Lord Lucan Posted July 13, 2018 Report Share Posted July 13, 2018 4 hours ago, Gazc said: We will see him at the GPs will we not . Well done Gazc, you worked me out!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New era Panthers Posted July 13, 2018 Report Share Posted July 13, 2018 1 minute ago, Grachan said: And there lies the problem. Teams riding in a lower league but trying to make it a top league. Surely the sport would be better if all ambitious clubs who want to sign top quality riders rode in one, larger league. Instead, once again, we get fans of lower league clubs wanting their own league to be seen as better than what should be the main league that people aspire to be in. Not fans at fault it's down to the BSPA who have allowed this to happen , fans, have not created this situation , alarm bells have been ringing for years , when the so called top league started poaching riders from the now known championship to double up in reserve positions for the now known premier league , you see they even nicked our league name because they know we have a better product. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grachan Posted July 13, 2018 Report Share Posted July 13, 2018 5 minutes ago, New era Panthers said: Not fans at fault it's down to the BSPA who have allowed this to happen , fans, have not created this situation , alarm bells have been ringing for years , when the so called top league started poaching riders from the now known championship to double up in reserve positions for the now known premier league , you see they even nicked our league name because they know we have a better product. I just call them division one and two. It's much easier to follow! The stupid "copy football" names are an embarassment. Yes, doubling up and down is a big part of the problem. It was fine when there was one place in division one teams, shared between 2 riders. But then, suddenly, the whole thing went crazy in both leagues, and in no time we has two leagues using the same riders and both leagues lost credibility. I really wish this had never happened. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New era Panthers Posted July 13, 2018 Report Share Posted July 13, 2018 1 minute ago, Grachan said: I just call them division one and two. It's much easier to follow! The stupid "copy football" names are an embarassment. Yes, doubling up and down is a big part of the problem. It was fine when there was one place in division one teams, shared between 2 riders. But then, suddenly, the whole thing went crazy in both leagues, and in no time we has two leagues using the same riders and both leagues lost credibility. I really wish this had never happened. Never mind the way things are going this debate will be dead in the water as soon both leagues will have to join forces as there will only be enough teams for one league . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWC Posted July 13, 2018 Report Share Posted July 13, 2018 Yes next season C Cook number one for Glasgow in one league hopefully. Max Frick will be no. one at Belle Vue and so on start making our own stars again in a weaker league but an affordable one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scaramanga Posted July 13, 2018 Report Share Posted July 13, 2018 5 hours ago, New era Panthers said: Not fans at fault it's down to the BSPA who have allowed this to happen , fans, have not created this situation , alarm bells have been ringing for years , when the so called top league started poaching riders from the now known championship to double up in reserve positions for the now known premier league , you see they even nicked our league name because they know we have a better product. and also when they started allowing double up as you say prem league no1's were at reserve in the elite league now a championship 2nd string can be prem heat leader 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenga Posted July 13, 2018 Report Share Posted July 13, 2018 1 hour ago, GWC said: Yes next season C Cook number one for Glasgow in one league hopefully. Max Frick will be no. one at Belle Vue and so on start making our own stars again in a weaker league but an affordable one. i think craig will be @ belle view if there is one big league . the N.S.S. is the place for any rider IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screm Posted July 13, 2018 Report Share Posted July 13, 2018 16 minutes ago, jenga said: i think craig will be @ belle view if there is one big league . the N.S.S. is the place for any rider IMO. Like virtually all riders Cook will go where the money is best. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandit59 Posted July 13, 2018 Report Share Posted July 13, 2018 3 hours ago, screm said: Like virtually all riders Cook will go where the money is best. Most people would Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screm Posted July 14, 2018 Report Share Posted July 14, 2018 9 hours ago, Bandit59 said: Most people would Of course they would and I don`t blame them, Craig Cook is self employed and will want to make a good living from his racing career. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWC Posted July 14, 2018 Report Share Posted July 14, 2018 I can see a lot of riders being forced abroad to supplement their income if they want to remain full time. Quite where they will go is anybody’s guess as Sweden and Poland seem very tough leagues. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickthemuppet Posted July 14, 2018 Report Share Posted July 14, 2018 25 minutes ago, GWC said: I can see a lot of riders being forced abroad to supplement their income if they want to remain full time. Quite where they will go is anybody’s guess as Sweden and Poland seem very tough leagues. Then will they get paid on time abroad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSC67 Posted July 14, 2018 Report Share Posted July 14, 2018 28 minutes ago, mickthemuppet said: Then will they get paid on time abroad That's not always true , plenty riders have had problems getting paid riding in Sweden and Poland 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scaramanga Posted July 14, 2018 Report Share Posted July 14, 2018 lots of riders find it very difficult to get paid abroad when you look at the league matchs from sweeden and Poland sometimes the crowds look low compared to some uk meetings ive often wondered about the big money rumours from such leagues 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midget Posted July 14, 2018 Report Share Posted July 14, 2018 This surely should never been allowed to happen? Does this mean Hancock can sign for Berwick? And Pedersen for Newcastle? Craig cook has found his level, can't cut it in poland or the gps, I think he's accepting this by agreeing to this move. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Endeavour Posted July 14, 2018 Report Share Posted July 14, 2018 Wish Cookie all the best, understand the need to earn some cash with a young family to support. Really hoped he would have cracked Poland this year and he would have taken his career up another level. Hope he hasn’t given up on his dreams by coming back to division 2. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted July 14, 2018 Report Share Posted July 14, 2018 4 hours ago, scaramanga said: lots of riders find it very difficult to get paid abroad when you look at the league matchs from sweeden and Poland sometimes the crowds look low compared to some uk meetings ive often wondered about the big money rumours from such leagues You can`t have seen many league matches from Sweden and Poland, because there crowds easily out number the UK. A couple of teams in Poland have hit hard times and their crowds are poor namely Bydgoszcz and Krakow but the rest are getting decent attendances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scaramanga Posted July 14, 2018 Report Share Posted July 14, 2018 ive seen a few where theres a few small groups of people and then empty spaces maybe the tv just dosnt show the crowd maybe the large stadium ones make it look like theres less in but the crowds are no where near what they were in Poland when gollob was racing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JanAndersen Posted July 15, 2018 Report Share Posted July 15, 2018 On 7/14/2018 at 8:04 PM, Midget said: This surely should never been allowed to happen? Does this mean Hancock can sign for Berwick? And Pedersen for Newcastle? Craig cook has found his level, can't cut it in poland or the gps, I think he's accepting this by agreeing to this move. Why not? If their average fits within the team limit then I don’t see the problem. Why the panic about it from some people? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Paulco Posted July 17, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 On 7/13/2018 at 1:18 PM, Grachan said: And there lies the problem. Teams riding in a lower league but trying to make it a top league. Surely the sport would be better if all ambitious clubs who want to sign top quality riders rode in one, larger league. Instead, once again, we get fans of lower league clubs wanting their own league to be seen as better than what should be the main league that people aspire to be in. The main league ? Strange as it may seem , we only give token attention to the so called main league . We have our own version and are quite happy with our lot . Our teams are trying to build the best possible sides that budgets will permit and we all have weekend slots in which to follow our sides home and away . We dont view our riders as doubling up , theyre just guesting in some other league as a way to earn extra cash . It only affects us when one of our boys , sadly Lewis Kerr , gets injured whilst moonlighting . As for moving up , get real , we're all weekend tracks , why would we want to race on a Monday and Wednesday , look at poor Rye House . 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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