rabbit Posted May 12, 2007 Report Share Posted May 12, 2007 Wasnt that long ago that a few people down on the south coast were talking up lindback as the next big thing in world speedway, <{POST_SNAPBACK}> To be fair, he had the world at his feet. A meteoric rise to the world stage. The difference in less than 9 months is scary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Witch Posted May 12, 2007 Report Share Posted May 12, 2007 I reckon Ippo or Belle Vue have more chance of signing him up for the rest of the season now, than they did this time yesterday! Do we want him though!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluebee Posted May 12, 2007 Report Share Posted May 12, 2007 Has Rickardssons exit from the speedway had any effect? Feel sorry for Lindback. He has the talent. He's shown that. A year away from the GPs racing in the Elite would not be a bad way to start a comeback. Rather than knock the guy it would be better to welcome him back to where he had success. Just don't p**** us about next time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baz brush Posted May 12, 2007 Report Share Posted May 12, 2007 Did someone not say he was trying to tune his bikes by a computer, surely to god if this is the problem he must realise that its not working and to go back to basics. Good riders dont lose their talents overnight and he either needs to start again or change his advisors. I personally have never been overstruck on him but it doesn't mean that he is not a very talented sportsman and for that I respect him, just wish for his sake he could sort himself out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baz brush Posted May 12, 2007 Report Share Posted May 12, 2007 I reckon Ippo or Belle Vue have more chance of signing him up for the rest of the season now, than they did this time yesterday! Do we want him though!! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Of course you do,he would be a welcome addition to either of you, on the condition he sorts his machinery problems out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superguest Posted May 12, 2007 Report Share Posted May 12, 2007 I really dont know what the answer is for Lindback. He needs help, big time! Freddie has been lucky he has not had all this media pressure IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subedei Posted May 12, 2007 Report Share Posted May 12, 2007 It looks as if he's simply burnt out. Too much hype, too much expectation. I always said his career could go stellar or down the pan. At the minute, the latter looks more likely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21st century heathen Posted May 12, 2007 Report Share Posted May 12, 2007 I've said for some time that he aint all that, but he is better than the very poor showings in the first two GP's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brummie Boy Posted May 13, 2007 Report Share Posted May 13, 2007 Its beyond me why some fans seem to relish the sight of a rider struggling with his form. I am not the greatest fan of Antonio, but when he's on form he is an entertainer with a capital E. Speedway, whether it be in the GPs, the Elite League or anywhere else for that matter needs riders who can produce thrilling racing and AL can beat anyone when on form. Antonio has gone through a meteoric rise in recent years and perhaps he's got carried away with some the hype. I hope he gets himself sorted sooner rather than later and is back mixing it with the best. I can understand any rider wanting to cut back on the amount of travel they do and thinking that cutting out racing in Britain will give them more time to concentrate on being World Champion. But Antonio should ask himself, who was the last World Champion not to be racing in Britian in the year he won? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21st century heathen Posted May 13, 2007 Report Share Posted May 13, 2007 who was the last World Champion not to be racing in Britian in the year he won? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> That's something that I keep coming back to. I'm struggling to think who it could have been. Perhaps even as far back as Egon Muller '83(?). All the GP front runners ride over here. Even TRick came back to the UK when he lost his edge after his first world title. Back to AL and the fans opinion. He burned a lot of bridges last season. Even the Poole promotion seem to have turned their back on him. He wasn't considered for this season, and now they want to sell him rather than a potentially more lucrative (over time) loan deal. If the fans don't like him it's largely because of his actions, and attitude. He's young, and maybe one day he can build a few bridges once more. But at the moment I think that may be a little way off for a lot of people. I'm not saying that I'm actively hoping he'll flop, but I just don't care if he gets another 5 zeros next time out. Just my opinion of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subedei Posted May 13, 2007 Report Share Posted May 13, 2007 I suppose it depends on whether you classify a few weeks at the start of the season as riding in Britain. If you do, then I guess it probably is Egon Muller in 1983, if you don't, Tony Rickardsson in 2005. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21st century heathen Posted May 13, 2007 Report Share Posted May 13, 2007 I guess you're right, but for the most part I would consider TRick to have won his world titles as a rider that rode over here. Even if you do count TRick 2005 as not having ridden over here, then that was the first time for 22 years that it has been done. Most people still consider Egon to have had something going his way that day. I wonder who was the one before him? It all points to one thing. If you want to be world champion you have to ride in Britain. Gollob has never gone so close as he did when he had experience over here, Holta and Hampel seem to have gone backwards and don't look like ever winning it (although Hampel could turn it around). AJ is not having the impact he should have in the GP's. The top 5 this year will probably be riding over here (NP, JC, HA, GH, LA) with AJ likely to be the best placed that doesn't ride over here. I'm surprised that riders such as Hampel and Lindback don't realise this, and be desperate to ride over here. Perhaps they don't have the motivation to reach the top, only to earn as much as they can without putting themselves out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastie Posted May 13, 2007 Report Share Posted May 13, 2007 Feel really sorry for the guy. You don't go from being a top class and stylish rider to the pale shadow he is at the moment without there being some serious issues there. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> As Mr Shovlar keeps harping on about how Poole is such a great club for bringing on young riders perhaps Matt Ford will bring him back to Poole on his average which is a snip at 8.41 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulco Posted May 13, 2007 Report Share Posted May 13, 2007 As Mr Shovlar keeps harping on about how Poole is such a great club for bringing on young riders perhaps Matt Ford will bring him back to Poole on his average which is a snip at 8.41 <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Wouldn't touch him for the Premier League on that average at the moment . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pollyanna Posted May 14, 2007 Report Share Posted May 14, 2007 As Mr Shovlar keeps harping on about how Poole is such a great club for bringing on young riders perhaps Matt Ford will bring him back to Poole on his average which is a snip at 8.41 <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Actually, Antonio's official Green Sheet average is 7.94 I would like to point out that Matt Ford DID bring him on. He started at reserve and was up to a second string after the first GSAs...and he was only eighteen years old. He qualified for the GPs in 2005 and rode in his first GP at the age of nineteen, getting into the Final and finishing fourth, with a third Rostrum place in the Danish GP that year. It is very sad to see Antonio as he was last night. Nothing to laugh at IMO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garf Posted May 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2007 And again last night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Know Posted May 27, 2007 Report Share Posted May 27, 2007 He walks around the g.p pits as if already a world champion. All the hype has gone to his head, he is a good rider just needs to come back to earth me thinks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21st century heathen Posted May 28, 2007 Report Share Posted May 28, 2007 Did I hear that he's back on his 'old' equipment? And still nothing of note. It looks as though the confidence switch has been turned off in his head. It could take a long while for him to get going this season, if at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebrum Posted May 28, 2007 Report Share Posted May 28, 2007 Excuse me, David Howe will be the next big think, not this second rate Swede. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> thats 2 of us that think alike!!! I think Lee Richardson's done it once. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> just once?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liverstam Posted May 29, 2007 Report Share Posted May 29, 2007 I would like to point out that Matt Ford DID bring him on. He started at reserve and was up to a second string after the first GSAs...and he was only eighteen years old. Masarna brought him on from the age of 16. Think about Antonios career up to this point, his improvment curve has shot straight up since he was 16. Is it any wonder if he get's an off year? He's still only 22. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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