Guest Pinstripe2k3 Posted August 24, 2003 Report Share Posted August 24, 2003 Im not a loser,u are,u act like a 2 year old HeHeHe go back to peter colliers fan club, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JY2003 Posted August 24, 2003 Report Share Posted August 24, 2003 Er.....excuse me but by running fan clubs(Not just Peter COLLYERS) you raise money to help the rider!!Get lost you sad perthetic idiot!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pinstripe2k3 Posted August 24, 2003 Report Share Posted August 24, 2003 what does perthetic mean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JY2003 Posted August 24, 2003 Report Share Posted August 24, 2003 Oh look just bloody hell sod off and get a blooody live!!BYE BYE BYE!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Posted August 24, 2003 Report Share Posted August 24, 2003 Children please....we have a serious problem here with the missing GP sodding up all our plans...if you wanna fight or argue...go into the junior forum, or use Email..... lifes too short to worry about your two problems.... OUR SPORT IS IN CRISIS HERE GET A GRIP!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leg Trailer Posted August 24, 2003 Report Share Posted August 24, 2003 The way this thread has degenerated is so ironic given the subject matter (the incompetence of the GP crew) that it's almost funny. Personally I wouldn't worry too much. Wimbledon, test match cricket, F1 GP's and on the odd occasion football matches have been abandoned live on TV and the sport has not suffered. It's just one of those things that can happen with sport. Sadly, the way in which the decision to abandon was handled was a cringe making moment in the history of televised speedway. It smacked of amatuerism at it's peak! Incompetence by the management (ie; Olsen) and the riders being filmed laughing and treating the occasion with almost no seriousness untill it was abandoned and they were told to go out on the centre green to apologise was well...... I wanted the ground to open up and swallow me. Could you imagine Giggs, Beckham or Ginola walking out in front of all the fans to explain that the match was off because ground staff had messed the playing surface up? Of course not. This is the kick up the butt the GP team needed and this should never happen again and if it does then it should be handled 100% better than it was last night. The TV, press and spectators were all left in the dark about what was happening. It was completely and utterly amatuerish in the extreme and harked back to the bad ole days of the early 1990's. I half expected them to wheel out Rusty Lee or Edwin Starr...... Fire Olsen, allow the BSI chap more influence and have plans in place to handle adverse and unexpected moments like last night so that in future it looks more professional. I wonder how much moneys was wasted last night? How will the re-imbursments affect BSI? Air fares, hotel accomodation..... just scraping the surface. I travelled for 2 hours to get to a TV to watch last nights meeting. What a waste of time. To clear up confusion here - I am not criticising the reasons for the abandonment last night but the way in which it was handled. Sure, the surface should have been fit to ride but alas, mistakes happen but to keep everyone hanging on for well over 30 minutes was unprofessional and to be frank, extremely foolish. TV companies are very money conscious you know! The press are just waiting for a chance to jump on the sport and laugh at it and last night gave them every opportunity. I only hope they can make up for last night because the most recent meetings I've seen on Sky have made me think how long wil the coverage continue. Lastly, I see Eastbourne are on again tomorrow! :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krissie Posted August 24, 2003 Report Share Posted August 24, 2003 the BSPA are taking legal action against the FIM and BSI over the new date for the GP since the new date isnt the official rain off date Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevH Posted August 24, 2003 Report Share Posted August 24, 2003 the BSPA are taking legal action against the FIM and BSI over the new date for the GP since the new date isnt the official rain off date Glad to hear it - this was a suggestion I made on another thread last night - I'm sure the BSPA will win damages (or they will if there's any justice left in this world!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Posted August 24, 2003 Report Share Posted August 24, 2003 ah but in true BSPA style..what will happen to those "damages"??? will the clubs that are scheduled to have meetings involving GP Riders next weekend get a pay out?? including Eastbourne...where "Darcy fake tan Bussell" happens to promote?? or will all the damages just go into the BSPA pot and disapear like the £5,000,000 Sky paid for the sponsorship of the elite league back three years ago?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevH Posted August 24, 2003 Report Share Posted August 24, 2003 or will all the damages just go into the BSPA pot and disapear like the £5,000,000 Sky paid for the sponsorship of the elite league back three years ago?? Ever been called a cynic before Sean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Posted August 25, 2003 Report Share Posted August 25, 2003 moi???? er occasionally !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenn Posted August 25, 2003 Report Share Posted August 25, 2003 no advertising for the GP coverage on the SKY match tonight!!! Do we have our answer surrounding the question "will sky show it next saturday?" :-( :x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazysue Posted August 25, 2003 Report Share Posted August 25, 2003 I noticed that as well, kept shouting at the tv...Are you showing the GP?, obviously they didn't answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mylor Posted August 25, 2003 Report Share Posted August 25, 2003 I noticed that as well, kept shouting at the tv...Are you showing the GP?, obviously they didn't answer. Maybe because it's the Bank Holiday cs. Methinks those who will make the decisions and those they need to speak to won't be back at work till tomorrow. All's not lost........................yet!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazysue Posted August 25, 2003 Report Share Posted August 25, 2003 I'll keep my fingers crossed then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maggie Posted August 25, 2003 Report Share Posted August 25, 2003 Never even dawned on me that it wouldn't be shown so what with Mark riding I cancelled a weekend away so I could stay at home and watch it. It would be the first one I've watched live this year. Some people just can't win!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Star Lady Posted August 25, 2003 Report Share Posted August 25, 2003 I really cannot believe that everyone posting on here simply wants to see the re-staged GP and doesn't have a care in the world about British Speedway. I will try to make this as short as I can. BSI ( or their sub contractors) cocked up big time with the Ullevi track ( I'm not getting into blame here) BSI in tandem with the FIM decided in 10 minutes flat to disregard their own rules regarding the restaging. BSI do not pay the riders (except for the top 5 or 6) enough to make a living out of GPs This means that British Speedway who pays the GP riders enough to enable them to equip themselves, qualify and then continue in the GP series are expected at 5 days notice to cancel vital EL matches, which may well affect the cut off time for the play offs. Which in turn could jeopardise the TV contract with Sky, as their play off dates are already decided and advertised, with no compensation or even worse consultation. If these meetings go ahead ( which I believe they should) with out GP riders it could well affect the result of the winning of the EL this season. This is the same British Speedway that already has to forfeit seeing their own well paid assets in competition because they are competing in the GPs. That is not to mention the increased risk of those assets becoming injured in GPs ( on less than perfect tracks) and in qualifying competitions etc. The same British Speedway that has had to form it's fixture lists around just 9 GP rounds sometimes running on off nights at a financial loss. I will make it clear here I am no lover of the Elite League, thankfully Lynn are now PL but IMO this is possibly the best chance BRITISH speedway ever has to stand up for itself or forever be trodden underfoot by BSI, who lets face it don't give a tinkers fart for anything except the GP series and are quite happy for British speedway to supply them with a regular supply of riders. I am not against the GP series as such, but strongly believe that BSI must be made to take British speedway into account more than they do now. As it is IMO, British promoters, and presumably British fans are financially subsidising the majority of GP riders and BSI are more than happy to allow it to continue. If it does continue how many more EL clubs are going to say enough is enough, we can't afford it. Which in turn puts more pressure on the Premier League, which from where I am looking has things just about right. Think about it, Sky televising the restaged GP is not the question we should be asking. The question we should be asking is why isn't the Scandanavian GP being rescheduled for later in the season, if necessary at a normal track and not at Ullevi. Rather than moaning, pleading and praying that Sky show the re-staged GP should the question not be whether BSI should restage the GP at a later date, after discussion with British and Polish tracks that pay the GP riders? End of rant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehone Posted August 25, 2003 Report Share Posted August 25, 2003 hear hear... best post on the forum in ages :!: apart from Lt's smilies of course Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenn Posted August 25, 2003 Report Share Posted August 25, 2003 I am concerned for British Speedway......................but theres not alot us "joe bloggs" speedway fans can do! Its down to the BSPA and the FIM and BSI! :x :x :x :x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Star Lady Posted August 25, 2003 Report Share Posted August 25, 2003 I am concerned for British Speedway......................but theres not alot us "joe bloggs" speedway fans can do! Its down to the BSPA and the FIM and BSI! Well for a start I think the British Promoters might appreciate being told the fans are behind them on this one and if they do run their matches on Friday and Saturday I hope they get good crowds. I'll shut up now cos I've had my say Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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