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I don't think Nicholls should even be considered for Team GB. he turned his back on the EL, we should not give him the opportunity of representing his country if he can't be arsed to ride over here.

 

Rather use Bridger, Tai, Eddie, Harris, Richardson. At least they race in this country.

 

I agree about Nicholls cant see why he should have a place in the British final either if he is down to ride.

Good climax to the G P tonight saw Sajfuidinov in last years U21 in Pardubice he looked awsome then suprise to see the seating on the back straight at Marketa and looking rather sparse.

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Some of the Elite exiles certainly struggled tonight, none more than Hans and Scotty. Okay so they have not had much racing yet but wasn't that the whole deal - less racing and more time for the GP? All gone badly wrong so what is Plan C Scott?

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Some of the Elite exiles certainly struggled tonight, none more than Hans and Scotty. Okay so they have not had much racing yet but wasn't that the whole deal - less racing and more time for the GP? All gone badly wrong so what is Plan C Scott?

 

I went through that thought too..but how do you explain NP, AJ and Crumpies form..so it doesn't really add up...Bomber is riding here.. :rolleyes: no excuse there...Leigh Adams and Freddie ride here too... :blink:

 

 

 

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I don't think Nicholls should even be considered for Team GB. he turned his back on the EL, we should not give him the opportunity of representing his country if he can't be arsed to ride over here.

 

Rather use Bridger, Tai, Eddie, Harris, Richardson. At least they race in this country.

 

sorry but that is nonsense

we had no issues in using Gazza, David Platt, Mcmanaman, Beckham, Hargreaves, Owen, Ince etc etc for the England football team........ if there some strange set of politics here that should make riders press ganged out of their freedom of choice?.......... I mean we arent talking about him taking a Swedish license or anything are we?

 

As far as if his gating is too pants for the competition is a different matter entirely though

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its almost a shame that Emil did what he did tonight as it saved one of the most dire GP's from becoming enough of an embarrasment as to blow up in the face of the genius who decided a slick track at Prague was a good idea

 

when is someone finally going to do something about Ole Olsen? This guy has single handidly been trying to rob the highest level of the sport of all of its very best and exciting points.............. we've all seen tracks with too much grip and the potential ill effects of them but it was beyond a joke a very long time ago how many slick tracks are being served up on what are the world's finest tracks

 

as a result i'm not sure we learned too much about the season ahead tonight other than Emil is not happy to take things slowly .... is very exciting... but is also going to come a cropper as a result................ and that Freddie could be joining the big boys at the head of the table..............

 

what was a closed shop in the top 7 looks to have been blown wide open

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Spot on there spook, Olsen tracks are a disgrace time and again. I can't remember the last time I didn't hear a rider say that the track was totally different to practice! It also seems that the big tracks are ultra slick, making for poor racing. Was pleased for Emil tonight but on the whole I didn't think much of the GP as a spectacle.

 

On the Nicholls/GB issue, I don't get the whole 'he turned his back on Britain' thing at all.

It doesn't matter where he decides to ply his trade, thats his choice for his reasons. He should be in the British championship because he's British. The idea of the competition is to decide who is the best British rider, not the best British rider who rides over here.

If the guy feels that missing the Elite will help his chances in the GP and help him to see more of his family then thats his choice. Every one of us has the freedom to decide whats best for us or our careers/family, why should he be any different?

We go to watch speedway, we pay our admission to see the riders race hard on the night. I think it's fair to say that he always raced hard in the Elite for whoever he was riding for. He doesn't owe us anything.

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I don't think Nicholls should even be considered for Team GB. he turned his back on the EL, we should not give him the opportunity of representing his country if he can't be arsed to ride over here.

 

This is strange...................I find myself agreeing with SS

 

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Didnt take long for the Nicholls bashers to get out the knifes.

On slick tracks if your not gating your not going to score.Your riding against the best riders on equal equipment.

I think Scotty is a racer and give him a track that he can race on and we will see, i for one hope he rubs your noses in it and im an Aussie.

 

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What a meeting from Emil Sayfutdinov (not sure on the spelling) i was looking forward to seeing this lad ride after hearing things about him and he didnt dissapoint one bit, really cant wait for Cardiff now to see him in action. :approve:

 

Scott Nicholls- No doubt his GP performance will be talked about alot, But i think hes done all he can in the series and this will certainly be his last year, Although i do hope he proves me wrong i wish him luck.

 

What has Happened to Jason Crumps attitude...? :shock: hes like Mr. nice guy now and although he is riding well seems to have lost the fight in him which shows in interviews....!

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Didnt take long for the Nicholls bashers to get out the knifes.

On slick tracks if your not gating your not going to score.Your riding against the best riders on equal equipment.

I think Scotty is a racer and give him a track that he can race on and we will see, i for one hope he rubs your noses in it and im an Aussie.

 

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agreed don't think you can judge scott's suitability or otherwise for team gb based on one slick track versus riders who he has never been able to gate like. unfortunately he is still the best we have got. nicholls, bridger, woffinden, barker, harris, kennett not such a bad line up.

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sorry but that is nonsense

we had no issues in using Gazza, David Platt, Mcmanaman, Beckham, Hargreaves, Owen, Ince etc etc for the England football team........ if there some strange set of politics here that should make riders press ganged out of their freedom of choice?.......... I mean we arent talking about him taking a Swedish license or anything are we?

 

As far as if his gating is too pants for the competition is a different matter entirely though

I'm glad that someone finally stepped in and pointed this out.

If Scott doesn't want to race in the league here, that is his choice and it doesn't make him any less British, so why should he not be considered for the SWC team...

 

On the subject of his gating....I don't think it was any worse than Emil's, probably Scott's was even better, but little Emil was just more aware of what he wanted to do in the first turn, and also got lucky a couple of times (maybe saying he got lucky is harsh...maybe he just read the intentions of his opponents well!)

 

its almost a shame that Emil did what he did tonight as it saved one of the most dire GP's from becoming enough of an embarrasment as to blow up in the face of the genius who decided a slick track at Prague was a good idea

 

when is someone finally going to do something about Ole Olsen?

I love bashing Ole for his slick tracks as much as the next man, but I can't say that I have ever seen anything else at Prague, so I am not sure that it is fair to blame him entirely.

Prague is a fantastic City and a great place to visit, but their speedway track is generally a waste of time if you are looking for good racing....Which makes it a bit surprising that the kid that couldn't make a gate tonight actually won the GP :D Nice one Emil!

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sorry but that is nonsense

we had no issues in using Gazza, David Platt, Mcmanaman, Beckham, Hargreaves, Owen, Ince etc etc for the England football team........ if there some strange set of politics here that should make riders press ganged out of their freedom of choice?.......... I mean we arent talking about him taking a Swedish license or anything are we?

 

As far as if his gating is too pants for the competition is a different matter entirely though

 

First this is speedway, not football.

If Nicholls chooses not to ride in Britain, then the only way to judge how well he is riding is by his GP performances. Rob Lyon can see how well the rest perform fairly easily, but do you honestly expect him to trail all over the continent to guage the current ability of a British rider? I for one certainly don't.

On last night's performance Nicholls is not riding well enough to be considered for a Team GB slot. If he continues that kind of form, and I cannot see him improving much to be honest, he shouldn't be picked for Team GB. If we have to have experience/age in the team, go with Richardson, Harris (who performed better than Nicholls) and even Screen.

 

 

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First this is speedway, not football.

If Nicholls chooses not to ride in Britain, then the only way to judge how well he is riding is by his GP performances. Rob Lyon can see how well the rest perform fairly easily, but do you honestly expect him to trail all over the continent to guage the current ability of a British rider? I for one certainly don't.

On last night's performance Nicholls is not riding well enough to be considered for a Team GB slot. If he continues that kind of form, and I cannot see him improving much to be honest, he shouldn't be picked for Team GB. If we have to have experience/age in the team, go with Richardson, Harris (who performed better than Nicholls) and even Screen.

Total rubbish.....He can see how Nicholls is performing by checking the results in the Speedway Star the same as you and me.Or he might even be able to watch Scott riding in Poland by the use of the internet and see a meeting live from Poland.But as you say Scott didn't perform well last night,but who is there that would have done better?We can't use Lee Richardson in the team because he was also a failure in the GP's on your theory.....It is a strange parochial attitude that seems to come from the small town folk...... :blink: Other athletes in other sports go where they feel they will get the best training and competition....running the London Marathon isn't compulsory or riding in the Tour of Britain.....

 

Got sidelined by this nonsense....but wanted to congratulate Emil.......but what a poor crowd!!!Can the Czech GP survive????

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Well done Emil can honestly say that im not surprised in the least...also unsurprised with the reaction of the polish fans who seem more than willing to accept another Russian invasion! People go on about how great Polish speedway is compared to the elite but there seems to be great desperation to take Emil on as there new national hero replacing the either ageing(gollob) or goin nowhere(Hampel Krys) riders...must be a bit frustrating for some of there young talents no wonder the likes of Kolodziej and Rempala havent developed and i only hope it doesnt deter the likes of Pawlicki and Janowski.

Enuff of the moaning well done to Leigh on what i think is his best start to a G.P campaign for a while ..he's in the mix and believe me his season will gain momentum :approve: p.s i DID mean Maciej Janowski and not Lukasz Jankowski btw!

 

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Cracking result from Sayfutdinov and Freddie. Long live the new order in the GPs. :approve:

 

Yep here's hoping it continues, I knew Nicki would give him a hard run to the first corner in the semi, and I dare say his card is well and truly marked now.

 

 

Whhhooooooooooooooossssssssssssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!! :P

 

Good to see that dipping out of the UK has worked wonders for Mr Nicholls. :rolleyes:

 

one meeting.... after a winter that was disrupted by illness, if by the mid season point he is no where then it will be time to concede stepping out has not really worked.

 

 

Absolutely crap GP. Boring nearly all the way. The only interest generated was if the Russian won it, which he did.

 

The old guard looked desperate and patchy. new bloodt at last in the finals. Lindgren looked good all season and I should have had an each way better on him. Doubt there were too many that backed Emil.

 

Let's hope for a lot better in two weeks time.

 

Totally agree, I was discussing bets with Beesboybert at the football and said I would only put money on Lindgren at each way, got home and forgot to do it, Bert had of course backed Sayfutdinov!!

 

 

Its early days , but could we be looking at a G P 2010 with no English riders

 

Well Harris is qualifying and with the final round at coventry he should be in witha decent chance, I really do think Nicholls should have followed the same route.

 

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