uk_martin

I guess that Paweł Przedpełski would be out of the question then? I'd hate to think how that poor guy's name would get mangled up out of all recognition.

That's 2 full sized buses or coaches per 100 fans, and some say give them free admission too. Have you ever asked for a quote for coach and/or bus hire? That said, let's see what Parrys Coaches are made of and can offer And going back to the point about how the home fans would feel about it, well pretty aggrieved, I would suggest, if they are being asked to pay for the same buses to go to away meetings.

You forget the age demographic. It's not like those 200-300 are youngsters whose fickle fancies can be tempted back at the drop of a hat. Brummies fans were "older generation" when speedway was reintroduced in 2007, and now they are 16-17 years older still. Getting older people back (those who are still with us) is a much harder thing to do. And attracting a new young crowd has been something that not only the Brummies but the sport in general has failed spectacularly to do.

Look at the race suit of the team he'll be riding for next year in Poland.

If it's "the Shed" then buy shares in Tipp-Ex, quickly, as that name will be mis-spelt SO many times

Ahh, just because Piotr Protasiewicz appeared in the Jason Lyons farewell meeting doesn't mean that he'll be returning to ride for the Brummies next year. He retired a year or two ago. UNLESS you're expecting him to do "a Jason Crump" and shoe horn himself back into a race suit and give it another go, are you? Or is it some other Mickey Mouse rider that you're referring to?

The point is that everybody is just playing a guessing game at the moment. We're told that the first rider announcements will be made at the Supporters Club Xmas Party on 8th December. Let's wait and see what gets announced before either jumping for joy or jumping off a cliff. I just hope that someone with top division experience is brought in to help with team building, because if the Brummies were disappointed at how they failed to land Vadim Tarasenko, then they ain't seen nothing yet. That was just a curveball. In the Premiership the teams chuck fastballs and someone whose peak of team building experience was the 2008 "American Dream Team" is no match for the top flight.

It's like turning the clock back 12 months...when we were promised a team that would make it into the play-off's. Agree though, a top-flight team manager is needed. SpeedwayMainManFan can the concentrate on the junior commitments that ALL (apparently) teams have to contribute towards, which is what he enjoys doing anyway.

You've just noticed? And they complain about paying for programmes, and they complain about paying more than £10 admission, and they complain about the cost of catering....notice a trend? If speedway fans can't complain about the cost of something, it ain't worth having.

Wrong. See my previous post.

The official line will be that you can't, however I see nothing to stop you. There are parking restrictions which are enforced up to 8pm, which restrict parking to 4 hours up to that time. So basically, unless you park up BEFORE 4pm, your 4-hour tenure will take you into the unrestricted time. If you park there, I'm sure that KFC will appreciate your custom on the way out, as they will still be open when you are on your way home.

CVS is hoping for a Wolves return in 2025, so I suspect that pinning hopes on "Rent a Crowd" is more a BSF solution of convenience, rather than any sort of long-term planning by the Brummies promotion. It's be interesting to know for how many years the use of the stadium has been secured, and when the search for another venue in Birmingham will begin, per what Tolley said in his interview a few weeks ago.

So, when are the BSF Admins going to lift & shift the Brummies thread into the right forum?

I dare say that if past years are anything to go by, the news will filter out "on the drip", to, er, "maximise the publicity value". The first announcement will have to be the securing of the stadium and the intention to run in 2024, which no doubt will follow the BSPZzz AGM in the sunshine of Tenerife. After that, let the drip-feed process begin.

No chance of anybody quietly slipping back to Edinburgh on a train without paying their fare then???

I'm sure the fans will be informed when there's proper news that needs to be released. Speedway has never been run as a reality TV show with running broadcasts of every conversation and private phone call available for "fans" to eavesdrop in on, even though this is the standard being set and the level of expectation that some people have these days. Maybe that's an opportunity that's been missed? Imagine if the Brummies could earn what the likes of Jeremy Clarkson earns off Amazon for his Clarksons Farm series or what Paul Teutul earned from American Chopper. It could make the finances a bit healthier.

So, what's he found that local lads Pearson (RIP) Patchett and CVS never found in their 3 years of looking?

Unless someone comes up with an E-Stox option like E-Options have been found in other classes of motor sport?

Are Corbally involved with the proposed housing development?

Allowing for some poetic license in that statement, what's the betting that some diplomatic schmoozing and compromising will be going on to persuade the Isle of White back into the fold?

That famous Norwegian international - Reidar Replacement? Obviously, some weight to this rumour as the official Brummies site have blanked out their Stats page for that year, to keep everyone guessing. https://www.birmingham-speedway.com/statistics14

Is he taking up TV Gameshows again and promising to donate his winnings, or something?

Looking at the weather forecast, (which is not good) will the Alan Grahame meeting plough on come hell or high water or will everything be pushed back another week, or will it take place on the week after the u-19's Final?

And what do they expect to find that the last 3-year-long expedition into the deepest depths of the Black Country couldn't?

Well done Glasgow...BUT get ready for all the "it's not the play-off's that matter, it's where you finish in the league that matters" type of sour grapes comments.