Birmingham Speedway

[Pauldoveyspeedway]

16 minutes ago, THE DEAN MACHINE said:

Nothing wrong with the team and the track just needs an outside line which for whatever reason it doesn’t have at the moment 

For whatever reason cant get the crowds in..people in that area are just not interested  in Speedway ...

[Brummies_Ste]

BIRMINGHAM will be without Matej Zagar for Monday’s (April 21) two meetings against Belle Vue due to visa complications.

Club CEO Nigel Tolley explained: “Matej has been riding on a temporary visa whilst his permanent one is approved - this is standard practise.

“It is valid for one month and has now expired.

“Matej’s application for a visa has been in progress since February but, inexplicably, has not yet been issued.

“Process times are quoted as being three weeks and no reason has been forthcoming for the delay, we have been chasing daily.

“All other Birmingham riders have all been processed in plenty of time.

“We very much look forward to Matej rejoining the team when his illusive visa is issued.”

The club are allowed a guest up to 75 per cent of Matej’s average and as such, Lewis Kerr has been booked for both fixtures against the Aces.
 

[PhilTheAce]

I give up on uk speedway sometimes 

[BluPanther]

34 minutes ago, PhilTheAce said:

I give up on uk speedway sometimes 

Is anyone really surprised though...🤨

[Tom Thumb]

So who is Dan Thompson guesting for on Monday? 

[PhilTheAce]

8 minutes ago, Tom Thumb said:

So who is Dan Thompson guesting for on Monday? 

For Zagar at brum

 

Kerr for Zagar at Manc 

[mikebv]

28 minutes ago, PhilTheAce said:

For Zagar at brum

 

Kerr for Zagar at Manc 

Mickey Mouse replaces me in the crowd...

[SaddlebowRoad]

is the reason genuine or is tolley running on 

[AceBelle]

Met office forecast doesn't look great for both meetings 🤔🙈

[IainB]

Why always Birmingham?

 

[FromBendThree]

On 4/19/2025 at 5:35 PM, SaddlebowRoad said:

is the reason genuine or is tolley running on 

Zagar was signed in November. Visa issue arises five months later. 

[SteveLyric2]

23 minutes ago, FromBendThree said:

Zagar was signed in November. Visa issue arises five months later. 

Maybe blame Zagar for not completing the paperwork properly and in time!!

[THE DEAN MACHINE]

No Rew tomorrow either, food poisoning apparently 

[gjcone44]

because belle vue off, was thinking of going to Birmingham, but not sure if its worth it .

[Najjer]

2 hours ago, SteveLyric2 said:

Maybe blame Zagar for not completing the paperwork properly and in time!!

Pathetic situation 

[bluejam]

1 hour ago, Najjer said:

Pathetic situation 

Absolute clowns🙄How much more can they do to drive folk away from watching speedway racing🙄

[Sir Sidney]

4 hours ago, SteveLyric2 said:

Maybe blame Zagar for not completing the paperwork properly and in time!!

Is that factual or assumed? 

[Teromaafan]

On 4/19/2025 at 3:12 PM, Brummies_Ste said:

BIRMINGHAM will be without Matej Zagar for Monday’s (April 21) two meetings against Belle Vue due to visa complications.

Club CEO Nigel Tolley explained: “Matej has been riding on a temporary visa whilst his permanent one is approved - this is standard practise.

“It is valid for one month and has now expired.

“Matej’s application for a visa has been in progress since February but, inexplicably, has not yet been issued.

“Process times are quoted as being three weeks and no reason has been forthcoming for the delay, we have been chasing daily.

“All other Birmingham riders have all been processed in plenty of time.

“We very much look forward to Matej rejoining the team when his illusive visa is issued.”

The club are allowed a guest up to 75 per cent of Matej’s average and as such, Lewis Kerr has been booked for both fixtures against the Aces.
 

So Zagar has visa issues? Tell him to switch to Mastercard for goodness sake 😤

[JackTheBrummie]

On 4/19/2025 at 1:23 PM, THE DEAN MACHINE said:

They look up on last year but nowhere near the 1000 mark 

Could be an absolutely wild suggestion and doubt it'd ever happen but I'd be somehow trying to get the new Birmingham owners on board.

 

it'd bring more interest or renewed interest in the brummies the guy has bought the Birmingham phoenix (cricket team) and a netball team so obviously looking into other sports in the city not just football. As I said crazy suggest and would probably never happen but that's the kinda guy you need to pitch it too. Not only would it be good for Brummies I think it would be major for the sport as a whole 

[szkocjasid]

Looking at the May averages, if Birmingham dropped Vuolas they'd have 7.20 available to replace him. While I don't know where they'd find a heat leader from, even a rider with a 4.51+ allowing Jeppesen to drop to reserve would make the team competitive. That's providing Zagar returns.