dazzafl Posted December 13, 2018 Report Share Posted December 13, 2018 i think the devils have a great side this year.. and far more organised having the team all set before the end of the year. great work all involved. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac101 Posted December 13, 2018 Report Share Posted December 13, 2018 1 hour ago, Sings4Speedway said: Any side who secured the services of Richard Andrews for the upcoming season should be very happy. Quick question time, Adam Sheppard gets a 2.01 average having previously been declared in a 1-7? Jamie Bursill was also in the IOW 1-7 so surely gets a 2.01 average too? Jamie only done 2 meetings for IOW and didn’t get a average Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sings4Speedway Posted December 13, 2018 Report Share Posted December 13, 2018 21 minutes ago, mac101 said: Jamie only done 2 meetings for IOW and didn’t get a average Its nothing against Jamie its just that the whole 2 pointer rules have been brought in but without any clarity. There is allegedly a rule update to be released in Jan, why? why can the rules not be published when they were decided at the AGM......or were there a load of oversights that need clearing up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac101 Posted December 13, 2018 Report Share Posted December 13, 2018 25 minutes ago, Sings4Speedway said: Its nothing against Jamie its just that the whole 2 pointer rules have been brought in but without any clarity. There is allegedly a rule update to be released in Jan, why? why can the rules not be published when they were decided at the AGM......or were there a load of oversights that need clearing up. Their still trying to work it out and it will take till January to get it nearly right before changing it again lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander15 Posted December 13, 2018 Report Share Posted December 13, 2018 It’s fair that Bursill is a 2.00 as he’s never had an average ever. However Sheppard has achieved a real average in the past as well as being declared in teams so surely he should come in on 2.whatever he finished on in the last season he rode enough meetings to get an average. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobC Posted January 1, 2019 Report Share Posted January 1, 2019 So Plymouth are now to be known as Plymouth Gladiators, racing at the Plymouth Coliseum! New Colours too, Blue and Yellow with black. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalterPlinge Posted January 1, 2019 Report Share Posted January 1, 2019 3 hours ago, BobC said: So Plymouth are now to be known as Plymouth Gladiators, racing at the Plymouth Coliseum! New Colours too, Blue and Yellow with black. Saw this and assumed someone had confused January 1st with April 1st. But now I'm starting to think it's not a joke and it actually is for real. I've always thought that Plymouth Devils was a decent enough nickname, but if it wanted a change it could draw on the City's history for inspiration (being the place the Pilgrim Fathers departed from, it's association with Francis Drake, the home of Europe's biggest naval base, etc etc). With all of these options, "Gladiators" seems a bit naff. And worse still "Plymouth Colosseum"??? Really? Plymouth Speedway is a nice little place, but that's what it is... a nice little set-up on a school's playing field. Not quite the Colosseum. And can I query the spelling in the press release. It says "coliseum". Surely if they're portraying themselves as gladiators then they mean the "Colosseum" in Rome? As far as I know Gladiators fought at the Colosseum.... the "coliseum" is a theatre in Oldham where you're more likely to see Christopher Biggins in panto dressed as a dame. p.s. Will Ben Wilson change his name to Ben Hur? 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doners123 Posted January 1, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2019 I think it has something to do with former gladiator cobra ( Steve Luxton) who owns cobra garage mahal. So so I think this a change in names much like a sponsorship. I believe as a Plymouth fan it is a good move we have made huge strides forward since some promoters under the devils name who put the devils name in bad lights especially around the Plymouth area. more money better contacts threw Steve And a fresh era in a fresh year makes sense. I agree had it been a random rebranding without linking it to cobra and the gladiators then something linking it with the city would have been good. I’d have also liked the colourway to involve green like most of the other sporting teams in Plymouth. overall I’m happy with the change. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Jones Posted January 1, 2019 Report Share Posted January 1, 2019 18 minutes ago, WalterPlinge said: Saw this and assumed someone had confused January 1st with April 1st. But now I'm starting to think it's not a joke and it actually is for real. I've always thought that Plymouth Devils was a decent enough nickname, but if it wanted a change it could draw on the City's history for inspiration (being the place the Pilgrim Fathers departed from, it's association with Francis Drake, the home of Europe's biggest naval base, etc etc). With all of these options, "Gladiators" seems a bit naff. And worse still "Plymouth Colosseum"??? Really? Plymouth Speedway is a nice little place, but that's what it is... a nice little set-up on a school's playing field. Not quite the Colosseum. And can I query the spelling in the press release. It says "coliseum". Surely if they're portraying themselves as gladiators then they mean the "Colosseum" in Rome? As far as I know Gladiators fought at the Colosseum.... the "coliseum" is a theatre in Oldham where you're more likely to see Christopher Biggins in panto dressed as a dame. p.s. Will Ben Wilson change his name to Ben Hur? Let's hope the promoter doesn't start calling himself Julius Caesar as there won't be any shortage of insiders to stab him in the back . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurnTwo Posted January 1, 2019 Report Share Posted January 1, 2019 Anything that helps the speedway is good. Things need to change and that’s what they have done. Good on them for trying something new 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sings4Speedway Posted January 2, 2019 Report Share Posted January 2, 2019 Personally if the sponsorship tie up was the reasoning the the Plymouth Cobra's sounds a better name but whichever. As long as there isn't an influx of polystyrene columns appearing and the water car towed round by a couple of horses im sure everything will be fine at the Eastbourne coloured Gladiators 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icicle Posted January 2, 2019 Report Share Posted January 2, 2019 Hope they correct the mis-spelt Stadium name to Colosseum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcons50 Posted January 2, 2019 Report Share Posted January 2, 2019 At the end of the day Plymouth will continue to have a speedway team next season something which was much in doubt at the end of last I think. New sponsorship or actually any sponsorship is so difficult to get so my thoughts are WELL DONE to the Mark, Stuart and Mattie. Paul is working hard as well. I am pleased to sponsor a heat for the season as I have done the last two years. It's a relatively small amount but if it helps keep my Friday nights going, we as spectators just need to get behind the team and give them the support they need and deserve. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitgate52 Posted January 2, 2019 Report Share Posted January 2, 2019 3 hours ago, Icicle said: Hope they correct the mis-spelt Stadium name to Colosseum coliseum The standard spelling for an outdoor stadium is “coliseum”, but the one in Rome is called the “Colosseum.” Also note that the name of the specific construction in Rome is capitalized. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HertsRacer Posted January 2, 2019 Report Share Posted January 2, 2019 (edited) 5 hours ago, Falcons50 said: At the end of the day Plymouth will continue to have a speedway team next season something which was much in doubt at the end of last I think. New sponsorship or actually any sponsorship is so difficult to get so my thoughts are WELL DONE to the Mark, Stuart and Mattie. Paul is working hard as well. I am pleased to sponsor a heat for the season as I have done the last two years. It's a relatively small amount but if it helps keep my Friday nights going, we as spectators just need to get behind the team and give them the support they need and deserve. Can't say I like the changes much, but there you go. Just hope they bring you better fortune than when my old team changed it's name to Gladiators. Edited January 2, 2019 by HertsRacer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byker Biker Posted January 2, 2019 Report Share Posted January 2, 2019 Please don't knock this initiative folks it's not that long ago that Plymouth didn't have a Speedway Team and of course it's an even shorter period since it's continuation was threatened. Whatever it takes to secure the sport for Plymouth and it's lovely supporters has to be welcomed and embraced. Well done this is an opportunity to be taken and made the most of, which all the other clubs at death's door would welcome. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HertsRacer Posted January 2, 2019 Report Share Posted January 2, 2019 25 minutes ago, Byker Biker said: Please don't knock this initiative folks it's not that long ago that Plymouth didn't have a Speedway Team and of course it's an even shorter period since it's continuation was threatened. Whatever it takes to secure the sport for Plymouth and it's lovely supporters has to be welcomed and embraced. Well done this is an opportunity to be taken and made the most of, which all the other clubs at death's door would welcome. I'm sure everybody wishes you the best of fortune for the future. We can't afford to lose anymore tracks. On a lighter note the name Gladiators will be Plymouth's sixth nickname in it's history after Tigers, Panthers, Drakes, Bulldogs and Devils. This must be a record. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnieg Posted January 2, 2019 Report Share Posted January 2, 2019 2 hours ago, HertsRacer said: I'm sure everybody wishes you the best of fortune for the future. We can't afford to lose anymore tracks. On a lighter note the name Gladiators will be Plymouth's sixth nickname in it's history after Tigers, Panthers, Drakes, Bulldogs and Devils. This must be a record. They are not the first team to have six nicknames. The team I'm thinking of can also count Panthers as one of their nicknames. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HertsRacer Posted January 3, 2019 Report Share Posted January 3, 2019 (edited) 10 hours ago, arnieg said: They are not the first team to have six nicknames. The team I'm thinking of can also count Panthers as one of their nicknames. Bradford ? Edited January 3, 2019 by HertsRacer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityrebel Posted January 3, 2019 Report Share Posted January 3, 2019 12 hours ago, HertsRacer said: Bradford ? Boomerangs, Tudors, Panthers, Northern, Barons & Dukes! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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