tocha Posted May 7, 2018 Report Share Posted May 7, 2018 1 hour ago, SFTGNigel said: You can’t judge Kennett’s season by today’s performance as he had clearly been rushed back too early from his knee injury. Even in the parade he was clearly in some discomfort from it and I was worried then, his scoring bore that out. I’m 100% confident a fully fit Eddie would have contributed far more and given us a better winning margin. Then perhaps he shouldn't have taken the guest booking for Ipswich last Friday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayleigh Posted May 7, 2018 Report Share Posted May 7, 2018 8 minutes ago, tocha said: Then perhaps he shouldn't have taken the guest booking for Ipswich last Friday The difference between Kennetts 1st and 4th rides today was massive and the team is structured for a lot more than that from Eddie Don't be fooled by a low score of 7 Harris put in a proper shift today, it looked like a bit of light questioning "rattled his cage" anyway give credit where credits due well done today Chris another week that would have bagged you double figures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFTGNigel Posted May 7, 2018 Report Share Posted May 7, 2018 43 minutes ago, tocha said: Then perhaps he shouldn't have taken the guest booking for Ipswich last Friday I agree, he didn’t perform well there either from what I’ve heard. He’s certainly not blameless for coming back too early, I just wouldn’t make a judgement on his value for the whole season because of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadders Posted May 8, 2018 Report Share Posted May 8, 2018 5 hours ago, tocha said: Then perhaps he shouldn't have taken the guest booking for Ipswich last Friday Unlike footballers, speedway riders aren’t paid for sitting about doing nowt (Mezut Ozil out for the season with a “bad back” on a reported £300K a week in World Cup year). RR at home doesn’t work, especially with Max Clegg having a nightmare season, so it’s imperative that Kennett rides. I’ve seen footage of heat 3 which was vintage Eddie. He probably felt the injury more as the meeting went on, but with the relative infrequency of Rockets meetings it’ll hopefully give him time to recover fully. Somerset fans seem happy with a point, but I’m pretty sure they were quietly confident of more. Max Clegg continues to concern and must be in danger of losing his place in the team. I’ve seen most of the heats and he shows plenty of effort, but not scoring. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted May 8, 2018 Report Share Posted May 8, 2018 Decent meeting. Delays unavoidable really so no criticism. Not like the old bank holiday meetings under Silver that limped on for 5 hours. Constant watering kept a bit of moisture in the track for the riders. Rye are really just hanging on at the moment and hoping to scrape wins at home. The team is nowhere near strong enough and it must be obvious that changes are needed. Summers, Clegg and Robbo need to be moved out and the points used to restructure the side. Clegg is completely out of his depth, Summers is on way too high an average and will never hit it and you can't wait for Robson as team not strong enough. The 14/15 odd points these riders are taking up need to be used as soon as possible. Nicholls excellent yesterday and kept Rye in it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppetman Posted May 8, 2018 Report Share Posted May 8, 2018 There still seems to be a few promotions,and Rye is one of them,that haven't cottoned on to the fact that you win the league by signing riders who are likely to increase their average. That's why Edinburgh have had such success over the last fifteen years. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldhawk Posted May 8, 2018 Report Share Posted May 8, 2018 That is the winning formula with at least two top riders . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWC Posted May 8, 2018 Report Share Posted May 8, 2018 4 hours ago, poppetman said: There still seems to be a few promotions,and Rye is one of them,that haven't cottoned on to the fact that you win the league by signing riders who are likely to increase their average. That's why Edinburgh have had such success over the last fifteen years. Yes that’s what ALL promotions attempt to do but the unfortunate state of UK speedway, especially at the Premier level means that their are very few riders who are doing what you suggest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Najjer Posted May 9, 2018 Report Share Posted May 9, 2018 15 hours ago, GWC said: Yes that’s what ALL promotions attempt to do but the unfortunate state of UK speedway, especially at the Premier level means that their are very few riders who are doing what you suggest. You obviously don't understand averages. You could have the worst crop of riders ever, but rider's averages will still go up and some will still go down. That's what averages are for. It's signing the ones who will go up that will win you the league. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWC Posted May 9, 2018 Report Share Posted May 9, 2018 1 hour ago, Najjer said: You obviously don't understand averages. You could have the worst crop of riders ever, but rider's averages will still go up and some will still go down. That's what averages are for. It's signing the ones who will go up that will win you the league. What you are alluding to is a theory it’s putting it into practise is the problem nowadays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Najjer Posted May 9, 2018 Report Share Posted May 9, 2018 5 hours ago, GWC said: What you are alluding to is a theory it’s putting it into practise is the problem nowadays. Yes absolutely - but your original statement of "the state of British Speedway" has no bearing whatsoever on averages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midland Red Posted May 10, 2018 Report Share Posted May 10, 2018 On 7 May 2018 at 10:12 PM, Midland Red said: How does the motocross track affect viewing? ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tocha Posted May 10, 2018 Report Share Posted May 10, 2018 33 minutes ago, Midland Red said: ? Not a great deal unless at ground level and, even then, you can still see the top half of the riders whilst on the opposite straight. There have been slight spectator improvements. The trailer stand which was on the home straight has been moved to bends 1 and 2 whilst in its place more scaffolding has been erected providing spectator seating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midland Red Posted May 11, 2018 Report Share Posted May 11, 2018 On 10 May 2018 at 7:18 PM, tocha said: Not a great deal unless at ground level and, even then, you can still see the top half of the riders whilst on the opposite straight. There have been slight spectator improvements. The trailer stand which was on the home straight has been moved to bends 1 and 2 whilst in its place more scaffolding has been erected providing spectator seating. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
startline sid Posted May 13, 2018 Report Share Posted May 13, 2018 On 07/05/2018 at 7:38 PM, sugarray said: I didn't think riders were allowed back into pits after unsatisfactory start. think it depends on how many unsat starts there are the heat I was talking about had 6 restarts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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