BRUMMIES CONSIDER THEIR OPTIONS

DIRECTOR of Speedway Laurence Rogers insists Birmingham bosses are already doing as much as they possibly can to resolve their pre-season team setback.

News came through earlier this week that No.1 Piotr Pawlicki would be unable to take his place in the Brummies’ opening Premiership fixtures due to leg muscle damage – but he is already working overtime to be back on a bike as soon as possible.

Rogers said: “Between Sam (Ermolenko – team manager), Chris (Adams – assistant team manager), myself and Nigel (Tolley – CEO) we’ve been very busy.

“It’s not a case of picking a name out and they appear all of a sudden.

“We’ve checked with the SCB what we’re allowed to do and what we’re not allowed to do, what the visa situation is; we’ve spoken to various riders but we’ve got to see what’s available out there, we’re doing what we can.”