adz_mft Posted July 16, 2017 Report Share Posted July 16, 2017 Sometimes you don't have a choice. Nobody wants to see guests and rr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OGT Posted July 16, 2017 Report Share Posted July 16, 2017 Well there's the problem with speedway these days. So imagine you've taken a newbie along today, how do you explain that away? I agree, nobody wants it, but it happens and it's hurting the sport, as is doubling and tripling up. At NL level there should be kids to at least fill the RR places and that should be the rule, if it is indeed a development league Guests have been a bugbear since even before I became a fan in 1970 (I have a ton of 1960s Speedway mags so I know) and I'm afraid that problem will never be solved, unfortunately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halifaxtiger Posted July 17, 2017 Report Share Posted July 17, 2017 Well there's the problem with speedway these days. So imagine you've taken a newbie along today, how do you explain that away? I agree, nobody wants it, but it happens and it's hurting the sport, as is doubling and tripling up. At NL level there should be kids to at least fill the RR places and that should be the rule, if it is indeed a development league Guests have been a bugbear since even before I became a fan in 1970 (I have a ton of 1960s Speedway mags so I know) and I'm afraid that problem will never be solved, unfortunately. Adz is right. For a start, only one rider (Bacon) was missing due to riding for another club. Secondly, there simply aren't enough junior riders - especially competitive junior riders - out there to fill all the gaps. Not how it should be, but how it is. Watching the meeting yesterday - and no disrespect to the lad - Kean Dicken was only just about of a sufficient standard. The number of guest bookings that the likes of Alex Spooner has had this season simply emphasises that point. It shouldn't be the case that NL meetings are packed with guests, but I really don't see any other option. The meeting itself was decent enough and I am not sure whether Mildenhall were good or Birmingham poor - a little of each, I suspect. Parkinson-Blackburn and Carr were particularly disappointing and the Brummies were saved from a real thumping by the performance of Taylor Hampshire. Impressive enough even if he looked like a novice when he missed the gate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest GiveusaB Posted July 17, 2017 Report Share Posted July 17, 2017 It is what it is these days....I feel for the 'loyal' fans that make the long journey's to watch a load of cr#p ! I personally don't waste my money anymore....I go to the home meetings and put my away funds towards a few GP's ! The BSPA will never get the product right imo ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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