Al Stewart Posted July 21, 2019 Report Share Posted July 21, 2019 2 hours ago, Grand Central said: Much, I mean really MUCH, has been made of the new Great Britain Team management and structure. Being facetious I would say that they have improved the lads skipping technique no end. Though I am sure it goes much further than that. Behind the scenes. But up front, on show, with what matters on the Speedway side. Very little is different. Both last year's SON with nativity on tactics and this year's uninspiring team selection shows that they haven't advanced the actual speedway thinking one iota. Alun's personal stylist does get a ten out of ten for effort though. Must be the hardest job of the lot. This is spot on. Up to now my belief is that the Team GB setup is far more about style than substance. I would be very happy to admit if I am wrong about that. I can't even think of any way that things can realistically be altered. Either the riders are up to the job or they are not, and things like fitness, nutrition and team bonding sessions make only a marginal difference. The re-definition of 'team' to mean two riders plus an U21 has helped but realistically GB should not need this, there should be more riders at a good level. The aim should be to race Test series against Poland, Australia, Denmark etc with 7 or 8 man teams - proper Tests. This might happen in the future but the selection of Chris Harris (much as I admire what he has done over the years) doesn't suggest that we are aiming in this direction. Even Woffinden said we should be going with youth - surely he has a strong voice within Team GB? 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cj69 Posted July 21, 2019 Report Share Posted July 21, 2019 Lambert withdraws. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screm Posted July 21, 2019 Report Share Posted July 21, 2019 Lambert now out of todays SoN. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panthers89 Posted July 21, 2019 Report Share Posted July 21, 2019 Do we have another rider out there? Like Poland having Dudek there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hagonshocker Posted July 21, 2019 Report Share Posted July 21, 2019 Just now, Panthers89 said: Do we have another rider out there? Like Poland having Dudek there? No....so one heat we can only go with one rider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panthers89 Posted July 21, 2019 Report Share Posted July 21, 2019 Just now, hagonshocker said: No....so one heat we can only go with one rider What a professional outfit we are Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zlata prilba Posted July 21, 2019 Report Share Posted July 21, 2019 (edited) 13 minutes ago, Panthers89 said: Do we have another rider out there? Like Poland having Dudek there? Nah it's GB we'd rather send nutrition personal instead of an extra rider plus Rosco's personal crimper to make sure that he uses the right hair gel for his Tin Tin look or Woody Woodpecker look whichever way you look at it Edited July 21, 2019 by zlata prilba 3 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hagonshocker Posted July 21, 2019 Report Share Posted July 21, 2019 Just now, Panthers89 said: What a professional outfit we are Yeah pretty poor considering the fuss made about the GB set up 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panthers89 Posted July 21, 2019 Report Share Posted July 21, 2019 I really hope they (Tai and Scotty) comment on that fact. Yes Polish riders can hop over the boarder etc. But we could have had another rider head out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panthers89 Posted July 21, 2019 Report Share Posted July 21, 2019 1 minute ago, hagonshocker said: Yeah pretty poor considering the fuss made about the GB set up Exactly, the new improved GB set up and can't be assed with another rider. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted July 21, 2019 Report Share Posted July 21, 2019 5 minutes ago, Panthers89 said: I really hope they (Tai and Scotty) comment on that fact. Yes Polish riders can hop over the boarder etc. But we could have had another rider head out there. Visa ‘s are the problem if you are not organised. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILIPRISING Posted July 21, 2019 Report Share Posted July 21, 2019 8 minutes ago, Panthers89 said: I really hope they (Tai and Scotty) comment on that fact. Yes Polish riders can hop over the boarder etc. But we could have had another rider head out there. BIT more than a hop and not sure how easy it is for Polish riders to acquire a Russian visa. Does anyone know what everyone in the GP party actually does? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eduds1 Posted July 21, 2019 Report Share Posted July 21, 2019 2 minutes ago, PHILIPRISING said: BIT more than a hop and not sure how easy it is for Polish riders to acquire a Russian visa. Does anyone know what everyone in the GP party actually does? I'm sure Rossiter said he had someone keeping an eye on the programme (probably watch with mother) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatAndy Posted July 21, 2019 Report Share Posted July 21, 2019 I did read that Dan had his visa in place and was ready to fly over there if Cookie hadn't recovered from his illness last week. You would have though they'd have had him over there, just in case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lastword Posted July 21, 2019 Report Share Posted July 21, 2019 17 minutes ago, PHILIPRISING said: BIT more than a hop and not sure how easy it is for Polish riders to acquire a Russian visa. Does anyone know what everyone in the GP party actually does? Oh come on Philip, there have been seemingly endless pages devoted to the Team GB fitness regime in the Star over the past few months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted July 21, 2019 Report Share Posted July 21, 2019 33 minutes ago, Panthers89 said: I really hope they (Tai and Scotty) comment on that fact. Yes Polish riders can hop over the boarder etc. But we could have had another rider head out there. A hop? Have you seen where it is! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panthers89 Posted July 21, 2019 Report Share Posted July 21, 2019 2 minutes ago, iainb said: A hop? Have you seen where it is! and if they keep banging on about how they want to make the brand better and succeed at the top, you need to take a rider getting injured into consideration. Also I'm hoping its a hop, as Bomber is guesting for us tomorrow night at Wolves..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil The Ace Posted July 21, 2019 Report Share Posted July 21, 2019 So who takes our u21 ride do we have to do 1 race with 1 rider only Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panthers89 Posted July 21, 2019 Report Share Posted July 21, 2019 2 minutes ago, Phil The Ace said: So who takes our u21 ride do we have to do 1 race with 1 rider only Yup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILIPRISING Posted July 21, 2019 Report Share Posted July 21, 2019 15 minutes ago, lastword said: Oh come on Philip, there have been seemingly endless pages devoted to the Team GB fitness regime in the Star over the past few months. THAT doesn't answer the question ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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