bazaar3 Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 or After reading his thoughts on british speedway in that newspaper report you have to agree he's not exactly chuffed with britain. But like i said earlier it's only a theory. Rubbish. Would you be saying the same theory had any of the other 3 riders won especially Nicholls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Rocket Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 I don't think you should point the finger solely at Nicki P. It's only because he was 'unfortunate' enough to win the race that the criticism is being levelled at him. Remember that this was a four man decision, and any one of those riders could have crossed the line first. Who knows BR, they may have also agreed on the finishing order as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazaar3 Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 Who knows BR, they may have also agreed on the finishing order as well! Well they made that battle for second look good....did you see the final by any chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
190557 Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 The Speedway Star website says: "World Champion Nicki Pedersen could be in hot water with the authorities". Tomorrow's issue is likely to be an interesting read. All the best Rob I hope he's not in hot water because he was the one to speak out about the deception. The other three are equally to blame and should carry their fair share of any punishment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Concrete Cowboy Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 Rubbish. Would you be saying the same theory had any of the other 3 riders won especially Nicholls. Obviously not as Nicki is the only one frozen out of british racing Please don't think that i am anti-Nicki as i assure you i am not, he is a great rider and the sport could do with more riders like him with his determination, passion and character. Quite what you are trying to do by bringing Nicholls into it i don't know, i have no interest in him whatsoever. As i said, it's only a theory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebrum Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 I apologise if this report from the Bournemouth Echo has been posted but i just came across it. Some interesting comments from Nicki. KING NICKI By Phil Chard Comment | Read Comments (2) Then the Danish superstar took a swipe at British speedway for freezing him out of their Elite League this year. "It's a big shame they don't have the world champion here." Pedersen, who won five of his six races in front of a bumper 5,500 crowd, missed out on a berth at his parent club Wolves after turning it down because he had expected to remain at Eastbourne. But the Eagles didn't want him and nor did any other top-flight club, probably because they all considered his average was too high. 7:00am Monday 10th March 2008 Nice one. So there you go - from the horses mouth so to speak. Turned down Wolves and got turned down by Eastbourne. So its even clearer - his pickiness cost him a place as much as the points limit. Thanks for clearing that up Nicki. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BjarneRubble Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 Who knows BR, they may have also agreed on the finishing order as well! .... and what colour kecks each should wear..? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pirate Nick Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 Anyway enough of these trivial issues! We should be turning our thoughts to more weighty concerns. BEERS JUST GONE UP 4p A PINT!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Rocket Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 Anyway enough of these trivial issues! We should be turning our thoughts to more weighty concerns. BEERS JUST GONE UP 4p A PINT!! Now, how many pints would £60k buy.............more than £15K!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Schumi Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 Nice one. So there you go - from the horses mouth so to speak. Turned down Wolves and got turned down by Eastbourne. So its even clearer - his pickiness cost him a place as much as the points limit. Thanks for clearing that up Nicki. That's not a quote from Nicki, it's an OPINION from the local rag. And don't even get me started on your previous post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Bee Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 1) Obviously not 2) as Nicki is the only one frozen out of british racing 3) Quite what you are trying to do by bringing Nicholls into it i don't know, i have no interest in him whatsoever. As i said, it's only a theory. 1) Thus making your point complete rubbish as ALL 4 agreed. 2) Smolinski, for starters 3) Maybe if you did, you'd realise Scott was 1 of the 4 who agreed to split the money had he won. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grachan Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 I hope he's not in hot water because he was the one to speak out about the deception. The other three are equally to blame and should carry their fair share of any punishment. Personally I'm not so bothered that they split the pot, but if Nicki is in hot water over it then I would agree. Easy scapegoat, though, isn't he, as he's not riding here anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meowmix Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 Nice one. So there you go - from the horses mouth so to speak. Turned down Wolves and got turned down by Eastbourne. So its even clearer - his pickiness cost him a place as much as the points limit. Thanks for clearing that up Nicki. You've changed your tune, a couple of days ago it was his greediness that cost him a team place over here! Can't say I'd blame Pedersen for turning down Wolves. It's a monday night track and GP riders don't generally like riding regularly in the UK on a Monday due to GP & Polish commitments. BTW - I wouldn't take any newspaper report as gospel, it states there were 5,500 people at Poole on Sunday and that's been quoted as being wrong by people who attended the meeting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Schumi Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 You've changed your tune, a couple of days ago it was his greediness that cost him a team place over here! THANK you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedy den boy Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 About the best post i have read from Steve Shovlar.I don't agree 100% with it,but it is nice to see an honest post without the crap couldnt agree more,steve was frank and to the point,i still play the final race back in my mind and think leigh adams part in this is a baffling.He has a very good image and this is going to tarnish it,why he agred to this being well off for money is beyond me,and then all riders shake each others hand at the end of the race,well that just taking the p..s out of me and everyone else there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebrum Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 That's not a quote from Nicki, it's an OPINION from the local rag. And don't even get me started on your previous post. So interviews with rags dont count?? Make your mind up Schumi as to what is believable or not. Or is it that only Schumi`s opinion is the right one You've changed your tune, a couple of days ago it was his greediness that cost him a team place over here! Can't say I'd blame Pedersen for turning down Wolves. It's a monday night track and GP riders don't generally like riding regularly in the UK on a Monday due to GP & Polish commitments. BTW - I wouldn't take any newspaper report as gospel, it states there were 5,500 people at Poole on Sunday and that's been quoted as being wrong by people who attended the meeting. I havent changed my tune at all. ALL ive said is that its not JUST that the points limit have forced him out. There are other factors and the interview is clearly stating that. If you dont take interviews with newspapers seriously , are you asking folk not to be believe whats written in the Speedway star then too?? If you cant blame NP for turning down Wolves and Eastbourne for not wanting to use him then are you suggesting that somebody else should be put out of work to accomodate him now?? GP riders i would say dont mind riding in the UK on a monday at all as its a big chance they will be on SKY again - plus gives valuable exposure to them and there sponsors. Like you say, Nicki dont want to ride in the UK mondays. HE therefore is missing out on being on SKY some mondays then isnt he?? He cant have it all his own way now surely?? THANK you. Its only posts that disagree with you dont like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Schumi Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 So interviews with rags dont count?? Make your mind up Schumi as to what is believable or not. Or is it that only Schumi`s opinion is the right one The bit you based your argument on - the one you stated "thanks for clearing that up Nicki" was NOT a quote from Nicki Pedersen, it was written by whoever wrote the article and probably based on their own speculation. I havent changed my tune at all. Yes you have. You started with: it was partly his choice to miss iy by asking to much money. I argued it was the points limit that pushed him out, not the money situation and you then changed your argument to: Simplistically NP HAS been forced out by the reduction in averages . However his initial reluctance to do a full season and possibly asking for too much from the clubs that spoke to him (if any) and not wanting to come to Wolves meant the chance that he did have limited himself to the point that HE forced himself out! (Note, in the first paragraph you changed your tune about the points limit being the factor and actually agreed with me.) And then you agree with me definitively: So YES the points limit forced him out. But now you're saying: ALL ive said is that its not JUST that the points limit have forced him out. Its only posts that disagree with you dont like No, I'm willing to discuss any issue, providing you're sure you know which issue you're actually arguing about. But I've said enough on this. You're going around in circles - one minute you agree with me, the next you change your point completely. There's no point discussing it further. You believe what you want to and I'll go with the truth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Rob Posted March 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 4 days after the self proclaimed meeting of the century has finished and it's still causing a riot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Concrete Cowboy Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 1) Thus making your point complete rubbish as ALL 4 agreed. 2) Smolinski, for starters 3) Maybe if you did, you'd realise Scott was 1 of the 4 who agreed to split the money had he won. I'm not sure we are on the same planet here !, what has Smolinski got to do with it ?, he wasn't in the race. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 Amazing - now even Nicki Pedersens' tax return is being discussed! If it's questioned that something improper took place, then there are 4 riders in the scenario. I don't see anything wrong in this case. Knowing those 4's rivalry & will to win, they'd race for nothing in order to prove who's No1 & I'm sure in the final race there was no quarter asked or given. At the end of the day, did a genuine race take place? IMO Speedway is no different from any other sport - open to dodgy deals, rule bending & a closed shop environment with no great accountability. As long as that doesn't take the shine off your enjoyment - It's still great entertainment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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