John Leslie Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 Please stop talking about SPOTY. Who made you the internet police? Tai's expected forthcoming appearance on SPOTY is a very relevant topic to discuss. Tom Sykes or Cal Crutchlow are more likely to be in than Tai Well I've never heard of either of them....and nor it seems have Ladbrokes, since they aren't in the betting. Tai of course is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheReturn Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 Who made you the internet police? Tai's expected forthcoming appearance on SPOTY is a very relevant topic to discuss. Well I've never heard of either of them....and nor it seems have Ladbrokes, since they aren't in the betting. Tai of course is. Cal is on the BBC motorcycling coverage weekly, more people will know who he is than Tai... .rightly or wrongly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A ORLOV Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 A while back Jason Crump was on Question Of Sport, this could be an opportunity to get Tai on the BBC. They had a few speedway questions and showed a bit of speedway. This is a program, in addition to spoy, that may be easier to get the sport across to the viewers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 (edited) A nice spread in Motorcycle News about Tai in the sport section. Thanks. I'll look for it when I next visit WHS on Friday. A quick glance won't upset the sales staff! I remember the good old MCN days when the late Peter Arnold used to write a regular weekly column for MCN. It's rare indeed for MCN to mention speedway these days. Edited October 9, 2013 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grachan Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 Well I've never heard of either of them....and nor it seems have Ladbrokes, since they aren't in the betting. Tai of course is. He's 50-1 to finish second. Same odds as Christine Ohuruogu. http://sports.ladbrokes.com/en-gb/Awards/BBC-Sports-Personality/Sports-Personality-of-the-YearAwards/BBC-Sports-Personality/Sports-Personality-of-the-Year-s794 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Leslie Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 Cal is on the BBC motorcycling coverage weekly, more people will know who he is than Tai... .rightly or wrongly. According to google, Tom Sykes is also a motorcycle road racer. But neither of them are in the betting for SPOTY, whereas Tai is. He's 50-1 to finish second. Same odds as Christine Ohuruogu. http://sports.ladbro...f-the-Year-s794 Yes. That's the betting that I was referring to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABS Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 FOR those that missed it, here is a photo from the studio. Dancing sure is toning Susanna's legs - now who that guy with the bike? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LagutaRacingFan Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 Speedway needs a positive image, Not one with tattoo's and a view that speedway is a trash sport. We need a world champion like Darcy Ward, No tattoo's and speaks articulately.. Ward's interviews are fascinating and the tone of his voice is really interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruiser McHuge Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 don't think Tai will be on the nominated 10 for people to vote for at SPOTY...these are decided by an sporting panel and will be dominated by high profile names or ones appearing regualarly on the BBC....cannot see Tai getting into that, although he will no doubt get a mention in the round up of British world champions i think he is a certainty to be invited on Question of Sport though...and A League of their Own on Sky maybe ..i think he would be ideal for that show a do agree that more people out there could name Cal Crutchlow though..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonimac Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 Nice spot on the BBC this morning. Sally asked some simple questions to people an idea of his background and his achievement. But the best bit was when they passed over to the sofa , as in the picture above, and Susanna made a cheeky comment about his earrings. Then Sally got him to show everyone his tattoo under the chin. And do you know what? He seemed like a likeable guy. Like any other normal 23 year old. Yes tattoos, but for anyone who is put off by that, have a look at any other person of his age. He seemed well in touch with people of his generation. He will be a great ambassador for the sport. But I hope he is treat delicately - not forced to be the last hope of British speedway. He simply made me proud to be a Britsh speedway fan when I saw him on TV this morning. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 Speedway needs a positive image, Not one with tattoo's and a view that speedway is a trash sport. We need a world champion like Darcy Ward, No tattoo's and speaks articulately.. Ward's interviews are fascinating and the tone of his voice is really interesting. Do you think that's bcause Darcy Ward is an Australian that he sounds like that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob tatum Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 Your dead right about darcy ward what a wonderful role model & has for his articulate cut glass vocabulary I am very suprised he's not in downton. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheReturn Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 Speedway needs a positive image, Not one with tattoo's and a view that speedway is a trash sport. We need a world champion like Darcy Ward, No tattoo's and speaks articulately.. Ward's interviews are fascinating and the tone of his voice is really interesting. Are you a troll or just totally clueless? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beowulf Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 Yes and yes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orion Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 Have to say this interview would have looked much better on Euro sport ... as for putting someone on a question of sport I think it would have to be Chris Harris . 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 Have to say this interview would have looked much better on Euro sport ... as for putting someone on a question of sport I think it would have to be Chris Harris . logical - he has history of being picked ahead of more worthy candidates! wink Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelvinht Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 Another BBC program that might be worth a shot is The One Show - think he would be able to get a longer slot in the program with a few more action shots and a chance to give a bit more info on/sell the sport than he on the beeb this morning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hel'n'Back Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 (edited) According to google, Tom Sykes is also a motorcycle road racer. But neither of them are in the betting for SPOTY, whereas Tai is. Yes. That's the betting that I was referring to. Tom Sykes is on the verge of becoming World Superbike champion and comes from Huddersfield. Will be interesting to see if the BBC pick up on him if he wins that championship. Also, Sam Lowes has just become World Supersport champion and comes from Lincoln. He was interviewed by Chris Evans on Monday but not heard anything more about him, certainly not on the TV. Edited October 9, 2013 by Hel'n'Back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelvinht Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 Breakfast tv video clip (from twitter link) http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01jgh9t 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickthemuppet Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 The BBC changed the rules for SPOTY so you only can now vote for about a dozen people . How democratic is that. This was done to stop Barry Briggs or Bob Nudd the fisherman from winning. The Speedway Star and Angling Times asked all their readers to vote for these two which they did. As BBC did not show these sports there was no way they were going to let these contestents win. . It's great with all the sports people that play in Britain you cannot vote for 99% of them .Well done the BBC. Ryan Giggs won SPOTY yet he only played 11 full time matches for Man Utd that season Philip R it would be interesting to hear your views on the Barry Briggs stitch up in the 1960's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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