weatherwatcher Posted March 30, 2016 Report Share Posted March 30, 2016 Over the last few seasons he has turned his back on almost anything to do with British Speedway, When the SWC comes around you will see him spending more time with his Aussie mates than he will with his British team mates. What ever happened the other year when he threatened to pull out of British Speedway full stop if the BPSA and SCB didn't listen to what he had to say and do what he told them to do, did they tell him to go away in no polite terms. Would not be at all suprised if he decides to call in a sicky a couple of days before the SWC, and go to Aus for a month holiday due to stress problems, he has just gotton to big for his boots. Noone is biggter than the sport or so they say. Will he come limping back to ride here when he starts to get older and the Swedes and Poles no longer want his services. If that was the case I would tell him to take a long walk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Skid Posted March 30, 2016 Report Share Posted March 30, 2016 He's about as British as Skippy the Kangaroo, but good luck to him, it's a short career, and he should look after number 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
britmet Posted March 30, 2016 Report Share Posted March 30, 2016 Comedy post of 2016 so far! Congratulations Not so, this is clearly the view of many on here. . Propose those feeling that way email Chapman and Rossiter and advocate TW is not selected for Team GB unless he reverses his decision. How can 2 meetings burn him out ? . . 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semion Posted March 30, 2016 Report Share Posted March 30, 2016 British Championship ? As The saying goes you cant polish a turd. Time it went the same way as the Golden Helmet, KO Cup etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woz01 Posted March 30, 2016 Report Share Posted March 30, 2016 He shouldn't have accepted the GB captaincy if he's going to always look after number 1. A captain needs to show commitment to GB events and do that little bit extra. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trees Posted March 30, 2016 Report Share Posted March 30, 2016 Don't think anyone's mentioned Emil Sayfutdinov yet. One of the greatest riders in the world choosing not to take part in the sport's highest competition. But it's BSI's baby, doesn't help our leagues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shale Searcher Posted March 30, 2016 Report Share Posted March 30, 2016 Over the last few seasons he has turned his back on almost anything to do with British Speedway, When the SWC comes around you will see him spending more time with his Aussie mates than he will with his British team mates. What ever happened the other year when he threatened to pull out of British Speedway full stop if the BPSA and SCB didn't listen to what he had to say and do what he told them to do, did they tell him to go away in no polite terms. Would not be at all suprised if he decides to call in a sicky a couple of days before the SWC, and go to Aus for a month holiday due to stress problems, he has just gotton to big for his boots. Noone is biggter than the sport or so they say. Will he come limping back to ride here when he starts to get older and the Swedes and Poles no longer want his services. If that was the case I would tell him to take a long walk. Off a short pier!!!, I hope, not heard that saying in years!!! "Take a long walk off a short pier" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coventry_Bee Posted March 30, 2016 Report Share Posted March 30, 2016 (edited) Its sad when a person who wanted to reach the top used the British speedway scene as it was his way really into the sport, stuck his middle finger up and really didn't want to be at wolves in 2014 or his scores and form didn't reflect somebody who was and then this is the 2 fingered salute. We are talking about an extremely fit 25 year old man who thinks 2 extra meetings is going to cause burn out? Does he think we are that gullible to accept that as a reason. For some reason I cant see Tai riding into his 30's, I may well be proved wrong but there is just something that kind of says he will do this for a couple more years and then call it a day and then head home to the sun. It will be interesting to see the reaction he gets at Cardiff to be quite honest, it will be ok but not as it was last year. I hope the real Australian, Chris Holder is world Champion this season. Has shown apart from a short time great commitment to our league and with what he has been through the past few years nothing would be more fitting than seeing him as world champion once again. Edited March 30, 2016 by Coventry_Bee 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric i Posted March 30, 2016 Report Share Posted March 30, 2016 British Championship ? As The saying goes you cant polish a turd. Time it went the same way as the Golden Helmet, KO Cup etc. Why is it turd? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dave the Mic Posted March 30, 2016 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 30, 2016 What a load of verbal diarrhoea most people on here have spouted. Woffinden was born in England & his parents opted to emigrate to Australia. I don't see how that is his fault & anyone in his position will have a natural affinity with the country & it's people. He grew up there & essentially, it is "home" to him. I have a friend who moved there about 3 years ago & already calls it home. He chose to represent the country of his birth, but could easily have elected to race for Australia, but didn't. You can argue it was a choice of convenience all you like, but for someone with the confidence he has always had in his own ability, he would have backed himself to get in an Aussie side any day, so the "He races for GB because he couldn't get in the Aussie side" argument is bollox. He has always been the first to hold his hand up & race in the SWC, just like Bomber has & has excelled very time, just as Bomber has, but he gets a slating from all and sundry as well, because he "doesn't deserve his place in the GP". Brits can't win, can they? Bomber races in every meeting going & gets slated, Woffinden picks his racing & gets slated. Brilliant. The British Championship means almost nothing these days, unlike in the heady days of the 70's & even the 80's & 90's when there were many world class Brits & several who could win it in any given year, unlike now, when the reality is Woffinden has no real competition & only has to turn up. If you doubt his commitment - PC dropped out of the BL in 1981 & I remember the uproar when he was denied a place in the WC qualifiers that year, almost everyone came in on his side after the BSPA said he couldn't compete - he even considered taking out a foreign licence to do so, Wiggy did that, took out a foreign licence to race in the WC's back in the late 90's & early noughties. Nicholls refused to race for Team GB & so did the sadly missed Lee Richardson. Assume that's all OK, because everyone wants to bash Woffinden, yet institutions like PC & Wiggy can do what they want. Nicholls is BRitish & proud, but had his reasons for not competing & his decision was respected by most, what is the difference between those I have mentioned & Woffinden. Nowt, as far as I can see. Woffinden may not be everyone's cup of tea, but don't slate him for looking after his own interests. Many, many riders have done so in the past, usually winners, which, unless I am mistaken, is the name of the game. Ivan Mauger did exactly the same thing & he did OK out of it, didn't he. Woffinden is THE most professional rider in speedway at the moment, which is why he is a double world champion. Speedway is a sport, not a popularity contest & the best know it. Do you think sponsors will care what a few whingers on a forum think, when their man is all across the TV & media promoting them? Of course. Many riders have cut down on their racing due the hectic schedules they have. How many world class stars have stopped racing in the UK - dozens, because it's a pain in the ass with different race days, flights in & out & to be blunt an EL that is about as strong as the second tier sides in Poland & Sweden. So why bother? The BSPA are bunch of idiots & couldn't run a bath without burning themselves, much less run a "professional sport" properly. Why do you think speedway in the UK is in the mess it is in? Riders have had to wait ages to be paid, put up with poor management & decision making & lord knows what else from the powers that be in this country. It doesn't matter if you are from Birmingham or Botswana, putting up with the crap dished out by the people that run the sport in this country is enough to drive anyone away & there have been plenty of Brit's who have felt the same. They are the ones that cause the issue, not the likes of Woffinden. If his reasoning is that he hasn't been paid on time previously, or that the dates for the semis & final are either side of a GP weekend, or whatever, then to be honest, I would back him totally. In his position I would sooner focus my energy on winning a third world title than race in what, to be honest, is at best a second rate meeting these days. Regardless of you lot moaning, when he pulls on the GB colours at Cardiff & Belle Vue, there will be plenty cheering him on & if his reaction to his reception at Cardiff in he last few years is anything to go by, with the tremendous support he gets from the Cardiff crowd, he is pretty proud to represent them. Finally, before I step down from my soap box, if any of you have raised the money he has for charity by doing to bike rides he has, whilst trying to compete as a professional sportsman all across Europe, I take my hat off to you & will accept all your moaning & whinging. If not, I would argue he is a better man than all of you - and me - because, despite what you lot think, he does care & cares about important stuff like raising money to help sick kids have a better life. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foamfence Posted March 30, 2016 Report Share Posted March 30, 2016 Don't think anyone's mentioned Emil Sayfutdinov yet. One of the greatest riders in the world choosing not to take part in the sport's highest competition. Choosing the money. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinMills Posted March 30, 2016 Report Share Posted March 30, 2016 Well, what a disappointment. id followed Tai and spoke up for him numerous times on here, BUT, no longer. Is that one day going to make or break his title bid? I very much doubt it.. He could of slightly helped his cause, by taking the mic at belle vue and telling his fans in person of his decision, but no, not gave a toss about his "fans"...im just gutted I wasted £25 on his merchandise, cos I sure wont be putting anymore money in that direction. chapman and rosco clearly don't want to speak out of line either! Come on bomber, this can be the biggest incentive you ever had to put one over him now, I'm sure your the one the crowd will back in Cardiff now. As for above post backing his charity? don't bring that into it. It was done on HIS behalf, he chose to do it, WE gave the money! I'm sure 90% on here has gone out and raised some kind of money for charity! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agrotron Posted March 30, 2016 Report Share Posted March 30, 2016 Fk Woffinden who needs the twit I wouldn't care if he decides to change nationality, you want to see a Brit that has Brit spirit look no further than Bomber ok not everyone's favourite but he is totally committed to the British cause. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy robin Posted March 30, 2016 Report Share Posted March 30, 2016 Any reason given? Yes he's more an Aussie than a Brit & no matter what spin Rosco gives on this it's a JOKE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave the Mic Posted March 30, 2016 Report Share Posted March 30, 2016 Well, what a disappointment. id followed Tai and spoke up for him numerous times on here, BUT, no longer. Is that one day going to make or break his title bid? I very much doubt it.. He could of slightly helped his cause, by taking the mic at belle vue and telling his fans in person of his decision, but no, not gave a toss about his "fans"...im just gutted I wasted £25 on his merchandise, cos I sure wont be putting anymore money in that direction. chapman and rosco clearly don't want to speak out of line either! Come on bomber, this can be the biggest incentive you ever had to put one over him now, I'm sure your the one the crowd will back in Cardiff now. As for above post backing his charity? don't bring that into it. It was done on HIS behalf, he chose to do it, WE gave the money! I'm sure 90% on here has gone out and raised some kind of money for charity! Sorry Colin, can't agree with your comments here. Bomber gets slated by all & sundry on here for "not being good enough to be in the GP's", so I don't see everyone here standing up & cheering him on, when all he does is gets criticised. Your choice not support Woffinden & you are entitled to your view, but your comment concerning his charity work is odd. I don't think anyone else did the cycling for him, did they? Yes, we donated the money, but it was his commitment & profile that got us to do it. If you are suggesting he did that as a stunt, I think you are way off the mark. And you are right - he chose to do it, no one forced him to, it was his decision. How many other riders have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Gavan Posted March 30, 2016 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 30, 2016 Rosco should now announce tai will Not be picked for team GB for the sake of British speedway. If he doesn't then he should resign as no rider is bigger than the country they are representing and if a rider turns down the British final he should be left out of the national team. You are really a very sad and quite pathetic individual. Mark Loram turned down the British Final one year was that ok with you? You ok with Scott Nicholls and the late Lee Richardson not wanting to ride for their country? Or was that ok because they didnt grow up in Australia? Look at the bigger picture. British Semi Final 1 is the day before a GP and British Semi Final 2 is just after. The British Final is also just before a GP Tai would no doubt be looking to have recieved a wildcard to the final and then with an important GP around the corner maybe still wouldnt have risked it. He has been champion 3 times. The bigger goal is the World crown. Wouldnt it be nice if our only chance of a world champion was injured in the British Semi or Final itself and therefore couldnt then compete!! He is giving himself the best opportunity to be World Champion and the idiots on here like yourself start trotting out the same old crap that he is an Aussie.!! The guy has done nothing but promote British Speedway and has put plans in place and hit out at the way the sport is run in this country to try and change it for the better. Do yourself a favour pal and stop spouting the crap. If Tai gets booed at Cardiff it will be one of the most disgraceful things i will have ever seen in the sport. Will Scott Nicholls get booed when he pulls the Team GB suit on??? You fools saying he should ride would obviously love to see him pole-axed by say an over enthusiastic Garrity and miss 3or 4 GP'S The British Final once was a stepping stone to the World Crown. It isnt now and to run it when they have puts Tai's participation in doubt and i want him to be World Champion rather than British Champion. Maybe the time has come for the final to be early March or a 1 off event at the end of the season and choose a different way to choose the wildcard at Cardiff. You can bet if the British Final was late September Tai would ride Darn you're right. He's unproven on any other tracks. As for not racing in the British Final? Good call if the semi's are either side of the GP. Winning the World Title is his No 1 priority. I do find it amusing though that many of the people moaning he isn't riding in it, are the very same people who were moaning he WAS riding in it when not racing in this country. spot on mate. absolute clowns on her slagging him off, not understanding why he has done it and trotting out the usual ' he is an Aussie' garbage 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted March 30, 2016 Report Share Posted March 30, 2016 Not a Woffy fan,but don't see what all the fuss is about,the same fans moaning watch their speedway every week with riders missing ,guests,R/R yet get all excited about a rider missing a meeting .He could have said nothing and just got "a sickness bug" on the week of the British Final. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinMills Posted March 30, 2016 Report Share Posted March 30, 2016 Sorry Colin, can't agree with your comments here. Bomber gets slated by all & sundry on here for "not being good enough to be in the GP's", so I don't see everyone here standing up & cheering him on, when all he does is gets criticised. Your choice not support Woffinden & you are entitled to your view, but your comment concerning his charity work is odd. I don't think anyone else did the cycling for him, did they? Yes, we donated the money, but it was his commitment & profile that got us to do it. If you are suggesting he did that as a stunt, I think you are way off the mark. And you are right - he chose to do it, no one forced him to, it was his decision. How many other riders have? yes he raised 1,000s, I'm sure we all have donated, did charity events, ALL amounts are important, not just the big cheques. Of course his name carries weight in fund raising, I was just pointing out, his charity work isn't really the issue here. And at no point, did I even suggest it was a publicity stunt. Woffy as yet, hasn't achieved a Cardiff win, my point was bomber putting one over him in Cardiff, not winning the world title. Until today I never thought in-different about woffy, but this stinks of the highest order. ONE DAY in a busy top class quality rider. You will never convince me, one day will change anything about his title bid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoke Potter Posted March 30, 2016 Report Share Posted March 30, 2016 I think you will find Rooney swore directly at the camera when celebrating a goal and berated the English fans that travelled out to S. Africa in 2010 that booed the team after a disappointing result. Not when interviewed with a microphone under his nose he didn't! And moaning about fans is a completely different issue, what's the connection? None. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grachan Posted March 30, 2016 Report Share Posted March 30, 2016 (edited) Its sad when a person who wanted to reach the top used the British speedway scene as it was his way really into the sport, stuck his middle finger up and really didn't want to be at wolves in 2014 or his scores and form didn't reflect somebody who was and then this is the 2 fingered salute. We are talking about an extremely fit 25 year old man who thinks 2 extra meetings is going to c3ause burn out? Does he think we are that gullible to accept that as a reason. For some reason I cant see Tai riding into his 30's, I may well be proved wrong but there is just something that kind of says he will do this for a couple more years and then call it a day and then head home to the sun. It will be interesting to see the reaction he gets at Cardiff to be quite honest, it will be ok but not as it was last year. I hope the real Australian, Chris Holder is world Champion this season. Has shown apart from a short time great commitment to our league and with what he has been through the past few years nothing would be more fitting than seeing him as world champion once again. Is that the same Chris Holder that decided not to ride in the Australian Championships? Edited March 30, 2016 by grachan 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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