Rob B Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 Lindback is riding like an idiot tonight. If Sweden are lucky and manage to get through tonight then they can't afford to risk him on Saturday. I'd get Lindgren or Ljung in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandman Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 now rob, dont sugar coat everything.. tell us what you really think.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BWitcher Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 Lindback is riding like an idiot tonight. If Sweden are lucky and manage to get through tonight then they can't afford to risk him on Saturday. I'd get Lindgren or Ljung in. Ha! Yep, what an idiot, passing Ryan Sullivan in style! The idiots are Australia digging up Craig Boyce! I couldn't stop laughing when I heard that before the meeting! I've never seen anyone with the ability to go from 1st to last as often as Boyce! Lindback was unfortunate it was the outclassed Boyce outside him in his 2nd ride. A good rider would have stayed on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Concrete Cowboy Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 He should have definitely been excluded in his 3rd ride, he made little or no attempt to turn left !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCB Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 He should have definitely been excluded in his 3rd ride, he made little or no attempt to turn left !! He's bloody dirty, that 2 rides now where he has wiped out riders. 3 if you count the Adams incident but tht was just him being out of control. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob B Posted August 5, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 Yep when he finally got past the second bend he rode well. But I still wouldn't risk him on Sat as he will be nervous again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BWitcher Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 Yep when he finally got past the second bend he rode well. But I still wouldn't risk him on Sat as he will be nervous again. Seriously, I can see what you are saying regarding his nerves. However, by Sat it will be his 3rd such tense meeting. He's got to get used to the pressure sometime. I think he has too much ability, plus home track advantage to leave him out. Its up to the Swedes to calm him down. There is enough experience in the team to do that. Maybe a win will help too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chivs Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 But fair play to him - he managed to get Sweden through to the final cos with him providing diddly squat they were going out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JY2003 Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 I think Lindback might have made a few enimies tonight But he got going in the end and was fantastic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanzilla Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 He's bloody dirty, that 2 rides now where he has wiped out riders. 3 if you count the Adams incident but tht was just him being out of control. You talk a bit of sense most of the time SCB, but you are wrong about Antonio being dirty. He caught grip in his first ride which straightened him up on turn two. You can't blame him for putting his front wheel over the white line as most would have done it. They were all in a line at turn one and nobody was giving ground. He was at fault and was rightly excluded. The next race he caught the same bit of grip as most others were catching all night long. Even that prat Boyce hit the same piece of grip in the re-run if you look again. Not dirty by Antonio, but again right to be excluded. Trying to hard in his next race and got a lucky break when all four called back. Nothing dirty about the Boy, just trying too hard and two firsts and a second in his last three rides will settle him down for the Final. The Boy is a class act. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JY2003 Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 Nothing dirty about the Boy, just trying too hard and two firsts and a second in his last three rides will settle him down for the Final. Couldnt agree more.. He was nervious and because he was nervious, he was trying to hard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritPete Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 Absolutely correct, the comments that Boyce made about him were a disgrace, he is only 19, and most definitely NOT a dirty rider. I do feel that he has now come of age VERY quickly in these international matches, and this will give Sweden the edge come saturday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midnight_Lady Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 Not sure about the "dirty" tag but I felt he was out of control at times caused by over-riding. At least he did settle down later on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Splatty Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 its just experience a more experienced rider may have chosen not to raise the front wheel over the line and increase the risk of lifting drive. But theres no doubt about it - the competitors want to take advantage now because he learns quickly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GM Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 Got to say you could not class that tonight he was dirty. In the heat of the moment riders do say things in the heat of the moment if they have just been knocked of but after watching the replay Boyce would agree he just got drive at the wrong time and was rightly excluded but not dirty. Mind saying that he was a little careless to say the least in his third ride when to me he seamed to turn right slightly and should have been excluded without a doubt that was a little naughty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stressed Posted August 6, 2004 Report Share Posted August 6, 2004 Even that prat Boyce hit the same piece of grip in the re-run if you look again. Not dirty by Antonio, but again right to be excluded. Lanzilla, tut, tut, Tabby will be after you Antonio is young and needs to be advised/guided very closely at these kind of meetings to bring out the 'Pirate' in him. If he rides to his league potential for Sweden they will be a force, but if nerves get the better of him again on Saturday . . . . well we will have to wait and see. He is still a cracking rider though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Brown Posted August 6, 2004 Report Share Posted August 6, 2004 (edited) Not sure about the "dirty" tag but I felt he was out of control at times caused by over-riding. At least he did settle down later on. Quite right. Wouldn't accuse him on riding dirty. Dirty riding suggests you meant to knock someone off, he was just completely out of control. An example of dirty riding was the right elbow launched towards Gollob by Crump as they went into the 1st corner in Heat 25. No place for that in speedway Both are equally dangerous though Edited August 6, 2004 by Chris Brown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted August 6, 2004 Report Share Posted August 6, 2004 I really felt sorry for Linback after his second ride, over eagerness and inexperience as Leigh Adams said. He obviously had no intention of knocking any 3 riders of the riders off but he does need to calm down a bit and try and control the bike more. Every other youngster on show seemed able to cope with the pressure (look at Kolodziej???). What Boyce said was typical Boycie, as soon as they said they were gonna speak to him I cringed but had it been a Dane he was talking about who had done the same everyone would be flocking on here agreeing with him. Let’s cut the hypocrisy hey? Now that Lukas Dryml, there’s a dirty B………………… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnieg Posted August 6, 2004 Report Share Posted August 6, 2004 some of the greatest riders in the sports history have been landed with this tag early in their career - because they are that little bit more adventurous and because of their natural skills try for things that most riders would never dream of. Think Gollob for a current example Think Briggs for an older example Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyinRyan Posted August 6, 2004 Report Share Posted August 6, 2004 He should have definitely been excluded in his 3rd ride, he made little or no attempt to turn left !! He's bloody dirty, that 2 rides now where he has wiped out riders. 3 if you count the Adams incident but tht was just him being out of control. I don't think he's dirty, I have always thought that he never looks in total control of his machine, he bucks, rears and wobbles all over the place. He's dangerous, not dirty and very over-rated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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