phillipsr Posted August 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 Another terrible statement. He seems to court criticism. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frigbo Posted August 16, 2016 Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 What a waste of time that statement is. The kid really is either ill-advised or a complete idiot. World Champion and continually turning his back on anything to do with UK speedway when it needs him most. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haza Posted August 16, 2016 Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 As I said yesterday next year WC team will be a team of Brits that want to race for GB and if we finnish last so be it . 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orion Posted August 16, 2016 Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 More poor pr from Woffy ..if you got something to say then it and let people be the judge on who is right ...Tai is a great rider but that does not mean he has any idea on how to run the sport etc etc Not sure how many more times his toys are going to come out of the pram with I am not playing any more or taking his ball back as the game is not being played the way he likes . 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woz01 Posted August 16, 2016 Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 Another terrible statement. He seems to court criticism. I'm sure his sponsors love the replies/retweets/mentions he gets on twitter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Shovlar Posted August 16, 2016 Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 TW's PR man is Nigel Pearson. Having spoken to TW recently, there is far more to this story than meets the eye. No wonder he's pissed off. The people running this sport in this country are going to run it into the ground. They are clueless. As for TW not being 'Universally popular'... a few very vocal moaning old gits, on a speedway forum frequented by the same few people, doesn't actually count' ;-) So you clearly know more than the majority of us. Can you please tell uscall Woffindens gripes as he seems unwilling to do so. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tellboy Posted August 16, 2016 Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 A useless and pathetic press release which basically is just stoking the flames for the fans left wondering what the hell is going on. If he has that many fans left. Only for the fans that always wants to know the in's and out's of a duck's a*se.This isn't bothering me as it's up to Tai what he does,and basically we all know the BSPA to be a shambles anyway. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted August 16, 2016 Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 Time to move on,he is just sh*t stirring and probably having a good laugh with his mates.We won't win anything for a few years with or without him.Probably took some advice from Greg.!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halifaxtiger Posted August 16, 2016 Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 Why should he? It's a bit like your posts .. Do you ever explain yourself when other people on here ask you about certain posts Because its very much in his interests to do so. Simply saying what he has allows some to accuse him of throwing toys out of the pram (or, more unfairly, attention seeking) when in actual fact he could have very legitimate and understandable reasons for his decision. There will be matters that have to be confidential, I am sure most of us realise that. In addition, if he said nothing now he'd have to do so next season. But I can't help but think that he is making a mistake by keeping quiet (although, not knowing the actual reason, it is very hard to judge) because it doesn't allow others to know precisely why he is taking the action that he is. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emerald tyke Posted August 16, 2016 Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 I was under the opinion Nige was Tai's PR .... However he doesn't do such a brill job....where is the publicity regarding the handing over of the GOSH fundraiser money?...or maybe Tai didn't get any publicity for it, the norm with this sport we all love:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KEITH M Posted August 16, 2016 Popular Post Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 All he has done is cause mayhem and confusion,How has he caused mayhem? As far as I have seen he has only upset a few on here who the majority don't even have a proper name, who think they know everything and they have a right to know everything that goes on in the speedway world 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woz01 Posted August 16, 2016 Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 How has he caused mayhem? As far as I have seen he has only upset a few on here who the majority don't even have a proper name, who think they know everything and they have a right to know everything that goes on in the speedway world Don't you not think fans deserve answers, you know the ones that pay the money to watch and therefore help pay the riders wages? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Star Lady Posted August 16, 2016 Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 How has he caused mayhem? As far as I have seen he has only upset a few on here who the majority don't even have a proper name, who think they know everything and they have a right to know everything that goes on in the speedway world OK mayhem was too strong a word maybe puzzlement would have been better. I don't think we should be told everything, far from it but when someone hints at something there is bound to be speculation or are we all expected to sit up straight, keep quiet and do as we are told. if you hint at something, which IMO Tai has, you should back it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hackett Posted August 16, 2016 Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 "He admits there have been issues behind the scenes which have contributed to his decision but doesn’t want to discuss them in public." Us as supporters can guess that he isn't happy with the situation and his intention of giving 2017 a miss shows he is not happy with the BSPA and questions will be asked by media and fans alike but personally I believe he should come out and state the reasons. That way everybody will know and the BSPA will have to answer the situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KEITH M Posted August 16, 2016 Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 OK mayhem was too strong a word maybe puzzlement would have been better. I don't think we should be told everything, far from it but when someone hints at something there is bound to be speculation or are we all expected to sit up straight, keep quiet and do as we are told. if you hint at something, which IMO Tai has, you should back it up. No I don't... He has said he is taking a year out, He has issues and that he hopes GB do well and hopes to be back in 2018... It now means fans travelling to event 1 or 2 next year know well in advance Tai won't be there, Unlike fans who went to race off this year expecting to see a 3 times world champion who 3 days earlier said he would be there 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris4gillian Posted August 16, 2016 Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 TW's PR man is Nigel Pearson. Having spoken to TW recently, there is far more to this story than meets the eye. No wonder he's pissed off. The people running this sport in this country are going to run it into the ground. They are clueless. As for TW not being 'Universally popular'... a few very vocal moaning old gits, on a speedway forum frequented by the same few people, doesn't actually count' ;-) Nailed it Gresham How has he caused mayhem? As far as I have seen he has only upset a few on here who the majority don't even have a proper name, who think they know everything and they have a right to know everything that goes on in the speedway world Another voice of reason Tai has decided to give Team GB a miss for 1 year, yes just 1 year as he's not happy about certain things which he won't make public. Personally I think that's quite a professional attitude to have as it alleviates any further public bad press. A decision has been made so that's the end of it. Why do any of us (yes myself included) have any right to know all the details? We don't. The world hasn't come to an end so some of you need to stop posting like it has. Jeez. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woz01 Posted August 16, 2016 Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 I can't believe some on here are seriously advocating that fans don't need to know. How utterly ridiculous. Who pays the money week in week out? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPNY Posted August 16, 2016 Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 Shame we didn't get a full explanation from Tai but I think it doesn't take a genius to work out where the problem lies. Jim Lynch, Rob Lyon, Scotty Nicholls, Lee Rico (gob bless you bud) & now all Woffy have all been vocal with their criticism of the BSPA & there are many many others who do too. From the outside looking in doesn't seem to hard to see where the problem is.. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigcatdiary Posted August 16, 2016 Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 (edited) It still needs to be released, the whole mentality of mentioning a problem and then not revealing what it is leaves everyone in the dark and causes damaging speculation. This sport nearly always keep the supporters in the dark and then wonders why they leave in droves. It will be interesting to see if we get another point of view from the speedway star, because this clearly needs addressing. Edited August 16, 2016 by bigcatdiary 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Shovlar Posted August 16, 2016 Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 I can't believe some on here are seriously advocating that fans don't need to know. How utterly ridiculous. Who pays the money week in week out? Agree. How anyone can say Woffinden has acted professionally is hilarious. Of course fans need to know. This is a sport, therefore not classed the same as a normal job, where workers don't have fans. Woffinden's started this. He has failed to explain himself with his press release and in doing so acted even more unprofessionally. Perhaps he thinks it's all one big joke but in truth this whole thing comes across as a shoddy mess on his side. The world hasn't come to an end so some of you need to stop posting like it has. Jeez. There you go again. Telling people on here to stop posting. You used the same words at me earlier now you are telling most on here who have a different opinion to stop posting. Perhaps you might not have noticed but you and a couple of others are the only people backing Woffindens twitter rant and press release. Perhaps you should do the sensible thing under such circumstances and take your own advice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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