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BIRMINGHAM'S new No.1 rider Krzysztof Kasprzak will officially sign his contract at one of this weekend's biggest football fixtures.The Polish star flies into the UK ahead of the derby clash between Birmingham City and West Brom on Saturday lunchtime, and he will be on the pitch at half-time in front of nearly 30,000 supporters with the home side celebrating their recent Carling Cup triumph.Brummies boss Graham Drury said: "We would like to pass on our congratulations to our neighbours at St Andrews and look forward to us being part of their special day on Saturday."We would like to thank them for making available this opportunity to see KK sign his contract in front of such a big audience. We're sure it will create a lot of interest and it's a great way to spread the word about speedway."

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EDINBURGH co-promoter John Campbell is backing teenage reserve Ashley Morris to make a major impression in the Premier League this season.The Monarchs have still to reveal the identity of Morris's reserve colleague at Armadale, but Campbell has high hopes for the 16-year-old who also races for Dudley at National League level.Campbell said: "I think having done the groundwork last year Ashley will improve greatly this season and he'll be a match for a lot of other reserves in the Premier League."Ashley has more experience now and also works harder than many. I don't have a concern about him and we are going to do alright no matter who we get for the other reserve position."