nw42 Posted October 6, 2016 Report Share Posted October 6, 2016 ONE thing I did find annoying last night was the 10 plus minutes gap between Heats 14 and 15. Okay, Wolves clinched the title after Heat 14 but surely Sky could have waited for one more race to do whatever they did ... didn't see as was in the grandstand. It was a bitterly cold night, with a very strong wind howling across the stadium and I'm sure most people there just wanted to get on with it. Incidentally, about a previous comment about Nigel Pearson and gloves ... he and KT were positioned at the centre of bends 3/4 with no protection from the wind and were, in their words, "bloody freezing." Well at least Kelvin was well wrapped up, no gloves either.... proper coat, a coat from the top drawer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woz01 Posted October 6, 2016 Report Share Posted October 6, 2016 On the football note, Tai's behavior would be deemed to be inciting the crowd, which no doubt would be a sending off or a heavy fine. We all like a pantomime villain, but swearing at fans and show boating more than necessary lacks class. I would expect more from the out going world champion. I'm sure a football league player was sent off last weekend for aiming hand gestures towards the crowd. There are better ways of handling the booing but im more disappointed in Tai calling fans 'scum' in his statement after the meeting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perton Wolf Posted October 6, 2016 Report Share Posted October 6, 2016 I agree - hopefully the AGM might change things, but I somehow doubt it. Can you imagine the Barclays Premier League with just eight teams in it? Variety is the spice of life! Rye House and Ipswich joining with Leicester to go down would increase it by 1. What's for sure though is that we need more teams and more meetings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebrum Posted October 6, 2016 Report Share Posted October 6, 2016 He definitely said the f word, but it's not obvious with his accent. if it had been Tai it would have given the haters more chance to hate. Poor manners by Cook. If all speedway was as good as that then we'd have sell out crowds every week. Exactly as it should be. Hard racing, riders stropping, bit of handbags and passing galore. Loved it! exactly. That's why the play offs are so good. Thank good we haven't got the usual misery moaning about them. Tai's got small man syndrome Cook has not good enough to race abroad or in the GP syndrome. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry1603 Posted October 6, 2016 Report Share Posted October 6, 2016 I'm sure a football league player was sent off last weekend for aiming hand gestures towards the crowd. There are better ways of handling the booing but im more disappointed in Tai calling fans 'scum' in his statement after the meeting. Really? Perhaps he's trying to get a ban until oohhh........... let's say next September Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveLyric2 Posted October 6, 2016 Report Share Posted October 6, 2016 (edited) Fair play to Peter Adams in his summing up. Belle Vue and Poole were the 2 best teams over the season, but Wolves were the best in October. Job Done. Edited October 6, 2016 by Skidder1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screm Posted October 6, 2016 Report Share Posted October 6, 2016 I'm sure a football league player was sent off last weekend for aiming hand gestures towards the crowd. There are better ways of handling the booing but im more disappointed in Tai calling fans 'scum' in his statement after the meeting. Don`t think Tai actually called the fans booing him scum, but he did say they were idiots, I thought he should've been better than that and simply get on a win the play offs, which he did, IMO the perfect answer to his critics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poole Quay 7 Posted October 6, 2016 Report Share Posted October 6, 2016 Congratulations to Wolves on winning and I'm pleased to see one of my favourite riders Peter Karlsson, leave the sport he loves on a high. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillipsr Posted October 6, 2016 Report Share Posted October 6, 2016 Its funny to me how a fair number of people criticizing Tai are the same ones who backed Darcy Ward whi has always been a complete d**k Don`t think Tai actually called the fans booing him scum, but he did say they were idiots, I thought he should've been better than that and simply get on a win the play offs, which he did, IMO the perfect answer to his critics. He did on Instagram! Not a great choice of words there at all 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shale Searcher Posted October 6, 2016 Report Share Posted October 6, 2016 I agree with everyone about Woffys reactions to the crowd during and after his races, atmosphere, tons of it, you needed a really sharp knife to cut it... A truly legendary speedway meeting, best in years...!! It was Woffys interview (live) he completely lost the plot and called fans (some) IDIOTS in that live interview.. That was very wrong, gestures after races, wheelies, even riders helmeting (if that's e real world word) up to each other, adds to the occasion, and shows real passion, it's just you can't say what he said in a live TV interview!! Should have said something else.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace no.5 Posted October 6, 2016 Report Share Posted October 6, 2016 Tai's words on Facebook... "We killed it last night soon shut up all that scum that was booing me all night". Stay classy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odds On Posted October 6, 2016 Report Share Posted October 6, 2016 So the guy is called all and sundry all night and then gives a little bit back, no one has been harmed and I bet if he ever signs for the Aces he'll be the Peoples Poet. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry1603 Posted October 6, 2016 Report Share Posted October 6, 2016 (edited) Its funny to me how a fair number of people criticizing Tai are the same ones who backed Darcy Ward whi has always been a complete d**k He did on Instagram! Not a great choice of words there at all If it was Instagram afterwards it wasn't a heat of the moment rant live on TV, it was a considered opinion. That, for me, is a bigger issue. Edited October 6, 2016 by Garry1603 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPEEDY69 Posted October 6, 2016 Report Share Posted October 6, 2016 On the football note, Tai's behavior would be deemed to be inciting the crowd, which no doubt would be a sending off or a heavy fine. We all like a pantomime villain, but swearing at fans and show boating more than necessary lacks class. I would expect more from the out going world champion. Really? Have you not seen/heard him over the last few years? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marko Posted October 6, 2016 Report Share Posted October 6, 2016 Have to say if there was going to be a right old set to between the Chelsea and Arsenal benches with players jumping in together with backroon staff, the Sky cameras would be all over it and it would be analysed from every angle. Last night Sky acted like a pitch invasion and pulled the cameras away. Just don't get their reasoning. Yes its because Sky feel guilty from creating this situation, they engineered a system to bring the outcome of the league down to a couple of meetings knowing it was going to cause a melting pot of emotions and tempers would spill over making for great telly but they don't want to align themselves with it when it goes too far which it will do because that is the nature of the sport. They create this situation then wonder why riders swear on camera and get into altercations, you cant have it both ways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillipsr Posted October 6, 2016 Report Share Posted October 6, 2016 I agree with everyone about Woffys reactions to the crowd during and after his races, atmosphere, tons of it, you needed a really sharp knife to cut it... A truly legendary speedway meeting, best in years...!! It was Woffys interview (live) he completely lost the plot and called fans (some) IDIOTS in that live interview.. That was very wrong, gestures after races, wheelies, even riders helmeting (if that's e real world word) up to each other, adds to the occasion, and shows real passion, it's just you can't say what he said in a live TV interview!! Should have said something else.... But they were idiots? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandking072 Posted October 6, 2016 Report Share Posted October 6, 2016 Well at least Kelvin was well wrapped up, no gloves either.... proper coat, a coat from the top drawer. I was wondering what had happened to Liam Gallagher. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPEEDY69 Posted October 6, 2016 Report Share Posted October 6, 2016 Really impressed with the summing up by Lemon - he is such a positive manager and has to take a big slice of credit for BV finishing on top of the league. Missed out in the play off final but still a great season. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjsj9803 Posted October 6, 2016 Report Share Posted October 6, 2016 please CVS don't sign that anal wart next year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillipsr Posted October 6, 2016 Report Share Posted October 6, 2016 please CVS don't sign that anal wart next year Such a shame you weren't able to celebrate when he won the race to win you the league last night 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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