A ORLOV Posted November 26, 2014 Report Share Posted November 26, 2014 Looking at the list Darryl Ritchings from Swindon is not on it, yet he asked to be included, and tweets indicate there are more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMungo Posted November 26, 2014 Report Share Posted November 26, 2014 It doesn't mention any ranking order on either Tier 1 or tier 2!! For example look at how far down Sergeant is in Tier 2?? Below Compton? Seriously?! Haven't they heard of 'conference calls' or 'facetime'?? Silly question I guess. Compton finished with a higher NL average than Sarjeant. It's seemingly done purely based on PL averages, and then NL averages if they've never achieved an average of over 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penny Cross Posted November 26, 2014 Report Share Posted November 26, 2014 Draw delayed due to traffic. how can the sport expect to be taken seriously when two years running we have a live draw in twitter and two years running it's run late? And last years was poorly done, it should be one name announced every 2 minutes, not 3 or 4 one one tweet. Make it last 30-40 minutes, bit of suspense. Even if in reality the draw is done in 3 or 4 minutes in the office. Riders get fined for not attending a meeting in good time. Fine the Promoters who are late and start without them, then let them pick from who's left in the order they arrive! British Speedway is on its knees and sinking rather quickly. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Leslie Posted November 26, 2014 Report Share Posted November 26, 2014 Looking at the list Darryl Ritchings from Swindon is not on it, yet he asked to be included, and tweets indicate there are more. Brendan Johnson also agreed to be in the list and had emailed confirmation, but his name is missing too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beesboybert Posted November 26, 2014 Report Share Posted November 26, 2014 (edited) Draw delayed due to traffic. how can the sport expect to be taken seriously when two years running we have a live draw in twitter and two years running it's run late? And last years was poorly done, it should be one name announced every 2 minutes, not 3 or 4 one one tweet. Make it last 30-40 minutes, bit of suspense. Even if in reality the draw is done in 3 or 4 minutes in the office. Exactly this. They should have a hashtag set up, and space each pick out, it can get fans tweetin about who will pick who next etc, and have a chance at trending (even if it is only in certain areas) and therefore promoting the sport. And quite why they need to be in Rugby to select their picks is a joke. surely it could be done online/conference call? Edited November 26, 2014 by beesboybert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben91 Posted November 26, 2014 Report Share Posted November 26, 2014 How so? Thats that same EL with that format that they'll be scoring the points in again this year. Plug Auty's 4/5 point EL figure from 2013 in with the likes of Blackbird who averaged 8 odd because of the fast track heats last year and there's a big disparity. No it isn't. PL runs to a completely different race format. All the tier one riders rode PL last season, not all raced in the EL. Makes more sense to order them on averages gained in the same league. The FTD riders last year were poles apart in some cases too meaning the top riders were getting points pretty much handed to them in the reserve races, something which shouldn't happen as often next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A ORLOV Posted November 26, 2014 Report Share Posted November 26, 2014 Nothing mentioned on Sky news or BBC about any delay. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.V 72 Posted November 26, 2014 Report Share Posted November 26, 2014 If thats the order i m o its b/s you should work out an average from the league that they race in and only use the N L averages to work out where the new riders fit in. ie Newman was one of the best draft riders in the Elite league but for some reason did not do as well in the Prem league so how can you use his Prem league form to judge how he did in the Elite league. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ouch Posted November 26, 2014 Report Share Posted November 26, 2014 That can't be the order as surely Worrall needs to be top so The Aces choose last from tier 2. Business as usual I see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCB Posted November 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2014 Brendan Johnson also agreed to be in the list and had emailed confirmation, but his name is missing too... I can't believe I'm not on the list either. I want a draft place too. What a joke! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSmiler Posted November 26, 2014 Report Share Posted November 26, 2014 Casually refreshing Twitter every minute... I'd like them to have it done by the time I go to work. Bit poor that it's late. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.V 72 Posted November 26, 2014 Report Share Posted November 26, 2014 Prediction time Poole Newman/Rose or sargent.If not one of those two Poole will still end up with one of the strongest pairs this year,seeing as the top team from last season should get last pick this makes the draft system the way it is done look a little silly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv Posted November 26, 2014 Report Share Posted November 26, 2014 When is the new proposed start time? Any news on that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeicesterLion39 Posted November 26, 2014 Report Share Posted November 26, 2014 Would like to see Leicester protect Josh Bates and maybe get Lewis Blackbird or Charles Wright Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greyhoundp Posted November 26, 2014 Report Share Posted November 26, 2014 (edited) I dont know who has organised the draft this year but its turned out like British Speedway in general. Auty, Garritty, Newman fast track riders ?? lol you may as well include all British riders its a total farce.. Poole will pick Newman and am i correct in thinking they have last pick of Tier 1 but 1st pick of Tier 2 ?. All of the Tier 1,s should be in the full 1 to 5s, and Tier 2 really should be the Fast Track riders..its a complete joke, FAST Track for riders who have been around for years, what a farce.. Edited November 26, 2014 by greyhoundp 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunty Posted November 26, 2014 Report Share Posted November 26, 2014 8 teams 10 Tier 1 riders! Will two just be reserves and actually miss out! Be very intresting if Auty misses out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midland Red Posted November 26, 2014 Report Share Posted November 26, 2014 Nothing mentioned on Sky news or BBC about any delay. Chaos on the roads has caused severe delays for motorists heading in and out of Coventry and Warwickshire this morning. The most serious incident involved a four car pile-up on the southbound carriageway of the M40 between junction 14 for Warwick and 13 for Bishop’s Tachbrook. Ambulance officials say the whole motorway had to be closed while three people were sent to hospital for treatment. A woman in her 20s was taken to Coventry's University Hospital with neck and chest injuries and two others went to Warwick Hospital. A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: “Crews arrived to find four cars that had been in collision, one of which had suffered significant damage to the windscreen. “There was one patient from that vehicle, a female in her 20s, who was assessed by crews and treated for neck, back and chest injuries. “She was immobilised with the use of a neck collar and spinal board and had to be carefully cut free from the vehicle with the help of the fire service. “Once free, she was transported to University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire on alert. “She remained fully conscious throughout and her injuries are not thought to be life threatening. The driver of the car was uninjured. “Two other drivers, both male patients thought to be in their 30s, were immobilised as a precaution and taken to Warwick Hospital for further assessment. “A further two male patients were assessed and treated for minor neck and shoulder injuries before being discharged at scene.” The Highways Agency also said at least one person had to be cut from their vehicle as delays of over 30 minutes were reported. Two lanes were expected to be closed until this afternoon. Elsewhere, on the M40, a broken down vehicle caused delays on the junction 15 sliproad - adding to the problems in the area. There was also a serious accident in the roadworks area on the M1 northbound between junction 21a for Leicester and junction 22 for Ashby De La Zouche, in Warwickshire. Traffic problems were also reported along the southbound stretch of the M1 in the area as a vehicle broke down close to junction 18 for Rugby. The M6 was also hit by delays after one lane was closed following an accident on the northbound carriageway between junction three for the A444, Nuneaton, and junction 3A for Coleshill. Delays were also reported on the M6 southbound between junctions six and five following another accident. On the M42, another accident shut one lane northbound between junction four for Shirley and junction five for Solihull. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nelliejim Posted November 26, 2014 Report Share Posted November 26, 2014 (edited) I dont know who has organised the draft this year but its turned out like British Speedway in general. Auty, Garritty, Newman fast track riders ?? lol you may as well include all British riders its a total farce.. Poole will pick Newman and am i correct in thinking they have last pick of Tier 1 but 1st pick of Tier 2 ?. All of the Tier 1,s should be in the full 1 to 5s, and Tier 2 really should be the Fast Track riders..its a complete joke, FAST Track for riders who have been around for years, what a farce.. i think if Poole protect Newman they then get last pick in tier 2 Edited November 26, 2014 by nelliejim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buttons Posted November 26, 2014 Report Share Posted November 26, 2014 I dont know who has organised the draft this year but its turned out like British Speedway in general. Auty, Garritty, Newman fast track riders ?? lol you may as well include all British riders its a total farce.. Poole will pick Newman and am i correct in thinking they have last pick of Tier 1 but 1st pick of Tier 2 ?. All of the Tier 1,s should be in the full 1 to 5s, and Tier 2 really should be the Fast Track riders..its a complete joke, FAST Track for riders who have been around for years, what a farce.. Newman is their asset so of course they are going to pick him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSmiler Posted November 26, 2014 Report Share Posted November 26, 2014 British Speedway @SpeedwayGB · 26s26 seconds ago Eyes down... We're about to get going with draft updates! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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