michanekman

Didn't Sam Ermolenko have some input as well?

Tatum was truly embarrassing tonight. At least Chris Louis sounded bored - like the rest of us. Sadly the TV coverage reflects the state of the sport at present ... Abi treats the gate selection like something off Blue Peter and the pit interviews just get worse by the year. No wonder the interest is waning.

Obviously no-one told Paul Hunsdon - he said a few weeks ago, and I quote, "a rider who could become the signing of the season!"

For what reason? I wasn't criticising the track, the track team or the volunteers!

It is the highlight of my Tuesday mornings to wake up to the latest excuses from Tolley - too slick at Oxford and the "depth" of the track was wrong last night! In the long history of deluded promoters (and it is a long, long list) he is fast taking over as the undisputed No.1. He can't fathom out what went wrong last night - which is surprising as most of us who were there can!

You think Sandhu is to blame?

Is that your idea Mr. Buck ... or your promoter's?!

Someone tell David Rowe to slow down a bit - he sounds like he has had two many coffees!

I disagree too. Anything that keeps the mad ramblings of Tolley and Ermolenko out of the magazine works for me!

I don't know what Sam E is smoking but it must be pretty potent. This from the Birmingham press release after last night...“It’s hard to get it consistent at the moment, we’re still working on it, and when it does click we’ll be a force.”

Tolley even looks like a clown tonight

It is either the track, the weather, the wind was blowing in the wrong direction, we chose the wrong guest, our porridge for breakfast was the wrong flavour ... the excuses coming out of Birmingham are becoming more embarrassing by the week. How about the promotion picked a pretty ordinary team ... and then hyped them up as play-off contenders (not for the first time) when everyone and their dog could see that wasn't the case. That's not to say they should criticise the team ... but how about a modicum of realism now and then?

Are you thick?

So how many media outlets (not speedway facebook sites) used material from yesterday's media day? I don't read many national newspapers but I can't seem to locate anything.

Enjoyable yes, but amazing and unbelievable (the words of Brannan and Roynon). I must have been watching a different meeting!

But I am not doing 'nothing', I am paying Birmingham Speedway £11.99 most matches to help them - the least I deserve (if not a refund, which I am not bothered about tbh) is an apology and someone to reply to my emails? No doubt they will be 'frustrated' (the in-word for all Birmingham officials these days) when the crowd and streaming revenue diminishes ever further in the weeks ahead.

Actually Martin that's exactly what you were suggesting ... or it certainly came across that way. No contact or apology from Birmingham Speedway so far - that's the most annoying thing. Speedway promoters haven't got the first idea about customer relations.

No word of a refund for last night's cr** stream either. Piss poor. Expected better from this current Birmingham promotion.

I don't think the main presenter is very good at all - I am sure she is a lovely person but most of her presentation is just fluff. Her questions are schoolgirlish at best. Like you say Tatum is no journalist and his research is lacking big-time ... it all smacks of being done on the cheap. Which sums up British Speedway very nicely.

There is on Discovery+

Do we have to hear from John McGuinness every fecking week? Talk about uninspired presentation ...

Reaching the stage? That ship sailed long, long ago.

If Tatum actually knew the rules (or basic maths) it would be a start.

I understand the guy now running the BSPL press office didn't even bother to go to the Cardiff GP.

Come on, sort the sound out ffs. Bloody amateurs.