highside Posted November 20, 2021 Report Share Posted November 20, 2021 6 hours ago, Justgotmecpc said: We've got 1 !! Unless you've heard something different ?.. Steve pate iz the manager A real manager not just a local lad 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamonds85 Posted November 20, 2021 Report Share Posted November 20, 2021 Steve Pate did just as good of a job as manager as anyone else? Also @Jaizer my comment about Glasgow wasnt serious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted November 20, 2021 Report Share Posted November 20, 2021 7 hours ago, highside said: A real manager not just a local lad Copied from my Glasgow post: I'm told most team managers don't get paid in the Championship, so that might be a small problem in finding a better "volunteer" @ Glasgow or elsewhere. Personally I would prefer to offer my services as to be a freelance mechanic (dope & oil monkey) @ £100 - £150 per night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaizer Posted November 20, 2021 Report Share Posted November 20, 2021 1 hour ago, Diamonds85 said: Steve Pate did just as good of a job as manager as anyone else? Also @Jaizer my comment about Glasgow wasnt serious Haha I know. Tbh our friends in the east had much more luck finding them on 2/3 point averages. To my knowledge we've only had nick Morris and Connor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac101 Posted November 20, 2021 Report Share Posted November 20, 2021 1 hour ago, Ghosty said: Copied from my Glasgow post: I'm told most team managers don't get paid in the Championship, so that might be a small problem in finding a better "volunteer" @ Glasgow or elsewhere. Personally I would prefer to offer my services as to be a freelance mechanic (dope & oil monkey) @ £100 - £150 per night. mechanics are around £50/60 at tops unless your full time 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justgotmecpc Posted November 20, 2021 Report Share Posted November 20, 2021 9 hours ago, highside said: A real manager not just a local lad He's both 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrace Grumbler Posted November 20, 2021 Report Share Posted November 20, 2021 Has anyone got any details about season tickets? The only links on the tickets part of the website are to a Bach oratorio and a school reunion... Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruffdiamond Posted November 20, 2021 Report Share Posted November 20, 2021 7 minutes ago, Terrace Grumbler said: Has anyone got any details about season tickets? The only links on the tickets part of the website are to a Bach oratorio and a school reunion... Thanks. Maybe 'pm' NSSG on here and they'll point you in the right direction. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveLyric2 Posted November 21, 2021 Report Share Posted November 21, 2021 I believe season ticket applications for all clubs will not be available til after the AGM on 7th December when it will (hopefully) be clearer as to which teams will be taking their League place in 2022 and therefore how many fixtures the season ticket will cover. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamonds85 Posted November 21, 2021 Report Share Posted November 21, 2021 Seen a couple videos of George Congreve online... Looks pretty quick, although he was on the track (big, wide open one) by himself, and everyone looks quick on their own... Hope he gets the opportunity to look at the track at least before the first meeting... Interesting to see how BWD returns to British speedway too... Eastbourne is a very similar shaped track to Brough and he rode there successfully for long enough... Fingers crossed both can hit the ground running... If George turns out to be a really good find then him and Wright or Clegg at reserve could be unbeatable... It all comes down to who our final signing is... I really hope it's an interesting and strong name... Will it be announced at the Christmas do? I'm looking forward to hearing more!! This team could be a team of seven 7 pointers!!! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeyenz Posted November 22, 2021 Report Share Posted November 22, 2021 Watched BWD and George Congrieve at Ronnie Moore Park yesterday. BWD started with an EF but won his other races by 40-50m. He also rode in the Flat Tracker class so he had 10 or more rides on the day. George looked as good as I've seen him winning all his races that didn't feature Bradley and passing Andy Aldridge in his first heat. I think Andy rode for Bournemouth and Rye House in the National League back in the day. I'm a little more optimistic George can make a success of his venture with Newcastle. Speedway NZ have already cancelled all of the National Champs so I don't know how much more practice they are going to get for the rest of the southern summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technik Posted November 22, 2021 Report Share Posted November 22, 2021 I don't honestly believe George Congrieve will make it in the British Championship league. The competition in NZ is not great once you get beyond BWD. Andrew Aldridge who tried NL then went home Bradley Andrews the same result Ryan Terry Daley another of the same standard. I hope he makes it but I have serious doubts 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiderman1 Posted November 22, 2021 Report Share Posted November 22, 2021 6 hours ago, hawkeyenz said: Watched BWD and George Congrieve at Ronnie Moore Park yesterday. BWD started with an EF but won his other races by 40-50m. He also rode in the Flat Tracker class so he had 10 or more rides on the day. George looked as good as I've seen him winning all his races that didn't feature Bradley and passing Andy Aldridge in his first heat. I think Andy rode for Bournemouth and Rye House in the National League back in the day. I'm a little more optimistic George can make a success of his venture with Newcastle. Speedway NZ have already cancelled all of the National Champs so I don't know how much more practice they are going to get for the rest of the southern summer. As long as they stay away from sheep paddocks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted November 22, 2021 Report Share Posted November 22, 2021 4 hours ago, Technik said: I don't honestly believe George Congrieve will make it in the British Championship league. The competition in NZ is not great once you get beyond BWD. Andrew Aldridge who tried NL then went home Bradley Andrews the same result Ryan Terry Daley another of the same standard. I hope he makes it but I have serious doubts Think he will struggle at Brough given the size of tracks he has been brought up on.Wish him the best of luck though.4 pt average is a big target IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewbacca Posted November 22, 2021 Report Share Posted November 22, 2021 (edited) Whit is his gating like? A good gater can probably make a 4 point average at Brough. Edited November 22, 2021 by Chewbacca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justgotmecpc Posted November 22, 2021 Report Share Posted November 22, 2021 1 hour ago, Fromafar said: Think he will struggle at Brough given the size of tracks he has been brought up on.Wish him the best of luck though.4 pt average is a big target IMO. Hopefully he'll have Bruce cribb with him for a while & he should be able to hold a 3 point average which means he'll drop a point which I'd be happy with ( let's give the kid a chance ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamonds85 Posted November 22, 2021 Report Share Posted November 22, 2021 Either way... He's the junior reserve so he doesn't have much pressure from the get go... However, if he truly is a very underwhelming signing, then I'm sure Rob won't carry any extra weight he doesn't want to... I hope he turns out good, comparing him to other New Zealaders is a bit silly, just because they were second best at the time and he is second best now... Let's just hope he's up to it, having his mate BWD in the team may help? Maybe that was part of BWD's terms, I'll sign if you give my mate here a chance to prove himself 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinBSN Posted November 22, 2021 Report Share Posted November 22, 2021 1 hour ago, Justgotmecpc said: Hopefully he'll have Bruce cribb with him for a while & he should be able to hold a 3 point average which means he'll drop a point which I'd be happy with ( let's give the kid a chance ) He won't be able to go below a 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pablo133 Posted November 22, 2021 Report Share Posted November 22, 2021 I remember how poor David Bargh and Mark Thorpe were when they first came over to Newcastle but soon settled Into great riders 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Normski Posted November 22, 2021 Report Share Posted November 22, 2021 29 minutes ago, pablo133 said: I remember how poor David Bargh and Mark Thorpe were when they first came over to Newcastle but soon settled Into great riders The late Wayne Brown was same for us at Berwick nothing for 2/3 seasons then bang 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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