Paulco Posted July 1, 2008 Report Share Posted July 1, 2008 no it was us they were condemming a bloke behind us on the disabled patio with a reading falg called us dirty rebel b******s which got us really wired up if you know what i mean and also the man doing the music in the box came down and told us that the ref had it on video thatdoyle passed the line first who would you belive someone who can see a video and can replay or fans who saw it once at fast speed I was on the back straight , but never abused anybody , and i was convinced Lemon crossed the line in front of Doyle . But if you say there is video evidence to the contarary , then fair enough . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meowmix Posted July 1, 2008 Report Share Posted July 1, 2008 no it was us they were condemming a bloke behind us on the disabled patio with a reading falg called us dirty rebel b******s which got us really wired up if you know what i mean and also the man doing the music in the box came down and told us that the ref had it on video thatdoyle passed the line first who would you belive someone who can see a video and can replay or fans who saw it once at fast speed Make sure you get the speedway star this week! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballinger Posted July 1, 2008 Report Share Posted July 1, 2008 no it was us they were condemming a bloke behind us on the disabled patio with a reading falg called us dirty rebel b******s which got us really wired up if you know what i mean and also the man doing the music in the box came down and told us that the ref had it on video thatdoyle passed the line first who would you belive someone who can see a video and can replay or fans who saw it once at fast speed Well, I can state for certain that the referee did not request from me to view our video. Thursday's Speedway Star should include the photo finish that will confirm the positions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbieoldboy Posted July 1, 2008 Report Share Posted July 1, 2008 and also the man doing the music in the box came down and told us that the ref had it on video thatdoyle passed the line first who would you belive someone who can see a video and can replay or fans who saw it once at fast speed He is the only one there that knows the ref looked at the video then because he (the ref) told Tim Sugar he would not look at the video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlisle_comet Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 Anyone know if a dvd will be produced from the meeting, i know re-run did the super 7 events last year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballinger Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 Anyone know if a dvd will be produced from the meeting, i know re-run did the super 7 events last year DVD available now to order through Clean Cut Sports Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbieoldboy Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 (edited) and also the man doing the music in the box came down and told us that the ref had it on video thatdoyle passed the line first who would you belive someone who can see a video and can replay or fans who saw it once at fast speed Well If the ref did watch the video I suggest he never refs another speedway match and he has his driving licence taken away. In future I would belive the fans if I was you. argument end of. http://www.readingspeedway.com/news.php?extend.1355 Edited July 3, 2008 by newbieoldboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meowmix Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 maybe the bspa could have a whip round to buy him a yellow labrador too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RacerDon Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 Well If the ref did watch the video I suggest he never refs another speedway match and he has his driving licence taken away. argument end of. http://www.readingspeedway.com/news.php?extend.1355 I suspect there are still people who will look at this photograph (merely a wheel length win for Lemon) and still be convinced that Doyle crossed the line first. In any case an(other) incompetent ref may get suspended (and if any justice Tim Sugar get his £300 back), doesn't put a trophy in Reading's cabinet though. (and yes we may well have lost the final anyway, but we'll never know will we?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srbramble Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 I suspect there are still people who will look at this photograph (merely a wheel length win for Lemon) and still be convinced that Doyle crossed the line first. In any case an(other) incompetent ref may get suspended (and if any justice Tim Sugar get his £300 back), doesn't put a trophy in Reading's cabinet though. (and yes we may well have lost the final anyway, but we'll never know will we?) I heard about this incident, but didn't realise just how poor the decision was, until I saw the photograph in the Star, this afternoon. I don't really care that football doesn't use video replay, but other sports do, and if there was ever a case for it in speedway, this is it. Just what is the referees job, at this point of a race? Exaclty, and he can't even get that right. And for there to be such a distance between the riders, I would be fascinated to hear his excuse, but of course, I won't hold my breath! Mr Flint, you are one useless referee! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulco Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 (edited) I heard about this incident, but didn't realise just how poor the decision was, until I saw the photograph in the Star, this afternoon. I don't really care that football doesn't use video replay, but other sports do, and if there was ever a case for it in speedway, this is it. Just what is the referees job, at this point of a race? Exaclty, and he can't even get that right. And for there to be such a distance between the riders, I would be fascinated to hear his excuse, but of course, I won't hold my breath! Mr Flint, you are one useless referee! The rest of us who were there that night would have got the result correct . A truely shameful decision by Flint . Must have been something in the water as far as referees were concerned last weekend . As i said before , i had to mess my programme up because i used the verdict of my own eyes , and the centre green announcer , and marked my prog 6-3 in favour of Reading - only to have to change it when Flint started hallucinating . Edited July 3, 2008 by Paulco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srbramble Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 The rest of us who were there that night would have got the result correct . A truely shameful decision by Flint . Must have been something in the water as far as referees were concerned last weekend . As i said before , i had to mess my programme up because i used the verdict of my own eyes , and the centre green announcer , and marked my prog 6-3 in favour of Reading - only to have to change it when Flint started hallucinating . Hello Paulco, how are you? Why don't these guys ever admit to a mistake?Thats what annoys me more than anything. And just what was he doing at the time? I'm glad it wasn't our boys on the wrong end of that one. Smells a bit like a home decision to me. Looking forward to this meeting next year. Hopefully it will be on the friday before Cardiff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The H Man Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 no it was us they were condemming a bloke behind us on the disabled patio with a reading falg called us dirty rebel b******s which got us really wired up if you know what i mean and also the man doing the music in the box came down and told us that the ref had it on video thatdoyle passed the line first who would you belive someone who can see a video and can replay or fans who saw it once at fast speed Hope someone lent you a cloth to wipe the egg of your face! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevcfc Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 Final on youtube now: PL Pairs Final Now been removed, it would seem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbieoldboy Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 Doyle did beat lemo in the semi i was right by the start, should have gone to specsavers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RacerDon Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 should have gone to specsavers To be fair newbie he never actually said he was right by the finish. Perhaps he was sharing a drink with Mr Flint, as clearly neither of them were watching the race. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbieoldboy Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 To be fair newbie he never actually said he was right by the finish. Perhaps he was sharing a drink with Mr Flint, as clearly neither of them were watching the race. right by the start... wrong by the finish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catalan Posted July 4, 2008 Report Share Posted July 4, 2008 It's a shame people are just talking about this incident. I feel ( apart from semi decision) that I saw some of the best speedway I have ever witnessed at The Pairs Final Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbieoldboy Posted July 4, 2008 Report Share Posted July 4, 2008 It's a shame people are just talking about this incident. I feel ( apart from semi decision) that I saw some of the best speedway I have ever witnessed at The Pairs Final True but each meeting has its main talking point and this is the one from this meeting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulco Posted July 4, 2008 Report Share Posted July 4, 2008 It's a shame people are just talking about this incident. I feel ( apart from semi decision) that I saw some of the best speedway I have ever witnessed at The Pairs Final Do you know - i said the same thing that night . That the Pairs was probably one of the best meetings i had ever seen . For a refereeing decision to overshadow the racing that night would mean it would have to be a mistake of earthshattering proportions - and this was a belter . And the for the referee to be so arrogant that he refused to look at video evidence just compounded that mistake . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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