BenR195 Posted November 30, 2017 Report Share Posted November 30, 2017 Thats a very good point,the points limit is the same for all, i hear of Glasgow paying £100 a point etc for 8.5 rider,but a im not sure i believe it,seems they told Luna to stick it due to his demands,so it not all pounds pounds pounds Other other point is there seems to be an awfull disease in the UK these days where folk get pished off about others earing money or being successfull,i just dont get it or understand where it came from,never really used to be the case What ever happened to the point of admiring success and being happy for people,was it the banking crisis or that Loon Corbyn stiring up hate against the successfull,who knows,but it not nice Glasgow didnt say no to lunna because of his demands, if lunna had priced himself out of Glasgow then no way would Peterborough be able to afford him, they dont even pay riders a signing on fee, maybe lunna didnt want the constant pressure from the Glasgow management about the trophy wins and them relying on him every meeting or Glasgow didnt want him because of how injury prone he is, maybe it was a mutual agreement 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montie Posted November 30, 2017 Report Share Posted November 30, 2017 Glasgow didnt say no to lunna because of his demands, if lunna had priced himself out of Glasgow then no way would Peterborough be able to afford him, they dont even pay riders a signing on fee, maybe lunna didnt want the constant pressure from the Glasgow management about the trophy wins and them relying on him every meeting or Glasgow didnt want him because of how injury prone he is, maybe it was a mutual agreement Are you actually saying Peterborough dont pay signing on fees? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New era Panthers Posted November 30, 2017 Report Share Posted November 30, 2017 Are you actually saying Peterborough dont pay signing on fees? Peterborough don't and won't pay signing on fees. Ged Rathbone has stated this many times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montie Posted November 30, 2017 Report Share Posted November 30, 2017 Peterborough don't and won't pay signing on fees. Ged Rathbone has stated this many times. What utter rubbish! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New era Panthers Posted November 30, 2017 Report Share Posted November 30, 2017 What utter rubbish! Why is it utter rubbish Ged is open and honest can't say the same about Godfrey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenR195 Posted November 30, 2017 Report Share Posted November 30, 2017 Are you actually saying Peterborough dont pay signing on fees? Im only going by what rathbone said on his Facebook live post about the Peterborough team reveals and he said he doesnt give riders a signing on fee but how much of that is true I dont know, but if lunnas demands were too high for Glasgow, no way would Peterborough afford it, that was the point Im making Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazc Posted November 30, 2017 Report Share Posted November 30, 2017 Apart from Harris I'm not that impressed with Glasgow's team so far 😵 See how your team shape up will be interesting to compare. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montie Posted November 30, 2017 Report Share Posted November 30, 2017 Why is it utter rubbish Ged is open and honest can't say the same about Godfrey. PMSL ..... sorry which promotor is suspended and which isnt?.......and as i know one of you riders quite well i can tell you that it isnt true about not paying SOFs Plus,if there wasnt an SOF you would struggle to attrach the like of Holder,Harris Cook etc,thas a fact Im only going by what rathbone said on his Facebook live post about the Peterborough team reveals and he said he doesnt give riders a signing on fee but how much of that is true I dont know, but if lunnas demands were too high for Glasgow, no way would Peterborough afford it, that was the point Im making Very true,but sometimes you burn your Bridges and are forced to take less,we have all done it at some point in life 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New era Panthers Posted November 30, 2017 Report Share Posted November 30, 2017 PMSL ..... sorry which promotor is suspended and which isnt?....... Rathbone was suspended for being open , honest and telling the truth , Godfrey doesn't want to tell the truth , doesn't pay to be honest does it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruffdiamond Posted November 30, 2017 Report Share Posted November 30, 2017 Rathbone was suspended for being open , honest and telling the truth , Godfrey doesn't want to tell the truth , doesn't pay to be honest does it. honesty is the best policy,,, but sometimes its best not to say anything 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigcatdiary Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 is it because, an 8.5 ave. rider on £100 pt,,, is better than an 8.5 ave. rider on £50 pt ? No it’s because other clubs cannot afford the 5k signing on fee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruffdiamond Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 No it’s because other clubs cannot afford the 5k signing on fee. ahh,,, so its the signing on fee that makes them better ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigcatdiary Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 ahh,,, so its the signing on fee that makes them better ? Well if you cannot see the advantage their is no point in explaining it further. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruffdiamond Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 Well if you cannot see the advantage their is no point in explaining it further. no, there's no need to explain. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotchopper Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 I'm going to half defend Glasgow here, the average system means it is not possible to have a win at all costs attitude. They have built a team that they think will win which is the same as most if not all other teams. They have an advantage in that if 2 teams go for the same rider they will almost certainly offer more money which will be a significant factor for most riders. But with bigger salaries comes more responsibility and we have seen/heard of a couple of riders where more money didn't turn out to be a good choice. As for riders negotiating saying so and so get £x at Glasgow it's no longer relevant as Glasgow cannot sign them they already have their 7 riders set. If there was 1 combination of riders with no worries about logistics/contract/availability that was cast iron guaranteed to win the league then everyone would pick that 7 in fantasy league teams but there isn't so I am confident that there will be several teams good enough to win the league. It's hard to compare teams at this stage but of the 2 teams that have declared all 7 riders I prefer the Ipswich team to Glasgow and I see other teams with the potential to be as good if not better than both. This is all before you take into account lack of form, injuries, bad luck, etc. An injury at the wrong time ruins everything just ask Wolves at the end of last season. But the point of the set days is to stop the issue of doubling up riders missing matches and I think it is a massive step forward for the league. An example is Sheffield coming to Armadale, they raced 3 times last season including the cup and Josh Grajczonek was racing for Somerset on all 3 nights. He's a cracking rider but not quite as good at Armadale so on all 3 occasions Sheffield strengthened their number 1 ran us very close twice and won the last match, there is no way Josh G would have scored what Harris scored that night. You can count on one hand the number of teams that turned up to race Edinburgh with their full 1-7 last season. I am led to believe there will be harsher punishments for riders who miss meeting for non speedway related injuries and illnesses so hopefully this will change significantly next year and the team that rides the best (as Sheffield did last season) win the league. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 The Grajczonek situation was ridiculous seeing as Somerset had so many Fridays without a home match. Some of the fixture arrangements were done without common sense, or perhaps when those responsible were half cut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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