oldtimer Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 Somerset and Plymouth have met 4 times already this season, however in three of those matches riders have been missing due to other commitments, , Morris twice and Barker twice. My friend and I have only attended 3 matches this season, having become disillusioned with the way the sport is run. However we both attended last weeks match against Newcastle and there was some great racing, so with the prospect of Plymouth and Somerset both having their full teams for a change we decided to go again this Friday. Then I read that Josef Franc is missing due to a Czech League match, and as the rules stand Plymouth can only have a National League rider to take the place of a 6-95 heat leader. You may say it's not the fault of either club, and that Franc had this commitment before he was signed. That may be true, but did the Plymouth or Somerset representative at the AGM vote against this rule? At the very least the facility for R/R would make more sense than the current ruling which deprives the paying public of what, could on paper, have been a close match. With attendances dropping how does this rule get more people to attend. Speedway continues to shoot itself in the foot and insults the paying public and for that reason there will be two potential customers absent this Friday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westlakejawa Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 OLD TIMER. Towards the end of your first paragraph,you state you saw some great racing,is the racing to-night going to be any worse due to the absence of Josef? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Najjer Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 OLD TIMER. Towards the end of your first paragraph,you state you saw some great racing,is the racing to-night going to be any worse due to the absence of Josef? Josef Franc is one of the biggest gating tarts going, so quite simply - no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulboy Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 Josef Franc is one of the biggest gating tarts going, so quite simply - no. Surely if he's a gating tart that should make for good racing as the Rebels pass him? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliffeboy Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 Surely if he's a gating tart that should make for good racing as the Rebels pass him? What in the first 50 m, no much better when our boys are chasing lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idh Posted July 26, 2014 Report Share Posted July 26, 2014 Somerset V Plymouth Photo's http://ihitchcock.zenfolio.com/somerset_v_plymouth_pl2014 Slideshow http://ihitchcock.zenfolio.com/somerset_v_plymouth_pl2014/slideshow Some great racing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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