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Can't believe disrespect to a guy whose been a top performer in this league for a long long time before he's even turned a wheel in anger. Have your opinions but reverting to name-calling I find totally pathetic

And its nobody's business apart from Adams. Birmingham fans should be thankful they have had someone come in and keep them running let alone have the British Champion in the team. You have a new promotion putting money in, a new track, a new airfence, the British Champion and an exciting prospect to watch and some people are moaning about which race jacket riders wore for photos! Unbelievable.

Just come back on here and was rolling with laughter. The term wasn’t meant to seriously offend. I used the term as someone with long hair who likes bikes and rock music. There were loads of greebo about in the past and I have never heard the term used for unkempt people. Now I remember why I don’t post on here regularly anymore. Say a word slightly unPC and it is sure to offend some fart.

Norrick blodorn granted visa and starts Monday. .so need just 1 rider now. At least some good news at the club

Weather looks set fair for the first match at the newly named Ecco Arena. Not sure what to expect in terms of result with a few new faces for both teams, just hoping for a good safe meeting and a decent crowd.

Poole Speedway will be live streaming for 2022 as early as Friday 25th March when the club's Press and Practice Day will be broadcast.Confirming the initiative, Poole promoter Dan Ford said, "this will be the first time we will be in a position to bring the events of our Press and Practice Day into the homes of supporters and we are offering this particular event as a free of charge view. This will be a forerunner to a live streaming service which we will be operating during the forthcoming season, with our first meeting, the Bjarne Pedersen Final Lap on Wednesday (30th) followed by the Knockout Cup home tie on April 6th against Plymouth. We will be making further announcements throughout the season."SIGN UP livestream.poole-speedway.com

I remember him calling the very likeable BBC sports presenter Clare Balding a 'fat lesbian' on here a few years ago. Disrespectful and offensive. That's his manner unfortunately. And the modern meaning of a 'greebo' is someone who is unkempt and dirty looking. Certainly something which Richard Lawson is not. greebo / (ˈɡriːbəʊ) / noun plural greeboes an unkempt or dirty-looking young man

I find your references to Richard Lawson as ‘Greebo’ to be completely out dated and unnecessary. Please change the record now.

Announced on PirateCastLive this evening. Also a date for our diaries - provisional date for Middlo's rearranged testimonial is Weds 31st August 2022.

Or maybe Plymouth wouldn't pull a stroke like that.

Those of us of a certain age would not only agree with the term not being offensive, but would have been quite flattered by it. Its a generational term and one from a pre PC age when we tended to be more laid back and less offended by everything in general. A time that benefitted from no social media or mobile phones and if you had a phone that didn't have a party line you were considered quite posh lol. As for Lawson many of us had hairstyles like his back in the day and it was the norm Time to move on.

Nobody is blaming the clubs decision to sign those riders but more the rule setters - who are the clubs after all!

Not that ive been thinking about this......much 1. Blair - 7.57 2. Spooner - 6.40 3. Ablitt - 6.29 4. Coles - 6.04 5. Crang - 6.41 6. King - 3.67 7. Trigger - 3.57 Total 39.95

it is only shovlar using it

To many old fuddy duddy's who just like to moan for the sake of moaning, nowt changes

So we are using nicknames from half a century ago. Dear lord! Maybe just support him til he gives you something to complain about! Hopefully it will opposition fans complaining he is winning too many races!

He was on nowhere hear that.

A guest for a guest?

And I am pointing out that his results more recently than what you are. Add to the fact that he won the British title beating arguably the best rider in the Premier League on his own patch. The Adam Ellis that rode 2019 was a much improved rider in 2021. Lets face it who else of that quality could have Birmingham have signed.

Couldn't Chris Harris have been a guest #1???

Why not Oh, and obviously a comfortable opening night home victory..

All a bit too rich for my blood I am sad to say, £17.99 a month is unfortunately not affordable or justifiable for me personally. I'm actually probably part of the target market, strangely despite my involvement on Updates, I haven't been to a live speedway meeting for around 3 years now because of my disabilities and affordability (costs a bomb to take a carer to push you around and I was too exhausted and in pain to enjoy it anyway). Obviously I am not 'lost' to the sport in terms of wider involvement, just in attendance. Hope it is a huge success though and it will be great for those unable to get to meetings either due to distance, home commitments or disabilities.

Signed up thanks for getting back to me. Hope it's a great success

CVS mentioned that there are to be no more drawn matches, at the behest of TV (apologies if this is already in the public domain; it was new to me). Drawn match to be settled by a heat 16 with the 4-3-2-0 scoring (or they could be there all night!). Wolves voted against but lost the day; Peter Adams looked particularly miffed (as the architect of the previous system) but said he bowed to a democratic majority.

Great idea to stream the p+p day!

Yes I’ll put a new thread up.

Steve would simply be happy to have any hair!!!

Casting two fishing rods at the same time! My, you must be bored

Not smarting at all. He won the meeting fair and square, he deserved it, and congratulations to him.

Hope it doesn't come to one of young guys losing team place as need to sign 2 5.5/6 point riders to be competitive. If that happens due to a bspl decision how can it possibly be in best interest of British speedway

Hodder must have made huge strides since i last saw him if he warrants two mentions by you and to be far more impressive than one of Aussies highest regarded youngsters i look forward to big things this season.

A week to go! A week too late looking at the forecast for next week. Typically, a lovely spring week this week is set to turn much colder again for the first meeting so don’t put the bobble hats away just yet!

Track was smooth. Did not see Pearson put in many laps, little 15yr Freddie Hodder was far more impresive , but its early days yet.

Track looked very good , not over watered & no dust on a very sunny day. As for young James he looked very good off course the test comes when he is racing 3 other riders & if he can get out of the gate. I was quite impressed .

6 man teams & NL riders at reserve

There may be someone living there full time... possibly... Steve Lawson is there that much he's just about living there now... Regards THJ

Proctor had a poor season 2021 but every other season always around the 7-50 mark

Thanks Taps. Got to say the comments seem extremely harsh on Cam looking at those photos. I was one of his biggest critics a few years ago when he came back in terrible shape, but he looks absolutely fine here..

Hopefully the only travelers will be fans from miles around coming to witness the rebirth of the comets

Berwick will be the dark horse imo

Looking at the press day photos 6 of the 7 riders looked like they have been training hard over the winter and look like athletes which most riders are nowadays. there was one exception. Answers on a postcard

I have to say that in all the years LR has been a team manager this is probably the best 1 to 7 he has ever assembled, It just needs Brum to have a reasonable season with regards being injury free and they should make the play offs, the comments about AE being a gater are probably correct but tell me how many top riders cant gate and when Adam does gate how many catch and pass him ?. Their is certainly improvement in this team points wise if they can add some consistency especially in the lower middle order.

aren't ready for the Championship because the standard is too high for a 2nd tier competition - is the point. the fact that two have jacked it in also proves my point They would be ready for a lower standard Championship. You'd give a team spot to a 2.00 assessed rider if you thought they could average 3.00. You wouldn't if you think they'll average 1.00. The fact that they might only average 1.00 in the current Championship does not mean they are not capable riders it just means they're not up to the standard of the other riders in the league (most of whom are riding in two divisions so have much more income to invest in machinery) but could progress to a higher standard given opportunity. I don't think riding in the NDL offers these young riders the opportunity to progress as quickly as they would being in an environment with more experienced riders. It's how it's always worked organically in the past but in the past young kids mostly weren't thrown into a league made up of top division riders. There way a clear career path for all but the exceptional kids. 2nd division reserve, progress to heat leader if not No1 status in that division and then get an opportunity in the top division.

The second tier has been the cannon fodder trying to keep the top tier alive for at least 30 years.

That surely means Shanes at #2, that doesn't bode well, by the time the track is to his liking all his programmed rides will have been completed.

Yes

Because Birmingham probably don't have the influence or Money to make sure rules are made up on the spot for them like some

A Ellis confirmed at No 1

People are easily pleased, seen better at King's Lynn