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3 hours ago, INCOGNITO said:

Belle Vue are clearly going to be one of the stronger teams in the league and with Tungate and Worrall officially named by the club and Drozdz and Fricke released by Wroclaw, they have a solid backbone of the team there leaving just three places and two likley to be reserves.

 

Dan Bewley is obviously going to be named soon and there are rumours around about a few riders around four points joining him at reserve. That leaves just the number one slot and Craig Cook is the obvious name but surely he would have been secured before Christmas or is there anything in the stories his demands are more than others who could fill that role.

 

Matej Zagar made it clear he would like to return and would only be on a 8.00 average while Jaroslaw Hampel has been looking at coming back as he looks to get back to the form that made him World #2 before injuries. 

 

Pretty sure it will be Craig Cook at 1 but if it isn't they are pretty good names on the waiting list and even Freddie Lindgren as he returns to fitness after a serious injury during his best season so far. 

COOK later this week

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Let me guess the order the  remaining riders will be 'revealed' 

Cook ,Fricke ,Bewley ,our new reserve ( Etheridge ?  ) 

And Last but not least ,our new Polish youngster Damian Drodz  !!!  , bet none of you saw that coming  eh?:)

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It's annoying, and seems silly, but it is the best way to do it because of how twitter and facebook newsfeeds work. 

Announcing the team in one go would get lost in the news feed on the day it is published. If it is split out into 7 stories (or 14 as they seem to be doing a post the day before about an announcement) that continue to generate likes and comments over a period of time far more people are likely to see at least one of the announcements that way. Other than the one reserve we all know the team anyway.

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Like many I want to know the full team but I can understand the drip feed approach. Last week the announcement of Worrall resulted in a sizeable article in the local press. This week's announcements will probably do likewise and so will the remaining announcements. From the clubs point of view that is much more publicity than they would have received from announcing everyone at once.

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33 minutes ago, Aces51 said:

Like many I want to know the full team but I can understand the drip feed approach. Last week the announcement of Worrall resulted in a sizeable article in the local press. This week's announcements will probably do likewise and so will the remaining announcements. From the clubs point of view that is much more publicity than they would have received from announcing everyone at once.

Exactly why Matt Ford came out and said it’s stupid from a club perspective to announce like Ipswich. 

 

Belle Vue being very sensible. Just pity about a breakdown between Sparta and the club. 

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9 minutes ago, poolebolton said:

Exactly why Matt Ford came out and said it’s stupid from a club perspective to announce like Ipswich. 

 

Belle Vue being very sensible. Just pity about a breakdown between Sparta and the club. 

Depends on which way you look at it.

Ipswich riders since before christmas have been to many corporate functions and also time at local schools as well as the ties with the football club.

The promotion are getting the riders out there and getting maximum exposure from the town.

There isnt a right or wrong way in my opinion its whatever works for the club and the community

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1 hour ago, WestGorton1884 said:

Wonder who came up with this idea to drip feed the Aces line up ?

Because its ridiculous , we all more or less know the remaining 5 riders just announce them FFS 

 

People who are on the internet trawling speedway sites 24/7 know who the line-up is.

But there are actually less-sad people out there who have a life outside of speedway, and don't spend every hour November to February trying in seek out every morsel of information in the hope of hearing some item of minutiae before someone else.

Announcing 7 riders one-by-one gives 7 separate news items in the local press, and 7 different chances to catch the eye of the casual viewer.   Heaven forbid that a non-fan just happens to see an item in a newspaper in January/February about the signing of a new speedway rider for the upcoming season and thinks "hmmmm I might go along and see what that's all about"

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8 hours ago, Gavan said:

Great signing getting the Aussie champ and on a great low average , nearly 2 points lower than the rider he pipped to the title, plus he flies round the NSS.

Belle Vue team shaping up very nicely

Don't also forget a whole 1.21 lower than his other team mate who finished third in the series;)

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3 hours ago, poolebolton said:

Exactly why Matt Ford came out and said it’s stupid from a club perspective to announce like Ipswich. 

 

Belle Vue being very sensible. Just pity about a breakdown between Sparta and the club. 

It isn’t “stupid” at all! Everyone has their own way of doing things there isn’t a right or wrong way to do it. Chris Louis actually commented when he revealed the Ipswich 1-7, that although some clubs like to drip feed, he much prefers to do a full 1-7 reveal as soon as the signatures are on the contracts. That’s his prerogative and works best for HIM. 

Just because your promoter/Club prefers to drip feed, doesn’t mean the way Chris Louis prefers to do it is “stupid” 

There’s so much to be done over the winter that Louis prefers to get the team side of things out the way as soon as possible, and then concentrate on the business side of things like sponsorship etc. 

Each to their own. 

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3 hours ago, Gavan said:

Depends on which way you look at it.

Ipswich riders since before christmas have been to many corporate functions and also time at local schools as well as the ties with the football club.

The promotion are getting the riders out there and getting maximum exposure from the town.

There isnt a right or wrong way in my opinion its whatever works for the club and the community

Lol gavan be a bit hard for 2 Poles, x no of Aussies to do any promo work before March :P

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2 hours ago, scaramanga said:

if you allready know the team why are you so keen on it being made public

your the one being rediculous

???? , I'm simply saying if Belle Vue already know the line up , why not just reveal it ?

No idea whats ridiculous about that ?

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