BIRMINGHAM CEO Nigel Tolley admitted he left Perry Barr a proud man after a near perfect return to top flight racing.<\/p>\n
The Curtis Sport Brummies took a point from their home opener against reigning champions Sheffield – but it could\u2019ve been more.<\/p>\n
Whilst they did record a more than credible draw, they did let a ten point lead slip before also missing out on the extra league point up for grabs in the Super Heat.<\/p>\n
Nevertheless, Tolley remained upbeat and reckons his riders sent out a message to their doubters.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t think many people outside Birmingham would\u2019ve anticipated that result,\u201d<\/em> he said.<\/p>\n \u201cI think we\u2019ve given a lot of people a lot to think about and just as we did at Oxford, we\u2019ve shown that we are more than capable of competing in this league.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cIt was a strange feeling at the end because it was almost like conceding a last minute goal in football when you\u2019ve been ahead since the first minute.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cAnd whilst there were some disappointed faces around I think we need to look at the bigger picture.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cWe gave the champions a major scare and when we got those three 5-1s in the first four races, we gave them a big wake up call.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re showing some very encouraging, early signs and whilst we know there\u2019s a long season in front of us, I think it bodes well for Brummies and I\u2019m feeling very proud right now.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Tolley has also praised the paying public who responded positively to the first top flight fixture in the Second City in almost a decade.<\/p>\n \u201cThe crowd was fantastic,\u201d<\/em> Tolley said.<\/p>\n \u201cNo real surprise I guess, but it was the biggest since we took over the club and long may it continue.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cThe Brummies fans were out in force, the Sheffield supporters travelled in strong numbers as always, it was great to see so many Wolverhampton fans too – as well as a few neutrals from other tracks!<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cSo we really can\u2019t complain and if only we could\u2019ve somehow held on to that win, it would\u2019ve been the perfect night all-round.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n The Brummies hit the road again this Thursday (March 28, 7.30) as they travel to 2023 runners-up Ipswich.<\/p>\n BIRMINGHAM 45:<\/strong> Leon Flint 9, Vaclav Milik 8+1, Tom Brennan 8+1, Scott Nicholls 7+2, Zach Cook 5+2, Steve Worrall 5+1, Wiktor Lampart 3.<\/p>\n SHEFFIELD 45:<\/strong> Tai Woffinden 15+1, Jack Holder 9, Josh Pickering 8, Kyle Howarth 5+2, Chris Holder 4, Jason Edwards 3+1, Dan Gilkes 1.<\/p>\n Sheffield beat Birmingham 7-2 in Super Heat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" BIRMINGHAM CEO Nigel Tolley admitted he left Perry Barr a proud man after a near perfect return to top flight racing. The Curtis Sport Brummies took a point from their home opener against reigning champions Sheffield – but it could\u2019ve been more. Whilst they did record a more than credible draw, they did let a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2109,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,4,52],"tags":[22,8,16,9],"class_list":["post-2108","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-british-speedway","category-speedway","category-the-premiership","tag-birmingham-brummies","tag-british-speedway","tag-premiership","tag-speedway"],"yoast_head":"\n