tonyd Posted July 4, 2025 Report Share Posted July 4, 2025 5 minutes ago, JackTheBrummie said: Don't think there will be a fat lot to choose from, assume we'll get an R/R for a little bit you will have to have a guest rider / reserve you cannot have r/r as a reserve can only replace a reserve 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DEAN MACHINE Posted July 4, 2025 Report Share Posted July 4, 2025 William cearns or Vinny foord Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petecc Posted July 4, 2025 Report Share Posted July 4, 2025 Or just sign another rider, plenty of points to play with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DEAN MACHINE Posted July 4, 2025 Report Share Posted July 4, 2025 1 minute ago, Petecc said: Or just sign another rider, plenty of points to play with. Who ? Could get Nicki Pedersen to see out season, he out of a job at moment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted July 4, 2025 Report Share Posted July 4, 2025 (edited) 32 minutes ago, THE DEAN MACHINE said: Who ? Could get Nicki Pedersen to see out season, he out of a job at moment He walked out on Peterborough, he walked out on Rybnik... what could possibly go wrong at Birmingham 🤔🤷♂️ It'd just be another chapter in the psychodrama that is Birmingham Speedway... more plot twists than an episode of Crossroads! Edited July 4, 2025 by IainB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flipper11 Posted July 4, 2025 Report Share Posted July 4, 2025 Scott Nicholls has been back on his bike recently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoofer Posted July 4, 2025 Report Share Posted July 4, 2025 8 hours ago, SPEEDY69 said: He should have tried Mildenhall or Iwade back in the 90s, 'changing room' at the latter was a 50s caravan with no shower or curtains. Has he not ridden some of the dog awful tracks they have in the Danish league 😁 Iwade have never been in the top league. Which Danish top league tracks are 'dog awful'? Instead of people wanting the actual issues addressed that drag the sport further down they have a pop at the person speaking out. Same people moan that riders never speak out etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teromaafan Posted July 4, 2025 Report Share Posted July 4, 2025 3 hours ago, JackTheBrummie said: Don't think there will be a fat lot to choose from, assume we'll get an R/R for a little bit There’s none as fat as Barker that’s for sure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szkocjasid Posted July 4, 2025 Report Share Posted July 4, 2025 2 hours ago, IainB said: He walked out on Peterborough, he walked out on Rybnik... what could possibly go wrong at Birmingham 🤔🤷♂️ It'd just be another chapter in the psychodrama that is Birmingham Speedway... more plot twists than an episode of Crossroads! But if Pedersen rides one match then walks out, Birmingham can get strong guests in for a month! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szkocjasid Posted July 4, 2025 Report Share Posted July 4, 2025 (edited) 5 hours ago, Come on the Skipper said: Ben Barker out for a while after having his appendix out. It’s on his Facebook page. Give Annti Vuolas another shot? Edited July 4, 2025 by szkocjasid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted July 4, 2025 Report Share Posted July 4, 2025 37 minutes ago, szkocjasid said: But if Pedersen rides one match then walks out, Birmingham can get strong guests in for a month! How about 1 bend? 😂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hackett Posted July 4, 2025 Report Share Posted July 4, 2025 2 hours ago, flipper11 said: Scott Nicholls has been back on his bike recently. Scott has more sense. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petecc Posted July 5, 2025 Report Share Posted July 5, 2025 18 hours ago, hasta la vista said: Iwade have never been in the top league. Which Danish top league tracks are 'dog awful'? Instead of people wanting the actual issues addressed that drag the sport further down they have a pop at the person speaking out. Same people moan that riders never speak out etc. It's not always about not speaking out. If a rider has a problem with the changing rooms or pits area, why didn't he raise these points before the meeting. These are things that are done by club volunteers who give up their time for riders to perform. Without those volunteers there is NO speedway . So before any rider starts complaining in public, they should try and think of the consequences if you are going to slag off people who give up their time for free. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted July 5, 2025 Report Share Posted July 5, 2025 29 minutes ago, Petecc said: It's not always about not speaking out. If a rider has a problem with the changing rooms or pits area, why didn't he raise these points before the meeting. These are things that are done by club volunteers who give up their time for riders to perform. Without those volunteers there is NO speedway . So before any rider starts complaining in public, they should try and think of the consequences if you are going to slag off people who give up their time for free. For somebody to complain and then miss his team's meeting to go and practice in Poland for a match tomorrow takes some neck! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DEAN MACHINE Posted July 5, 2025 Report Share Posted July 5, 2025 (edited) 5 minutes ago, IainB said: For somebody to complain and then miss his team's meeting to go and practice in Poland for a match tomorrow takes some neck! If he would of hung around on monday while his mechanics were taking his engine out he would of seen volunteers sweeping up the pits after the meeting Edited July 5, 2025 by THE DEAN MACHINE 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoofer Posted July 5, 2025 Report Share Posted July 5, 2025 Why are they volunteers and not paid? It's a top division professional sport. It's not training at Iwade or Lydd. Were there no volunteers this week to prepare the stadium for an event then? If no volunteers turn up do you have to call meetings off? Not sure these excuses make it acceptable but everyone entitled to their own opinion. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted July 5, 2025 Report Share Posted July 5, 2025 7 minutes ago, hasta la vista said: Why are they volunteers and not paid? It's a top division professional sport. It's not training at Iwade or Lydd. Were there no volunteers this week to prepare the stadium for an event then? If no volunteers turn up do you have to call meetings off? Not sure these excuses make it acceptable but everyone entitled to their own opinion. No volunteers, no speedway. Just like F1 Marshals, they're all volunteers 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petecc Posted July 5, 2025 Report Share Posted July 5, 2025 1 hour ago, hasta la vista said: Why are they volunteers and not paid? It's a top division professional sport. It's not training at Iwade or Lydd. Were there no volunteers this week to prepare the stadium for an event then? If no volunteers turn up do you have to call meetings off? Not sure these excuses make it acceptable but everyone entitled to their own opinion. You are right but, no volunteers, no flag marshals, start marshals,pit marshals, ticket sellers,no gate operators and many other jobs such as laying sheets on a dog track,painting kick boards,cleaning air fence, sweeping pit/cleaning changing rooms and toilets. I'm sure I've missed a few, however the jobs listed are done by a small band of die hards who can only do so much. Sometimes when it's very hot or in a holiday season those few become less. If it wasn't for volunteers British Speedway would have closed years ago. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoofer Posted July 5, 2025 Report Share Posted July 5, 2025 1 hour ago, IainB said: No volunteers, no speedway. Just like F1 Marshals, they're all volunteers Volunteers don't prepare infrastructure for F1 events. You are comparing completely different roles. Marshalls in speedway and F1 yes they are comparable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedwaySlider72 Posted July 6, 2025 Report Share Posted July 6, 2025 21 hours ago, hasta la vista said: Why are they volunteers and not paid? It's a top division professional sport. It's not training at Iwade or Lydd. Were there no volunteers this week to prepare the stadium for an event then? If no volunteers turn up do you have to call meetings off? Not sure these excuses make it acceptable but everyone entitled to their own opinion. You must be intentionally looking to be provocative to ask this or not understand the current financial plight of the sport in Britain 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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