greyhoundp Posted December 11, 2003 Report Share Posted December 11, 2003 (edited) As a matter of interest which of the following Cradley riders out of the following would you drop for a team of seven,all the riders are post 1980;Simon Wigg,Phil Collins,Bruce Penhall,Jan O Pedersson,Billy Hamill,Eric Gundersson,Greg Hancock,Simon Cross,Peter Nahlin,Lance King,Alan Grahame. Please No the riders in your 1- 7, appologies to riders not included. Edited December 11, 2003 by greyhoundp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatface Posted December 12, 2003 Report Share Posted December 12, 2003 As an Aces fan in the 80s, matches against the "cabbage patch kids" were among the highlights of the season, particularly in the cup. Fair play to Cradley though, they had some belting riders and quite often turned us over. My 1-7 would be: 1 Bruce Penhall - supreme talent 2 Billy Hamill - classy team man 3 Erik Gundersen - one of the fastest riders ever 4 Alan Grahame - much better team man than individual 5 Phil Collins - ditto, 100% team man 6 Jan O Pedersen - always battling 7 Simon Cross - willing to get stuck in, even when it hurt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grachan Posted December 12, 2003 Report Share Posted December 12, 2003 Erik Gundersen, Lance King, Simon Wigg, Phil Collins, Jan O Pedersen, Alan Grahame, Peter Ravn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
britneyspears Posted December 12, 2003 Report Share Posted December 12, 2003 1. Bruce Penhall 2. Erik Gundersen 3. Billy Hamill 4. Greg Hancock 5. Phil Collins 6. Simon Wigg 7. Simon Cross Now that I would pay to watch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hagonshocker Posted December 12, 2003 Report Share Posted December 12, 2003 1.ERIK GUNDERSEN WORLD CHAMP 2.JAN O PEDERSEN WORLD CHAMP 3.BRUCE PENHALL WORLD CHAMP 4GREG HANCOCK WORLD CHAMP 5.BILLY HAMILL WORLD CHAMP 6.LANCE KING NEARLY WORLD CHAMP 7.SIMON WIGG WORLD LONGTRACK CHAMP!! and a special brucie bonus for messrs alan grahame phil collins & simon cross! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevH Posted December 12, 2003 Report Share Posted December 12, 2003 1. Bruce Penhall 2. Erik Gundersen 3. Greg Hancock 4. Jan O Pedersen 5. Billy Hamill 6. Phil Collins 7. Simon Wigg Wow - that is a real quality team - speedway needs Cradley back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark cox Posted December 12, 2003 Report Share Posted December 12, 2003 1.Erik Gundersen 2.Simon Wigg 3.Lance King 4.Alan Grahame 5.Phil Collins 6.Peter Ravn 7.Jan O Pedersen 8.Simon Cross Team Manager; Peter Adams I bet this combination would've won a few matches! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemini Posted December 12, 2003 Report Share Posted December 12, 2003 (edited) 8.Simon CrossI bet this combination would've won a few matches! Being as you've got one more rider than everyone else I guess it would. My team would be - 1]Simon Wigg 2]Bruce Penhall 3]Jan O Pedersen 4]Erik Gundersen 5]Greg Hancock 6]Phil Collins 7]Billy Hamill Edited December 13, 2003 by Gemini Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevH Posted December 12, 2003 Report Share Posted December 12, 2003 What, no Billy Gem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemini Posted December 13, 2003 Report Share Posted December 13, 2003 How did I manage to miss him out? Now corrected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark cox Posted December 13, 2003 Report Share Posted December 13, 2003 8.Simon CrossI bet this combination would've won a few matches! Being as you've got one more rider than everyone else I guess it would. Well seeing as this was the actual 1983 Cradley team with Crossi being the official No.8, I guess it actually did win a few... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevH Posted December 13, 2003 Report Share Posted December 13, 2003 Well seeing as this was the actual 1983 Cradley team with Crossi being the official No.8, I guess it actually did win a few... 33 in the league and cup to be exact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemini Posted December 13, 2003 Report Share Posted December 13, 2003 Well seeing as this was the actual 1983 Cradley team with Crossi being the official No.8, I guess it actually did win a few... Aye...Point taken, but no cheating allowed as the topic says riders 1-7. That was certainly some team in 1983 though and makes me realise all the more how poor the quality of the EL will be next season. Where do you watch your Speedway now Mark? Have many happy memories of Cradley Heath, when we could find the damn place that is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greyhoundp Posted December 14, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2003 Hi Gemini i Know the question was not directed at me,but to Mark,but since we <Cradley>closed i have been to Coventry say 5 times,and Wolves about the same,but i am a Cradley fan. I still live in hope i only had a reply from Dudley council this week about a prospective site,this was a tentative enquiry,and they asked for Amplified details,and a business plan,so as you can see they are being Helpful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark cox Posted December 14, 2003 Report Share Posted December 14, 2003 Well seeing as this was the actual 1983 Cradley team with Crossi being the official No.8, I guess it actually did win a few... Aye...Point taken, but no cheating allowed as the topic says riders 1-7. That was certainly some team in 1983 though and makes me realise all the more how poor the quality of the EL will be next season. Where do you watch your Speedway now Mark? Have many happy memories of Cradley Heath, when we could find the damn place that is. After watching the Heathens most weeks since 1972 (Bernie Persson 2nd to Ivan in a Wembley run-off, who wouldn't be hooked?!), I drifted from the sport after Cradley's year at Stoke. Seeing the GP's on CH4 drew me back in, and I try and get to Wolves when I can (to see them lose obviously, although this hasn't been the case the last two years!) and sometimes to Stoke to see some good racing. Still going to Cardiff, more for the spectacle than the dodgy racing on a very small track, and long for those fantastic world events at Odsal, on a real race track. Its great that you have happy memories of Dudley Wood, and I guess most away fans in the mid-70's did as we regularly got tanned! We always thought the stadium wasn't the most luxurious in the world, and when Dan Mccormick took over he promised us two things, a great stadium and a great team.... well one out of two wasn't bad, it was truly brilliant! One day Cradley will return, if only to give Wolves a decent match at home... Ommer 'um! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whowasthatberntpersson Posted December 18, 2003 Report Share Posted December 18, 2003 (edited) 1. Bruce Penhall 2. Billy Hamill 3. Erik Gundersen 4. Jan O Pedersen 5. Greg Hancock 6. Alan Grahame 7. Simon Cross More world champions in such a short space of time than any other club in history. Arguably the greatest team in history (1983). Unbelievable KO Cup record. fantastic racing track. Brilliant following. The Heathens will be back, sadly it won't be at Dudley Wood, but the memories live on. Edited December 18, 2003 by whowasthatberntpersson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spin king Posted December 18, 2003 Report Share Posted December 18, 2003 Fond memories of Cradley Heath, every season they put out a championship challenging side, even though they had to change there side every year because of the points limit, it used to be 50 points or under for each team. We used to love it when came to Sheffield because if we beat them then it was feather in our caps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeathenBaggie Posted December 18, 2003 Report Share Posted December 18, 2003 Just found the site! As an Heathen going back to 1973 my top seven (what an array to chose from) are: 1. Bruce Penhall, 2. Erik Gundersen, 3. Billy Hamill, 4. Jan O Pedersen, 5. Greg Hancock, 6. John Boulger, 7. Simon Cross. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whowasthatberntpersson Posted December 18, 2003 Report Share Posted December 18, 2003 Just found the site! As an Heathen going back to 1973 my top seven (what an array to chose from) are: 1. Bruce Penhall, 2. Erik Gundersen, 3. Billy Hamill, 4. Jan O Pedersen, 5. Greg Hancock, 6. John Boulger, 7. Simon Cross. If we are going to go back to 1973, this would be my team, it includes no less than 6 World Champions and a World Number 2; Bruce Penhall Erik Gundersen Anders Michanek Billy Hamill Greg Hancock Jan O Pedersen Bernie Persson Could any other club come close to that? Belle Vue maybe? Hard to keep out the likes of Wiggy (Another World Champion), Alan Grahame (One of the best team men of all time), and so many others including Boulger, Crossi, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeathenBaggie Posted December 19, 2003 Report Share Posted December 19, 2003 Boulger has to be in personally - my first speedway hero! He held Cradley together in the mid-seventies when we really struggled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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