szkocjasid 3,028 Posted March 25 9 hours ago, the hobbit said: Yes… he has already said that he could have made one more change at Oxford…. Cook for flint in heat 14 but as those of us in attendance debated, would that have knocked Leon’s confidence and remember that Leon had won his last race in heat 8 . A hard call… we were doing far better than any of us expected but, which way would you have gone? personally, I was happy to support whichever decision he made because there were pro’s snd cons either way and, he’d already shown he had the nouse and the bottle by dropping milik for Worrall in heat 13 A few thoughts, if you're worried a rider getting dropped for a stronger rider will knock their confidence, is Speedway a suitable vocation for them? Riders can't go around expecting not to get replaced (not saying Leon thinks that) so team managers need to be ruthless for the good of the team. Now you point out the clever move made in heat 13, which worked a treat, but could that not have knocked Milik's confidence, if that's on Sam's mind? Now when you're 30 points in front, by all means give a weaker more rides to boost their confidence, not in a close match though. As for the heat 8 win, that's a perfectly acceptable reason to leave him in. If Sam though Leon had got the right set-up etc & left him in for that reason, can totally support that decision. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piston197 196 Posted March 25 23 minutes ago, szkocjasid said: That was dated March 2022! My bad. thought it was a lot different to what was broadcast this morning, which was basically a moaning piece NT doing a Steve Mallet doom and gloom piece, along the lines of "use it or you lose it " 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Col 854 Posted March 25 3 hours ago, GiveusaB said: Worrall at no.2 is a good move Quote BIRMINGHAM: Vaclav Milik, Tom Brennan, Wiktor Lampart, Steve Worrall, Scott Nicholls, Zach Cook, Leon Flint. SHEFFIELD: Jack Holder, Kyle Howarth, Chris Holder, Josh Pickering, Tai Woffinden, Jason Edwards, Dan Gilkes According to https://www.birmingham-speedway.com/news.php?extend.3436 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lisa-colette 6,032 Posted March 25 Not sure the Birmingham riders got the memo about struggling! Although tbh perfect time to ride against Sheffield, they haven't really got going yet. Also good to read on speedway updates that they have got a big crowd in. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DazS 430 Posted March 25 quite a few riders winning a race then also coming last Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pinny 2,536 Posted March 25 41 minutes ago, lisa-colette said: Not sure the Birmingham riders got the memo about struggling! Although tbh perfect time to ride against Sheffield, they haven't really got going yet. Also good to read on speedway updates that they have got a big crowd in. Haven't got going yet? Its meeting number 2 for god sake. You really do bring it on yourself with your thick comments. Birmingham doing well fair play and a big crowd in sounds good. Hopefully hold on for a win. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DazS 430 Posted March 25 (edited) tides turning now think Sheffield will sort in ht 13 and 15.well not 13. Edited March 25 by DazS Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Col 854 Posted March 25 Lack of top end strength showed sadly for Brummies but a last heat decider and a draw is much better than an opening night defat by 10 which is what most were predicting and I was (if I'm being honest) expecting. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PotteringAround 633 Posted March 25 Feel for Birmingham there, done over by Sheffield having a tac sub. Sheffield very lucky to win 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hilly 170 Posted March 25 21 hours ago, the hobbit said: Yes… he has already said that he could have made one more change at Oxford…. Cook for flint in heat 14 but as those of us in attendance debated, would that have knocked Leon’s confidence and remember that Leon had won his last race in heat 8 . A hard call… we were doing far better than any of us expected but, which way would you have gone? personally, I was happy to support whichever decision he made because there were pro’s snd cons either way and, he’d already shown he had the nouse and the bottle by dropping milik for Worrall in heat 13 Flints win in ht 8 could be classed as fortunate, in the original staging when Wright came down, Boughen was well ahead. Cook was an obvious choice for heat 14. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BacktrackBandit 80 Posted March 25 Feel for Brum. If anyone should’ve been disqualified from the super heat it should’ve been Holder, shot across the track and into the side of Scotty 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eric i 617 Posted March 25 No leon for cook in heat 14, Sam is going to be annoying for Brummie fans. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Third Man 2,217 Posted March 25 3 minutes ago, BanditsFan said: Feel for Brum. If anyone should’ve been disqualified from the super heat it should’ve been Holder, shot across the track and into the side of Scotty and how did that effect Milik? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
