Cupidstunt Posted February 16, 2016 Report Share Posted February 16, 2016 Tungate is a poor signing, Ricky Wells would have been better, there is a lot of Draft riders better than Tungate like Josh Auty, Kyle Howarthand Steve Worrall, i know Swindon and Somerset are fairly close but are they trying to be the same team, either Swindon apart from Doyle are weak or Somerset are strong, I'm going for a weak Swindon, Swindon are relying too much on Nick Morris and Josh G, neither are out and out PL number 1 (averages don't lie) so been heat leaders in the EL just shows how poor the league is and i don't think Swindon will make play offs, they will be battling at the bottom with Wolves,Kings Lynn and Leicester. Swindon seem to like these Aussie boys, i wonder who is making these team selections as there is better riders than Tungate about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve0 Posted February 16, 2016 Report Share Posted February 16, 2016 (edited) Signing Tungate was a no brainer for the 2016 Roooobins - although it does weaken the team. Edited February 16, 2016 by Steve0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdakev Posted February 16, 2016 Report Share Posted February 16, 2016 Poor signing imo. Team is very weak. It is a premier league team with Jason Doyle heading the team. No chance of the play offs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted February 16, 2016 Report Share Posted February 16, 2016 Do you mean no chance of the Play Offs? Because other than Poole & Belle Vue the rest look awful, I'd say Swindon have as much chance of 3rd or 4th as anyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidney the robin Posted February 16, 2016 Report Share Posted February 16, 2016 Nothing personal against Tungate but it's a move that has taken Swindon from play off certainties to also rans. He will need to get dialled in at home v.quickly. They may well qualify for the Play Offs but there is a lot of pressure now on Morris and 'his mate' to score highly both home and away but given their inconsistencies this will be above them. Wells would, for me, have been a better signing and added some depth to the team with his EL experience. Overall, for me a disappointing signing and I hope he and the team prove me wrong. Too close to call with regards the play offs. I am not convinced that Wells would of been the answer ,Tungate to me he looks like he has improved going by his results in Aussie.I have always liked him as a rider hope he gets on the pace from the off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grachan Posted February 16, 2016 Report Share Posted February 16, 2016 Don't know much about Tungate and opinions seem mixed so will have to wait and see. There is clearly a plan to go with Aussies this year so hopefully team spirit will benefit as a result. I am surprised we never went for Bjerre though, seeing as he could have been fitted in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A ORLOV Posted February 16, 2016 Report Share Posted February 16, 2016 Cannot recall seeing him ride but will hope Rohan can get somewhere near what Dak was capable of. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnglishRoundabout Posted February 16, 2016 Report Share Posted February 16, 2016 Cannot recall seeing him ride but will hope Rohan can get somewhere near what Dak was capable of. Not sure he's ridden too much at Blunsdon. I've seen him at Somerset several times. Last season he posted a very decent 16 points and looked very fast. Diminutive rider, dare I say it, he reminds me of Mike Keen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theblueboy Posted February 16, 2016 Report Share Posted February 16, 2016 I am not convinced that Wells would of been the answer ,Tungate to me he looks like he has improved going by his results in Aussie.I have always liked him as a rider hope he gets on the pace from the off. I have seen enough of Wells to know that when he gets dialled in he is plenty quick enough and has done so on many occasions at The Abbey. He is a solid 6 point man, something which cannot be said yet of Tungate. However, I hope RT proves me wrong and that a change of scenery, Vegimite sandwiches on tap, a Fosters tinny at the team meetings, INXS belting out over the tannoy and with Sheila's Wheels as new sponsors he is going to be an adequate replacement for North. I am basing my opinion for Tungate on gut instinct, nothing more, and Wells on what I have seen over several seasons. Polar would have been the best shout of all on that average but I am guessing he's booked in at The Stars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris4gillian Posted February 16, 2016 Report Share Posted February 16, 2016 Tungate can be a bit of a firecracker at times, always welcome back at Poole as he is 100% a trier and never gives up. Robins could have done a lot worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orion Posted February 16, 2016 Report Share Posted February 16, 2016 Bad signing but at this stage i guess we had little choice .takes us from a good side that was certain to make the play offs to a side that could come 7th . Poole and Belle vue are now miles clear of everyone so cant see this being a season to look forward to . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZODIAK Posted February 16, 2016 Report Share Posted February 16, 2016 Tungate has gone backwards in the PL the last 2 seasons. No he hasn't. His average dropped last year. The previous season he got to number 1 so do a little research before posting your usual guff. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy robin Posted February 16, 2016 Report Share Posted February 16, 2016 Tungate can be a bit of a firecracker at times, always welcome back at Poole as he is 100% a trier and never gives up. Robins could have done a lot worse. They also could have done a lot better. Loads of pressure on every rider now & might just sneak into the play offs if the same top 5 are kept all season. I assume costs of plane travel etc meant a rider already based in Britain was the only option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluPanther Posted February 16, 2016 Report Share Posted February 16, 2016 Tungate for North weakens the Robins on paper, however Rohan is capable of further improvement. IF his head is right, he is well capable of scoring solid points home and away. Still a rock solid play off team IMO.. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebrum Posted February 16, 2016 Report Share Posted February 16, 2016 (edited) No he hasn't. His average dropped last year. The previous season he got to number 1 so do a little research before posting your usual guff.So just to be clear you state his average went backwards in 2015 but he is getting better each season. Now that's what I call guff. Having done some 'research' he finished 2013 and 2014 on identical averages and actually improved in 2015 (was surprised at that). However didn't finish any of those seasons as a number one. Edited February 16, 2016 by stevebrum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv Posted February 16, 2016 Report Share Posted February 16, 2016 So just to be clear you state his average went backwards in 2015 but he is getting better each season. Now that's what I call guff. HKP was responding to your comment that Rohan had gone downhill for a couple of seasons which wasnt right. 6.1 , 7.2, 8.3, 7.75 with a strong finish equivalent to 8+ isnt going downhill. Consistent improvement in Oz champs year on year. Rohan has some work to do but is very capable of the next step up. Most of all needs his head in the right place - thats the key IMO. The basic talent and speed is there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherborne Green Posted February 16, 2016 Report Share Posted February 16, 2016 Could someone please clarify the position as to who has first call on a rider. The situation is Josh, Rohan and Charles are the top three in the averages for Somerset who ride on a Friday. Stefan is a reserve for Plymouth also on a Friday. There are a number of EL clubs with Friday as a race night. This has probably already been answered but I can't remember. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pob Posted February 16, 2016 Report Share Posted February 16, 2016 Tungate can be a bit of a firecracker at times, always welcome back at Poole as he is 100% a trier and never gives up. Robins could have done a lot worse. 100 % trier you say well its a shame the Witches didn't see more of that trier attitude last season . At times if he didn't make the gate he was not interested. Talented yes agree with people on that front but at times just don't seem interested. Can be very fast at times but last season seemed to hit a wall as far as improvement was concerned and as such his average dropped from 8.36 to 7.74 . Change of clubs and track may help him regain his form . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebrum Posted February 16, 2016 Report Share Posted February 16, 2016 HKP was responding to your comment that Rohan had gone downhill for a couple of seasons which wasnt right. 6.1 , 7.2, 8.3, 7.75 with a strong finish equivalent to 8+ isnt going downhill. Consistent improvement in Oz champs year on year. Rohan has some work to do but is very capable of the next step up. Most of all needs his head in the right place - thats the key IMO. The basic talent and speed is there. I always thought Rohan was going to be a great rider but seems to have stalled a little and any improvement has been relatively small. Wouldn't be surprised if he does have a big break thru somewhere down the line but like you say maybe it's more in his head than anything. Time will tell if he lives up to the hype some give him. However still think Swindon have stronger options. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grachan Posted February 16, 2016 Report Share Posted February 16, 2016 Could someone please clarify the position as to who has first call on a rider. The situation is Josh, Rohan and Charles are the top three in the averages for Somerset who ride on a Friday. Stefan is a reserve for Plymouth also on a Friday. There are a number of EL clubs with Friday as a race night. This has probably already been answered but I can't remember. Somerset have first call on Tungate and Wright. There are 2 fixture clashes. That is according to Rosco on the Swindon Speedway Facebook group. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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