chun Posted July 17, 2018 Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 I'm actually feeling positive about these changes. It gives us a fighting chance to get to the playoffs. We are a little vulnerable at reserve initially and there is pressure on Garcia to deliver. Then again the alternative was to stick with Mountain and he showed little evidence of finding the consistency expected of him for whatever reason. In the past Louis has been criticised for not being proactive with team changes but this time at least it looks like we have a plan and will potentially peak for the playoffs with Danny and Drew set to come in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2ndbendbeerhut Posted July 17, 2018 Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 34 minutes ago, Baldyman said: Can't afford anyone... Edited for accuracy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2ndbendbeerhut Posted July 17, 2018 Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 9 minutes ago, chun said: but this time at least it looks like we have a plan and will potentially peak for the playoffs with Danny and Drew set to come in. Pubs been open a while where you live? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldyman Posted July 17, 2018 Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 (edited) I like chum positive thinking,, the big test is lakeside at home, lose that and it's all over. Not sure how many points people are thinking coty and mark will score? And we need points on road, they don't look very easy to me. Having said that..I'm always a glass half empty bloke. Edited July 17, 2018 by Baldyman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89buttons Posted July 17, 2018 Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 The management were damned if they do damned if they don’t! There isn’t an abundance of riders available, it’s clear with the guests available for danyon and mountain at reserve we weren’t going to get the points we needed! while I’m not bowled over with the changes made the simple fact is riss should do as well as Jeppesen and in truth should score more, Garcia will score more than mountain home and away and when kemp gets in he should get a few points too. for me the big pressure now is on heeps to do his job and get a minimum of 7 away from home and 9/10 at home every week - if he carries on getting 3 away from Home etc. Then it doesn’t really matter who’s staying or coming in you can forget it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldyman Posted July 17, 2018 Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 The last bit is 100 percent correct about Heeps. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sings4Speedway Posted July 17, 2018 Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 18 minutes ago, Baldyman said: The last bit is 100 percent correct about Heeps. Think Heeps can consider himself very fortunate he wasn't shown the door 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScotsman Posted July 17, 2018 Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 I assume Heeps must be a golfing partner for CL or RH? And I assume Mountain doesn't play golf? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu219 Posted July 17, 2018 Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 Come on chaps. Give the promotion some credit. Changes were needed as all agree. Garcia was very good when he raced at ipswich and mark riss beat Danny at ipswich. Also they are def going to score more away than the riders they are replacing as they should know the tracks. Some are way to negative on here 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foamfence Posted July 17, 2018 Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 8 minutes ago, stu219 said: Come on chaps. Give the promotion some credit. Changes were needed as all agree. Garcia was very good when he raced at ipswich and mark riss beat Danny at ipswich. Also they are def going to score more away than the riders they are replacing as they should know the tracks. Some are way to negative on here Then on the other hand..... Wallinger is a business man who rides for fun and usually gets a maximum of noughts, Garcia never seems to last long anywhere and Riss has had such a poor season that Edinburgh had no option but to drop him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu219 Posted July 17, 2018 Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 Time will tell. And if you dont support the local team and speedway stops then what? Would everyone be happy with no speedway? Also i see no one on here with alternative options. We all know the problems Chris Louis is having and give the guy some credit. There is not a massive list of available riders free. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foamfence Posted July 17, 2018 Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 11 minutes ago, stu219 said: Time will tell. And if you dont support the local team and speedway stops then what? Would everyone be happy with no speedway? Also i see no one on here with alternative options. We all know the problems Chris Louis is having and give the guy some credit. There is not a massive list of available riders free. I made no mention of not supporting a team, I simply pointed out that your rose coloured view of the changes might be over-optimistic. My own alternative option would have been to not make the changes but I understand the reason behind them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sings4Speedway Posted July 17, 2018 Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 9 minutes ago, stu219 said: Time will tell. And if you dont support the local team and speedway stops then what? Would everyone be happy with no speedway? Also i see no one on here with alternative options. We all know the problems Chris Louis is having and give the guy some credit. There is not a massive list of available riders free. Just had the U21 semi final over here. Lindsey & Kennedy both gave good performances as did Kvech for the czech republic. Any of those could have slotted in for Jeppesen and then a NL rider for Hume like Ruddick, Brennan, Stoneman etc leaving Mountain who has done no wrong alone and give the side a fresh young look that supporters could really get behind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldyman Posted July 17, 2018 Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 Oh no...the old what if no speedway line. So people should support and be positive and overjoyed no matter what. If speedway goes down the pan it's because whats on offer doesn't appeal to people, maybe for a change it should be put appealing speedway on and people will stay and so will the speedway. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Blue Posted July 17, 2018 Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 I can't get my head around the Wallinger signing even if it is only for half a dozen meetings. I'm sure somebody in the National league could have been persuaded to gain a bit of experience at our level for a few weeks. Being a regular at Mildenhall I would have given someone like Ryan Kingsley a try, he can gate as well! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu219 Posted July 17, 2018 Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 We all intitled to our opinions. Thats what these forums are all about. So come on guys lets hear what changes if any would we all have made allowing for the lack of riders available. As of yet not heard any. And Baldyman i am not looking through rose tinted glasses but i am a speedway supporter of many many many years who enjoys going to speedway and would not be happy if it ceased at ipswich. I cant comment on Wallinger as not seen him ride but everyone seems to think Drew Kemp is a hot prospect but not available until he is 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2ndbendbeerhut Posted July 17, 2018 Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 41 minutes ago, Sings4Speedway said: Just had the U21 semi final over here. Lindsey & Kennedy both gave good performances as did Kvech for the czech republic. Any of those could have slotted in for Jeppesen. Neither Lidsey or Kennedy qualify for a visa... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldyman Posted July 17, 2018 Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, stu219 said: We all intitled to our opinions. Thats what these forums are all about. So come on guys lets hear what changes if any would we all have made allowing for the lack of riders available. As of yet not heard any. And Baldyman i am not looking through rose tinted glasses but i am a speedway supporter of many many many years who enjoys going to speedway and would not be happy if it ceased at ipswich. I cant comment on Wallinger as not seen him ride but everyone seems to think Drew Kemp is a hot prospect but not available until he is 16 I never said you were looking through rose tinted glasses, but people always trot out the if people don't support the speedway it will be lost line, so I'm just flipping it, give the people something they won't want to miss. Most supporters I know want to see riders that give it all they got, to me we had 2 riders last year just like that, and one was a total crowd pleaser. Shouldn't have got rid of Nathan or kyle for starters. Edited July 17, 2018 by Baldyman 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu219 Posted July 17, 2018 Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 Fair enough baldyman. Dont get me wrong i am and have been a speedway fan and a not very good rider many years ago! And like you i can see how speedway is slowly going down the pan due to maybe 3 0r 4 promoters calling the shots. What this sport needs is someone independant to drag it uphill. All too cozy at the top. Seems to me that promoters thought hey im losing x amount per meeting so sod it lets half the meetings so half the loses! I am a business owner and know thats not the way to run a business but the so called promoters at the top say they know better. Speedway is going to die in this country unless the so called experts sort themselves out. Dont hold your breath though. But going back to the ipswich changes ,something needed to be done otherwise the season would def be over by the end of august. May still be over but at least Chris is trying Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uluru Posted July 17, 2018 Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 Your Championship is being screwed by the Premiership. Why don't sharks eat big-league promoters? Professional courtesy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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