racers and royals Posted June 26, 2016 Report Share Posted June 26, 2016 Rosco has confirmed that his team choice will be made after the practice session on the day so I guess it will come down to form on the day and how they ride the track in that. He is going to have to make some sort of decision before practice- because only 5 senior team riders plus the U21 can take part in the session. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shale Searcher Posted June 26, 2016 Report Share Posted June 26, 2016 He is going to have to make some sort of decision before practice- because only 5 senior team riders plus the U21 can take part in the session. Â Surely he must mean a "behind closed doors" session, where he'll have all the squad, and then trim it down to 5 and the reserve....? And then pick the 4 from 5 at the official practise mentioned..? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted June 26, 2016 Report Share Posted June 26, 2016 Surely he must mean a "behind closed doors" session, where he'll have all the squad, and then trim it down to 5 and the reserve....? And then pick the 4 from 5 at the official practise mentioned..? From what mdmc82 has said - Rosco said " on the day " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdmc82 Posted June 26, 2016 Report Share Posted June 26, 2016 From what mdmc82 has said - Rosco said " on the day " He said no team announced till after the practice so I assume that means in the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted June 26, 2016 Report Share Posted June 26, 2016 he will probably make a cut to 5 senior riders before the official training at 12pm on the day of the meeting and then go with 4 out of the 5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted June 26, 2016 Report Share Posted June 26, 2016 Harris scored 7 out of 15 had a 2nd and a 3rd hardly sensational ,but credit is due as he work hard for them.Probably should be a pick given the standard of the other Brits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Blobby Posted June 26, 2016 Report Share Posted June 26, 2016 2+1 for Harris in Poland today, only beaten the oppositions reserves and replaced in his last ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdmc82 Posted June 26, 2016 Report Share Posted June 26, 2016 2+1 for Harris in Poland today, only beaten the oppositions reserves and replaced in his last ride. He hadn't rode in Poland much this season so wouldn't worry too much. It's what he does here that matters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Smith Posted June 26, 2016 Report Share Posted June 26, 2016 He hadn't rode in Poland much this season so wouldn't worry too much. It's what he does here that matters  Absolutely it isn't what he does here that counts. Not many UK tracks are high speed like Poland, Belle Vue and the GP's. And to put it bluntly, he's been pretty s#!+ at all.  What he does at Leicester, Lakeside, Wolverhampton etc in league fixtures counts for nothing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godmother Posted June 26, 2016 Report Share Posted June 26, 2016 Â Absolutely it isn't what he does here that counts. Not many UK tracks are high speed like Poland, Belle Vue and the GP's. And to put it bluntly, he's been pretty s#!+ at all. Â What he does at Leicester, Lakeside, Wolverhampton etc in league fixtures counts for nothing The Prague track is 353 metres, bigger than Belle Vue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Smith Posted June 26, 2016 Report Share Posted June 26, 2016 The Prague track is 353 metres, bigger than Belle Vue. Â Then rides in the Polish 2nd Division and scores 2+1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waiheke1 Posted June 26, 2016 Report Share Posted June 26, 2016 You must have watched a different meeting. He gifted Holder a point in one race .Why would he gift holder a point when they are battling for the world title? Why would he be happy just qualifying for the semi?you mention saving himself for the gps, why then would he not give his all IN the gps? Really strange post 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starman2006 Posted June 26, 2016 Report Share Posted June 26, 2016 He is going to have to make some sort of decision before practice- because only 5 senior team riders plus the U21 can take part in the session. Yep i agree. But he will have a starting team in mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spin king Posted June 26, 2016 Report Share Posted June 26, 2016 My Final pick would be the following;  Tai Woffinden, absolute no brainer.  Robert Lambert; Superb young talent and appears that he could handle the pressure.  Craig Cook; has the home track knowledge.  Chris Bomber Harris, never really let us down when he pulls on the Team GB race jacket.  Under 21 reserve  Josh Bates just edges out Adam Ellis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPEEDY69 Posted June 28, 2016 Report Share Posted June 28, 2016 Time for Harris to move over, having been in the side for over 10 years. He was top scorer a couple of times but this year has been poor in the GPs (Prague was the exception), dire in Poland, can't get a ride in Sweden and hopeless at the British Final. Cannot see how he stands any chance of a pick. The others, apart from Woffinden, are all a bit up and down but at Belle Vue it has to be Cook (off topic, why is he not a reserve for Cardiff?), Lambert is the blue eyed boy at the moment getting wildcards all over the place so the BSPA will smile on him, leaving one spot in the main body. Difficult but I favour Nicholls purely on the basis he's doing well in Sweden against the top guys from overseas and rides for Belle Vue, having beaten King when they've met this year. However, I only think Woff, Cook and Lambert are certain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkafag Posted June 28, 2016 Report Share Posted June 28, 2016 I could almost understand the idea of Harris moving over but when the options are, with all due respect, Danny King – who is only 4 years younger than him or Scott Nicholls who is actually older than him I am tempted to say they aren’t the kind of riders he should move over for.  The same rules apply re the World Cup squad as they do with Harris and meetings like the GP challenge for me, it isn’t his fault other riders haven’t managed to outscore him or surpass him, nor is it reason enough not to pick him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Science Posted June 28, 2016 Report Share Posted June 28, 2016 (edited) My Final pick would be the following;  Tai Woffinden, absolute no brainer.  Robert Lambert; Superb young talent and appears that he could handle the pressure.  Craig Cook; has the home track knowledge.  Chris Bomber Harris, never really let us down when he pulls on the Team GB race jacket.  Under 21 reserve  Josh Bates just edges out Adam Ellis. Whats happened to Danny King he was in everyone's team this time last week They say a weeks a long time in politics ! Edited June 28, 2016 by New Science 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted June 28, 2016 Report Share Posted June 28, 2016 Whats happened to Danny King he was in everyone's team this time last week They say a weeks a long time in politics ! He has just won the National Championship on the track that the Final is being held ,he surely has to be picked!!ro be honest it won't matter who they pick regarding winning though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foamfence Posted June 28, 2016 Report Share Posted June 28, 2016 He has just won the National Championship on the track that the Final is being held ,he surely has to be picked!!ro be honest it won't matter who they pick regarding winning though. You'd think so but track conditions were (hopefully) very different from what they'll be like for the World Cup. He'll get a chance to impress at squad practice (assuming they are actually having one, or hopefully several). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPEEDY69 Posted June 28, 2016 Report Share Posted June 28, 2016 I could almost understand the idea of Harris moving over but when the options are, with all due respect, Danny King – who is only 4 years younger than him or Scott Nicholls who is actually older than him I am tempted to say they aren’t the kind of riders he should move over for.  The same rules apply re the World Cup squad as they do with Harris and meetings like the GP challenge for me, it isn’t his fault other riders haven’t managed to outscore him or surpass him, nor is it reason enough not to pick him.  Not sure what age has to do with anyone scoring points for Team GB? Don't really understand the second point either - the World Cup final is this year and he's in poor form internationally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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