Fromafar Posted August 1, 2019 Report Share Posted August 1, 2019 Is all this rider “swapping” In “ best interest of the sport”.It harms it credibility IMO.Replacing injured riders ok ,but “ average swapping” is not. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foamfence Posted August 1, 2019 Report Share Posted August 1, 2019 2 minutes ago, Fromafar said: Is all this rider “swapping” In “ best interest of the sport”.It harms it credibility IMO.Replacing injured riders ok ,but “ average swapping” is not. It's just a circus act, It's like Belle Vue during the war, when the same riders pretended to be a different team each week. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sings4Speedway Posted August 1, 2019 Report Share Posted August 1, 2019 Have we reached a point where everyone is signed for 1 month only and has the chance to move around on the first of each month? Riders can step away or be replaced freely. Yes it will be a mess and burn the last of any loyalty shown but with credibility at an all time low is it better to make it an official practice and at least accept the sport is flawed rather than the deceit that shines through. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HGould Posted August 1, 2019 Report Share Posted August 1, 2019 Does anyone know how many changes each team has made (excluding injuries). guts tell me Brummies the most and Berwick the least? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crescent girl Posted August 1, 2019 Report Share Posted August 1, 2019 (edited) Berwick are the ONLY team in all three leagues to have kept faith with their original 1-7. Five of whom were returnees from 2018. Pwoper pwomotion, Nige! Edited August 1, 2019 by crescent girl . 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruckerroo Posted August 1, 2019 Report Share Posted August 1, 2019 cheque book speedway tbh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiveusaB Posted August 1, 2019 Report Share Posted August 1, 2019 (edited) 6 minutes ago, HGould said: Does anyone know how many changes each team has made (excluding injuries). guts tell me Brummies the most and Berwick the least? I think we have made only '4' changes due to so called performance.....Thomsen/Newman/.Ostergarrd and Hume !? may be Stoneman is added, but he got injured at the same time? Also, our changes have been made because we were so poor at the start of the season and not because we have/had any chance of winning anything? Edited August 1, 2019 by GiveusaB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWC Posted August 1, 2019 Report Share Posted August 1, 2019 Changes at the bottom end of teams is one thing and can be expected to some extent as these tend to be younger inexperienced riders and they can come back again. But the recent Somerset change is pretty drastic and was no doubt helped by the Germans ‘retirement’. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiveusaB Posted August 1, 2019 Report Share Posted August 1, 2019 9 minutes ago, crescent girl said: Berwick are the ONLY team in all three leagues to have kept faith with their original 1-7. Five of whom were returnees from 2018. That's why they're almost bottom of the league ! 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crescent girl Posted August 1, 2019 Report Share Posted August 1, 2019 1 minute ago, GiveusaB said: That's why they're almost bottom of the league ! On the plus/minus scale of points gained and lost home and away, Berwick are one of only five clubs with a 'plus' rating. Its the table at the end of the season that counts. See you on the 28th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ch958 Posted August 1, 2019 Report Share Posted August 1, 2019 so not only do we lack continuity from season to season but now within a season. And continuity is one of the things people cite as a desirable thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Normski Posted August 1, 2019 Report Share Posted August 1, 2019 Which is expected after 7 away meetings and only 3 at home. Let's see where we are at the end of August. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWC Posted August 1, 2019 Report Share Posted August 1, 2019 I think the problem is leagues are too small and play offs skew decisions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skodaman Posted August 1, 2019 Report Share Posted August 1, 2019 All of Leicesters changes have been for retirement or injury! 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiveusaB Posted August 1, 2019 Report Share Posted August 1, 2019 3 minutes ago, crescent girl said: On the plus/minus scale of points gained and lost home and away, Berwick are one of only five clubs with a 'plus' rating. Its the table at the end of the season that counts. See you on the 28th. You can give us a hiding on the 24th first ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Normski Posted August 1, 2019 Report Share Posted August 1, 2019 7 minutes ago, GiveusaB said: That's why they're almost bottom of the league ! 6 home meetings in August, don't think we will be bottom come end of the month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCookie Posted August 1, 2019 Report Share Posted August 1, 2019 1 hour ago, crescent girl said: Berwick are the ONLY team in all three leagues to have kept faith with their original 1-7. Five of whom were returnees from 2018. Pwoper pwomotion, Nige! Keeping faith is a nice way of trying to spin it, but it's more likely there's no money or inclination to make a change. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigACE Posted August 1, 2019 Report Share Posted August 1, 2019 (edited) Can be hard to keep up with at times. Already have this just checking if a riders 2 teams meetings clash. Fair enough when there is a proper crisis like at Kent in the lower league right now. Edited August 1, 2019 by craigACE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandit59 Posted August 1, 2019 Report Share Posted August 1, 2019 Who would be a speedway rider sign for a club one week kicked out the door next week promoters tell them one minute they want them to ride for them next thing someone better comes along and it's thanks for nothing 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waytogo28 Posted August 2, 2019 Report Share Posted August 2, 2019 20 hours ago, Richard Weston said: It is speedway's version of the Hokey Cokey. Only Berwick not playing. A ban for them or at least a huge fine. Or taking a few match points away. It brings promoters into disrepute if they don't all play by that rule "in the best interests of the sport". 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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