Pinny

What on earth is up with anders mellgren?

Jesus thats as clear cut a decision as youll ever see! Dudeks bike went, wasnt under power and kildemand had nowhere to go! Dudek has to be excluded from that, anyone suggesting otherwise needs their heads examined! Obviously no malice intended from either rider. But dudek is at fault How on earth did they both walk away from that

Quality post! Made me chuckle Theres probably more to do in Poole than Ipswich. What exactly does that dump of a town have going for it?

Jesus. Edinburgh do look a poor side , the bottom end of glasgows side wont have an easier payday than that.

They dont get paid for the british final at all then, do they?

From their point of view, yes.

A bit of money as in a saying. Of course they make good money or they wouldnt do it its as sinple as that. How many of them would ride in it if they only covered costs and made $0 profit? My guess would be none of them.

Of course, the bottom half wont make much profit off prize money alone. But sponsorship will see their funds go up. People will continue to say otherwise, but the back markers year on year try and get in as they make a bit of money from it.

And seeing as you claim to be so close to loram, ask how much his sponsorship increased for 2000 when his sponsors knew from the off hed be on sky tv every fortnight ? a lot of people involved in speedway plead poverty year on year. Take your own club ipswich. Louis has on numerous occasions stated how he loses money year on year running the club both in the el and pl. why the hell do they Come To the tapes every season Then? Ill tell you why, because when it boils down to it, they make a bit of money from it.

Just saying what a rider told me, back in 2011. Do you really think the likes of stonehewer felt they could be world champion? I know their mad being speedway riders, but most are realistic!! Being in the gps gain plenty in sponsorship money. As for harris thinking he will be world champ, thats just spin. After a decade of mostly failure in the gps, and well past his prime, you cant honestly tell me harris fancies his chances of being world champion this year!!!

Ive had this stance even before he was a world champion. Got nothing against him, a true top rider and by far the best in the world atm. Lets here the benefits, to him, of declaring himself a brit then.

Of course they do thru sponsors etc Do you really think every rider in it enters hoping theyll be world champ? Do you really think Harris believes in himself to be world champ this season? The years of the drymls, andy smith, pepe, stonehewer etc..... Do you really think any of these believed they had it in them to be world champ? Course not. They know that with plenty of sponsors, gaining world wide tv coverage will earn them a decent few quid. I remember speaking with charlie gjedde during his time at newport, jokingly saying if you carry on this form youll be in the gps next year. He basically replied saying even the lower ranked gp riders get paid well.

How is it rubbish? Everyone knows even the backmarkers in the gp make decent money hence the likes of harris year after year taking part in it. Woffinden wanted to grt in the series like any other rider and being a brit sped the process up hugely He is no brit. i can understand his loyalty to aus completely, he grew up here. But his claims he is british through and through is just claptrap. Hes got aussie tattoos , an aussie accent, spent most of his life in western australia, hangs round with fellow aussie riders , prefers to sing the aussie national anthem, yet people think hes british! He is british out of convienience!!! People say he wasnt able to represent australia are talking absolute crap. Ive had many a meeting with solicitors on how to stay in australia long term, and he meets the criteria. His parents both would of been australian citizens which give him every right to become an aussie citizen himself. So all this crap that he isnt able to represent aussie doesnt wash. Hes an aussie with a convienient british passport. Nothing less.

And done what in the six years since?

Why was Tai not eligible for Aus? He lived here in Aus most of his life, i know people out here who have been in aus well under a decade and are aussie citizens with aussie passports . He had a choice to represent either uk or aus. At the time, aus had plenty of better riders in the gps and swc. The uk didnt, and he saw this and used it as an advantage to gain access to the gps and world cup squad. Anyone who cant see this is deluded. All this bollocks about him not being able to represent australia is nonsense

I think PUK is in a good position to demand a bit more money to stay the season if im honest. Put batchelor in for him, and this team looks woeful. Wilko riding injured wont help either. Too many inconsistent riders in this side imo, and if batchelor does replace iversen, theres 3 or 4 riders who are just as likely to score 1 or 2 as they are 9 or 10.

The PL for years took priority though so can see the els POV even if it is a pain.

After living out here in aus tho, i dont blame him for taking preferance to aus over the uk 😁

He only chose to be a brit because he wasnt good enough for the aussie side at the time.

Plenty of riders do whilst at reserve yet fail when moving up into the team, has happened time and time again. Only have to look how garritys struggling atm in the top 5, i cant see Newman rackkng up 8's and 9's from number two when he moves up Its one of speedways biggest mysterys, how so many riders have seven rides and clean up whilst riding as a reserve, yet move up and struggle to beat the same riders.

And? What will happen if he doesnt pick him? Time to start clamping down.

Would also like to know what colour underwear Tony Rickardssons mrs was wearing at the 2002 swedish final.

What a tosspott Even with him in the wc team, wed not win anyway. Wouldnt bother using him for any british related events ever again. Sorry but two meetings, ffs how will it burn him out?! Hed breeze through the qualifiers and probably win the final if he was riding a push bike. Total disregard to the UK and is beyond defendable now. F""k off back to the aussies, selfish bellend

Didnt wells average more in 2015? Just had a look. 2013 and 2015 wells was averaging more, 2014 garrity averaged more. I gotta be honest, as much as im starting to take to garrity, id rather Wells as a pl guest any day of the week. Averaged nearly 9 from number 1 in 2015

Let klindt go and chase the big bucks in poland, when they realised hes washed up rubbish he'll soon come running back Hopefully, for his sake, the NL allow all foreigners to ride then as thats all hes fit for. I have nothing against foreigners riding in the pl, as long as they try. Even if their 3-4 pointers. But the likes of klindt are a waste of time. Doesnt give a monkeys its blatently obvious