Hamster00

Why do people go to Poole then? In a sport where riders are basically self employed surely money will be a fairly important factor? Yes other things will inevitably go into a decision but I’m pretty sure it’ll a large part of the conversation for many of the riders. I’m pretty sure if any of us were to be offered a new job tomorrow then money would be a fairly important part of the discussion, why would it be so different for Championship level speedway riders?

Definitely confidence I would say, you look at the setup he has, sponsorship, three bikes etc etc and it all looked fantastic. He had an early season tumble in Poland and never seemed the same after that, was very cautious in first bend traffic and really looked a different rider from the one that turned up against Workington in the Border Trophy. The last few meetings of his season he definitely seemed to be getting back some of that confidence, it is just a shame as many have said that we persevered and game him the runway to work through it and he has repaid that faith by chasing a few more dollars. As disappointing as it is for us I don’t particularly blame him, we’ve all chased the money at one time or another, I just hope it works out for him as I can’t imagine the Glasgow management will have as much patience and it’s clear that the fan base expects nothing less than silverware this season either.

Agree with this, Kildemand has only ridden in Denmark the last couple of seasons and obviously isn’t the force he once was but it’s the best option on the table given Rory’s withdrawal and I am pleased the promotion have given it a go rather than going down the route of someone like MPT for instance. Cook is and always will be a question mark, how Borke comes back from that injury is the biggest question mark for me given the nature of the injury and the fact that 6 months down the line he still seems to be in rehabilitation mode. The other 4 are good signings imo, Hagon and Kemp especially.

You are wasting your time replying to him Blobby.

He ruled himself out of Glasgows team due to foreign commitments so unless something drastic has changed that would rule him out of Edinburghs too considering they ride home matches on the same night.

I think you are doing Trent Leverington a disservice, he had a hell of a lot less experience than Ivacic when Glasgow took a punt on him and looking back on his record in his first season, he fared as well or better than him and improved continuously for the first few seasons across here. He managed to carve out a solid if unspectacular 7 year career in the middle tier of British speedway, I could name dozens of riders off the top of my head that Berwick have signed who were much worse or bigger disappointments, I’m sure Glasgow fans will have their own lists too, although maybe less frequent these days under the flash the cash banner 😂😂

Certain fans need to calm down with the argument about who’s embarrassment of riches is better 😂😂 They’ll both make the play offs barring a disaster and then we’ll see which one, if either, lifts the trophy.

Charlatan

Hopefully Mr Dickson has Blobbys number on speed dial for a mid season change then if Dayle isn’t up to scratch.

Of course it’s a massive drop off, the team that finished last season needed to have 6.49 points taken off of it to make the limit for this season. They will still have one of the strongest teams in the league and will be challenging for silverware even if they pick Paul Starke. The continual hand wringing concerning whether the team will be strong enough really is boggling my mind.

The league is being split the past few seasons into the haves and have nots, unfortunately Edinburgh along with Plymouth and Berwick seem to be in the second category. Edinburgh have at least tried this season so far with Palovaara and Grahn to bring something fresh, unfortunately the big hitters often stay put or chase the money elsewhere. They might pull a rabbit out of the hat, there is still time yet.

I can see Nicholls slotting in nicely as part of a double change if things don’t go as planned. The reserves are both exciting prospects, Masters is one of the top three riders in the league and I think Jenkins will keep improving. It will be interesting to see if Heeps can be as successful as he was last season, Knudsen has been nothing short of a disappointment in the last couple of seasons at Berwick and Redcar after a promising start but he has plenty promise, Gilkes is pretty meh for me but plenty people seem to rate him so I’ll maybe be proven wrong on that one.

Someone’s been on the Christmas tipples tonight 😂😂

Dayle will be elsewhere in the championship I think.

I’m surprised Ace Pijper isn’t in it, as he was in the other 98.