Little Thumper 528 Posted January 6, 2017 What is clear is that Bewley, Bickley, Smith, Shuttleworth, Payne and the Woodhall brothers have not signed for any NL club. In the case of 5 of those, that would be extremely surprising unless they had very reasonable belief that they had somewhere lined up. I hope for the sake of the riders that they have something in writing otherwise they might be just a little miffed if the Cut 'n' Shuts don't get off the ground. Quite who they would have a contract with at this moment in time is a bit of a teaser. If no new Belle Vue promoter is actually in place, then I'm not quite sure who the prospective riders could have a contract with. And I'm not entirely sure what Coventry's contribution to this venture is likely to be. It makes you think that this scenario must be a little further down the road than it would appear to the mere speedway supporter. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
teaboy279 1,038 Posted January 6, 2017 Think the Top flight fixtures are released this month, and there is no way that they can include Belle vue with no promoter. So if Belle Vue fixtures are released I would say that there is a fair chance there is a new promotion on board. Although it has been suggested elsewhere that as because the belle vue Aces name was stripped from the old promoters that it would have to be advertised publicly for tendor. This is normally where we write "only in speedway" could a brand new facility potentially face the prospect of sitting empty, but look at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nathan Mole 13 Posted January 6, 2017 But the Ricoh Arena isn't empty, it has the Rugby club playing the now and still runs other events Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Little Thumper 528 Posted January 6, 2017 Think the Top flight fixtures are released this month, and there is no way that they can include Belle vue with no promoter. So if Belle Vue fixtures are released I would say that there is a fair chance there is a new promotion on board. Although it has been suggested elsewhere that as because the belle vue Aces name was stripped from the old promoters that it would have to be advertised publicly for tendor. This is normally where we write "only in speedway" could a brand new facility potentially face the prospect of sitting empty, but look at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry. As far as I can see, Christopher Morton still owns Belle Vue Speedway, even if in name only. I don't believe that we have reached the stage in this country where a company that has not been declared insolvent or gone into administration can be taken off it's apparently legal owner just because people don't like the way it's being run. With this in mind, surely Chris Morton is involved in the negotiations for the future of Belle Vue Speedway and if it can be shown that the unfortunate events that led to the club's current predicament were outside his control, then his involvement may well continue. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted January 6, 2017 Think the Top flight fixtures are released this month, and there is no way that they can include Belle vue with no promoter. So if Belle Vue fixtures are released I would say that there is a fair chance there is a new promotion on board. Although it has been suggested elsewhere that as because the belle vue Aces name was stripped from the old promoters that it would have to be advertised publicly for tendor. This is normally where we write "only in speedway" could a brand new facility potentially face the prospect of sitting empty, but look at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry. But the Ricoh Arena isn't empty, it has the Rugby club playing the now and still runs other events The Ricoh Arena details: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricoh_Arena Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
