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At least they reached the last six of the cup....

Sheffield Belle Vue Wolves King's Lynn Ipswich Peterborough

Certainly a good early benchmark for the reserves with the Redcar pairing probably the lowest combined averages in the league (but certainly capable) against the new and returning Diamonds pair. Also intrigued to see how BWD copes as a number 1? personally i think he has what it takes but a lot will depend on him this year.

He’s definitely that as well! Despite seemingly having the world at his feet at such a young age, think we’ve gone past the stage where we can expect anything more than a good middle order rider. He hasn’t shown that he’s consistent enough or good enough, to be challenging for the number 1 spot in the team and odds are he probably never will. But every team has a Cam in them, and I’d rather have one that entertains like he does. I still think he’s a good sensible signing for us on his average and I still maintain he’ll put a point minimum on his starting figure. Because of his liking of Foxhall, he’s a far better signing for us than he would have been for anyone else put it that way.

FWIW I'm happy as it is; I like the Morris/Douglas engine room and putting Worrall at five is like a vote of confidence in him, which should help at a new club. I think the change of track will do him good; it's no reflection on Belle Vue but sometimes a long relationship can go stale and it may suit both parties to split.

Thought the live stream press and practice was brilliant today

Edwards is way better than that. Very impressed with him when was guesting for the enemy at the end of last season

I can't answer that as i'm not part of the Birmingham management team You could also ask the question why Leicester's Management are desperate to run a KOC Meeting opening night against a weakened team instead of a challenge meeting or Individual like most clubs.

Edwards is a talent.IMO.Expect him to show good improvement this season.

Apart from Plymouth, Mildenhall and Armadale....

Lemon's had five months to sign 7 riders and is the only team manager out of 25 clubs across the three leagues who has failed to complete a team. It seems he continually gets rewarded for failure.

PuK has already said he cant race over here once his teams on the continent get going due to the polish rules, otherwise I would assume lynn would have kept hold of him( gutted they cant )

Now everyone has completed their sides, at least temporarily, here goes: 1. King's Lynn 2. Sheffield 3. Wolverhampton 4. Peterborough 5. Belle Vue 6. Ipswich

Maybe some fans don't go to P&P now because of social media.Plus with the Kerr meeting on Sunday many fans have seen the riders in real action. Back in the day when P&P was well attended you couldn't get to see anything online.Now people expect it to be online so they don't have attend a P&P. There is a good and a bad side to social media imo.

Not many photos around online but no Iversen or Lawson in the ones I can find? Planning to go to Ipswich next Thursday if the weather behaves, would be nice to see this team start the season with a couple of positive results against the old enemy.

Decent meeting to start the season I think Jack was a deserved winner. Tobias looks a class act. Kyle was the usual Kyle in the mix most races but Adam looked a bit inconsistent. Can’t see it been too much of a problem and expect him to be back to where he was last season. Doyley looked like he was going to go through the card and looked very fast. Hope he’s ok after that nasty smash. Well done to all the lads taking part. Look forward to the rest of the season now

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

I think they will struggle AT Brough Park!

No wonder speedway is a mess. Here's our great signing you've been waiting all winter for and by the way he won't be riding in our opening meeting

Hard to read too much into that really. No idea what BWD was doing wiping out Roynon after heat 1. Very poor. Clegg rode well for the Diamonds and was the main threat alongside Wright. Complin showed enough that he will do OK I think. Kerr was never going to be beaten if not for bike issues, and all three heat leaders looked good. Roynon did well, and impressed with the reserves - Edwards deserved more for his efforts. Cant really read too much into this I don't think - but should be a good battle for the Bears number 1 spot this year.

I think what Cam is is the newer but more entertaing version of morten Risager,, and every team needs one,,, I'm a very harsh critic of his,,, but on those days at Foxhall when he is on form,, he is one of the best to watch. And that's what does my swede in about him the most,,,, he should have more days like those.

60 - 29. Newcastle did better than I expected to be fair.

Fans get mugged off again! Opening night as well

Try 10 at home!

He missed Ipswich's P&P due to covid.

Very early days obviously... But ominous... Destroyed a decent field...

Bartosz different class

95% of fans only ever see home meetings and their view is skewed accordingly Winning home meetings and having riders that can entertain at home are two of the top factors in attracting a decent attendance Cam generally ticks those boxes even when struggling a little elsewhere

He's riding in a league meeting in France as was already announced when his signing was made on Wednesday

Henka - oh do we need a Henka.

A grumpy tired toddler was my reason!

he gambled on being able to sign Bewley - if he had missed out on him what would you be saying then?

No

I think that this is right and possibly, over the past few seasons, there has been maybe too much security of place with us. If there is a more appropriate rider lined up for the league matches, as has been suggested, then it's better that pressure is on both Allen and Etheridge for the remaining place. Rather than Jake Allen knowing that he only has four weeks and then he will be replaced come what may. Maybe we are becoming more like Poole!

That's what a team sport should be about though.. Pressure for your place... In UK Speedway you do seem to get a job for life regardless of performance.. As even if you get replaced, invariably you walk into another team place somewhere else. In fact, perversely, the worse you do can mean your own personal gain in the long run... Having pressure for your place can only help the team in my opinion as it means team members have to perform consistently well to maintain that job...

You could always borrow some from Buster. He has a fleet of tractors, trailers and other kit parked out the back but then he might need them. Stox on Saturday night, speedway on Sunday afternoon was a superb turn around for Lewis Kerr testimonial.

Supply and Demand.... Amazing how much your value an increase when you are the only alternative...

I remember not too long ago that P+P used to get decent crowds in attendance, bars were open and plenty of food wagons were there expecting a good days business.. At the old track the car park was often very well used by Aces fans.. Shows by how much, and how quickly, interest in league racing has been lost in the last 15 to 20 years in this country.. Still plenty of fans follow the sport tough, so that is a positive to try and harness, which is proven by the FIM events held over here, the SON last year, and this years British GP being two examples, and meetings like the Peter Craven Memorial on Monday show there is still a decent fanbase out there if they could be enticed back...

I can't remember if it was someone in the chat section of Piratecasts live show or if they said it themselves, but it was thought that more team news for that meeting might be announced at the weekend.

Yes I’ll put a new thread up.

Guess it depends if Lawson himself finds it offensive. If he doesn't then yes time to move on.

Thanks for letting me know, I can now adjust my listing accordingly So glad you do what you do keeping us all informed.

Yeah she's certainly not fat!

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.

https://www.facebook.com/206016582752718/posts/5172151182805875/ Take a look here - one picture is titled "team in riding order" Doyle , Riss , Heeps , Batch , King , Rowe , Starke , Hume

Will there be lots of postcards? Heeps of them maybe?

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 agree with that but I think it will be close between Fricke and Doyle, can't see Holder challenging them for top spot. I don't rate Ipswich either but I can see Peterborough challenging again especially if Basso performs as expected.

I meant in terms of nationality. That’s interesting to know thank you. And his ability is irrelevant as anyone can ride NL, there is no minimum standard. Yes I meant how is he eligible for a British passport. Oxford need a reasonable team to get thru fans to watch it and it’s a new venture so they were of course starting from scratch. If he’s riding for the Chargers then there’s a clear avenue for him to ride for the Cheetah’s Championship side too which benefits then and obviously could form part of a good future relationship with Wolves if Oxford need any riders in the future.

Exactly! Why does this type of thread always sidetrack comparing the value to what is available for foreign speedway. Many who would subscribe to the new BSN service wouldn't care less about Foreign speedway. There is generally no affliation for people to follow a team abroad and most of the time it's foreign commentary. Not for me either.