van wolfswinkel Posted May 21, 2015 Report Share Posted May 21, 2015 Swindon trackman BIG RON on the show tonight being interviewed in a pub about the event when he chinned the geezer who was trying to kidnap Princess Anne. Received the George Medal for his troubles. GERTCHA SON!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The White Knight Posted May 21, 2015 Report Share Posted May 21, 2015 Swindon trackman BIG RON on the show tonight being interviewed in a pub about the event when he chinned the geezer who was trying to kidnap Princess Anne. Received the George Medal for his troubles. GERTCHA SON!!! He certainly did a good job there......................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehone Posted May 21, 2015 Report Share Posted May 21, 2015 but a terrible job in speedway .. fighting in another way to allow non UK & Commonwealth riders in the 2nd division, in my opinion, was the WORST thing to happen to the sport in this country .. the SINGLE reason we now have very very few British riders to a good standard 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starman2006 Posted May 21, 2015 Report Share Posted May 21, 2015 (edited) Swindon trackman BIG RON on the show tonight being interviewed in a pub about the event when he chinned the geezer who was trying to kidnap Princess Anne. Received the George Medal for his troubles. GERTCHA SON!!! Ezz al wight our Ron. Good bloke. Edited May 21, 2015 by Starman2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triple.H. Posted May 21, 2015 Report Share Posted May 21, 2015 (edited) Ronnie may have many detractors in the speedway world but how many of those would've been as brave/foolish enough to do what he did ? Edited May 21, 2015 by Triple.H. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humphrey Appleby Posted May 22, 2015 Report Share Posted May 22, 2015 but a terrible job in speedway .. fighting in another way to allow non UK & Commonwealth riders in the 2nd division, in my opinion, was the WORST thing to happen to the sport in this country .. the SINGLE reason we now have very very few British riders to a good standard  It would have happened regardless, not least because of legal requirements, but it had little to do with the declining use of British riders.  The main reason for the influx of indifferent foreign riders, was the-them-and-us attitude of the NL and BL, and lack of cooperation between the leagues. Instead of acknowledging that the second tier should effectively be a support competition to the top tier, the NL actively competed for established riders. This was also manifested in the requirement to pay transfer fees for riders already with British promotions (which were generally British), whilst unsigned riders from abroad could be signed-up for nothing.  You could also point to the abolition of second halves and junior competitions around that time, along with a decline in the grasstrack scene, that limited development opportunities for riders. Whilst efforts have subsequently been made with developmental competitions since then, now economic factors simply don't encourage people to choose speedway as a sport. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
van wolfswinkel Posted May 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2015 but a terrible job in speedway .. fighting in another way to allow non UK & Commonwealth riders in the 2nd division, in my opinion, was the WORST thing to happen to the sport in this country .. the SINGLE reason we now have very very few British riders to a good standard Strange that wasn't mentioned on the show...perhaps they ran out of time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveLyric2 Posted May 23, 2015 Report Share Posted May 23, 2015 (edited) They could have renamed that episode 'Big One on the Ron Show'! Â Â Nicking a classic from Snooker commentary - For those who were watching in black and white, Ron was the red one!! Edited May 23, 2015 by Skidder1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedibee Posted May 23, 2015 Report Share Posted May 23, 2015 Swindon trackman BIG RON on the show tonight being interviewed in a pub about the event when he chinned the geezer who was trying to kidnap Princess Anne. Received the George Medal for his troubles. GERTCHA SON!!! so its Big Rons fault that she is still living the highlife off the taxpayer ,and has also given birth to 2 more generations of leeches Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pugwash Posted May 23, 2015 Report Share Posted May 23, 2015 so its Big Rons fault that she is still living the highlife off the taxpayer ,and has also given birth to 2 more generations of leeches You're a hundred years too late, pal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedibee Posted May 23, 2015 Report Share Posted May 23, 2015 would he have got the GM if it was just a member of the Public . I very much doubt it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triple.H. Posted May 23, 2015 Report Share Posted May 23, 2015 would he have got the GM if it was just a member of the Public . I very much doubt it Hypothetical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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