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5 minutes ago, geoff100 said:

Craig cool will be their , has he ridden for the same promotion for the past 10 yrs or have the rules changed ?

Geoff rules changed a while ago, if a rider has been in speedway for 10 years he can apply/be put forward to be considered for a testimonial, does not have to have at a club/with same promotion for 10 years, the powers that be decide if one is granted, imo I find this wrong as every Tom dick and Harry could be entitled to one, but lots don't apply, maybe it's just ones who like money apply, oops what have I just said !!: )

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2 minutes ago, geoff100 said:

Seems a bit daft as craig hasnt done a full season at glasgow and lets be honest could be elsewhere in 2020, yet as home fans u are expected to turn up in numbers, mind u we done same for mick powell back in the day 

 

Think ££££ signs come to mind !!! But a rumour I hear is that he is struggling to get a line up, lots of meetings at Easter home and abroad

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9 minutes ago, Neila said:

Geoff rules changed a while ago, if a rider has been in speedway for 10 years he can apply/be put forward to be considered for a testimonial, does not have to have at a club/with same promotion for 10 years, the powers that be decide if one is granted, imo I find this wrong as every Tom dick and Harry could be entitled to one, but lots don't apply, maybe it's just ones who like money apply, oops what have I just said !!: )

Your right,it just a money grab for greedy riders,Cook probably needs the money to finance his GP losses last season which we all heard about with the sob stories.

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22 minutes ago, Neila said:

Geoff rules changed a while ago, if a rider has been in speedway for 10 years he can apply/be put forward to be considered for a testimonial, does not have to have at a club/with same promotion for 10 years, the powers that be decide if one is granted, imo I find this wrong as every Tom dick and Harry could be entitled to one, but lots don't apply, maybe it's just ones who like money apply, oops what have I just said !!: )

as long as the rider has not had a break , asked for a transfer from his clubs . he should be granted one .so richard lawson started before cookie and he has not had one yet because he asked to be away from workington , therefore breaking the rules of a testimonial .

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10 hours ago, jenga said:

as long as the rider has not had a break , asked for a transfer from his clubs . he should be granted one .so richard lawson started before cookie and he has not had one yet because he asked to be away from workington , therefore breaking the rules of a testimonial .

Think you will find that Craig asked to be away from Worky when he went to Edinburgh....

You know after the fall.out with the promotion when he was sold to Edinburgh...

That's not you making stuff up again Jenga is it? Doh!!!

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THJ 

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5 hours ago, TotallyHonestJohn said:

Think you will find that Craig asked to be away from Worky when he went to Edinburgh....

You know after the fall.out with the promotion when he was sold to Edinburgh...

That's not you making stuff up again Jenga is it? Doh!!!

Regards 

THJ 

me, make stuff up. never . looks like the powers that were in charge of  workington  made it clear to the scb/bspa that craig was not included in workingtons plans for the following season and then sold him to glasgow , so as not to break the service to speedway . 

who in turn , edinburgh then sold him back to workington recently and then worky sold him onto belle vue. or have i just made things up again ?  :shock:

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11 minutes ago, jenga said:

me, make stuff up. never . looks like the powers that were in charge of  workington  made it clear to the scb/bspa that craig was not included in workingtons plans for the following season and then sold him to glasgow , so as not to break the service to speedway . 

who in turn , edinburgh then sold him back to workington recently and then worky sold him onto belle vue. or have i just made things up again ?  :shock:

Think you may be confusing us buying Richard Lawson from Workington after Lakeside never paid the initial transfer fee to Workington .

Glasgow then stepped in and paid the fee.

Craig Cook as far as i am aware is still an Edinburgh asset 

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3 hours ago, Gazc said:

Think you may be confusing us buying Richard Lawson from Workington after Lakeside never paid the initial transfer fee to Workington .

Glasgow then stepped in and paid the fee.

Craig Cook as far as i am aware is still an Edinburgh asset 

Honestly

Totally correct

Jenga is like a Ruminant without any Orbital Ocular Sockets

Before you look it up Jenga it's a deer without any eyes or a no eyed deer!!!!

See what a did there Biffa because it Totally sums you up "No Idea" whatsoever...

Definitely a prize plum

Regards 

THJ 

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1 hour ago, TotallyHonestJohn said:

Honestly

Totally correct

Jenga is like a Ruminant without any Orbital Ocular Sockets

Before you look it up Jenga it's a deer without any eyes or a no eyed deer!!!!

See what a did there Biffa because it Totally sums you up "No Idea" whatsoever...

Definitely a prize plum

Regards 

THJ 

thanks for the kind words Steve .

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5 hours ago, jenga said:

me, make stuff up. never . looks like the powers that were in charge of  workington  made it clear to the scb/bspa that craig was not included in workingtons plans for the following season and then sold him to glasgow , so as not to break the service to speedway . 

who in turn , edinburgh then sold him back to workington recently and then worky sold him onto belle vue. or have i just made things up again ?  :shock:

To be fair the only part of the post that is correct is me, :rolleyes:.

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Tonights testimonial was incredible to watch, thoroughly enjoyed all racing, some of the young lads did awesome as well. 

However, there seems to be concern among fans in regards to Luke Chessell, yes we can't judge much because it is only early days, but with him in tonights meeting struggling against the likes of Ryan Macdonald and Corban Pavitt do we really see this lad progressing, or does he need another year in the national league to get his confidence back. The way he was looking down at his bike tonight as well could suggest maybe machine problems are playing a part. 

Really nice bloke and his hearts in the right place so I'm only asking this out of curiosity, not to try and slate him whatsoever. You can tell he wants to ride for Glasgow. 

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3 hours ago, kermitfrog said:

Tonights testimonial was incredible to watch, thoroughly enjoyed all racing, some of the young lads did awesome as well. 

However, there seems to be concern among fans in regards to Luke Chessell, yes we can't judge much because it is only early days, but with him in tonights meeting struggling against the likes of Ryan Macdonald and Corban Pavitt do we really see this lad progressing, or does he need another year in the national league to get his confidence back. The way he was looking down at his bike tonight as well could suggest maybe machine problems are playing a part. 

Really nice bloke and his hearts in the right place so I'm only asking this out of curiosity, not to try and slate him whatsoever. You can tell he wants to ride for Glasgow. 

He may have underestimated how the serious injury has affected him, the problem with Speedway is if you are not 100% committed you will most likely get another injury as is often the case.

Think Luke will know himself that he is doing nobody in favours especially to himself, nice lad but I can't see anything improving anytime soon.

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17 minutes ago, Gazc said:

He may have underestimated how the serious injury has affected him, the problem with Speedway is if you are not 100% committed you will most likely get another injury as is often the case.

Think Luke will know himself that he is doing nobody in favours especially to himself, nice lad but I can't see anything improving anytime soon.

Having two 2 pointers was the trade off to get Cook in the team, unfortunately. Problem is i dont see anyone on that average who is available or any better. LC needs a year in the NL to build his confidence then work out if he wants to step up to the CL.

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50 minutes ago, MD said:

Having two 2 pointers was the trade off to get Cook in the team, unfortunately. Problem is i dont see anyone on that average who is available or any better. LC needs a year in the NL to build his confidence then work out if he wants to step up to the CL.

Chessell has probably been at his level prior to his recent period out of the sport. Would be surprised if he gets back to that, let alone becomes a Championship level rider. 

Glasgow may not be able to find a rider who scores more for them now but there are plenty out there who have more potential in the long run. 

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1 hour ago, MD said:

Having two 2 pointers was the trade off to get Cook in the team, unfortunately. Problem is i dont see anyone on that average who is available or any better. LC needs a year in the NL to build his confidence then work out if he wants to step up to the CL.

Lowering the points limit didn't exactly help matters, all it has done is water the product down even more meaning teams are introducing young riders or in Luke's case an injured rider returning who are not ready for this level.

They are given team places based on average rather than ability , it will do more harm than good in the long run.

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