chunky Posted August 15, 2021 Report Share Posted August 15, 2021 On 8/15/2021 at 8:21 PM, iainb said: IT IS UNFAIR Expand Then write to them and tell them to cancel the GP's until Covid is all finished... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
False dawn Posted August 15, 2021 Report Share Posted August 15, 2021 On 8/15/2021 at 8:24 PM, chunky said: Then write to them and tell them to cancel the GP's until Covid is all finished... Expand As opposed to cancelling COVID till the GPs (and our domestic season) are finished Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted August 15, 2021 Report Share Posted August 15, 2021 On 8/15/2021 at 8:24 PM, chunky said: Then write to them and tell them to cancel the GP's until Covid is all finished... Expand No need to cancel the GP's that would be stupid, just be fair on where they are held Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted August 15, 2021 Report Share Posted August 15, 2021 On 8/15/2021 at 8:26 PM, iainb said: No need to cancel the GP's that would be stupid, just be fair on where they are held Expand If it's only going to be a three meeting season - and you don't want them held in Poland - then there's no bloody point in having a season... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted August 15, 2021 Report Share Posted August 15, 2021 On 8/15/2021 at 8:26 PM, False dawn said: As opposed to cancelling COVID till the GPs (and our domestic season) are finished Expand If only... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted August 15, 2021 Report Share Posted August 15, 2021 On 8/15/2021 at 8:21 PM, chunky said: Not true... They started introducing the poxy things YEARS ago, well before any of this... Expand It is true, the GP series and finals were introduced to attract TV coverage and make money. So everybody knew who the winner of the event was at the end of the meeting without having to study a programme and working out all of the possible permutations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted August 15, 2021 Report Share Posted August 15, 2021 (edited) On 8/15/2021 at 8:28 PM, chunky said: If it's only going to be a three meeting season - and you don't want them held in Poland - then there's no bloody point in having a season... Expand What on earth are you going on about? Could easily have done 1 or 2 back to back GP's in the following countries this season. Poland Czech Republic Sweden Russia GB Denmark That's a 6 or 12 round series, there's never been more or less than 6 and 12. Edited August 15, 2021 by iainb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
False dawn Posted August 15, 2021 Report Share Posted August 15, 2021 (edited) On 8/15/2021 at 8:30 PM, iainb said: ......without having to study a programme and working out all of the possible permutations. Expand And there we have it. I like studying my programme (all tablet based now of course). P.S. I especially like getting to the truth well before the commentators! Edited August 15, 2021 by False dawn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted August 15, 2021 Report Share Posted August 15, 2021 On 8/15/2021 at 8:31 PM, iainb said: What on earth are you going on about? Expand They tried their best to give us a reasonable season. If that involves six GP's in Poland, then tough titties. If we could only have three or four meetings this year - because of Covid - then that wouldn't be worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted August 15, 2021 Report Share Posted August 15, 2021 On 8/15/2021 at 8:32 PM, False dawn said: And there we have it. I like studying my programme (all tablet based now of course). Expand You and racers & royals I believe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted August 15, 2021 Report Share Posted August 15, 2021 On 8/15/2021 at 8:32 PM, False dawn said: And there we have it. I like studying my programme (all tablet based now of course). Expand I think we ALL do (except Iain, that is...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted August 15, 2021 Report Share Posted August 15, 2021 On 8/15/2021 at 8:37 PM, iainb said: You and racers & royals I believe Expand I feel bad for you if filling in a prog is really that taxing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted August 15, 2021 Report Share Posted August 15, 2021 On 8/15/2021 at 8:36 PM, chunky said: They tried their best to give us a reasonable season. If that involves six GP's in Poland, then tough titties. If we could only have three or four meetings this year - because of Covid - then that wouldn't be worth it. Expand There's pretty much a full domestic and international calendar of speedway happening throughout Europe, with riders travelling between them all. They're even going to Russia for goodness sake! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted August 15, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2021 On 8/15/2021 at 8:37 PM, iainb said: You and racers & royals I believe Expand Yes and at least we get it right !!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted August 15, 2021 Report Share Posted August 15, 2021 On 8/15/2021 at 8:38 PM, chunky said: I feel bad for you if filling in a prog is really that taxing... Expand Haven't filled a Programme in for years, waste of money and I'm still mentally agile enough to know what's going on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted August 15, 2021 Report Share Posted August 15, 2021 (edited) On 8/15/2021 at 8:37 PM, chunky said: I think we ALL do (except Iain, that is...) Expand That's quite a claim, whatever floats YOUR boat. Edited August 15, 2021 by iainb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted August 15, 2021 Report Share Posted August 15, 2021 Is that right do you ALL sit there in front of your TV's filing in a Programme for the GP's? I know some do... but all of you? Please tell me you don't... I think I'm developing a complex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
False dawn Posted August 15, 2021 Report Share Posted August 15, 2021 On 8/15/2021 at 8:47 PM, iainb said: Is that right do you ALL sit there in front of your TV's filing in a Programme for the GP's? I know some do... but all of you? Please tell me you don't... I think I'm developing a complex Expand I'll get my coat 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted August 15, 2021 Report Share Posted August 15, 2021 On 8/15/2021 at 8:32 PM, False dawn said: And there we have it. I like studying my programme (all tablet based now of course). P.S. I especially like getting to the truth well before the commentators! Expand R&R takes his to restaurants with him... and still manages to beat the SGP organisers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPEEDY69 Posted August 16, 2021 Report Share Posted August 16, 2021 (edited) On 8/15/2021 at 8:47 PM, iainb said: Is that right do you ALL sit there in front of your TV's filing in a Programme for the GP's? I know some do... but all of you? Please tell me you don't... I think I'm developing a complex Expand Erm no I don't! Just rely on them to tell me who's in the semis/final. If I was there in person I would though. Always good to see a good race at any level, passing or not, but the end result doesn't interest me (GP results that is). Edited August 16, 2021 by SPEEDY69 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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