semion Posted August 12, 2015 Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 Its not about giving up on ones team, more giving up on the Sport that your team competes in. The whole thing is really now one big joke. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveLyric2 Posted August 12, 2015 Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 (edited) Spotted Norrie on TV at the Somerset meeting last night - no doubt sussing out his guest options for the coming fortnight!? Edited August 12, 2015 by Skidder1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haza Posted August 12, 2015 Report Share Posted August 12, 2015  Doesn't mean people have to like it tho  I'd suggest 6 guests and r/r out of 14 riders pushing it a bit and indicative of the way the sport is run. Can't remember seeing that many guests in Sweden or Poland but then they do give their youngsters much more encouragement and opportunities I don't like it either but what's the alternative? These meetings have to be run by a up coming cut off date which I guess will be earlier than past season because of certain riders will be flying to Melbourne for the SGP . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdmc82 Posted August 12, 2015 Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 I don't like it either but what's the alternative? These meetings have to be run by a up coming cut off date which I guess will be earlier than past season because of certain riders will be flying to Melbourne for the SGP . 7th September is the date mentioned but not sure if it's confirmed anywhere. Doesn't give much time for restaging meetings if rained off now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Smith Posted August 12, 2015 Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 7th September is the date mentioned but not sure if it's confirmed anywhere. Doesn't give much time for restaging meetings if rained off now  Sky have already released the Play-Off semi's fixtures as the 14th & 21st September so the 7th seems about right. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trees Posted August 12, 2015 Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 We all know Poland, Sweden and Denmark Don't run with the same pressures our league does! Only when we run the same with our councils buying tracks, oodles of local sponsors pumping thousands of pounds into the clubs and one day a week racing can we compare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semion Posted August 12, 2015 Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 So in other words Trees, we will never be able to compare. Then again look how many Clubs go ** up In Poland, seemingly every year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Star Lady Posted August 12, 2015 Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 I don't like it either but what's the alternative? These meetings have to be run by a up coming cut off date which I guess will be earlier than past season because of certain riders will be flying to Melbourne for the SGP . Â Well you see I'm beginning to think like Trees. Why should the whole of British sport be governed because a few riders want to go to Oz. If that's what they want to do fine but for every one of them there are 10-20 other riders who will not be able to pursue their sport in October or most Fridays and Saturdays. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwatcher Posted August 12, 2015 Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 I still say that the bikes now are far to powerful and unmanagable. When we get accidents, really bad ones, the riders don't walk away from them, this year has been plagued with rider injuries again. We only have to look at the amount of guest riders being used and the Lions have had a really bad year with riders being injured and missing out weeks at a time. How long will they sit back and take note the amount of accidents, if this was your workplace the HSA would have been asking the management a lot of questions. But nothing ever seems to get do in the world of speedway, I have not looked at the other clubs but in both the EL an PL just how many riders are now out due to injury, it must amount to quite a few now, there are only so many guest out there that the clubs can use. Some just don't want to ride as a guest. So at times they are really dragging the barrel, with who to use, most of the time the EL clubs are fielding nothing better than a gloryfied PL team. So you can see why fans start to get dis-heartened at times like these. Just hope the Lions can come good and the latter part of this season, but with the guest they are using I very much doubt that it will be a better finish than last year, hope I am wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trees Posted August 12, 2015 Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 Don't get me wrong I wanna be watching the top guys on my track, NO DOUBT about that!!!! Â But I detest the fact that all the nations are having to bow down to bloody BSI, but u all know that 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whippy Posted August 12, 2015 Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 I am just hoping we get the call off before we set off/get there if it is going to happen and not wait until heat 9 has come and gone !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g13webb Posted August 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 Having looked at various weather forecast, this meeting looks doubtful. Obviously with time running out Buster will want this to run, but the weather seem to be coming on the wrong Day. We've had a brilliant weather week with door to door sunshine, but come speedway day, it all changes. Â Some weather programs say rain till 11am then clear till 4, then heavy rain all night..... another says: rain will come at 10 am till 2pm then back again tonight, another say: clear morning with rain this afternoon, another say: a clear day but rain tonight. So it doesn't look too promising. The one thing they all have in common is that it will be raining tonight..... Â Hope they are all wrong, and the sunshine at present, shines all day.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimmo Posted August 13, 2015 Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 I've not been following things for a few days, but why wasn't this meeting staged on our usual Wednesday night? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g13webb Posted August 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 Believe it or not, it was because the un-availability of riders.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimmo Posted August 13, 2015 Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 Believe it or not, it was because the un-availability of riders.... Mmmmmmmmmmmmm.....Okay!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Star Lady Posted August 13, 2015 Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 Believe it or not, it was because the un-availability of riders.... You couldn't make it up could you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimmo Posted August 13, 2015 Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 You couldn't make it up could you. I think it's already been made up. Â The weather is still good in Heacham, how about in KL? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haza Posted August 13, 2015 Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 Believe it or not, it was because the un-availability of riders.... id guess because of Danish league fixtures last night . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Star Lady Posted August 13, 2015 Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 I think it's already been made up. Â The weather is still good in Heacham, how about in KL? Â Currently a few big spots of rain but that's all it is, spots. I think it's going to be very unpredictable weather wise, could P down here but stay dry 2 miles up the road at the stadium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimmo Posted August 13, 2015 Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 Â Currently a few big spots of rain but that's all it is, spots. I think it's going to be very unpredictable weather wise, could P down here but stay dry 2 miles up the road at the stadium. That usually seems to be the case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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