frigbo

Hancock is ruining my Saturday evening.

1982-2002

Teo sought asylum whilst in Holland on a Polish team tour. Story is he left the rest in a cinema and went to the nearest police station. He remained in Holland and was put in prison for a spell before a campaign to get him released. He signed for Swindon in 1959 and was mainly a 7 point rider until his accident in 1964. He also ran a garage close by to the Blunsdon circuit. He crashed in his last race at West Ham and became unconscious at The London Hospital when apparently he was asked to take off his leathers. He remained in a coma until the following January. He was 33, married to a midwife and had a young daughter. His final resting place is in Whitworth Road Cemetery in Swindon.

Getting humped by 10 points by Germany shows how little depth GB have, even at u-21 level.

Harkess comes across as not having the first clue where to start trying to put things right. If he's supposed to be the Captain of the ship there's only one way things are going to go.

Only Nielsen and Rickardsson better all-round riders that I've seen at their peak.

There's a vid of ht 6 from the 1983 IC Final which shows all of Olsen's qualities, in what was his last seaaon too. Great 1st bend, brutal move on Chris Morton and then dealing with Sigalos via passes both inside and out.

I thought he was brilliant. Ruthless, could pass and a really clever rider. Top 3 ever in my book.

Seems the penny is slowly dropping for more and more people each week.

Same rider.

Modern riders don't deal with tracks like these.

Lower end of PL sides should be NL fast track not sub-standard overseas riders.

What, about PL teams signing 3rd rate foreigners to clog up team places - why? I've got no issue with PL teams using foreign riders of an appropriate standard at the top end of their teams - it's the rubbish at the bottom ends of teams that's causing issues.

I've expressed this view on threads a lot lately - it's not anything particular to Sheffield. I suspect there will be another PLclub along with a rubbish foreigner soon enough. Although Sheffield haven't been shy to sign the likes of Albin and Maassen in recent times.

Then fact that a rider like Ellis can't have a team slot in the PL is nonsense though. The leagues should be structured so British riders develop through them as their ability increases. Ellis shouldn't be a 'flat track bully' in the NL just to appease Birmingham or any other club. Castagna may join on a 5 - but you can bet your bottom dollar that the PL sides will keep most of them on 3 point averages at reserve next year. Palovaara and Benko being just two examples. Time for the BSPA to formulate the league system to balance the benefit to both club and speedway in nthis country as a whole.

The latest poor foreigner rider off the conveyer belt in the PL. The attitude of clubs in this league does no favours to the bigger picture in British Speedway.

The tightening up of the tape-touching rule is one of the few good decisions that have been made in more recent times.

What a load of claptrap about Zengota. Do you really think riders give two hoots who they're riding for? As long as someone is filling their wallets they give no consideration to the team position.

Just watching it now. Seems decent enough to me - gate 1 bias apart.

So Konopka is significantly better than Greenwood? I think not....

Why do PL clubs continue to give team places to guff like Konopka? The league is awash with 3rd rate foreigners.

Sums Hancock up, decides to have a cuddle rather than punch the bloke. Absolute whining wuss who isn't beyond dishing it out when it suits.

Nice work

Hancock clearly not up to it anymore. Time to quit when you start bailing out when things get tight.

At last Hancock's fake persona drops. Hopefully Nicki wiped that false grin off his chops.