SPD444 Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 20 minutes ago, IronScorpion said: R & R has said that Sheffield should not be using r/r but a NL guest as no facility should be given. Even practice is on the Saturday. Is Harris riding for Glasgow tonight as he is in the longtrack team with Wajtknecht & Ellis? He is according to the Updates site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlieboy Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 Does it really matter if it's r/r or national league guest ? It makes no difference to league table ,we will still finish bottom !!!!! Speedway rules are a total joke and if Scunthorpe are that desperate to win then Godfrey will get his way tonight.only losers will be the crowd paying to see a rider miles behind the rest.If Broc rides like he has lately we will not have adequate cover for r/r anyway.I think Scunthorpe are scared he might ride like he did last time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCookie Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 1 hour ago, Charlieboy said: Does it really matter if it's r/r or national league guest ? It makes no difference to league table ,we will still finish bottom !!!!! Speedway rules are a total joke and if Scunthorpe are that desperate to win then Godfrey will get his way tonight.only losers will be the crowd paying to see a rider miles behind the rest.If Broc rides like he has lately we will not have adequate cover for r/r anyway.I think Scunthorpe are scared he might ride like he did last time. Good point. Why have any rules for Sheffield if they're going to finish bottom anyway? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 (edited) 3 hours ago, IronScorpion said: R & R has said that Sheffield should not be using r/r but a NL guest as no facility should be given. Even practice is on the Saturday. Is Harris riding for Glasgow tonight as he is in the longtrack team with Wajtknecht & Ellis? Harris riding in Glasgow- with Sheffield using R/R for Shanes it`s an absolute disgrace. Edited August 31, 2018 by racers and royals 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Third Man Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 37 minutes ago, racers and royals said: Harris riding in Glasgow- with Sheffield using R/R for Shanes it`s an absolute disgrace. How is Harris getting there? How is Shanes getting there? If Shanes is driving there is no way he could risk setting off the meeting, he will already be on his way It's a disgrace that he cant afford to fly out tonight or tomorrow morning 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 (edited) 7 minutes ago, The Third Man said: How is Harris getting there? How is Shanes getting there? If Shanes is driving there is no way he could risk setting off the meeting, he will already be on his way It's a disgrace that he cant afford to fly out tonight or tomorrow morning Harris is flying to Bordeaux in the morning( that`s the nearest airport) on my orginal post i found a flight from Birmingham at 6.55am which got to Bordeaux at 10am which Shanes could have taken and i think it was £71 - Harris probably can get a flight nearer to where he is tonight. I would love the SCB or the BSPA to explain which rule the facility was granted under. Edited August 31, 2018 by racers and royals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlieboy Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 Is anybody bothered ? Scunthorpe have still won, so it doesn't matter how anybody got to Bordeaux etc. Speedway rules in general are a complete farce. Every promotor is in it for there own club. Until an independent regime take it over then you will always get twists and turns with each rule. This season has been a joke from day one with only one set of fixtures instead of two which has always worked at our level.We are now going into September with some teams nowhere near completing their fixtures ,the early season shield semi finals have not been rode and now we've got supporters worrying about r/r in a meaningless fixture ???? well done to Scunthorpe on the 3 points ,at least we will have another trophy to polish this winter even though it may only be at wooden spoon.. Let's hope the bspa can put things right and give us a full fixture list next season.As a footnote it will be interesting to see how much promotors have SAVED this season after their wise decision. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 (edited) 12 minutes ago, Charlieboy said: Is anybody bothered ? Scunthorpe have still won, so it doesn't matter how anybody got to Bordeaux etc. Speedway rules in general are a complete farce. Every promotor is in it for there own club. Until an independent regime take it over then you will always get twists and turns with each rule. This season has been a joke from day one with only one set of fixtures instead of two which has always worked at our level.We are now going into September with some teams nowhere near completing their fixtures ,the early season shield semi finals have not been rode and now we've got supporters worrying about r/r in a meaningless fixture ???? well done to Scunthorpe on the 3 points ,at least we will have another trophy to polish this winter even though it may only be at wooden spoon.. Let's hope the bspa can put things right and give us a full fixture list next season.As a footnote it will be interesting to see how much promotors have SAVED this season after their wise decision. So you think pointing out that a facility for a rider riding in the same meeting as a rider who has ridden tonight in Scotland is a trivial matter ? There is no option to ride or not. If Shanes wasn`t at Scunthorpe no facility was available within the rules this supposedly professional sport operates with. Speedway within the UK from the top down is bent Edited August 31, 2018 by racers and royals 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montie Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 23 minutes ago, racers and royals said: So you think pointing out that a facility for a rider riding in the same meeting as a rider who has ridden tonight in Scotland is a trivial matter ? There is no option to ride or not. If Shanes wasn`t at Scunthorpe no facility was available within the rules this supposedly professional sport operates with. Speedway within the UK from the top down is bent On the flip side.. It was an excellent meeting Well done to both teams for putting on a great show Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cue Ball Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 Gutted! Another good Scunny v Sheffield meeting, good racing but shame about the result! Can’t believe we led for 14 heats and then lost Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 1 minute ago, montie said: On the flip side.. It was an excellent meeting Well done to both teams for putting on a great show Maybe you can ask your mate Mr G why Sheffield were allowed a facility ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlieboy Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 Exactly so why worry about it ? The sport is is on its knees and the sooner the bspa realise then they may change it. Speedway is a simple sport 4 riders racing for 4 laps but they just love to complicate. it with complex rules. I'm past caring now what they do ,it's a complete shambles.It is what it is !!!!!!, So as I see it there's no argument.They are not bothered what the fans think,they are just running speedway into the ground.If you would rather see a nl rider way behind the other 3 then that's up to you but it's not for me . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 Just now, Charlieboy said: Exactly so why worry about it ? The sport is is on its knees and the sooner the bspa realise then they may change it. Speedway is a simple sport 4 riders racing for 4 laps but they just love to complicate. it with complex rules. I'm past caring now what they do ,it's a complete shambles.It is what it is !!!!!!, So as I see it there's no argument.They are not bothered what the fans think,they are just running speedway into the ground.If you would rather see a nl rider way behind the other 3 then that's up to you but it's not for me . But it didn`t have to be a NL rider- Shanes didn`t need to take the bikes he would have ridden tonight to ride in France tomorrow did he ? he doesn`t need to be with his team taking the longtrack bikes to Morizes does he ? He could have been in a Birmingham airport hotel by 11.30pm and had a decent few hours sleep before catching the 6.55am flight. and by my reckoning would have been at the track at least 2 hours before practice starts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montie Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 (edited) 16 minutes ago, racers and royals said: Maybe you can ask your mate Mr G why Sheffield were allowed a facility ? Sure.. But i don't really care about the wrongs and rights to be honest.. I go to watch 4 loons going at it on an oval track and to be entertained.. And tonight I did that and was treated to some excellent entertainment Again.. Well done both sets of riders.. A great night's racing Edited August 31, 2018 by montie 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WTF1 Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 Wow! If Carlsberg made speedway meetings this is how they all would be, fantastic racing, the deadly duo Auty and Allen showing that they were sorely missed the previous week with heart stopping performances, the last heat worth the admission money alone, For Sheffield their 2 heatleaders underperformed but in Kasper Andersen have a real find, it was a shame that one team had to lose and also that this meeting wasn't televised instead of some of the premiership dross. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brylcream boy Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 7 minutes ago, racers and royals said: But it didn`t have to be a NL rider- Shanes didn`t need to take the bikes he would have ridden tonight to ride in France tomorrow did he ? he doesn`t need to be with his team taking the longtrack bikes to Morizes does he ? He could have been in a Birmingham airport hotel by 11.30pm and had a decent few hours sleep before catching the 6.55am flight. and by my reckoning would have been at the track at least 2 hours before practice starts. How do you know what he can or can’t do? He may have something personal arranged you are not privy to. As previously mentioned no one apart from you really cares, and anyone who went tonight enjoyed some terrific racing. Personally I find it’s a case of “if something is bothering you, do something about it. If you can’t do anything about it, don’t let it bother you”. You are not to change the way speedway is run, so just enjoy it for what it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 Early doors it looked odds on Scunny reserves were gonna cost dearly again... However, how important was that 3rd place for Gino in heat 14! The lads got it in him, just needs luck on his side. Great comeback by The Scorpions.... tonight proved how we much we missed Josh and Jake, they were both awesome match winners tonight. It was a night of truly great entertaining racing....to be fair, it usually is whenever Sheffield visit. A neutral would of loved that... Sheffield may be a little disappointed to lose at the death... but wow... what a heat 15, speedway doesn't get much better. Hats of to both teams for putting on a great show. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moranboys Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 5 minutes ago, Albert said: Early doors it looked odds on Scunny reserves were gonna cost dearly again... However, how important was that 3rd place for Gino in heat 14! The lads got it in him, just needs luck on his side. Great comeback by The Scorpions.... tonight proved how we much we missed Josh and Jake, they were both awesome match winners tonight. It was a night of truly great entertaining racing....to be fair, it usually is whenever Sheffield visit. A neutral would of loved that... Sheffield may be a little disappointed to lose at the death... but wow... what a heat 15, speedway doesn't get much better. Hats of to both teams for putting on a great show. have to agree.a super night of speedway racing on a v.well prepared track.charles and kyle not at their usual standard but all credit to kyle after that nasty looking crash.todd gave it his all in that final race and only just lost out.full credit to all the lads tonight especially todd,kasper and connor.well done scunthorpe on the comeback.thoroughly enjoyed the meeting after the recent home meetings.credit to our captain also for thanking the sheffield supporters for their support tonight.top man. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spin king Posted September 1, 2018 Report Share Posted September 1, 2018 2 hours ago, racers and royals said: Maybe you can ask your mate Mr G why Sheffield were allowed a facility ? Could it be that the Glasgow v Newcastle fixture was the original date whereas the Scunthorpe v Sheffield fixture was re- arranged as the original fixture was cancelled due to the weather. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted September 1, 2018 Report Share Posted September 1, 2018 5 hours ago, spin king said: Could it be that the Glasgow v Newcastle fixture was the original date whereas the Scunthorpe v Sheffield fixture was re- arranged as the original fixture was cancelled due to the weather. I`m pretty sure i actually know the reason and it`s all about outside influences sticking their unwanted noses into Speedway`s business and the SCB/BSPA not having the guts to do anything about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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