spin king Posted March 4, 2018 Report Share Posted March 4, 2018 Jesus Christ, is not about time people gave it a rest. The lad rides a speedway bike with no brakes for a living, I would imagine that at the time going for a bit of sledging with a few friends he thought was a little harmless fun, that went wrong. Last season he missed some meeting due to falling down the stairs carrying nappies for his son, are we going to ban him from doing that as well as sledging. They were both freak accidents, freak meaning they are unexpected and unusual, these sorts of things have happened before and will happen again to any rider. Or do we at the end of every season give riders a list of do's and don't while they are waiting for the season to start. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Third Man Posted March 4, 2018 Report Share Posted March 4, 2018 2 hours ago, spin king said: Jesus Christ, is not about time people gave it a rest. The lad rides a speedway bike with no brakes for a living, I would imagine that at the time going for a bit of sledging with a few friends he thought was a little harmless fun, that went wrong. Last season he missed some meeting due to falling down the stairs carrying nappies for his son, are we going to ban him from doing that as well as sledging. They were both freak accidents, freak meaning they are unexpected and unusual, these sorts of things have happened before and will happen again to any rider. Or do we at the end of every season give riders a list of do's and don't while they are waiting for the season to start. we also need to ban him from travelling in a car, have you the way some people drive, crossing a road, drivers again, walking, the pavements are a mess in some places or any activity except laying in bed all day, watch for pressure sores though, until the season starts then we can let him ride a speedway bike for a living PS my eighteen month old grand daughter went sledging for the first time and didn't get hurt, just thought I'd mention it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan_Jones Posted March 4, 2018 Report Share Posted March 4, 2018 9 minutes ago, The Third Man said: PS my eighteen month old grand daughter went sledging for the first time and didn't get hurt, just thought I'd mention it She's probably got more common sense than Bates. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moranboys Posted March 4, 2018 Report Share Posted March 4, 2018 4 hours ago, spin king said: Jesus Christ, is not about time people gave it a rest. The lad rides a speedway bike with no brakes for a living, I would imagine that at the time going for a bit of sledging with a few friends he thought was a little harmless fun, that went wrong. Last season he missed some meeting due to falling down the stairs carrying nappies for his son, are we going to ban him from doing that as well as sledging. They were both freak accidents, freak meaning they are unexpected and unusual, these sorts of things have happened before and will happen again to any rider. Or do we at the end of every season give riders a list of do's and don't while they are waiting for the season to start. what will you be saying come end of april when we are out of the first cup competition potentially, with an important team member missing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spin king Posted March 4, 2018 Report Share Posted March 4, 2018 3 hours ago, Moranboys said: what will you be saying come end of april when we are out of the first cup competition potentially, with an important team member missing? First off I don't feel that one rider makes a team, and I am confident that the rest of the team can provided the cover for that rider. Secondly I am confident that the Promotion if they thought that we did need to bring in a temporary replacement then they would. Thirdly the most important thing for me is that we qualify for the Play Offs, where we would be in with a chance of been crown Champions again, and you don't qualify for them at the end of April Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scaramanga Posted March 4, 2018 Report Share Posted March 4, 2018 11 hours ago, Who's Winnin said: I get he wants to have a laugh with his mates don't we all but sometimes you just have to make that sacrifice and say maybe i best not with season just around corner in case of a freak accident which this is of course. Main point i would like to make is that if i was a sponsor of his i wouldn't be overly delighted, money available for sponsorship specially for speedway is not exactly big and Josh Bates who quit mid winter will maybe have already put off potential and current sponsors and now this happens where he potentially misses meetings which is not what sponsors sign up for, if injury happens riding speedway then fair enough the sponsors know risk of that as riders do. Hope his recovery goes well and is soon back on a bike for us ! why should they give up on life outside speedway speedway is a bit of a mugs game too be honest the risks involved are not rewarded by wealth you cant expect riders to wrap themselves up in cotton wool outside of speedway we all deserve a decent out of work life regardless of what job/sport we do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted March 4, 2018 Report Share Posted March 4, 2018 There is wrapping yourself up in cotton wool and then there is making sensible and mature choices less than a month before the season starts. If it was a Lynn rider I'd be rather peeved. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyretrax Posted March 5, 2018 Report Share Posted March 5, 2018 Don't see any criticism of Lee Payne getting injured on a motocrosser. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruffdiamond Posted March 5, 2018 Report Share Posted March 5, 2018 15 minutes ago, tyretrax said: Don't see any criticism of Lee Payne getting injured on a motocrosser. Did/does he have a team place for 2018 ??? Hope he's gonna be ok, btw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyretrax Posted March 5, 2018 Report Share Posted March 5, 2018 6 minutes ago, ruffdiamond said: Did/does he have a team place for 2018 ??? Hope he's gonna be ok, btw Belle Vue Colts, replaced by Tom Perry. Good luck to both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruffdiamond Posted March 5, 2018 Report Share Posted March 5, 2018 12 minutes ago, tyretrax said: Belle Vue Colts, replaced by Tom Perry. Good luck to both. Although some think it makes BV stronger and, some consider MX a bit risky,,, hmm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted March 5, 2018 Report Share Posted March 5, 2018 15 hours ago, scaramanga said: why should they give up on life outside speedway speedway is a bit of a mugs game too be honest the risks involved are not rewarded by wealth you cant expect riders to wrap themselves up in cotton wool outside of speedway we all deserve a decent out of work life regardless of what job/sport we do There are a number riders rewarded by wealth by treating the job professionally . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackadder Posted March 5, 2018 Report Share Posted March 5, 2018 According to the SS, the starting gate gantry is being moved to Leicester due to logistical problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cue Ball Posted March 5, 2018 Report Share Posted March 5, 2018 On Twitter Sheffield have said that because of a change with the dog racing schedule we can’t use it anymore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS50 Posted March 6, 2018 Report Share Posted March 6, 2018 Personally I will be glad the gantry has gone. Will now get a better view of the riders on the outside gates at the start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenga Posted March 7, 2018 Report Share Posted March 7, 2018 sheffield having a sale ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozzie4388 Posted March 7, 2018 Report Share Posted March 7, 2018 I'm sure Odsalboy would love to see Saul Bulley or David Speight take Bates's place till he's fit or his Hero Mason Searsby 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonga Posted March 9, 2018 Report Share Posted March 9, 2018 On 07/03/2018 at 10:35 AM, jenga said: sheffield having a sale ? Many houses being sold around Workington lately? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hans fan Posted March 9, 2018 Report Share Posted March 9, 2018 On 05/03/2018 at 10:20 PM, Cue Ball said: On Twitter Sheffield have said that because of a change with the dog racing schedule we can’t use it anymore major changes at Sheffield greyhounds there spending a fortune on building executive boxes so has to be a big plus for speedway fans 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenga Posted March 9, 2018 Report Share Posted March 9, 2018 2 hours ago, Tonga said: Many houses being sold around Workington lately? i dont know . its not my line of work .maybe if you go online you will get a better idea . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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