foreverblue Posted August 24, 2014 Report Share Posted August 24, 2014 I'm not even going to bother to correct you. If that's what you believe fair enough. However, It's a speedway meeting delays happen all the time, it's not the end of the world is it. Maybe you should think about things a little before your next post. Instead of highlighting things completely out of context and making mountains out of mole hills. Note to self................Music visit Poole Speedway where everything runs to time, safety fence never needs repair and everything goes like clockwork..... I didnt realise all the benefits of a curfew !! not complaining about fence repair delay,pawlicki was badly hurt, before pawlickis accident the meeting had several delays, the tractor had done more laps than the riders 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Hunter Posted August 24, 2014 Report Share Posted August 24, 2014 I'm not even going to bother to correct you. If that's what you believe fair enough. However, It's a speedway meeting delays happen all the time, it's not the end of the world is it. Maybe you should think about things a little before your next post. Instead of highlighting things completely out of context and making mountains out of mole hills. Note to self................Music visit Poole Speedway where everything runs to time, safety fence never needs repair and everything goes like clockwork..... Whilst I think that last night's delays were a bit ott when the Lions rode at Wimborne Road in June the start was delayed because the sun was in the rider's eyes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreverblue Posted August 24, 2014 Report Share Posted August 24, 2014 Whilst I think that last night's delays were a bit ott when the Lions rode at Wimborne Road in June the start was delayed because the sun was in the rider's eyes!That is understandable no problem with that, start was delayed last night for sun too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTFC LION Posted August 24, 2014 Report Share Posted August 24, 2014 It makes me laugh with people moaning about the delays. Strong sun light down the back straight, Do you want riders to ride blind?? Heat 2, Matt Williamson falls. Heat 4. Matt Williamson falls. Heat 5. Pawliki falls, air fence needs repair, medic spends time with rider, county ambulance called. Heat 7, Josh Bates falls. Heat 8. Cook replaces Pawlicki, given extra time as rode in heat 7. Heat 9. Matt Williamson falls again. Heat 14, Kyle Newman brakes the tapes, goes off 15mtrs. Heat 15. Darcy Ward falls, does not clear the track, so rerun needed. As for the length of the interval, all riders walk the whole stadium collecting for the Ben Fund, over £1000 collected. So all in all it was Leicesters fault that the meeting went on for longer than it should of !! I DONT THINK SO !! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theblueboy Posted August 24, 2014 Report Share Posted August 24, 2014 Whatever happens managers should always put there No.1 out in Heat 15 in my opinion. Yes its a gamble if the rider hasn't done well that evening but they are a No.1 for reason. I wonder if the Lakeside fans would agree with you? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starman2006 Posted August 24, 2014 Report Share Posted August 24, 2014 Whatever happens managers should always put there No.1 out in Heat 15 in my opinion. Yes its a gamble if the rider hasn't done well that evening but they are a No.1 for reason. Thank you.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluPanther Posted August 24, 2014 Report Share Posted August 24, 2014 Whatever happens managers should always put there No.1 out in Heat 15 in my opinion. Yes its a gamble if the rider hasn't done well that evening but they are a No.1 for reason. You should team up with Muddlo, and become the new Laurel and Hardy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted August 24, 2014 Report Share Posted August 24, 2014 (edited) I think in this case it was a no brainer to use Cook, he is a track specialist who has just had four unbeaten rides and had beaten Mads 2-0 on the night. You would choose your number one if you have three or four riders on similar scores but not if another option had scored seven more points. Never mind hindsight, try foresight. Edited August 24, 2014 by Gordon Bennett 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicester Lion Posted August 24, 2014 Report Share Posted August 24, 2014 Apart from the decision to put Ward out in heat 15 I could not understand the Poole tactics in that heat. The most match points they could get was 3 if they got at least 3 points in the heat. So surely the plan was let Jason go, take Mads wide and out of the play on bends 1 & 2 and settle in for a comfortable 3 – 3 behind Jason. Bends 1 & 2 went according to plan but then the Poole riders seemed to be trying to catch Jason instead of team riding with the result that Darcy fell – at least he had the sense to stay down and get the race stopped for a re-run. Great race by Jason in the re-run – worth the admission money alone! Not for the first time, eh? Another distasteful aspect of Ward's conduct. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreverblue Posted August 24, 2014 Report Share Posted August 24, 2014 Not for the first time, eh? Another distasteful aspect of Ward's conduct.Well fans are fickle screaming for riders of their own team to stay down then booing riders of the opposition who do, happened saturday night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FRANK THE FALCON Posted August 25, 2014 Report Share Posted August 25, 2014 Not for the first time, eh? Another distasteful aspect of Ward's conduct.yeah right and no one else has ever got a race stopped by doing this have they !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicester Lion Posted August 25, 2014 Report Share Posted August 25, 2014 yeah right and no one else has ever got a race stopped by doing this have they !!! Ward seems particularly adept at it, as he did to Wolves last season. Once a cheating scumbag, always a cheating scumbag! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmo Posted August 25, 2014 Report Share Posted August 25, 2014 Well Bates got up and cleared the track when Leicester were conceding a 5-1. Also, starts called back for no reason, so Newman & Janowski weren't rolling then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreverblue Posted August 25, 2014 Report Share Posted August 25, 2014 Yes he did and fair play to him, didn't please the crowd though who were screaming for him to stay down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Hunter Posted August 25, 2014 Report Share Posted August 25, 2014 Not for the first time, eh? Another distasteful aspect of Ward's conduct. This is a professional sport. Its what riders do - like diving at football. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicester Lion Posted August 25, 2014 Report Share Posted August 25, 2014 This is a professional sport. Its what riders do - like diving at football. Ward and his supporters aren't in a position to point to the behaviour of others as an excuse for his own poor conduct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreverblue Posted August 25, 2014 Report Share Posted August 25, 2014 Ward and his supporters aren't in a position to point to the behaviour of others as an excuse for his own poor conduct.Its up to the referees to stop this from happening by awarding the race, most riders do it, seen Doyle do it several times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavan Posted August 25, 2014 Report Share Posted August 25, 2014 Whatever happens managers should always put there No.1 out in Heat 15 in my opinion. Yes its a gamble if the rider hasn't done well that evening but they are a No.1 for reason. if you believe that then its a good job your not a team manager!! 1. Your number one has problems all night be it with the track or his bikes and manages a poor 5 points and hasnt won a race. 2. Another rider who is a heat leader, and to be fair to Cook, is a track specialist, has 11 points and has won his last 3 races. 3. Heat 6 Mads beats your number 1 4. Heat 8 Cook beats Mads 5. Heat 11 Cook beats Mads again and in the same race your number 1 is last 6. Heat 13 your number 1 manages at last to beat Mads The wrong choice was Ward in heat 15 irrelevent of the fact he is the top average rider. Mads was in heat 15 who Cook had easily beat twice and who Ward was 1-1 with. Ward was struggling , Cook wasnt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavan Posted August 25, 2014 Report Share Posted August 25, 2014 I don't even support Poole. What I am saying is a No.1 could have a poor night but then win a race out of nowhere its happened in the past. Also team managers don't like picking guest riders for Heat 15. I follow the PL quite a lot and Edinburgh took a chance a few weeks back when putting Cookie in Heat 15 away to Glasgow and the gamble paid off during that meeting Cookie failed to win a race. its just my opinion. Tbh Lakeside don't even have a No.1 lol its just who rides the best on the night for them lol. See my post about Edinburgh and Cook. you have an opinion correct. in the Glasgow meeting Edinburgh were 4 up going up to the last heat in the Leicester meeting Poole were 2 up Edinburgh could afford to concede a 4-2 and still win. poole had to get a 3-3 and for a rider struggling to stay out of last place Ward was the wrong choice and the fact was they were in a comfortable 3-3 then yet again Ward tried to be a hero and go to catch Doyle and once again fell off. bit of a regular occurence. yet again he stayed down. Its a bit like Ashley Young in football, reknowned as a diver, Ward reknowned for never clearing the track Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicester Lion Posted August 25, 2014 Report Share Posted August 25, 2014 Its up to the referees to stop this from happening by awarding the race, most riders do it, seen Doyle do it several times. It's up to so-called professionals like Ward to take the lead and not do it in the first place. Where have I heard that before? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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