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12 hours ago, SPEEDY69 said:

Disagree, why do fans need to know the team so early? Surely if you are an attending fan you'll go along - as long as they have a team before their press/practice day? 

 

Maybe it’s a case of “once bitten twice shy” .   We thought we had a Team when we rocked up for Press and Practice day last year and then look what happened.   Can’t blame fans for worrying or being sceptical in the circumstances.  

 

 

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2 hours ago, Trees said:

Surely the promotion would be announcing the rest of the team if everything was sorted, I'd imagine they are pulling their hair out more than the fans. They have numerous constraints to work with as you all know ...... 

dont every team have constraints though? Its february, theyre taking the piss now. Its obvious the team will be a complete shambles at this point, just announce it and get it over with. 

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2 minutes ago, Flappy said:

So how do you work out an average for Jason Crump? 

I was thinking the same thing the other day. It can't be his last one, so who knows. I think he would average 9.00 at the Showground once dialled in, and probably 7 away from home at this stage in his career ?. I would of thought 7.5 would be fair, maybe :t: 

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10 minutes ago, Flappy said:

So how do you work out an average for Jason Crump? 

You can’t!

His last established MA is 11.07 from 2008/9 as far as I can see.

Art 16.2.6 reads: AMENDED MA’s have been amended with the Approval of the BSPA GC or Directors for:
a) Riders who have been absent from British Speedway racing for more than 3 seasons
(NB. The MA may be increased or decreased).

 

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12 hours ago, The Doctor... said:

Yeh true. I'm sure i remember in the 90s my team literally going down to press and practise day before they confirmed anything a few times.  One year it was after..

 

I remember that, and was going to mention it. And then they won the league title.

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24 minutes ago, therefused said:

dont every team have constraints though? Its february, theyre taking the piss now. Its obvious the team will be a complete shambles at this point, just announce it and get it over with. 

I expect they have offered terms to riders which have been turned down and are playing a game of brinkmanship to see who cracks first. 

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Well somehow that 11.07 would need converting to 8.35, as that is what would  be left if Tungate and Ostergaard sign 

(or another 4 point rider)

1. Crump

2. Anderson 5.79

3. MPT 6.30

4. Harris 6

5. Tungate 6.59

6. Wilson-Dean 5.47

7. Ostergaard/ 4 pointer

OR sign a 3 pointer and Crump can be 9.35  :-)

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He is no Greg Hancock in that his style of riding and  temperament do not lend itself to riding at such an advanced age( in speedway terms) IMO Greg love or hate him is a one off and we will still have to wait and see if he can still cut it ! .Crumpy should stay retired and turn out for fun by all means but don't make ythe same mistake as his father did and comeback nowhere near the rider he was .  

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2 minutes ago, John Scrutton said:

i don't think that Crump will be back  It would mean that he would have to up  root his family or spend the next few months on his own here in Britain and  I

cant see him doing that   

I really do not see Crump back  nor do I see it as desirable.  However think I have seen somewhere that he will be in England  with his son for the the entire summer.

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20 minutes ago, John Scrutton said:

i don't think that Crump will be back  It would mean that he would have to up  root his family or spend the next few months on his own here in Britain and  I

cant see him doing that   

His son is riding over here this summer and he's coming with him 

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1 hour ago, Panthers99 said:

Hes not ridden professionally for how many years now? He would struggle physically and his machinery aswell. Would be a gamble on a 5.00 average 

How many leagues do the Panthers race in then,  he would be only riding once maybe twice a week, get practically most of the UK summer months off,  

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It's worth reminding people that Phil Crump made a comeback at Swindon after three years out, and he was quite a bit younger than Jason is now.

He turned out to be very much a shadow of his former self, averaging just over 4 points a meeting in today's money.

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