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| |  | BIRMINGHAM have signed talented teen Dan Thompson as a 28-day injury replacement for Stefan Nielsen.
The 19-year-old joins twin brother Joe in the Curtis Sport Brummies' line-up "“ who was also snapped up by the Club earlier this month.
Nielsen crashed in the recent win at Plymouth and suffered a broken foot.
He visited a fracture clinic on Thursday and was told his foot is showing small signs of healing and that no surgery will be required.
However, he is facing, approximately, at least another month on the sidelines, forcing Brummies bosses to make their move.
Former British Youth Champion Dan Thompson is the rider they have turned to "“ and team manager Laurence Rogers is backing him to make an impact.
"Dan is really, really unfortunate not to have started the season with a team spot in the Championship," he said.
"It's only the good old Speedway numbers game that forced him out of teams plans I would say due to the fantastic year he had with Leicester in 2022.
"He's come such a long way over the past couple of seasons and this is a big opportunity for him.
"It's a chance for him to come in, hit the ground running and remind everyone just how good he can be at this level - hopefully he can give us a nice little headache!
"Stef is doing okay and the news he got from the fracture clinic on Thursday was probably the best he could have hoped for under the circumstances.
"We had to sign an injury replacement to cover him in the meantime and we, of course, wish Stef a speedy recovery."
The British Youth Championships come to Perry Barr next Wednesday (May 31, 7.30) with reduced admission kicking in. It's just £10 Adults/Concessions whilst all Under-16s will be admitted FREE of charge.
The Curtis Sport Brummies then head to Glasgow in the Cab Direct Championship next Friday (June 2, 7.30) before hosting Oxford at Perry Barr on Wednesday, June 7 (7.30).
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