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Polish Ekstraliga Is Flexing Its Muscles
iris123 replied to PolskiZuzel's topic in International World of Speedway
Think that is what all this is about.Not about trying to stop him riding in Denmark or Czecho,but riding in Poland when they have a fixture.But i would guess they also want riders to turn up to practice as well.I know from talking to one rider who was against missing a meeting on saturday to turn up to train that it wasn't looked upon sympathetically if he then had a poor meeting. -
Time To Stand Up To The Polish Clubs ?
iris123 replied to Countershaftcounter's topic in SGB Premiership Speedway League
But he can ride in 3 leagues,so if we take your sum he will be down 40000 if he doesn't ride in Denmark.He either decides to be 40000 down or 100000 down if he doesn't sign his polish contract.Which one do you think he will choose? -
Polish Ekstraliga Is Flexing Its Muscles
iris123 replied to PolskiZuzel's topic in International World of Speedway
On the other hand could a rider afford not to sign considering a polish contract would probably be his main income in a season? Tbh,i doubt if a Czech League or Bundesliga place would really count in all of this.What would it mean?3 or 4 meetings or 5-6.Not a big deal -
Do feel for the Aussia fans(did i really say that?)as the sport originated to a large extent in the country and they finally had the chance to see a home rider crowned world champ and it was cruelly taken away from them
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Wildcards 2017.....
iris123 replied to Panthers89's topic in Speedway Grand Prix and Speedway World Cup
Only 7????? -
How Do We Attract A New Young Audience?
iris123 replied to PHILIPRISING's topic in Speedway News and Discussions
The Lord probably has,but obviously the Devils Advocate hasn't eh? -
Because like you say,others have to be signed.Probably double up as there just aren't enough riders to go round.Then you are stretching resources to the very limit..You can't afford any clashes of fixtures or injuries, which are inevitable, as are guests........vicious circle.Unfortunately the UK just doesn't at the moment produce enough riders to supply the demand
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Which could end with the league being a shambles full of guests every meeting and possibly a few top riders who are far better than the rest and make more people decide to stay at home instead of travel to their nearest track.The big problem seems to be the UK leagues aren't in charge of their own destiny,but have to try and adapt to the decisions of others.Not good
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The problem is, can we afford a weakened league initially?I am actually in your camp with trying to get more places for British riders and stop the reliance on foreign riders.But that takes time,whereas riders dropping out of the league can happen in a few short months.Seems there are enough tracks with problems without this addition
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What i and i think Steve are talking about is not in two years or even next March......contracts will be negotiated before March one would expect.So it is where the pound is over the short term period that will count on who and how a contract will be negotiated and what the asking price or safety net will be if the pound stays at this low level.If i am negotiating a contract i will base it on the actual reality and not on some utopian view of the future
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Like it was mentioned yesterday on one website,do you think a country like Brazil will do a deal that allows expensive British goods like cars into the country without wanting to export cheap beef etc into the UK,therefore putting pressure on farmers?It won't be a one -way street at all,like you say But most of this stuff is way off topic and the fall in the pound could cause real problems next season,rather than what might happen in a few years time....Arnie has already pointed out it caused real problems before,albeit on a small scale.The league are far more reliant on foreign riders now than they were back in 1976
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Oldest Top Ten Riders Still Competitive In The World
iris123 replied to Joe Beevers's topic in Years Gone By
Thanls Arnie.Couldn't find any reference to him,but then i couldn't find any results for Champion this year either.So guess he won't be a new addition to the list -
Oldest Top Ten Riders Still Competitive In The World
iris123 replied to Joe Beevers's topic in Years Gone By
When was the last time he rode? Couldn't find anything on either him or Champion Speedway for this season.Be sad if it has gone down the Swanny like so many tracks including it seems the track near Chicago -
And is Kylmä living in Spain now?Thought i saw something about Jouni visiting Joonas in Espana!!!!
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Which drug was he taking then?
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Who Are The Fifteen Biggest Improvers. ?
iris123 replied to Sidney the robin's topic in Speedway News and Discussions
Post #7 and then quoted in post #8 -
Who Are The Fifteen Biggest Improvers. ?
iris123 replied to Sidney the robin's topic in Speedway News and Discussions
Been commented on elsewhere to some extent.Get your teeth around this http://www.speedway-forum.co.uk/forums/index.php?showtopic=82778 -
"we"????? Have you got a split personality?The one who despises BSI running the GPs and the other person who goes and pays money to BSI by attending a GP
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Wildcards 2017.....
iris123 replied to Panthers89's topic in Speedway Grand Prix and Speedway World Cup
As others have said including those on the Travel Plus forum Emil should get a wildcard.The GPs need a shot in the arm and he is about the only rider out there that can give it that extra boost