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Picking a starting 7 with the ful quota of double up riders to start the season is probably what is stopping a simple change to the team right now.

 

Who would be dropped from the 7 ?

Probably the one that's out injured.

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nuhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfCyl5-tMKU.....horton words........and he kept a straight face throughout!

 

Quite sad to watch the video that follows this one, Coventry vs Poole in 2011. We had Emil, Larsen, & Pawlicki in that line up, a young Nick Morris at reserve and Rosco as team manager... back in the days when we were a well run club with a desire to win! Also some start line girls and if you listen carefully I think some musical presentation going on in the background, Chris Simpson perhaps? Doesn't look a bad crowd for a Sky meeting either...

 

Those were the days! And only 5 years ago, seems a lot longer!

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Quite sad to watch the video that follows this one, Coventry vs Poole in 2011. We had Emil, Larsen, & Pawlicki in that line up, a young Nick Morris at reserve and Rosco as team manager... back in the days when we were a well run club with a desire to win! Also some start line girls and if you listen carefully I think some musical presentation going on in the background, Chris Simpson perhaps? Doesn't look a bad crowd for a Sky meeting either...

 

Those were the days! And only 5 years ago, seems a lot longer!

And back to reality, where we are run on a budget that's like Steptoes yard and two comedians at the helm.

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Quite sad to watch the video that follows this one, Coventry vs Poole in 2011. We had Emil, Larsen, & Pawlicki in that line up, a young Nick Morris at reserve and Rosco as team manager... back in the days when we were a well run club with a desire to win! Also some start line girls and if you listen carefully I think some musical presentation going on in the background, Chris Simpson perhaps? Doesn't look a bad crowd for a Sky meeting either...

 

Those were the days! And only 5 years ago, seems a lot longer!

 

Dont forget piotr pawlicki and peter kildemand were also in coventrys 2011 team..

 

just shows how the elite league has gone downhill

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Dont forget piotr pawlicki and peter kildemand were also in coventrys 2011 team..

 

just shows how the elite league has gone downhill

 

At reserve! :-)

 

We might have won it that year if Kennett had left his drill alone!

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If anyone watched Eurosport's Swedish Speedway today you'll see bottler Bjerre still at it. Wouldn't touch him with a barge pole right now

Not sure about that, he scored 7. Holder and Nicki were more disappointing. Granted he made a mistake in one when we was leading but bottling it, no chance. He scored what you would probably expect.

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Not sure about that, he scored 7. Holder and Nicki were more disappointing. Granted he made a mistake in one when we was leading but bottling it, no chance. He scored what you would probably expect.

 

He was bottling it, ample opportunities to make passes in a couple of races but shut off. He didn't make a mistake while leading, other riders were getting to close so politely moved aside for them.

 

Exactly how he rode for us last season. I tell you now, put him in your side and you'll want to throttle him after a couple of weeks. throws away so many valuable points as he has no nerve

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Quite sad to watch the video that follows this one, Coventry vs Poole in 2011. We had Emil, Larsen, & Pawlicki in that line up, a young Nick Morris at reserve and Rosco as team manager... back in the days when we were a well run club with a desire to win! Also some start line girls and if you listen carefully I think some musical presentation going on in the background, Chris Simpson perhaps? Doesn't look a bad crowd for a Sky meeting either...

 

Those were the days! And only 5 years ago, seems a lot longer!

5 years of Horton & Watson does feel like a life sentence.

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I would prefer the world cup winner, you wouldn't, fair enough!

Ljung and Ruud have won World Cups but Woffinden and Hancock haven't. Which two would you want?!

Quite sad to watch the video that follows this one, Coventry vs Poole in 2011. We had Emil, Larsen, & Pawlicki in that line up, a young Nick Morris at reserve and Rosco as team manager... back in the days when we were a well run club with a desire to win! Also some start line girls and if you listen carefully I think some musical presentation going on in the background, Chris Simpson perhaps? Doesn't look a bad crowd for a Sky meeting either...

 

Those were the days! And only 5 years ago, seems a lot longer!

The worst thing Horton did was get rid of Rosco!

 

Would have made far more sense to have kept Rosco and not bothered with Scroggins, Havvy and Rogers who between them are not up to Roscos standards!

 

He was bottling it, ample opportunities to make passes in a couple of races but shut off. He didn't make a mistake while leading, other riders were getting to close so politely moved aside for them.

 

Exactly how he rode for us last season. I tell you now, put him in your side and you'll want to throttle him after a couple of weeks. throws away so many valuable points as he has no nerve

Not bottling it and making passes doesn't win you titles. Scoring points does. Bjerre scores points - that's al he needs to do. He doesn't need to be exciting or wild or flamboyant or mad. We have Harris, Garrity and Bates in our team! Frankly a gate and go merchant like Bjerre would be a blessing!
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Ljung and Ruud have won World Cups but Woffinden and Hancock haven't. Which two would you want?!

The worst thing Horton did was get rid of Rosco!

 

Would have made far more sense to have kept Rosco and not bothered with Scroggins, Havvy and Rogers who between them are not up to Roscos standards!

Not bottling it and making passes doesn't win you titles. Scoring points does. Bjerre scores points - that's al he needs to do. He doesn't need to be exciting or wild or flamboyant or mad. We have Harris, Garrity and Bates in our team! Frankly a gate and go merchant like Bjerre would be a blessing!

 

couple of crazy comments here...think you know bjerre/sundstrom totally differentt comparison to woffy/hancock ..ljung.ruud..also comparing rosco with havvy. a manager can only work with what a promoter gives him..

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Watching sky meeting and looking at the line ups for Belle Vue and even Lakeside, it really shows how weak our team when you compare them.

 

With us having one of the weakest reserve pairings, we needed a strong top 5, but instead we sign a 4pt and 5pt rider in it.

We look more like a PL team if you look at our line up and yet Horton expects people to pay £17 to watch them get beaten each week. No chance of anything away. We have gone from top of the league to scrapping bottom.

Without changes our season is already over and it's only the start of May 😕

 

I notice that Watson is very quiet. Can you honestly say he thinks this is a play off team 😂

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Watching sky meeting and looking at the line ups for Belle Vue and even Lakeside, it really shows how weak our team when you compare them.

 

With us having one of the weakest reserve pairings, we needed a strong top 5, but instead we sign a 4pt and 5pt rider in it.

We look more like a PL team if you look at our line up and yet Horton expects people to pay £17 to watch them get beaten each week. No chance of anything away. We have gone from top of the league to scrapping bottom.

Without changes our season is already over and it's only the start of May 😕

 

I notice that Watson is very quiet. Can you honestly say he thinks this is a play off team 😂

He soon disappeared from his perch when we started to fall behind in Monday's meeting.

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