Eagles_Fan Posted July 19, 2009 Report Share Posted July 19, 2009 All this talk about who should or shouldn't have been picked. If people actually looked at the averages on the BSPA website they would take note that barr Joe Screen and Scott Nicholls the riders with the next highest averages were picked from merit and from how they have scored this season. Averages below: Lee Richardson 8.67 Chris Harris 8.22 Eddie Kennett 8.13 Lewis Bridger 7.63 Danny King 7.42 Joe Screen 7.41 Tai Woffinden 7.06 Scott Nicholls is down on 2008 CMA of 8.98. Proves to show Rob Lyon picked the right team, and barr mechanical gremlins we would have been at the World cup Final Sunday morning!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grachan Posted July 19, 2009 Report Share Posted July 19, 2009 Proves to show Rob Lyon picked the right team, and barr mechanical gremlins we would have been at the World cup Final Sunday morning!! No it doesn't. If anything it indicates that he should have picked Scott Nicholls and Joe Screen, and if he had we would have have been in the World Cup Final this morning. Not saying he should have picked Screen and Nicholls - but going on averages alone he should have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagles_Fan Posted July 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2009 See your point. I think one of the first main issues of concern is, who picked P'boro as our track. This is nothing against the Showground as it proved excellent racing, but this is an Aussie and Polish built track. Screenie was interviewed on Sky stating his disbelief that we had shot ourselves in the foot by picking that track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostwalker Posted July 19, 2009 Report Share Posted July 19, 2009 See your point. I think one of the first main issues of concern is, who picked P'boro as our track. possibly BSPA had a few track suggestions and in the end BSI/FIM choosed P'boro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ashie Smashy Posted July 19, 2009 Report Share Posted July 19, 2009 Good to see Scott turn up at last at the SWC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loyal royal Posted July 19, 2009 Report Share Posted July 19, 2009 Better than seeing Woffinden in a Team Australia shirt ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orion Posted July 19, 2009 Report Share Posted July 19, 2009 Better than seeing Woffinden in a Team Australia shirt ! A true brit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted July 19, 2009 Report Share Posted July 19, 2009 Not the best move by Tai...get in there and help by all means but not wearing that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Smith Posted July 19, 2009 Report Share Posted July 19, 2009 Tai has shown his true colours. Next years TeamGB should not include him in it Judas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenn Posted July 19, 2009 Report Share Posted July 19, 2009 (edited) Tai has shown his true colours. Next years TeamGB should not include him in it Judas Surely if they were his "true" colours he'd be riding for Aussie..... I assume he had the option?! Edited July 19, 2009 by Jenn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loyal royal Posted July 19, 2009 Report Share Posted July 19, 2009 I dont care if he had the option or not, this is a very stupid thing for him to do, and in my opinion disrespectful to Rob Lyon. I actually dont think he would have got in the aussie team anyway but now he has done this they are more than welcome to him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCOTLAND1314 Posted July 19, 2009 Report Share Posted July 19, 2009 I dont care if he had the option or not, this is a very stupid thing for him to do, and in my opinion disrespectful to Rob Lyon. I actually dont think he would have got in the aussie team anyway but now he has done this they are more than welcome to him. Are you seriously suggesting that because Woffinden has helped an Australian rider in the pits, in Leszno today, that he shouldn't be picked for Team GB? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chyna Posted July 19, 2009 Report Share Posted July 19, 2009 Not only is he wearing a team Australia shirt today at the Race Off you could clearly see the Australian flag tatooed on his back! He obviously does not really consider himself British but by declaring himself such he has has the benefits of being able to ride conference league, doubling up and a nice low starting average Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loyal royal Posted July 19, 2009 Report Share Posted July 19, 2009 Are you seriously suggesting that because Woffinden has helped an Australian rider in the pits, in Leszno today, that he shouldn't be picked for Team GB? Yep ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machinn Posted July 19, 2009 Report Share Posted July 19, 2009 He worked his a*se off for team GB the other night, why should he be dis-included because he's helping out the Australian team? He's lived in Australia for a large part of his life, team GB aren't in the final maybe he feels he wants to give something back to the country he grew up in. Maybe he wants to give something back to the Australian system he has progressed through. If you notice every mechanic, assitant and outside riders are wearing team shirts, Tai is no exception. Maybe he shouldn't have worn the shirt, to me it makes little difference as he gave his all for team GB. Seems a 'mountain has been made out of a mole hill' to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loyal royal Posted July 19, 2009 Report Share Posted July 19, 2009 If you notice every mechanic, assitant and outside riders are wearing team shirts, Tai is no exception. Except they werent wearing a Team GB one three days ago ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCOTLAND1314 Posted July 19, 2009 Report Share Posted July 19, 2009 Yep ! Sounds awfully petty to me. I can only guess at the feeling you may have toward Rob Lyon then. Surely him helping an Aussie (Darcy Ward) as part of his other day job, must be a hanging offence. (BTW once again this is sarcasm) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenn Posted July 19, 2009 Report Share Posted July 19, 2009 Seems a 'mountain has been made out of a mole hill' to me. Got to say I agree. A bit of a daft thing for Tai to do but he prob thought nothing of it at the time...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machinn Posted July 19, 2009 Report Share Posted July 19, 2009 (edited) Except they werent wearing a Team GB one three days ago ! Team GB aren't there tonight. If Tai has to wear a team shirt he isn't going to turn up in a GB shirt, is he? Of course, Tai is still going to have links to the Australian team, he's lived there half his life, he was brought through their system. The most important thing is he does ride for Britain, which some may say benefit him but it also benefits us. We're hardly being flooded with new talent are we? Having a future potential star on board benefits us aswell. I don't like to see our riders wearing another teams' colours, but wouldn't go to the extremes of some on here. Edited July 19, 2009 by NicWolves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loyal royal Posted July 19, 2009 Report Share Posted July 19, 2009 Team GB aren't there tonight. If Tai has to wear a team shirt he isn't going to turn up in a GB shirt, is he? Of course, Tai is still going to have links to the Australian team, he's lived there half his life, he was brought through their system. The most important thing is he does ride for Britain, which some may say benefits him but it also benefits us. We're hardly being flooded with new talent are we? Having a future potential star on board benefits us aswell. I don't like to see our riders wearing another teams' colours, but wouldn't go to the extremes of some on here. I guess i am just old fashioned. Same as that great Pole " Runa Holta ". I dont agree with it, end of ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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