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TRANSFER TALK
FURTHER TRANSFERS AUTHORISED posted
The following additional transfers have also been authorised in addition to those already listed on Spokesman as follows:
Corey Burnell-Jones Underwood to Newport Rebecca Davies - Newport to Sheffield Steve Harris - Poole to Swindon Ryan Harrison Hull to Stockport Scott McDowell Norwich to Great Blakenham Bobby McMillan - Findon (Australia) to Sheffield Chris Osborne Ipswich to Great Blakenham Lewis Osborne Ipswich to Great Blakenham Adam Phillips Stockport to Astley & Tyldsley Neil Power Newport to Swindon Ray Pyke - Great Blakenham to Kesgrave Thomas Sensicall Leicester to Coventry Shaun Rudman - Horspath to Newport Chloe Timms Wednesfield to Birmingham Jessica Timms Wednesfield to Birmingham Natalie Timms Wednesfield to Birmingham Damien Zareba Bury to Sheffield Chic Mackie - Edinburgh to Glasgow of completion of Glasgow CSC registration process with Scottish Cycling
Shaun is a very talented rider who will help bolster the Welsh teams top end. Adam is a promising youngster who is destined for great things having impressed the watching Newport management team in Australia.
After a lot of negotiating and overcoming numerous obstacles, I received a phone call from Paul West of British Cycling confirming the registrations of both former World champion Steve Harris and Welsh international Neil Power club official Rob Hunt told Spokesman this afternoon.
Steve was a great help at training nights with his advice and his determination to prove that age really is just a number. Neil came in half way through last season and added an extra sparkle to keep us all pushing until the end of the season he added.
Swindon would like to publicly thank Poole CSC for their support with this and wish them every success in their defence of the Elite League title next year added Rob Hunt.
TRANSFER UPDATE posted 28 January 2014
With just a couple of days to go before the transfer deadline closes on 31st January, British Cycling have confirmed 25 transfers ahead of the impending deadline.
As previously reported, Horspath have grabbed the headlines by signing Polish stars Bartosz Grabowski and Marcin Paradzinski to boost their formidable 2014 squad.
The full list of transfers agreed so far are: Joe Allen - Bury to Astley & Tyldsley Bethany Allen - Norwich to Hethersett Jack Bayliss - Bretford to Coventry Adam Bennett - Underwood to Newport Sean Bennett - Underwood to Newport Hayden Chant - Southampton to Poole Peter Chant - Southampton to Poole Dale Clark - Underwood to Newport Matthew Davis - Birmingham to Newport Bartosz Grabowski - Poole to Horspath Luke Jameson - Bury to Astley & Tyldsley Joe Kemp - East Park to Coventry Eistyn Lewis - Underwood to Newport Craig Marchant - Wednesfield to Leicester Marcin Paradzinski Poole to Horspath Ballie Phillips - Bretford to Coventry Mason Phillips - Bretford to Coventry Kyle Roberts - Bretford to Coventry Oli Sidwick - Poole to Newport Lee Smith - Sheffield to East Park Matthew Smith - Sheffield to East Park Sandra Tamborska - Sheffield to Poole Owen Wells - Norwich to Hethersett Gavin Wheeler - Southampton to Poole Richard Williamson Ipswich to Hethersett
Wednesfield Aces have once again been busy in the winter transfer market.
Assistant team manager Wayne Aris today confirmed all of the Aces ins and outs now that all the paper work has been signed and sent off TO British Cycling headquarters in Manchester.
Three Polish riders, Conrad Pietek, Dominik Rycharski, and Premek Binkowski will be joining the West Midlands outfit on Elite League licences.
Also returning for his second season will be Craig Marchant but this time Craig will be going back to Leicester on a first licence as the Monarchs will be competing in the National Friendly League. Another rider coming to the Aces to gain Elite League Combination racing experience will be young Lee Kemp who will be a great addition to the second team squad according to Wayne Aris.
Coming from East Park on Elite licence will be brothers Lee and Matt Smith. With Matt Haddock announcing his retirement from the sport, Matt will be the ideal replacement.
Newport cycle speedway club have today announced the signings of six riders - Eistyn Lewis, Adam Bennett, Dale Clark, Sean Bennett, Matt Davis and Oli Sidwick.
A club spokesman said These riders will add good competition to the clubs first and second team squads. We also hope to announce two new Elite signings in the next week.
Astley & Tyldesley are delighted to announce two new signings in readiness for the new racing season.
in this year's Northern League, under new team manager Paul Graham.
Welcoming Buxton to the Ipswich camp, colleague Charlie Rumbold quipped that they will have to commission a bigger shirt to fit Buxton who is one of the tallest riders in the game.
Just days after announcing their 2014 Elite League line-up, Horspath Hammers are expected to unveil another big signing before the transfer window closes on 31 January.
Busy team manager Mark Boaler toldf Spokesman We are in discussion with another star rider and hope to make an announcement soon.
BIRMINGHAM DUO CONFIRM DEPARTURE posted 3 January 2014
Chris Timms and Scott Millward have confirmed that they will be riding for Horspath Hammers this season.
Monarchs captain Timms has ridden for the Oxford based side in the past and will have a familiar face in Millward in the home pits. Since Birmingham were demoted from the Elite League rumours have been circulating to where the second cities top riders would be going to in the top flight.
Chris Timms had a great season last year for Birmingham and the added responsibility of being captain also helped him develop as well as helping the younger and inexperienced riders as he helped them through the year. Timms also made the rostrum for the British championships at Coventry in the summer and also made the long jaunt to Australia to take them on in test meetings as well as also gaining experience riding abroad.
Scott Millward had a tough year for the Monarchs. With Birmingham using Sandwell for home meetings in the Elite League it was hoped that the former Lions rider would give Brum an edge at home. That ended though as Scott had terrible injuries and missed a large chunk of the year with hand injuries. no doubt Millward will be looking to forget 2013 and get back to the rider we all know in 2014 for the Hammers.
In a dramatic bid to wrestle the Elite League title from Poole, Oxfords Horspath Hammers have unveiled their close season signings including Polish sensation Bartosz Grabowski, the reigning junior World champion.
Speaking exclusively to Spokesman-Online, Horspaths general manager Geoff Gamage announced his squad which now includes three leading Polish riders as well as some big UK names.
I can confirm the rumours and end speculation as the same time said Gamage, a broad smile beaming across his face.
World junior champion Bartosz Grabowlski and former European champion Marcin Paradzinski have transferred to Horspath from Poole and Ostrow's Marcin Kolata has also agreed to join Hammers.
In addition, we have also signed Chris Timms and Lewis Osborne on Elite League licences together with Scott Millward, Danielle Riley and Oli Riley. Danny Harper will also be joining us under licence explained Gamage.
Jack Harrold and Mark Carmichael will both be racing full-time for their parent club, Newport, next season while Shaun Rudman has transferred to Newport on a full transfer.
Horspath would like to thank all three for their services, especially Mark who has been a full time regular since 2008, never missing a match other than the injury in 2008. He is very popular at the Village having been an integral part in all our successes since then. Horspath would like to congratulate Jack on a very good Aussie tour where he represented Team GB and Wales with distinction said Gamage.
Lukasz Nowacki, Mark Boaler, Mateusz Szymczak, Zac Payne, Jordan Richardson and George Horsley are all confirmed for 2014 while Lee and Wayne Clarke are expected to race regional league only.
Gamage was also keen to quash rumours that Horspath may not be supporting regional league racing next season
Horspath missed the regional league AGM meeting due to my illness over that weekend but we remain as part of South and South Wales despite rumours otherwise said Gamage reassuringly.
Sheffield Stars have confirmed their first new signing for the 2014 Elite League season by securing the services of Northumbrias Gavin Parr.
Speculation has been rife over the last couple of weeks that Parr would be joining Sheffield on an Elite League licence.
A spokesman for the South Yorkshire club commented "Gavin is a rider we have been watching for some time. We first spoke with him around six months ago to register our interest. At times last season we lacked that mature influence in the team, so we see Gavin as just the man to fill that position."
steadying influence, enthusiasm and point scoring ability is just what the Stars require. Sheffield are well known for their large squads and last season used a staggering 15 different riders in the first team. "We will be dipping our toes into the transfer market again and have another quality rider lined up. At this moment in time we won't be naming any more names until all the paperwork is in place." Shaun Hudson commented, "I would like to go on record and offer my thanks to Jamie Ball for his sterling service to Sheffield over the last two years. I spoke with Jamie early on about our plans for the team and he decided a move to Newport was the best thing for him in 2014. Jamie is a great team man and team rider. He has been a pleasure to work with and I am sure he will do great things at Newport."
It seems that the majority of the Stars squad is remaining unchanged with Pawel Idszorek, Andy Angell, Radek Handke and Ryan Hoyland all confirming they will again be representing Sheffield with other members of the 2013 squad also due to return.
Two members of the 2013 team who are moving on are Matt and Lee Smith. Matt represented the Stars in every Elite League fixture in 2013 except one which he missed only through injury. Matt will be moving to Wednesfield, to cut down on travelling and take advantage of the excellent training facilities at Ashmore Park. Brother Lee who is currently at University in Wales only had limited chances to race in the Elite this last season, however it looks likely he will join Matt at Wednesfield. Once again the Sheffield club would like to thank Matt and Lee for their service, Shaun Hudson further commented "both lads have been loyal servants to the Stars and we wish them well for the future."
As more pieces of the puzzle fall into place, further updates will be Posted. One thing that is for sure, with the crop of talented youngsters coming up the ranks, Sheffield has a great pool of home grown talent looking to fill those reserve positions, Kyle Holland, Zach Smurthwaite, Rich Hudson, Matt Parrott and Niall Morton are all looking to make that the step up. This surely bodes well for the future.
NEWPORT BOOST ELITE LEAGUE SQUAD - posted 22 December 2013
Newport cycle speedway club have announced an exciting tranche of new riders ahead of the 2014 Elite League season.
Signing Elite registrations next year are Jamie Ball, Craig Nethercott, Nathan Groves and Will Cartwright. Former riders Dale Clark, Adam Bennett and Sean Bennett have transferred to Newport together with Ieustin Lewis while Oli Sidwick transfers from Poole to Newport after being on a secondary to the Welsh club in 2013.
Newport expect to announce the signing of a top Elite League rider soon.
MARCHANT MOVE TO SET A TREND posted 20 December 2013 
Following the introduction of the new Elite League riders licence and the ending of secondary registrations, star rider Craig Marchant has confirmed that he will be returning to Leicester of full licence next season but will continue to race for Wednesfield in the Elite League.
It will be a massive boost for the East Midlands club as they start to rebuild their mens team after a couple of lean years which eventually saw them quit the Elite League. Now they will be able to call on Marchant, not only for their Midland League matches but also for the club championship and knockout cup.
Meanwhile the grapevine is linking Welsh international Neil Power with Swindon.
With the transfer window now officially put back to 31 January 2014, there is growing speculation about whos going where next season as the rumour-mill gains momentum.
Main talking point centres on several Birmingham riders now that the Midland club has dropped out of Elite League racing. Although yet to be formally confirmed by British Cycling, it is rumoured that Chris Timms will be joining Horspath while Jamie Ball, Nathan Groves and Mark Winwood are all being linked with Elite League newcomers Newport.
Two of cycle speedways hottest properties, Oli and Danielle Riley, are believed to have signed Elite League licences with Horspath while fellow East Anglian Richard Williamson is thought to be transferring to Hethersett.
Meanwhile one of the countrys top veterans, Newcastles Gavin Parr, is being linked with Sheffield. |
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