RebelDan Posted February 2, 2019 Report Share Posted February 2, 2019 With the greatest of respect all of the options mentioned so far will make us a lot weaker. As others have mentioned Berge’s reason for quitting seems a bit odd. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted February 2, 2019 Report Share Posted February 2, 2019 45 minutes ago, RebelDan said: With the greatest of respect all of the options mentioned so far will make us a lot weaker. As others have mentioned Berge’s reason for quitting seems a bit odd. "Convenient" is the word that comes to mind. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruffdiamond Posted February 2, 2019 Report Share Posted February 2, 2019 (edited) 27 minutes ago, Tsunami said: "Convenient" is the word that comes to mind. 'Convenient' Dave ?,,, a dunno, maybe nobody wants to work with him 'full time' Edited February 2, 2019 by ruffdiamond 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screm Posted February 3, 2019 Report Share Posted February 3, 2019 Welcome Valentin Grobauer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliffeboy Posted February 3, 2019 Report Share Posted February 3, 2019 13 minutes ago, screm said: Welcome Valentin Grobauer. Never heard of him, good luck tho. Sorry guys not confident at all with our side this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bavarian Posted February 3, 2019 Report Share Posted February 3, 2019 Grobauer is a team mate of Mark Riss at Landshut in the German Bundesliga. He is not yet riding at the same level as the Riss brothers, but is not far behind Mark Riss in the German league averages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coomie Posted February 3, 2019 Report Share Posted February 3, 2019 He's 24 so he should be pushing on now,looking at his scores over the last two seasons that I can find 4-5 points per meeting is normal,having said that did not find many 0's,bottom end of the team looks to weak for a title run but will see in a few months time.have been wrong before! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted February 3, 2019 Report Share Posted February 3, 2019 9 minutes ago, Bavarian said: Grobauer is a team mate of Mark Riss at Landshut in the German Bundesliga. He is not yet riding at the same level as the Riss brothers, but is not far behind Mark Riss in the German league averages. More another Henning Loof,than a Matten Kröger or Stephan Katt? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Najjer Posted February 3, 2019 Report Share Posted February 3, 2019 6 minutes ago, iris123 said: More another Henning Loof,than a Matten Kröger or Stephan Katt? That's worrying in itself. What a shocking signing if that's the case. Berge was going to be a bit of a trump card and would of been mustard at the OTA within a couple of months I'm sure. The fact they're hoping the new rider will achieve his starting average is really concerning - whose improving their averages by enough other than Covatti? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWC Posted February 3, 2019 Report Share Posted February 3, 2019 I remember Danny Masson at Rye and he was way out of his depth I’m afraid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bavarian Posted February 3, 2019 Report Share Posted February 3, 2019 2 hours ago, iris123 said: More another Henning Loof,than a Matten Kröger or Stephan Katt? Oh no, don't panic, he's definitely not another Henning Loof, who was a no hoper, even here in Germany. Grobauer is a pretty good speedway rider, much better rider than Loof. He's a useful second string for my local Bundesliga Club Landshut. I would rate Grobauer in the top 10 here in Germany. He has made steady progress in recent years, riding in Poland's second division last year. It will be interestuing how he adopts to British speedway. That's always unpredictable, as it is a complete change of livestyle. It may be a gamble for Somerset, but he could turn out to be a good signing. After all, the SGB Championship is not full of world beaters theses days. Grobauer may surprise a few over there. He deserves a fair chance. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bavarian Posted February 3, 2019 Report Share Posted February 3, 2019 Just for fun, here's my current Top Ten of German speedway riders: 1 - Martin Smolinski 2 - Kevin Wölbert 3 - Kai Huckenbeck 4 - Erik Riss 5 - Max Dilger 6 - Michael Härtel 7 - Tobias Busch 8 - Mark Riss 9 - Lukas Fienhage 10 - Valentin Grobauer 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RebelDan Posted February 3, 2019 Report Share Posted February 3, 2019 It sounds like we have been shopping in a well known German budget store. Good luck to the lad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CountyGround Posted February 3, 2019 Report Share Posted February 3, 2019 3 minutes ago, RebelDan said: It sounds like we have been shopping in a well known German budget store. Good luck to the lad. 3 minutes ago, RebelDan said: It sounds like we have been shopping in a well known German budget store. Good luck to the lad. Who's paying travel cost? cash strapped rebels! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idh Posted February 4, 2019 Report Share Posted February 4, 2019 (edited) On 2/3/2019 at 11:41 PM, CountyGround said: Who's paying travel cost? cash strapped rebels! Who said Somerset were strapped for cash in the Championship, Premiership possibly, "cut your coat according to the cloth" comes to mind They had the sense not to throw money away so that they could operate at a lower level , not like some other clubs who have gone to the wall (unfortunately) Edited February 6, 2019 by idh 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiderman1 Posted February 4, 2019 Report Share Posted February 4, 2019 Hope he has a good set of goggles 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screm Posted February 4, 2019 Report Share Posted February 4, 2019 No surprise at all that Berge has tippy toed away from Somerset, he did a very similar thing when at Berwick a couple of seasons ago. No sooner had he signed then he wanted away and ultimately got his wish, he is a talent but he needs to sort out his temperament. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimmo Posted February 4, 2019 Report Share Posted February 4, 2019 I wish Valentin the very best of luck having been given the chance to race in this country, but what a kick in the teeth for riders like Mason Campton and Simon Lambert who have no club to ride for, through no fault of their own. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander15 Posted February 4, 2019 Report Share Posted February 4, 2019 Berge looked critical to Somerset’s season as someone who could genuinely significantly increase his average. He’d be bound to ride like a heat leader at the OTA. Compare that to Grobauer who the management hope will ride to his average and knows zero away tracks, it looks like a big step down for Rebels fans. Imo it goes from looking like a solid top 4 side to now having major question marks over the bottom end of the team. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted February 4, 2019 Report Share Posted February 4, 2019 34 minutes ago, screm said: No surprise at all that Berge has tippy toed away from Somerset, he did a very similar thing when at Berwick a couple of seasons ago. No sooner had he signed then he wanted away and ultimately got his wish, he is a talent but he needs to sort out his temperament. “Don’t Touch” and “Barge Pole” seem to describe Berge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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