SCB Posted November 24, 2017 Report Share Posted November 24, 2017 Just a bit of fun but how many future GP riders have various Premier League (now Championship) teams had? Which promoters saw good in riders? Newcastle have had Nicki P, Bjarne Pedersen and Kenneth Bjerre. Any advances on 3? I can think of a few on two. Can any NL team claim to have had more than 1? I doubt it as only Woffy, Bomber and Darcy Ward have raced NL AFAIK (Scunny, St Austell and Boston) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted November 24, 2017 Report Share Posted November 24, 2017 Does Jason Crump count? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeW Posted November 24, 2017 Report Share Posted November 24, 2017 (edited) Just a bit of fun but how many future GP riders have various Premier League (now Championship) teams had? Which promoters saw good in riders? Newcastle have had Nicki P, Bjarne Pedersen and Kenneth Bjerre. Any advances on 3? I can think of a few on two. Can any NL team claim to have had more than 1? I doubt it as only Woffy, Bomber and Darcy Ward have raced NL AFAIK (Scunny, St Austell and Boston) Davey Watt rode in PL for Newcastle in 2002 and also in seven GPS between 2010 and 2017. Also arguably Brian Anderson who signed for Newcastle late in the 1991 season but only rode in three challenge matches and was transferred to Coventry in 1992 and then became a GP rider. Edited November 24, 2017 by JoeW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted November 24, 2017 Report Share Posted November 24, 2017 Just a bit of fun but how many future GP riders have various Premier League (now Championship) teams had? Which promoters saw good in riders? Newcastle have had Nicki P, Bjarne Pedersen and Kenneth Bjerre. Any advances on 3? I can think of a few on two. Can any NL team claim to have had more than 1? I doubt it as only Woffy, Bomber and Darcy Ward have raced NL AFAIK (Scunny, St Austell and Boston) Just a bit of fun but how many future GP riders have various Premier League (now Championship) teams had? Which promoters saw good in riders? Newcastle have had Nicki P, Bjarne Pedersen and Kenneth Bjerre. Any advances on 3? I can think of a few on two. Can any NL team claim to have had more than 1? I doubt it as only Woffy, Bomber and Darcy Ward have raced NL AFAIK (Scunny, St Austell and Boston) Matea Ferjan (spelling!) did he not ride inGP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foamfence Posted November 24, 2017 Report Share Posted November 24, 2017 Carl Stonehewer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeW Posted November 24, 2017 Report Share Posted November 24, 2017 Matea Ferjan (spelling!) did he not ride inGP Matej Ferjan was a past GP rider who subsequently rode in the PL - not the other way round. Does Jason Crump count? Crump, Ryan Sullivan and Scott Nicholls were all PL riders with Peterborough who went on to become regular GP riders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aces51 Posted November 24, 2017 Report Share Posted November 24, 2017 Matej Ferjan was a past GP rider who subsequently rode in the PL - not the other way round. Matej first rode in the UK in 1998 for Belle Vue. He first rode in the GP in 2001. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeW Posted November 24, 2017 Report Share Posted November 24, 2017 Matej first rode in the UK in 1998 for Belle Vue. He first rode in the GP in 2001. But Belle Vue were in the EL not the PL. He first rode in PL for Newcastle in 2011. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aces51 Posted November 24, 2017 Report Share Posted November 24, 2017 But Belle Vue were in the EL not the PL. He first rode in PL for Newcastle in 2011. I know. I was confirming what you said that he was signed by Newcastle after he was a permanent GP rider. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted November 24, 2017 Report Share Posted November 24, 2017 Davey Watt rode in PL for Newcastle in 2002 and also in seven GPS between 2010 and 2017. Also arguably Brian Anderson who signed for Newcastle late in the 1991 season but only rode in three challenge matches and was transferred to Coventry in 1992 and then became a GP rider. I thought he had 6 meetings for us, but was loaned to us after winning the World U21 title. Richard Bailey obtained his signature for him to test the PL, but it was on loan I think from Coventry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeW Posted November 24, 2017 Report Share Posted November 24, 2017 I thought he had 6 meetings for us, but was loaned to us after winning the World U21 title. Richard Bailey obtained his signature for him to test the PL, but it was on loan I think from Coventry. There was an interview some years ago on the Speedway Plus website in which he said he signed for Newcastle for the rest of the season but there was a clause that if a higher league came after him he would be released. Ill try and find it over the weekend as Im away from home at the moment. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted November 24, 2017 Report Share Posted November 24, 2017 So it's Newcastle with the most GP Stars in :- Brian Anderson, Nicki, Bjarne, KB, the late Matej Ferjan, Matej Kus, Pepe Franc, Davey Watt . Did Mario Jirout or Kenni Larsen ever ride in a GP ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnieg Posted November 24, 2017 Report Share Posted November 24, 2017 You can add Craig Cook (Buxton) to your list of NL riders who went on to the GP Peterborough Thundercats tracked three riders who rode at Cardiff as wildcards - Stead, Howe, King 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeW Posted November 24, 2017 Report Share Posted November 24, 2017 So it's Newcastle with the most GP Stars in :- Brian Anderson, Nicki, Bjarne, KB, the late Matej Ferjan, Matej Kus, Pepe Franc, Davey Watt . Did Mario Jirout or Kenni Larsen ever ride in a GP ? The question was How many future GP riders have PL teams had. Surely Kus and Franc dont count as they had already ridden in a GP before joining Newcastle. Same for Ferjan who in addition did not ride one after joining. Jirout and Larsen dont apply either but how about Lubos Tomicek and Robert Lambert? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincent Blachshadow Posted November 24, 2017 Report Share Posted November 24, 2017 So it's Newcastle with the most GP Stars in :- Brian Anderson, Nicki, Bjarne, KB, the late Matej Ferjan, Matej Kus, Pepe Franc, Davey Watt . Did Mario Jirout or Kenni Larsen ever ride in a GP ? Certainly did, 1999 season. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCB Posted November 24, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2017 Some serious tenuous claims here. Mario Jirout rode PL AFTER GP. And I'm not including wildcards and reserves Newcastle can have Anderson, Nicki, Bjarne and Bjerre. Watt at a push I guess as he's ridden 7. Kus and Franc, no way Not sure the relevance of Carl Stonehewer. Other than Workington can claim him and Kildemand but they're one of the handful I could think of with 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted November 24, 2017 Report Share Posted November 24, 2017 Certainly did, 1999 season. I thought so but wasn't sure. Some serious tenuous claims here. Mario Jirout rode PL AFTER GP. And I'm not including wildcards and reserves Newcastle can have Anderson, Nicki, Bjarne and Bjerre. Watt at a push I guess as he's ridden 7. Kus and Franc, no way Not sure the relevance of Carl Stonehewer. Other than Workington can claim him and Kildemand but they're one of the handful I could think of with 2 But you have got to try but. Can't believe I missed Lubos in the list, he lived with us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander15 Posted November 25, 2017 Report Share Posted November 25, 2017 Some serious tenuous claims here. Mario Jirout rode PL AFTER GP. And I'm not including wildcards and reserves Newcastle can have Anderson, Nicki, Bjarne and Bjerre. Watt at a push I guess as he's ridden 7. Kus and Franc, no way Not sure the relevance of Carl Stonehewer. Other than Workington can claim him and Kildemand but they're one of the handful I could think of with 2 If youre including Watt, then the Isle of Wight have 3 as well with him, Doyle & Holder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldRacer Posted November 25, 2017 Report Share Posted November 25, 2017 And I'm not including wildcards and reserves Newcastle can have Anderson, Nicki, Bjarne and Bjerre. Watt at a push I guess as he's ridden 7. Kus and Franc, no way Quite right, you absolutely can't count wildcards and reserves. There have been some awful riders over the years filling those berths. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 25, 2017 Report Share Posted November 25, 2017 Are we counting defunct PL teams as well? If so, then Trelawny can stake claim to Matej Zagar and Chris Harris (both who rode for the Tigers in the early 00's). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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