SEDGMEN SIGNS WITH BIRMINGHAM

Justin Sedgmen, who enjoyed a high scoring stint at Perry Barr in 2010, is back with the club.

His signing follows in the wake of British Champion Adam Ellis unable to ride for the Curtis Sport Brummies for the foreseeable future.
The consortium were always aware that this situation with Ellis was a possibility, but were happy to take the risk to ensure a viable team for the start of the season.
It was always understood that, should the situation arise, Adam would be released by Birmingham so that he would not be classified as ‘withholding his services’ which would unfairly impact him and his Premiership club Sheffield.
The consortium agreed to review the matter at the end of April, as back in mid-March there was significant uncertainty due to the political situation in Eastern Europe.
Adam has always been upfront with the club regarding his commitments moving forward into the summer.
This does, however, mean that Birmingham are compelled to remove him from their team declaration and bring a new rider into their one-to-seven, as there would be no facility available for Ellis in these circumstances.
On this basis, the club have moved swiftly to sign Sedgmen to replace Ellis, whilst being able to retain a facility (guest or rider replacement) for the injured Josh Auty.
Sedgmen is a popular figure at Perry Barr and he re-joins the club on loan with thanks to Glasgow for assisting in sorting his visa.
Co-promoter Nigel Tolley said: “I want to express our thanks to Adam for his contribution to the club over the past few weeks, and for being willing to step in at such short notice – his signing only having been completed on the media day and practice. “Adam has been a pleasure to deal with and he would be welcome back to the club at any time – and may indeed find himself being booked as a guest!

“In the meantime we move forward with Justin, who went well in Australia over the winter and is hungry to kick start his UK career and hopefully put himself in the frame for a doubling-up spot. 

”I also want to place on record our thanks to the Glasgow promotion for their assistance in completing the deal.

“The Brummies are looking forward to making the trip to Oxford before taking on the Cheetahs at Perry Barr on Wednesday.”
With Sedgmen in for Ellis, club bosses have also booked Speedway of Nations Gold medallist Tom Brennan to stand in for the injured Josh Auty on Tuesday (UK time).