mikebv

Fines incoming for the riders!!!!! Or... Maybe a compromise agreement to not ride elsewhere when they are fit???.. I fully understand Poland's view... If I am laying out over half a million quid out to you, I wouldn't expect you to call in sick due to getting injured at another job you are doing, for much less, for someone else..

I think it was Dean who summed everything up perfectly a few weeks back... "It just feels like everyone is just going through the motions"... Hence we have the same old, same old, each season, without any desire to change anything for the better.. It seems some Ipswich fans have gone from the joy of victory, to apathy in just a few short months.. Not great for a sport to engender such feelings is it?

I think you will find that "someone" will be on here soon explaining why Poole are very much the underdogs...

14 from their three heat leaders.... Not going to win many matches with that...

Not quite the same... You don't have 12,000 screaming fans on your back if you lose, and also don't get the defining races, some of which you may have lost, being shown on the national news' sports round up...

They publish the top earners numbers usually at the end of the season.. Usually a fair few with £600k plus... Which is why it pees off the Poles when their riders get injured riding overseas... Riders will use their signature money at the start of the season, to build not only their Polish kit, but also their GP kit, and their kit for whichever other leagues they race in.. Also. Look at any rehab that needs doing. Invariably it is the Polish team footing the bill, regardless of where the relevant injury happened.... It is big money, big pressure, big jeopardy, big consequences over there... Just how a professional sport should be..

Yes... And some get more... Doyley got over £40k last year for one meeting... Whether they paid up might be a different matter... You can understand why some riders won't take any undue risks.. Gate and win, don't gate and settle... Especially on those "technical tracks" in the UK that seemingly you need to race on to be a World Champion... These lads on huge contracts are racing against school kids on some of these circuits... I can understand their thinking when deciding how much risk to take... To be fair, come play off time, most will bring their A Game ..

But they still keep signing them... The top tier is vital for the credibility and integrity of the sport according to Mr Lemon.. Hate the game, not the player.. Even though he cost me £90 today...

Didn't he get a six figure signature fee in Poland? And £2k a point?... Given the "punishment" for getting injured in another league, I would also be very "cautious" when riding over here. .

It obviously does if people leave well before the end... You seem to have a Speedway promoters outlook.... "This is what you get, like it, or lump it, and don't give me any adverse feedback as I am quite happy with what I deliver, thankyou very much"....

And me ninety quid....

If if wasn't for my daughters engagement dinner I would have 100%, definitely, without any shadow of a doubt, absolutely, have been there... Damn that date clash....

Sheffield are 23/20 to win on Bet365 with a four point start... Their ten fans who attend the NSS could be happy today...

No betting market on B365 yet... Maybe they are confused....

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