Aries 440 Posted March 4 Home win for me. Although Birmingham look like they may struggle on paper, it’ll be interesting to see how a few of their new riders get on. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
szkocjasid 3,043 Posted March 5 Lack of home advantage could be a leveller, but Kerr at reserve can cover for any of the top 5 if needed. But still can't see past Oxford for a home win, hope Birmingham can reach 40. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GiveusaB 1,145 Posted March 5 1 hour ago, szkocjasid said: Lack of home advantage could be a leveller, but Kerr at reserve can cover for any of the top 5 if needed. But still can't see past Oxford for a home win, hope Birmingham can reach 40. 40? B'ham will struggle to hit 40 at Home, let alone away! 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arch Stanton 2,255 Posted March 5 Good to see some meeting threads again! Just over a week til tapes up so we’ve finally got there. Obviously expecting a home win, Oxford look very decent. But also hoping to see Birmingham at least competitive. Goes without saying but they need to have Pawlicki and Milik committed first and foremost, and in the points. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
THE DEAN MACHINE 4,755 Posted March 5 Pawlicki injured his leg training, going to miss this match Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spiderman1 183 Posted March 9 Oxford looks too strong throughout Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
heathen52 385 Posted March 9 On 3/5/2024 at 1:59 PM, szkocjasid said: Lack of home advantage could be a leveller, but Kerr at reserve can cover for any of the top 5 if needed. But still can't see past Oxford for a home win, hope Birmingham can reach 40. Might get 30 if they are lucky.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BryanUgest 10 Posted March 10 15 hours ago, heathen52 said: Might get 30 if they are lucky.. When you hear who Rogers has lined up to cover for Pawlicki, you’ll be looking to amend that!…… …. to 25 just hope the authorities step in and say guest facility granted to at least make it semi competitive 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
heathen52 385 Posted March 10 On 3/5/2024 at 1:59 PM, szkocjasid said: Lack of home advantage could be a leveller, but Kerr at reserve can cover for any of the top 5 if needed. But still can't see past Oxford for a home win, hope Birmingham can reach 40. Might get 30 if they are lucky.. The reason I say that is if they are not allowed a guest facility then they can use rr it still means they are going into the fixture without a No1 and relying on 2nd strings to score the bulk of there points. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoundTheBoards 271 Posted March 10 10 minutes ago, heathen52 said: Might get 30 if they are lucky.. The reason I say that is if they are not allowed a guest facility then they can use rr If they don't have a facility, (and they shouldn't have) they can only use a rider up to 75% of the average of the missing rider. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Technik 491 Posted March 10 It's going to be a tough night for Birmingham. As I see it no facility is allowed for the absent Pawlicki, I don't know how they can possibly cover that for any length of time. But a healthy win for a home team in the season opener is never a bad thing for crowd figures moving forward Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GiveusaB 1,145 Posted March 11 13 hours ago, RoundTheBoards said: If they don't have a facility, (and they shouldn't have) they can only use a rider up to 75% of the average of the missing rider. What ? giving the paying public 'value' for money by paying to watch a sub standard-non competitive replacement? No wonder the sport is on it's a#se ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GiveusaB 1,145 Posted March 11 13 hours ago, Technik said: It's going to be a tough night for Birmingham. As I see it no facility is allowed for the absent Pawlicki, I don't know how they can possibly cover that for any length of time. But a healthy win for a home team in the season opener is never a bad thing for crowd figures moving forward If by hammering a hampered/weakened/non-competitive opposition, increases crowd figures, then my 'entertainment' expectancy/desire must be totally different to Oxford's!? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedwayFan91 101 Posted March 11 18 hours ago, BryanUgest said: When you hear who Rogers has lined up to cover for Pawlicki, you’ll be looking to amend that!…… …. to 25 just hope the authorities step in and say guest facility granted to at least make it semi competitive Any news on who is covering Pawlicki? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GiveusaB 1,145 Posted March 11 Rogers is working his magic....he'll let you know after you've set-off on Thursday evening? Standard! 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites