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Birmingham have been talking about running some NL challenge matches in blank dates (only 8 teams in EL ) using B'ham assets. Having seen the Dudley matches at Perry Barr last year I am looking forward to that if it happens.

Quite right. The NL is a professional speedway league, just like the PL. I went to the Dudley matches held at Perry Barr and really enjoyed them. As Vince says, the times were only a second off the Birmingham times (and this was a team which included Jason Lyons and several other top PL riders!) and the racing was just as good. Any Potties who refuse to watch NL racing are simply cutting off their own noses to spite their faces.

It's remembering yesterday that's the problem ... I was there cheering for Whacker Hunt and Graham Warren once upon a time!

And the transfer of two top riders! We don't want the trick which the BSPA pulled on Birmingham in 1976.

So did we - and Newman's - but it seems that Patchett has pulled a fast one, which has lowered him a long way in my estimation.

There is no such place! Did you mean Perry Barr or Wolverhampton?

Who said that? The oldest one is 22! And the rest were promising.

This was just someone clumsily opening a bottle of champagne, not grabbing someone by the throat!

Er... Who?

And if they do, for any Devils fans reading this, DON'T wander about in the middle of the fast dual carriageway like some did last night! If you park in the One Stop, walk underneath the flyover.

The top three or four PL teams would slaughter the Heathens out of hand, but the bottom couple might be a different thing. Redcar have now finished their season - a challenge match could be arranged?

What gave you this idea? Smart is really too good for the National League; but it was obvious (IMO) that he and Ben Taylor were left out of the Brummies team for this year in order that they should make a strong spearhead for the Heathens.