Fozzie4388 Posted May 24, 2018 Report Share Posted May 24, 2018 Looks like R/R at 2 for both teams tomorrow night with Morley getting Injured at Redcar tonight in an incident Jonas B Andersen got excluded for i'm sure I've seen that somewhere before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scunny1 Posted May 24, 2018 Report Share Posted May 24, 2018 Weather forecast looks pretty poor, might be an early call off anyway. Gutted for Stefan who was having a great season up till then, and such a nice lad too. Just love his one liners at the after meeting conferences, very funny and cutting. Get well soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boz Posted May 24, 2018 Report Share Posted May 24, 2018 11 minutes ago, Fozzie4388 said: Looks like R/R at 2 for both teams tomorrow night with Morley getting Injured at Redcar tonight in an incident Jonas B Andersen got excluded for i'm sure I've seen that somewhere before. Very harsh on Jonas tonight - got some unexpected grip coming out of the second bend and lifted violently. Very unfortunate for Morley that he was outside him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebaron Posted May 25, 2018 Report Share Posted May 25, 2018 (edited) Looks like its season ended for Stefan absolutely gutted for him. We cannot replace such a pivotal rider in the team and further wrecks our season that truly promised so much. The team that wins this title will not be the best team ? It's the team "left standing" at the end of the day !. This incidence of serious injury in Speedway has reached epidemic proportions and personally I would call for an Independent Public Enquiry into the Sports safety record. Not because I'm a pedantic busy body but because I actually care about the sport and the people in it. There is a reason for the injuries suffered (some career ending) and why some riders are choosing to finish with it altogether. Ex Scorpion Matt Williamson immediately springs to mind deciding to quit Edinburgh this week. It's four things basically 1.the tracks 2.the riders 3.the bikes or 4. a mix of all 3 !?. As it is the sport is unsustainable there are simply not enough riders to man the Leagues ? In the meantime we still have a meeting today and some "patching up" to do immediately. A guest and r/r for Stefan seems likely. But with three others carrying knocks I can see Lakeside causing us a few problems ? Looking ahead my immediate thought was to send Ryan an SOS surely to God given our dire need and he being a Scunthorpe Speedway "business asset" we can get the UK Visa folk to see sense. After all they let in through customs unchecked! ?. Or failing that send an SOS to Ellis Perks who was really making strides last season at Redcar but has been left on the sidelines so far this season. We have to do something but in the long run there needs to be a full review into the Sport (I think Moto GP did a similar thing and came out better for it). If it means looking at restricting the bikes in some way to make them more manageable on unpredictable tracks then lets do it !. It certainly can't spoil the spectacle? Much rather that tan have hour long delays while riders are carted off to hospital ! (and no I don't mind standing through it) I just dont' want to have to ! which only means a rider is seriously hurt. Or to end up in the club house "presser" with our team all sat there looking like the A&E queue at Scunthorpe General ! Edited May 25, 2018 by the outsider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinmauger Posted May 25, 2018 Report Share Posted May 25, 2018 (edited) Having a somewhat 'helicopter view' of speedway with no team of my own to support (sob) gotta say it's tough luck for Poole & Scunny, neither of whom can afford to lose another rider. But gotta feel for Stefan after returning from injury I saw him v Worky, can't make this week, he looked good & and joint top scored also Poole were poss leaning toward giving him a more permanent team spot. Over a season there would always be the odd broken arm or leg, neither of which are any fun as I can confirm having broken both in the past (!), but 'only' maybe one or two thigh bone injuries, though of course one is too many. There does seem to be more broken thigh injuries already, traditionally and sadly usually a season-ending injury.... Edited May 25, 2018 by martinmauger grammar 2x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sings4Speedway Posted May 25, 2018 Report Share Posted May 25, 2018 I echo the sentiments above with regards to best wishes for Stefan. Obviously there will always be opinions on what is the reason for the amount of injuries, are they actually increasing or just better publicised etc but personally i suspect the main reason for the number sustained at the moment is down to pressure on riders. Pressure from fans, pressure from promotors and pressure from themselves. All of these need points and if there are no points scored there is no team place and no earnings. The sport is a lot more cut throat now with regard to team changes. Riders are being pressured to take chances they may not have previously done, make moves they may not always wish to and ride machinery that is often unpredictable because if a rider isn't prepared to do that there will be 10 more waiting that will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff100 Posted May 25, 2018 Report Share Posted May 25, 2018 Early call off 2 riders injured and a couple carrying knocks surprised to see it off on such a good track! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronScorpion Posted May 25, 2018 Report Share Posted May 25, 2018 8 minutes ago, geoff100 said: Early call off 2 riders injured and a couple carrying knocks surprised to see it off on such a good track! The forecast for today was intermittent showers from midnight last night, all the way trough to 3pm. After getting up this morning to find paths & roads wet through, the forecast proved to be true but hopeful that it was not too bad at the track. The rain has just got heavier 4 miles from the track & the forecast has changed. http://www.metcheck.com/WEATHER/now_and_next.asp?zipcode=scunthorpe&locationID=56905&lat=53.6&lon=-0.7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronScorpion Posted May 25, 2018 Report Share Posted May 25, 2018 After agreeing to your cancelation of last Saturdays meeting v the Scorpions as you would have had a weakened team & not a great choice of guests due to commitments elsewhere, the racing could have been sub standard for your supporters. If you want to see weakened teams & sub standard racing, all well & good, but, please, put away those rose tinted glasses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff100 Posted May 25, 2018 Report Share Posted May 25, 2018 36 minutes ago, IronScorpion said: After agreeing to your cancelation of last Saturdays meeting v the Scorpions as you would have had a weakened team & not a great choice of guests due to commitments elsewhere, the racing could have been sub standard for your supporters. If you want to see weakened teams & sub standard racing, all well & good, but, please, put away those rose tinted glasses. Takes u back to the good old days when mr godfrey put us ofc when his number 1 was going to be missing , time for an independant official to call meetings off so soon in the day . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Johnson Posted May 25, 2018 Report Share Posted May 25, 2018 I wonder what he would of said about last saturday? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waco Posted May 25, 2018 Report Share Posted May 25, 2018 Not surprised this has been called off regardless of possible weather problems,,with their seriously weak team due to injuries ,they were very likely to have lost to the rampant Hammers .... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronScorpion Posted May 25, 2018 Report Share Posted May 25, 2018 A meeting can not be called off because of a seriously weak team due to injuries or European commitments unless agreed by the promotions, which we agreed to last Saturday. This has been cancelled because of the weather! https://twitter.com/SpeedwayScunny http://www.metcheck.com/WEATHER/now_and_next.asp?zipcode=scunthorpe&locationID=56905&lat=53.6&lon=-0.7 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waco Posted May 25, 2018 Report Share Posted May 25, 2018 Of course it has ........... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucifer sam Posted May 25, 2018 Report Share Posted May 25, 2018 (edited) 9 minutes ago, waco said: Of course it has ........... So there's already been heavy showers, plus a 95% of rain at 14.00, a 95% of rain at 15.00, a 95% of rain at 16.00, a 95% of rain at 17.00, a 75% of rain at 18.00 and a 50% of rain at 19.00, and you think this is something other than a rain-off? Edited May 25, 2018 by lucifer sam 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montie Posted May 25, 2018 Report Share Posted May 25, 2018 57 minutes ago, waco said: Of course it has ........... So what would you do about the rain.. Mist and cold wind we have now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozzie4388 Posted May 25, 2018 Report Share Posted May 25, 2018 3 hours ago, waco said: Of course it has ........... As everyone's aware i'm no Rob Godfrey fan but the roads round here are flooded so I hate to think what the Speedway track looks like. Definitely the right decision 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tosh1218 Posted May 26, 2018 Report Share Posted May 26, 2018 Were In hull and there was a lot of rain so I’m more than confident with Rob Godreys decision last night , ps were any guests named for last nights or rider/replacement for either side thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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