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Slightly off topic - my family bought me the DVD "Booey - the Nigel Boocock story". It was very interesting and brought back a lot of Bees memories. We were discussing whether Chris Harris could be compared to Nigel Boocock in terms of Bees legends. I suggested it was like asking "can you compare Wayne Rooney with Bobby Charlton?". Is this a reasonable analogy???

There are some similarities

Neither good gaters, both very brave riders, capable of breathtaking overtaking moves, both love Coventry Speedway

Nigel never had the best machinery, Roy Adams making what he could of it, Chris's seems unreliable, despite various teams of

mechanics

Nigel preferred team speedway, and by his own admission never really chased individual honours, whilst Chris certainly has such ambitions whilst being a reasonably good team man

Times are very different with regard to media, and Nigel generally shunned the spotlight

Nigel will always be no.1 for me, but Chris deserves great credit for the entertainment he gives

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How many Bees fixtures did Garrity miss this year riding for Rye House??

Story I heard was that Garrity (and/or Rye House) weren't keen on him riding for a Friday track the day before Rye House matches in case he gets a knock or machinery problems.

They'd prefer he rides for Rye on Saturday and then does his EL afterwards on a Monday. Although Wolverhampton wasn't the track I heard mentioned.

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Story I heard was that Garrity (and/or Rye House) weren't keen on him riding for a Friday track the day before Rye House matches in case he gets a knock or machinery problems.

They'd prefer he rides for Rye on Saturday and then does his EL afterwards on a Monday. Although Wolverhampton wasn't the track I heard mentioned.

 

he can get a knock as you say rideing for any team.
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he can get a knock as you say rideing for any team.

But it's only at a Friday track that a knock or machine problems are less than 24 hours before a Rye House home match.

 

If he has a problem at a Monday track he has 5 days to get himself sorted or for Uncle Len to get a replacement. If he has a problem at a Friday track Uncle Len has less than 24 hours to sort things.

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Presumably, much depends on whether Garrity is still a FTD rider next year. If he is then, unless he becomes an asset of an EL club, he should go into the draft as this year and clubs choose starting with the bottom club. Chance are he could then end up at Leicester, depending on who else is in the draft.

 

It would be entirely wrong for any club to have first call on a FTD rider just because they finished in the bottom half of the league this year and so had one of the first picks of the riders available.

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Presumably, much depends on whether Garrity is still a FTD rider next year. If he is then, unless he becomes an asset of an EL club, he should go into the draft as this year and clubs choose starting with the bottom club. Chance are he could then end up at Leicester, depending on who else is in the draft.

 

It would be entirely wrong for any club to have first call on a FTD rider just because they finished in the bottom half of the league this year and so had one of the first picks of the riders available.

 

 

You make a very good point.

Assuming that the draft will be updated it should go to one rider one pick , bottom upwards again.

 

Watch the Poole and Cov fans start moaning now!

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You make a very good point.

Assuming that the draft will be updated it should go to one rider one pick , bottom upwards again.

 

Watch the Poole and Cov fans start moaning now!

Steve they may do that which is right but you also have the protected asset riders like last season we have a few that come to mind Edited by kingbee
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Steve they may do that which is right but you also have the protected asset riders like last season we have a few that come to mind

 

The same few yes. Tho as Wolves get 3rd pick i`m sure they would go for someone like Blackbird instead of staying with Morris. Lynn may (and should) only get one pick again tho.

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I agree but if they bring rides like Auty, Roynan, Birks ect I could see us going for Roynan

 

 

I do hope those you mentioned are included in any draft next year. Be nice to have the top 4 draft riders from last year added to those mentioned as number 6 reserve picks.

But it makes sense if Cov go for Roynon or Auty. Assuming your have any choice in picks.

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