lewy 2,326 Posted November 14, 2022 On 11/10/2022 at 3:03 PM, *JJ said: According to today's Speedway Star, the Brummies have 'agreed terms with their first rider for 2023'. I wonder who? Adam Ellis 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gerbat1875 78 Posted November 14, 2022 Think it will be James Pearson, please not Shane's or Morris, at least with Pearson he may improve, Shanes and Morris get worse by the day 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
uk_martin 1,606 Posted November 14, 2022 On 11/10/2022 at 3:03 PM, *JJ said: According to today's Speedway Star, the Brummies have 'agreed terms with their first rider for 2023'. I wonder who? 6 hours ago, lewy said: Adam Ellis Well, exactly...no-one at Starry Speedway has said that the first rider will be on a season-long contract, have they? It could be another of those "until the Swedish season starts" kind of contracts. It might even feature a guarantee that in the event of sustaining a season ending injury, the team won't be redeclared with a replacement rider, so that they don't have to feel lonely and like they've been thrown onto the scrap heap. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tosh1218 592 Posted November 15, 2022 10 hours ago, uk_martin said: At this point in previous seasons the Brummies Facebook Page would have run about half a dozen videos featuring James Shanes...and a couple featuring Ashley Morris. Indeed, the Brummies Facebook page gave James Shanes more exposure than Fox News gave to Donald Trump. That hasn't happened this year. Is their absence a hint of a fresh broom sweeping clean? I think Connor Mountain will be Scunthorpe bound Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
*JJ 512 Posted November 15, 2022 According to the Sppedway Star (again), James Shanes is struggling to recover from injuries, and will cut down on his speedway racing, to concentrate on grasstrack and longtrack, so unlikely to be back. Ash Morris did not show up well last year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikebaker 200 Posted November 15, 2022 (edited) Shanes was labelled as a decent prospect back in 2017. Did not ride in a 2nd tier team, only as a guest. Averaged over 5 in his season at Sheffield. The following year. Edited November 15, 2022 by mikebaker Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GiveusaB 1,145 Posted November 15, 2022 James is/ was a very skilled rider and could beat anyone at PB on his day....his below par gating and long injury list has hindered his progress. Cracking lad and wish him well 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Diamonds85 700 Posted November 15, 2022 If the choice was shanes or Morris, who would people go for. It's a no brainer for me, but I'd love to know what the brummies fans think. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spittaler 52 Posted November 15, 2022 18 hours ago, uk_martin said: Well, exactly...no-one at Starry Speedway has said that the first rider will be on a season-long contract, have they? It could be another of those "until the Swedish season starts" kind of contracts. It might even feature a guarantee that in the event of sustaining a season ending injury, the team won't be redeclared with a replacement rider, so that they don't have to feel lonely and like they've been thrown onto the scrap heap. Maybe Harris No doubt prefers midweek and does tend to move around each season in Championship Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lisa-colette 6,035 Posted November 15, 2022 53 minutes ago, Spittaler said: Maybe Harris No doubt prefers midweek and does tend to move around each season in Championship But it would be more fun if he went to Glasgow, eh @Jaizer Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jaizer 2,864 Posted November 15, 2022 9 minutes ago, lisa-colette said: But it would be more fun if he went to Glasgow, eh @Jaizer I'm not biting 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GiveusaB 1,145 Posted November 16, 2022 15 hours ago, Diamonds85 said: If the choice was shanes or Morris, who would people go for. It's a no brainer for me, but I'd love to know what the brummies fans think. Neither would be the most popular answer I think !? We need to freshen things up IMO! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IronScorpion 1,407 Posted November 16, 2022 On 11/15/2022 at 9:45 AM, *JJ said: According to the Sppedway Star (again), James Shanes is struggling to recover from injuries, and will cut down on his speedway racing, to concentrate on grasstrack and longtrack, so unlikely to be back. Ash Morris did not show up well last year. Better suited to another motorbike sport, grasstrack similar to Wajtknecht or Mulford. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Col 854 Posted November 18, 2022 On 11/15/2022 at 5:13 PM, Diamonds85 said: If the choice was shanes or Morris, who would people go for. I think both were injured on my visits to PB in 2022, but from seeing both for much of 2019 & 2021, Morris is the more capable Speedway rider, Shanes gating lets him down. Morris could hold his own as a second string, Shanes will never be anything more than a reserve. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GiveusaB 1,145 Posted November 18, 2022 Morris is a nice guy, but he's not consistent enough....I'd rather have Paul Starke 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
