OveFundinFan

Re above comment If he has a business and its doing well you can afford to put yourself on the market at a higher price. If someone is willing to pay that then you very happy, if not then you are still very happy. I used to do it when I was self employed. If I didnt want to do a job I would price it high so if I got it then I would be well paid for doing something I didnt really want to do, if I didnt get it then it didnt bother me.

See Emils name is listed - mus mean he is getting better (or not!)

Received our tickets today for the SWC semi and final meeting. Looking forward to it.

Should go back to the 50's/60's - all leathers were black (apart from Nigels and Mike Broadbanks) Was joking about going back to black - much prefer the colourful gear they wear today.

Shock and Horror!!! This morning I read Andy Murray is taking a rest after his French Open final before Wimbledon. What about all these matches that will be taking place around the UK between now and Wimbledon, surely he should be doing these so the British public can see no2 tennis player in the world. He doesnt think so.

Interesting this very tight schedule not only Tai has in July but other riders too - Greg and NKI are mentioned in the item on speedwaygp.com, and its all about Polish league rescheduling. We have heard recently of riders who cannot fulfil their UK clubs duties because of a contractual condition from a Polish team. Seems like Poland are tying things up very tight to suit themselves. Could this lead to further problems in the future, even more tighter contracts. I can foresee this possibly happening.

Is there any more to be discussed about this thread. Most people want tai in the GB team, a minority want him out, and I daresay a few couldnt care less. Now 461 posts, surely it cant go any further.

Watched it last night, must say I was not particularly inspired. Sure there was some good races but the whole event (all 3 meetings) just seem to lack something..... maybe it was the meaningless teams.

IMO it is utter nonsense to suggest ANY GB tea without Tai would be better then if he was in.

PK 13th ??????? MJJ 14th ??????? and Kenneth Bjerre top with 13 after 5 rides!

Denmark has a very thriving speedway scene and being Danish champion really means something. To win means you beat what could be considered a world class field, unlike in the UK. NKI has an oppoortunity of equaling/beating the record held by Ole Olsen of 7 (I think) national championships in a row. Olsen is probably one of the top 10 riders in the world ever. To equal/beat such a record would really mean a lot to a Danish rider.

Ok, so there is a rule that says there has to be at least 2 Brit riders in a team, perhaps there ought to be a max of how many non-Brit riders with the aim of encouraging development of Brit riders - to kick start British speedway. Whats the point of having a pocketful of money, spending it on the best riders you can get, to win a league year after year, when British speedway is creaking. Its been said before, maybe too many leagues, maybe too many promotors looking after there own interests rather then the biggest picture. Swindon losing a track, Coventry losing a track, Leicester really struggling..... who/whats next, how many teams in the EL 2017/18/19? I only been back into speedway for the last 3 years and mainly followed the world scene, but following threads on this forum I can see British speedway is struggling, has been for a number of years, cant see many positive efforts to develop young Brits (cause some with influence can buy non Brits. There will need to be some more pain in British speedway before it starts to develop into a force in world speedway. Cant see any strong movements towards that at the moment. and if this post now seems to be having a pop at Poole, maybe it is, but trying to be positive.

If BV and Coventry can find 10 between them perhaps MF is looking in the wrong place, I dont think he is going to find young Brit riders in Poland, Denmark, Sweden or Aussie (Tai being the exception) UK speedway appears to be at rock bottom, something as got to be done to start the process of bringing it up to somewhere better place then it is. Where do Poole get their young Brits from? I see they don't have a NL nor PL team but maybe they have strong ties to a club(s) in those leagues

Development of British riders over developing non-Brit riders. The thread I got the info re BV & Cov was the World team under 21 qualifier where Brit team seems to be struggling. So was finding out which promoters are seeking to develop Brit riders and which were simply there for the glory of winning pots. No conclusion drawn yet, just trying to suss the situation out.

On another thread someone stated BV and Coventry have 5 riders each in their team who are British.... how many do Poole have in their team (not on their books)

the two years will mean 2015 and 2016

The statement "give someone else a chance" is very appropriate because by Tai NOT competing it gives someone else a chance to qualify, after all only 16 can get to the final.

Isnt this thread one that a mod should step in and lock it, and preferably sooner than later cause its probably gone on too long anyway. Whoever started the thread should not have done in my opinion.

Our local theatre charges £1 when ordering online but they are sent through the post to you with a consequential charge involved. I would have thought it better if you book on line and print the ticket yourself then no extra charge, if you want tickets sending to you then you pay £1 ticket extra, maybe capped at £5 if a group booking. Our tickets for the SWC are booked, in the yet to be erected stand on bend 3/4, we paid £1 each extra but that will included the postage and handling fee by the third party.

No, when he didnt win his 2nd...... but you knew that. Majority of us dont know what it like to be world champion (in any discipline) so can only imahine what pressures and committments are involved. It was obvious in 2014 he was tired and especially toward the end oof that season he was not at his best. Remember too how many timss he had trouble with dislocated his collar bone, having plates put in and still riding, probably you or I would not be able to cope. I am not Tais biggest fan but i give credit where credit is due, and I for one agree giving giving uk a miss is a neccessity if he to win a erd world title.

Why is there talk of Hampel getting a wild card for next year - have I missed something and he has witdrawn from this year? As tho the Lagutas possibly in line for wild cards - they both show top class performances from time to time, especially Gregoriy, but not too sure they deserve permanent wild cards. Same oes for Vaculik - great rider when on top form, but can he do it for every GP. I do like the two Lagutas and Martin, but............

Well one of those who had a major part of track design already has an MBE

It might sound a good point to ban Poles riding here and enhancing there riding experiance, but do that and has said they could just ban Brits from riding in Poland, and I think British riders need the experiance of riding the larger Polish tracks more then young Poles need the experience of riding smaller Brit tracks. As already said, the UK is no longer the force it was back in the 60/70/80's.

Where did you get that idea from I stated it would be an interesting talking point as he develops... and we wont have long to wait I dont think.

For making a scathing statement before he had all the facts. Fundamental mistake. Before you make a decision (any decision) you should know all the facts