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SPEEDWAY WEEKLY ROUNDUP
21 March 2006 - British Speedway Promoters Association
BRITISH SPEEDWAY WEEKLY BULLETIN 21/03/06
WELCOME to the first of our weekly bulletins, keeping you in touch with British Speedway at all levels throughout the 2006 season. Club-by-club news items will follow from next week; in the meantime, we present an inital guide to who has gone where in Elite and Premier Leagues during a busy winter of transfer activity. Please note, the bulletin this year will be sent by e-mail only. If you know of anyone else who would benefit from the service, please ask them to contact us at PressOffice@British.Speedway.co.uk . KEEP IN TOUCH... BBC Ceefax p366; ITV Teletext p485 SKY SPORTS ELITE LEAGUE INS AND OUTS... Ins and Outs refer to clubs'' final declared line-ups of 2005. ARENA-ESSEX Mikael Max*, Joonas Kylmakorpi, Steve Johnston, Leigh Lanham, Paul Hurry, Henning Bager, Lukasz Romanek. No.8: Shaun Tacey. *Will be replaced by Andreas Jonsson until recovered from injury. IN: Mikael Max (from Wolves), Joonas Kylamkorpi (from Coventry), Steve Johnston (from Wolverhampton), Henning Bager (from Peterborough), Andreas Jonsson, Lukasz Romanek. OUT: Mark Loram (to Ipswich), Gary Havelock (to Redcar), Adam Skornicki (to Oxford), Josh Larsen, Sergey Darkin. BELLE VUE Jason Crump, Kenneth Bjerre, Joe Screen*, Simon Stead, James Wright/Tommy Allen, Tom P Madsen, Phil Morris. No.8: Aidan Collins. *Broke collarbone at Coventry on Friday March 17. IN: James Wright (d-up with Workington), Tommy Allen (d-up with Rye House), Tom P Madsen (from Berwick), Phil Morris (from Newcastle). OUT: Jason Lyons (to Mildenhall), Andy Smith (to Reading), Rusty Harrison (Edinburgh only)/Krister Marsh (IoW only). COVENTRY Scott Nicholls, Chris Harris, Rory Schlein, Billy Janniro, Morten Risager, Martin Smolinski, Olly Allen. No.8: Troy Batchelor. IN: Rory Schlein (returns from injury), Olly Allen (from Eastbourne). OUT: Sebastian Ulamek (to Swindon), Joonas Kylmakorpi (to Arena-Essex). EASTBOURNE Nicki Pedersen, David Norris, Adam Shields, Dean Barker, Andrew Moore, Brent Werner, Lewis Bridger. No.8: Trevor Harding. IN: Brent Werner (from Rye House), Lewis Bridger. OUT: Davey Watt (to Oxford), Olly Allen (to Coventry)/Daniel Gifffard (to Redcar). IPSWICH Mark Loram, Chris Louis, Piotr Protasiewicz, Robert Miskowiak, Kim Jansson, Daniel King/Carl Wilkinson, Jan Jaros. No.8: Steve Boxall. IN: Mark Loram (from Arena-Essex), Carl Wilkinson (d-up with Newport), Jan Jaros (from King''s Lynn). OUT: Hans Andersen (to Peterborough), Kevin Doolan (King''s Lynn only), Mariusz Puszakowski. OXFORD Todd Wiltshire*, David Howe, Davey Watt, Adam Skornicki, Eric Andersson, Adam Pietrazko, Lubos Tomicek. No.8: Matt Tresarrieu. *Will be replaced by Tony Rickardsson for the opening month of the season. IN: David Howe (from Wolverhampton), Davey Watt (from Eastbourne), Adam Skornicki (from Arena-Essex), Adam Pietraszko (from Berwick), Lubos Tomicek (from Newcastle), Todd Wiltshire, Tony Rickardsson, Eric Andersson. OUT: Greg Hancock (to Reading), Billy Hamill (to Wolverhampton), Niels-Kristian Iversen (to Peterborough), Travis McGowan (to Reading), Chris Mills (to King''s Lynn)/Jamie Courtney (to Rye House), Freddie Eriksson, Henka Gustafsson. PETERBOROUGH Hans Andersen, Ryan Sullivan, Niels-Kristian Iversen, Jesper B Jensen, Tomasz Bajerski, Ulrich Ostergaard, Richard Hall. No.8: Jon Armstrong. IN: Hans Andersen (from Ipswich), Niels-Kristian Iversen (from Oxford), Ulrich Ostergaard (from Swindon), Richard Hall (from Sheffield), Ryan Sullivan, Tomasz Bajerski. OUT: Peter Karlsson (to Wolverhampton), Henning Bager (to Arena-Essex), Daniel Davidsson (to Poole), Ales Dryml, Sam Ermolenko, Lukas Dryml. POOLE Bjarne Pedersen, Krzysztof Kasprzak, Antonio Lindback, Greg Walasek, Craig Boyce, Jonas Davidsson, Daniel Davidsson. No.8: Jason Doyle. IN: Craig Boyce (from IoW), Jonas Davidsson (from Swindon), Daniel Davidsson (from Peterborough). OUT: Edward Kennett (Rye House only)/Ricky Ashworth (Sheffield only), Matej Ferjan, Robert Koschiecha. READING Greg Hancock, Charlie Gjedde, Travis McGowan, Matej Zagar, Andy Smith, Zdenek Simota, Janusz Kolodziej. No.8: Chris Mills. IN: Greg Hancock (from Oxford), Charlie Gjedde (from Swindon), Travis McGowan (from Oxford), Andy Smith (from Belle Vue), Janusz Kolodziej. OUT (from 2005 PL team): Danny Bird (to Glasgow), Matt Tresarrieu (to Redcar), Chris Johnson (to IoW), Andrew Appleton, Richard Wolff. SWINDON Leigh Adams, Lee Richardson, Sebastian Ulamek, Renat Gafurov*, Mads Korneliussen, Sebastian Alden, Adrian Miedzinski. No.8: Ritchie Hawkins. *Will be replaced by Ronnie Correy until visa issues are cleared. IN: Sebastian Ulamek (from Coventry), Mads Korneliussen (from Newport), Renat Gafurov, Adrian Miedzinski. OUT: Charlie Gjedde (to Reading), Jonas Davidsson (to Poole), Peter Ljung, Ulrich Ostergaard. WOLVERHAMPTON Peter Karlsson, Billy Hamill, Fredrik Lindgren, Magnus Karlsson, Krzysztof Pecyna, Christian Hefenbrock, William Lawson/Ben Wilson. No.8: Lee Smethills. IN: Peter Karlsson (from Peterborough), Billy Hamill (from Oxford), William Lawson (d-up with Edinburgh)/Ben Wilson (d-up with Sheffield), Christian Hefenbrock. OUT: Mikael Max (to Arena-Essex), David Howe (to Oxford), Steve Johnston (to Arena-Essex), Ronnie Correy. PREMIER LEAGUE INS AND OUTS... BERWICK Adrian Rymel, Andreas Bergstrom, Michal Makovsky, Lee Smethills, David Meldrum, Craig Branney, Danny Warwick. IN: Lee Smethills (from Exeter), Craig Branney (from Hull), David Meldrum (from Stoke), Andreas Bergstrom, Danny Warwick. OUT: Adam Pietraszko (to Oxford), Carl Wilkinson (to Newport), Chris Schramm (to Newport), Tom P Madsen (to Belle Vue), Scott Smith. EDINBURGH Rusty Harrison, Theo Pijper, Henrik Moller, Matthew Wethers, William Lawson, Derek Sneddon, Sean Stoddart. IN: Henrik Moller, Derek Sneddon, Sean Stoddart. OUT: Daniel Nermark (to King''s Lynn), Robert Ksiezak (to Glasgow), Ross Brady. GLASGOW Shane Parker, Danny Bird, Kauko Nieminen, David McAllan, Lee Dicken, James Cockle, Robert Ksiezak. IN: Danny Bird (from Reading), Kauko Nieminen (from Workington), Lee Dicken (from Newport), Robert Ksiezak (from Edinburgh), David McAllan. OUT: George Stancl (to Newcastle), Stefan Ekberg, Claus Kristensen, Trent Leverington, Adam Roynon. ISLE OF WIGHT Robert Kasprzak, Krzysztof Stojanowski, Krister Marsh, Jason Doyle, Chris Holder, Chris Johnson, Nick Simmons. IN: Chris Johnson (from Reading), Robert Kasprzak, Chris Holder, Nick Simmons. OUT: Craig Boyce (to Poole), Ulrich Ostergaard (to Peterborough), Steen Jensen, Glenn Phillips. KING''S LYNN Tomas Topinka, Kevin Doolan, Troy Batchelor, Daniel Nermark, Trevor Harding, Chris Mills, Simon Lambert. IN: Daniel Nermark (from Edinburgh), Chris Mills (from Somerset), Trevor Harding, Simon Lambert. OUT: Olly Allen (to Coventry), Jan Jaros (to Ipswich), the late Ashley Jones, Darren Mallett. MILDENHALL Jason Lyons, Daniel King, Shaun Tacey, James Brundle, Jason King, Jon Armstrong, Barry Burchatt. IN: Jason Lyons (from Belle Vue), Daniel King (from Rye House), Shaun Tacey (from Workington), Jason King (from Newport), James Brundle, Jon Armstrong, Barry Burchatt. OUT: Club making their PL debut this year. NEWCASTLE George Stancl, James Grieves, Josef Franc, Christian Henry, Manuel Hauzinger, Jamie Robertson, Adam McKinna. IN: George Stancl (from Glasgow), Christian Henry (returns from injury), Manuel Hauzinger, Adam McKinna. OUT: Phil Morris (to Belle Vue), Lubos Tomicek (to Oxford), Kristian Lund, James Birkinshaw. NEWPORT Craig Watson, Neil Collins, Carl Wilkinson, Tony Atkin, Chris Schramm, Joel Parsons, Sam Hurst/Billy Legg. IN: Craig Watson (returns from injury), Carl Wilkinson (from Berwick), Chris Schramm (from Berwick), Joel Parsons, Sam Hurst (d-up with Newport Mavericks)/Billy Legg (d-up with Newport Mavericks). OUT: Mads Korneliussen (to Swindon), Jason King (to Mildenhall), Lee Dicken (to Glasgow), Henrik Vedel, Karl Mason. REDCAR Gary Havelock, Chris Kerr, Tomas Suchanek, Kevin Little, Matt Tresarrieu, Daniel Giffard, Jack Hargreaves. IN: Gary Havelock (from Arena-Essex), Matt Tresarrieu (from Reading), Daniel Giffard (from Eastbourne), Jack Hargreaves (from Stoke), Chris Kerr, Tomas Suchanek, Kevin Little. OUT: Club making their PL debut this year. RYE HOUSE Stuart Robson, Chris Neath, Edward Kennett, Tommy Allen, Steve Boxall, Luke Bowen, Jamie Courtney. IN: Jamie Courtney (from Oxford), Luke Bowen. OUT: Brent Werner (to Eastbourne), Daniel King (to Mildenhall). SHEFFIELD Andre Compton, Ricky Ashworth, Emiliano Sanchez, Ben Wilson, Kyle Legault, Paul Cooper, Benji Compton. IN: Emiliano Sanchez (from Hull), Benji Compton. OUT: Richard Hall (to Peterborough), Sean Wilson. SOMERSET Magnus Zetterstrom, Glenn Cunningham, Paul Fry, Pavel Ondrasik*, Jamie Smith, Simon Walker, Ben Barker. *Broke wrist at Rye House on Saturday March 18. IN: Pavel Ondrasik (from Exeter), Ben Barker OUT: Ritchie Hawkins (to Workington), Chris Mills (to King''s Lynn). STOKE Mark Lemon, Alan Mogridge, Robbie Kessler, Michael Coles, Paul Clews, Barrie Evans, Luke Priest. IN: Mark Lemon (from Exeter), Michael Coles. OUT: David Meldrum (to Berwick), Jan Staechmann. WORKINGTON Garry Stead, Paul Thorp, James Wright, Tomasz Piszcz, Ritchie Hawkins, Aidan Collins, Lee Derbyshire. IN: Garry Stead (from Hull), Paul Thorp (from Hull), Ritchie Hawkins (from Somerset), Aidan Collins, Lee Derbyshire. OUT: Kauko Nieminen (to Glasgow), Shaun Tacey (to Mildenhall), Carl Stonehewer, Scott Robson, Scott James. 2006 MAJOR EVENTS - DATES AND VENUES... GB v Sweden - Swindon - April 11 ELRC - Poole - April 16 British U21 Final - Kings Lynn - April 19 Champ of GB Qualifier - Rye House - April 22 World U21 Qualifier - Sheffield - May 14 British GP - Cardiff - June 3 EL Pairs - Swindon - June 4 Champ of GB - Belle Vue - June 11 PL Pairs - Glasgow - June 18 World Cup Race-Off - Reading - July 20 World Cup Final - Reading - July 22 PL Fours - Workington - August 19 CLRC - Rye House - Sept 9 PLRC - Sheffield - Sept 24 FIXTURE PICTURE... WEDNESDAY MARCH 22: ELITE LEAGUE: Oxford v Ipswich 7.30, Poole v Arena Essex 7.30 PREMIER TROPHY: King''s Lynn v Newport 7.30 THURSDAY MARCH 23: ELITE LEAGUE: Ipswich v Oxford 7.30, Peterborough v Belle Vue 7.30, Swindon v Wolverhampton 7.30 PREMIER TROPHY: Sheffield v Berwick 7.45 FRIDAY MARCH 24: ELITE LEAGUE: Arena Essex v Poole 8pm, Coventry v Reading 8pm PREMIER TROPHY: Somerset v King''s Lynn 7.30 CHALLENGE: Edinburgh v Glasgow 7.30 SATURDAY MARCH 25: ELITE LEAGUE: Eastbourne v Oxford 7.30 PREMIER LEAGUE: Rye House v Sheffield 7pm PREMIER TROPHY: Berwick v Edinburgh 7pm, Stoke v Glasgow 7.30, Workington v Newcastle 7pm SUNDAY MARCH 26: PREMIER TROPHY: Mildenhall v Isle of Wight 3.30, Newcastle v Stoke 6.30, Newport v King''s Lynn 2.30 CHALLENGE: Glasgow v Edinburgh 4pm MONDAY MARCH 27: ELITE LEAGUE: Belle Vue v Poole 7.45, Reading v Peterborough 7.30, Wolverhampton v Swindon 7.30 TUESDAY MARCH 28: ELITE LEAGUE: Swindon v Ipswich 7.30 WEDNESDAY MARCH 29: ELITE LEAGUE: Poole v Coventry 7.30 ELITE LEAGUE KNOCKOUT CUP: Oxford v Wolverhampton 7.30 PREMIER TROPHY: King''s Lynn v Somerset 7.30 THURSDAY MARCH 30: ELITE LEAGUE: Ipswich v Swindon 7.30, Peterborough v Reading 7.30 PREMIER TROPHY: Sheffield v Newcastle 7.45 FRIDAY MARCH 31: ELITE LEAGUE: Coventry v Poole 8pm ELITE LEAGUE KNOCKOUT CUP: Arena Essex v Peterborough 8pm PREMIER TROPHY: Edinburgh v Berwick 7.30, Somerset v Mildenhall 7.30 SATURDAY APRIL 1: ELITE LEAGUE: Eastbourne v Peterborough 7.30 PREMIER TROPHY: Berwick v Sheffield 7pm, Rye House v King''s Lynn 7pm, Stoke v Newcastle 7.30, Workington v Edinburgh 7pm SUNDAY APRIL 2: RYAN SULLIVAN TESTIMONIAL: Peterborough 5pm PREMIER TROPHY: Glasgow v Sheffield 4pm, Newcastle v Berwick 6.30, Newport v Mildenhall 2.30 MONDAY APRIL 3: ELITE LEAGUE: Belle Vue v Peterborough 7.45, Reading v Ipswich 7.30 ELITE LEAGUE KNOCKOUT CUP: Wolverhampton v Oxford 7.30 TUESDAY APRIL 4: ELITE LEAGUE: Arena Essex v Swindon 7.30 PREMIER TROPHY: Mildenhall v Newport 7.30 WEDNESDAY APRIL 5: ELITE LEAGUE: Oxford v Peterborough 7.30, Poole v Swindon 7.30 PREMIER TROPHY: King''s Lynn v Rye House 7.30 THURSDAY APRIL 6: ELITE LEAGUE: Ipswich v Reading 7.30, Swindon v Poole 7.30 ELITE LEAGUE KNOCKOUT CUP: Peterborough v Arena Essex 7.30 FRIDAY APRIL 7: ELITE LEAGUE: Coventry v Ipswich 8pm PREMIER TROPHY: Edinburgh v Newcastle 7.30, Somerset v Isle of Wight 7.30 SATURDAY APRIL 8: ELITE LEAGUE: Eastbourne v Wolverhampton 7.30 PREMIER TROPHY: Berwick v Newcastle 7pm, Rye House v Isle of Wight 7pm, Stoke v Sheffield 7.30, Workington v Glasgow 7pm SUNDAY APRIL 9: PREMIER TROPHY: Glasgow v Workington 4pm, Mildenhall v Somerset 5.30, Newcastle v Edinburgh 6.30, Newport v Rye House 2.30 CONFERENCE LEAGUE: Newport v Rye House (follows PL meeting)
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