Swindon set to sell Miedzinski (From Swindon Advertiser)

Swindon set to sell Miedzinski

8:00am Thursday 22nd December 2011 in Speedway By Andy Warren

SWINDON Robins are set to cash in on Polish asset Adrian Miedzinski after he turned down a place in Alun Rossiter’s 2012 side.

The 26-year-old was offered the chance to return to Blunsdon having not raced in a Robins jacket since 2006, but after initially showing an interest, eventually decided he could not commit to riding regularly on Thursday nights due to commitments in Poland on Fridays.

Miedzinski has since told Rossiter he wants to join another Elite League Club, and the Robins will now look to sell him rather than loan him out.

“Adrian would have been a great signing for us because he would have had a great chance to improve on his average by a fair amount,” Rossiter told the Advertiser.

“We offered him a place and he showed some initial interest, but he said he it would be a problem having to practice in Poland on Fridays.

“He has since told us he wants to join another club in the Elite League though.

“In normal circumstances we would have been happy to loan him out like everybody else does, but the potential for him to raise his average is so great that we would not see any benefit from doing that.

“Swindon Robins will not gain anything from him pushing his average up elsewhere, so the best thing to do would be to sell him.

“We are not going to kick up a fuss, though, we only want riders who want to be here, and I am happy with the side we have put together so far.

“We wish him all the best, and there are no hard feelings.”

Meanwhile, Robins will begin their 2012 Elite League campaign with home and away meetings against Birmingham, at Blunsdon on Thursday April 5, and at Perry Barr the following night.

Alun Rossiter will go head to head with former employers Coventry Bees in a home televised meeting on Monday April 16, and will also face the Bees on August 30, the final scheduled regular season meeting of the season.

Robins will meet Lakeside, Poole, Birmingham, Kings Lynn and Coventry four times in 2012, but will only come up against Peterborough, Wolverhampton, Eastbourne and Belle Vue twice.

Rossiter is happy with his side’s fixture schedule and is looking forward to putting his new look team to the test.

“Birmingham are shaping up to be a good side this season, so it will be good to face them early on and test ourselves,” Rossiter said.

“Lakeside and Coventry are looking strong too, and Poole will always be dark horses because they will make changes if it is not going well. It is shaping up to be a good year this year.”