Subedei Posted April 16, 2006 Report Share Posted April 16, 2006 Got to agree. Todays riders look upon British speedway with a 3rd rate attititude. No way that meeting would have been called off in Poland or Sweden <{POST_SNAPBACK}> And perhaps British speedway looks upon the riders with a third-rate attitude. As was said on television, in Poland or Sweden, they'd have had serious machinery out on the track, together with fresh material not half the Amazon rainforest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernie Posted April 16, 2006 Report Share Posted April 16, 2006 QUOTE Just had a message from a friend of mine who was at the meeting and apparently it has been announced that the readmission tikectes will be valid for the rearranged fixture. Common sense prevailed over that at least. i SHOULD THINK SO TO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony159 Posted April 16, 2006 Report Share Posted April 16, 2006 (edited) With only the odd shower forecast for tonight in Poole and with 5000 supporters in the stadium ........... Why didnt they give it until at least 7.30 to make a decision........ Could it be that tomorrows fixtures in Poland are more important than any thought for the fans that made the effort to get to Poole tonight . Edited April 16, 2006 by tony159 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21st century heathen Posted April 16, 2006 Report Share Posted April 16, 2006 In fairness I think they are more qualifed to know whether a track is safe to ride on than we are. I see JC is getting another slating. I'm sorry but I'm going to have to defend him. I haven't seen the meeting but from what I have read all he did was voice his opinion. The last I heard he was entitled to do that. Would you really want any rider going out on an unfit track and having an accident that could, worst case scenario, end his career. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> With all due respect you say you're not watching so how can you argue with my opinion? Let's see how many of us come on here and say we've seen speedway go ahead in much worse conditions. As RR said the riders weren't getting into any trouble. They were at racing speed. Mark had gone from last to 2nd. There was no surface water lying on the track. I could go on. Sure, Crump'll get a slating for tonight, but when the referee said we race, Crump didn't argue, <{POST_SNAPBACK}> That was when he knew he was on camera. When he didn't know the camers was on him, when he was walking across the centre green, he was clearly refusing to ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jemma Posted April 16, 2006 Report Share Posted April 16, 2006 In fairness I think they are more qualifed to know whether a track is safe to ride on than we are. I see JC is getting another slating. I'm sorry but I'm going to have to defend him. I haven't seen the meeting but from what I have read all he did was voice his opinion. The last I heard he was entitled to do that. Would you really want any rider going out on an unfit track and having an accident that could, worst case scenario, end his career. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yes I would like to think you are right, and logic suggests that you would be. I think the problem is that GP riders these days seem to make a habit of pulling out of meetings they don't seem to have much interest in riding in, with excuses that appear dubious to the paying public. Fans now watch riders pull out of meetings and say tracks are unsafe with a heavy dose of cycnicism - rightly or wrongly. Unfortunately the element of doubt is now there - is rider x saying the track is dangerous because it genuinely is, or because he doesn't want to go out on a less than perfect track days before the first GP of the year? Not everyone is prepared to take a (GP) rider's word as gospel at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subedei Posted April 16, 2006 Report Share Posted April 16, 2006 QUOTE Just had a message from a friend of mine who was at the meeting and apparently it has been announced that the readmission tikectes will be valid for the rearranged fixture. Common sense prevailed over that at least. i SHOULD THINK SO TO. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> But, of course, it remains to be seen what sort of field bothers to attend the re-arranged fixture. The Polish season has started, the Swedish season starts in a couple of weeks. Time to consign the ELRC to the history books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastie Posted April 16, 2006 Report Share Posted April 16, 2006 Seems eveyone has forgotten the Andersen/ Howe incident. If it had been Nicki that would have filled up the rest of the programme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subedei Posted April 16, 2006 Report Share Posted April 16, 2006 Seems eveyone has forgotten the Andersen/ Howe incident.If it had been Nicki that would have filled up the rest of the programme <{POST_SNAPBACK}> And what if it'd been Nicki P taking BP out wide on the first turn of that heat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piratewoman Posted April 16, 2006 Report Share Posted April 16, 2006 VV Re your point 2, see post 187 above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastie Posted April 16, 2006 Report Share Posted April 16, 2006 With only the odd shower forecast for tonight in Poole and with 5000 supporters in the stadium ........... Why didnt they give it until at least 7.30 to make a decision........ Could it be that tomorrows fixtures in Poland are more important than any thought for the fans that made the effort to get to Poole tonight . <{POST_SNAPBACK}> cant miss their connecting flights to Poland, too much money at stake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernie Posted April 16, 2006 Report Share Posted April 16, 2006 I bet this will be re Staged in October when the riders cannot be bothered to race due to a heavy season, Going Home early etc. I am not a cynic but feel that the riders need to look at the people who pay their wages. I feel that some Riders not all want their cake and eat it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21st century heathen Posted April 16, 2006 Report Share Posted April 16, 2006 Just had a message from a friend of mine who was at the meeting and apparently it has been announced that the readmission tickets will be valid for the rearranged fixture. Common sense prevailed over that at least. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Well that's something. Who's going to pay for people's fuel? It's a long journey for most people outside the immediate area. Will they offer free food and drink? No of course not, so they'll cash in there. How many of the original line-up will be there? Seems eveyone has forgotten the Andersen/ Howe incident.If it had been Nicki that would have filled up the rest of the programme <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Stop trying to cause an argument where there isn't one. Hans just picked up slightly, tried to keep the bike away from David but made slight contact. He was rightly excluded. Nothing more to it than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincent Vega Posted April 16, 2006 Report Share Posted April 16, 2006 Thanks Pirate Woman I will await Shovvys comments with interest as he is the walking Poole speedway Oracle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCB Posted April 16, 2006 Report Share Posted April 16, 2006 Looking on the bright side, one it was called off Shovvy got himself on the tele for a good 2 minutes, chating to the lovely ladies behind him! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subedei Posted April 16, 2006 Report Share Posted April 16, 2006 Looking on the bright side, one it was called off Shovvy got himself on the tele for a good 2 minutes, chating to the lovely ladies behind him! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> And I'll wager he was saying "that bloody Jason Crump". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
home straight Posted April 16, 2006 Report Share Posted April 16, 2006 Looking on the bright side, one it was called off Shovvy got himself on the tele for a good 2 minutes, chating to the lovely ladies behind him! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Didn't he ever? He was on TV more tonight than most of the riders. almost every shot of the Grandstand had him in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
double_0 Posted April 16, 2006 Report Share Posted April 16, 2006 With only the odd shower forecast for tonight in Poole and with 5000 supporters in the stadium ........... Why didnt they give it until at least 7.30 to make a decision........ Could it be that tomorrows fixtures in Poland are more important than any thought for the fans that made the effort to get to Poole tonight . <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Where did they hide them all? Grandstand only seats 1100 and when the cameras panned round, the bends were only 1 deep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard Posted April 16, 2006 Report Share Posted April 16, 2006 ok so we can use ourtickets for the rearranged meeting. trouble is ,will the rearranged riders be worth the time and petrol money for the fans who come from a long way.will todays riders give up there fat pay polish and swedish pay chqus i very much doubt it .we could use our rain off test match tickets at swindon for a league match why cant we use them for one at poole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
home straight Posted April 16, 2006 Report Share Posted April 16, 2006 Because its a shared BSPA event, its not run soley by M&M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastie Posted April 16, 2006 Report Share Posted April 16, 2006 ok so we can use ourtickets for the rearranged meeting. trouble is ,will the rearranged riders be worth the time and petrol money for the fans who come from a long way.will todays riders give up there fat pay polish and swedish pay chqus i very much doubt it .we could use our rain off test match tickets at swindon for a league match why cant we use them for one at poole <{POST_SNAPBACK}> How about a refund Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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