Sidney the robin Posted December 15, 2019 Report Share Posted December 15, 2019 (edited) 13 hours ago, DC2 said: Hmmmm ... is that why Swindon didn’t win the league for 45 years? Really how would you know ????? you went missing for about twenty years hence the laughable comment about Phil Crump being a journeyman.!!!! Swindon have won the league three times since 2010 so they have not done to badly have they? Edited December 16, 2019 by Sidney the robin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szkocjasid Posted December 16, 2019 Report Share Posted December 16, 2019 4 hours ago, stevebrum said: Depends who you believe. PA said the reason behind the points limit was because they were unsure if Nicol would be a 4 or 6 (not sure what the uncertainty has been around the average as I’ve seen others suggest it would be reassessed to 5/ use his CL converted average/ be a 4/ and now possibly a 6). Im not convinced the team was built around getting a number one either. Although the evidence on the spare points would certainly point to that. Surprised there was any doubt, I thought it was clear Broc would be on a 4.00 ave? Had it been 6.00 I wouldn't have gone near him! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybob Posted December 16, 2019 Report Share Posted December 16, 2019 regarding TNT he dose not go so much since not working behind the scenes and poor health has restricted visits etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebrum Posted December 16, 2019 Report Share Posted December 16, 2019 19 hours ago, szkocjasid said: Surprised there was any doubt, I thought it was clear Broc would be on a 4.00 ave? Had it been 6.00 I wouldn't have gone near him! There clearly was doubt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BWitcher Posted December 18, 2019 Report Share Posted December 18, 2019 (edited) On 12/15/2019 at 8:35 PM, Beowulf said: No loss to be honest. Bit harsh. TNT suffered a stroke earlier this year and was quite ill for some time. He is better now but as anyone who has either experienced or knows someone who has suffered a stroke, it's effects live on. We didn't always agree (then again we often did) but he is a genuinely nice person to know and a long term keen speedway fan. Edited December 18, 2019 by BWitcher 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BWitcher Posted December 18, 2019 Report Share Posted December 18, 2019 On 12/16/2019 at 12:42 AM, szkocjasid said: Surprised there was any doubt, I thought it was clear Broc would be on a 4.00 ave? Had it been 6.00 I wouldn't have gone near him! Of course there was never any doubt over his average being 4.00. The 6.00 nonsense trotted out at the talk in was just to keep the gullibles happy and make them think there was a sensible reason behind it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beowulf Posted December 18, 2019 Report Share Posted December 18, 2019 40 minutes ago, BWitcher said: Bit harsh. TNT suffered a stroke earlier this year and was quite ill for some time. He is better now but as anyone who has either experienced or knows someone who has suffered a stroke, it's effects live on. We didn't always agree (then again we often did) but he is a genuinely nice person to know and a long term keen speedway fan. I didn't know about the stroke, so I apologise for the original comment and wish him the very best for the future. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Call me wolfie Posted December 18, 2019 Report Share Posted December 18, 2019 49 minutes ago, BWitcher said: Of course there was never any doubt over his average being 4.00. The 6.00 nonsense trotted out at the talk in was just to keep the gullibles happy and make them think there was a sensible reason behind it. Not gullible at all, just the ability to see the bigger picture 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv Posted December 18, 2019 Report Share Posted December 18, 2019 1 hour ago, BWitcher said: Bit harsh. TNT suffered a stroke earlier this year and was quite ill for some time. He is better now but as anyone who has either experienced or knows someone who has suffered a stroke, it's effects live on. We didn't always agree (then again we often did) but he is a genuinely nice person to know and a long term keen speedway fan. I wasnt aware of TNTs health issue (I had wondered why he was not posting) Best wishes to him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eduds1 Posted December 18, 2019 Report Share Posted December 18, 2019 1 hour ago, BWitcher said: Of course there was never any doubt over his average being 4.00. The 6.00 nonsense trotted out at the talk in was just to keep the gullibles happy and make them think there was a sensible reason behind it. The same as applies with the building of 2 points beneath the limit was they were hopeful of bringing in Lindgren or Hancock, only somebody with the IQ of a mump would believe this. Would love to eat humble pie if Lindgren did come back next season , but don't think this was ever going to happen. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BWitcher Posted December 18, 2019 Report Share Posted December 18, 2019 59 minutes ago, Call me wolfie said: Not gullible at all, just the ability to see the bigger picture He was a 4.00 average. Never ever going to be a 6.00. The bigger picture was very simple. The promotion tried to make it look like we were going to sign a number one in an effort to sell a few more season tickets. There was never ever any possibility of Lindgren, Woffinden or Hancock coming, but following the signing of Pedersen they needed to make it look like they'd tried. It then came down to cost, the cheapest possible option with an eye for the 'future'. You can always make signings for the future, indeed the promotion have done that multiple times over the past 30 years or so... however they have also NEVER started the season over 2pts below the points limit. That is utterly, utterly inane and there isn't ONE plausible argument that can defend it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BWitcher Posted December 18, 2019 Report Share Posted December 18, 2019 1 minute ago, Eduds1 said: The same as applies with the building of 2 points beneath the limit was they were hopeful of bringing in Lindgren or Hancock, only somebody with the IQ of a mump would believe this. Would love to eat humble pie if Lindgren did come back next season , but don't think this was ever going to happen. 100%! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
847084 Posted December 18, 2019 Report Share Posted December 18, 2019 Signing number 5 announced tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedwayfan1990 Posted December 18, 2019 Report Share Posted December 18, 2019 Rider Number 5 announced tomorrow! Assuming this will be confirmation Becker is back The boring announcements of Thorsell and Masters to follow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebrum Posted December 18, 2019 Report Share Posted December 18, 2019 13 minutes ago, 847084 said: Signing number 5 announced tomorrow. I’m expecting Becker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreverblue Posted December 18, 2019 Report Share Posted December 18, 2019 21 minutes ago, stevebrum said: I’m expecting Becker. It Becker be!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC2 Posted December 18, 2019 Report Share Posted December 18, 2019 I’m expecting Hancock or Lindgren. Otherwise they’ll be two points under the limit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beowulf Posted December 18, 2019 Report Share Posted December 18, 2019 1 hour ago, DC2 said: I’m expecting Hancock or Lindgren. Otherwise they’ll be two points under the limit. Have you got a timespan for long you intend to milk this ? If so I'll come back when you're finished. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eduds1 Posted December 18, 2019 Report Share Posted December 18, 2019 1 hour ago, DC2 said: I’m expecting Hancock or Lindgren. Otherwise they’ll be two points under the limit. And I'm expecting Santa, the tooth fairy and the Easter bunny. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfie456 Posted December 18, 2019 Report Share Posted December 18, 2019 49 minutes ago, Beowulf said: Have you got a timespan for long you intend to milk this ? If so I'll come back when you're finished. He is a prize bore told him days ago to concentrate on his own teams shortcomings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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