World Championship Pairs

[Triple.H.]

Any truth that next time this competition is run, of course that is if it' ran again 

That all teams have to have 3 riders ?

Though to a simpleton like myself it should've been a given for this year. I mean if you're  minor nation and can't name 3 suitable riders you should've been refused the opportunity to race on signing in at the track. 

[PHILIPRISING]

20 minutes ago, Midland Red said:

So why did you say anything, Philip?

Once again it's a case of "I know something but I'm not telling!"

Keep it shut if you haven't got anything to say in full

WHERE'S the fun in that?

[DSC67]

Will Great Britain have a new team manager for next years competition? 

Edited June 6, 2018 by DSC67

[BWitcher]

57 minutes ago, topsoil said:

Is the NSS the kind of track you can slow down a race? Far too many lines available I would think

Well Woffinden did.

[racers and royals]

For those who like to know these things(me ) practice is on Friday at 12 noon local

[A ORLOV]

48 minutes ago, Triple.H. said:

Any truth that next time this competition is run, of course that is if it' ran again 

That all teams have to have 3 riders ?

Though to a simpleton like myself it should've been a given for this year. I mean if you're  minor nation and can't name 3 suitable riders you should've been refused the opportunity to race on signing in at the track. 

I would also want the team to use all three riders, where every member of the team has to have at least one ride. 

[ouch]

1 hour ago, topsoil said:

Is the NSS the kind of track you can slow down a race? Far too many lines available I would think

It is tricky due to it’s size and the lines it offers and probably the reason we didn’t see any team riding as we know it. 

With the track being so wet for the first two or three races you could have done it then by slowing whilst on the inside and offering your opponent a chance round the outside thus filling him in. I doubt anybody would have tried the outside for this reason but it would have been fun to see how slow the race could get. 

Shame nobody tried it. 

[mickthemuppet]

I think the final stages of this tournament will be great and much better than recent WTC finals which Poland used to  dominate. In other WTC finals it was very easy to predict the heat winners  but this weekend in will not be so easy , Looking forward to a great final

[Daniel Smith]

1 hour ago, DSC67 said:

Will Great Britain have a new team manager for next years competition? 

Hope so

[INCOGNITO]

1 hour ago, DSC67 said:

Will Great Britain have a new team manager for next years competition? 

 

Yes and quite frankly if you listen to his reactions after the meeting at Belle Vue he had little to do all day and the back room staff were organising things and Rosco admitted he just sat back 

 

Next year I'm sure there will be a new manager as Rosco had to be kept on for the first 12 months as part of the agreement in the new take over

Edited June 6, 2018 by INCOGNITO

[DSC67]

5 minutes ago, INCOGNITO said:

 

Yes and quite frankly if you listen to his reactions after the meeting at Belle Vue he had little to do all day and the back room staff were organising things and Rosco admitted he just sat back 

 

Next year I'm sure there will be a new manager as Rosco had to be kept on for the first 12 months as part of the agreement in the new take over

I also feel that Rosco leaving was part of Woffys reason for returning 

[Sidney the robin]

11 minutes ago, INCOGNITO said:

 

Yes and quite frankly if you listen to his reactions after the meeting at Belle Vue he had little to do all day and the back room staff were organising things and Rosco admitted he just sat back 

 

Next year I'm sure there will be a new manager as Rosco had to be kept on for the first 12 months as part of the agreement in the new take over

Let's be honest who is better than Rossiter to take over nobody !!!! Rosco takes crap,Middleditch another one slated his managerial record  speaks for itself that is  set  stone is this job going to be a poison chalice.Rosco has made mistakes we all do but he calls it right on a high percentage of times for me we have Woffinden,Lambert,Cook,Bewley,S.Worrall( if he is the same) not a bad basis to move forward with Rossiter in charge.Look over the years some riders/ managers have not seen eye to eye but do it because they are representing there country have pride for me i don't see anybody replacing Rossiter not on merit anyway.

Edited June 6, 2018 by Sidney the robin

[Grand Central]

I cant see why, from his point of view, that he decided to carry on with the job this year.

Once it was obvious the way things were shifting with the new regime and the return of the prodigal one.

Wasn't that the time to go for your own self respect ?

[INCOGNITO]

2 minutes ago, Sidney the robin said:

Let's be honest who is better than Rossiter to take over nobody !!!! Rosco takes crap,Middleditch another one slated his managerial record  speaks for itself set  in stone is this job going to be a poison chalice.Rosco has made mistakes we all do but he calls it right on a high percentage of times for me we have Woffinden,Lambert,Cook,Bewley,S.Worrall( if he is the same) not a bad basis to move forward with Rossiter in charge.

 

Watch next year and in moving forward it's the likes of Bickley, Kemp, Flint etc that are the ones to be training and they are having sessions already with Woffinden and Schlein giving them tips on all aspects. 

[Sidney the robin]

1 minute ago, INCOGNITO said:

 

Watch next year and in moving forward it's the likes of Bickley, Kemp, Flint etc that are the ones to be training and they are having sessions already with Woffinden and Schlein giving them tips on all aspects. 

We are all hopeful but let's not get to far ahead of ourselves we are light years behind and a few tips here and there and gaining an advantage fitness wise means nothing.We need test matches days of practice like the Poles and extra sessions will we organise that.?  ( or be aloud to do it probably no)

[Daniel Smith]

5 minutes ago, Sidney the robin said:

Let's be honest who is better than Rossiter to take over nobody !!!! Rosco takes crap,Middleditch another one slated his managerial record  speaks for itself set  in stone is this job going to be a poison chalice.Rosco has made mistakes we all do but he calls it right on a high percentage of times for me we have Woffinden,Lambert,Cook,Bewley,S.Worrall( if he is the same) not a bad basis to move forward with Rossiter in charge.

With Great Britain now taken over by a full time franchise Rosco has to go. Thing's are moving in a more professional direction and the way he behaved regarding Cook was unacceptable. 

IMO the team management position should go to either Rob Lyon, Neil Vatcher or Olly Allen. Even more radical would be Rory Schlein. 

These guys are absolutely fantastic with our British youth rider's, inventive with their training and 100% inclusive of every rider they have. These guys are the real future of British Speedway.

I'm 100% behind Rob Painter and Vicky Blackwell, if what they've shown so far is to go by, us fans may have something to cheer about in the not too distant future.

[tyler42]

1 hour ago, mickthemuppet said:

I think the final stages of this tournament will be great and much better than recent WTC finals which Poland used to  dominate. In other WTC finals it was very easy to predict the heat winners  but this weekend in will not be so easy , Looking forward to a great final

I think this tells a slightly different story. 

2012     Målilla :    Denmark (39 pts)     Australia (36 pts)     Russia (30 pts)
2013     Prague :    Poland (41 pts)     Denmark (40 pts)     Australia (34 pts)
2014     Bydgoszcz:     Denmark (38 pts)     Poland (37 pts)     Australia (36 pts)
2015     Vojens:     Sweden (34 pts)     Denmark (32 pts)     Poland (27 pts)
2016     Manchester:     Poland (39 pts)     Great Britain (32 pts)     Sweden (30 pts)
2017     Leszno:     Poland (50 pts)     Sweden (42 pts)     Russia (18 pts)

Maybe last years final was a bit of a two horse race, but as you can see, it's not always gone Polands way

[THE DEAN MACHINE]

22 minutes ago, Daniel Smith said:

 

These guys are absolutely fantastic with our British youth rider's, inventive with their training and 100% inclusive of every rider they have. These guys are the real future of British Speedway.

I'm 100% behind Rob Painter and Vicky Blackwell, if what they've shown so far is to go by, us fans may have something to cheer about in the not too distant future.

Got to be honest I just don’t get what they do, I understand what they want to achieve but I find all this althlete stuff a massive bore and really I couldn’t care less about it, I don’t like rossiter as GB manager but he is the manager and to have all these people dictating what goes on is wrong, it’s rossiters job and his job only and also to have seemingly one rider dictating how things are is also wrong, 

Edited June 6, 2018 by THE DEAN MACHINE

[Mark]

I think the final will give some great racing and a close finish with a few nations in with a chance halfway through Day 2.   

Weather forecast not so good now.   Chance of rain on Saturday evening.   https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/0/3081363

[Sidney the robin]

1 hour ago, Daniel Smith said:

With Great Britain now taken over by a full time franchise Rosco has to go. Thing's are moving in a more professional direction and the way he behaved regarding Cook was unacceptable. 

IMO the team management position should go to either Rob Lyon, Neil Vatcher or Olly Allen. Even more radical would be Rory Schlein. 

These guys are absolutely fantastic with our British youth rider's, inventive with their training and 100% inclusive of every rider they have. These guys are the real future of British Speedway.

I'm 100% behind Rob Painter and Vicky Blackwell, if what they've shown so far is to go by, us fans may have something to cheer about in the not too distant future.

Rob Lyon really?????? not a hope          Vatcher he has my full respect he stays in his-current position a great bloke done one hell of a job great with the youth and he is one hell of a asset to Team GB.Ok Rossiter is not everybody's cup of tea myself included i don't particularly get on well with him but i do respect him though.Another point is Woffinden does not run the show? he rides because he wants to if not stay in exile like i said before unless regular test matches are held and regular training sessions on the riding side  are held i don't see us competing to win thing's for a long time.

Edited June 7, 2018 by Sidney the robin