stevehone

no, you'll be cheering them for not winning ... point i made earlier.

trees, get my drift

tough ** then really, i'll watch the Russians and the Danes, far more exciting than GB at the moment bar Chris Harris. they don't need to be the best, but i like to see exciting riders. as i said in my post, the team picks itself, as there is no quality around yet to force their way in, and maybe that's part of the reason why things have gone stale, same old team, same old manager, same old people creaming their underwear when Middlo's name is mentioned ... what Team GB needs is competition for places, and until that happens they will win jack schit. ok, Kennett has made his way in, but who else? who else is there to really push and bring out the competitive side in the team? and you're talking about 'poor show', well maybe you ought to be saying that to all the Team GB supporters that get oh so excited when GB come 2nd, 3rd, or 4th ... sorry, that means they LOST. i want GB to become a proper speedway force again, to have riders that are exciting to watch, not be 'expected' to lose.

maybe you should get someone to do it for you

Chris Harris is the first rider to come along to actually give us something to cheer about for a few years ... Kenny Carter, Mark Loram, Mike Lee, PC, Morton ... we haven't had anyone like them for a long time, when we do, then maybe i'll cheer for them.

erm .. where in my post did i mention anything about my riding?? did you ever beat Bob Kilby out the gate then? f'jack

because it's my perogative. yeah i don't like some of the GB team, and i think it needs a fresh approach, every year it's the same thing 'who will Middlo pick this year' etc, and to be honest, with GB the team picks itself, there's no-one else able to come in and do a job. because of this i think it's time for a change, it's all gone stale, year after year everyone creams if GB make the final, and if they get close to winning something they get treated as though they have won something ... that's the wrong way to be, 2nd is a loser, so is 3rd etc. in Poland GB might have a chance, but i expect Harris to fly the flag, with Nicholls possibly getting double figures, and the rest tailing off quite badly. the only way GB will do anything in Poland is if Iversen and Bjerre have a nightmare, and Australia's long tail struggle, but then i'd put more money on Australia's tail than GB's. maybe it's about attitude, maybe it's about application, but to me, i'm not excited by watching Team GB. on Saturday i changed my avatar to Russian because i've heard so much about some of these youngsters, and was excited and looking forward to seeing them, and last night i wasn't disappointed. i spent the evening cheering for Russia against the USA as GB were expected to get 55 - 60, and if they didn't in that semi then they would have really needed their arses kicked. i will spend Thursday cheering the Russians, and on Saturday i will cheer for who i want. this comes up every year, and it's always the same people asking the questions and getting rubbishty about things, but there are people on this forum that can choose to cheer on whoever they want ... there is no rule that says if you are British you must cheer Team GB. i don't like most of the team, i agree, but there's nothing there that makes me want to cheer for them, other than Chris Harris.

shooting star will be on later ... but i think i know what the answer will be

you forgot Richardson with England football, i used to go to every home game, and lots of away games following my team, shouting at away players, slagging them off, for 9 months of the year ... why do i then want to go and cheer for them for one night?

oh dear, did someone say something not nice about Mr Middlo's team

but a lot easier if you are riding a track week in week out.

and you'll be one jumping up and down celebrating on Saturday if GB do better than 4th, and if they don't you'll still be saying how brilliant they were to get there and how proud you are.

typical GB attitude i'm afraid. seriously need to look at this result as, although good for confidence, it was against three teams that were poor and made to look better than they are, and also on a track very well known by the GB team. Saturday will be a completely different meeting, and a 3rd place will be all GB can hope for at best. maybe i'll be proved wrong, but i just can't understand the number of threads on here congratulating GB, they've done nothing yet other than have a practise meeting on their own track.

against poorer oposition it can make you look better

i think you should hang onto that thought for a while, last night's score was no better than expected against some much weaker teams

are you a fan of England cricket team?

well said

and so it begins .... Jonathan Green tells Nicholls rather enthusiastically that GB won more races than Denmark did in their semi ... does Green not realise the difference between Australia & Poland, compared to Sweden (minus Jonsson), Russia and USA wonder if they'll win more races than Denmark when they have to contend with Gollob & co, Crump, Adams, or even the Russians on a more suitable track.

me i want to see them in Poland, hopefully the track will be more suited to them.

funny where people are saying the Danes just set their bikes up for gating and a slick track ... well surely the rest can do the same?

will be funny later, everyone will be going completely over the top if GB win comfortably, and so they should ... look at the group they're in, then look at the group from Saturday, considerably easier tonight. really looking forward to seeing the Russians, there's a couple in there that could cause a suprise or two, but Team GB should get high 50's or more points.

i was just going to post a link on here but you beat me to it

if Team GB do a 'Denmark' on Monday though, everyone will be creaming their pants

i would disagree ... Kenny was a great rider and character in our sport, he deserves to be remembered

its all about riding style ... if Kyle Legault had been there i'd have loads of him too.