arnieg Posted March 5, 2021 Report Share Posted March 5, 2021 3 minutes ago, SPEEDY69 said: Money will be the difference surely. I suspect it has more to do with the logistics of international travel, and a UK base now looking less unattractive given the success of the UK vaccination programme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szkocjasid Posted March 6, 2021 Report Share Posted March 6, 2021 2 hours ago, scottyfan said: Shame he didn’t do that so he could ride for The Pirates!! If Ellis was only going to race in one league in Britain it was always gonna be the Premiership over the Championship! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Smith Posted March 6, 2021 Report Share Posted March 6, 2021 4 hours ago, scottyfan said: Shame he didn’t do that so he could ride for The Pirates!! Why would he choose small fry over bigger clubs 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPEEDY69 Posted March 7, 2021 Report Share Posted March 7, 2021 On 3/5/2021 at 9:53 PM, Jonny the spud said: Nope OK. I'd have thought pay in premiership would be higher than in championship. No wonder people want to double down then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2ndbendbeerhut Posted March 7, 2021 Report Share Posted March 7, 2021 If Ellis was to ride in the CL with Poole, take a look at the fixtures, eg Tues 25th May @ Plymouth Wed 26th May @ Poole Sat 29th May @ Eastbourne . Tuesday and Wednesdays are when Sweden and Denmark ride. Sunday is Poland and the Poles want their riders in the country the day before. Also there are fixtures on sundays in the UK too. So for a rider that wants to ride in Europe then the CL makes no sense. The PL is different as a rider will know that on Mondays and Thursdays they will be in the UK. Others nights and they be abroad. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny the spud Posted March 7, 2021 Report Share Posted March 7, 2021 2 hours ago, SPEEDY69 said: OK. I'd have thought pay in premiership would be higher than in championship. No wonder people want to double down then. It is. Believe it or not , not everything is about the money. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enotian Posted March 7, 2021 Report Share Posted March 7, 2021 6 hours ago, Jonny the spud said: It is. Believe it or not , not everything is about the money. Lads can't win. Take a leap at developing their career by riding in stronger leagues in Poland and they're turning their back on British Speedway. Ride two British leagues and they're milking the UK gravy train. I think Ellis and Bewley have made the right choice by picking PL and Poland. Hopefully scoring heavily and maintaining confidence in the UK and taking that confidence on to the continent for tougher challenges overseas. Should the opportunities in Poland be limited then consider a CL place. For which they'd no doubt get stick. Imagine having the freedom to do whatever is best for your own circumstances....... 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlieboy Posted March 15, 2021 Report Share Posted March 15, 2021 New signing tomorrow morning to be announced apparently. Wells/ Morris? ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cue Ball Posted March 15, 2021 Report Share Posted March 15, 2021 Place your bets... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spin king junior Posted March 16, 2021 Report Share Posted March 16, 2021 James Wright it is then. What a bizzare signing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS50 Posted March 16, 2021 Report Share Posted March 16, 2021 Definitely did not see that coming. Wonder what average he will be on. He is assessed at 4 in the championship. The conversation rate would make that 2.5, although I am not sure that will apply in this case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlieboy Posted March 16, 2021 Report Share Posted March 16, 2021 Strange signing. Has he not rode since around 2014?? Hopefully he can get back to some form that he was capable of in the past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spin king junior Posted March 16, 2021 Report Share Posted March 16, 2021 39 minutes ago, RS50 said: Definitely did not see that coming. Wonder what average he will be on. He is assessed at 4 in the championship. The conversation rate would make that 2.5, although I am not sure that will apply in this case. I'd imagine he'll be coming in on a 3. Just don't get the signing at all, doesn't give us much more to play with if we'd signed Morris instead and our best option is probably still Ricky Wells. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panthers99 Posted March 16, 2021 Report Share Posted March 16, 2021 Pitty signing to balance out the Bates move..... Very strange move! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnieg Posted March 16, 2021 Report Share Posted March 16, 2021 I imagine this is an indication of how difficult it is to find riders who are willing to commit to a season of speedway in the UK, with considerable uncertainty remaining over travel restrictions etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandelion Posted March 16, 2021 Report Share Posted March 16, 2021 1 hour ago, spin king junior said: I'd imagine he'll be coming in on a 3. Just don't get the signing at all, doesn't give us much more to play with if we'd signed Morris instead and our best option is probably still Ricky Wells. If yous signed Morris youd have less that 4.00 to play with for the final signing... if james is a 3.00 rider now yous have over 4.00... so I imagine that the final signing will be zaine Kennedy on a 4.00? Glad to see james get signed up elsewhere and he looked pretty quick at the ben fund last year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sings4Speedway Posted March 16, 2021 Report Share Posted March 16, 2021 Wight in fairness has been quick on the grasstracks during his time off from the shale plus signing for Newcastle also should half guarantee a decent amount of track time for sharpness. Still an out there signing but could prove to be a beauty but still a shame that he has been given a spot over a rider like Mountain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moranboys Posted March 16, 2021 Report Share Posted March 16, 2021 Welcome james.a very astute signing,looking forward to seeing him in tigers colours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted March 16, 2021 Report Share Posted March 16, 2021 Is James a rising star as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluTiger Posted March 16, 2021 Report Share Posted March 16, 2021 10 minutes ago, mikebv said: Is James a rising star as well? No, you have to have ridden in a SGP to qualify... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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